“He’s our leader on and off the ice. He has been ... guys will have to step up in some roles that maybe they haven’t been put in throughout the year.” With Backlund out and Connor Zary ...

Since 2013, whenever the Calgary Flames have faced a tough opponent, their first player over the boards in key match-ups against top players has been Mikael Backlund. On Friday night, for the ...

Gauthier and Frank Vatrano score eight seconds apart to tie it late in the third period, then the rookie scores in overtime ...

The presentation definitely seems to have made a positive impression on the guys currently on the Flames roster. It made a ...

On Friday, the Calgary Flames announced that the team's captain, Mikael ... Backlund seemed to be in some discomfort after delivering a hit on Canucks defenseman Victor Mancini. He left the ice ...

For the better part of the last decade, Mikael Backlund ... While Backlund isn’t quite what he was a year or two ago, he’s a really useful centre that eats up a lot of ice time in key situations.

Head coach Ryan Huska told reporters that forward Mikael Backlund is not ... Kampf also suited up Saturday, registering two shots on goal in 12:24 of ice time. He has four goals and six assists ...

that captain Mikael Backlund is out week-to-week due to an upper-body injury. “It always tough losing your captain,” fellow centre Kevin Rooney told Flames TV. “He’s our leader on and off the ice. He ...

Mikael Backlund was front and centre for ... instead of having him on planes and trains and automobiles,” Huska said of Backlund, who had suited up for 328 consecutive games — the second ...

Flames captain Mikael Backlund was back in a practice jersey Monday, as the team took a twirl on Scotiabank Saddledome ice ahead of another ... a good job stepping up. “The obvious guys ...

Mikael Backlund is week to ... the hole by committee and guys got to step up in some roles that maybe they haven't been put in throughout the year." Backlund has 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists ...

Mikael Backlund ... he’s not up at 40 minutes, like, ‘What are we doing here?’” Kadri’s approach to facing MacKinnon is simple. “I don’t care where I am on the ice, as long as ...