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Brett Krauss

Brett is a freelance writer covering the Calgary Flames here at The Hockey Writers. He is an enthusiast of hockey stats and continues to learn every day about the sports analytics movement. Brett enjoys using both statistical analysis and the old-fashioned eye test in his writing to create the best content for readers. His work at THW has been featured on the Calgary Flames' news feed for The Score and on Yardbarker. Brett is also part of THW's Flames Faceoff YouTube/podcast show where he brings his opinions each week on the team's current state of affairs.

Flames’ Gaudreau Should Be a Hart Trophy Finalist

Brett Krauss | April 11, 2022

Johnny Gaudreau is having the best season by a Calgary Flames player in decades. He sits at 99 points in 72 games, and is all but certain to surpass the…

Categories Calgary Flames

Flames’ Deep Roster Matched By Few in West Playoff Picture

Brett Krauss | March 26, 2022

The Calgary Flames were relatively quiet on trade deadline day, making one change to their roster by adding Ryan Carpenter from the Chicago Blackhawks. That looked to be a replacement…

Categories Calgary Flames

Flames’ Backlund Has Defined Career Through Two-Way Play

Brett Krauss | March 19, 2022

On Wednesday night, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund played in his 804th game with the team, surpassing Al MacInnis for most games played all-time by a Flames’ draft pick. It…

Categories Flames History

Flames Prospects Report: Kerins, Pelletier, Poirier & More

Brett Krauss | March 16, 2022

Welcome back for another edition of the Calgary Flames prospects report. This is a recurring segment at The Hockey Writers, following the seasons and storylines of all the prospects in…

Categories Flames Prospects, NHL Prospects

Flames Should Shuffle Their Depth Ahead of Trade Deadline

Brett Krauss | March 2, 2022

General manager Brad Treliving and the Calgary Flames made the first splash leading up to the March 21 trade deadline by acquiring Tyler Toffoli from the Montreal Canadiens. Many fans…

Categories Calgary Flames, Trade Deadline

Flames Prospects Report: Nikolaev, Kinnvall, Kerins & More

Brett Krauss | February 18, 2022

Welcome back for another edition of the Calgary Flames prospects report. This is a reoccurring segment at The Hockey Writers, following the seasons and storylines of all the prospects in…

Categories Flames Prospects, NHL Prospects

Flames’ Next 20 Games Are Crucial to Playoff Bid

Brett Krauss | February 9, 2022

The Calgary Flames are about to embark on their most crucial part of the season, beginning tonight against the Vegas Golden Knights at the Saddledome. The team has seven rescheduled…

Categories Calgary Flames

Flames’ Zadorov Becoming Solid Bottom Pair Defenceman

Brett Krauss | February 3, 2022

When Calgary Flames’ general manager Brad Treliving made an offseason trade with the Chicago Blackhawks for Nikita Zadorov, many were left scratching their heads. At the time it seemed as…

Categories Calgary Flames

Flames’ Lindholm Has Emerged as a Top Center in the NHL

Brett Krauss | January 19, 2022

It’s not often that Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter praises his players during press conferences. Last month, however, Sutter referred to Elias Lindholm as the team’s best center and…

Categories Calgary Flames

Flames Prospects Report: Francis, Kuznetsov, Zary & More

Brett Krauss | January 5, 2022

Welcome back for another edition of the Calgary Flames prospects report, a reoccurring segment at The Hockey Writers, following the storylines of all the prospects in the Flames’ system throughout…

Categories Flames Prospects

Flames’ Gaudreau in Good Position to Hit 100 Points in 2021-22

Brett Krauss | December 10, 2021

On April 11, 1993, Theoren Fleury scored a power-play goal against the Vancouver Canucks to tie the game at three just seconds before the buzzer for the second intermission. That…

Categories Advanced Stats, Calgary Flames

Flames Prospects Report: Chechelev, Sergeev, Wolf & More

Brett Krauss | December 1, 2021

Welcome back for another edition of the Calgary Flames Prospects Report. This is a reoccurring segment at The Hockey Writers, following the seasons and storylines of all the prospects in…

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