Posts About "Ken King"

Calgary and the Flames Play a High-Stakes Game of Chicken

September 29th, 2017 The month of September is often a time of optimism in the National Hockey League's 31 markets, as training camps open and the possibilities of a brand-new season are still on the horizon. In Calgary the mood has instead been a bit uneasy as the tense negotiations for a new arena between the Flames and the municipal government have become...

The Saddledome Turns 30 Amidst Flood Recovery

October 9th, 2013 The fall of 2013 was always going to be a time of celebration for the Scotiabank Saddledome and its operators, the Calgary Flames. As fate would have it, the nature of the celebrations changed dramatically due to some dire circumstances, and has led to increasing discussions regarding the future of the facility. When the Flames...

Brian Burke Joins The Calgary Flames

September 5th, 2013 The radical transformation of the Calgary Flames continues, as the club announced at a Thursday morning press conference than Brian Burke has joined the organization as President of Hockey Operations. The club has also appointed team executive John Bean as Chief Operating Officer of the club. The moves come as Flames President Ken...

St. Louis Blues and President John Davidson Part Ways

September 27th, 2012 After a summer full of speculation, John Davidson and the St. Louis Blues have officially broken off a six-year marriage. Davidson was announced as the team’s president in June 2006 after leaving a long-time role as a color analyst for the MSG Network in New York. He has since been vital in the acquisitions of such talent as...

More Of The Same With The Calgary Flames

September 5th, 2011 When the Calgary Flames made the Dion Phaneuf trade and drank down a fifth of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, sticks, stones, and names were thrown at a then floundering team. They were called Toronto West, had taken five struggling players from the John Ferguson Jr./Cliff Fletcher dynasty (including Vesa Toskala), and had fans that...