Calgary Flames individual milestones to watch for in 2025–26

The 2025–26 season is nearly upon us, and there will be some notable individual milestones to watch for throughout the season. From long-time Calgary Flames to newer members of the franchise, a few players are creeping up on some major accomplishments this season. Let’s take a look.

Individual milestones

Below are some major individual milestones that Flames players are likely to hit this coming season, some more monumental than others.

Kadri is 15 games away from 1000

Starting it off with one of the easiest milestones on the list. Nazem Kadri is just 15 games away from hitting 1000 in his career. Unless he goes down with a major injury early in the season, Kadri will hit this mark in November.

He’ll become the 405th player in NHL history to hit the mark, and the 39th active player. He’ll also become the 52nd Flames alumnus to play in 1000 NHL games.

Huberdeau is 18 points away from 800

Much like the milestone above, this should be a gimme for Jonathan Huberdeau, assuming he stays healthy this season. He is currently just 18 away from hitting 800 in his career. Odds are he breaks this mark before 2026, considering the Flames have over 30 games before the new year.

Huberdeau will become just the 192nd player in NHL history to hit 800 points, and the 25th active player to hit the mark.

Backlund is 37 points away from 600

This one is a little more iffy, considering Backlund only had 32 points last season. Interestingly enough, that was Backlund’s first season since 2011–12 that he wasn’t on pace for at least 37 points. I’d say the odds are in his favour to hit 600 in his career in 2025–26.

Once he does, Backlund will become just the sixth player in franchise history to hit 600 career points in Calgary, and the 388th in NHL history.

Weegar is 49 points away from 300

MacKenzie Weegar will be looking to reach 300 career points this season, a number that is achievable but not a guarantee. Weegar has been on pace for 49 points just two times in his career, although he did hit the mark in Calgary in 2023–24 when he had 52 points.

If he’s able to get 49 points this season, he’ll become the 229th defenceman in NHL history to hit 300, and the 43rd active defenceman.

Franchise history milestones

The following players have the opportunity to etch their names into the Calgary Flames’ all-time record books this season, becoming top-five players in major franchise categories.

Backlund is 46 points from being top-five in franchise history

Backlund can hit another major points milestone this year, although this one seems a tad unlikely in 2025–26. With 46 points, Backlund would enter the top-five scorers in Flames franchise history, passing Johnny Gaudreau for fifth.

With that said, Backlund hasn’t hit 46 points in a season since 2022–23, and the odds of it happening this coming year seem slim. He may have to wait until 2026–27 for this one.

Backlund is one goal from being top-five in franchise history

Here’s one that’s a guarantee, assuming Backlund doesn’t get hurt early into the season. With one single goal, Backlund will pass the great Lanny McDonald for fifth place in Flames history for goals.

The only Flames with more goals than Backlund will be Jarome Iginla, Theo Fleury, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Gary Roberts. Not too shabby.

Wolf is 35 wins from being top-five in franchise history

This one is mind-blowing. Despite having just 71 NHL games under his belt and 37 wins, Dustin Wolf is already just 35 wins away from being top-five in franchise history. Given he had 29 wins last year in just 53 games, there’s a real good shot Wolf hits 35 wins this coming season and passes Trevor Kidd for fifth in franchise history.

He’ll also become one of just six goaltenders in franchise history with at least 70 wins in Calgary.

Andersson is 81 games from being top-five in franchise history (defencemen)

Given his current situation, it’s hard to forget just how long Rasmus Andersson has been a key figure in Calgary. In fact, he’s only 81 games from logging the fifth most games in franchise history by a defenceman, passing Gary Suter for fifth.

Sadly, the odds of this one happening seem nearly impossible, given that Andersson would need to stick around in Calgary all season, which won’t be happening.

Andersson is 35 points from being top-five in franchise history (defencemen)

Much like the above milestone, this one really shows you just how long Andersson has been around in Calgary. With 35 points in a Flames jersey this season, Andersson would enter the top five in franchise history by a defenceman, passing T.J. Brodie for fifth.

While this one has more of a chance to happen than the games played number, it’s hard to see Andersson hitting 35 points before getting traded. In the end, he’ll likely fall just short in both categories.