logo
FlamesNation has no direct affiliation to the Calgary Flames, Calgary Sports and Entertainment, NHL, or NHLPA
Flashback Friday: Looking at the Flames at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Olympics
alt
Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Ryley Delaney
Feb 13, 2026, 22:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 13, 2026, 21:53 EST
Comments
The last two Olympics that National Hockey League players have been involved with have worked out well for Team Canada.
In last week’s edition of Flashback Friday, we looked at how Calgary Flames participating at the Olympics did in 1998 and 2002, the first two Olympics that allowed NHLers to play. Team Czechia won the gold medal, defeating Valeri Bure and German Titov in the final game of the tournament.
A Calgary Flame won the gold medal in 2002, as Jarome Iginla helped lead Team Canada to the top spot on the podium. Neither Roman Turek or Igor Kravchuk finished with a medal.
In this edition of Flashback Friday, we’ll look at how Flame players performed at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Olympics. In next week’s edition of Flashback Friday, we’ll look at the former Flames in the 2018 and 2022 Olympics.
Let’s dig in.

2006 Olympics

After winning the gold medal at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, expectations were high for Team Canada. They had two Flames on the team, Jarome Iginla and the Brazil-born Robyn Regehr. A 2-0 loss to both Team Switzerland and Team Finland gave them a quarterfinal matchup against Team Russia, which they also lost 2-0 to go home medalless.
After scoring three goals and four points in six games four years prior, Iginla scored just two goals and three points while serving as Team Canada’s alternate captain. Regehr, who served as a Flames alternate captain, picked up an assist in the tournament.
It was a rather disappointing tournament for Jordan Leopold and Team USA as well. They finished tied with Team Latvia in their first game, defeated Team Kazakhstan 4-1 in their second game, before losing 2-1 to both Team Slovakia and Team Sweden. Barely limping into the playoff rounds, Team USA fell 4-3 to Team Finland. Leopold in the game against Team Latvia, with Craig Conroy (who played for the Los Angeles Kings at the time) picking up an assist.
Team Sweden defeated Team Finland in the gold medal game, with Team Czechia shutting out Team Russia in the bronze medal game.

2010 Olympics

Everyone Canadians remembers the 2010 Olympics. It was the first time Canada had held either Olympics on home soil since 1988. In a group with Team USA, Team Switzerland, and Team Norway, Iginla and Team Canada kicked off the group with an 8-0 win against Team Norway. They then needed a shootout to defeat Team Switzerland, before falling 5-3 to Team USA in the final game of the group. 
Because of that, Team Canada had to play in the qualifications playoff, smashing Team Germany 8-2. Next up was a matchup against Team Russia, which saw Team Canada win 7-3. Their hardest game of the first three playoff games was against Team Slovakia, defeating the Eastern European team 3-2 to head to the gold medal game.
That gold medal game happened to be against Team USA. Jonathan Toews opened the scoring with a little over seven minutes left in the opening frame. Team Canada then jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but Team USA made it a one-goal game midway through the second period, and Zach Parise scored with just 25 seconds left to send it to overtime.
One of Iginla’s most memorable moments in his Hall of Fame career was in the final seconds of his Olympic career. In over, Sidney Crosby passed the puck to Iginla down low, with Crosby cutting toward the net. Crosby screamed “Iggy”, Iginla passed it to Crosby, and the Golden Goal was scored.
Iginla finished his final Olympics with five goals and seven points in seven games, good enough for 10 goals and 14 points in 19 games. However, he wasn’t the only Flame representative at the 2010 Olympics, as both Miikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Hagman represented Team Finland.
The pair finished second in Group C, but were the best second-placed team, making the quarterfinals on a bye. There, they shutout Team Czechia 2-0, but were blown out 6-1 by Team USA. They picked up the bronze medal thanks to a 5-3 win over Slovakia.
Hagman finished the Olympics with four goals and six points, which happened to be his third and final Olympics of his career. Kiprusoff didn’t have a great tournament, finishing his only Olympic games with an .894 save percentage and 2.64 goals against average in five games.

2014 Olympics

By 2014, Jarome Iginla had been traded and didn’t even make Team Canada’s 2014 Olympic roster. Thankfully, they went on to win their second consecutive gold medal, allowing just four goals all tournament, shutting out Team USA 1-0 in the semifinals and Team Sweden 3-0 in the gold medal game.
No Flame won a medal at the 2014 Olympics. Ladislav Šmíd represented Team Czechia, where he was held pointless in five games. Team Czechia lost in the quarterfinals, falling 5-2 to Team USA.
Reto Berra represented Team Switzerland, playing just one game where he had a .967 save percentage and 1.02 goals against average. Team Switzerland fell to Team Latvia in the qualifying playoff, ending their tournament after four games. Berra represented Team Switzerland at the 2022 Olympics and is on their 2026 Olympic roster as well.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for FlamesNation, Oilersnation, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

PRESENTED BY DAILY FACEOFF’S OLYMPIC COVERAGE

Catch Every Goal from the 2026 Milan Games! The 2026 Milan Games are almost here, and the world’s best men’s and women’s hockey players are ready to battle for gold! The Nation Network is bringing you every game, every jaw-dropping save, and all the drama with live reaction streams and full recaps. Don’t miss a moment of Olympic hockey action—men’s, women’s, and everything in between—on the Daily Faceoff YouTube channel. Subscribe now and stay on top of every play!

Editorials

Breaking News