Ryan Pike

The New Breed – A Brief Look at Abbotsford’s Troy Ward

Ryan Pike | January 12, 2012

Throughout the past two seasons, the Calgary Flames have remained on the outside of the National Hockey League’s playoff picture. With fans a bit fretful over the club’s future, eyes…

Flames captain Jarome Iginla scores 500th NHL goal

Ryan Pike | January 9, 2012

When Jarome Iginla was born in the summer of 1977, only eight men had scored 500 regular season goals in the history of the National Hockey League. By the time…

Ups and downs: 2011 for the Calgary Flames

Ryan Pike | January 5, 2012

The 2011 calendar year was one of ups and downs for the Calgary Flames. The year began with the team on the outside of the playoff spot looking in and,…

World Junior Roster Breakdown by NHL Team

Ryan Pike | December 22, 2011

Over 220 of the world’s best junior hockey players will hit the ice in Calgary and Edmonton this holiday season for the annual IIHF World Junior Championships. With so many…

Calgary Flames Round-Up: Iginla chasing 500 and Irving makes NHL debut

Ryan Pike | December 21, 2011

Jarome Iginla, very quietly has 13 goals on the season, six of them since December 1, and 497 for his National Hockey League career.

A look inside the Flames crease with Justin Goldman of The Goalie Guild

Ryan Pike | December 15, 2011

This week, former Calgary Flames first round draft choice Leland Irving is poised to become the 38th goaltender to man the crease for the franchise as the team hits the…

Team Canada World Junior Selection Camp Report, Day Three

Ryan Pike | December 14, 2011

The final day of Team Canada Selection Camp began with cuts, also contained a collision with a CIS All-Star Team, and then ended with more cuts. Such is life at…

Team Canada World Junior Selection Camp Report, Day Two

Ryan Pike | December 13, 2011

The third day of Hockey Canada selection camp featured the second Red vs. White game, pitting potential teammates against each other. Anticipating the cuts expected after the game, this contest…

Six Flames prospects in the hunt for World Junior roster spots

Ryan Pike | December 6, 2011

As the December cold settles in and the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships rapidly approach, international hockey clubs work hard at setting their competition rosters. This winter, as many as…

Three Point Games and the Dawn of the New Average in the NHL

Ryan Pike | November 22, 2011

Dating back to the beginning of the National Hockey League, wins and losses have mattered a great deal to all the teams and their fans. Until 1998-99, the NHL had…

Road warriors: Calgary Flames leave home on crucial four-game sojourn

Ryan Pike | November 21, 2011

The Calgary Flames (8-9-1) begin a four-game road trip tonight and hope to get above .500 by the time they return to Calgary. The trip begins tonight at Nationwide Arena…

Calgary Flames Round-Up: Mikael Backlund, T.J. Brodie, Paul Byron and the Hockey Hall of Fame

Ryan Pike | November 16, 2011

THE STATS LINE 7-9-1 record [25th overall (in points percentage)] 2.12 goals-for per game [28th overall] 2.65 goals-against per game [15th overall] 12.9% power-play success rate [24nd overall] 83.6% penalty-kill…