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20 Days, 20 Questions: Can Sam Honzek (finally) avoid injury this season?

Professional sports can be a tough business, folks. Spots in the big leagues are so competitive that grabbing and keeping a spot is almost as much about luck as it is about talent.

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A look at the Calgary Wranglers’ projected line combinations

The Calgary Wranglers are going to be a significantly different team this year. Only a handful of the well-known names remain after a very eventful off-season.

NHL News / The Win Column / September 1

Predicting the Calgary Flames lineup: Defence

The Calgary Flames enter the 2026–27 season with a defence corps that looks dramatically different from the group that began last season. After trading

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

NHL News / Flamesnation / September 1

6 Flames on Daily Faceoff’s top 75 NHL-affiliated skater prospects list

Folks, if you’ve been following either us or our colleagues at Daily Faceoff over the last little while, you’ve probably noticed that July and August were Prospects Season.

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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.

Dustin Wolf News / Flamesnation / August 31

20 Days, 20 Questions: Can Dustin Wolf’s numbers bounce back in 2026-27?

A couple years back, the Calgary Flames had one of their top prospects debut as a full-time National Hockey League player. That player, goaltender Dustin Wolf, had a superb rookie campaign and back-stopped the Flames to within a tiebreaker of qualification for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / August 31

What do the results of The Athletic poll tell us about the Flames?

The Flames have been on a downward trend for a few years now. Since getting past the first round of the Playoffs in 2022, the Flames haven’t even qualified.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 31

FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – the individual lists and conclusion

Every summer since 2015, we here at FlamesNation have compiled our annual Calgary Flames prospects rankings. In the dozen instalments of our voting, this was easily the toughest on our voting panel.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 31

7 free agents the Flames should target for 2026-27 professional try-outs

The 2026-27 season will be a tough one for the Calgary Flames. This past season was the first real rebuilding season for the Flames, after narrowly missing the playoffs in 2024-25.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 30

A Flame from the Past: Frank Musil

Do you remember Frank Musil? Every once in a while, we take a look at a player who once played for the Calgary Flames in a series called “A Flame From the Past.” This player has to have played a significant number of games for the Flames.

Matvei Gridin News / Professor Press Box / August 30

Matvei Gridin: The Flames' Late-Round Steal Is To Get Excited About

Here's a fun bit of hockey history for you: when Calgary took Matvei Gridin 28th overall back in 2024, plenty of folks scratched their heads. He wasn't a big-name, heavily hyped prospect.

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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.

Connor Zary News / Flamesnation / August 30

20 Days, 20 Questions: Can Connor Zary carve out a consistent role in 2026-27?

Way back in 2020, the Calgary Flames selected a talented, versatile young forward from the Western Hockey League’s Kamloops Blazers in the first round.

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / August 30

Flames Star Being Trolled Over 'Cheap' But Way Too 'Expensive' Contract

If you’re Jonathan Huberdeau, you just can’t win these days. Already regarded as the most overpaid NHL player, he’s taking more heat from fans this week after Cale Makar‘s deal landed at a whopping $20.4 million per season.

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The 'Season sack leaders by team' quiz

The 'Last 3-HR game by MLB team' quiz

The 'FBS college football nicknames' quiz

The '10-time Pro Bowlers' quiz

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 30

Who to expect to see (and not) at Flames training camp

Friends, it’s almost September, which means it’s almost time for everyone to regroup after their off-seasons and start training camps across the National Hockey League.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / August 30

When Should Johnny Gaudreau Have His Number Retired By The Calgary Flames?

It’s hard to believe it’s been 2 years since Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew tragically passed away. It’s still a slow-healing wound for fans of the Calgary Flames, the Columbus Blue Jackets, and, more importantly, his family and friends.

NHL News / Flamesnation / August 31

FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #1: Carson Carels

After dropping two spots in the lottery, the Calgary Flames entered the 2026 NHL Draft in possession of the No. 6 overall pick. The Flames had picked in that spot on five previous occasions since relocating from Atlanta in 1980, and they’d selected a forward each time before.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / August 31

The Flames still need a superstar forward in their pipeline

Daily Faceoff prospect analyst Steven Ellis ranked every NHL team’s prospect pool from No. 1 to 32 last week. He put the Calgary Flames in the No. 3 spot

Hunter Brzustewicz News / Flamesnation / August 29

20 Days, 20 Questions: Is there an NHL roster spot for Hunter Brzustewicz?

Friends, the National Hockey League – and pro hockey in general – can be a tough place to make a living. Often, it’s not about whether you are good enough to play at a certain level, but whether or not there’s a role available that matches your specific skillset.