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Calgary Flames turn back the clock with old-school fight night

Colton Pankiw
Colton Pankiw
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Sep 25 2026, 5:35 pm
Calgary Flames turn back the clock with old-school fight night
Kraken Hockey Network

The Calgary Flames proved on Thursday night that exhibition games can be every bit as exciting as regular-season action.

The Flames were on the road on Thursday to take on the Seattle Kraken in their third preseason bout. They wound up falling by a 4-3 final in a shootout, though it wasn’t the final score that had everybody talking.

Rather than going with a veteran-heavy lineup as they did on Tuesday, the Flames iced a lineup with plenty of prospects looking to make positive impressions on the coaching staff. That resulted in Thursday’s game getting extremely feisty.

It all began in the second period when 18-year-old Chase Harrington laid a massive hit on Mackie Samoskevich, knocking the Kraken forward hard into the ice.

Moments later, Flames forward Sam Morton laid somewhat of an awkward check on Chandler Stephenson in the neutral zone. The Kraken were none too pleased, resulting in plenty of feistiness after the whistle.

Vince Dunn threw Morton to the ice, but the two were quickly pulled apart by both linesmen. That, however, didn’t stop the chaos.

Flames defenceman Andreas Englund dropped the mitts with Bobby McMann, while Rory Kerins squared up with Josh Mahura.

And while that was very exciting in its own right, the bad blood between the two sides was far from over.

On Sunday night, in what was another matchup between these two teams, Flames prospect Brennan Othmann was ejected early after elbowing Ville Ottovainen. Ottovainen appeared to still have something to say about the incident, attempting to get revenge after Othmann threw another hit on him during Thursday’s clash.

There wound up being a combined 69 penalty minutes between the two sides, something you rarely ever see in a preseason game.

Despite coming up short on the scoreboard, this game was a very positive sign for both the Flames organization and fan base, as it’s clear they have plenty of prospects willing to do whatever they can to stand out and make a strong impression on the coaching staff.

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