Posts About "Jonas Hiller"
Team Switzerland Men’s Roster & Preview for Winter Olympics
February 13th, 2018 A hockey nation perennially on the rise but failing to find that extra gear, Switzerland will enter the 2018 Winter Olympics dreaming about a medal but with little chance of getting past the quarterfinals. All 25 players play in the nation's top league and the North American audience will recognize several names. In the pre-Olympic...
Flames' Hiller Headed to Swiss Team EHC Biel
April 19th, 2016 Jonas Hiller, former Anaheim Ducks and Calgary Flames goaltender has reportedly signed a three-year deal with Swiss team EHC Biel. https://twitter.com/ScoutingFactory/status/722358948116983808 Hiller, 34, spent the majority of nine seasons in the NHL beginning with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007-08. After seven seasons in Anaheim, he...
Anaheim Ducks History: The Number Ones
March 14th, 2016 The Mighty Ducks/Ducks have been an NHL franchise for 22 seasons. In the grand scheme of things, 22 seasons is not an extremely long time, making Anaheim one of the younger teams in the league. Although the team's history is not as long as most others, the city of Anaheim has witnessed its fair share of talented hockey...
Calgary's Goaltending Problems Key in Flames' Struggles
March 4th, 2016 Usually when a team is shelling out over $12 million to their goaltenders alone, they would expect a guy in the crease who can stop a puck here and there. Montreal pays $6.5 million per season for Price, Lundqvist is bringing in $8.5 million in New York, so since Calgary is paying even more than that, they should have the present day...
Flames Crowded Crease Will Soon Be Empty
February 18th, 2016 Eyes will be firmly on the Calgary Flames crease over the next seven weeks as management contemplates what to do about their upcoming goaltending situation. Come July 1 the Flames crease will be empty, as Jonas Hiller and Karri Ramo will both become unrestricted free agents, while third-stringer Joni Ortio becomes a restricted free...
Hudler, Hiller the Center of Calgary's Struggles
February 2nd, 2016 With the NHL regular season on pause for All-Star weekend, many players, GMs and fans around the league have time to reflect on the unofficial first half. For the Calgary Flames the break comes at a perfect time, as the teams struggling offence saw them limp into the mid-season pause as losers of three straight. After 48 games the...
Report: Calgary Has Interest in Jonathan Bernier
December 17th, 2015 No, that's not a typo. The Calgary Flames have had interest in taking on Jonathan Bernier's contract during the 2015-16 season. The Calgary Sun's Eric Francis told Sportsnet 590 The Fan on Thursday that the Flames have had some interest in the struggling netminder as a reclamation project that gives them a goalie on contract for next...
Jimmy Howard Would be a Fit in Calgary
November 23rd, 2015 Calgary’s goaltending has been widely ineffective this season, ranging from Karri Ramo to Jonas Hiller to Joni Ortio. Ramo, 29, leads the three with 13 starts, 6 wins, 3.04 GAA and .901 SV%. Hiller, 33, comes next with two wins, a 2.67 GAA and a .861 SV%. Then comes the 24-year-old Ortio with zero wins through two starts, a 4.27 GAA...
THW Live: What's Wrong With The Calgary Flames?
November 16th, 2015 The Calgary Flames were the sweethearts of the NHL last season. With countless third period comebacks and exciting players like Johnny Gaudreau, Sam Bennett and Sean Monahan, everyone thought the Flames were set to rise into a top team in the Western Conference for years. Unfortunately, that just hasn't been the case. Calgary has...
Early Struggles Cloud Calgary's Goaltending Future
November 15th, 2015 The Calgary Flames entered this season with a unique problem. After making the playoffs on the backs of strong performances by veteran goalies Karri Ramo and Jonas Hiller, and a crucial week of fill-in from young Finnish netminder Joni Ortio, the club brought all three into training camp with one-way contracts and the hope that two...
Flames Recall Karri Ramo
October 29th, 2015 Welcome back to the NHL Karri Ramo. It was just last week that the Flames waived Ramo and assigned him to AHL Stockton amid vocal frustration from coach Bob Hartley with the "musical chairs" taking place in net. The team was carrying Ramo, Jonas Hiller, and Joni Ortio. Despite Hiller having the team's worst save percentage, it was...
Jonas Hiller Injured in Collision Wednesday
October 28th, 2015 Calgary Flames goaltender Jonas Hiller exited Wednesday night's game against the Ottawa Senators in the third period following a violent collision with Sens forward Bobby Ryan. Following the collision, Hiller left the game and Joni Ortio came in and finished the game off. Ryan also briefly exited the game, but returned to the ice...
Three's Company in Calgary
September 29th, 2015 The Calgary Flames are in a bit of a pickle with their goaltending situation. They currently have three keepers all on one-way contracts. The season is approaching, and carrying three goalies isn't ideal for a team with a max roster size of 23 bodies. Jonas Hiller has a year left on his two-year contract with a $4.5 million salary...
