Posts About "Chris Butler"
Best St. Louis Blues Hometown Players
August 20th, 2018 The St. Louis Blues were founded in 1967 as one of the six expansion teams during the NHL's 1967 expansion era. The Blues have yet to win a Stanley Cup in their 50-year history but have made it to the Stanley Cup Final on three separate occasions and have always been looked at as one of the better and more consistent teams in the NHL....
Blues Look to End Road Trip on a High Note
March 24th, 2015 The Blues have been riding a crazy roller coaster throughout the US and Canada over their current 6-game road trip that wraps up Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. This particular trip has seen some great play, but also a lot of weird bounces en route to the team gaining 6 out of a possible 10 points so far. Skeptics may think this is the...
Melee Sparks Calgary Flames Hot Second Half
April 9th, 2014 January 18, 2014 was a Saturday. As is customary, the National Hockey League held 13 games. Based on how their seasons had gone to that point, you wouldn't have expected the late Hockey Night in Canada game between the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks to be of much importance. The Flames entered the game with a 16-26-6 record,...
Baby Steps: How the Calgary Flames Rebuild Is Finding Its Way
March 21st, 2014 In the first year of their rebuild, the Calgary Flames are once again in the National Hockey League's bottom five. It's not from a lack of trying. The pesky Flames have developed a reputation for hard work throughout the 2013-14 campaign, but it's not been translated well onto the scoreboard or onto the standings. For the...
The Flames Are In Trouble Without Mark Giordano
October 29th, 2013 Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano has had a whirlwind career in the National Hockey League. After being signed as a minor-league depth player in the summer of 2004, Giordano worked his way through the ranks - becoming AHL Omaha's most reliable defender and earning 49 games with the Flames. When he wasn't offered a one-way NHL deal...
Three Young Flames In The Hunt For Blueline Spots
September 23rd, 2013 The 2013 edition of training camp has been one of major change for the Calgary Flames. For the first time in years, the camp began with two sheets of ice being used simultaneously - one for practice, one for a scrimmage. Oh, and there's the whole thing with the Flames having neither of Jarome Iginla or Miikka Kiprusoff for the first time...
