Ryan Pike

5 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

When it comes to the Calgary Flames, after the 2024-25 season we know one thing for sure: Dustin Wolf is going to be between the pipes for the foreseeable future in pretty much every important game. Something that’s a lot less clear is who his backup will be going forward. So earlier this week, two related things happened that could impact the Flames – or perhaps, at the very least, are a reflection of their goaltending situation.

6 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

In the history of the Calgary Flames franchise, they have a lot of success drafting players out of the Western Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League. But when they veer out of those two circuits, they tend to have the most success when they select out of Sweden. One of the more exciting Swedish prospects in this year’s draft class, one that could really help fill a bunch of the gaps in the Flames’ system, was actually born in Australia and then raised in Sweden.

6 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

When it comes to contract negotiations, life is always easier for both parties when a comparable market value already exists. Throwing out your own estimations of your player’s valuation is challenging sometimes, especially if a player is pretty early in their playing career and hasn’t established themselves. So when another team locks in a similar player, that takes the guesswork out of negotiations.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but a pair of Calgary Flames prospects have been named to their league’s year-end all-star teams. On Friday, the Ontario Hockey League announced their all-star and all-rookie teams for the 2024-25 campaign. Flames prospects Zayne Parekh and Jacob Battaglia were among the players named.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Pike

When National Hockey League teams make draft choices, they do so with a lot of optimism. But since teams have a finite number of contracts and roster spots, they can’t sign everybody, and sometimes draftees don’t end up signing with the clubs that drafted them. Over at PuckPedia, they’ve listed of 39 drafted players whose NHL rights will lapse on June 1. 21 of those players aren’t under contract anywhere for next season yet.