Flames finish strong, worsen draft position Ryan Pike | April 9, 2012 THE STATS LINE 37-29-16 record [17th overall (in points percentage)] 2.43 goals-for per game [24th overall] 2.65 goals-against per game [14th overall] 17.7% power-play success rate [13th overall] 84.3% penalty-kill…
Fixing the NHL Entry Draft Lottery System: Playoff For Number One Christopher Ralph | April 8, 2012 NEW YORK/TORONTO – For the eighteenth time* since its inception in 1995, the National Hockey League Draft Drawing, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first…
Five candidates to coach the Flames in 2012-13 Ryan Pike | April 6, 2012 After three seasons outside of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter will reach the end of his contract at the end of the regular season.…
Time for Rebuild in Calgary Brad Burud | April 6, 2012 It has been a long time coming, but the need for a complete blow-up in Calgary has never been so evident. After another loss to Vancouver on Saturday night…
A failing core? Flames miss the playoffs for a third straight year Ryan Pike | April 3, 2012 THE STATS LINE 35-29-16 record [20th overall (in points percentage)] 2.39 goals-for per game [25th overall] 2.66 goals-against per game [15th overall] 18.2% power-play success rate [11th overall] 84.0% penalty-kill…
Don’t Shut the Door on Brent Sutter Thomas Strangward | April 2, 2012 After Saturday’s overtime loss to the hated Vancouver Canucks, the Calgary Flames were officially eliminated from post-season contention for the third consecutive season. This should simply prove that something is…
How did the Calgary Flames get backed into this corner? Ryan Pike | March 28, 2012 THE STATS LINE 35-27-15 record [20th overall (in points percentage)] 2.44 goals-for per game [25th overall] 2.64 goals-against per game [15th overall] 18.1% power-play success rate [13th overall] 83.7% penalty-kill…
No Room at the Inn for Olli Jokinen Thomas Strangward | March 26, 2012 As the Calgary Flames slim playoff hopes continue to dwindle with each passing day, it should follow that both the rabid (though consistently disappointed) fan base and team management alike…
2012 NHL Mock Draft: March Madness Edition (Picks 1-15) Christopher Ralph | March 26, 2012 The actual 2012 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 22nd-23rd in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Every year it seems I contemplate whether or not to go through the intriguing yet dubious…
Flames fans still have choices even if no playoffs Callum Ng | March 24, 2012 As the regular season wanes for the Calgary Flames, and a four game win-less streak makes the playoff picture slightly faded, Flames fans have something to consider. If their Flaming…
Season of injuries forces Calgary Flames to find hidden depth Ryan Pike | March 21, 2012 THE STATS LINE 34-26-14 record [18th overall (in points percentage)] 2.43 goals-for per game [26th overall] 2.61 goals-against per game [13th overall] 17.2% power-play success rate [15th overall] 83.6% penalty-kill…
Matt Stajan: #1 Center? Thomas Strangward | March 19, 2012 To say the Calgary Flames have experienced a season of peaks and valleys would be an understatement, as entering one of the last few weeks of regular season play they…