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from Sportsnet,
That’s how Flames director of player development, Ray Edwards, described Mace’o Phillips mere hours before the young defenceman used his 6-foot-6, 230-pound frame to steal the show.
Down 1-0, late in the first period of Monday’s NextGen prospects game against the Oilers, Phillips adeptly recognized Weston Cameron was being a little too reckless with his 6-foot-4 body, and called on the visitor to fight.
from the Edmonton Journal,
Quinn Hutson stepped up with his A+ game, playing super smart and highly skilled hockey, leading his Edmonton Oilers rookie to a 6-1 win over the Flames rookies.
from the Edmonton Journal,
This in, line-ups for tonight’s rookie game between the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames , with a veteran but low-ranked Oilers group going up against a younger but far more highly-ranked Flames group.
from The Hockey News,
from Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey,
from Sportsnet,
Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau will miss the start of training camp but remains positive that he will resume his NHL career.
The veteran left winger had hip resurfacing surgery in February, a procedure that came with a seven-to-nine-month recovery period.
from Sportsnet,
CALGARY — Simon Nemec arrived in Calgary two weeks ago, found a place to live with his fiancée, and promptly began the next chapter of a hockey life he is determined not to spend much time looking backward on.
from Sportsnet,
Scotia Place isn’t just an arena going up. It’s physical proof that the Flames’ rebuild — on the ice and off it — is actually happening, and it’s being done the right way.
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
This was not the type of move signalling the Flames are cutting corners on their rebuild. Instead, it was a perfect example of cashing in on a unique opportunity made possible by Simon Nemec’s frustration and Calgary’s extensive draft capital.
from Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey,
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
We don’t know exactly how far and wide the Calgary Flames searched, but in the end, they reached into their proverbial couch cushions to find their emergency backup goaltender (EBUG).
According to Eric Francis, the Flames will be announcing Dusty Nickel as their EBUG for the 2026-27 season. As per the mandates of the NHL’s updated Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), Nickel will attend all 84 of Calgary’s regular season games this upcoming season, ready to step in and man the Flames’ crease should both of their dressed goaltenders become unavailable in a given game…
from Sportsnet,
Jonathan Huberdeau will not open training camp with the Calgary Flames. But Craig Conroy wants to set the record straight on why.
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
Training camp is mere weeks away, but when Jonathan Huberdeau will be ready to take to the ice again is still a mystery. The Calgary Flames veteran suffered a setback in his recovery from hip resurfacing surgery, general manager Craig Conroy told Jock Wilson on the QR770 radio station in Calgary on Tuesday. "I think this is a major surgery, so he had a little bit of a setback, maybe two weeks ago, with his skating," Conroy said. "We just want to make sure we do the right thing for him. If it is to take a little bit more time, and have him 100 per cent feeling good about the hip, that's what we're going to do." The GM added that Huberdeau's progress in the gym was still very positive, but the team wants to err on the side …
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
Alex Nylander had 24 goals and 53 points with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies last season, helping the squad win the Calder Cup championship.
from The Hockey News,
After a whirlwind off-season, Simon Nemec is looking forward to making the most of his new opportunity with the Calgary Flames. He's also ready to show the New Jersey Devils they made a big mistake by trading him.
from Sportsnet,
Peter Maher, a legendary radio voice of the Calgary Flames , has passed away at the age of 79.
Maher became the first-ever radio voice of the Flames in 1980 when the team moved to Calgary from Atlanta, then called the team for 33 straight seasons until his retirement following 2013-14.
He was the voice of the Flames during their only Stanley Cup championship in 1989, as well as their run to the Cup Final in 2004.
Maher's trademark calls of “Yeah, baby!” and “You can put it in the win column!” became a staple for Calgary hockey fans over the years.
from Sportsnet,
The Calgary Flames prospect scored two goals on Saturday to help the U.S. crush Canada 7-2 at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Windsor, Ont.
A fifth-round pick of the Flames last year, Wyttenbach led the NCAA in scoring in 2025-26 as a freshman for Quinnipiac.
The native of Roslyn, N.Y. figures to play a key role on the U.S. squad at the world junior championship starting in December in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta.
Wyttenbach led the four-team World Junior Summer Showcase in scoring with 12 points (six goals, six assists) in six games.
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
The Calgary Flames have locked down their newest acquisition for the foreseeable future.
Defenceman Simon Nemec signed a five-year, $36.25 million contract with the Flames, the team announced on Monday. The deal carries an AAV of $7.25 million.
The Flames acquired the 22-year-old from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for two conditional first-round picks, a 2026 second-rounder and prospect Etienne Morin on June 23.
The Slovakian scored 11 goals, had 15 assists and was minus-11 in 68 games for the Devils this past season.
from Sportsnet,
The Flames have traded for defenceman Jake Middleton and three draft picks from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Blake Coleman and defenceman Olli Maatta, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Heading to Calgary as part of the deal are a second-round pick in 2029, a third-rounder in 2027 and a fourth-rounder in 2028. Calgary is also retaining 50 per cent of Coleman's $4.9 million salary.
Middleton spent his last 4 1/2 years in Minnesota, recording two goals and 14 assists this past season. His best season was 2023-24, when he put up 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists).
The 30-year-old was a seventh-round pick in 2014, and spent his first few NHL seasons with the San Jose Sharks. In 29 career playoff games, Middleton has recorded no goals and six assists.
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
While other GMs work the phones on July 1, picking away at the few impact players left on the open market, the Calgary Flames won’t be dipping into free agency.
from Sportsnet,
The Flames took a shot on Joe Iginla drafting him 65th overall in the 2026 draft. The son of Calgary legend, Jarome, is prepared to prove haters wrong as he joins his dad’s former team.
from Sportsnet,
One of the Calgary Flames ' 2026 draft picks has family ties to the team.
The Flames used the 63rd-overall selection on Saturday during the third round of the NHL Draft to select forward Joe Iginla.
Joe is the son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, who spent 16 years with the Flames, playing 1,219 of his 1,554 NHL games with the organization and serving as captain for nine seasons. Jarome is now special adviser to GM Craig Conroy,
Joe, 17, split the 2025-26 season playing for the Edmonton Oil Kings and Vancouver Giants in the WHL, recording 31 points in total.
from Sportsnet,
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from Sportsnet,
from ESPN,
The Devils have traded the rights to pending restricted free agent defenseman Simon Nemec and winger Maxim Tsyplakov to the Flames in return for a pair of first-round draft choices, a second round pick and prospect Etienne Morin.
from Sportsnet,
It has been apparent for months that the Calgary Flames will wield their significant draft capital to make a big splash at this year’s NHL Draft. Eric Francis sets the table.
from The Hockey News,
The Calgary Flames traded two first-round picks, a second-rounder and prospect Etienne Morin to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov.