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[Calgary Flames]

Flames prospect Henry Mews suffers season-ending injury in NCAA action

Michigan Wolverines defenceman and Calgary Flames prospect Henry Mews will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after sustaining an injury in Saturday’s game against Notre Dame.

Mews, 19, left Saturday’s 2-1 Wolverines victory early in the first period after taking a heavy hit from Notre Dame forward Sutter Muzzatti along the end boards in Michigan’s defensive zone. The right-handed rearguard was unable to put much weight on his left leg as he left the ice for the Wolverines’ dressing room.

The Michigan Daily hockey reporter Matthew Auchincloss was the first to report the severity of Mews’ injury on Monday afternoon, confirming through a spokesperson for the school’s athletics department that the hit “prematurely [ended] his freshman season with the Wolverines.”

A third-round pick (No. 74 overall) of the Flames in the 2024 NHL Draft, Mews collected nine assists in 10 games with the Wolverines as a freshman while routinely quarterbacking the team’s No. 1 power-play unit. Mews previously played with the Ottawa 67’s and Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.

#Flames prospect Henry Mews is done for the year after taking this hit in Saturday's game against Notre Dame. Brutal news for the '24 third-round pick. pic.twitter.com/5J8mKrBI0D

— Mike Gould (@miketgould) November 3, 2025

The Flames drafted Mews after he collected 15 goals and 61 points in 65 games with the 67’s in the 2023-24 OHL season. The 6’0″ righty followed that up with 14 goals and 82 points in 68 games split between Ottawa and Sudbury in 2024-25, which placed him third among all OHL defencemen in scoring (behind only Zayne Parekh and Sam Dickinson).

Mews took full advantage of the rule change allowing major junior prospects to retain NCAA eligibility by committing to Michigan ahead of the 2025-26 season. The Ottawa product made his collegiate debut against Mercyhurst University on Oct. 3, recording two assists and five shots on goal.

Along with Parekh and Hunter Brzustewicz, Mews is part of an impressive triumvirate of skilled right-handed former OHL defence prospects in the Calgary system. All three are currently at different stages in their respective development pathways, with Parekh in the NHL, Brzustewicz with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, and Mews still in college.

Assuming that Mews returns to the Wolverines for his sophomore season, he will remain on the Flames’ reserve list until such time that he decides to sign his entry-level contract with the team. Alternatively, if Mews completes four full seasons at Michigan, he will be free to sign elsewhere if he so chooses.

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Source: https://flamesnation.ca/news/flames-prospect-henry-mews-suffers-season-ending-injury-in-ncaa-action

 

[Calgary Flames]

How the World Juniors could impact Zayne Parekh’s future UFA status

On Sunday, Calgary Flames top prospect Zayne Parekh hit a significant contractual milestone, playing in his 10th game of the 2025-26 season. By doing so, Parekh’s three year entry level contract began to run.

But a second, arguably larger, contractual milestone looms in the coming months. And the timing of that milestone could be impacted significantly by the upcoming 2026 World Junior Championship tournament in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

So here’s the deal, gang: the first year of Parekh’s deal begins this season whether he’s in the NHL or not. He is eligible to be returned to the Ontario Hockey League, but all indications are that the Flames want to keep Parekh with the big club. If he’s obviously in over his head, though, they have until January’s CHL roster deadline to sent him back. (We really doubt it happens, but it’s an option of last resort.)

Because he’s a teenager drafted out of the CHL, Parekh is only eligible to play in the AHL this season on a conditioning stint from the Flames – and that’s only if he sits as a healthy scratch for five consecutive games. If he goes on a conditioning stint, he would continue to count against the salary cap and use up a spot on the active roster while he was with the Wranglers.

Staying on the active roster is important, because the second contractual gate that players can hit as teenagers is being on the NHL active roster for 40 games (regardless of how many games he plays). Once Parekh is on the roster for 40 games, he gets credit for a season of “accrued service,” which could get him to unrestricted free agency a season earlier than other players – you’re a UFA when you have seven years of accrued service or turn 27, whichever happens first. One thing that could freeze the active roster clock, though, is a potential loan to join the Canadian national junior team at the World Juniors.

So here’s the deal: if Parekh is loaned out, he would not be considered part of the Flames’ active roster. Canada’s World Junior camp runs Dec. 12-22 in Niagara Falls, followed by the tournament itself from Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. We don’t want to be presumptuous, but it would be very rare for an NHL player who’s made available for the World Juniors to not make the team.

Dec. 10, a home game against Detroit, is the Flames’ 32nd game and potentially the game before Parekh’s loan would begin. Presuming that Canada plays until the end of the medal round, Parekh would rejoin the Flames for their eastern road trip starting Jan. 7 in Montreal. In this scenario, his 40th game on the roster would be Jan. 21 at home against Pittsburgh.

We’re of the mindset that Parekh is with the Flames for the long haul. He’s probably not going anywhere. But if the Flames want to retain some contractual flexibility, and potentially help Parekh build some confidence and swagger, a trip to the World Juniors could do both.

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Source: https://flamesnation.ca/news/how-the-world-juniors-could-impact-zayne-parekhs-future-ufa-status

 

[Calgary Flames]

Flames weekly notebook: Ryan Huska is over-coaching

In my 20 years of following the Calgary Flames, I have never seen them in such disarray to start a season. Everything that could go wrong is going wrong through the first 14 games of the season.

Let’s start with the on ice product where the Flames rank at or near the bottom in nearly every statistical category. They’re not getting the production they need from nearly every player in the lineup. Their top two defencemen, MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson, are playing some of their worst hockey as members of the Flames. Dustin Wolf is putting in either spectacular performances or getting lit up.

Flames fans can live with these outcomes this season if it means that young players are going to get playing time, and the franchise is going to pivot and start to truly build for the future.

Unfortunately, both those things aren’t happening. Ryan Huska continually scratches young players like Zayne Parekh, Matt Coronato, and Connor Zary while not holding his veteran players accountable.

Then there are reports from NHL insiders that Flames ownership and upper management still hold the position that they don’t want to fully rebuild, despite the fact that it’s what the fan base wants and it’s how you acquire the elite talent you need to build a consistent winner in the NHL.

It’s time for ownership and upper management to come to the realization that this is not the team you’re going to the promise land with. This is a group that has been together going on four years and they haven’t accomplished anything. Not one playoff appearance.

It’s time for Conroy to rip the band-aid off and start to turn this ship in a different direction. Flames fans will accept a few down years if it means the Flames are building for something better in the future.

What fans won’t accept is this organization continuing to want to “remain competitive” keeping them in the mushy middle where they have lived for the last 30 years. My advice would be to embrace building for the future.

In the NHL you either sell hope, or you sell winning. The Flames aren’t doing either right now and it’s pissing off their fan base.

Let’s dive into some other Flames topics from this week

Ryan Huska is over-coaching​

The Flames third year head coach has made some head scratching lineup decisions over the first 14 games of the season.

It starts with Zayne Parekh, who has been made a healthy scratch in four of their games this season despite being one of the Flames better defencemen at 5-on-5 and the fact he is their best quarterback option on the first power play unit.

Scratching Matt Coronato, one of the best shooters on a team that is dead last in goals for this season. Yes, Coronato has had a brutal start to the year for his standards. But so have a lot of other forwards. They just signed him to a seven year contract extension. Scratching what is supposed to be a foundational part of your team moving forward doesn’t make sense.

Connor Zary was a healthy scratch the last two games. Meanwhile Huska has Yegor Sharangovich playing centre in Zary’s spot despite the fact Sharangovich has proved time after time that he is not a centre at the NHL level.

Huska is juggling lines every game.

He’s overplaying Dustin Wolf.

He hasn’t found a legit partner for MacKenzie Weegar.

Simply put, Ryan Huska is over coaching this team. He’s overthinking things because of the brutal start to the season. It’s time for the Flames head coach to play his best players, and put them in positions to succeed. That’s the most important part about being a coach.

Devin Cooley turning into a great story​

Who would have thought 14 games into the season that Devin Cooley would be the most positive story? Especially after the preseason when Cooley had a 4.08 GAA and a 0.846 SV%.

The best story this season has been Devin Cooley.

He had an awful preseason. There were rumours the Flames were going to trade for a different backup goalie. Fans and media were questioning him.

He blocked out all that noise and has had an incredible start to this season. pic.twitter.com/gWp3iQPyLX

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 2, 2025

Cooley vowed after the pre-season that he knew exactly what he needed to fix in his game, and it looks like he has done just that.

Cooley has played nine periods of hockey. In that time he has a 0.933 SV% and a 1.98 GAA. He’s saved 3.64 goals above expected.

52 goalies have played at least 180 minutes this season. Cooley ranks 2nd in save percentage, 3rd in goals against average, and 14th in goals saved above expected. I know it’s early in the season and it’s not a big sample size. But you still have to give credit to Cooley for having the mental toughness to bounce back after an atrocious preseason to become one of the better goalies in the NHL in the first month of the season.

Philly Boys starting to produce​

It’s been a bit of a struggle from a production standpoint for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost since joining the Flames last season.

In 45 games with the Flames, Farabee has only put up 12 points. That’s a 22 point pace over 82 games.

In 46 games with the Flames, Frost has put up 19 points. That’s a 34 point pace over 82 games.

To say that the Flames need more production from these two is an understatement. But they have started to turn things around over the last couple weeks. Farabee has four points in his last five games which includes two goals.

Morgan Frost has five points in his last seven games, most of which have come playing on the wing at 5-on-5 with Jonathan Huberdeau.

Baby steps for sure. But it’s something that you hope these two players can build on moving forward.

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[Calgary Flames]

The Flames’ blueline prospects are downright fascinating

If you’ve heard news about the Calgary Flames’ prospects lately, it’s probably been about one of their young defencemen.

On the “bad news” side of the spectrum, Henry Mews’ freshman season at the University of Michigan has ended prematurely due to a lower-body injury suffered this past weekend. Mews was in the midst of a great season, serving as the point-man on the Wolverines’ terrifying power play.

I didn't catch this until this morning, but it appears Henry Mews was injured when he sustained this hit in last night's game and did not play after it occurred early in the 1st period. pic.twitter.com/6ZoEg2zjEK

— PuckHeads Insider (@PuckheadsInsdr) November 2, 2025

But meanwhile, we’ve seen some defenders have some good weeks.

Zayne Parekh played his 10th NHL game, which means his entry-level deal is kicking in. Hunter Brzustewicz continues his strong play with the Wranglers and is scoring at just below a point-per-game pace… as a 21-year-old AHL defender. And Yan Kuznetsov, who’s impressed over the last two seasons as a partner for Brzustewicz (and now Jeremie Poirier), was called up to the Flames on Tuesday.

Let’s dive into this week’s statistical update!

Andrew Basha – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

19; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	2	3	3	3	3	7	14.94
2024-25 (WHL)	23	9	20	29	24	12	9	73	31.22

Basha registered an assist this week.

Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL​

19; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	13	7	5	12	9	7	6	41	24.45
2024-25 (OHL)	68	40	50	90	67	57	45	239	35.06

Battaglia scored a goal and an assist in a pair of weekend games.

Parker Bell – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

21; Calgary’s fifth round pick (155th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 192 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.00
2024-25 (AHL)	61	7	5	12	9	12	9	67	7.84

Bell is still waiting on his first point of the season.

Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

20; Vancouver’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 3rd-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	4	4	8	7	3	3	11	31.88
2024-25 (AHL)	70	5	27	32	19	20	13	75	18.22

Brzustewicz scored a goal this week.

Nick Cicek – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

25; free agent signing; 6’3″, 201 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	1	3	4	2	3	1	14	15.94
2024-25 (DEL)	50	3	14	17	10	16	9	75	9.81

Cicek had an assist this week.

Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

22; Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 210 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	7	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	5.69
2024-25 (AHL)	68	8	14	22	18	17	14	91	12.89

Ciona was held off the scoresheet over two games.

Matvei Gridin – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

19; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	4	7	11	8	8	7	26	54.80
2024-25 (QMJHL)	56	36	43	79	58	40	32	236	32.85

Gridin had a goal and three assists over three games this week. He’s among the most productive rookies in the AHL.

Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

22; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
2024-25 (AHL)	61	1	4	5	3	4	3	43	3.27

Grushnikov had zero points over two games.

Trevor Hoskin – RW, Merrimack College Warriors, NCAA​

21; Calgary’s fourth round pick (106th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 175 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	6	2	4	6	4	3	3	14	32.23
2024-25 (NCAA)	36	12	27	39	29	28	23	80	17.23

Hoskin registered an assist this weekend.

Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL​

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 202 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	12	2	1	3	2	3	2	18	6.19
2024-25 (WHL)	55	5	11	16	12	14	10	66	7.20

Hurtig had a busy week with four games, but his only point was a stat correction from the week prior.

Eric Jamieson – D, University of Denver Pioneers, NCAA​

20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	3	3	6	3	5	3	18	27.00
2024-25 (WHL)	66	14	22	36	26	27	19	175	13.51

Jamieson had a goal and an assist this weekend.

Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	5	6	11	9	8	6	29	43.84
2024-25 (AHL)	63	33	28	61	52	40	35	135	38.59

Kerins had a goal and an assist this week.

Carter King – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; free agent signing; 5’11”, 190 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	9	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	4.43
2024-25 (NCAA)	44	21	22	43	31	16	14	116	35.18

King scored his first goal of the season this week.

Yan Kuznetsov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 209 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 19th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	2	0	2	2	2	2	8	7.97
2024-25 (AHL)	72	6	15	21	12	16	10	95	11.62

Kuznetsov was called up to the Flames on Tuesday morning.

Hunter Laing – C/RW, Saskatoon Blades, WHL​

19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (170th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’5″, 205 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	15	7	8	15	12	10	9	41	24.76
2024-25 (WHL)	64	25	23	48	40	35	29	153	18.57

Laing had a goal and an assist this week, continuing his point-per-game pace.

Aidan Lane – LW/RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 192 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	11.48
2024-25 (OHL)	13	7	6	13	10	10	7	36	26.49

Lane scored his first college goal on Tuesday night.

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https://t.co/pn1JqXFDOH#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/OgRPSpLsrF

— Harvard Men's Hockey (@HarvardMHockey) November 5, 2025

Jakob Leander – D, HV71, U20 Nationell​

18; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 196 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	15	1	3	4	3	4	3	21	4.37
2024-25 (J20)	39	1	5	6	3	5	3	33	2.52

Leander had no points over two games.

Jaden Lipinski – C, University of Maine Black Bears, NCAA​

20; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	2	4	6	4	6	4	12	24.17
2024-25 (WHL)	59	17	41	58	45	30	27	134	24.34

Lipinski had an assist this weekend.

Cade Littler – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA​

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (219th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 197 pounds; shoots right

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	6	1	2	3	2	3	2	7	18.00
2024-25 (NCAA)	33	7	2	9	8	9	8	30	9.82

Littler played once and was scratched once.

Yan Matveiko – C, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, MHL​

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (211th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 150 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	19	9	11	20	13	16	10	30	12.34
2024-25 (MHL)	42	10	14	24	20	21	17	68	6.70

Matveiko had four points over two games this week. He’s nearly matched last season’s goal and point output.

Henry Mews – D, University of Michigan Wolverines, NCAA​

19; Calgary’s third round pick (74th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 181 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 6th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	0	9	9	3	3	2	19	24.58
2024-25 (OHL)	68	14	68	82	51	40	27	233	31.94

Mews had two assists this week (and a stat correction assist added from a prior week). Sadly, he’s out for the season after suffering an injury.

Luke Misa – LW/C, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA​

19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	1	1	2	1	2	1	17	5.46
2024-25 (OHL)	67	34	51	85	58	63	43	211	33.60

Misa scored his first NCAA goal this weekend.

Etienne Morin – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

20; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2024-25 (QMJHL)	62	14	44	58	29	40	24	222	21.79

I’ve had a lot of folks asking me about Morin, so here’s the deal. He’s played twice. But he’s 20 and the Flames don’t want to throw him to the wolves, so he needs a specific type of defensive partner. The challenge is that the Wranglers’ right side options are Hunter Brzustewicz, Jeremie Poirier and Daniil Miromanov right now, none of which seem ideal fits for a 20-year-old who’s learning the pro game. As such: Morin’s being eased in.

But sooner or later, he’s going to need to play somewhere.

Mace’o Phillips – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL​

18; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’6″, 228 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	2	3	2	2	2	18	8.61
2024-25 (USHL)	25	2	1	3	3	3	3	31	2.76

Phillips was injured in a fight a couple weeks back and hasn’t played since.

Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

23; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	9	1	1	2	1	2	1	16	8.86
2024-25 (AHL)	71	5	37	42	23	26	15	132	23.57

Poirier had no points this week.

Cullen Potter – C, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s first round pick (32nd overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 172 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	4	5	3	2	1	24	22.50
2024-25 (NCAA)	35	13	9	22	16	17	13	118	22.63

Potter had a goal and an assist this weekend.

Cole Reschny – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s first round pick (18th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 183 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 2nd-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	8	1	4	5	4	3	3	17	22.50
2024-25 (WHL)	62	26	66	92	70	48	46	213	36.75

Reschny had an assist this weekend.

Theo Stockselius – C, Djurgårdens IF, U20 Nationell/SHL​

18; Calgary’s second round pick (54th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 181 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
U20 season to date	7	1	8	9	6	7	5	23	21.09
SHL season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2024-25 (J20)	40	22	29	51	38	35	29	93	20.91

Via the Flames site, Stockselius suffered a cut from a skate on Oct. 8 and hasn’t played since. (He was replaced on the Swedish national junior team for their upcoming 5 Nations event, which suggests he may be out a little bit longer still.)

William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

22; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	0	8	8	4	6	3	13	31.88
2024-25 (AHL)	70	14	35	49	35	26	20	107	27.90

Strömgren had three assists this week.

Aydar Suniev – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

20; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	10	2	0	2	2	1	1	8	7.97
2024-25 (NCAA)	35	20	18	38	31	21	17	119	34.99

Suniev had a goal this week.

Ethan Wyttenbach – RW, Quinnipiac University Bobcats, NCAA​

18; Calgary’s fifth round pick (144th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 180 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	9	5	5	10	9	5	4	14	25.51
2024-25 (USHL)	44	24	27	51	42	38	30	127	26.61

Wyttenbach had a goal and an assist this week. His goal was pretty impressive.

Straight. Filth.#BobcatNation x #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/mokzvpwUM7

— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 5, 2025

Owen Say – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL​

24; free agent signing; 6’2″, 185 pounds

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	4	239	.898
2024-25 (NCAA)	27	1531	.920

Say started once and picked up his second pro win.

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Rapid City Rush, ECHL​

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	3	179	.919
2024-25 (NCAA)	33	1982	.919

Sergeev started once and lost.

Yegor Yegorov – G, MHK Spartak-MAX, MHL​

20; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	10	613	.932
2024-25 (MHL)	20	1032	.904

Yegorov started once and won.

Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL​

19; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 18th-ranked prospect 2025

GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	15	871	.926
2024-25 (MHL)	21	1157	.935

Zarubin started once and won.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames Game Day 15: Welcoming the Blue Jackets to town (7:30pm MT, SNW/SN1)

After a mixed bag of a four game road trip, the Calgary Flames (3-9-2, 8 points) are back at home and kick off a short homestand on Wednesday evening when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets (7-5-0, 14 points). It’s a milestone game for Nazem Kadri as he plays his 1,000th regular season NHL contest, and an opportunity for the Flames to try to keep much-needed momentum going from Sunday’s win in Philadelphia.

Today’s broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m. MT on Sportsnet West, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

The Flames​

Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Connor Zary – Nazem Kadri – Joel Farabee
Jonathan Huberdeau – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato
Sam Honzek – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Ryan Lomberg – Yegor Sharangovich – Adam Klapka

Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley – MacKenzie Weegar
Yan Kuznetsov – Brayden Pachal

We’re projecting Dustin Wolf in net, backed up by Devin Cooley. The projected extras are Jake Bean, Zayne Parekh and Justin Kirkland, per Sportsnet’s Eric Francis that trio stayed on late after morning skate.

The Flames had a weird road trip, gang. They played three pretty good games – in Toronto, Ottawa and Philadelphia – and ended up with just three points to show for the trip, going 1-2-1. They’ve played well for the past few weeks, but they’ve found ways to lose close games by making mistakes at bad times. Yeah, we’ll freely admit that their win over the Flyers was boring as hell.

But that was exactly the type of game, and result, that the Flames needed to have. We’ll see if they can follow it up.

The Blue Jackets​

Projected lines via Daily Faceoff:

Dmitri Voronkov – Sean Monahan – Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner – Adam Fantilli – Miles Wood
Cole Sillinger – Charlie Coyle – Mathieu Olivier
Kent Johnson – Isac Lundestrom – Zach Aston-Reese

Zach Werenski – Dyson Mayo
Ivan Provorov – Damon Severson
Dante Fabbro – Jake Christiansen

We’re projecting Jet Greaves to start in net, backed up by Elvis Merzlikins. The projected extra is Yegor Chinakhov. Per reports, Denton Mateychuk is banged up and will miss Wednesday’s game.

The Blue Jackets lost to the Islanders on Sunday, snapping a four game winning streak. They start their season with just one win in their first four games, but they’re 6-2-0 since then and finding ways to maintain their momentum and avoid slumps.

Unavailable players​

The Flames are without Martin Pospisil.

The Blue Jackets are without Erik Gudbranson.

The numbers​

Flames	Blue Jackets
3	Wins	7
8 (.286)	Points (%)	14 (.583)
53.4% (9th)	xGF%	47.6% (23rd)
13.5% (29th)	PP%	16.7% (22nd)
77.4% (19th)	PK%	66.7% (30th)

Head to head​

This is the first of two clashes between these clubs this season. They close out the season series in Columbus on Jan. 13.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames forward Nazem Kadri caps off 1,000th NHL game with big goal

For the past 260 games, since he arrived as a free agent, Nazem Kadri has been one of the most reliable players for the Calgary Flames.

As they returned home from a four game road trip that saw the Flames post a disappointing 1-2-1 record, the club commemorated Kadri’s 1,000th NHL game. Featuring multiple gifts, several video packages and a lot of tributes to how impactful Kadri has been throughout his career, it was a fitting celebration of a superlative career for Kadri.

At 7:47 of the second period, as has become his custom, Kadri returned the favour for his team by giving the Flames some breathing room on the scoreboard. With the Flames holding a one goal lead, Kadri added his fourth goal of the season – his 92nd as a Flame and the 311th of his career – to give the Flames a 3-1 advantage.

FLAMES GOAL

Nazem Kadri scores in his 1000th NHL game! You love to see it!

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/yxiszt2R7X

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 6, 2025

With the Flames holding a 2-1 lead Columbus was pressing in the offensive zone, with both blueliners Dante Fabbro and Zach Werenski pinching from the point in an effort to create a scoring chance. That left forward Miles Wood covering the point. Rasmus Andersson nudged an errant pass into the neutral zone, where Flames forward Joel Farabee chased it down, and soon he and Kadri were facing Wood on an odd-man rush.

Given the circumstances and who he was playing with, Farabee had a pass on his mind.

“I was saying on the bench I should have kept my 91 jersey on from warm-ups and just looked them off,” joked Farabee. “It was one of those plays, there was a forward playing D, so I knew I had a really good chance that I saw Naz, so it was pretty simple where it was going.”

“You know, I wasn’t, to be honest with you,” said Huska, asked if he was sure Farabee was passing on the play. “I think it’s just Joel. Joel’s a very smart player, so if Joel would have thought the shot was the best option, he would have taken that. But it was a beautiful play, nice pass, and there was a little bit of patience on Naz’s part to just wait a little bit of time until he had the room up top. It was a nice goal.”

“I had a feeling because they had a forward playing defence,” said Kadri. “And usually forwards don’t play defence that well. So, I kind of figured he was dishing. So, I was ready for it.” [Q: Is Joel getting an extra gift for that pass?] “No, absolutely not. No more gifts.”

The Flames ended up beating the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 5-1 score.

The game was a whirlwind experience for Kadri. The day began with gifts exchanged from teammates to Kadri, and from Kadri to his teammates. Warm-up began with Kadri’s first-ever solo lap – he didn’t get one when he debuted with Toronto as an emergency call-up in 2010 – and the game ended with him taking questions from the media while surrounded by several family members, several of them small children, that took part in the festivities celebrating his accomplishment.

For his part, Kadri expressed his appreciation to the Flames organization, his teammates and the fans for the festivities.

“You know what, I try to just soak in every single minute and just, you know, it’s really full circle,” said Kadri. “The people that started with me are here now. You know, I’m not going to lie, I was a little anxious to drop the puck and just kind of start the game. But, you know, I just tried to take it with a grain of salt and enjoy the day as much as possible.”

Huska wasn’t surprised that Kadri had a big game on his big night.

“It’s always happening with Naz,” said Huska. “But whenever we need something, he’s typically one of the guys that does it for us.”

The Flames, and Kadri, return to action on Friday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.

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[Calgary Flames]

What’s Going On In the Pacific Division: Ducks lead the division after the one-month mark

Who had the Anaheim Ducks leading the Pacific Division a month into the season?

There is one team in the Pacific Division without a record above .500, the Calgary Flames. This is the most competitive the division has been in a long time. Only four points separate the other seven teams in the division.

Let’s take a look at the week that was.

Anaheim Ducks​

The Anaheim Ducks are rolling. Coming into the week, the Ducks were 3-1-1 in their last five games, but managed to win all three games they played this week. First was a 5-2 defeat of the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, then a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils, and finally a 7-3 win over the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers.

That said, this week will be a determining factor of whether this start is a fluke or not. They head to Texas to face the Dallas Stars on Thursday, then the Vegas Golden Knights on the road on Saturday, before returning home to host the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. To gauntlet of Cup contenders continues with a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

Calgary Flames​

Sitting at the bottom of the league standings are the Calgary Flames, thanks to a 4-9-2 record. Their first game of the week saw them lose 4-3 to the Ottawa Senators in a shootout, before a 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Their most successful spell of the season has come in their last two games, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 and the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1.

This week, they host the Chicago Blackhawks, before hitting the road to face the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, two struggling teams in their own right.

Edmonton Oilers​

The Edmonton Oilers’ early-season woes have persisted for a third consecutive season. This week, they fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Rangers, blowing a multi-goal lead. Then came a 3-2 overtime victory over the Blackhawks, before blowing another multi-goal lead in a 3-2 loss to the Blues. In their final game of the week, would you be shocked to learn they blew a multi-goal lead in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Stars?

Anyway, the Oilers only play two games this week, hosting the Avalanche on Saturday and the Blue Jackets on Monday. They’ll then begin a lengthy road trip with two separate back-to-backs, but more on that next week.

Los Angeles Kings​

Like the Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings have been playing some mediocre hockey as of late. On Thursday, they fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Red Wings, then lost 4-1 to the Devils, before shutting out the Jets 3-0 for a 1-1-1 week. Not bad, but not great either.

This week, the Kings wrap up their home stand with a match-up against the Panthers, before hitting the road to face the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montréal Canadiens.

San Jose Sharks​

Are the San Jose Sharks… improving? They started the season with seven losses in their first eight games, but have climbed to a 5-6-3 record. This past week, they defeated the Devils 5-2, the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout, fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Red Wings, but rebounded with a 6-1 win against the Seattle Kraken.

They almost certainly won’t be playoff-bound this season, but they’re already a quarter of the way to matching their win total from last season. They’ll have a back-to-back at home against the Jets and Panthers, before hitting the road to play the Wild.

Seattle Kraken​

The Seattle Kraken had a mediocre week, fitting for such a mediocre team. They fell 3-2 in overtime to the Rangers, defeated the Blackhawks 3-1, but lost 6-1 to the Sharks on Wednesday for a 1-1-1 week.

They’ll hit the road for a back-to-back against the Blues and Stars on the weekend, before returning home to host the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Thanks to a 6-3-4 record, the Kraken sit third in the division, but their -5 goal differential isn’t promising.

Vancouver Canucks​

The Vancouver Cancuks had a bounce-back week after going 1-3-0 the week prior. They defeated the Blues 4-3 in overtime, fell 5-2 to the Wild and Blackhawks, and defeated the Predators 5-4 in overtime.

That game against the Blackhawks kicked off a four-game homestand. They’ll continue it on Saturday with a matchup against the Blue Jackets on Saturday, before hosting the Avalanche on Sunday and the Jets on Tuesday.

Vegas Golden Knights​

The Vegas Golden Knights had a quiet week, playing two home games. The first was a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Avalanche on Friday, followed by a 1-0 victory over the Red Wings on Tuesday.

Their road trip will continue with match-ups against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Ducks, and the Panthers. As of Thursday morning, their 7-2-3 record gives them 17 points, good enough for second in the division.

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[Calgary Flames]

Wranglers recap: Second period spiral deflates chances against San Jose

After a four game week to close off October last week, the Calgary Wranglers started a two game series this week against the San Jose Barracuda on Thursday night. Going into this game, they had won the last give games in a row and earned point in eight straight games. With three days between their last game action, they were fresh and ready to go for this one.

Lineup notes​

The expected absence from this game was Yan Kuznetsov. He was called up to the Flames and played in their game on Wednesday. Prior to puck drop, the Wranglers announced a couple of swaps between the AHL and ECHL. They recalled Simon Mack from the Rapid City Rush and sent down Etienne Morin. Otherwise, changes from the last game included David Silye and Artem Grushnikov slotting back in and Parker Bell slotting out.

Wranglers lines​

Dryden Hunt – Rory Kerins – William Stromgren

Andrew Basha – Sam Morton – Matvei Gridin

Aydar Suniev – Clark Bishop – Martin Frk

Lucas Ciona – Carter King – David Silye

Artem Grushnikov – Daniil Miromanov

Turner Ottenbreit – Jeremie Poirier

Nick Cicek – Hunter Brzustewicz

Ivan Prosvetov

Owen Say (backup)

Game at a glance​

Ivan Prosvetov got the start for this competition and was matched up against Jakub Skarek. Calgary got going early in the zone and when Clark Bishop was taken down in the Barracuda’s crease, they got the first power play chance of the game. Early in the man advantage, Jeremie Poirier got a puck up to Aydar Suniev, who had three opponents in the zone but still managed to skate right in a take a well placed shot that beat Skarek point blank. This goal game just 1:15 into the game.

Quick goal on the power play from Aydar Suniev pic.twitter.com/l5kKgkDwaq

— Paige Siewert (@thathockeygirly) November 7, 2025

San Jose got a similar opportunity around the midway mark of the period when Jeremie Poirier was called on a questionable roughing call. Early in this power play, the Barracuda gave the Wranglers the uno reverse and scored just 12 seconds into the power play off a back door passing play. Igor Chernyshov was the goal scorer for the Barracuda.

Calgary wasn’t wasting any time trying to get one back and Sam Morton had a couple of great chances around the 11:45 mark. A couple of minutes later, William Stromgren was called for tripping and the Wranglers were back in penalty killing mode. This call was another that could’ve gone either way.

The home team killed off this penalty and the score remained. Later in the period, the Barracuda looked like they had a wide open net but somehow fanned on the shot. In the last five seconds of the period, Turner Ottenbreit was called for high-sticking and by the end of the opening 20 minutes, the score remained an even 1-1. Shots in the first were 12-9 San Jose.

Ottenbreit started the second in the box and Calgary was unable to kill off the rest of this penalty. Luca Cagnoni took a pretty harmless looking shot but with a couple of guys in front, Prosvetov wasn’t able to get a good read on it and it went right past him. This goal came 46 seconds into the period.

Calgary continued to play from behind in the first half of this period and struggled to get much space up in the offensive zone. They had a chance to get something going for themselves again when Daniil Miromanov was tripped up at 9:10.

They managed to score just over halfway into the man advantage when Dryden Hunt buried a puck right on the doorstep. Rory Kerins and Daniil Miromanov picked up the assists on this equalizer.

Patience on the power play pays off with the equalizing goal from Dryden Hunt pic.twitter.com/0WVoT0TeRk

— Paige Siewert (@thathockeygirly) November 7, 2025

35 seconds later, San Jose took the lead again with a goal from Cam Lund. Then, 31 seconds after that go-ahead goal, they made more space between them and the home team with a goal from Igor Chernyshov in a similar fashion. A pass up to the slot and time for the skater to pick and rip a shot past the Wranglers’ netminder. This goal ended Ivan Prosvetov’s night and Owen Say came for him in relief.

These teams exchanged power plays then the second ended with Nick Cicek still in the box with 41 seconds left in his penalty. After 40 minutes, the Wranglers trailed the Barracuda 4-2 and shots in the second were an even 8-8.

The Wranglers killed off the rest of Cicek’s penalty then played the first five minutes of the third with a lot more urgency. Hunter Brzustewicz had a good look early off David Silye’s rebound and the team continued to build from there.

They had a chance on the power play at 5:55 when Jack Thompson was called for interference. Calgary tried to set something up on a passing play but the Barracuda weren’t giving them much room and they were only able to put one shot on net.

They kept trying for their next but Skarek was turning everything away and they weren’t getting any lucky bounces. They got another chance on the power play at 12:22 anf the best look of the man advantage went to Martin Frk who wound up for a slap shot and rang it off the post.

At 15:27, Nick Cicek was called for interference and the guys on the ice had quite a lot of protesting to do about that call. It was a tough night on the officiating side of things for this team. They still managed to kill this off and at 2:22, Owen Say put up a huge glove save to keep the score where it was.

At 1:30, Brett Sutter called a timeout and six seconds later, Martin Frk’s second big slap shot of the game went into the back of the net. Daniil Miromanov and Rory Kerins assisted.

Blink and you'll miss this shot from Martin Frk pic.twitter.com/FFAKZ5aNn1

— Paige Siewert (@thathockeygirly) November 7, 2025

Owen Say went back off for another chance for Calgary to even things up but they ran out of time. The Wranglers’ winning and point streak came to a close with a 4-3 loss to San Jose. Shots finished 28-27 for Calgary.

Martin Frk didn’t hold back at the end of the game, saying,

“Oh yeah, we’ve been awful in special teams, especially on the power play.”

Both teams went two for five on the power play but Calgary wasn’t able to get much going, only registering a shot or two on each chance.

Frk continued saying,

“It’s going to be tough on Saturday. We’ve just got to be a little bit better than we were tonight and we can beat them, you just got to do the right things.”

Scoring stat summary​

Aydar Suniev – 1G

Jeremie Poirier – 1A

Dryden Hunt – 1G

Rory Kerins – 2A

Daniil Miromanov – 2A

Martin Frk – 1G

Highlights​

Next up​

The Wranglers get a day between games this time around and close off this two game set on Saturday for a weekend matinee game. They look to at least get a point in this series and hopefully a split. They have tomorrow to fine tune things in practice, then their next game gets started at 1:00 p.m. MT.

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[Calgary Flames]

Instant Reaction: Flames attack runs dry against Chicago

Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!

The Calgary Flames did a few good things on Friday night when they hosted the Chicago Blackhawks. But they had some big systems breakdowns. And they couldn’t solve Spencer Knight.

Despite getting some decent chances, the Flames were blanked for the first time this season as Chicago defeated them on home ice by a 4-0 score.

The rundown​

The Flames had an energetic start to the game, generating some good looks early in the first period but failing to bury those chances. Chicago made some adjustments a few minutes into the game with how they were checking through the neutral zone, and they started to take over the game, though.

Midway through the first period, Rasmus Andersson was called for high-sticking just inside the offensive blueline. Roughly a minute into Chicago’s man advantage, they scored. Connor Bedard threw a nice ankle-high pass towards the net-front area where Tyler Bertuzzi raised up his leg and redirected it off his ankle into the Flames net. That made it 1-0.

