The Calgary Flames headed back on road on Thursday night, visiting California for the first time in 22 months. In a pretty tight-checking and back-and-forth game, the Flames held on for a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
In advance of the Calgary Flames’ game on Thursday night with the Los Angeles Kings, they made a roster move. Oft-scratched defenseman Juuso Välimäki has been assigned to the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat.
It’s episode eight of FlamesNation Radio! This week, host Ryan Pike and co-host Shane Stevenson are joined by the hardest working man in show business, Sportsnet 960 The Fan’s Pat Steinberg, to chat about things that make them hopeful and/or anxious about the first 22 games from the Calgary Flames.
For the first time in 22 months, the Calgary Flames (13-4-5, 31 points) are headed to California! On Thursday evening, in the first of four consecutive games in the Pacific time zone, they visit the Los Angeles Kings (9-8-4, 22 points) at Staples Center for what should prove to be a tight-checking, physical 60+ minutes…
A bit of Calgary Flames prospect news broke on Thursday morning. The Flames have assigned defenseman Yan Kuznetsov to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Saint John Sea Dogs from the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat.
The Calgary Flames are playing well so far in 2021-22, and a lot of the credit has to go to four players who are pending free agents at the end of the season: unrestricted free agent Johnny Gaudreau, and restricted free agents Oliver Kylington, Andrew Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk. All four players are key pieces…
Pals, on Monday night Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane played in his 200th National Hockey League game. In doing so, Mangiapane hit a threshold that prospect wonks have set to determine whether a draft pick is “successful” or not. (It’s admittedly an arbitrary bar to clear, but it’s basically 2.5 full NHL seasons and seems…
Folks, we’re now into the third month of the National Hockey League season (and the fourth month for the many leagues that began their seasons back in September). A lot of players have already played a lot of hockey, many of them in hockey’s lower levels. So let’s see how these Calgary Flames prospects are…
Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk has requested a trade from the team that drafted him back in 2015. The club has since confirmed as much, though DeBrusk remains with the Bs for the time being. In the meantime, reports are emerging that several teams are kicking tires on the player – including the Calgary Flames.
A Calgary Flames prospect will be vying to represent the United States at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship tournament. 2021 first-rounder Matthew Coronato has been invited to USA Hockey’s selection camp.
Folks, a member of the Iginla family will be vying for a spot on Team Canada over the holidays this year. But rather than two-time Olympic gold medalist Jarome Iginla, recently inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, it’s his daughter Jade’s turn to take the spotlight. One step closer to #U18WomensWorlds! 4⃣0⃣ of the…
The Calgary Flames and the Pittsburgh Penguins played a weirdly entertaining hockey game. Sure, there weren’t a ton of goals. Sure, the game’s flow was a bit marred by icings, off-sides and some disjointedness. But both teams played a pretty fun back-and-forth game with strong goaltending from both starters (and a lot of Flames scoring…
