Calgary Flames’ Best Swedish Players of All-Time Derek Olsen | September 7, 2025 NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced in Feb. 2024 that NHL players will once again be allowed to participate in the Winter Olympics and that the league would be putting together…
Remembering Johnny Gaudreau’s Impact on New Jersey’s Hockey Community Parker Beh | August 29, 2025 On Aug. 29, 2024, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were fatally hit by a suspected drunk driver. The two were riding bikes on a road…
Reggie Lemelin: The Quiet Backbone of the Flames The Old Prof | August 16, 2025 Not every moment in hockey comes with a spotlight or a big headline. Sometimes, the most critical things happen quietly—and that’s precisely how Reggie Lemelin’s story began. If he hadn’t…
The Night the Goalies Threw Down: Smith and Talbot Re-Ignite the Battle of Alberta The Old Prof | July 31, 2025 If you’ve followed the Edmonton Oilers or the Calgary Flames, you know the Battle of Alberta isn’t just another matchup—it’s personal. The rivalry has been burning since the 1980s, and…
Kent Nilsson Trade Tree: Calgary to Minnesota Conor Power | July 23, 2025 Typically, an NHL trade tree is made special because its branches illustrate the NHL’s evolution. A trade between two teams impacts both teams, but the ensuing trades made with those…
Remembering Iginla’s Heroic 2004 Stanley Cup Run with the Flames The Old Prof | June 2, 2025 While all eyes turn to the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers as they prepare for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday in Edmonton, it’s also a moment…
Gaudreau Remembered in Edmonton for All He Brought to Battle of Alberta Brian Swane | February 26, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother Matthew were tragically killed on Aug. 29, 2024 in Salem County, New Jersey. The siblings were riding bicycles when they…
Revisiting the Bruins’ Jim Craig Trade with the Flames Ryan Gagne | February 13, 2025 Jim Craig is an American sports hero from Easton, Massachusetts, who played three seasons at Boston University and won an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake…
Calgary Flames’ Best Canadian Players of All-Time Derek Olsen | December 20, 2024 We are nearing the halfway mark of the 2024-25 NHL season, and as per usual there has already been a plethora of fantastic games and lots of drama. However, this…
Top 3 All-Time Flames Goalies THW Archives | November 26, 2024 The goaltending history of the Calgary Flames franchise has been punctuated by a handful of excellent performances in a desert of otherwise unremarkable ones. In an effort to separate the…
Roenick Discusses Almost Signing With Flames in HHOF Interview Derek Olsen | November 12, 2024 The 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame class was inducted on Monday, Nov. 11. This year’s group includes legendary players Jeremy Roenick, Pavel Datsyuk, Shea Weber, Natalie Darwitz, and Krissy Wendell-Pohl.…
The Great WHL Journey #5: Calgary Hitmen Dayton Reimer | October 4, 2024 In my experience, you either like hockey or you don’t. The fast, chaotic nature of the game seems to either hook people immediately or turn them away. Take my wife…
