2021–22 Calgary Flames season

The 2021–22 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' 42nd season in Calgary, and the 50th season for the Flames' National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.^[2] On April 16, 2022, the Flames clinched a playoff berth after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights.^[3] On April 21, the Flames clinched the Pacific Division after a 4–2 victory over the Dallas Stars.^[4]

2021–22 Calgary Flames
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	3rd Western
2021–22 record	50–21–11
Home record	25–9–7
Road record	25–12–4
Goals for	293
Goals against	208
Team information
General manager	Brad Treliving
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Mikael Backlund Sean Monahan Christopher Tanev Matthew Tkachuk
Arena	Scotiabank Saddledome
Average attendance	14,284^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Stockton Heat (AHL) Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk (42)
Assists	Johnny Gaudreau (75)
Points	Johnny Gaudreau (115)
Penalty minutes	Milan Lucic (84)
Plus/minus	Johnny Gaudreau (+64)
Wins	Jacob Markstrom (37)
Goals against average	Jacob Markstrom (2.22)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The Flames beat the Stars in seven games in the First Round of the playoffs. But they were defeated in the Second Round by the Edmonton Oilers, in five games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Calgary Flames	82	50	21	11	44	293	208	+85	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	49	27	6	38	290	252	+38	104
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	44	27	11	35	239	236	+3	99
4	e – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
5	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
6	e – San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	e – Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60

Source: National Hockey League^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Wild Card standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	46	30	6	31	238	246	−8	98
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	45	30	7	35	266	252	+14	97
3	PA	e – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
4	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
5	CE	e – Winnipeg Jets	82	39	32	11	32	252	257	−5	89
6	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	28	42	12	16	219	291	−72	68
9	PA	e – Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60
10	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	25	50	7	18	207	313	−106	57

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Edmonton	4–0	Calgary		Vladar	14,519	0–1–0	^[7]
2^[a]	September 27	Calgary	2–4	Vancouver		Werner		0–2–0	^[8]
3	September 29	Seattle	4–3	Calgary	SO	Vladar	14,451	0–2–1	^[9]
4	October 1	Vancouver	1–4	Calgary		Markstrom	14,722	1–2–1	^[10]
5^[b]	October 2	Calgary	4–1	Seattle		Vladar		2–2–1	^[11]
6	October 4	Calgary	3–4	Edmonton		Markstrom	13,566	2–3–1	^[12]
7	October 6	Calgary	2–3	Winnipeg		Vladar		2–4–1	^[13]
8	October 8	Winnipeg	2–3	Calgary		Markstrom	14,065	3–4–1	^[14]
Notes: ^a Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia ^b Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington

