Posts About "Bill Peters"
Flames' Dream Season Buried by Avalanche
April 20th, 2019 The Calgary Flames were the second-best team in the National Hockey League during the 2018-19 regular season, winning 50 games. However, their breakout season came to a screeching halt via a five-game first round series loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche were a step ahead of the Calgary Flames during their first...
5 Key Changes in Flames Breakout Season
April 9th, 2019 The Calgary Flames finished the 2018-19 regular season second in the National Hockey League's overall standings. Considering that they missed the playoffs by 11 points the season prior, it was a remarkable turnaround. Reuniting Mark Giordano with old defensive partner TJ Brodie was a big key to the Calgary Flames' breakout 2018-19...
Flames' Peters, Pundits & Playoffs
April 8th, 2019 It was not so long ago that Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters was in the identical role much further down south in North Carolina. His four-year tenure with the Carolina Hurricanes was anything but boring, even though his goal for the team to make the playoffs eluded him the entire time. Now Peters is in prime position to make a...
Flames Playoff Success Rests on Home Ice Advantage
March 16th, 2019 In The Art of War, famous philosopher Sun Tzu declared that every battle is won before it is ever fought. The phrasing refers to savvy warriors choosing to engage in battle on when the situation is advantageous to them. In the context of the Stanley Cup playoffs, National Hockey League clubs rarely get to choose their battles, but often...
Offseason NHL Coaching Moves Paying Dividends
January 9th, 2019 It wasn't the 15-hour flight to China for training camp that had general manager Brad Treliving's head spinning. It was the pace of Bill Peters' first practice as coach of the Calgary Flames. "I was tired watching it," Treliving said. Peters has lost n...
Flames' Coach Peters Balances Toughness & Motivation
December 19th, 2018 There are numerous explanations for the Calgary Flames’ dominance in the early half of the 2018-19 campaign. Credit can be divided and allocated among the Flames’ solidified goaltending, tightened defence, or surging offence. However, there is one pivotal component that binds all of these playing aspects together:...
