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 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...
Theo Fleury - It's the Size of the Heart That Matters!
July 15th, 2019 Theo Fleury, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, was one of three sons. His father, Wally, also played hockey but an injury prevented him from reaching the professional ranks. As with most young children in Canada, Fleury grew up skating and playing hockey at every opportunity, often traveling to the rink with his...
Calgary Flames' 50-Goal Scorers
July 11th, 2019 For a relatively young franchise, the Calgary Flames have seen a great deal of strong individual performances since becoming a National Hockey League club in 1972. In particular, the team has had a surprisingly large amount of 50-goal scorers over the years. In the history of the NHL, a player has scored 50-plus goals on 186...
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...
