Shades of 2004: The Flames Impress in the Playoffs Ryan Pike | April 27, 2015 Way, way back in 2004, the Calgary Flames opened a lot of eyes and leaped forward in their organization’s development. Aided by a rag-tag group of seemingly mis-matched players playing…
Michael Ferland Lighting Physical Fire For Calgary Flames Joe Marraccino | April 27, 2015 Michael Ferland may not be a household name to the casual NHL fan, but he is one of Calgary’s playoff heroes. In the Flames’ first-round series against the hated Vancouver…
Hartley Beating Desjardins in Coaching Battle Trevor Beggs | April 22, 2015 The last 40 minutes of game four on Tuesday night can be summed up in one word: boring. It was so boring that reruns of Coronation Street on CBC would…
History Shows Hartley Picks Fights With Canucks Colton Davies | April 19, 2015 Canucks Aren’t Strangers to Hartley’s Antics The Canucks and Flames series shifts to Calgary, for the first playoff game in six years at the Scotiabank Saddledome, at a 1-1 tie after an…
Is Playing Sam Bennett a Good Move? The Hockey Writers | April 17, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The surprise announcement before game one last Wednesday was that Sam Bennett, the fourth overall draft pick in the 2014 NHL draft, would be in the…
Hartley and Desjardins Both Have Teams Exceeding Expectations Trevor Beggs | April 14, 2015 Willie Desjardins and Bob Hartley have both been there before. They’ve both been behind the bench, leading their teams to championships in pressure packed situations. Bob Hartley did it with…
Five Important Men Lead Calgary’s Comeback Ryan Pike | April 10, 2015 The Calgary Flames punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup playoffs last night, qualifying for the post-season for the first time since 2009. The team is a much, much different…
Thrasher’s-Eye-View: J.P Vigier Carson Shields | April 3, 2015 Much like how Arizona will always have a part of Jets 1.0 inside of their franchise, the 2.0 Jets will forever carry a piece of the Atlanta Thrashers. When it…
The Calgary Flames: The NHL’s Card-Counters Ryan Pike | March 26, 2015 As the season winds down, the Calgary Flames are hovering around the playoff picture. Their success has been well-documented, as has the perception that it’s a bit befuddling considering the…
Meaningful Spring Hockey Returns to Calgary Ryan Pike | March 21, 2015 Life in southern Alberta is generally in tune with the seasons and the weather. Aside from periodic chinook winds that temporarily melt the city’s snow, residents of Calgary are typically…
Unheralded Trio Driving The Flames Playoff Push Ryan Pike | February 20, 2015 When the Calgary Flames returned from the All-Star Break, head coach Bob Hartley decided to do a little line shuffling. Having had some success together in the previous game against…
Don’t Call It Overachieving: The Flames Aimed For Playoffs Ryan Pike | February 4, 2015 Last season, the Calgary Flames took an important step forward. Formerly a rudderless group of veterans without much direction or identity, the group coalesced under second-year head coach Bob Hartley.…