Pump the brakes.” It’s a reasonable request from Nazem Kadri, really. The Calgary Flames are rebuilding. Expectations are low for the coming season. The team’s been dealing away veterans and getting younger for over a year,

The Calgary Flames opened their annual training camp on Thursday, giving fans a clearer idea of how this year’s lineup could look. With 64 participants in total, head coach Ryan Huska split the squad into three groups for the first on-ice session of the week.

Training camp officially kicked off on Thursday morning for the Calgary Flames. For the past couple of days, we’ve been asking one question about every player at Flames camp, with questions asked about the forwards in Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Today, we’re finishing it off with the defencemen and goalies:

The Calgary Flames trading veteran goalie Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils earlier this year opened the door for a new No. 1 to emerge in net. Dan Vladar and Dustin Wolf are trying to land the starter's job at Flames training camp.

If they do happen to surprise, veterans on the team will have to lead the way. Captain Mikael Backlund believes the Flames have the right group to do that. "You know six of us that have been here the last few years and we're the oldest guys and captains on this year,

Announcing the three 'teams' for training camp on Wednesday, the Flames offered a glimpse into their early thoughts on potential line combos and defence pairings — as well as which prospects might benefit from a longer look.

The Calgary Flames begin the on-ice portion of their 2024-25 training camp on Thursday at Winsport. The Flames have 64 players in camp and have split them into three groups to make on-ice sessions manageable.