Tyler Bertuzzi scores his 4th goal in the last two periods.

1-0 Blackhawks.

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/t6EraRHic1

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 8, 2025

(An aside: the redirect off Bertuzzi’s ankle was a legal goal, even with a distinct kicking motion, because it wasn’t deflected into the net off his skate or boot.)

Later in the period, Joel Farabee fought Colton Dach.

Colton Dach vs Joel Farabee from the Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames game on Nov 7, 2025 https://t.co/UE6efgXPHq

— HockeyFights.com (@hockeyfights) November 8, 2025

First period shots were 11-10 Flames. Via Natural Stat Trick, 5v5 scoring chances were 6-4 Flames and high-danger scoring chances were 3-0 Flames.

MacKenzie Weegar threw a hit on Chicago’s Oliver Moore early in the second period that Moore’s teammate Alex Vlasic didn’t like, leading to a fight. A little later, Nick Foligno threw hits on Zayne Parekh and Connor Zary on the same shift that Joel Hanley didn’t like, leading to a fight.

The second period was, fights aside, fairly evenly-keeled and low-event, though.

Second period shots were 11-7 Flames. 5v5 scoring chances were 6-5 Blackhawks and high-danger scoring chances were 4-2 Blackhawks.

Early in the third period, an odd-man rush for Chicago led to another goal. The Flames were trying to press for offence, but turned the puck over and Chicago headed up ice. Weegar was left back defending a two-on-one. Bedard found Bertuzzi with a cross-ice pass and Bertuzzi launched it over top of a sliding Wolf to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.

Tyler Bertuzzi scores again. 2-0 Chicago

: Sportsnet | #Flames pic.twitter.com/CE83mt6doK

— Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) November 8, 2025

Later in the third period, Chicago scored again on an odd-man rush off a Flames turnover in the offensive zone. That time, Farabee was covering the point and couldn’t recover the puck… and also sorta froze, which left Weegar back defending a three-on-one. Andre Burakovsky scored off the rush to make it a 3-0 Chicago lead.

Bedard added a late goal, stealing the puck from Morgan Frost in the Flames’ zone and out-deking Wolf, tucking the puck behind him to make it 4-0 Chicago.

Third period shots were 11-10 Flames. 5v5 scoring chances were 9-4 Flames and high-danger scoring chances were 5-1 Flames.

Why the Flames lost​

So two things happened in this game, neither of them particularly good developments.

First, Chicago made an adjustment to their neutral zone checking which really hurt the Flames’ ability to attack with speed and numbers. As a result, they struggled to generate chances off the rush and had to rely on their zone play to get chances.

Second, Chicago got some nice stops from Spencer Knight early in this game, and then they got the lead. That seemed to lead to the Flames trying to press too much to create chances on their offensive zone cycles. Two of their goals against – the second and third Chicago goals – were results of them over-committing and then turning the puck over. In other words: they were impatient with their puck management, and it hurt ’em.

It also doesn’t help that Connor Bedard was on a whole other level in this game.

Red Warrior​

Matt Coronato was trying so hard to score in this game. He was credited with 11 shots on goal and did a lot of good things. But like the rest of his team, he just couldn’t get one past Spencer Knight.

Turning point​

Bertuzzi’s second goal was a tough one. The Flames were struggling to get pucks past Chicago’s netminder and having a two goal hill to climb was just too much, especially coming directly off a turnover.

This and that​

The Flames were without Kevin Bahl due to an unspecified malady. They lost Zayne Parekh early in the second period as well.

After Burner​

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Up next​

The Flames (4-10-2) are hitting the road for a couple of games. They kick off a two game road trip on Sunday night against the Minnesota Wild.

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[Calgary Flames]

Flames place Zayne Parekh on injury reserve, recall Daniil Miromanov from Wranglers

As they prepare for a two game road trip, the Calgary Flames have made a pair of roster moves. The club announced on Saturday morning that they’ve recalled defenceman Daniil Miromanov from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. In a corresponding move, they’ve placed defenceman Zayne Parekh on the injury reserve list.

Miromanov was assigned to the Wranglers back on Oct. 21 after clearing waivers. Since arriving with the Wranglers, he’s played primarily with Artem Grushnikov at five-on-five and been a big part of the Wranglers power play. In seven games with the Wranglers, he’s posted one goal and three assists for four points, along with a plus-6 plus/minus. He has played in just one NHL game with the Flames this season and sending him to the AHL was an attempt to get him going. So far, so good, and at the very least he’ll provide some depth for the club for the time being.

Parekh was injured in Friday night’s 4-0 loss against Chicago on a hit from Nick Foligno. The 19-year-old Parekh is the Flames’ top prospect and is learning the pro game at the NHL level, which he’s faced some challenges with at times. In 11 NHL games this season, Parekh has registered one assist playing primarily on the third pairing (with a mixture of Jake Bean and Brayden Pachal primarily) and on one of the two power play units.

Parekh being placed on the injury reserve list means that he’ll be unavailable to the Flames for at least one week, and he won’t be eligible for activation until next Friday at the earliest.

The Flames now have 23 players on their active roster: two goaltenders, eight defencemen and 13 forwards. Parekh joins Martin Pospisil on the injury reserve.

The Flames are back in action on Sunday night on the road when they face the Minnesota Wild.

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Report: Flames’ owner Murray Edwards has ‘no interest’ in trading Nazem Kadri

Nazem Kadri has garnered plenty of attention as of late.

The 35-year-old played in his 1,000th career NHL game on Wednesday night’s 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, becoming the 407th player to reach that distinguished milestone.

But the overarching discussion around Kadri this season has been about other teams’ growing appetite to acquire him and whether Calgary could stomach trading him away.

Flames fans gained a little more insight into that particular conversation on Thursday evening when Darren Dreger — a hockey insider for TSN — reported that Flames majority owner Murray Edwards had little interest in moving on from Kadri, and even expressed his ‘love’ for the team’s core.

Dreger was asked about the chances of Kadri being moved out of Calgary on Thursday’s edition of TSN’s Insider Trading:

“Well I think they’re slim at this point… But I think it’s important to note that Nazem Kadri loves Calgary. He wants to win in Calgary, so this is more a supply-and-demand issue. It’s been well-documented the teams out there across the National Hockey League that are looking for a No. 2 centre, and that is essentially what Nazem Kadri is at this stage of his NHL career”

“But I also know that Murray Edwards, the owner of the Calgary Flames, is telling people that he has no interest in trading Nazem Kadri. In fact, he doesn’t want to trade Nazem Kadri. He loves the core of this team.”

“There’s a lot of hockey ahead, a lot of hockey left in this regular season for the Flames, but it doesn’t sound like Flames ownership has any intention of trading away their veteran forward.”

This insight should shut the door on a potential Kadri trade, at least for now.

Though Calgary’s unwillingness to trade Naz is counter to what many believe is best for the team, it’s not all that surprising; selling players that are under contract beyond the season at hand has always been sort of taboo for the Flames.

For many Calgary fans, the Edwards report only confirmed what they had already believed to be true: the organization has a tendency to approach things as though they are a contender, regardless of how the team is faring on the ice.

Despite a two-game win streak, Calgary is still dead last in the league.

The opportunity to acquire substantial assets in return for Kadri is an avenue that general manager Craig Conroy should absolutely be exploring, especially considering the lucrative market for centremen. However, in light of Dreger’s report, the decision on Kadri may not be Conroy’s to make. (Editor’s Note: Or that the offers they’ve received thus far for Kadri have been underwhelming.)

Kadri has four goals and seven assists in 16 games with the Flames this season, and is in year four of seven on his current deal that carries an AAV of $7 million. This season, that contract switched from including a full no-move clause to a 13-team no-trade list.

Things are subject to change this early in the campaign, but as of now, all indications point to Kadri staying put.

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Projecting Flames prospects for the 2026 World Junior Championships

Friends, we’re about a month away from camp rosters being announced for the 2026 edition of the World Junior Championships, the annual clash of the top national under-20 teams from around the world. The tournament itself begins on Boxing Day.

Based on what we’ve seen, heard and what we think we know, here’s a rundown of which Calgary Flames prospects may (or may not) be at the World Juniors.

Who’s eligible?​

To play in the 2026 edition of the World Juniors, a player has to be born in 2006 or later. Because of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus have been barred from IIHF tournaments. That means Matvei Gridin and Yan Matveiko aren’t be eligible to participate in the tournament.

Canada​

D Zayne Parekh – Calgary (NHL)

This one is pretty simple from our perspective: if Parekh is healthy, he’ll likely be part of Team Canada. He’s played extensively for Canada at the under-17 and under-18 levels, played in pre-tournament games last spring at the World Championships, and briefly participated in the Summer Showcase in July before a nagging injury flared up.

Parekh playing in the World Juniors would give Canada a huge offensive weapon, and allow Parekh to gain some swagger after a tough start to his season. Hopefully it happens, as Parekh ages out of World Junior eligibility after this year.

F Cole Reschny – University of North Dakota (NCAA)

Reschny’s off to a pretty good start to his collegiate career and his status as a first-line centre for a good college program will definitely help his cause. Like Parekh, Reschny has played a ton for Canada at the under-17 and under-18 levels, so there’s familiarity (and probably some trust) there. He was part of the Summer Showcase.

Canada’s forward depth may hurt Reschny’s chances a little bit, as is Reschny’s 2007 birthday – he’s one of the younger contenders for a spot.

F Jacob Battaglia – Kingston (OHL)

Battaglia is off to a good but not great offensive start for the Frontenacs. He also has never suited up for Canada at a major event, and he’s probably a bit of a long shot because of Canada’s ample forward depth unfortunately. This is his final year of eligibility.

F Aidan Lane – Harvard University (NCAA)

Lane has no major international experience and another year of eligibility left. He’s probably not on the radar for Hockey Canada.

F Hunter Laing – Saskatoon (WHL)

Laing has no major international experience and is in his last year of eligibility. He’s probably not on the radar for Hockey Canada.

D Henry Mews – University of Michigan (NCAA)

Mews probably was a strong contender for a spot, given his strong start with the University of Michigan and his prior Hockey Canada experience, including the Summer Showcase. But he’s out for the remainder of the season with an injury, which will wipe out his final year of World Junior eligibility, too.

United States​

F Cullen Potter – Arizona State University (NCAA)

Potter has represented USA Hockey a ton lately, including under-17s, under-18s and the Summer Showcase. He’s off to a solid but not amazing start to his sophomore season with Arizona State, and there may be other players that are a bit hotter right now. It depends on what USA Hockey wants to do with some of their forward slots. Potter’s definitely shown the flashes of talent while wearing USA colours, so we’ll see. He’s definitely in the mix, at the very least. He’s also eligible next year.

F Ethan Wyttenbach – Quinnipiac University (NCAA)

Wyttenbach is quietly one of the better stories in American college hockey, posting a better than point-per-game production level as a “true freshman” – he turns 19 in February. That said, he has zero USA Hockey experience at major international events, so he would need to supplant someone who USA Hockey knows better than him. He’s a long shot. He’s also eligible next year.

D Mace’o Phillips – Green Bay (USHL)

Phillips is big, reliable and has USA Hockey experience from the under-17s and under-18s. But so far, he hasn’t put up the type of offensive numbers in the USHL that would get him on their radar. He’s also eligible next year.

Sweden​

F Theo Stockselius – Djurgardens IF (U20 Nationell)

Stockselius has had a really interesting rise the past couple of years, working his way onto Sweden’s under-18 team, their entry at the World Junior A Challenge, and appearing for them at an under-20 5 Nations event in August. He was cut by a skate in October and missed the November 5 Nations event as a result. He was really good in August, but he may lack the under-20 body of work to get a World Junior spot. He’s also eligible next year.

D Jakob Leander – HV71 (U20 Nationell)

Leander has no major international experience and is likely not on Sweden’s radar. He’s also eligible next year.

Which Flames prospects are you expecting to see at the World Juniors? Let us know in the comments!

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