Posts About "Al MacInnis"
Then and Now: MacInnis and Parayko
September 30th, 2016 It is 1983, defenseman Al MacInnis’ official rookie season with the Calgary Flames. Before this, he had only played 16 games with the Flames over the span of two seasons. He was drafted 15th overall by the Flames in 1981. MacInnis is ready to prove that he deserves a full-time spot in the NHL. He played for the Kitchener Rangers in...
The Calgary Flames Franchise Four
August 22nd, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I'll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I'm choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since moving from Atlanta to Calgary in 1980, the Flames have spent 35...
Bryce Salvador: No Blues After Leaving St. Louis
November 7th, 2014 There’s always a moment in every successful playoff run that stands out. The play that catapulted the championship team from the middle of the pack to the team that couldn’t be beat. For the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, the moment where captain Jonathan Toews headed to the penalty box and teammate Brent Seabrook poked his head in...
St. Louis Blues Draft Targets: Ryan MacInnis
June 26th, 2014 Father-son combinations are nothing new to the NHL. Two years ago, onlookers watched the then-Phoenix Coyotes draft Henrik Samuelsson (No. 27 overall), the son of former NHL stalwart Ulf Samuelsson, who works within the Coyotes organization. Other father-son combinations exist, including Dave and Sam, but none were more prevalent than...
NHL Draft War Room: Ryan MacInnis
May 13th, 2014 by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) Ryan MacInnis THW’s NHL Draft War Room Rankings (E-Mac): #32 (April 2014) THW’s NHL Draft Rankings – The Next Ones Edition (aka Chris’s List): #45 (March 2014) Hashtag: #TheTallOne Nickname: Mac Team: #27, Kitchener, OHL Position: Centre Shoots: Left ...
Ryan MacInnis: One-on-One with 2014 NHL Draft Prospect
March 22nd, 2014 The 2014 BMO Top Prospects Game was a home-coming of sorts for Ryan MacInnis. The lanky, 17-year-old product of the Kitchener Rangers grew up in St. Louis during his father's tenure with the Blues, but his roots reach back to Calgary, where his father, Al MacInnis, played for over a decade and won a Conn Smythe Trophy in 1989 with the...
