Ryan Pike

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

In Iginla’s entire NHL career, he had 625 goals and 1,300 points in 1,554 games. In just the 2000s, he had 556 goals and 1,148 points over 1,285 games. In just his Flames tenure during the 2000s, he had 456 goals and 943 points over 950 games. No matter how you want to slice it up, Iginla’s career was incredibly impressive. He retired in July 2018 having won essentially everything a high-end hockey player can win… aside from a Stanley Cup.

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

The Calgary Flames had a pretty good season overall – as far as seasons that involve no playoff appearances go – and the team’s progression was driven through the growth of young players such as Dustin Wolf, Matt Coronato and Connor Zary. As the Flames’ key young players progress, these gentlemen are gonna get paid as they leave their entry-level years. Recently Coronato inked a seven year deal that’ll pay him $6.5 million annually through 2032. Wolf is eligible for an extension as of July 1.

6 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

While the Stanley Cup playoffs rage on across North America, another prominent tournament kicks off in Europe on Friday in the form of the IIHF men’s World Championship. The event pits 16 countries against each other for international hockey supremacy, and is a pretty wacky tournament in that every national team is fairly cobbled together based on which players from around the world are available and/or healthy at the end of their club team’s season.

6 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

One of the Calgary Flames’ top prospects has been named a finalist for a major award. On Thursday, the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League announced several finalists for their league awards. Among the players announced as up for awards was Shawinigan Cataractes forward Matvei Gridin, a Flames’ first-round selection in 2024, one of the three contenders for the QMJHL’s Michel Bergeron Trophy as the league’s top offensive rookie.

6 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

National Hockey League teams make roster changes a lot, and the Calgary Flames are no different. Over the past 12 months, the Flames parted ways with 10 players that ended up playing NHL games during the 2024-25 season. With the regular season complete and the Stanley Cup playoffs ongoing, let’s check in with the 10 recent-departed Flames to see how they performed this season. Kuzmenko was traded to the Flyers by the Flames at the end of January.