It's no secret that the Calgary Flames prospect pool is what could make this team a genuine threat in years to come, and early in 2026/27, that pool has been showing off the high-end skill and production.
Ben Jones may have been a name you heard a few years ago in the Calgary Wranglers’ first two seasons in the league. A name that was synonymous with scoring and clutch plays when the team needed it most.
It’s been quite an eventful fall for Calgary Wranglers blueliner Hunter Brzustewicz. After splitting last season between the AHL and NHL, many were thinking it was his time to be a full-timer in the NHL.
I’m going to start this with a statement that will surprise no one who has read my articles: I’m a big Devin Cooley fan. The backup goalkeeper is an interesting character and has more than proven his worth since joining the Flames.
Through seven games in 2026/27, the Calgary Flames were sitting at 1-6-0, and even on the second night of a back-to-back, many believed the Carolina Hurricanes would dominate the rebuilding squad at home.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Calgary Flames leadership group for the 2026–27 season is veteran-heavy. It usually is in Cow-Town. Alongside Flames captain Mikael Backlund, wearing the A’s for the club will be Zach Whitecloud and Jonathan Huberdeau.
The Calgary Flames came on late and made it count, taking their first home victory of the year 3-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes. CF% – 38.54% || SCF% – 40.75% || HDCF% – 38.46% || xGF% – 36.89% It’s a Team Game – This game was a grind for the Flames who really found themselves outmatched at multiple points in this game.
Last week at home against the Colorado Avalanche, the Calgary Flames found themselves hemmed into their own zone. They couldn’t clear, ended up chasing the puck around in their own end for awhile, and ultimately it led to a goal against in a game that had already gotten away from them.
Sometimes a hockey game turns on one shot. Sometimes it turns on a player who has been quietly doing his job, waiting for the chance to make a difference.
Yegor Sharangovich scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Morgan Frost collected one goal and one assist to lead the host Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the high-flying Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
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.
After two games on the road against familiar foes from the Pacific Division, the Calgary Flames returned home to kick off a four game homestand on Sunday night.
One of the interesting things about following an NHL team is watching the players who aren't quite in the picture yet. They might not get much attention, and they might not be the names fans are talking about when the big club loses a game.
Friends, from time to time, when you’re covering a team and writing and saying many things, on occasion you will write or say things that don’t age well.
The Calgary Wranglers wrapped up their week of hockey with a one game stop in Bakersfield to face the Condors on Saturday night. It was the Condors’ home opener and their first game since splitting the series with the Wranglers last weekend.
After a travel day back from Las Vegas on Friday, the Calgary Flames returned to the Scotiabank Saddledome for practice on Saturday morning as they prepare to host the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday evening.
Every now and then, a prospect starts putting up numbers that make you stop and take another look. Calgary Flames prospect Ethan Wyttenbach is doing exactly that.
The 2026/27 season was always going to be a tough one for the Calgary Flames, but with just one win in their first six losses, the team are facing a goal differential of -21, the second worst mark in the NHL ahead of only the Philadelphia Flyers at -22.
Folks, former Calgary Flames head coach and general manager Darryl Sutter released a book this past week, which he wrote with Justin Bourne. After we chatted with Sutter about his book and his coaching career, we spent some time pondering his legacy in the game.
The Calgary Wranglers were in another scoring battle against the San Jose Barracuda on Friday night after going back and forth in their last match-up on Wednesday.
The Calgary Flames prospect pool may not have their next big franchise star, but, what they do have is a deep pool that could feature many future NHLers.
Barring a drastic turnaround, the Calgary Flames aren’t going to be a playoff team this season. While they were finally able to pick up their first win of the season on Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks, they own a 1-6-0 record thus far and by all accounts are lining up to be sellers once again at the trade deadline.
The Calgary Flames selected Chase Harrington with the 36th overall pick in the 2026 Draft. Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 203 pounds, Harrington brings
It took six tries for the Calgary Flames to win their first game of the 2026-27 regular season. And even after they picked up their first two points of the year in against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, the Flames remain in 32nd place in the NHL with a pitiful .167 points percentage.
In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, there has been some chatter surrounding the future of Ryan Huska after a rough start to the season.
The Flames drafted Zary to be a scorer, and so far, he has not become entirely what they wanted when they selected him 24th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft.