Late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau’s family and his former teammate Andrew Mangiapane’s family have shared a close bond since their time together in Calgary.

The Flames’ most-used forward line has been Mikael Backlund, Matt Coronato and Blake ... aside from the two games he missed when his wife was about to give birth and the one game he spent ...

When it comes to hockey teams, there are certain players that play in depth roles. And as the saying goes, there are no small ...

Backlund notched a power-play assist in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Kraken. Backlund ended a four-game slump when he set up a Yegor Sharangovich tally in the first period. The 35-year-old Backlund ...

Backlund scored a shorthanded empty-net goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres. Backlund has three goals over nine outings in January. The 35-year-old center hasn't added a ton of ...

Team Sweden has named a replacement forward for the 4 Nations Face-Off — and it’s not Mikael Backlund. It has always been meaningful for Backlund to represent his country, but the flip side is ...

And that’s sitting well with Mikael Backlund and his teammates. Calgary’s captain has seen a lot of things over his 17 seasons at the Scotiabank Saddledome. A lot of teammates, too.

On Wednesday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman released the latest edition of his 32 Thoughts column, outlining some of the top stories happening around the National Hockey League. As part of ...

The Flames likely would have tried it sooner, except that Coronato has been such a nice fit with Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman on what has been Calgary’s most consistent and reliable forward ...

After watching the Calgary Flames work through training camp, celebrate captain Mikael Backlund's 1,000th game, and the team's leadership core handle adversity, Episode 7 of The Chase takes fans ...