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4 Potential Names To Be The Next Head Coach Of The Calgary Flames

ByNathan Smith|
HENDERSON, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 26: Mitch Love, head coach of the Calgary Wranglers on the bench in the game against the Henderson Silver Knights at The Dollar Loan Center on February 26, 2023 in Henderson, Nevada. The Silver Knights defeated the Wranglers 2-1. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)
HENDERSON, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 26: Mitch Love, head coach of the Calgary Wranglers on the bench in the game against the Henderson Silver Knights at The Dollar Loan Center on February 26, 2023 in Henderson, Nevada. The Silver Knights defeated the Wranglers 2-1. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 11: Assistant coach Ryan Huska of the Calgary Flames handles last minute instructions during the game against the Dallas Stars in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 11, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Flames defeated the Stars 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 11: Assistant coach Ryan Huska of the Calgary Flames handles last minute instructions during the game against the Dallas Stars in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 11, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Flames defeated the Stars 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

2. Ryan Huska

Speaking of hiring from within, there’s definitely a potentially great hire and a bad hire for the Flames from their current coaching staff, and if they wanted to make the smart move, than assistant Ryan Huska certainly wouldn’t let anyone down if given the opportunity.

Huska has been with the Flames organization since back in 2014, joining the top team back in 2018 as an assistant, and if the team want to keep continuity like they did with the Conroy hire, as well as going a lot younger than their last coach, Huska is perhaps the best choice for many.

With many of the core still around from the 2018 team (Andersson, Backlund, Lindholm, Dube, Hanifin and Kylington), he’s built up a rapport with key members of the group, so if the Flames aren’t ready to hand the reigns to our No. 1 option, keep an eye on Huska.

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