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 ...

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

Senior writer at THN Adam Proteau has given the Calgary Flames a ranking of number 28 in The Hockey News' NHL summer splash ...

The only trade the Calgary Flames made during the regular season came on Jan. 30. They sent Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, ...

Mikael Backlund returns for his 15th full season with the Calgary Flames and second as captain of the team. Flames fans have come accustomed to watching Backlund be the Flames shut down, second ...

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.

Mikael Backlund ends days of speculation by signing a two-year contract extension with the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, the same day the team named the 34-year-old centre the 21st captain in ...

Since making his Flames debut back in 2009, Mikael Backlund — now the team’s longest-tenured player — has seen it all with the organization. Skip to Content Get the Canadian news and ...

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.

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.

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

CALGARY — Mikael Backlund really did consider leaving the only NHL team he’s known. He had every reason to after a season that fell short of expectations and where the atmosphere around the ...