Flames Fire Head Coach Bob Hartley Mike Necciai | May 3, 2016 The Calgary Flames announced today that they’ve fired head coach Bob Hartley. The #Flames have announced that they have relieved Bob Hartley of his coaching duties ~ https://t.co/2Y5XkFvRt4 pic.twitter.com/FN5N9LwJzZ —…
Q & A with Jeff Tambellini of the Syracuse Crunch Dan Rice | March 2, 2016 Jeff Tambellini has had an up-and-down hockey career since playing for the Wolverines at the University of Michigan and being drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL…
Murphy’s Law Has Sunk The Flames Season Ryan Pike | February 7, 2016 Perhaps due to the afterglow of their 2014-15 playoff run and their off-season additions of Michael Frolik and Dougie Hamilton, the external expectations on the Calgary Flames were quite high…
Calgary’s Special Teams Are Killing Their Season Ryan Pike | December 7, 2015 Famed Canadian comedian Red Green famously said, “If women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.” While a tad politically incorrect nowadays, the statement boils down…
Calgary’s Identity Crisis Andrew McCormack | October 28, 2015 In the early going, Calgary doesn’t look ready to approach the expectations that come with making it to the second round of the playoffs last season and subsequently making a…
Flames Hopeful Hathaway Faces The Odds Ryan Pike | October 1, 2015 It’s late on a Tuesday evening as the Scotiabank Saddledome empties, the local fans scurrying into the unseasonably warm night air. The fact that the Calgary Flames have skated to…
30 In 30: Are The Flames For Real? Felix Sicard | August 17, 2015 The Calgary Flames were the best story in the National Hockey League last season. A team that looked like it was on a fast track to the draft lottery, the…
A New Coach Won’t Solve Everything: Lessons From Calgary Ryan Pike | May 21, 2015 Two underachieving Canadian NHL clubs hired new coaches this week, as the Edmonton Oilers brought in Todd McLellan and the Toronto Maple Leafs recruited Mike Babcock. The announcement of these…
Hockey News: Flames Run Ends; Caps & Rangers to Meet in Game 7 Jeff Ponder | May 11, 2015 With one swipe of the stick, the Calgary Flames saw their magical run come to a close. At 2:26 of overtime, Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry won a battle in…
Why Calgary Flames’ Bob Hartley Is NHL Coach Of The Year Joe Marraccino | May 10, 2015 Before the season started, Bob Hartley and the Calgary Flames were not expected to contend for the postseason. The preseason projections looked bleak for them. The Hockey News had Calgary dead…
Preds Poll: Did Peter Laviolette Deserve Adams Nod? Dan Mount | May 9, 2015 It’s time to defend Peter Laviolette and his Jack Adams Award nomination. When the candidates for the NHL’s top coach were released earlier in the week, there were a lot…
Hockey News: Rangers, Canadiens on the Brink of Elimination Jeff Ponder | May 7, 2015 Talk about a bracket buster. According to NHL.com, more than one of every four brackets filled out in the NHL Bracket Challenge picked the New York Rangers to win the…