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Connor Zary and Brayden Pachal both showed well in their AHL returns with the Wranglers

After a week that involved a pair of waiver placements, 24 hours of waiting for the unknown, and then a pair of roster moves, the Calgary Wranglers hit the ice at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night.

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What Should the Calgary Flames Defensive Pairs Look Like After This Past Week?

Through four games, we all expected the Calgary Flames to struggle mightily, but even the most pessimistic fans couldn't have quite seen the team being 0-4-0 with a differential of -17.

Connor Zary News / The Win Column / October 10

32 Thoughts: Calgary Flames could look to buy out Connor Zary

The Connor Zary dilemma has hovered over the Calgary Flames over the last few months. At this stage, it’s not a matter of if, but a matter of when Zary and the Flames part ways.

Maxim Tsyplakov News / The Win Column / October 10

The Calgary Flames must move on from Maxim Tsyplakov

So far this NHL season, the Calgary Flames are easily the worst team in the league. They have lost all of their games and have really struggled to score any goals.

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The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz

How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / October 9

The Flames’ collegiate players are all starting their seasons (except for Harvard)

Friends, if you’ve been seeing the early results for the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames and have said to yourself, “Oh man, if only we had oodles of prospects to watch while the Flames figure themselves out,” we have some good news for you.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / October 9

Flashback Friday: Seven of the Flames’ 10 Hall of Fame skaters picked up a point in their first NHL regular season game

On Thursday evening, Jonathan Castagna made his National Hockey League debut. It didn’t take him long to pick up his first career point either, winning a puck battle in his own zone and getting the puck up to Adam Klapka for a rush chance.

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / October 9

Calgary Flames Fans: Where’s the Good News in This Start?

Well, Calgary Flames fans, I’m going to try something a little different today. Instead of spending another 500 words telling you how badly things are going, I’m going to look for something worth holding on to.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / October 9

Down years are part of the rebuilding process

The Calgary Flames are off to the worst start in franchise history after being outscored 23-6 four games into this season. And things don’t look like they are going to turn around anytime soon.

Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / October 9

What Did we Learn From Week One of the Calgary Flames 2026/27 Season?

Last Thursday, the Calgary Flames dropped the puck on the final season in the history of the Scotiabank Saddledome, and after last nights defeat at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche, they've now played four of their 84 games this season.

NHL News / Flamesnation / October 9

Series preview: Wranglers host Oilers affiliate with a couple of new faces from the Flames

It’s been a quiet midweek in the AHL as no games took place league-wide for the second week of the season. All the action kicks back in this weekend. The Calgary Wranglers continue their four game homestand with a two game set against the Edmonton Oilers’ affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / October 9

The Flames are in for a long season

It was widely expected heading into this NHL season that the rebuilding Calgary Flames would be one of several contenders to finish with the worst record and the league and thus take the best odds into the NHL Draft lottery next spring.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / October 9

The Calgary Flames are off to the fifth-worst start in NHL history

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Calgary Flames. After yet another drubbing last night at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche, the Flames remain winless through four games and alone at the bottom of the NHL standings.

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NHL News / Flamesnation / October 9

Beyond the Boxscore: Flames suffer fourth straight blowout as Avalanche breeze to a 7-3 victory

Just another day in Calgary, where the rebuild continues and the Flames struggle to score and defend, losing 7-3 to the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night. CF% – 43.19% || SCF% – 43.31% || HDCF% – 44.4% || xGF% – 54.78% It’s a Team Game – Lets hammer home some positives first, because it’s really easy to nitpick some negatives this early.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 9

3 Takeaways From Flames’ 7-3 Loss to the Avalanche

The Calgary Flames’ miserable start to the 2026-27 season didn’t get any better on Thursday night. After losing all three of their first games, the Flames had the extremely difficult task of taking on the Colorado Avalanche.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / October 9

Flames prospects Jonathan Castagna and Aydar Suniev had their moments against Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche are a very good hockey team. But in the life of any young professional, they’re going to be pit against some very good hockey teams from time to time, and the aim is to learn from the experience.

NHL News / Flamesnation / October 8

Instant Reaction: Flames fade after good start, lose at home against Avalanche

The Calgary Flames returned to home ice for the first time in a week, hoping to put together a good effort and, ideally, also a good result. The effort was mostly there, but the details weren’t quite up to snuff for big chunks of the game.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / October 8

Watch: Klapka scores highlight-reel goal, Castagna records first NHL point

Calgary Flames call-up Jonathan Castagna recorded his first NHL point with the primary assist on a highlight-reel goal by Adam Klapka against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday evening at the Saddledome.

Bode Laylin News / Flamesnation / October 8

Calgary Hitmen acquire Flames defence prospect Bode Laylin

The Calgary Hitmen announced Thursday afternoon that they have acquired Calgary Flames defence prospect Bode Laylin from the Everett Silvertips in exchange for 2008-born forward Caine Wilke and a fourth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.

Calgary Flames News / Professor Press Box / October 8

Flames Have Something Interesting Brewing in Their Crease

Sometimes the interesting part of a hockey story isn't the player who is starting the game. It's the player sitting beside him. That's what caught my attention with the Calgary Flames' decision to continue alternating Devin Cooley and Dustin Wolf in goal.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / October 8

Flames ‘not impatient,’ Coronato says, even as rebuild hits rock bottom

Every day, Matt Coronato drives by Scotia Place, the Calgary Flames’ state-of-the-art new arena, and feels a pang of excitement. It’s double the square footage of the storied Scotiabank Saddledome and will seat 18,400 fans for NHL games beginning next season.

Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / October 7

Calgary Flames Reportedly Set to Hand Recently Recalled Prospect His NHL Debut

The youth movement is well and truly underway with the Calgary Flames, and after an 0-3-0 and -13 start to the 2026/27 season, the front office have already made some very intriguing changes.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / October 7

Flames having conversations about Zary, Whitecloud, Frost

At the beginning of what looks to be another long season, the Calgary Flames have some decisions to make with some of their younger players. The Flames are off to a dreadful start, having lost their first three games by a combined score of 16-3.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 7

Flames Recall Aydar Suniev, Jonathan Castagna

The Calgary Flames opened two roster spots yesterday by passing forward Connor Zary and defenseman Brayden Pachal through waivers. To fill those spots, the Flames have recalled forwards Aydar Suniev and Jonathan Castagna from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / October 6

Flames News & Rumours: Zary, Pachal, Wolf & More

In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, both Connor Zary and Brayden Pachal will remain part of the franchise after going unclaimed on waivers.