At this point in time, it appears that the majority of the Calgary Flames’ roster will remain intact to begin the 2023-24 season. While several players remain hesitant in signing extensions, general manager Craig Conroy seems to be fine allowing things to play out and moving them during the season if the situation calls for
Flames Prospects
Let’s take a break from what has been mostly an underwhelming season for most Calgary Flames fans thus far. The team is currently trying to remain in the Western Conference playoff picture, with a recent, successful California road trip helping achieve this feat. They are still trying to consistently produce goals and make line combinations
Depth is vital for any NHL team with championship aspirations. Therefore, today we’ll be taking a look at two Calgary Flames prospects who could eventually play supporting roles for the big club. Both men are from Europe, both happen to share a first name and each is at a different stage of his career. Adam
Hockey is back! No, it’s not the regular season or even the preseason, but Vancouver Canucks fans will get to see the greatest game on earth be played tonight as the Young Stars Classic gets underway in Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The first game will see the Winnipeg Jets face off against
The Calgary Flames had some great work done to their roster this offseason and are ready to come back and make a splash in 2022-23. They are set in net, on defence, and at centre, but the wing is where they need the most help. They have more than enough defencemen, so using one or
Welcome back for another edition of the Calgary Flames Prospects Report. This is a reoccurring segment at The Hockey Writers, following the seasons and storylines of all the prospects in the Flames system throughout the 2021-22 season. Calgary Flames Prospect Report (The Hockey Writers) This week is the goalie edition of the prospects report as
Welcome to the first edition of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner’s Prospects of the Week. Matthew Zator, Greg Boysen, and Peter Baracchini each select one prospect that stood out during the week and highlight their performance both on-air and in print. This past week saw a number of great performances from prospects across the hockey
I don’t think any of the youngsters invited to Calgary Flames rookie camp have much of a shot at cracking the big club’s roster this season as things stand now. That’s not an indictment of the club’s prospect pool, nor is it to suggest that the rookie camp this year isn’t important. It’s just that
We will start today’s trip across the prospects landscape in Sweden, where a key player in the Detroit Red Wings rebuild suffered an injury. From there, we will return to North American to check on a Montreal Canadiens prospect looking to make history in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Finally, we’ll end in the
We are one step closer to crowning the top player of the 2020-21 college hockey season as the finalists have been narrowed down to three. Plus, we check in on two members of the 2020 class as prospects of the Nashville Predators and Calgary Flames had big nights on Thursday. Hobey Baker Award Finalists Revealed
The Los Angeles Kings’ top pick in 2020 is finding his groove in the American Hockey League (AHL) and continued his goal-scoring streak. A full slate in the Western Hockey League (WHL) gave us great performances from a defensive prospect of the Minnesota Wild and a Calgary Flames hopeful between the pipe. We even got
After being known for their ability to dominate their opponents, or close out games in tight situations, Canada leaves the 2021 World Junior Championship with a silver medal. It was a devastating loss for a team that never gave up an even-strength goal all tournament until last night’s affair. Canada outscored their opponents 41-4 during
The Calgary Flames have seen a nice crop of prospects make the jump from the AHL to the NHL in the last couple of seasons. The likes of Dillon Dube, Oliver Kylington, Andrew Mangiapane, and Rasmus Andersson have all graduated to the big club, the latter two starting to make a significant impact. These graduations
Team Canada had themselves a very eventful Saturday. After revealing that a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19, its stacked roster took to the ice for a scrimmage during their World Junior Championship selection camp. Also, the United States Hockey League (USHL) has finally kicked off its season and a recent draft pick of
Today’s prospect and rumors post has a Finnish focus to it. A top prospect for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft scores his first goal in Finland’s top league. A Calgary Flames former first-round pick is dominating in Finland after missing the entire 2019-20 season, Aleksander Barkov may be on his way to Finland as part
The 2020 NHL Draft has been talked about for quite some time as being one of the deepest drafts in years. As a result, fans of teams who have a first-round pick have been getting quite excited anticipating who their team would possibly take. Now that day one has concluded, those questions have been answered.
The Calgary Flames loaned a former first-round pick to the Finnish Liiga, a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft gets his first goal of the season, and the Shawinigan Cataractes named their captain for the 2020-21 season. Flames Loan Välimäki To Finland The Flames have loaned defenseman Juuso Välimäki to Tampereen Ilves in
The New Jersey Devils and the Calgary Flames announced that they have each loaned a prospect to Slovakia. There is a rumor that the Anaheim Ducks are going to loan a prospect overseas and we take a look at a Russian player that has made big strides in his game this past season for our