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Jacob Russell

Jacob is a Flames writer who has been covering hockey at both the collegiate and NHL levels for the last 8 years, and is a graduate of Western University.

Flames Moving AHL Affiliate Closer Will Be Beneficial

Jacob Russell | May 26, 2022

There will be another hockey team in Calgary next season. The Calgary Flames’ request to move their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Stockton Heat, to Calgary starting in the…

Categories Calgary Flames, Stockton Heat

Comparing Current Flames to their 1991 Counterparts

Jacob Russell | May 23, 2022

There are a lot of similarities between the 1990-91 Calgary Flames and the team’s current iteration, chiefly, that they both have had to come up against the provincial rival Edmonton…

Categories Calgary Flames

3 Keys to a Flames Victory in the Battle of Alberta – 2022 Playoffs Edition

Jacob Russell | May 18, 2022

For the first time since 1991, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers will take the Battle of Alberta to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After the Flames’ hard-fought overtime win against…

Categories Calgary Flames

Markstrom’s Consistency Fuels Flames’ Fire

Jacob Russell | May 15, 2022

The Calgary Flames will be heading to Game 7 in their first-round series against the Dallas Stars, and while the Flames offense has scuffled at times, there has been one…

Categories Calgary Flames

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