Darryl Sutter’s First Take Thomas Strangward | June 16, 2012 When the Los Angeles Kings completed what is possibly the most dominating post season appearance in the last decade of the NHL, Darryl Sutter became just the 5th coach in…
Potential Studs and Duds in Hartley’s System Thomas Strangward | June 8, 2012 Bob Hartley is now firmly at the helm as head coach of the Calgary Flames, as evidenced by the dismissal of assistant coach Craig Hartsburg by the organization this past…
New Calgary Flames Coach Demands Passion From His Players Thomas Strangward | June 2, 2012 The Calgary Flames made their biggest off-season decision in terms of off-ice personnel yesterday as General Manager Jay Feaster opted to tab a familiar face to coach the Calgary Flames,…
Flames’ Success Starts With Miikka Kiprusoff Thomas Strangward | May 17, 2012 As the Calgary Flames continue to evaluate their options for this summer, including evaluating coaching candidates and preparing for the impending June 2012 Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, one pillar of…
What the Roman Cervenka Signing Means Thomas Strangward | May 2, 2012 The Calgary Flames made their first big splash of the summer Wednesday afternoon as they signed Czech centre Roman Cervenka to a 1-year deal with a salary of $3,775,000. Cervenka…
Why Jarome Iginla Needs a Stanley Cup Ring Ryan Pike | April 30, 2012 Jarome Iginla is a very good hockey player in the midst of a very good career. The past two seasons have seen him hit some pretty big milestones. During the…
Calgary Flames Round-Up: 2011-12 year-end awards Ryan Pike | April 10, 2012 It’s hard to be particularly upbeat as an outlet that covers the Calgary Flames when the club has been on the outside of the playoff picture for the third consecutive…
Cherries of Wrath! Don Cherry and Other Low Hanging Maple Leafs Fruit Stephen Stoneman | April 4, 2012 If you’re not Canadian or if you’re not a hockey fan, you may not get Don Cherry. He is a Canadian institution almost more so than the broadcasting corporation that…
A failing core? Flames miss the playoffs for a third straight year Ryan Pike | April 3, 2012 THE STATS LINE 35-29-16 record [20th overall (in points percentage)] 2.39 goals-for per game [25th overall] 2.66 goals-against per game [15th overall] 18.2% power-play success rate [11th overall] 84.0% penalty-kill…
How did the Calgary Flames get backed into this corner? Ryan Pike | March 28, 2012 THE STATS LINE 35-27-15 record [20th overall (in points percentage)] 2.44 goals-for per game [25th overall] 2.64 goals-against per game [15th overall] 18.1% power-play success rate [13th overall] 83.7% penalty-kill…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Playoffs? PLAYOFFS? Chris Wassel | March 13, 2012 We have survived much this fantasy hockey season but now comes the first March edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a…
Critical “mini-trip” for the Flames starts tonight in Phoenix Callum Ng | March 1, 2012 The Calgary Flames open up the month of March with a mini road trip on back-to-back nights. First up tonight it will be the Phoenix Coyotes, followed by the Anaheim…