Regular season

2021–22 game log
October: 6–1–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 5–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 16 Calgary 2–5 Edmonton Markstrom 17,745 0–1–0 0 ^[15] 2 October 18 Anaheim 3–2 Calgary OT Markstrom 15,174 0–1–1 1 ^[16] 3 October 21 Calgary 3–0 Detroit Markstrom 14,241 1–1–1 3 ^[17] 4 October 23 Calgary 4–3 Washington OT Vladar 18,573 2–1–1 5 ^[18] 5 October 25 Calgary 5–1 NY Rangers Markstrom 13,590 3–1–1 7 ^[19] 6 October 26 Calgary 5–3 New Jersey Vladar 10,631 4–1–1 9 ^[20] 7 October 28 Calgary 4–0 Pittsburgh Markstrom 17,743 5–1–1 11 ^[21] 8 October 30 Philadelphia 0–4 Calgary Markstrom 15,319 6–1–1 13 ^[22]
November: 7–3–4 (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 2 Nashville 3–2 Calgary OT Markstrom 14,324 6–1–2 14 ^[23] 10 November 4 Dallas 4–3 Calgary OT Markstrom 14,715 6–1–3 15 ^[24] 11 November 6 NY Rangers 0–6 Calgary Markstrom 15,879 7–1–3 17 ^[25] 12 November 9 San Jose 4–1 Calgary Markstrom 14,960 7–2–3 17 ^[26] 13 November 11 Calgary 2–4 Montreal Markstrom 20,399 7–3–3 17 ^[27] 14 November 12 Calgary 1–2 Toronto OT Vladar 18,826 7–3–4 18 ^[28] 15 November 14 Calgary 4–0 Ottawa Vladar 10,244 8–3–4 20 ^[29] 16 November 16 Calgary 1–2 Philadelphia OT Markstrom 16,278 8–3–5 21 ^[30] 17 November 18 Calgary 5–0 Buffalo Markstrom 7,753 9–3–5 23 ^[31] 18 November 20 Calgary 5–2 NY Islanders Markstrom 17,255 10–3–5 25 ^[32] 19 November 21 Calgary 4–0 Boston Vladar 17,850 11–3–5 27 ^[33] 20 November 23 Chicago 2–5 Calgary Markstrom 15,464 12–3–5 29 ^[34] 21 November 27 Winnipeg 4–2 Calgary Markstrom 17,036 12–4–5 29 ^[35] 22 November 29 Pittsburgh 1–2 Calgary SO Markstrom 15,343 13–4–5 31 ^[36]
December: 3–3–1 (home: 0–1–1; road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 2 Calgary 3–2 Los Angeles Markstrom 13,241 14–4–5 33 ^[37] 24 December 3 Calgary 4–3 Anaheim SO Vladar 12,427 15–4–5 35 ^[38] 25 December 5 Calgary 2–3 Vegas Markstrom 18,077 15–5–5 35 ^[39] 26 December 7 Calgary 3–5 San Jose Vladar 10,534 15–6–5 35 ^[40] 27 December 9 Carolina 2–1 Calgary OT Markstrom 15,620 15–6–6 36 ^[41] 28 December 11 Boston 4–2 Calgary Markstrom 16,190 15–7–6 36 ^[42] — December 13 Calgary – Chicago Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43]^[44] Makeup date April 18. — December 14 Calgary – Nashville Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43]^[44] Makeup date April 19. — December 16 Toronto – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43]^[44] Makeup date February 10. — December 18 Columbus – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43]^[44] Makeup date February 15. — December 21 Anaheim – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43]^[44] Makeup date February 16. — December 23 Seattle – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43]^[44] Makeup date February 19. — December 27 Edmonton – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43]^[44] Makeup date March 7. 29 December 30 Calgary 6–4 Seattle Markstrom 17,151 16–7–6 38 ^[45] — December 31 Winnipeg – Calgary Postponed due to attendance restrictions.^[46] Makeup date February 21.
January: 5–6–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 30 January 2 Calgary 5–1 Chicago Markstrom 17,454 17–7–6 40 ^[47] 31 January 4 Calgary 2–6 Florida Markstrom 13,164 17–8–6 40 ^[48] 32 January 6 Calgary 1–4 Tampa Bay Vladar 19,092 17–9–6 40 ^[49] 33 January 7 Calgary 3–6 Carolina Vladar 16,281 17–10–6 40 ^[50] — January 11 NY Islanders – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.^[51] Makeup date February 12. 34 January 13 Ottawa 4–1 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 17–11–6 40 ^[52] — January 15 Vegas – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.^[51] Makeup date February 9. 35 January 18 Florida 1–5 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 18–11–6 42 ^[53] 36 January 22 Calgary 3–5 Edmonton Markstrom 9,150 18–12–6 42 ^[54] 37 January 24 St. Louis 1–7 Calgary Markstrom 9,039 19–12–6 44 ^[55] 38 January 26 Calgary 6–0 Columbus Markstrom 13,737 20–12–6 46 ^[56] 39 January 27 Calgary 1–5 St. Louis Markstrom 18,096 20–13–6 46 ^[57] 40 January 29 Vancouver 0–1 Calgary OT Markstrom 9,639 21–13–6 48 ^[58]
