2024–25 Calgary Flames season explained

The 2024–25 Calgary Flames season is their 45th season in Calgary, and their 53rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.^[1]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Young Stars tournament

As with previous years, the Flames took part in the annual Young Stars Classic, for its 11th edition, once again held in Penticton. The tournament took place from September 13 through 16, 2024.^[2]

2024 Young Stars tournament game log: 1–1–1
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 13	Calgary	3–4		OT	Murphy		0–0–1
2	September 14	Calgary	3–1			Ignatjew		1–0–1
3	September 16	Calgary	3–4			Murphy		1–1–1
Notes: Games played at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.[3]

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2024.^[4]

2024 preseason game log: 5–2–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–1–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Calgary	6–1					17,151	1–0–0	[5]
2	September 23		1–6	Calgary				14,500	2–0–0	[6]
3	September 23	Calgary	6–3	Edmonton				13,000	3–0–0	[7]
4	September 25	Calgary	3–4		OT	Wolf		6,534	3–0–1	[8]
5	September 28	Vancouver	2–4	Calgary		Vladar	Scotiabank Saddledome	15,978	4–0–1	[9]
6	September 30	Seattle	3–4	Calgary	OT	Vladar	Scotiabank Saddledome	14,605	5–0–1	[10]
7	October 2	Calgary	2–5			Wolf		12,013	5–1–1	[11]
8	October 4	Winnipeg	3–2	Calgary		Vladar	Scotiabank Saddledome	16,311	5–2–1	[12]
Notes: Indicates split-squad. Game played at Abbotsford. Regular season 2024–25 game log October: 5–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 9 Calgary 6–5 OT 18,850 1–0–0 2 [13] 2 October 12 3–6 Calgary 19,289 2–0–0 4 [14] 3 October 13 Calgary 4–1 Vladar 18,347 3–0–0 6 [15] 4 October 15 1–3 Calgary Wolf Scotiabank Saddledome 16,242 4–0–0 8 [16] 5 October 19 Calgary 1–2 OT Vladar 17,151 4–0–1 9 [17] 6 October 22 3–4 Calgary SO Wolf Scotiabank Saddledome 17,025 5–0–1 11 [18] 7 October 24 4–2 Calgary Vladar Scotiabank Saddledome 16,404 5–1–1 11 [19] 8 October 26 5–3 Calgary Wolf Scotiabank Saddledome 16,886 5–2–1 11 [20] 9 October 28 Calgary 0–5 Vladar 17,599 5–3–1 11 [21] 10 October 30 Calgary 1–5 Wolf 11,131 5–4–1 11 [22] November: 7–5–3 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 1–4–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Attendance Record Points Recap 11 November 1 0–3 Calgary 16,275 6–4–1 13 [23] 12 November 3 4–2 Calgary Vladar Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 6–5–1 13 [24] 13 November 5 Calgary 3–2 OT 21,105 7–5–1 15 [25] 14 November 7 Calgary 3–4 OT Wolf 17,850 7–5–2 16 [26] 15 November 9 Calgary 2–3 SO Vladar 16,442 7–5–3 17 [27] 16 November 11 1–3 Calgary Wolf Scotiabank Saddledome 16,920 8–5–3 19 [28] 17 November 12 Calgary 1–3 Vladar 18,781 8–6–3 19 [29] 18 November 15 0–2 Calgary Wolf Scotiabank Saddledome 17,900 9–6–3 21 [30] 19 November 19 1–2 Calgary SO Wolf Scotiabank Saddledome 16,565 10–6–3 23 [31] 20 November 21 2–3 Calgary Wolf Scotiabank Saddledome 17,033 11–6–3 25 [32] 21 November 23 3–4 Calgary SO Vladar Scotiabank Saddledome 17,116 12–6–3 27 [33] 22 November 25 Calgary 3–4 Wolf 17,196 12–7–3 27 [34] 23 November 27 Calgary 1–2 OT Vladar 19,515 12–7–4 28 [35] 24 November 29 Calgary 2–5 Wolf 17,035 12–8–4 28 [36] 25 November 30 Calgary 2–6 Vladar 16,060 12–9–4 28 [37] December: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Attendance Record Points Recap 26 December 3 0–3 Calgary 17,386 13–9–4 30 [38] 27 December 5 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 28 December 8 Calgary 29 December 10 Calgary 30 December 12 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 31 December 14 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 32 December 17 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 33 December 19 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 34 December 21 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 35 December 28 Calgary 36 December 29 Calgary 37 December 31 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Attendance Record Points Recap 38 January 2 Calgary 39 January 4 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 40 January 7 Calgary 41 January 8 Calgary 42 January 11 Los Angeles Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 43 January 13 Calgary 44 January 14 Calgary 45 January 16 Calgary St. Louis Enterprise Center 46 January 18 Calgary 47 January 23 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 48 January 25 Calgary 49 January 26 Calgary Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 50 January 28 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 51 January 30 Anaheim Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Attendance Record Points Recap 52 February 1 Calgary 53 February 2 Calgary 54 February 4 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 55 February 6 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 56 February 8 Seattle Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 57 February 23 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 58 February 25 Calgary 59 February 27 Calgary March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Attendance Record Points Recap 60 March 1 Calgary 61 March 2 Calgary 62 March 4 Calgary 63 March 6 Calgary 64 March 8 Calgary 65 March 12 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 66 March 14 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 67 March 17 Calgary 68 March 18 Calgary 69 March 20 Calgary 70 March 22 Calgary 71 March 25 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 72 March 27 Dallas Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 73 March 29 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 74 March 31 Calgary Colorado April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Attendance Record Points Recap 75 April 1 Calgary 76 April 3 Calgary 77 April 5 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 78 April 7 Calgary 79 April 9 Calgary Anaheim 80 April 11 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 81 April 13 San Jose Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 82 April 15 Vegas Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome Legend: Player statistics As of October 2024 Goaltenders Regular season [40] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! †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. Awards and honours Records Transactions The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season. Key Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season. Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref 2-year Free agency [42] 2-year Free agency [43] SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (NL) 1-year Free agency [44] 2-year Free agency [45] 1-year Free agency [46] Calgary Wranglers (AHL) 1-year Free agency [47] 1-year Free agency [48] 1-year Free agency [49] 1-year Free agency [50] Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref 1-year Free agency [51] 2-year Free agency [52] 2-year Free agency [53] 2-year Free agency [54] Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [55] 1-year Free agency [56] 1-year Free agency [57] Signings Date Player Term Ref 3-year [58] 3-year Draft picks See also: List of Calgary Flames draft picks. Below are the Calgary Flames selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada. <										-- Please do not forget to add reliable sources when listing any possible high-profile prospects --> Round Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 9 Zayne Parekh D Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 28 Matvei Gridin RW Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 2 41 Andrew Basha LW Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 62 Jacob Battaglia RW Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 3 74 Henry Mews D Ottawa 67's (OHL) 84 Kirill Zarubin G HC AKM (MHL) 4 106 Trevor Hoskin C Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) 5 150 Luke Misa C Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) 6 170 Hunter Laing C Prince George Cougars (WHL) 177 Eric Jamieson D Everett Silvertips (WHL) Notes References

