Category: The Zone


  • Suniev’s shot keeps making noise despite Flames loss

    Aydar Suniev keeps shooting, keeps scoring and keeps making the Calgary Flames’ roster decisions more interesting. The 21-year-old winger struck again Thursday, scoring his team-leading third preseason goal in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. Calgary’s young lineup carried…

  • Stampeders need record to match their swagger in Ottawa

    Tevin Jones says the Calgary Stampeders are the CFL’s best team. There is just one stubborn detail: the standings don’t agree “We think we’re the best team in the whole CFL, but our record doesn’t show it,” Jones said to reporters. If nothing else, it’s…

  • More comfortable Parekh enjoys solid preseason performance

    Zayne Parekh looked comfortable Tuesday night. He was comfortable carrying the puck, joining the rush and driving the Vancouver net as if the ice belonged to him. That confidence produced two assists and first-star honours as the Calgary Flames beat the Canucks 3-1 at the…

  • Suniev shines as Flames open preseason with loss to Kraken

    The Calgary Flames did not win their first home dress rehearsal of the fall, but Aydar Suniev certainly looked ready for his close-up. Suniev scored both Calgary goals Sunday at the Scotiabank Saddledome, turning a slow start into a competitive game before the Seattle Kraken…

  • Paredes keeps Stampeders’ season alive with historic 62-yard winner

    René Paredes has made a career out of keeping his head down, trusting his swing and watching footballs split uprights. This one travelled 62 yards and carried the Calgary Stampeders’ season with it. Paredes drilled the longest field goal of his 15-year CFL career with…

  • Stampeders need Adams to rediscover swagger against winless Ottawa

    It is time for Vernon Adams Jr. to be Vernon Adams Jr. again. That means being loose and being dangerous. He also needs to be his smiling self and play with the sort of swagger that can lift the Calgary Stampeders instead of looking like…

  • From Saturday spill to Sunday spectacular, Maher wins Spruce Meadows finale

    Ben Maher went from down and out to up and over at Spruce Meadows. One day after falling from Catelly during the BMO Nations’ Cup, the British Olympian returned to the International Ring on Sunday and captured the biggest prize of the 2026 ‘Masters’ aboard…

  • No. 84 is back: Begelton returns when Stampeders need him most

    Reggie Begelton has waited 455 days for this. The rookie jitters have returned. So has the anxiety. More importantly for the Calgary Stampeders, so has No. 84. Begelton returns to Calgary’s lineup Saturday against the Edmonton Elks at Commonwealth Stadium, ending an absence dating to…