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The past few NHL Drafts have been incredibly successful for the Calgary Flames, and with players like Zayne Parekh, Matvei Gridin and others starting to make their NHL mark, the future begins to look brighter and brighter.

Calgary Flames News / Professor Press Box / October 3

Why Flames Matvei Gridin Could Be Ready for a Big Second Season

You watch some young players and think, well, maybe someday. Then there are young players who make you think, wait a minute, maybe someday is already starting.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 30

A brief history of Calgary Flames season-opening goals

The roster for the Calgary Flames always takes a slightly different shape each fall, and this fall there are some young players looking to make a statement early.

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Flames’ Forward Matvei Gridin Is Due for Breakout Sophomore Season

Matvei Gridin is due for his breakout season in the National Hockey League (NHL) as the Calgary Flames continue their rebuild. Gridin, who was drafted

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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 / Flame for Thought / September 8

2026/27 Calgary Flames Player Preview: Matvei Gridin

The 2026 off-season has come and gone, and while the Calgary Flames weren't the most active team in the NHL, the organization as a whole still managed to improve for the future, although 2026/27 is expected to be yet another year of struggle.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / September 7

20 Days, 20 Questions: What can Matvei Gridin do over a full NHL season?

The Calgary Flames started the 2025-26 regular season with a pair of teenagers on their roster for the first time since 1997-98. One of them, top prospect

NHL News / Flamesnation / September 1

6 Flames on Daily Faceoff’s top 75 NHL-affiliated skater prospects list

Folks, if you’ve been following either us or our colleagues at Daily Faceoff over the last little while, you’ve probably noticed that July and August were Prospects Season.

Calgary Flames News / Professor Press Box / August 30

Matvei Gridin: The Flames' Late-Round Steal Is To Get Excited About

Here's a fun bit of hockey history for you: when Calgary took Matvei Gridin 28th overall back in 2024, plenty of folks scratched their heads. He wasn't a big-name, heavily hyped prospect.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / August 15

2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings: #4 Matvei Gridin

Welcome to The Win Column 2026 Calgary Flames Prospect Rankings. Ranked 4th on our list is the 28th overall pick from the 2024 NHL Draft, Matvei Gridin.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / August 14

Top NHL sophomore breakout candidates for 2026-27

It often isn’t easy for young players to find their way in the National Hockey League, and even the ones who do find early success often stumble as they attempt to build upon it.

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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 / The Win Column / August 14

Calgary Flames breakout candidates: Players to watch in 2026–27

The Calgary Flames and the fanbase won’t have much to look forward to when the 2026–27 season gets underway in October. The team looks like it’ll be in the basement once again.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / May 28

FN Report Cards: Matvei Gridin burst on the scene in a big way

When the 2025-26 season started there were expectations to see a 19 year old play some NHL games in Calgary. What was unexpected is that they got quality performances from not just one, but two teenagers, as Matvei Gridin burst on to the professional scene in a big way. Let’s look at the ascension of the 28th overall pick from the 2024 NHL Draft.

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Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / May 22

FN Draft Profiles: Yegor Shilov and Matvei Gridin’s junior careers are eerily similar

Could history repeat itself at the end of June? Two years ago, the Calgary Flames selected Russian forward Matvei Gridin 28th overall. Gridin was drafted out of the United States Hockey League, but played his post-draft year in the Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.

Calgary Flames News / Daily Faceoff / April 9

Matvei Gridin is defying convention to become the Flames’ next young star

The Calgary Flames‘ selection of Matvei Gridin with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft was met with mixed responses, to say the least. Although

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / March 29

What is Matvei Gridin’s Outlook with the Calgary Flames?

The Calgary Flames have themselves a great young player in Matvei Gridin. He has burst onto the NHL scene this season and has been one of the top bright spots in the Flames organization.

Calgary Flames News / Flamesnation / March 27

The Flames probably deserved better in overtime loss against Anaheim

Four games into the Calgary Flames’ homestand, you could probably find nitpicks about each of their first four wins. Yeah, two of their wins came against the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, who each played the night before in Edmonton and had to travel.

NHL News / Flamesnation / March 27

Beyond the Boxscore: Ducks snap Flames winning streak with last second game winner

The Calgary Flames got another solid performance in the crease, but could not stop the Anaheim Ducks on the way to a 3-2 overtime loss. CF% – 45.43% ||

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 8

Flames Recall Matvei Gridin, Hunter Brzustewicz

Two top prospects will bolster the Calgary Flames roster after shaking up their lineup at the Trade Deadline. Winger Matvei Gridin and defenseman Hunter Brzustewicz have both been recalled per a team announcement.

Calgary Flames News / NHL Trade Talk / February 19

Flames Might Have Just Found Their Next Key Forward

Calgary Flames fans don’t have a lot to cling to right now, but here’s one bright spot: Matvei Gridin. He’s still just a teenager, still figuring out the league, and yet every call-up he looks a bit more like someone who could actually matter in Calgary.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / February 18

Flames Recall Matvei Gridin

The Flames announced they’ve recalled winger Matvei Gridin from AHL Calgary. With only 11 forwards on their active roster, including the injured Jonathan Huberdeau, it stands to reason he’ll be sticking with the team out of the break, not just for practice purposes this week.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / December 20

Matvei Gridin is on pace for one of the best U20 AHL seasons in history

Perhaps hidden behind the mess that is the Calgary Flames roster, one of the team’s top prospects is quietly having a historic season in the AHL. Selected in the first round of the 2024 NHL draft, Matvei Gridin has been tearing up the AHL this season.

Calgary Flames News / Pro Hockey Rumors / November 24

Should the Flames make room for Matvei Gridin?

It’s safe to say the 2025-26 season has been disappointing for the Calgary Flames. One season after finishing one regulation win outside of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the Flames are one of two teams that haven’t managed a .400 win percentage through the first quarter of the 2025-26 campaign.

Calgary Flames News / The Hockey Writers / October 1, 2025

Matvei Gridin Is Bringing Much-Needed Playing Style to the Flames

Matvei Gridin put on a show last night against the Seattle Kraken. Gridin scored his second goal of the preseason after he got loose on a breakaway and beat Kraken netminder Philipp Grubauer gloveside.

Calgary Flames News / The Win Column / July 28, 2025

Calgary Flames 2025 Prospects Rankings: #5 Matvei Gridin

Welcome back to The Win Column 2025 Calgary Flames Prospects Rankings. Next on the table in our rankings is Matvei Gridin out of the QMJHL. The 19-year-old winger is coming off a season where he won rookie of the year with the Shawinigan Cataractes.