February: 10–1–0 (home: 8–0–0; road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 February 1 Calgary 4–3 Dallas Vladar 17,567 22–13–6 50 ^[59] 42 February 2 Calgary 4–2 Arizona Markstrom 9,552 23–13–6 52 ^[60] 43 February 9 Vegas 0–6 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 24–13–6 54 ^[61] 44 February 10 Toronto 2–5 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 25–13–6 56 ^[62] 45 February 12 NY Islanders 2–5 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 26–13–6 58 ^[63] 46 February 15 Columbus 2–6 Calgary Vladar 9,639 27–13–6 60 ^[64] 47 February 16 Anaheim 2–6 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 28–13–6 62 ^[65] 48 February 19 Seattle 1–2 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 29–13–6 64 ^[66] 49 February 21 Winnipeg 1–3 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 30–13–6 66 ^[67] 50 February 24 Calgary 1–7 Vancouver Markstrom 18,857 30–14–6 66 ^[68] 51 February 26 Minnesota 3–7 Calgary Markstrom 9,639 31–14–6 68 ^[69]
March: 9–4–3 (home: 5–3–3; road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 March 1 Calgary 5–1 Minnesota Markstrom 16,998 32–14–6 70 ^[70] 53 March 3 Montreal 5–4 Calgary OT Markstrom 16,288 32–14–7 71 ^[71] 54 March 5 Calgary 4–3 Colorado OT Vladar 18,087 33–14–7 73 ^[72] 55 March 7 Edmonton 1–3 Calgary Markstrom 17,246 34–14–7 75 ^[73] 56 March 8 Washington 5–4 Calgary Vladar 15,628 34–15–7 75 ^[74] 57 March 10 Tampa Bay 1–4 Calgary Markstrom 15,689 35–15–7 77 ^[75] 58 March 12 Detroit 0–3 Calgary Markstrom 17,658 36–15–7 79 ^[76] 59 March 13 Calgary 0–3 Colorado Vladar 18,081 36–16–7 79 ^[77] 60 March 16 New Jersey 3–6 Calgary Markstrom 15,488 37–16–7 81 ^[78] 61 March 18 Buffalo 1–0 Calgary OT Markstrom 16,685 37–16–8 82 ^[79] 62 March 19 Calgary 5–2 Vancouver Vladar 18,865 38–16–8 84 ^[80] 63 March 22 San Jose 4–3 Calgary Markstrom 15,594 38–17–8 84 ^[81] 64 March 25 Arizona 2–4 Calgary Markstrom 16,526 39–17–8 86 ^[82] 65 March 26 Edmonton 5–9 Calgary Markstrom 19,289 40–17–8 88 ^[83] 66 March 29 Colorado 2–1 Calgary Markstrom 16,543 40–18–8 88 ^[84] 67 March 31 Los Angeles 3–2 Calgary SO Markstrom 16,398 40–18–9 89 ^[85]
April 10–3–2 (home: 4–2–0; road: 6–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 68 April 2 St. Louis 6–4 Calgary Markstrom 16,422 40–19–9 89 ^[86] 69 April 4 Calgary 3–2 Los Angeles Markstrom 13,464 41–19–9 91 ^[87] 70 April 6 Calgary 4–2 Anaheim Markstrom 13,417 42–19–9 93 ^[88] 71 April 7 Calgary 4–2 San Jose Vladar 11,426 43–19–9 95 ^[89] 72 April 9 Calgary 4–1 Seattle Markstrom 17,151 44–19–9 97 ^[90] 73 April 12 Seattle 3–5 Calgary Vladar 16,392 45–19–9 99 ^[91] 74 April 14 Vegas 6–1 Calgary Markstrom 17,070 45–20–9 99 ^[92] 75 April 16 Arizona 1–9 Calgary Markstrom 16,823 46–20–9 101 ^[93] 76 April 18 Calgary 5–2 Chicago Markstrom 18,523 47–20–9 103 ^[94] 77 April 19 Calgary 2–3 Nashville SO Vladar 17,237 47–20–10 104 ^[95] 78 April 21 Dallas 2–4 Calgary Markstrom 17,280 48–20–10 106 ^[96] 79 April 23 Vancouver 3–6 Calgary Vladar 17,533 49–20–10 108 ^[97] 80 April 26 Calgary 5–4 Nashville OT Vladar 17,498 50–20–10 110 ^[98] 81 April 28 Calgary 2–3 Minnesota OT Markstrom 18,490 50–20–11 111 ^[99] 82 April 29 Calgary 1–3 Winnipeg Vladar 14,202 50–21–11 111 ^[100]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Calgary won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Dallas 0–1 Calgary Markstrom 19,289 0–1 ^[101] 2 May 5 Dallas 2–0 Calgary Markstrom 19,289 1–1 ^[102] 3 May 7 Calgary 2–4 Dallas Markstrom 18,532 1–2 ^[103] 4 May 9 Calgary 4–1 Dallas Markstrom 18,532 2–2 ^[104] 5 May 11 Dallas 1–3 Calgary Markstrom 19,289 3–2 ^[105] 6 May 13 Calgary 2–4 Dallas Markstrom 18,532 3–3 ^[106] 7 May 15 Dallas 2–3 Calgary OT Markstrom 19,289 4–3 ^[107]
Western Conference Second Round vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Edmonton won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 18 Edmonton 6–9 Calgary Markstrom 19,289 1–0 ^[108] 2 May 20 Edmonton 5–3 Calgary Markstrom 19,289 1–1 ^[109] 3 May 22 Calgary 1–4 Edmonton Markstrom 18,347 1–2 ^[110] 4 May 24 Calgary 3–5 Edmonton Markstrom 18,347 1–3 ^[111] 5 May 26 Edmonton 5–4 Calgary OT Markstrom 19,289 1–4 ^[112]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season ^[113] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Johnny Gaudreau 82 40 75 115 +64 26 Matthew Tkachuk 82 42 62 104 +57 68 Elias Lindholm 82 42 40 82 +61 22 Andrew Mangiapane 82 35 20 55 +20 38 Rasmus Andersson 82 4 46 50 +30 28 Noah Hanifin 81 10 38 48 +27 19 Mikael Backlund 82 12 27 39 +16 30 Blake Coleman 81 16 17 33 +16 60 Dillon Dube 79 18 14 32 +1 20 Oliver Kylington 73 9 22 31 +34 14 Christopher Tanev 82 6 22 28 +35 22 Tyler Toffoli^† 37 11 12 23 +3 10 Sean Monahan 65 8 15 23 −15 24 Nikita Zadorov 74 4 18 22 +11 77 Milan Lucic 82 10 11 21 −9 84 Erik Gudbranson 78 6 11 17 +15 68 Trevor Lewis 80 6 10 16 −1 12 Adam Ruzicka 28 5 5 10 +8 8 Michael Stone 11 2 4 6 +3 4 Brett Ritchie 41 3 1 4 −6 29 Brad Richardson 27 2 2 4 −2 27 Calle Jarnkrok^† 17 0 4 4 +1 4 Tyler Pitlick^‡ 25 0 2 2 −5 2 Juuso Valimaki 9 0 2 2 0 10 Ryan Carpenter 8 0 1 1 −1 0 Connor Mackey 3 0 1 1 −1 2 Walker Duehr 1 0 0 0 0 0 Glenn Gawdin 2 0 0 0 0 2

