The Flames Files: Weeks Thirteen & Fourteen In Review Anna Santiago | February 2, 2015 Game 1 The Flames had a busy week leading up to the NHL All Star Weekend, starting with a matchup against the Los Angeles Kings in sunny California on Monday,…
The Calgary Flames: Building A Foundation Ryan Pike | January 30, 2015 Rebuilds are tricky things. The goal is to avoid the mistakes of the past while throwing together, often on the fly, some semblance of a plan. And one of the…
How Has Each Canadian Team Performed in 2014-15 Trevor Beggs | January 23, 2015 There were low expectations for Canadian hockey teams heading into the 2014-15 season. Only one of the seven Canadian teams made the playoffs in 2013-14, the first time that happened since…
Playoff Chase Forges Flames Young Core Ryan Pike | January 22, 2015 This has been a strange year for the Calgary Flames. In Year Two of the team’s rebuild, the club went young, often dressing as many as a half-dozen players aged…
The Flames Files: Week Twelve In Review Anna Santiago | January 19, 2015 Game 1 The Calgary Flames had a few days to recover from a tough week in which they won only one of their last four games. On Thursday night, the…
The Flames Files: Week Eleven In Review Anna Santiago | January 14, 2015 Game 1 The Flames’ success may have been up and down lately, but the New York Islanders’ certainly hasn’t. In fact, prior to their matchup in Calgary on January 2nd,…
No Pressure for Flames Pick Morgan Klimchuk Ryan Pike | January 13, 2015 Life can be full of pressure for a young hockey player. Doubly so for a first round draft pick. Particularly if the franchise that drafted you hadn’t had a first…
Death and Rebirth of an NHL Tough Guy The Hockey Writers | January 13, 2015 Fan Favourite Falls Out of Favour What is this a funeral?! A lot of media and fans have been circling like vultures looking to dive bomb in with their…
Bruising Bollig Looking To Cement Himself In Calgary Ryan Pike | January 12, 2015 Since his arrival, one of the major refrains from president of hockey operations Brian Burke is that the Calgary Flames need to get bigger. That’s not to say that the…
Youthful Flames Search for Faceoff Success Ryan Pike | January 8, 2015 When forward Mikael Backlund returned to the Calgary Flames line-up on January 7 – after an absence of 29 games – the club dispatched Markus Granlund to the American Hockey…
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…