Posts About "Derek Ryan"
Flames' Derek Ryan Discusses Geoff Ward, Seattle Hockey and Zombies
December 8th, 2019 Obviously, I am a big hockey fan. But I try my very best not to be an annoying hockey fan. Which is why when I met Derek Ryan for the first time, I tried not to talk about hockey. I told myself, surely he doesn't want to talk about the Calgary Flames all the time. Surely it's annoying when people only see the hockey player and are...
Flames' Fourth Line Swings Playoff Opener
April 12th, 2019 The Calgary Flames began their 2019 Stanley Cup playoff journey with Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche. They won 4-0, capturing their first post-season victory since 2015. Flames left wing Andrew Mangiapane scored the game-winner in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche. (Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) The game-winning goal...
Flames Find Chemistry with Upgraded Depth
February 22nd, 2019 The National Hockey League is a tough league to win in, with a razor-thin margin between winning and losing. That's doubly so in the second half of the season, when games are often decided by which team makes fewer mistakes. More than ever, it's beneficial for a team to be able to roll four strong lines. A lack of depth was the...
Flames Newcomers Have Mixed Early Results
November 23rd, 2018 Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving was busy this past off-season. After a disappointing 2017-18 campaign that saw his club miss the playoffs, Treliving made several big moves to reconstruct the Flames' roster. Through the first 22 games of the 2018-19 season, the five newcomers he brought into the organization have...
Flames Radically Remake Forward Ranks
July 5th, 2018 The Calgary Flames went into the 2017-18 National Hockey League season with high expectations. Bolstered by the off-season additions of Mike Smith and Travis Hamonic, the team didn't just expect to qualify for the playoffs but to make some noise once they got there. Instead, they missed the post-season by 11 points. These...
Flames sign Ryan and Czarnik
July 1st, 2018 The Calgary Flames have agreed to terms with center Derek Ryan and right wing Austin Czarnik on multi-year deals, per a report from Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Per reports, Ryan's deal is for three years with a $3.125 million average annual value, while Czarnik signed for two years with a $1.25 million annual cap hit. Ryan, 31,...
