Ryan Pike

Flames get younger in a hurry with three additions, three subtractions

Ryan Pike | November 10, 2011

Three roster moves over three days will result in the Calgary Flames getting a whole lot younger, just in time for back-to-back games with conference opponents. On Wednesday, the Flames…

Calgary Flames Round-Up: Olli Jokinen, Mikael Backlund, Derek Smith, and hovering around .500

Ryan Pike | November 10, 2011

THE STATS LINE 6-7-1 record [23rd overall (in points percentage] 2.15 goals-for per game [28th overall] 2.50 goals-against per game [11th overall] 15.4% power-play success rate [19th overall] 81.2% penalty-kill…

Calgary Flames Round-Up: Roman Horak, Jarome Iginla, Brendan Morrison and more

Ryan Pike | November 1, 2011

THE STATS LINE 4-4-1 record [26th overall] 2.44 goals-for per game [21st overall] 2.56 goals-against per game [13th overall] 16.1% power-play success rate [18th overall] 84.4% penalty-kill success rate [16th…

Rene Bourque and the Calgary Flames reflect on big home win over the Colorado Avalanche

Ryan Pike | October 27, 2011

The Calgary Flames got back on the happy side of the ledger on Wednesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, beating the Colorado Avalanche by a 4-2 score. While the Flames…

Calgary Flames Round-Up: getting the bounces, David Moss and Roman Horak

Ryan Pike | October 26, 2011

THE STATS LINE 2-4-1 record [28th overall] 2.14 goals-for per game [21st overall] 2.86 goals-against per game [21st overall] 16.0% power-play success rate [15th overall] 85.2% penalty-kill success rate [14th…

Trouble spots: A look at National Hockey League attendance since the lockout

Ryan Pike | October 19, 2011

The 2004-05 National Hockey League lockout had a few significant effects. While the work stoppage had the positive effect of providing new-found parity between all 30 NHL teams on the…

Calgary Flames Round-Up: Morrison returning, Giordano reflecting, Horak sitting?

Ryan Pike | October 18, 2011

HOME SWEET HOME After a 1-2-0 road trip through St. Louis, Toronto and Montreal, the Calgary Flames returned home on Tuesday to kick off a six-game homestand. Although the Flames…

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Teenagers with the Calgary Flames

Ryan Pike | September 26, 2011

It’s nearly October, the Western Hockey League season has begun, yet two of the WHL’s most talented players are at an NHL training camp. And as fate may have it,…

New Abbotsford bench boss has eye on Calgary Flames camp

Ryan Pike | September 21, 2011

The summer of 2011 was a summer of change for the Calgary Flames, and the changes weren’t located just within the big club. Down on the farm, long-time Flames assistant…

Ten Calgary Flames prospects to watch at the Young Stars Tournament

Ryan Pike | September 7, 2011

For the second year in a row, the Calgary Flames head to British Columbia to kick off the rookie portion of their training camp. The Vancouver Canucks host the Young…

30 Seasons of the Calgary Flames – Part Three (2000-01 to 2010-11)

Ryan Pike | August 26, 2011

The 2010-11 season was the 30th season played by the Calgary Flames. As the next season quickly approaches, we present a three-part look back at 30 seasons of the Flames,…

30 Seasons of the Calgary Flames – Part Two (1990-91 to 1999-2000)

Ryan Pike | August 22, 2011

The 2010-11 season was the 30th season played by the Calgary Flames. As the next season quickly approaches, we present a three-part look back at 30 seasons of the Flames,…