Flames Have Legitimate No. 1 in All-Star Goalie Rittich Ryan Szporer | January 18, 2020 Don’t believe the hype that there’s a Calgary Flames goaltending controversy. The only controversy should be how analysts refuse to give David Rittich the respect he’s earned as the team’s…
Rittich’s 35-Save Performance Powers Flames Past Leafs 2-1 in a Shootout The Canadian Press | January 16, 2020 TORONTO — Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal of the shootout as the Calgary Flames defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday. Derek Ryan scored in regulation for Calgary (26-18-5), which…
THW’s Goalie News: Crawford’s Dominance, Brodeur’s New Role & More Greg Boysen | January 16, 2020 Wednesday night was a very light schedule in the National Hockey League with just two games, but we did see more dominance from a hometown boy in Montreal. Also, we…
THW’s Goalie News: Milestones in Minnesota & Week in Review Greg Boysen | January 6, 2020 Sunday night’s game in St. Paul between the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames featured a pair of milestones for its starting goaltenders. Plus, we will take a look back at…
Max Domi Scores OT Winner for Canadiens in 4-3 Win over Flames The Canadian Press | December 19, 2019 CALGARY — Max Domi scored the overtime winner for the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher and Joel Armia scored for Montreal (17-12-6). The Canadiens are 4-1 in their last f…
Calgary Flames’ 3 Best Contracts for 2019-20 Jesse Bonello | December 18, 2019 The Calgary Flames have managed to put themselves just four points back of the first-place Arizona Coyotes in the Pacific Division, after earning points in nine of their last 11…
James Reimer Makes 32 Saves, Hurricanes Beat Flames 4-0; Calgary Win Streak Over The Canadian Press | December 14, 2019 CALGARY — James Reimer made 32 stops and Warren Foegele scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes ended Calgary’s seven-game winning streak with a 4-0 win over the Flames on Saturday. It’s the second shutout of the season for Reimer, who has won five of …
Flames Have a Solid Backup in Talbot Bryan Wilson | December 11, 2019 Despite his limited playing time between the pipes for the Calgary Flames this season, Cam Talbot has been described as the ‘ultimate teammate’. He has put in a consistent effort…
Flames Need to Replace Kiprusoff’s Reliability Jesse Bonello | December 10, 2019 Over the course of nine seasons with the Calgary Flames, Miikka Kiprusoff was a steady and reliable goaltender; a talent that has been unseen in Calgary since his retirement in…
Flames Have Tough Week to Keep Streak Alive Jesse Bonello | December 9, 2019 Since getting blanked 5-0 by the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Nov. 21, the Calgary Flames have won five of their last six games, while getting points…
MacKinnon, Rittich and Jones Named NHL 3 Stars The Canadian Press | December 2, 2019 NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones are the NHL’s three stars of the week. MacKinnon topped…
Guentzel Scores in OT, Penguins Beat Flames 3-2 The Canadian Press | November 25, 2019 PITTSBURGH — Jake Guentzel beat David Rittich on a rush 4:04 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Monday night. Jared McCann scored his ninth goal and Alex Galchenyuk got his first with the Penguins. Both had a g…