As difficult as it may be to envision, the Calgary Flames are best off to trade Mikael Backlund now or during the 2025-26 ...

Mikael Backlund #11 of the Calgary Flames faces off against Alex Newhook #15 of the Montreal Canadiens during the first period of an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 8, 2025 in Calgary.

Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund is honoured for 1,000 games before taking on the New Jersey Devils in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Mikael Backlund’s absence creates a massive hole in the Calgary Flames lineup tonight as they prepare to host the Colorado Avalanche.. The captain played just a handful of shifts in Wednesday ...

Teammate Blake Coleman believes his Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund can beat the franchise record for most games played. That means hitting the 1,219 currently held by former captain Jarome ...

The Calgary Flames‘ push to make the playoffs just got a bit harder. The team announced on Friday that captain Mikael Backlund will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The forward was ...

CALGARY - Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will be out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Friday. Backlund was hurt in the first period of a 4-3 shootout ...

The official Calgary Flames mugshots might suggest otherwise, but Mikael Backlund hasn't changed all that much over the past 17 years since he was drafted 24th overall in 2007. If anything, his ...

CALGARY - Blake Coleman believes his Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund can beat the franchise record for most games played. That means hitting the 1,219 currently held by former captain ...

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.