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 Playoff Success Rests on Home Ice Advantage
March 16th, 2019 In The Art of War, famous philosopher Sun Tzu declared that every battle is won before it is ever fought. The phrasing refers to savvy warriors choosing to engage in battle on when the situation is advantageous to them. In the context of the Stanley Cup playoffs, National Hockey League clubs rarely get to choose their battles, but often...
Flames' Treliving Sticks to His Plan
March 9th, 2019 The 2019 trade deadline came and went without fanfare for the Calgary Flames. The Winnipeg Jets added Kevin Hayes. The Nashville Predators added Wayne Simmonds and Mikael Granlund. The San Jose Sharks added Gustav Nyquist. The Vegas Golden Knights added Mark Stone. In the midst of their best season since 1988-89, the top team in...
Most Valuable Flame: Iginla's Number Retired
March 3rd, 2019 For a franchise with nearly five decades of history, the Calgary Flames have been very selective when celebrating it. Heading into the 2018-19 campaign, the club had retired only two jersey numbers and honoured two others – a surprisingly low figure given the number of Hockey Hall of Fame inductees that have worn the Flaming C over the...
Flames Face Crucial Trade Deadline
February 24th, 2019 When Brad Treliving became the general manager of the Calgary Flames in 2014, the team had a handful of good, young assets and a lot of question marks. Five years later, the organization is in a very interesting place heading into the 2019 National Hockey League trade deadline. Perched atop the Western Conference with 20 games...
Flames Find Chemistry with Upgraded Depth
February 22nd, 2019 The National Hockey League is a tough league to win in, with a razor-thin margin between winning and losing. That's doubly so in the second half of the season, when games are often decided by which team makes fewer mistakes. More than ever, it's beneficial for a team to be able to roll four strong lines. A lack of depth was the...
Flames Face Trade Deadline Balancing Act
February 18th, 2019 After a whirlwind first two-thirds of the 2018-19 season, the Calgary Flames are in an unfamiliar place as they approach the trade deadline: contention. The hockey club is perched atop the Western Conference standings and in a year where there's no clear conference powerhouse, they're in a position to potentially make a deep playoff...
