Very seldom do NHL prospects move straight from point A to point B in their development. Sure, you get the odd duck every now and then who makes a three-course meal out of every challenge thrown their way.
A young right-shot centre’s name has come up in recent trade rumours. Last Wednesday, The Fourth Period’s Dave Pagnotta reported that the Seattle Kraken are open to moving Shane Wright, with Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reporting the same in a recent 32 Thoughts Podcast.
The Calgary Wranglers wrapped up their rare Laval Rocket series on Monday night after falling 5-3 on Saturday. This game was the only action in the league on Monday and the Wranglers looked to continue to build off some of the positives they’ve seen in their last stretch of games.
The Calgary Flames are near the bottom of the NHL at this time. Calgary experienced a surge not too long ago, but it’s since returned to Earth. They are seventh in the Pacific Division, with very minimal hope of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Zach Whitecloud just arrived via trade, but could be on the move again soon. Meanwhile, Rasmus Andersson has finally joined the Vegas Golden Knights after visa issues.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
With the Olympic break quickly approaching, it’s becoming clear that the Calgary Flames will not be a playoff team. On Sunday, they fell 4-3 in overtime to the Anaheim Ducks, giving them 48 points in 52 games this season.
The Calgary Flames’ offence finally had some pop, but it wasn’t enough to keep a red-hot Anaheim Ducks team from taking the game in a 4-3 overtime victory.
Trade trees are always fun to look at, because the moves you make today can impact an organization for years and years to come. There are always lots of turns and twists.
On Sunday night at the palatial Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Flames blueliner Hunter Brzustewicz did something he had hoped to do for years. He scored a goal in the National Hockey League.
The Calgary Flames were in need of a win after losing three-straight outings on home ice, and looked like they were well on their way early. The Flames held a 2-0 lead after the first period, one in which they outshot the Anaheim Ducks 17-2.
The Calgary Flames played a pretty good game on Sunday night against the Anaheim Ducks. They had a superb first period and a couple good periods after that.
The Calgary Flames aren’t mathematically out of the playoff race yet, but let’s be honest—chasing the Stanley Cup at this point feels a little like chasing smoke.
Nazem Kadri’s numbers are down this season, and that alone invites the obvious question: Is this just age and mileage starting to show, or is it a reflection of where the Calgary Flames are right now?
The Calgary Flames may not be done reshaping their blue line after moving Rasmus Andersson, and one of the more intriguing ripple effects from that trade is the future of Zach Whitecloud.
What a time for Rasmus Andersson to make his Vegas Golden Knights debut: Mitch Marner’s return to Toronto on a Friday night, with much of the hockey world watching.
Sometimes the most revealing moments don’t happen under the bright lights of a game, but on the practice ice, where scrimmages get a little real. That was the scene in Calgary recently, when Adam Klapka and Kevin Bahl — good friends off the ice — squared off in a spirited scuffle.
The Calgary Flames have listed winger Jonathan Huberdeau as day-to-day with a lower-body injury after he did not dress for Wednesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Calgary Flames announced that they’ve recalled forward Martin Pospisil from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers and reassigned Dryden Hunt in a corresponding roster move.