Feaster’s Flames get shopping done early Ryan Pike | July 2, 2012 Jay Feaster doesn’t seem to be too taken in by hockey’s annual rituals and television events. When the trade deadline came around during the 2010-11 season and the then-interim Calgary…
The Big Jankowski Thomas Strangward | June 26, 2012 A year removed from trading franchise stalwart Robyn Regehr to the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL draft, the Calgary Flames again made a deal with the Sabres by relinquishing the…
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,…
Calgary Flames Unveil New Bench Boss Ryan Pike | May 31, 2012 The Calgary Flames unveiled new head coach Bob Hartley to the local media at a press conference at the Scotiabank Saddledome early Thursday afternoon. General manager Jay Feaster was full…
Flames GM Feaster Douses Rumours About Personnel Moves Jas Faulkner | May 3, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor In the response to the continually churning rumour mill about who will wear the whistle and a few other hats in Calgary in 2012/13, Flames…
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…
Evaluating Calgary’s Expiring Contracts Thomas Strangward | April 17, 2012 Since the Calgary Flames closed out their regular season and headed into a playoff-free spring for the third consecutive year, the fan base and local sports media did not have…
Season over, Flames now look for answers Ryan Pike | April 10, 2012 Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster opened his media availability on Tuesday morning with an apology to Flames fans and ownership over what he termed a “disappointing” performance by the…
Future Flames: Baertschi, Irving top Calgary prospects Ryan Pike | March 14, 2012 Throughout the tenure of former general manager Darryl Sutter, the Calgary Flames have been criticized for not having a particularly deep prospect pool. That reputation wasn’t entirely un-earned, but blaming…
Calgary Flames Round-Up: could a “lame-duck” season be a big opportunity? Ryan Pike | February 29, 2012 THE STATS LINE 28-24-11 record [19th overall (in points percentage)] 2.35 goals-for per game [26th overall] 2.65 goals-against per game [13th overall] 17.1% power-play success rate [16th overall] 82.8% penalty-kill…
Capitals Moving On With the Same Roster Angie Lewis | February 27, 2012 After the Caps sent players back in Hershey and putting Nicklas Backstrom on LTIR to free cap space in case a deal was done, it seems the market price for…