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Since Craig Conroy took the helm of the Calgary Flames back in May 2023, the hockey club has very much leaned into their youth movement. Call it a retool or a rebuild or a re-whatever, but the long and the short of it is that the Flames have traded a lot of established NHL players for younger players and draft choices. And in doing so, they’ve dramatically overhauled their prospect pool.

FN AHL Report Cards: Andrew Basha’s split AHL and WHL season was the right call Photo credit: David Moll/Calgary Wranglers Jul 12, 2026, 10:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 12, 2026, 02:30 EDT Andrew Basha was a 2024 second round draft pick for the Calgary Flames who faced some injury setback last season but felt ready to try pro with the Wranglers in 2025-26. The left winger is a Calgary kid who played the last four seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers and served as an alternate captain in the 2024-25 season.

The Calgary Flames made some franchise history a couple weeks back at the 2026 NHL Draft. When they selected Prince George Cougars defenceman Carson Carels at sixth overall, it represented the highest pick they’ve used on a defenceman in franchise history. It’s also the 13th time the Flames have used a first-round pick to select a blueliner, and the second time they’ve done so in three years.

Way, way back in July 2022, restricted free agent forward Matthew Tkachuk informed the Calgary Flames that he wouldn’t be signing a long-term deal with the Flames. Tkachuk’s decision, undertaken after speaking with other teams after receiving his qualifying offer – a right afforded to him under the collective bargaining agreement – led to a pretty significant trade with the Florida Panthers.

Should the Flames trade for Shane Wright? Photo credit: © Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images Jul 10, 2026, 14:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 9, 2026, 21:37 EDT What type of player is the most difficult to acquire in today’s NHL? Young, right shot centres. That’s why the name Shane Wright has been discussed as a trade option for the Calgary Flames in recent weeks.

Numbers can be weird, folks. Sometimes numbers recur in your life to the point where it becomes almost spooky. Maybe the recurring numbers mean something. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. Just over three years into Craig Conroy’s tenure as general manager of the Calgary Flames, the number seven sure does seem to be coming up pretty often in important ways.

The Calgary Flames made nine selections at last weekend’s 2026 NHL Draft. It was the fourth draft with Craig Conroy as general manager, and the additions he made were a mixture of some of the best draft-eligible players in their respective leagues… and a few bets made on players with oodles of potential that were hampered by injuries in 2025-26.

Start filling out your calendars, folks. On Thursday, the American Hockey League released the schedule for its 2026-27 regular season. As part of that release they announced the fixtures for the fifth season for the Calgary Flames’ AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. Like all other AHL clubs, the Wranglers will play 72 games: 36 in the Scotiabank Saddledome and 36 on the road. As is typical, they’re playing a pretty division-heavy schedule.

Pals, one of the most frustrating things with the old collective bargaining agreement between the National Hockey League and its players was that the rules governing how long a team holds a players rights after they were drafted was very, very complex. In the 2013 CBA, which was largely in force until recently, the portion governing the exclusivity of drafted players – “8.6.: Reserve List – Exclusive Rights” took up four and a half pages. In the new CBA, which fully comes into effect on Sept.

What Simon Nemec’s new contract means for Zayne Parekh Photo credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images Jul 9, 2026, 10:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 9, 2026, 01:55 EDT On Monday, the Calgary Flames concluded an important bit of business, signing 2022 second-overall selection Simon Nemec to a five year contract that will keep him with the hockey club through the conclusion of the 2030-31 season.