Colton Pankiw
My name is Colton Pankiw. I have been with The Hockey Writers for nearly a year now covering the Calgary Flames. Recently I have begun to cover the Edmonton Oilers as well. Feel free to reach out to me on Twitter with any questions/comments.
Author's Posts
Oilers Weekly: Inconsistent Play, Goalie Carousel & COVID-19
January 18th, 2021 It was a long wait, but hockey fans around the world were finally able to watch the game they love once again as the NHL returned to action this past week. Both the Edmonton Oilers and their fans were very excited to get the 2020-21 season underway as they had a very disappointing ending to their 2019-20 campaign. The Oilers were...
They Wore It Once: Flames Players and Their Unique Numbers
January 14th, 2021 The Calgary Flames have had many players during their thirty years in the league. As a result, many different jersey numbers have been worn. Numbers like 7, 15, 16, 21 and 22, have been extremely popular, worn by 23 different players each, the highest amount of players who have worn any number in Flames history. They also have three...
Flames Make Right Choice in Waiving Derek Ryan
January 13th, 2021 Today is the day. After having no games played since September 28, the NHL is set to return tonight. There are five games on schedule for tonight, but Calgary Flames fans will have to wait one more day to watch their team, as they get set to take on the Winnipeg Jets Thursday night. With the season being so close, teams have had to make...
Oilers' Hemsky Had an Underappreciated Career
January 13th, 2021 Edmonton Oilers fans finally have reason to cheer once again. The team is on the rise and would have more than likely earned a spot in the 2020 playoffs had the regular season played out. They are becoming a more intriguing market to free agents, as defenceman Tyson Barrie reportedly turned down longer term and more dollars to sign a...
Flames Need Kylington to Take a Big Step Forward
January 8th, 2021 In mid-December, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving announced that the team had re-signed defenceman Oliver Kylington to a one-year, two-way contract worth $787,500 at the NHL level. The now 23-year-old defenceman, who was taken by the Flames with the 60th pick at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, has shown flashes of potential...
Oilers Prospects Bitten by Injury Bug at World Juniors
January 7th, 2021 Edmonton Oilers fans had been excited for some time about the 2021 World Junior Championship to get underway. Of course, one reason for that was that there hasn’t been much of any hockey since the Stanley Cup Playoffs wrapped up in late September. The other was that two of the team’s top prospects were playing in Dylan Holloway...
