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2024–25 Calgary Flames end of season awards

Originally posted on The Win Column | By Joshua Serafini | Last updated Apr 23, 2025 1:11 PM ET

With the Calgary Flames’ 2024–25 season coming to a close last week, it’s time to look back on the season that was. It was an up-and-down season in Calgary, going from a projected lottery team to missing the playoffs by one single regulation win. We’ll be handing out awards for the Flames’ overall MVP, best defenceman, most underrated players, breakout player of the year, and most disappointing player.

There were some incredible performances by some Flames this season, and some disappointing performances by others. Let’s look at who takes home each award.

The Jarome Iginla MVP award – Dustin Wolf

There was only ever one option here. If this were a voted award, Wolf would very likely be a unanimous winner. No one was more valuable to the Flames this season than Wolf. Without him, it’s fair to say the Flames would be prepping for a top 10 pick in a couple months. He single-handedly kept them in numerous games throughout the year and kept their season alive far longer than anyone expected.

Wolf finished the season 11th in the NHL for wins, sixth in the NHL for save percentage among starters, and 11th for GAA. He also posted 18.32 GSAA, which ranked sixth in the NHL and was tremendous all season behind one of the weaker defence groups in the NHL. There’s no reason a team that ranked 29th in the NHL for goals should’ve been in the playoff race as long as they were, but Wolf made it possible.

The Al MacInnis Best Defenceman award – MacKenzie Weegar

Much like the MVP award, this one was an easy pick. MacKenzie Weegar was by far the best blueliner in Calgary this season, and wasn’t really close. On paper, the Flames had one of the weakest bluelines in the NHL, but Weegar helped keep them afloat. Whether it was Daniil Miromanov or Joel Hanley, Weegar played with a plethora of below-average players but always found a way to keep his numbers above water.

His 47 points were tied for third on the Flames in scoring, and were 16 more than any other blueliner. Among regular blueliners on the Flames, Weegar finished near the top in almost every major category. Below are where his numbers rank among Flames blueliners.

Stat	Weegar’s rank among Flames defenders (>500 min. TOI)
CF%	1st
xGF%	3rd
CF/60	1st
CA/60	1st
xGF/60	5th
xGA/60	2nd

Across the board, Weegar was the best or among the best blueliner both offensively and defensively in almost every category. This despite playing the most 5v5 minutes on the team and handling the toughest matchups all season. No defenceman started more shifts in the defensive zone than Weegar this year. Without Weegar, who knows how poor the team would’ve been defensively this season.

The Andrew Mangiapane Breakout Player of the Year – Matt Coronato

Wolf could’ve claimed this one too, but I’ll give it to another impressive Flames youngster in Matt Coronato. Coming into the season, Coronato wasn’t even a lock to make the team. In fact, he was sent to the AHL early in the year after failing to impress at the NHL level. Fast forward a few months, and Coronato developed into a staple in the Flames’ top-six and was one of their most dangerous weapons on offence all year.

After a 34-game tryout last season in Calgary in which Coronato only posted three goals and nine points, expectations were a little low for the 2021 first-rounder this year. Boy, did he prove us all wrong, though. Coronato quickly became one of the Flames’ premier offensive players after his recall from the AHL in November. His 24 goals and 47 points were both career highs of course, as he finished third on the Flames in goals and points. I don’t think many people predicted that back in October.

The James Neal Most Disappointing Player – Yegor Sharangovich

Yegor Sharangovich had this award on lock since about December. It was a downright disastrous year for the recent signee of a five-year, $28.75M extension. After a career-best 31-goal, 59-point season in 2023–24, the Flames rewarded Sharangovich with a lengthy extension, and he promptly fell off a cliff in 2024–25. He finished the year with only 17 goals and 32 points, a far cry from last year’s breakout season.

Sharangovich experienced a 15-game goalless drought during the season, was a healthy scratch at one point, and finished the season with the second-worst production of his career. Not exactly what you want to see after handing a player a big extension and raise. Whether his play was impacted by injury or bad luck, the bottom line is that Sharangovich was easily the team’s most disappointing player this year and needs to be much better next year when his extension kicks in.

This article first appeared on The Win Column and was syndicated with permission.

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