The Calgary Flames may hold the title of being the least consequential trade parter for the Philadelphia Flyers. The two organizations have not made many deals since the Flames moved to Calgary in 1980, and the few deals they did craft didn’t have long lasting impacts, or even featured notable names. No lopsided deals, no crazy trade trees, nothing anybody born in this millennia would even recognize. So on that exciting note, let’s get into it!
11/11/81 – Brad Marsh for Mel Bridgman
The first trade between the Flyers and Flames was by far the most important deal the two squads would ever craft, and the only one that any notable impact for either team.
Mel Bridgman was one of the members of the “Broad Street Bully” era of Flyers hockey, despite joining the team after they had won their Stanley Cups. He played parts of six seasons with the Flyers after being selected first overall in 1975. He scored 324 in 462 games along with 971 penalty minutes. He only spent a season and a half in Calgary, but did record the best statical season of his career in 1981-82, before he was flipped to the Devils in the summer of 1983.
Brad Marsh was drafted 11th overall by the Atlanta Flames in 1978 and made the trek with the organization when they relocated to Calgary in 1980. He became a key member of the Flyers defense for seven seasons after the trade including a seventh place Norris Trophy finish in 1986. He was claimed by the Maple Leafs in the 1988 Waiver Draft.
8/26/87 – 1989 first round pick (Steve Bancroft)(traded to TOR) and 1998 third round pick (Dominic Roussel) for Brad McCrimmon
Brad McCrimmon was a top defenseman during his five seasons with the Flyers, but was embroiled in two separate contract disputes during his time in Philly, and GM Bobby Clarke opted to trade him. He played three seasons in Calgary, winning a Stanley Cup in 1989 as part of the Flames’ top defense, but his early career success had tapered off and he was dealt to Detroit in 1990.
The Flyers packaged the 1989 first round pick (21st overall) with their own first round pick (12th overall) to Toronto n exchange for goaltender Ken Wregget.
The also drafted goaltender Dominic Roussel 63rd overall in 1988. He’s spend parts of five seasons with the Flyers organization.
3/18/93 – 1993 third round pick (EJ Bradley) for Greg Paslawski
Greg Paslawski was a longtime forward who signed on with the Flyers for the 1992-93 season. With the Flyers on track to miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, he was dealt to the Flames at the trade deadline after just 60 games in Philly. Paslawski played just 28 NHL games with the Flames over the following calendar year, the last NHL games of his career before a brief run in the minor leagues where he ultimately retired in 1996.
The Flyers drafted forward E. J. Bradley 226th overall in 1993. He played two seasons in the ECHL after his collegiate career and retired in 2001.
8/13/98 – rights to Ryan Bast and 1999 eighth round pick (David Nystrom) for 1999 third round pick (Patrick Aufiero)
Ryan Bast was an undrafted forward who was playing for the St. John Flames, Calgary’s AHL affiliate on an AHL contract. He signed with the Flyers in May of 1998, but Calgary filed an injunction, claiming he was their property despite the fact he wasn’t under NHL contract. It was ruled that he could join the Flyers, except their contract they offered him violated the rookie salary cap rules. The NHL eventually resolved that the Flyers could keep Bast if they sent a draft pick as compensation to the Flames. Bast played two games for the Flyers, the only two NHL games of his career, and spent the following two years with the Phantoms.
David Nystrom was drafted 224th overall by the Flyers in 1999. He never played in North America.
The Flames traded the 1999 third round pick to the Rangers in a deal around Marc Savard in June of 1999.
3/6/00 – Travis Brigley and 2001 sixth round pick (Andrei Razin) for Marc Bureau
Travis Brigley was the Flames’ 39th overall pick in 1996. He spent most of his time with the organization in the AHL. He played 15 games with the Phantoms after the trade and was not re-signed during the 2000 offseason.
The Flyers drafted forward Andrei Razin 177th overall in 2001. He never left his native Russia.
Marc Bureau was a veteran defenseman who spent a season and a half with the Flyers. He played nine games for the Flames after this trade. He started the 2000-01 season in the AHL and retired after 17 games due to injury.
6/24/01 – 2002 fourth round pick (Rosario Ruggeri) for Dean McAmmond
Dean McAmmond was a journeyman forward who the Flyers acquired from the Blackhawks at the 2001 trade deadline. He played 10 games for them before being flipped to Calgary. He spent one season in Calgary where he had a personal-best 21 goals and 51 points. He was dealt to Colorado the following summer, but later reacquired by Calgary for the 2003-04 campaign.
The Flyers drafted Rosario Ruggeri 105th overall in 2002. He spent most of his career in the ECHL.
2/20/08 – 2009 third round pick (Simon Bertilsson) for Jim Vandermeer
Jim Vandermeer was in his second stint with the Flyers that lasted all of 26 games after being re-acquire from the Blackhawks in December of 2007. He played 66 games with the Flames over the next 16 months before he was traded to the Coyotes in June of 2009.
The Flyers drafted defenseman 87th overall in 2009. He never made the jump to North America.
6/30/08 – Tim Ramholt for Kyle Greentree
Tim Ramholt was the Flames’ 39th overall pick in 2003 and played a single NHL game for the franchise. He spent just nine games with the Phantoms before he was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Josh Gratton.
Kyle Greentree was an AHL forward who played two NHL games with the Flyers. He spent most of the 2008-09 season in the AHL but was recalled for two more NHL games with the Flames. He was not re-signed during the 2009 offseason.
2/23/13 – Mitch Wahl for Mike Testwuide
Mitch Wahl was the Flames’ 48th overall pick in 2008. He spent his entire time with their organization in the AHL. He played 15 games with the Phantoms after the trade and wasn’t tendered a qualifying offer after the season and he left for Germany to continue his career.
Mike Testwuide was an undrafted forward that signed with the Flyers after his collegiate career at Colorado. He played three seasons with the Phantoms and nine games with the Abbotsford Heat. He did not re-sign with the Flames and joined Asia League Ice Hockey for the remainder of his career.
6/29/24 – 2024 fourth round pick (Heikki Ruohonen) for 2024 fifth round pick (Luke Misa) and 2024 sixth round pick (Eric Jamieson)
The first trade between the two organizations in over 11 years took place on day two of the 2024 NHL draft.
The Flyers acquired the 107th overall pick and selected forward Heikki Ruohonen.
The Flames would draft forward Luka Misa 150th overall and defenseman Eric Jamieson 177th overall with their new selections.
1/30/25 – Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, 2025 second round pick and 2028 seventh round pick for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee
As the 2024-25 season started to slip away from the Philadelphia Flyers, they made a blockbuster trade with the Calgary Flames, dealing forwards Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee to the Flames in exchange for a pair of players and picks.
Kuzmenko played seven games for the Flyers before being flipped to the LA Kings at the 2025 trade deadline for a 2027 third round pick.
Pelletier finished out the season in Philly, but was not re-signed as a restricted free agent.
The Flyers drafted forward Shane Vansaghi with the 48th overall pick in the 20205 draft.
Frost went on to post 12 points in 32 games with the Flames and re-signed on a two-year, $4.3 million aav contract.
Farabee scored just six points in 31 games to close out the 2024-25 season.
By: Dan Esche (@DanTheFlyeraFan)
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