2023–24 Calgary Flames season

The 2023–24 Calgary Flames season is their 44th season in Calgary, and the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[1]

2023–24 Calgary Flames
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2023–24 record2–4–1
Home record1–1–0
Road record1–3–1
Goals for17
Goals against26
Team information
General managerCraig Conroy
CoachRyan Huska
CaptainMikael Backlund
Alternate captainsRasmus Andersson
Jonathan Huberdeau
Elias Lindholm
Christopher Tanev
ArenaScotiabank Saddledome
Minor league affiliate(s)Calgary Wranglers (AHL)
Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals4 tied (2)
AssistsNoah Hanifin
Elias Lindholm (4)
PointsElias Lindholm (6)
Penalty minutesJonathan Huberdeau (12)
Plus/minusAndrew Mangiapane (+2)
WinsJacob Markstrom
Daniel Vladar (1)
Goals against averageJacob Markstrom (2.75)

Standings

Divisional standings
Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 7 7 0 0 6 28 13 +15 14
2 Vancouver Canucks 6 4 2 0 4 23 15 +8 8
3 Los Angeles Kings 6 3 2 1 3 27 22 +5 7
4 Calgary Flames 7 2 4 1 2 17 26 −9 5
5 Seattle Kraken 7 2 4 1 1 16 25 −9 5
6 Anaheim Ducks 6 2 4 0 1 14 17 −3 4
7 Edmonton Oilers 6 1 4 1 1 17 27 −10 3
8 San Jose Sharks 6 0 5 1 0 8 23 −15 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 24, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Winnipeg Jets 6 3 3 0 2 20 23 −3 6
2 CE Arizona Coyotes 6 3 3 0 2 16 15 +1 6
3 CE Nashville Predators 7 3 4 0 3 20 19 +1 6
4 CE St. Louis Blues 5 2 2 1 1 11 15 −4 5
5 PA Calgary Flames 7 2 4 1 2 17 26 −9 5
6 PA Seattle Kraken 7 2 4 1 1 16 25 −9 5
7 PA Anaheim Ducks 6 2 4 0 1 14 17 −3 4
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 7 2 5 0 2 14 21 −7 4
9 PA Edmonton Oilers 6 1 4 1 1 17 27 −10 3
10 PA San Jose Sharks 6 0 5 1 0 8 23 −15 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 24, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2023. It begins for the Flames on September 15 with 3 games at the Young Stars tournament in Penticton. The full squad started preseason on September 24, 2023.[4]

Regular season
2023–24 game log
October: 2–4–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 11Winnipeg3–5CalgaryMarkstrom17,4141–0–02[14]
2October 14Calgary2–5PittsburghMarkstrom17,6351–1–02[15]
3October 16Calgary2–3WashingtonSOMarkstrom16,4891–1–13[16]
4October 19Calgary4–3BuffaloVladar13,0252–1–15[17]
5October 20Calgary1–3ColumbusMarkstrom16,2762–2–15[18]
6October 22Calgary2–6DetroitVladar17,6262–3–15[19]
7October 24NY Rangers3–1CalgaryMarkstrom16,8002–4–15[20]
8October 26St. Louis–Calgary
9October 29Calgary–Edmonton(outdoors)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of October 21, 2023

Skaters
Regular season[21]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Elias Lindholm524600
Adam Ruzicka5224−10
Andrew Mangiapane5224+26
Jonathan Huberdeau5224−22
Noah Hanifin5044−20
Dillon Dube5123−16
Rasmus Andersson5123+115
Matt Coronato5112−62
Walker Duehr511202
MacKenzie Weegar510102
Blake Coleman5101−22
Yegor Sharangovich5011−20
Dennis Gilbert5011+10
A.J. Greer501102
Nikita Zadorov5011−56
Nazem Kadri5011−45
Mikael Backlund501104
Jordan Oesterle1000−20
Chris Tanev5000−10

Goaltenders
Regular season [22]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jacob Markström44240:13121112.75116.9050000
Dan Vladar1160:0010033.0027.8890000

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated October 10, 2023[23][24]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Sweden Rasmus Andersson (A) D R 26 2015 Malmö, Sweden
11 Sweden Mikael Backlund (C) C L 34 2007 Västerås, Sweden
20 United States Blake Coleman C L 31 2021 Plano, Texas
27 United States Matthew Coronato RW R 20 2021 Huntington, New York
29 Canada Dillon Dube C L 25 2016 Golden, British Columbia
71 United States Walker Duehr RW R 25 2021 Sioux Falls, South Dakota
48 United States Dennis Gilbert D L 26 2022 Buffalo, New York
18 Canada A.J. Greer LW L 26 2023 Joliette, Quebec
55 United States Noah Hanifin D L 26 2018 Boston, Massachusetts
10 Canada Jonathan Huberdeau (A) LW L 30 2022 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
15 Canada Dryden Hunt LW L 27 2023 Cranbrook, British Columbia
91 Canada Nazem Kadri C L 33 2022 London, Ontario
58 Sweden Oliver Kylington Injured Reserve D L 26 2015 Stockholm, Sweden
28 Sweden Elias Lindholm (A) C R 28 2018 Boden, Sweden
88 Canada Andrew Mangiapane LW L 27 2015 Bolton, Ontario
25 Sweden Jacob Markstrom G L 33 2020 Gävle, Sweden
82 United States Jordan Oesterle D L 31 2023 Dearborn Heights, Michigan
22 Canada Jakob Pelletier Injured Reserve LW L 22 2019 Quebec City, Quebec
21 United States Kevin Rooney Injured Reserve C L 30 2022 Canton, Massachusetts
63 Slovakia Adam Ruzicka C L 24 2017 Bratislava, Slovakia
17 Belarus Yegor Sharangovich C/LW L 25 2023 Minsk, Belarus
8 Canada Christopher Tanev (A) D R 33 2020 East York, Ontario
80 Czech Republic Daniel Vladar G L 26 2021 Prague, Czech Republic
52 Canada MacKenzie Weegar D R 29 2022 Nepean, Ontario
16 Russia Nikita Zadorov D L 28 2021 Moscow, Russia

Awards and honours

Transactions

The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Jordan OesterleDetroit Red Wings1-yearFree agency[25]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)Brady LyleSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[26]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)Michael StoneRetirement[27]

Signings
DatePlayerTermRef
June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)Yegor Sharangovich2-year[28]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Dryden Hunt2-year[29]
Colton Poolman1-year[29]
Martin Pospisil1-year[29]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)Ben Jones1-year[30]
Mathias Emilio Pettersen1-year[31]
July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)Samuel Honzek3-year†[32]
September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)Parker Bell3-year†[33]

Draft picks
See also: List of Calgary Flames draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 16 Samuel Honzek LW  Slovakia Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2 48 Etienne Morin D  Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
3 80[upper-alpha 1] Aydar Suniev LW Russia Russia Penticton Vees (BCHL)
4 112 Jaden Lipinski C  United States Vancouver Giants (WHL)
6 176 Yegor Yegorov G  Russia MHC Dynamo Moscow (MHL)
7 208 Axel Hurtig D  Sweden Rögle BK (J20 Nationell)

Note:

  1. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 2023, that sent Tyler Toffoli to New Jersey in exchange for Yegor Sharangovich and this pick.[34] New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 9, 2023, that sent Damon Severson to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[35] Columbus previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 22, 2022, that sent Oliver Bjorkstrand to Seattle in exchange for Winnipeg's fourth-round pick in 2023 and this pick.[36] Seattle previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Calle Jarnkrok to Calgary in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2022, a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[37]

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