It’s been said before, and we’ll say it again: the goal of the Calgary Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate is not to win games. The stated goal of the Calgary Wranglers, and before them the Stockton Heat, is the development of future NHL players for the Flames.
Folks, the National Hockey League’s waiver wire is one of their many instruments aimed at creating competitive balance across the league. Specifically, the waiver wire aims to prevent NHL clubs from hoarding talent in the minors that otherwise could be good enough for a spot on another team’s roster.
When Craig Conroy was announced as general manager in May 2023, he pledged to give young players a chance to play for the Calgary Flames. He and head coach Ryan Huska followed through on that pledge, with 11 different rookies playing games for the club in 2023-24 – a big increase from the six that made appearances in the prior season.
As it stands, the Calgary Flames have four picks in the first two rounds of the 2024 NHL Draft. It appears that the Flames will pick around the 10th overall pick and somewhere in the 20s with the pick they received in the Elias Lindholm deal with the Vancouver Canucks.
On their Tuesday off, the Calgary Flames made a roster move. They’ve assigned winger Jakob Pelletier to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
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 recalled wing prospects Matthew Coronato and Jakob Pelletier.
The Calgary Flames played the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday evening, in the aftermath of the Noah Hanifin trade and on the eve of the trade deadline.
In advance of Friday’s trade deadline, the Calgary Flames have placed defenceman Jordan Oesterle on waivers, per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. The 31-year-old Oesterle is a left shot defender.
On Saturday night, the Calgary Flames a game filled with emotion and managed to battle back from a multi-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.
We have good news and bad news, folks. The bad news is the Calgary Flames will be without one of their first-round selections, 2020 top pick Connor Zary, on a day-to-day basis due to an upper body injury.
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.
The Calgary Flames will have Dan Vladar in goal when they face the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night in the third Battle of Alberta instalment of the 2023-24 season.
Friends, we’re less than three weeks from the NHL’s annual trade deadline. As we approach, the Calgary Flames are attempting to balance a few different needs.
It’s interesting to see what a few days off and a blockbuster trade can do for a team. Before the All-Star break, the Calgary Flames went through a rough six-game homestand going 2-4-0 and losing two important “four-point” games to the St.
A young and promising player is back on the shelf. On Thursday, the Calgary Flames announced that forward Jakob Pelletier is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
If there’s one player that Calgary Flames players, brass and fans seem to root for, it’s 2019 first-rounder Jakob Pelletier. He’s a bit small, sure, but he’s been a highly-effective player at various levels and combined with his gregarious and cheerful nature, he’s an easy kid to like.
Calgary Flames’ forward Jakob Pelletier has left tonight’s game against the New York Rangers after receiving a hard hit from Rangers’ defenseman Jacob Trouba.
Monday was a busy day between games for the Calgary Flames. Former first-round pick Jakob Pelletier was activated off injured reserve and assigned to the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL.
The rookie was expected to earn him a spot in Calgary’s new-look opening-night lineup under rookie NHL head coach Ryan Huska. Now, unfortunately, it seems that won’t be the case.
As per the Calgary Flames, rookie forward Jakob Pelletier will be out indefinitely with a left shoulder injury and will require surgery. There is no timeline set for a return.
The Calgary Flames returned to the comforts of the Scotiabank Saddledome this past Saturday (Jan. 21) after a lackluster five-game road trip against opponents from the Central Division.
Daily Faceoff hockey analysts Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna discussed the comments made about Flames rookie Jakob Pelletier by head coach Darryl Sutter after Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The QMJHL draft is underway and already there has been a notable trade agreed upon. It appears Flames prospect Jakob Pelletier have came up in conversation.
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