13 Frenzied Thoughts About 13 Free Agent Signings Mike Colligan | July 3, 2010 For an up-to-date list of where all the summer’s free-agents are headed, check out TSN’s sortable tracker. Hungry for leftovers? NHL.com has a list of 40 players still looking…
Top 10 NHL Jerseys: Past & Present The Hockey Writers | June 28, 2010 Out of the BILLION NHL sweaters we’ve seen over the years, which club had the best? I break down the top-10 best jerseys, past and present, and give my submission for best jersey of all time.
The Neutral Zone: 2010 Vezina Trophy Picks Andrew Knoll | April 18, 2010 Ilya Bryzgalov- Bryzgalov’s eight shutouts were second in the league to only Martin Brodeur and, fittingly, the emergent Russian netminder Bryzgalov is taking the place of perennial nominee Brodeur. …
Flames Sport Gold, Bronze and Plenty of Rust Andrew Knoll | March 5, 2010 CALGARY-Jarome Iginla, Miikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Hagman started their night wearing shiny new Olympic medals only to finish it with the same old albatross hanging from their necks. The applause…
Book Review: HockeyNomics by Darcy Norman Christopher Ralph | January 12, 2010 Amazon Link (Affiliate Link, THW gets a small commission) Amazon Link (non-Affiliate link) First there was Freakonomics. Then there was Super Freakonomics. Now there’s HockeyNomics! Economics (“the science of dealing…
The Kids Can Play! Observations From Finland Versus Team Canada Christopher Ralph | December 24, 2009 Fortunate enough to land lower bowl seats in the Saddledome for December 23rd’s tilt between the Finland and Team Canada in a pre-WJC tournament game, I thought I’d reflect back…
Flames Status Report – Monitoring 10 Burning Questions Christopher Ralph | December 8, 2009 Without a doubt, one of the best off-season signings in the NHL, Brent Sutter may not be amongst the 20 see the ice game-day, but his impact is evident game in and game out.
Calgary Flames Joni Ortio: Full Potential Profile And Interview Christopher Ralph | November 19, 2009 Christopher Ralph – THW’s Flames Correspondent I was recently able to do an in depth interview with promising young Flames prospect, netminder Joni Ortio, who was drafted in the 6th…
Frozen Flames Puck Links – Sutter’s Gauntlet And Cheerleaders At The Saddledome Christopher Ralph | November 13, 2009 Chris Ralph – Flames Correspondent at THW *Last week after Coach Brent Sutter run the Flames through a Sutter-tough practice, I discussed if the need would arise for him to…
Brent Sutter Prepares Flames To Run The Gauntlet Christopher Ralph | November 7, 2009 The Gauntlet As Wikipedia notes: Running the gauntlet (originally gantlet, and, rarely, gantlope or gantelope) is a form of physical punishment wherein a man is compelled to run between two…
Brian McGrattan Impersonates Gordie Howe Christopher Ralph | October 17, 2009 A most unlikely achiever of the Gordie Howe hat-trick, for a guy who’s off to a most unusual start with his new club, the Calgary Flames. The Flames shiny new…
NHL’s Top 10 Most Effective Sin Bin Dwellers Christopher Ralph | October 13, 2009 The following feisty players get it done on and off the ice. In this case, off the ice is the 2 to 5 minutes they spend per visit in the…
