The Calgary Flames’ media picture keeps filling in after Sportsnet 960 shut down in July, and another familiar voice is back in the mix.
Matt Rose, who previously hosted the Big Show with Rusic and Rose, announced on X earlier this week that he’s teaming up with Sick Media for a new program called The Rose Report. Rose said the show will center heavily on the Flames, while also dipping into the rest of the Calgary sports scene.
“Very happy to be joining the Sick Media team and announcing the new show. We’ve got The Rose Report coming to Calgary,” Rose said. “It’ll be mostly Flames, but of course we’ll cover all things Calgary sports as well and the things that Calgary sports fans love.
“We have my guy Patrick Dumas along for the ride, and all of our usual friends from back from before coming along to join us throughout the show as well. We’re very excited and we hope that you guys will be very excited too.”
The Rose Report will stream on YouTube every weekday at 2 p.m., and it will also go live after every Flames game during the 2026-27 season.
Rose’s announcement comes as Calgary’s hockey coverage continues to reorganize itself. The Flames already landed a five-year deal with QR 770, which will carry the radio broadcast for every game. QR 770 also launched Flames Now, a daily two-hour show hosted by Pat Steinberg and Jock Wilson, which officially debuted this past Monday.
Mike Richards has also returned to the scene at QR 770 with The Raw Mike Richards Show, which airs once a week.
With the Flames season approaching, the lineup of shows and voices around the team is starting to take shape again.
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