Playoffs ^[114] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Johnny Gaudreau 12 3 11 14 −3 2 Matthew Tkachuk 12 4 6 10 −6 20 Elias Lindholm 12 5 4 9 −7 6 Mikael Backlund 12 5 3 8 +6 8 Rasmus Andersson 12 3 3 6 −10 23 Andrew Mangiapane 12 3 3 6 +4 10 Blake Coleman 12 2 3 5 +5 12 Tyler Toffoli 12 2 3 5 −6 6 Michael Stone 9 2 3 5 +6 4 Trevor Lewis 12 2 3 5 −1 14 Calle Jarnkrok 12 1 3 4 −1 0 Oliver Kylington 12 1 2 3 +5 8 Noah Hanifin 12 0 3 3 −11 4 Nikita Zadorov 12 0 3 3 +2 24 Brett Ritchie 7 2 0 2 −1 4 Dillon Dube 12 0 1 1 −2 2 Erik Gudbranson 12 0 1 1 −1 0 Christopher Tanev 8 0 1 1 +3 2 Milan Lucic 12 0 1 1 −3 33

Goaltenders

Regular season ^[115]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jacob Markstrom	63	63	3,695:50	37	15	9	137	2.22	1,754	.922	9	0	3	10
Daniel Vladar	23	19	1,243:08	13	6	2	57	2.75	608	.906	2	0	1	0

