The Flames Files: A Blue Christmas and a Happy New Year Anna Santiago | January 2, 2015 In seasons past, the Calgary Flames were no strangers to slumps. Losing streaks happened often, and for stretches at a time. And as depressing as it was to be unfazed…
Brodie and Giordano Make A Run At the Norris Ryan Pike | December 31, 2014 The National Hockey League seems really big, but it’s actually a pretty small world, where secrets don’t stay secret for very long. Often, a player or two emerge as on-ice…
Can Johnny Hockey Become Johnny Calder? Ryan Pike | December 27, 2014 Two years ago, the holiday season saw a veritable clash of hockey titans. In the gold medal game of the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship, the United States beat Sweden…
Calgary Flames: Commence Project Regression Dustin Nelson | December 22, 2014 The Calgary Flames have been a favorite topic for the analytics community this season. Or, maybe more accurately, the Calgary Flames’ regression prospects have been a favorite battlefield between the…
Calgary Flames Losing Streak Hits Eight The Hockey Writers | December 22, 2014 Hi. My name is Chris Kayaniotes… and I’m a Calgary Flames fan. Now this has not always been an easy admission. And the timing is not necessarily great either right now…
T.J. Brodie: Robin to Mark Giordano’s Batman Andrew Jow | December 18, 2014 Much has been made of Calgary Flames’ defenseman Mark Giordano’s start to the season and rightfully so. The Flames’ captain leads NHL defensemen in scoring to the tune of 31…
Flames Make Smart Move, Extend Bob Hartley Ryan Pike | December 17, 2014 It’s easy to like Bob Hartley. He’s very affable. He makes jokes before scrums. Heck, half the time he has a wacky sound-bite or quote that he trots out for…
Inside the Unlikely Success of the Calgary Flames Ryan Pike | December 9, 2014 The Calgary Flames should not be this good. This is a common refrain throughout the National Hockey League. It’s extolled by many on both sides of the aisle; the hardcore…
Bob Hartley Hits 400 Win Plateau Ryan Pike | December 5, 2014 On the evening of December 4, 2014, Calgary Flames head coach Bob Hartley joined some elite company, and did so in dramatic fashion. Calgary’s 4-3 overtime victory over the Colorado…
The Battle of Alberta: A Tale of Two Rebuilds Ryan Pike | December 4, 2014 As the 2014-15 National Hockey League season moves head-long towards the one-third mark of the schedule, two questions are emanating out of the province of Alberta. “Why are the Calgary…
Biggest Flames Prospect Comes To Calgary Ryan Pike | December 1, 2014 You can’t teach size. That’s the mantra partially driving the Calgary Flames’ drafting and development over the past few seasons. The notion is that you can hire coaches to help…
The Flames Files: Weeks Seven & Eight In Review Anna Santiago | December 1, 2014 It’s a good time to be a Flames fan. With three games played at home and three games played on the road, the Flames came out of the last two…