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Thanks to a strong foundation & prospect development, the Cleveland Guardians have been able to stay competitive on a consistent basis for a decade.

Cleveland Guardians News / Cleveland Guardians on SI / July 13

Local College and High School Talent Taken By Guardians Late in 2026 MLB Draft

In the 2026 MLB Draft, the Cleveland Guardians added a handful of pitchers to increase the farm system's talent pool. And one of the standout selections from the front office's many draft picks is a local, homegrown prospect.

NHL News / Louisville Cardinals on SI / July 12

Guardians select Jake Bean in 11th Round of 2026 MLB Draft

Lucas Moore isn't the only member of the Louisville baseball program heading to Cleveland in this draft cycle. Right-handed pitcher Jake Bean has been selected by the Guardians with the No.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / May 23

FN Report Cards: Jake Bean got derailed by a season-ending injury

Jake Bean, a left-handed defencemen, is a born and raised Calgarian who played most of his junior hockey career in the city with the Calgary Hitmen until being drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes as a first-round pick in 2016.

Louisville Cardinals News / Louisville Cardinals on SI / February 12

Louisville Announces Starting Rotation for Season Opening Series

With the start of their 2026 season one day away, we now know the Louisville baseball program's starting rotation for their three-game home series against Michigan State to open the season.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

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.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / February 9

The Calgary Flames should give Ryan Lomberg a contract extension

After trading Rasmus Andersson, the Flames have one remaining pending unrestricted free agent in Ryan Lomberg (Jake Bean is also a UFA, but has been out with injury since December and has no expectations to return this year).

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 18

Flames’ Jake Bean Undergoing Undisclosed Surgery, Out Indefinitely

The Flames are shutting down defenseman Jake Bean indefinitely due to his undisclosed injury, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 reports. He’s undergoing surgery, with no certainty that he’ll be back this season.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / December 17

Flames News & Rumours: Andersson, Parekh, Bean & More

In this week’s edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Rasmus Andersson continues to remain in heavy trade speculation. In other news, Zayne Parekh has officially been loaned to Canada’s roster for the upcoming World Juniors.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / December 12

Flames roster moves: Jake Bean to IR, Dryden Hunt returns, Zayne Parekh to World Juniors

The Calgary Flames have made a flurry of roster moves over the past day or so, so we thought we’d do a quick rundown of what’s happened. The Flames placed Jake Bean on the injury reserve list on Thursday.

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 / December 8

Flames injury news: Jake Bean ‘being evaluated’, won’t play against Buffalo

The Calgary Flames summoned defensive prospect Hunter Brzustewicz from the American Hockey League on Monday morning, prompting some pondering regarding why he was called up.

NHL News / The Win Column / June 13, 2025

Analyzing more Armchair GM trades from Flames fans

Welcome back to this week’s installment of Armchair GM with Jess. Today, we continue to unpack more trades proposed by Puckpedia users for the Calgary Flames.

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NHL News / Louisville Cardinals on SI / June 11, 2025

Kent State Transfer RHP Jake Bean Commits to Louisville

While the Louisville baseball program is currently preparing for a run in the upcoming College World Series, they continue to make progress with shaping their 2026 roster via the transfer portal.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / May 24, 2025

Jake Bean was brought in as a depth defender and filled that role well

Selected 13th overall in 2016, Jake Bean hasn’t had the typical career of a player drafted that high. The left-shot defenceman’s best season coming into the 2024-25 season was back in 2021-22 with the Columbus Blue Jackets, where he scored seven goals and 25 points in 67 games.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / April 16, 2025

Jake Bean’s 2024–25 production among the worst by a Calgary Flame since the lockout

Rewind back to the summer of 2024. The Calgary Flames were rather quiet in free agency, opting to add low-cost, depth players over big-game hunting. It was a smart move on the team’s part, given the stage of their rebuild.

NHL News / The Rink / January 14, 2025

Recap: Connor Bedard records 100th NHL point in 5–2 loss to Calgary

Connor Bedard scored his 100th career NHL point as the Chicago Blackhawks (14–28–2) lost to the Calgary Flames (21–14–7) 5–2 Monday night at the United Center.

NHL News / Flamesnation / November 6, 2024

Flames forward Anthony Mantha leaves Tuesday’s game with lower body injury

The Calgary Flames were victorious on Tuesday evening, beating the Montreal Canadiens in overtime by a 3-2 score. But they finished the game down a player, as forward Anthony Mantha left the game after the first period with an apparent lower body injury.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / July 10, 2024

Best of the rest: Alex Nylander, Oliver Kylington have the most upside of the remaining UFAs

We’ve arrived on Day 10 of the NHL’s unrestricted free agency period, and it’s safe to say most of the activity is behind us. Practically every free agent of note has signed with one of the league’s 32 teams.

Defenseman will enter his 20th season after signing with Blues

Penguins sign Connor Bedard's former teammate to entry-level contract

Blue Jackets' head-coaching search runs into interesting snag

Longtime NHL goaltender joins Ducks coaching staff

Two years after career-ending eye injury, Carl Hagelin still healing on the inside

NHL News / Flamesnation / July 3, 2024

What Jake Bean brings to the Calgary Flames

Free agency opened up July 1 as usual and throughout the entire league over $1 billion was committed to contracts. The Calgary Flames – and general manager Craig Conroy – played things safe not going too scorched earth on any signings.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / July 1, 2024

Calgary Flames sign defenseman Jake Bean to two-year contract

The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman Jake Bean to a two-year contract, Daily Faceoff hockey insider Frank Seravalli reported Monday morning. Bean, 26, collected four goals and 13 points while averaging 16:19 of ice time in 72 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2023-24 regular season.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / Daily Faceoff / April 5, 2024

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Jake Bean out for rest of season with upper-body injury

The injury problems continue for the Columbus Blue Jackets, as the team is losing one of its blueliners for the remaining six games of the regular season.

NHL News / Oilersnation / January 28, 2024

AHL Bakersfield Condors’ Brad Malone set to break franchise games played record and Calgary Flames’ A.J. Greer to miss eight weeks

Brad Malone is set to break the AHL Bakersfield Condors games played record on Saturday. Malone, 34, joined the Oilers organization ahead of the 2017-18 season, and now, years later, will play his 298th game as his club takes on the Abbotsford Canucks.