Brian Burke’s Terrible Tenure as Leafs GM – Part 2 James Tanner | April 6, 2015 Last week I began the task of reviewing Brian Burke’s term as the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. I thought, now that it’s been three seasons since he’s…
Calgary Flames Losing Streak Hits Eight The Hockey Writers | December 22, 2014 Hi. My name is Chris Kayaniotes… and I’m a Calgary Flames fan. Now this has not always been an easy admission. And the timing is not necessarily great either right now…
Phil Kessel is the Coolest Guy in the NHL James Tanner | November 18, 2014 Get cancer – Return and score 30 goals. Get Traded in a trade that is universally panned – Become so good it’s irrelevant. Get shoulder surgery – Return and score…
The Evolution of Hockey: Enforcers to Analytics Marinna Marotta | October 9, 2014 Last night the 2014-2015 NHL season opened and we were graced with hockey’s presence for the first time in 116 days – or since Friday the 13th (no, preseason doesn’t…
Nonis vs. Burke: Changing the Maple Leafs’ Philosophy Andrew Forbes | October 8, 2014 On Monday, the Toronto Maple Leafs made four cuts – trimming down their roster only days before they open the 2014-15 season against their rival Canadiens. For the first time…
The Calgary Flames Are Quietly Having a Great Summer J.D. Burke | August 25, 2014 It’s been a long time since the hockey community could look at anything the Calgary Flames did without a great deal of confusion. Nearly four years of counter-intuitive decisions from the…
Nick Ritchie: A Typical Maple Leaf Andrew Forbes | June 26, 2014 Don’t expect Peterborough Petes forward Nick Ritchie to slide past the top-10 mark in Friday’s NHL Entry Draft. The big left winger seems to have all the right tools to…
Why Do Cities Still Publicly Fund New NHL Arenas? Andrew Jow | June 21, 2014 Brian Burke’s mouth, as it so often does, has made headlines in recent weeks concerning the Calgary Flames’ “embarrassing” home arena, the Saddledome. Burke’s call for a downtown stadium is…
Reignition: Calgary Flames Revamp Management Team Ryan Pike | June 13, 2014 While the Calgary Flames have begun their rebuild on the ice, an even more extensive revitalization of the club as been underway off the ice. The process began in September,…
New Flames GM Brad Treliving Heads Right To Work Ryan Pike | April 28, 2014 When the Calgary Flames ended their season, president of hockey operations Brian Burke indicated that the team was comfortable waiting until after the 2014 NHL Draft to hire their new…
Calgary Flames Hire Brad Treliving as New GM Ryan Pike | April 28, 2014 After a four month search, Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke reportedly has his man. According to multiple reports, including ones from TSN’s Bob MacKenzie and Sportsnet’s John…
The 2013-14 Calgary Flames: A Successful Failure Ryan Pike | April 16, 2014 As the curtain dropped on the 2013-14 Calgary Flames season, the mood of the building was conflicted. On one hand, the organization that was expected to be a league doormat…