Dating back years, the Calgary Flames were seemingly forced to trade Matthew Tkachuk when he made it clear he didn’t see a long-term future with the Flames, and they decided to move him to the Florida Panthers.
For the first time since 2014, the Calgary Flames took the first goaltender off the board at this year’s draft — and unlike last time, when they went against the grain to take Mason McDonald over Thatcher Demko (yikes), the Craig Conroy-led Flames nabbed the top first-year draft-eligible prospect at the position by consensus.
Travis Yost of TSN: The Calgary Flames are a little thin down the middle. Ryan Strome is entering the final year of his contract at a $5 million cap hit, and will likely be moved by the trade deadline.
Before the 2026–27 NHL season kicks off, we can take advantage of the dog days of summer and look at the expectations for the Calgary Flames and their roster.
The 2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings are now complete, and all of our profiles are out in the world. Now, here’s the opportunity to peek behind the curtain at how our writers voted and how the results were tabulated.
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.
When he was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL Draft, the thought was that Swedish-born centreman Theo Stockselius was a bit physically under-developed due to some medical issues he had a few years back.
Andrew Basha got a half season preview at pro hockey last year with the Calgary Wranglers before finishing off the year with the Medicine Hat Tigers. While
Five years later, and captain Mikael Backlund is the only player who remains from the 2021-22 Pacific Division-winning Calgary Flames team heading into 2026-27.
Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Ranked 2nd on our list is the 6th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft: Carson Carels. After having quite the miserable season, the Flames drafted Carels out of the WHL.
Every contender needs a competent bottom six. The Calgary Flames are still years away from contending, but with the 36th overall pick, they selected Chase Harrington.
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.
The 2026–27 NHL season is quickly approaching. Before it kicks off, let’s take advantage of the dog days of summer and start looking ahead at expectations for the Calgary Flames and their roster.
The 2026-27 season may not see the Calgary Flames win a lot of games, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an important one. Still in the early stages of a rebuild,
By virtue of his strong junior year at St. Cloud State University, followed by a strong first six NHL games during the 2025-26 stretch drive, Tyson Gross is the only undrafted prospect in our 2026 Calgary Flames prospect rankings.
As we enter the final season of hockey at the historic Saddledome, we thought we would spend some time celebrating the history of the iconic building. So, throughout August, we’re taking a look back at key games and key moments in Saddledome history.
The new season is still two months away, but the pessimism regarding Calgary’s chances is already rife. Approaching the final year in the Saddledome, the Flames are many people’s favourites to finish at the bottom of the pile.
Jonathan Castagna was added to the Calgary Flames’ prospect pool in March as a piece of the MacKenzie Weegar trade with the Utah Mammoth that brought Olli Maatta to Calgary.
Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Ranked 3rd on our list is 2025 NHL Draft pick Cole Reschny. One of the most anticipated prospects since the Flames drafted him in 2025, Reschny was the first good centre prospect that they brought in during this rebuild.
The Calgary Flames did a lot with relatively little at the 2025 NHL Draft. Hamstrung from the start by the loss of their own first-round pick, which former
It’s been a relatively quiet summer in Calgary up front, as the Flames have been among the less active teams this offseason when it comes to movement within their forward group.
Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Ranked 4th on our list is the 28th overall pick from the 2024 NHL Draft, Matvei Gridin.
The Calgary Flames enter the 2026–27 season in a transitional phase, having traded away several veteran pieces during the 2025–26 campaign and the offseason to accumulate draft capital and younger assets.
A legendary voice of hockey in Calgary has been lost. On Thursday, former Calgary Flames radio broadcaster Peter Maher passed away at the age of 79. Maher was the radio play-by-play announcer for the Flames from the 1980-81 season, the team’s first in Calgary, until his retirement upon the completion of the 2013-14 season.
The next phase in sports radio in Calgary has finally begun, as the Calgary Flames announced on Wednesday that they’ve agreed to a five-year partnership with Corus Entertainment.