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Welcome to our 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings

Friends, welcome to one of our favourite times here at FlamesNation: our annual prospect rankings. It’s an exciting time for the Calgary Flames. Yeah, it probably doesn’t feel like that in terms of the regular season standings, with the 2025-26 campaign representing their fourth without playing in the post-season.

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Building the Calgary Flames’ projected opening night lineup for Scotia Place

We are now just one year away from the opening of Scotia Place. As we enter the final season of hockey at the Saddledome, the Flames’ roster outlook is becoming clearer for the 2027-28 season.

Zayne Parekh News / Flamesnation / July 29

The Flames’ best goals of 2025-26: Zayne Parekh alludes defender and snipes it from a tough angle

The 2025-26 season was Zayne Parekh’s first full season in the National Hockey League. It was a mixed bag, to say the least. Drafted ninth overall in 2024, he was far too good for the Ontario Hockey League, scoring back-to-back 30 goal seasons with the Saginaw Spirit, something no defenceman in the league had done since Bobby Orr.

Aydar Suniev News / The Win Column / July 29

2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #12 Aydar Suniev

Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospects Rankings. Ranked 12th on our list is the 80th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft: Aydar Suniev.

Macklin Celebrini News / Yardbarker Quizzes

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

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 29

The Flames’ best fights of 2025-26: Adam Klapka and Samuel Helenius square up in heavyweight tilt

Long gone are the days of common heavy weight tilts in the National Hockey League. Hockey has changed a lot over the years and fighting in the sport started to decline in the late 1990s.

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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 / The Hockey Writers / July 28

Calgary Flames’ 5 Biggest Questions Entering 2026-27

The 2026-27 season could be a difficult one in terms of wins for the Calgary Flames, but that doesn’t mean their fan base has nothing to be excited about.

Mikael Backlund News / Flamesnation / July 28

The Flames’ best goals of 2025-26: Mikael Backlund picks the puck, scores a shorthanded beauty

Despite being on the wrong side of 30, Mikael Backlund continues to be a productive player. Last season, the Flames’ captain played all 82 games, scoring 17 goals and 43 points.

Henry Mews News / The Win Column / July 28

2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #13 Henry Mews

Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospects Rankings. Ranked 13th on our list is the 74th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft: Henry Mews. The Flames drafted Henry Mews in the third round of the 2024 NHL Draft.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 28

Which Flames players could be part of the 2028 World Cup of Hockey?

Last month, the entire sporting world came together for the 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 27

The Flames’ best fights of 2025-26: Ryan Lomberg exacts revenge after high hit on Zayne Parekh

Last season, the Calgary Flames fought 23 times. Ryan Lomberg accounted for five of them. While Lomberg’s tenure as a Flame may have come to an end at the start of the off-season, it’s hard to deny just how valuable of a team player he was.

Yegor Yegorov News / Professor Press Box / July 27

What Flames Fans Should Know About Yegor Yegorov

Every NHL organization hopes that somewhere in its prospect system there is a player who develops into something special. The difficult part is that development rarely happens quickly, especially with goaltenders.

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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.

Nazem Kadri News / Flamesnation / July 26

The Flames’ best goals of 2025-26: Nazem Kadri roofs it over Yaroslav Askarov

Nazem Kadri scored the best goal of the 2024-25 for the Flames. In a blowout loss in the middle of December, he jumped over a Tampa Bay Lightning player, regained his footing, and powered the puck home.

Jonathan Huberdeau News / The Win Column / July 26

Jonathan Huberdeau ranked as the worst contract in the NHL for the third straight season

The Athletic has released its yearly list of the NHL’s worst contracts, and for the third straight year, Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau has been ranked as having the NHL’s worst contract.

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The 'Most playoff games by NBA team' quiz

The '4-TD, 0-INT NFL games' quiz

The 'Most NBA Finals points' quiz

The 'Most passing-TD's by NFL team' quiz

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 26

What new potential lines and pairings could the Flames use in 2026-27?

With the recent 2026 NHL Draft and some blockbuster trades made by the Calgary Flames, next season is bound to look a little different than we have seen before.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 25

Who should be Flames alternate captains in 2026-27?

When the puck drops for the 2026-27 season, the Calgary Flames will look much different than they did to start the 2025-26 campaign. Eight players that were on the 2025-26 opening night roster are now elsewhere, including a good chunk of the leadership group.

Theo Stockselius News / The Win Column / July 25

2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #14 Theo Stockselius

Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Ranked 14th on our list is the 54th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft: Theo Stockselius.

NHL News / Flamesnation / July 25

When every NHL team plays their final game in the Saddledome

The 2026-27 season represents the final 42 games for the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome before they pack up their stuff and move a block and a half north to Scotia Place for the 2027-28 season.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 24

3 Flames prospects named to Canada’s roster for World Junior Summer Showcase

The Calgary Flames will have a trio of their top prospects representing them with Hockey Canada at the upcoming World Junior Summer Showcase. On Friday,

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 24

Who could be the next captain of the Wranglers?

Big changes have hit the Calgary Wranglers, including the departure of their latest captain, Clark Bishop. With Bishop moving on to play with the Syracuse Crunch, the Flames’ AHL affiliate will be looking to name their third captain in team history this fall.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 23

The Flames’ goaltending depth chart seems set for 2026-27

Former Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving used to snark that the goaltending position was so important, the whole sport might as well be called goaltending.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / July 23

2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #15 Mace’o Phillips

Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Ranked 15th on our list is the 80th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, Mace’o Phillips.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / July 23

3 Flames Due to Regress in 2026-27

Yesterday, we looked at some of the younger Calgary Flames’ players who are primed to take a step forward during the 2026-27 season. But for every breakout

NFL News / Yardbarker / July 22

Chiefs' new stadium renderings have striking resemblance to NHL team's arena

The Kansas City Chiefs unveiled some early renderings for their new stadium, which is set to open in 2031, on Wednesday afternoon, and there was something awfully familiar about the look of it.

What key factors could make the Chiefs contenders again?

What could the Flames forward lines look like next season?

The '2022 NFL sack leaders' quiz

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / July 22

Flames Won’t Win Much This Season and That’s Great News

Another NHL season is just around the corner, which is always an exciting time for hockey fans. Not only do they get to watch some great action they were missing throughout the summer months, but it also gives many fan bases plenty of excitement believing this could be the season for their team to win it all.

Morgan Frost News / NHL Trade Talk / July 20

Timing Critical as Flames Have Morgan Frost’s Name Out There in Trade Talks

The Calgary Flames continue to field trade calls on center Morgan Frost, according to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. As the rebuilding club keeps listening on offers heading into the second half of the summer, it’s unclear whether the Flames will wait to finalize a trade at the deadline or prioritize an immediate deal.