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NHL Needs to Partner with Hockey Diversity Alliance to End Hate

Andrew Forbes | January 9, 2022

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. It may seem crazy, but – once again – in January 2022…

Calgary Flames News & Rumors: Peters, Aliu, Lucic, Brodie & Hamonic

The Old Prof | April 22, 2020

Although the NHL’s regular season has been suspended in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, there is news emerging from each NHL organization. In this News & Rumors post, I…

Willie O’Ree Says More to Be Done to Fight Racism in Sports

The Canadian Press | February 3, 2020

OTTAWA — Willie O’Ree is hopeful that one day sport will be free of racism and bigotry, but thinks it’s still a long way off. The 84-year-old O’Ree was in…

NHL Commissioner: We Will Not Tolerate Abusive Behaviour

The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019

MONTEREY, Calif. — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday that the league will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks.
Speaking at the end of the first day of …

Flames Investigating Allegation Head Coach Used Racial Slurs

The Canadian Press | November 25, 2019

PITTSBURGH — Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says the team is looking into an accusation that head coach Bill Peters directed racial slurs toward a Nigerian-born hockey player a decade ago in the minor leagues, then arranged for the playe…

Akim Aliu Finding New Life In Russia

Alessandro Seren Rosso | January 8, 2016

Akim Aliu is certainly an interesting player under many points of view. Born in Nigeria and moved very young first to Ukraine, then to Canada, he had many controversial moments…

Flames Training Camp Preview Part 1 of 3: The Fresh Faces

Thomas Strangward | August 21, 2012

While the CBA negotiations between the NHL and the NHLPA seemingly continue to waltz the line of the second NHL lockout in just seven years, optimistic fans are opting to…

Feaster’s Flames get shopping done early

Ryan Pike | July 2, 2012

Jay Feaster doesn’t seem to be too taken in by hockey’s annual rituals and television events. When the trade deadline came around during the 2010-11 season and the then-interim Calgary…

Evaluating Calgary’s Expiring Contracts

Thomas Strangward | April 17, 2012

Since the Calgary Flames closed out their regular season and headed into a playoff-free spring for the third consecutive year, the fan base and local sports media did not have…

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…

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