Flames Lose Hanley to Injury, Thin Blue Line for Final Game

0:00On March 28th, the Calgary Flames just dropped some tough injury news before their final game against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Veteran defenseman Joel Hanley is out for the rest of the season with an upper body injury he picked up blocking shots in Thursday's overtime loss to. The Anaheim Ducks Coach Ryan Huska confirmed it after Morning Skate saying Hanley won't play tonight and likely won't be back at all this year. That shot blocked the sideline him, came during a game where the Flames fell 3-2. This 34-year-old blueliner has been a key utility guy since joining on waivers late last season. He slid into any pairing on short notice, mostly on the third line, with partners like Mackenzie Wigar and others, logging solid minutes in. 68 games with zero goals and seven assists. Now with Hanley done, and Yanke's net-soft still nursing bumps, the Flames are down to six healthy defenders, Kevin Ball, Zach Weichloud, Oli Maata, Hunter Brzezthewicz,

1:00Braden Pachow, and Zayn Porek. He's joining Sam Hanzek, Jake Bean, and Jonathan Huberto on the season ending injury list, while Connozzary and Cousnets off are day-to-day. As the Flames wrap up their season, they'll lean hard on that thin blue line for one last push against Vancouver, hoping to end on a high note despite the hits. Stay locked in with Calgary Flames news today. AI-powered updates, I'm Corrie with the story.