Martin Pospisil was looking to play for Slovakia at the World Championships, but unfortunately he was not cleared by the Calgary Flames medical staff. The 2025 IIHF World Championships are just over a month away, and with so many NHLers already committed to playing for their country, this tournament is shaping up to be a good one.
In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumours, Dustin Wolf was pulled for the first time this season in an ugly 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.
As a hockey fan there is always an urge to look forward to the next time of the year when there will be an opportunity to place your team under additional scrutiny and take on an extra bit of wishful thinking.
How many of the yearly leaders in NHL goals since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes?
The introduction of coach’s challenges and video review, in general, has led to a knee-jerk reaction for most goals scored in the National Hockey League:
First-period goals by Martin Pospisil and Matt Coronato held up as the visiting Calgary Flames upset the red-hot Washington Capitals 3-1 on Tuesday. Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who have won consecutive games and moved into the Western Conference's second wild-card position.
A nasty play could lead to some additional discipline for one of the Calgary Flames’ young stars. During a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, forward Martin Pospisil was handed a five-minute major penalty for boarding opposing forward Taylor Hall.
“Not right now! Not right now! Not right now! You gotta play!” That’s what color commentator Drew Remenda urged, after Klim Kostin tried to fight Martin Pospisil with three minutes left, San Jose Sharks down 2-1 to the Calgary Flames.
The month of November was an eventful one for the Calgary Flames with a lot of highs and lows. The highs were very high which included a four game win streak on home and and the incredible play of Dustin Wolf.
The hot start and open budget put Calgary in the best spot it's been in years, and it’s a direct result of novice general manager Craig Conroy’s timely reliance on the prospect pool.
From top-line threats to breakout candidates falling silent, here’s a look at five NHLers who need to find a way to get out of their slumps.
Sunday night was far from a banner-worthy performance from Martin Pospisil. Facing off against the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames were able to erase a two-goal deficit to get things tied up early in the third period, but a major mistake from Pospisil killed any and all momentum they had built.
The Calgary Flames have undergone plenty of notable changes over the calendar year. They traded Elias Lindholm, Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin ahead of the trade deadline, and Jacob Markstrom and Andrew Mangiapane before the 2024 NHL Draft.
The Calgary Flames have been incredibly fun to watch through two games. They lit the lamp regularly in a 6-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers and looked fabulous in doing so.
Who would have thought in October of last year that Martin Pospisil would end up being one of the most important players on the Calgary Flames? If you did think that, then good on you because the majority of Flames observers had essentially written off Pospisil as an AHLer.
Heading into the 2024-2025 season the Calgary Flames only have two true NHL centres in their lineup. Nazem Kadri and Michael Backlund are both good, productive centres.
Two of the biggest bright spots last season for the Flames were Connor Zary and Martin Pospisil. Both of them played their first NHL games and managed to stay with the Flames the whole season.
Finding any bit of value in your NHL lineup is extremely important, something that many recent Stanley Cup-winning squads have done so well in recent years.
When the National Hockey League pauses its season in February 2026, at least one member of the Calgary Flames will be a bit busy during the break. On Sunday, Slovakia beat Kazakhstan by a 3-1 score to officially qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament.
A huge blow for a team gearing for the knockout stage. On Wednesday, it was reported that Slovakia forward Martin Pospisil will miss the remainder of the IIHF Men’s World Championship due to injury.
Saturday will mark a full month since the Flames last played hockey. A 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks that saw Dustin Wolf get within 8.9 seconds of his first NHL shutout.
Martin Pospisil has led team Slovakia through their first three games of the World Championships. He is currently leading his team in points with six in three games.
Martin Pospisil seems to keep getting himself in trouble. The Calgary Flames center was ejected from Thursday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets after elbowing defenseman Josh Morrissey in the head.
He boarded Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn in the third period of Monday’s game.
Calgary drafted him in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL Draft. He’s already played more NHL games than all but two players taken that round, behind Philipp Kurashev and Paul Cotter.
With Martin Pospisil’s injury, the Flames were expected to bring someone up to take his place before Saturday's game against Edmonton.
The Calgary Flames got some good news regarding center Martin Pospisil, as he’s expected to only miss a couple weeks with his upper-body injury. Pospisil
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