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On YouTubeCalgary Flames News / Flamesnation / February 26
Flames prospect Axel Hurtig has had a fine season with the Calgary Hitmen
Axel Hurtig lays the hurt on his opponents. The left-shot defenceman started his career with Swedish Hockey League Rögle BK’s junior team in 2021-22, picking up two assists in 16 games.
NHL News / Flamesnation / January 8
The stretch drive has begun for many of the Flames top prospects
We’re into the stretch drive of the junior hockey schedule, friends, and soon we’ll be into that part of the collegiate calendar, too. The World Juniors are done with and everyone’s starting to adjust their rosters for the stretch drive.
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / December 11
The World Juniors are just around the corner for Flames prospects
Folks, it’s nearly mid-December, which means two things. One, you need to get your holiday shopping finished immediately. Two, prospects from around the hockey world will soon be heading to their national junior team camps for the upcoming World Junior Championships tournament in Ottawa.
The 'NHL 1,200-points Club' quiz
In NHL history, 52 players have reached the 1,200-point plateau over the course of their careers. How many of the 52 can you name in six minutes?
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / December 4
The Flames World Juniors crop may be lean, but a lot of prospects are having strong seasons
The Calgary Flames won’t be sending very many players to the 2025 edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship. The Flames’ prospect crop boasts quite
The 20 NHL players under the most pressure for the 2025-26 season
Every NHL player faces some degree of pressure. Even Aleksander Barkov, who has captained the Florida Panthers to back-to-back titles. However, some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / December 4
Flames prospect Axel Hurtig named to Sweden’s World Juniors roster
Good news, everybody! The Calgary Flames will have representation at the IIHF World Junior Championship over the Christmas holidays. And, as has become tradition throughout the franchise’s history, it’s Sweden that’s come through.
NHL News / Flamesnation / August 7, 2024
FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Sam Morton
We’ve reached the final day of our pre-prospect rankings miniseries here at FlamesNation. The real countdown will begin on Thursday, but we still have two honourable mentions to get through before that can happen.
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 6, 2024
FlamesNation’s 2024 Calgary Flames prospect rankings (honourable mentions): Axel Hurtig
Our pre-prospect rankings miniseries just keeps chugging along here at FlamesNation. After all, what better way is there to spend these rainy early August days than to read about some of the best-kept secrets in the Calgary Flames’ prospect pool?
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 14, 2024
Calgary Flames blueline prospect Axel Hurtig is making his move to the Calgary Hitmen
Of all the prospects from the Craig Conroy’s first draft class as Calgary Flames general manager, Swedish blueliner Axel Hurtig might be simultaneously the most interesting and the one we know the least about.
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / July 11, 2024
Flames prospects will be frequently playing against (and for) the Calgary Hitmen next season
The AHL’s Calgary Wranglers offer die-hard Calgary Flames supporters the chance to see the future of the team on a regular basis, but the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen will provide similar opportunities to fans at various points next season.
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / June 20, 2024
Calgary Flames prospect Axel Hurtig named to Sweden’s roster for World Junior Summer Showcase
As we await next week’s 2024 NHL Draft in Las Vegas, there’s news out of Europe that the Calgary Flames will have at least one representative at next month’s World Junior Summer Showcase event in Plymouth, Michigan, hosted by USA Hockey.
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / May 7, 2024
Calgary Flames prospect Axel Hurtig signs with the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen
A Calgary Flames defensive prospect will be playing closer to the franchise’s home base in 2024-25. A lot closer. Swedish blueline prospect Axel Hurtig, a seventh-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft, has signed with the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen, the junior club announced on Tuesday morning.
Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / May 3, 2024
Calgary Flames prospect Axel Hurtig has left his Swedish club team, Rögle BK
A Calgary Flames prospect will have a new home in 2024-25. Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League announced some departures on Friday morning, among them defenceman Axel Hurtig.
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