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June 08, 2025

Draisaitl says Flames' Wolf "made for NHL"

June 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"He’s big, strong, and physical. He’s a little bit feared in the German league, but not in a bad way."

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June 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Leon Draisaitl, David Wolf
June 07, 2025

Ward wasn't "the right fit" for Flames' AHL team

June 07, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“Brad was first class through the whole thing. As a new employee to the Flames, I thought he was really classy and very truthful with me."

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June 07, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brian Burke, Brad Treliving, Troy Ward, Robbie Ftorek
May 30, 2025

Monahan wanted Flames to draft him

May 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"He said he wanted to be a Calgary Flame right then."

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May 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Craig Conroy
May 26, 2025

Blackhawks had chance to get Pronger in 2006

May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"One of the picks they would have had to give up was the pick that turned into either Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews."

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May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Chris Pronger, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane
May 26, 2025

Friedman: Flames, Cammalleri's agent will negotiate

May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"Brad certainly left me with the impression that it was a good meeting and Cammalleri was open to the idea of staying and they were open to the idea of keeping him."

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May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Michael Cammalleri, Brad Treliving
May 21, 2025

Gaudreau admires work ethic of Thomas

May 21, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"It's good to see as a young player how he's so old - so much older and how hard he still works."

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May 21, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Johnny Gaudreau, Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
May 21, 2025

Flames have specific target with No. 4 draft pick

May 21, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"Do we have a person we have in mind? For sure. I mean, there's a guy we would love to get."

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May 21, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Craig Conroy
May 13, 2025

Wolf ready for Flames, Canadian market

May 13, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"To play in the Show for a Canadian team? That’s the best thing that can happen."

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May 13, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
David Wolf, Calgary Flames
May 08, 2025

Treliving spells out AHL philosophy

May 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"You want your people in positive, successful environments. But we put development ahead of everything."

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May 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving
May 06, 2025

Treliving wants Cammalleri to stay with Flames

May 06, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"We want him to be a Flame. I plan on following up in the next few days with Mike and his representative and just get a little better sense of where they're at."

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May 06, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving
April 29, 2025

Burke's presence 'invaluable' for Treliving

April 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"To have somebody that's seen it all and done it all, a confidante that you can go to, it's invaluable."

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April 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brian Burke, Brad Treliving, Phoenix Coyotes, Don Maloney
April 28, 2025

Treliving, Burke address hockey analytics

April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"The first analytics systems I see that'll help us win, I'll buy it. I'll pay cash so that no one else can use it."

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April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Brian Burke, Brad Treliving, Calgary Flames
April 28, 2025

How Flames' PHO Burke views GM role

April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Food for thought from December concerning Brian Burke, as the president of hockey operations, on the GM role.

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April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving, Brian Burke
April 23, 2025

MacInnis: Playoffs test your will to win

April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"The three hardest championships to win in sports are 1) the Stanley Cup; 2) the Stanley Cup; and 3) the Stanley Cup."

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April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues
April 23, 2025

MacNeil: "Al MacInnis just about terrorized Patrick Roy"

April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I know they’re always trying to tell you different nowadays. But it’s ALWAYS an intimidation game. In one form or another."

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April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Al MacInnis, Patrick Roy, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens
April 22, 2025

Darryl Sutter pushes the right buttons

April 22, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“It was his ability to walk through the dressing room and know exactly what the mood of the team was — that was his greatest asset."

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April 22, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Darryl Sutter
April 20, 2025

Cherish those Stanley Cup chances, boys

April 20, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I’m saying to to him ‘Hey, that was easy. How many more of those are we going to win?’ "

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April 20, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames
April 16, 2025

Flames unlikely to trade No. 4 pick

April 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“You’ve got to have an incentive to move up. It’s not just to be the start of the draft, go up and pick first or second and say, ‘Look at me. I moved up.’ "

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April 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brian Burke
April 15, 2025

Monahan is 'going to be a stud in this league'

April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"You hear the whole ‘can’t-teach-that’ thing . . . he has that touch and that feel.”

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April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Sean Monahan
April 15, 2025

Burke shows his lighter side on Twitter

April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Brian Burke showed just the right humorous touch on Twitter Monday evening.

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April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brian Burke
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