Flames pre-season opens with home game Sept. 26 against Oilers
Fans will be in the stands when the Calgary Flames kick off their pre-season in late September.
After a season played in front of an empty Saddledome, the Flames announced their pre-season schedule for the 2021-22 season and noted that an announcement about when tickets will go on sale will come “at a later date.”
That should be encouraging for fans who are dying to see their Calgary hockey heroes in person.
The Flames will play eight pre-season games this year, kicking off with a home date against the Edmonton Oilers on Sept. 26.
Three nights later, they'll face off with the NHL'S newest team, the Seattle Kraken, again at the Saddledome. That game will notably mark the first return to Calgary by whomever player is selected by the Kraken in Wednesday's NHL expansion draft.
The Flames will finish off their pre-season with a home game against the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 8.
The pre-season schedule, with home games in bold:
Sunday, Sept. 26 vs. Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 27 at Vancouver (in Abbotsford, B.C.), 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 29 vs. Seattle, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 1 vs. Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 2 at Seattle (Kent, Wash.), 8 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 4 at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 6 at Winnipeg 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 8 vs. Winnipeg 7
p.m.