Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe National Hockey League’s free agency period begins on July 1, with the league’s 30 teams scrambling to grab players to fill holes in their rosters for the 2011-12 season and beyond. Like the rest of the league, the Calgary Flames are taking stock of their organization’s players and trying to figure out which players ...
Many followers of the Calgary Flames expected new general manager Jay Feaster to put his stamp on his new club at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. After all, it was at the same event just eight years prior that his predecessor, Darryl Sutter, put his signature on the Flames by selecting Dion Phaneuf in the ...
This marks the third year my annual monster draft preview has been hosted here at The Hockey Writers (THW). This year also features integral contributions from Brian Huddle, Jeff Blay and Patrick Kearns. Update: THW 2011 NHL Draft Final Rankings – Top 210 (released June 14, 2011) For prior year’s detailed draft previews: 2010 NHL ...
The hockey world is in mourning after news broke early Wednesday that long-time Calgary Flames co-owner Harley Hotchkiss had passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. Hotchkiss was 83. Originally from southwestern Ontario, near London, Hotchkiss served in the Canadian Merchant Marines during the Second World War before embarking on a successful business career. ...
Mark Recchi is one of the few players to win Stanley Cup championships with three different teams – as discussed in Seven Things about Mark Recchi. So who else is in this exclusive club? A lot of people cite Recchi as the tenth member, but it seems unfair not to include Jack Marshall just because won all ...
The tenure of Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster begins in earnest with the 2011 NHL Entry Draft next weekend in Minneapolis. After two straight years out of the playoffs, and seeing the team’s most bitter rivals from Vancouver nearly win the Stanley Cup, Feaster will be hoping to re-tool the Flames for success in ...
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 24-25th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Once again, you have to love the dates – the 24th and 25th representing hockey’s version of Christmas! “Click Here” for the “Live Updated” NHL 2011 Draft Preview Guide – The Next Ones. It’s quite interesting to take a quick glimpse ...
The Calgary Flames continued to quietly piece together Brent Sutter’s new coaching staff, announcing this week that veteran coach Craig Hartsburg has joined the team as associate coach. Hartsburg, 51, joins the Flames after a two-season stint with the Western Hockey League’s Everett Silvertips. He boasts a lengthy playing and coaching resume that dates back ...
The tenure of recently-promoted Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster got off to a tumultuous start this week, with the Flames forced to deal away their 2009 first-round pick Tim Erixon, arguably the team’s top prospect, to the New York Rangers. The Flames had until 5pm ET on Tuesday to sign Erixon and its other ...
Calling it a career is exactly what Fredrik Modin had in mind this morning. Although most would label it as a career involving dreams that came true. When Modin officially announced this morning that he is retiring from the game of hockey, there are plenty of organizations to go around to thank Modin for parts ...
