It was strange seeing the Calgary Flames play without a captain over the last two seasons. It was just as strange, as good as they tried to be in a post-Mark Giordano world, to see them downplay the ...

CALGARY — In the Venn diagram of Calgary Flames players who are pending unrestricted free agents and potential captaincy candidates, Mikael Backlund is square in the middle. Backlund should be the ...

The Calgary Flames announced they have signed their captain, Mikael Backlund, to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3.25 million, which will conclude at the end of the 2027 ...

The Calgary Flames have found a replacement for longtime captain Jarome Iginla, naming defenseman Mark Giordano the 19th captain in franchise history. “Mark represents all the qualities that we set as ...

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will make his return to the lineup Thursday versus the Dallas Stars after missing the past six games due to an upper-body injury, per Sportsnet 960’s Pat ...

The captain is sticking around in Calgary. The Calgary Flames have re-signed centre Mikael Backlund to a two-year, $6.5-million extension worth $3.25 million in average annual value, the team ...

Flames captain Mikael Backlund suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday’s shootout loss to the Canucks, the team confirmed. He’s listed as week-to-week. Backlund left the game midway through the ...

The Calgary Flames announced today the signing of Mikael Backlund to a two-year contact extension. Additionally, Backlund has been named the 21 st captain in Flames franchise history. “Mikael Backlund ...