It probably goes without saying, but it’s worth repeating plainly: playing in professional hockey can be really tough, especially early on. When players graduate from major junior or the college ranks to the pros, there’s often a challenging growth period as they learn the nuances of the pro game and adjust to the pace.
In an ideal world, a highly-touted first-round draft choice would sign their entry-level deal with their National Hockey League club, make that team out of camp and then set the hockey world ablaze.
The Calgary Flames recalled wing prospects Matthew Coronato and Jakob Pelletier.
The Flames have recalled one of their top forward prospects, summoning winger Matthew Coronato to the NHL for the third time this season. With a roster spot previously open, no corresponding transactions are needed.
We have good news and bad news, folks. The bad news is the Calgary Flames will be without one of their first-round selections, 2020 top pick Connor Zary, on a day-to-day basis due to an upper body injury.
After a tough first stint in the NHL, Matt Coronato was sent down to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers at the beginning of October to regain some confidence and get some reps in the top six of the fourth-best team in the AHL’s Western Conference and the ninth-best team in the league.
Calgary’s 13th overall pick at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Matthew Coronato, was recalled on Saturday morning and will fill in for Martin Pospisil on a line with Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary.
With Martin Pospisil’s injury, the Flames were expected to bring someone up to take his place before Saturday's game against Edmonton.
The Flames have made a pair of roster moves in advance of their Saturday night game
I was scrolling through TikTok, as one does in today’s world, and I happened upon the Calgary Flames profile. First, my compliments to whoever runs that account because the content is very good.
Here’s a look at 10 rookies that have stood out during the NHL preseason.
Welcome back one and all to Beyond the Boxscore: Season 3 – a place to find out which Flames players had statistically great nights combined with some insight into what was working or not by myself (Shane Stevenson – @Flash_33 on X formerly known as Twitter).
After finally making his NHL debut in the 2022–23 season finale, Matt Coronato is turning heads in his first NHL training camp
Let’s get something straight: I, like many others, understand that this was only a preseason game. There are plenty of caveats that come with great performances in pre-season games, even in decisive 10-0 victories.
NHL training camps kicked off around the NHL this week, signaling the official start of the 2023-24 season. Here’s a look at five players to watch in training camp over the next few weeks.
At this point in the prospect rankings, we’ve reached the players that are young and could be making significant impacts in the NHL during the 2023-24 regular season.
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. As we go through the summer of 2023, each day our LWOS Prospects Writers will bring you a look at one NHL team’s top prospects or other topical articles.
The Calgary Flames have plenty of roster decisions to make as training camp approaches, and where to slot the young Matthew Coronato is one of the major ones.
There is no guarantee Matthew Coronato will make the Calgary Flames’ opening night roster or that he even plays 25 games this upcoming season. However, if given the right opportunity, he could have a big season for the Flames.
The previous Flames’ regime seemed uninterested in giving young talent ice time, and that’ll hopefully change in 2023-24.
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff explained what made Darryl Sutter downplay Jakob Pelletier’s NHL debut earlier in the season.
The bulk of the signings came over the past week, and there are still some more to come in the next few days. Here’s a breakdown of the most notable players to sign out of the NCAA the past few weeks.
If it were not for the longest video review in hockey history (citation needed), Team USA’s big line of Matt Coronato, Logan Cooley, and Matthew Knies would have done even more damage against Team Germany on Tuesday evening.
Though it had been trending this way for a while, it appears as though a final decision has been made.
More goal scoring — it’s something every hockey team needs no matter how many superstars round out its roster. The Calgary Flames found themselves drafting 13th overall at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and landed a player who could potentially put up a boatload of goals when he’s ready to make his professional debut.
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