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013 . Diamond Sports Data, Inc. . 33. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. News: Potenteau . Doyle . Vancouver Canucks announce dates for annual Young Stars tournament . 24 September 2024 . Global News . June 6, 2024.
3. Web site: VANCOUVER CANUCKS YOUNG STARS CLASSIC . South Okanagan Events Centre . 24 September 2024.
4. News: June 20, 2024 . Calgary Flames release 2024–25 preseason schedule . June 20, 2024.
5. Web site: Calgary Flames - Seattle Kraken - September 22, 2024 . NHL.com . September 22, 2024 . September 22, 2024.
6. Web site: Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - September 23, 2024 . NHL.com . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024.
7. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Flames - September 23, 2024 . NHL.com . September 23, 2024 . September 23, 2024.
8. Web site: Calgary Flames - Vancouver Canucks - September 25, 2024 . NHL.com . September 26, 2024 . September 25, 2024.
9. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Calgary Flames - September 28, 2024 . NHL.com . September 29, 2024 . September 28, 2024.
10. Web site: Seattle Kraken - Calgary Flames - September 30, 2024 . NHL.com . September 30, 2024 . September 30, 2024.
11. Web site: Calgary Flames - Winnipeg Jets - October 2, 2024 . NHL.com . October 2, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
12. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Calgary Flames - October 4, 2024 . NHL.com . October 4, 2024 . October 4, 2024.
13. Web site: Calgary Flames - Vancouver Canucks - Oct 9, 2024 . NHL.com . October 9, 2024 . October 9, 2024.
14. Web site: Calgary Flames - Philadelphia Flyers - Oct 12, 2024 . NHL.com . October 13, 2024 . October 12, 2024.
15. Web site: Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - Oct 13, 2024 . NHL.com . October 13, 2024 . October 13, 2024.
16. Web site: Calgary Flames - Chicago Blackhawks - Oct 15, 2024 . NHL.com . October 15, 2024 . October 15, 2024.
17. Web site: Calgary Flames - Seattle Kraken - Oct 19, 2024 . NHL.com . October 20, 2024 . October 19, 2024.
18. Web site: Calgary Flames - Pittsburgh Penguins - Oct 22, 2024 . NHL.com . October 22, 2024 . October 22, 2024.
19. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Calgary Flames - Oct 24, 2024 . NHL.com . October 24, 2024 . October 24, 2024.
20. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Calgary Flames - Oct 26, 2024 . NHL.com . October 26, 2024 . October 26, 2024.
21. Web site: Calgary Flames - Vegas Golden Knights - Oct 28, 2024 . NHL.com . October 28, 2024 . October 28, 2024.
22. Web site: Calgary Flames - Utah Hockey Club - Oct 30, 2024 . NHL.com . October 30, 2024 . October 30, 2024.
23. Web site: Calgary Flames - New Jersey Devils - Nov 1, 2024 . NHL.com . November 1, 2024 . November 1, 2024.
24. Web site: Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - Nov 3, 2024 . NHL.com . November 3, 2024 . November 3, 2024.
25. Web site: Calgary Flames - Montreal Canadiens - Nov 5, 2024 . NHL.com . November 5, 2024. November 5, 2024.
26. Web site: Boston Bruins - Toronto Maple Leafs - Nov 7, 2024 . NHL.com . November 7, 2024 . November 7, 2024.
27. Web site: Buffalo Sabres – Calgary Flames – Nov 9, 2024 . NHL.com . November 9, 2024 . November 9, 2024.
28. Web site: Los Angeles Kings – Calgary Flames – Nov 11, 2024 . NHL.com . November 11, 2024 . November 11, 2024.
