Aydar Suniev was one of the four rookies who made their NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings in the Calgary Flames’ season closer of the 2024-25 season.
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.
Aydar Suniev was a college signing out of UMass-Amherst late in the 2024-25 season. He got his rookie lap in the season closer for the Calgary Flames and played his first full professional season mostly with the Calgary Wranglers in 2025-26.
It was an ugly season on the ice for the Calgary Flames, finishing 29th in the NHL, posting a 34-39-9 record. There is reason for optimism, with many young prospects getting comfortable or making their NHL debuts.
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.
The 2025-26 season has ended for the Calgary Flames. But with a pair of games left on the docket for their minor league affiliate, the Flames made a trio of roster moves on Friday morning, sending goaltender Arsenii Sergeev and forwards Rory Kerins and Aydar Suniev back to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
The Flames recalled wing prospect Aydar Suniev from AHL Calgary on Friday, per a team announcement. It appears he’ll be getting a look in the lineup this weekend against the Ducks as Calgary continues to flex its youngsters into limited trial roles down the stretch.
The Calgary Wranglers made their first visit to Abbotsford on Tuesday to face the defending Calder Cup Champions, the Abbotsford Canucks. The odds were in Calgary’s favour as the Canucks were missing five of their regulars to NHL call-ups.
With the Calgary Flames’ preseason nearing the homestretch, there have been multiple standouts from training camp. One of those camp standouts was Aydar Suniev.
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.
The Calgary Flames prospects completed the sweep of the Edmonton Oilers prospects, winning 5-4 Sunday afternoon. Many fans came out to watch the kids play, some of whom seem poised to take a roster spot at main camp later this week.
Welcome back to The Win Column Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Up next in our countdown with left-winger, Aydar Suniev. The 20-year-old Russian was drafted 80th overall by the Flames in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Who doesn’t love a good trade tree? On Wednesday, the Calgary Flames signed Aydar Suniev, their 2023 third-round pick who has spent the past two seasons with the UMass Minutemen.
The Calgary Flames made a big signing yesterday, inking 20-year-old left-wing Aydar Suniev to a three-year entry-level contract that starts this season.
The Calgary Flames have locked up one of their most promising college prospects. On Wednesday, the club announced that they’ve signed forward Aydar Suniev to a three year entry-level contract.
At the beginning of the 2024-25 season FlamesNation contributors came together and ranked the top 20 prospects in the Flames pipeline. Aydar Suniev landed at 12th on that list, a slight increase from his rank of 13th the year before.