Friends, it’s the middle of summer, and the Calgary Flames have completed most of their big 2025 off-season tasks. (The lone ...

The Calgary Flames have signed veteran forward Mikael Backlund to a three-year extension. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the new deal comes with a $3.575 million annual cap hit. A solid two ...

Mikael Backlund wasn’t bad enough to the point of sitting as a healthy scratch last season, but he wasn’t as far off as you may think. Though things with ...

Mikael Backlund is the longest tenured member of the Calgary Flames, but now, the team have been urged to trade him late in ...

Mikael Backlund becomes just the second player in Flames history to reach 1,000 games with the franchise. ... the Calgary Flames’ captain, Mikael Backlund will be skating in his 1,000th career game.

Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund poses with his family after being announced as the new team captain on Wednesday. Gavin Young/Postmedia. There seemed to be a consensus on that, too.

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund watches a drill during practice at the Scotiabank Saddledome on December 2, 2024. Backlund is out week-to-week due to an upper-body injury.

The Calgary Flames signed Mikael Backlund to a two-year contract extension and immediately named him the 21st captain in franchise history.

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund skates onto the ice before the team’s NHL home opener against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

Calgary Flames centre Mikael Backlund (11) plays in his 1,000 game against the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. (Melissa Majchrzak/AP) Social Sharing.

On Sept. 27, 2023, the Calgary Flames named Mikael Backlund as the team's 21st captain. He remains the only Swedish-born captain in Flames history and was the first dressing room leader since Mark ...

Mikael Backlund scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of a suspenseful shootout and the Calgary Flames beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Monday night after blowing a late lead. Backlund ...