29. Web site: Calgary Flames – Vancouver Canucks – Nov 12, 2024 . NHL.com . November 12, 2024 . November 12, 2024.
30. Web site: Calgary Flames - Nashville Predators - Nov 15, 2024 . NHL.com . November 15, 2024 . November 15, 2024.
31. Web site: Calgary Flames – New York Islanders – Nov 19, 2024 . NHL.com . November 19, 2024 . November 19, 2024.
32. Web site: New York Rangers – Calgary Flames – Nov 21, 2024 . NHL.com . November 21, 2024 . November 21, 2024.
33. Web site: Minnesota Wild – Calgary Flames – Nov 23, 2024 . NHL.com . November 23, 2024 . November 23, 2024.
34. Web site: Calgary Flames – Ottawa Senators – Nov 25, 2024 . NHL.com . November 25, 2024 . November 25, 2024.
35. Web site: Calgary Flames – Detroit Red Wings – Nov 27, 2024 . NHL.com . November 27, 2024 . November 27, 2024.
36. Web site: Calgary Flames – Columbus Blue Jackets – Nov 29, 2024 . NHL.com . November 29, 2024 . November 29, 2024.
37. Web site: Calgary Flames – Pittsburgh Penguins – Nov 30, 2024 . NHL.com . November 30, 2024 . November 30, 2024.
38. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets – Calgary Flames – Dec 3, 2024 . NHL.com . December 3, 2024 . December 3, 2024.
39. Web site: Calgary Flames Skaters Stats - 2023–24 . NHL.com . April 19, 2024 . April 18, 2024.
40. Web site: Calgary Flames Goalie Stats - 2023–24 . NHL.com . April 19, 2024 . April 18, 2024.
41. Web site: Flames land a pair of picks from Flyers . sportsnet.ca . June 29, 2024. October 18, 2024.
42. Web site: Flames Sign Defenceman Jake Bean . Calgary Flames . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
43. Web site: Flames Sign Devin Cooley . Calgary Flames . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
44. Web site: Flames Sign Forward Martin Frk . Calgary Flames . July 1, 2024.
45. Web site: Flames Sign Forward Ryan Lomberg . Calgary Flames . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
46. Web site: Flames Sign Forward Anthony Mantha . Calgary Flames . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
47. Web site: Flames Sign Jonathan Aspirot . Calgary Flames . July 2, 2024.
48. Web site: Flames Sign Justin Kirkland . Calgary Flames . July 3, 2024. October 18, 2024.
49. Web site: Flames Sign Jarred Tinordi . Calgary Flames . September 10, 2024. October 18, 2024.
50. Web site: Flames Sign Tyson Barrie . Calgary Flames . October 3, 2024. October 18, 2024.
51. Web site: Buffalo native Gilbert joins Sabres on 1-year deal . LaBarber . Jourdon . Buffalo Sabres . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
52. Web site: Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward A.J. Greer on Two-Year Contract . Florida Panthers . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
53. Web site: Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players . Minnesota Wild . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
54. Web site: Bruins Announce July 1 Transactions . Boston Bruins . July 1, 2024. October 18, 2024.
55. Web site: Sabres sign Poolman to 1-year, 2-way deal . LaBarber . Jourdon . Buffalo Sabres . July 2, 2024. October 18, 2024.
56. Web site: Avalanche signs Kylington . Colorado Avalanche . August 5, 2024. October 18, 2024.
57. Web site: Ducks Sign Goaltender Dansk to One-Year, Two-Way Contract . Anaheim Ducks . September 5, 2024. October 18, 2024.
58. Web site: Parekh, Gridin each sign 3-year, entry-level contract with Flames . NHL . July 5, 2024.