Ryan Pike
Ryan Pike has covered the Calgary Flames and the NHL Draft extensively since 2010 as a Senior Writer for The Hockey Writers, Senior Contributing Editor of FlamesNation.ca and a correspondent for the Sporting News. He lives in Calgary.
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5 Battles to Watch at Flames Camp
September 11th, 2018 The Calgary Flames are a much different hockey club than they were 12 months ago – or even four months ago – as a disappointing season led to organizational change. Those changes have made for an eventful summer, as well as seem to have the Flames primed for an interesting training camp. Here's a rundown of the five battles to...
Projecting Flames 2018-19 Opening Night Roster: Forwards
August 30th, 2018 The 2017-18 edition of the Calgary Flames were a strangely constructed hockey club. On paper, they were a team with a few sure-fire offensive contributors among their forward ranks and several question marks further down in the rotation. The thought was maybe some of their iffy players would take a big leap forward or at least bounce...
Projecting Flames 2018-19 Opening Night Roster: Goalies & Defense
August 27th, 2018 The Calgary Flames had high hopes for the 2017-18 season after loading up the prior summer with high-price talent. Unfortunately their season disappointed, and that disappointment has led to another busy summer for general manager Brad Treliving. Expectations remain sky-high in southern Alberta, but the margin for error has become quite...
The Sutter Family Has Deep Roots in Alberta Hockey
August 17th, 2018 As naturally as many families become associated with specific industries that they work within, it's become commonplace for families to become associated with specific sports in specific parts of the world. Within the hockey world, arguably the most influential family in history - with apologies to Maurice and Henri Richard - is the...
Pike's Picks: 2019 NHL Draft Rankings - Preliminary Edition
August 13th, 2018 The first installment of the newly-rechristened Hlinka Gretzky Cup has been completed, with Canada hosting the championship trophy. As such, the hockey world has stopped swooning over the 2018 NHL Draft class and turned its gaze upon the fresh-faced 16 and 17-year-olds that will be selected (eventually) in the 2019 NHL Draft in...
Controversy Mars Canada's Hlinka Gretzky Triumph
August 11th, 2018 The semi final round of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup featured a clash for the ages at Rogers Place in Edmonton, as Canada and the United States saw their under-18 national teams battle for a spot in the gold medal game. But controversy surrounding a late tying goal will likely loom large over Canada's thrilling 6-5 overtime...