Playoffs^[116]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jacob Markstrom	12	12	712:27	5	7	35	2.95	354	.901	1	0	1	0
Daniel Vladar	1	0	19:56	0	0	0	0.00	7	1.000	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2022	To Calgary Flames Tyler Pitlick	^[117]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Los Angeles Kings EDM 3rd-round pick in 2021	To Calgary Flames TOR 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021	^[118]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	To Chicago Blackhawks TOR 3rd-round pick in 2022	To Calgary Flames Nikita Zadorov	^[119]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	To Boston Bruins 3rd-round pick in 2022	To Calgary Flames Daniel Vladar	^[120]
February 14, 2022	To Montreal Canadiens Tyler Pitlick Emil Heineman Conditional 1st-round pick in 2022 5th-round pick in 2022	To Calgary Flames Tyler Toffoli	^[121]
March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)	To Montreal Canadiens Future considerations	To Calgary Flames Michael McNiven	^[122]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	To Seattle Kraken FLA 2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2023 7th-round pick in 2024	To Calgary Flames Calle Jarnkrok	^[123]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2024	To Calgary Flames Ryan Carpenter	^[124]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Ottawa Senators Michael McNiven	To Calgary Flames Future considerations	^[125]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Blake Coleman	Tampa Bay Lightning	6-year	Free agency	^[126]
	Nick DeSimone	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	^[127]
	Kevin Gravel	Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[127]
	Trevor Lewis	Winnipeg Jets	1-year	Free agency	^[128]
	Adam Werner	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	^[127]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Andy Welinski	Anaheim Ducks	1-year	Free agency	^[129]
September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)	Brad Richardson	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	^[130]
September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)	Erik Gudbranson	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	^[131]
May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)	Adam Klapka	Bili Tygri Liberec (ELH)	2-year	Free agency	^[132]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Mark Giordano	Seattle Kraken		Expansion draft	^[133]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Josh Leivo	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency	^[134]
	Alex Petrovic	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[135]
	Derek Ryan	Edmonton Oilers	2-year	Free agency	^[136]
	Dominik Simon	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year	Free agency	^[137]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Buddy Robinson	Anaheim Ducks	1-year	Free agency	^[138]
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)	Zac Rinaldo	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year	Free agency	^[139]
September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)	Louis Domingue	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	^[140]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	Brad Richardson	Vancouver Canucks		Waivers	^[141]
May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	Dmitry Zavgorodniy			Contract termination	^[142]
June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)		HC Sochi (KHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[143]
June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)	Johannes Kinnvall	Brynäs IF (SHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[144]
	Adam Werner	Malmö Redhawks (SHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[145]
June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)	Eetu Tuulola	Ilves (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency	^[146]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	Brett Ritchie	1-year	Re-signing	^[147]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)	Colton Poolman	1-year	Re-signing	^[148]
August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	Matthew Phillips	1-year	Re-signing	^[149]
	Luke Philp	1-year	Re-signing	^[149]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)	Oliver Kylington	1-year	Re-signing	^[150]
August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)	Tyler Parsons	1-year	Re-signing	^[151]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)	Nikita Zadorov	1-year	Re-signing	^[152]
	Juuso Valimaki	2-year	Re-signing	^[153]
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)	Glenn Gawdin	1-year	Re-signing	^[154]
	Justin Kirkland	1-year	Re-signing	^[154]
August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)	Dillon Dube	3-year	Re-signing	^[155]
September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)	Connor Mackey	2-year	Re-signing	^[156]
September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)	Michael Stone	1-year	Re-signing	^[157]
September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)	Jeremie Poirier	3-year	Entry-level	^[158]
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)	Rory Kerins	3-year	Entry-level	^[159]
May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)	Ilya Nikolaev	3-year	Entry-level	^[160]

Draft picks

See also: List of Calgary Flames draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	13	Matthew Coronato	RW	USA	Chicago Steel (USHL)
2	45	William Stromgren	LW	Sweden	MoDo (HockeyAllsvenskan)
3	77	Cole Huckins	C	Canada	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
3	89	Cameron Whynot	D	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
5	141	Cole Jordan	D	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	168	Jack Beck	RW	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
6	173	Lucas Ciona	LW	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7	205	Arsenii Sergeev	G	Russia	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)

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