At this point, it’s almost a cliche to say that Mikael Backlund’s been a life preserver for the Calgary Flames. For the better part of the past decade, Backlund’s line has been relied upon to give the club quality minutes.
The Calgary Flames had a weird season in 2023-24, and there’s no better illustration of that weirdness than their special teams play. The club swapped
The Calgary Flames hosted the San Jose Sharks in the 82nd and final game of the season for both teams. And the Flames utterly dominated their opposition for the duration of this hockey game.
A game the Calgary Flames certainly deserved a better fate for ended up as a loss Thursday evening against the St. Louis Blues. Calgary had the tying goal before the empty netter to make it 4-4 due to a miss called high stick as well as getting another one called back for being just offside.
The Calgary Flames had a pretty decent first period against the Washington Capitals. Unfortunately, the Flames just couldn’t put a complete game together.
There are 15 games remaining on the Calgary Flames schedule and while the club remains mathematically alive in the playoff hunt, it seems prudent to start thinking about how to build for success next season.
The Calgary Flames came out flat footed against one of the most high-octane attacks in the entire league and paid dearly for it. The Hurricanes were too much for the Flames and spent long stretches attacking in prolonged waves.
The Calgary Flames announced a contract extension on Friday, signing fourth-line centre Kevin Rooney to a one year deal (for 2024-25) worth $1.3 million.
The Calgary Flames signed forward Kevin Rooney to a one-year contract extension worth $1.3 million, according to The Fourth Period’s Kevin Rooney. The 30-year-old center has one goal and is averaging 10:36 of ice time in 13 games with the Flames this season.
It’s trade deadline week across the National Hockey League, folks, and so there’s going to be a veritable fire hose of trade-related chatter out there over the next few days.
The Calgary Flames weren’t great on Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Maybe it was three days between games. Maybe it was the late start.
Russian theatrical legend Konstantin Stanislavski once famously remarked “there are no small parts, only small actors.” In the context of the many complexities of professional sports, on occasion players with seemingly small roles can have large impacts on the course of games.
The Flames came out swinging with a hot start that left the Oilers chasing all night long. There were scrums, scraps, and fisticuffs in what felt like the first revival of a hatred that disappeared when Matthew Tkachuk and Zach Kassian left their respective former teams.
Heading into this season, the common thought process regarding the Calgary Flames’ centres was something like this: “Hey, they have Elias Lindholm, Mikael
The Calgary Flames re-found their work boots and put them to the test on a Family Day afternoon against the Winnipeg Jets. Early on it seemed the team
On Thursday night, the Calgary Flames returned home from a long road trip and laid an egg against the San Jose Sharks. It’s not encouraging, but it happens.
The Calgary Flames failed to bring an acceptable level of energy to the rink on Thursday night as they fell flat against the lowly 2023-24 San Jose Sharks.
It was a spectacular display of athleticism in both creases as Jacob Markstrom and Igor Shesterkin put on a show. Markstrom was the star early making highlight reel save, one after another, as the Rangers kept pressing hard.
The Calgary Flames made their annual visit to Madison Square Garden on Monday night to face the New York Rangers in the final instalment of a four game road trip.
The Calgary Flames have placed forward Kevin Rooney on waivers. Rooney has been on Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR) all season due to a shoulder injury that required surgery before the season began.
One more news item on a busy Monday for the Calgary Flames. Per multiple reports from our insider pals, the Flames have placed forward Kevin Rooney on waivers.
Initially expected to play a pivotal role on the team’s fourth line last season, Rooney fell far short of expectations and played just 17 contests for the Flames, posting just one assist.
Calgary Flames center Kevin Rooney is looking at a potentially longer recovery timeline after suffering an upper-body injury in practice earlier this week.
Kevin Rooney of the Calgary Flames, Tyler Benson of the Edmonton Oilers, Martin Kaut of the Colorado Avalanche and Ryan Carpenter of the New York Rangers are all available for claim, along with Boston Bruins defenseman Victor Berglund.
The New York Rangers activated both Kaapo Kakko and Kevin Rooney from injured reserve.
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