The Calgary Flames’ trade history has a pretty clear pattern under Craig Conroy: when he finds a front office he likes dealing with, he keeps going back.
Since taking over as general manager in May 2023, Conroy has completed 23 trades with 14 teams. New Jersey has been the busiest partner by far, with four deals.
Dallas and Philadelphia have each been involved in three. Vancouver and Vegas have both popped up twice.
And then there’s a group of one-offs: Anaheim, Carolina, Colorado, Detroit, Minnesota, NY Rangers, San Jose, Utah and Washington.
That still leaves 17 NHL teams Conroy hasn’t made a trade with yet.
The full league-wide picture shows just how often Calgary has leaned on the same connections, and how long some droughts have lasted. The Flames haven’t made a trade with Columbus, Nashville, Pittsburgh, St.
Louis, Tampa Bay or Winnipeg in the past 10 years. In some cases, the last move is ancient by NHL standards.
With Anaheim, the most recent swap came on Mar. 6/26, when the Flames acquired F Ryan Strome and a 2027 7th rounder. Boston’s last trade with Calgary dates to July 28/21, when the Flames got G Dan Vladar for a 2022 3rd rounder that was later traded to Seattle. Buffalo’s last deal was Jan. 2/20, a move that sent the 96th pick, Daniil Chechelev, and F Michael Frolik the other way.
Some of the more recent entries on the list have already turned into bigger storylines. Calgary’s last trade with Colorado was Mar. 6/26, when the Flames landed F Victor Olofsson, F Max Curran, a conditional 2028 1st rounder and a conditional 2027 2nd rounder in the Nazem Kadri deal, with 20% retained. The most recent move with Dallas came on Feb. 2/26, when D Gavin White went to the Flames for D Jeremie Poirier.
There are plenty of familiar names sprinkled throughout the tracker. Florida’s last deal with Calgary was the blockbuster Apr. 12/21 trade that brought back F Jonathan Huberdeau, D MacKenzie Weegar, F Cole Schwindt and a 2025 1st rounder that became Cullen Potter, while F Matthew Tkachuk and a 2025 4th rounder went to the Panthers. Vancouver’s latest trade with the Flames was Jan. 31/24, when F Andrei Kuzmenko, D Joni Jurmo and D Hunter Brzustewicz came to Calgary for a 2024 1st rounder that became Matvei Gridin and a 2024 4th rounder that was later traded to Philadelphia.
Other recent entries include Minnesota on July 2/26, when D Jake Middleton and picks changed hands in the Blake Coleman deal with 50% retained and D Olli Maatta involved; New Jersey on Jun. 23/26, when D Simon Nemec, F Maxim Tsyplakov, D Etienne Morin, a 2026 2nd rounder, and conditional 2027 and 2028 1st rounders were part of the return; and Vegas on Jan. 17/26, when D Zach Whitecloud and D Abram Wiebe came back in exchange for a 2027 1st rounder that was traded to New Jersey and a conditional 2027 2nd rounder in the Rasmus Andersson deal with 50% retained.
The list also includes older trades that still stand as the last word between Calgary and several clubs. Edmonton’s last trade with the Flames was Jul. 19/19, when F Milan Lucic and a 2021 3rd rounder that was later traded to Los Angeles were exchanged for F James Neal.
Montreal’s last deal came Aug. 22/22, when future considerations were sent for F Sean Monahan and a 2025 1st rounder that was traded to the NY Islanders. St.
Louis’ last trade with Calgary was Jun. 24/16, when G Brian Elliott came in for a 2016 2nd rounder that became Jordan Kyrou and a 2018 3rd rounder that was not converted.
And then there are the true outliers. Tampa Bay’s last trade with the Flames was Nov. 12/15, when G Kevin Poulin went for future considerations. Winnipeg’s was Jan. 30/12, when F Akim Aliu and D John Negrin were part of the deal.
For now, the Flames’ trade board looks like a mix of old relationships, repeat business, and a few teams that have been sitting untouched for years. Whether Conroy keeps working the same familiar lanes or starts opening new ones is still to be seen.
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