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Ember-on-ink illustration of a deserted hockey players' bench in a dark arena. Six pucks are stacked in a pyramid on the bench top, the only objects in the frame, catching a low firelight that leaves the rest of the bench and the building in near-black. Embers drift through the dark.

Aug 28, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWranglers

Who Answers the Bell? The Wranglers Lost 395 Penalty Minutes, and Alex Gallant Is 33.

Five of the seven most penalized Wranglers are gone, and so are eight of the nine defencemen who played regular minutes. Calgary answered on July 1 by signing three defencemen in an afternoon. Here is who is actually left to do the hard part in 2026-27.

Taylor Brooks

The west face of Scotia Place under construction: a continuous tan roof fascia band above white perforated metal panel and printed house wrap, exposed steel and green weather wrap at the left edge where the cladding stops, and a long run of red Scotia Place hoarding banners on CANA-stamped concrete barriers along the bottom.

Aug 22, 2026 Rinkside DispatchFlames

Scotia Place Is Getting Its Exterior. From Scotsman's Hill It Still Looks Like July.

We walked the block again this afternoon. The west and north faces of Scotia Place are being clad in metal panel, the east face is still bare green wrap, and the only side Calgary watches from is the side that hasn't changed.

Taylor Brooks

Illustration of a man in a ball cap and sunglasses walking down a dark rural highway, a line of walkers and a support vehicle behind him, lit by ember orange against near-black.

Aug 16, 2026 Rinkside DispatchFlames

Theo Fleury's Victor Walk Came Back to Calgary

Thirteen years after he walked from Toronto to Parliament Hill, Fleury spent Sunday morning walking downtown Calgary with the Breaking Free Foundation.

Taylor Brooks

Illustration of an empty arena tunnel at night. A pair of heavy steel doors at the end are held by a chain and padlock, pushed slightly apart, with fiery orange light pouring through the gap and running down the wet floor toward the viewer.

Aug 12, 2026 Rinkside DispatchFlames

Dillon Dubé Is Suspended Until 2028. He Can Still Play in the NHL This Season.

Hockey Canada suspended five players from the 2018 world junior team on Wednesday, including a former Flame. The suspension covers Hockey Canada programs and nothing else, and the organization did not say why the penalties differ.

Taylor Brooks

Illustration of a battered hockey duffel bag on an airport terminal floor, covered in travel stickers for Calgary, Washington D.C., Saint Petersburg and Shanghai, embers scattered across the floor.

Aug 4, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWranglers

Calgary's Best Coach and Three Wranglers Just Joined a Chinese Team That Plays in Russia

Putin and Xi, a global pandemic, a war in Ukraine, an NHL suspension, and a Chinese team that plays in Russia. Somehow four men from Calgary ended up in Saint Petersburg. We got nothing back.

Taylor Brooks

The flags of Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States flying together outdoors, labeled 'WJSS26 FINAL DAY', representing the four nations at the World Junior Summer Showcase.

Aug 1, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWJSS

Ethan Wyttenbach Led All Flames Prospects at the World Junior Summer Showcase

Wyttenbach scored twice more as the United States closed the showcase with a 7-2 win over Canada, finishing with eight points in four games. Cole Reschny had the best per-game rate of any Calgary prospect in Windsor.

Taylor Brooks

Cole Reschny in a North Dakota Fighting Hawks uniform, skating with his stick raised, during a February 2026 home game at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Jul 31, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWJSS

"We Were Playing Our Canadian Style": Cole Reschny on Wearing the C for Canada

A day after his box score showed three second-period assists, Cole Reschny tells TSN how Canada erased a 3-0 deficit against Finland: hits, pucks deep, and wearing the other team down. He also opens up about wearing the C for the first time.

Taylor Brooks

The flags of Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States flying together outdoors, with a 'Day 4' label, representing the four nations at the World Junior Summer Showcase.

Jul 30, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWJSS

Cole Reschny Sets Up the Comeback as Canada Rallies Past Finland at the World Junior Showcase

Reschny, back in the lineup after Wednesday's scratch, set up all three of Canada's second-period goals in a 5-3 comeback win over Finland, then scored the shootout winner in a bonus post-game session. Sweden rallied from 2-0 down to beat the U.S. 5-2 in the early game.

Taylor Brooks

View from Scotsman's Hill looking northwest: the Scotiabank Saddledome's saddle-shaped roof at left, the steel frame of Scotia Place under construction at right, downtown Calgary towers behind, with dry summer grass and a teepee frame in the foreground.

Jul 30, 2026 Rinkside DispatchFlames

Scotia Place Just Passed Two Years of Construction. The Saddledome Has One Season Left.

We walked the block in late July. Steel now wraps the whole bowl at Scotia Place, the Saddledome opens its farewell season October 1, and the same contractor is behind both buildings.

Taylor Brooks

The flags of Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States flying together outdoors, with a 'Day 3' label, representing the four nations at the World Junior Summer Showcase.

Jul 29, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWJSS

Theo Stockselius Scores Twice in the Third to Beat Canada at the World Junior Showcase

Stockselius broke a third-period tie and added an empty-netter as Sweden beat Canada 5-3 Wednesday. Ethan Wyttenbach's point streak continued in a 3-2 loss to Finland, six points through three games.

Taylor Brooks

The flags of Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States flying together outdoors, with a 'Day 2' label, representing the four nations at the World Junior Summer Showcase.

Jul 27, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWJSS

Ethan Wyttenbach Scores Twice as USA Blue Beats Finland at the World Junior Showcase

Wyttenbach followed a three-assist opener with two goals Monday, five points through two games. USA White beat Sweden 6-4 in the late game, with Jack Hextall picking up a power-play assist.

Taylor Brooks

The flags of Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States flying together outdoors, with a 'WJSS26 Day 1' label, representing the four nations at the World Junior Summer Showcase.

Jul 27, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWJSS

Eight Flames Prospects Are in Windsor for the World Junior Summer Showcase

Five of the Flames' eight prospects in Windsor took the ice Sunday as the World Junior Summer Showcase opened. Carson Carels and two more are still to come this week.

Taylor Brooks

Aerial view of the Scotiabank Saddledome's saddle-shaped roof from Calgary Tower, high at both ends and dipping in the middle.

Jul 22, 2026 Rinkside DispatchFlames

The Saddledome Just Clapped Back at Kansas City's New Stadium

The Chiefs unveiled a $3 billion stadium with a swooping saddle-shaped roof. Calgary's own account had one line for it, in the Saddledome's farewell season.

Taylor Brooks

Jul 5, 2026 Rinkside DispatchFlames

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