Craig Conroy: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / October 3

The Flames’ Most Interesting Trade Asset Isn’t a Player

There was something interesting about the Calgary Flames showing up in the Kirill Marchenko trade talks without actually wanting Kirill Marchenko. That sounds a little strange at first.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 30

Trusting the process: a 2026-27 Flames season preview

On May 23, 2023, the Calgary Flames named assistant general manager Craig Conroy, a 1,009 National Hockey League veteran as a player and budding club executive since his retirement in February 2011, as the club’s new general manager.

Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / September 29

Calgary Flames Reported Value Takes a Major Leap From 2025

Simply put, the 2026/27 season isn't going to be a great one for the Calgary Flames, with the team and their young squad lacking elite level talent likely to end the year near the bottom of the standings in the National Hockey League.

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Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / September 29

Calgary Flames Weekly Prospect Roundup

The Calgary Flames prospect pool has been growing in strength and depth over the past few years under GM Craig Conroy, and this summer, they added some more elite level talent to the organization.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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 / Flame for Thought / September 28

Calgary Flames Showing Continued Interest in Canadiens Young Centre

Under General Manager Craig Conroy, the Calgary Flames have made their mission moving forward to build for a successful, long-term future. This summer, they've made plenty of moves to prioritize the youth movement, and with another fantastic draft, this team is clearly working their plan perfectly.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 22

Flames general manager Craig Conroy spent a half-hour chatting with Boomer and Rhett

Friends, the Calgary Flames are in the midst of their exhibition schedule. They have to declare their season-opening roster in about a week, and they begin their regular season on Oct.

NHL News / Flamesnation / September 19

With roof nearing completion, Scotia Place construction is entering the home stretch

On Monday, something quite important happened in Stampede Park, as Scotia Place construction hit a critical milestone. The final piece of structural steel

NHL News / Flamesnation / September 13

How the Flames’ and Oilers’ prospect training camp rosters compare

Since Craig Conroy became general manager of the Calgary Flames in May 2023, his club has made 33 draft choices. Up the road, the Edmonton Oilers have made 20.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 12

Grading every trade Craig Conroy has made with the Flames: part 5

In part four of this series we handed out three A grades to Craig Conroy for his work on the Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar, and Ryan Strome trades.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 12

Scotia Place: a street-level look at construction progress from early September 2026

Pals, it is September! Not only is it September, but the on-ice portion of Calgary Flames prospects training camp begins on Scotiabank Saddledome ice on Saturday.

NHL News / Yardbarker

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.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 11

Grading every trade Craig Conroy has made with the Flames: part 4

Nine trades down, six more to go! In part three we looked back on some great trades made by Craig Conroy including the grand slam Jacob Markstrom deal.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 10

Grading every trade Craig Conroy has made with the Flames: part 3

Six trades down, nine more to go. Let’s dive into trades 7-9. As always, I am going to hand out letter grades (A, B, C, or D) for each trade. For the sake of efficiency, I am only going to grade the 15 NHL trades Conroy has made.

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Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / September 10

Calgary Flames GM Craig Conroy Confirms Jonathan Huberdeau's Timeline

The 2026/27 NHL season is now less than three weeks away from starting, and while the expectations around the team are very, very low, there's going to be plenty of reasons for Calgary Flames fans to tune in.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 9

Grading every trade Craig Conroy has made with the Flames: part 2

In part one of grading Craig Conroy trades we broke down his first three deals as GM of the Flames: Tyler Toffoli, Nikita Zadorov, and Elias Lindholm. Today, we will look at his next three trades.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 8

Grading every trade Craig Conroy has made with the Flames: part 1

I hope Craig Conroy knew what he was getting himself into when he took on the job as General Manager of the Calgary Flames in May of 2023 because his predecessor, Brad Treliving, left behind an organization in a state of disarray.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 4

‘It’s just a matter of when, not if’: Craig Conroy on Jonathan Huberdeau’s injury return timeline

Earlier this week, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy chatted with QR Calgary’s Jock Wilson, and part of their conversation might have caused some worries about the status of Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau’s return from hip surgery.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / September 4

Flames GM Conroy clarifies Huberdeau’s status: ‘Matter of when, not if’ he returns

Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy has cleared the air about comments he made earlier in the week about the status of winger Jonathan Huberdeau’s recovery from hip resurfacing surgery.

Calgary Flames News / Flame for Thought / September 4

Talented Calgary Flames Prospect Makes His NCAA Commitment Official

The Calgary Flames prospect pool was once one of the worst in the entire National Hockey League, but under General Manager Craig Conroy, he's not only improved them, but taken them to one of the best in the league instead.

NHL News / Flamesnation / August 31

FN’s 2026 Flames summer prospect rankings – #1: Carson Carels

After dropping two spots in the lottery, the Calgary Flames entered the 2026 NHL Draft in possession of the No. 6 overall pick. The Flames had picked in that spot on five previous occasions since relocating from Atlanta in 1980, and they’d selected a forward each time before.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / August 25

20 Days, 20 Questions: Which Flames prospect will make the NHL roster next?

In May 2023, the Calgary Flames elevated assistant general manager Craig Conroy to general manager. At his introductory press conference, Conroy discussed the necessity for the hockey club to get younger.

NHL News / Yardbarker / August 8