Ryan Pike
Ryan Pike has covered the Calgary Flames and the NHL Draft extensively since 2010 as a Senior Writer for The Hockey Writers and Senior Contributing Editor of FlamesNation.ca. A member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, he lives in Calgary.
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Flames Arena Deal Hinges on Crucial Council Vote
July 28th, 2019 The most important moment for the Calgary Flames franchise in decades won't happen on the ice. After roughly 14 years of discussions, negotiations and near-misses, the Flames, the City of Calgary and Calgary Stampede jointly announced a tentative arena deal on Monday night at City Hall. Calgary Flames' Saddledome (THE CANADIAN...
Flames Must Avoid Off-Season Over-Correction
July 22nd, 2019 In the summer of 2018, the Calgary Flames had a problem. Coming off a disappointing regular season result, management took their time to examine the team's issues and enacted several big changes. Former Calgary Flames left wing James Neal (Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) Heading into the summer of 2019, the Flames are coming off a...
Mark Giordano's Norris Season Among Flames' Best Ever
July 18th, 2019 Since he inherited the captaincy from the departing Jarome Iginla, Mark Giordano has been arguably the Calgary Flames' most important player. While offensive dynamo Johnny Gaudreau scores more showy goals and perhaps two-way center Mikael Backlund does as much to shut down the opposition's top guns, Giordano has been the club's beating...
Flames Draft For Skill Over Size
June 28th, 2019 The Calgary Flames went into the 2019 NHL Draft in Vancouver hoping to improve their team and potentially add some draft picks. They didn't make any trades to add selections, but they didn't trade any away and ended up selecting five players over the weekend. Jakob Pelletier was selected by the Calgary Flames in the first round of...
2019 NHL Draft Rankings - Final Edition
June 21st, 2019 Aside from the World Hockey Championship, the hockey calendar for 2018-19 is complete. The hopeful NHL Draft prospects for this season have done all they can to impress the various scouts and now all that is left is for them to put on their best suits and head to Vancouver for the draft. As such, it's time to finalize the NHL Draft...
2019 NHL Draft - Writers Mock Draft
June 19th, 2019 The 2019 NHL Draft is almost upon us and fans of all 31 National Hockey League clubs are eagerly anticipating what prospects their team will draft. Here at The Hockey Writers, we've continued an annual tradition with our Writers Mock Draft. Team USA's Jack Hughes (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Carlos Osorio) Our staff members pick teams...
