Posts About "Cliff Fletcher"

A Look At Calgary's Love Affair with Sweden

March 7th, 2016 Over their history, the Calgary Flames have cultivated a reputation as a hard-working, blue-collar hockey club. This reputation is a bit disconnected from the team's reality because, although the team has employed a great deal of burly, meat-and-potatoes hockey players, the team has been defined almost as much by its finesse...

A Brief History of Flames Coaches and GMs

November 28th, 2014 With the success of the Calgary Flames and the progression of the club's rebuild under current head coach Bob Hartley, a lot of ink has been spent of late discussing the merits of keeping Hartley on as head coach. Without getting into the specific merits of Hartley and his coaching staff, it's worth noting that the move would be...

Essential Hockey Read: Behind The Moves

April 21st, 2012 The Essential Hockey Read & Reference: Behind the Moves: NHL General Managers Tell How Winners Are Built by Jason Farris (Foreward by Brian Burke) Like a Datsyukian breakaway clinical finish, author Jason Farris scores and delivers in this must-read hockey book. First Impression: Simply - wow! I was...

Toronto Maple Leafs Retrospective: "The Passion Returns"

August 3rd, 2011 I've been watching "The Passion Returns: The '92-'93 Season" for 17 years. I have to coax it into the VHS player every time it tries to spit the tape out. It's tired, yet still willing. This video yearbook chronicled Toronto on their remarkable playoff run, which restored credibility to the Maple Leaf that was tarnished for many...

Toronto Maple Leafs' Offense Continues to Improve

April 3rd, 2011 The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the 2010-2011 season with their sights set on the playoffs. However, they knew that if they were going to reach the postseason, they would need to overcome some offensive struggles. Fortunately, with surprisingly great seasons from Clarke MacArthur, Joffrey Lupul, Nikolai...