Melee Sparks Calgary Flames Hot Second Half Ryan Pike | April 9, 2014 January 18, 2014 was a Saturday. As is customary, the National Hockey League held 13 games. Based on how their seasons had gone to that point, you wouldn’t have expected…
Tyler Wotherspoon: Freshman Flame Impressing Ryan Pike | March 31, 2014 It was the spring of 2011, and Jay Feaster had a big problem. Still warming into his new role as Calgary Flames general manager, he discovered he’d inherited a problem…
The Injury Ninja Hates The Calgary Flames Ryan Pike | February 27, 2014 The 2013-14 season has been one of change and transition for the Calgary Flames. After several years chasing the playoffs, the club has regrouped and is using this year to…
Calgary Flames: Youth Movement and Work Ethic Go Hand-in-Hand Ryan Pike | February 12, 2014 The Calgary Flames weren’t expected to be very good as the 2013-14 NHL season approached. In fact, they were expected to be pretty awful. Jarome Iginla, Jay Bouwmeester and Miikka…
2013-14 Calgary Flames: How They Were Built Ryan Pike | February 3, 2014 Rome wasn’t built in a day. Much like a great city, neither is a National Hockey League team. The 2013-14 Calgary Flames roster is the product of transactions conducted by…
Positive Rebuild for the Calgary Flames Mario Boucher | January 23, 2014 There is good news for the Calgary Flames during the current rebuild. In the early stages of a rebuild in Calgary, the team is sticking with many of its young…
Calgary Flames: The Resurrection of Paul Byron Ryan Pike | January 6, 2014 Winter in Calgary has been tough. December featured giant snowfalls, frigid temperatures, and just all-around misery. Life hasn’t been great for the Calgary Flames, either, as the team struggled to…
The Flames Files: Week Ten In Review Anna Santiago | December 9, 2013 There’s one thing that can be said about the Calgary Flames: they may be one of the worst teams in the league at the moment, but it’s not from a…
Power Outage: Calgary’s Flickering Power-Play Ryan Pike | November 2, 2013 Since their win over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on October 21, the Calgary Flames have amassed a disappointing 1-4-0 record. In a possibly-related development, the Calgary Flames…
The Flames Are In Trouble Without Mark Giordano Ryan Pike | October 29, 2013 Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano has had a whirlwind career in the National Hockey League. After being signed as a minor-league depth player in the summer of 2004, Giordano worked…
The Week Ahead in Leafland Nathan Kanter | October 28, 2013 After three games, I wrote about the Leafs being undefeated. Was I getting a bit ahead of myself? Yes, of course I was. But now 12 games in, they are sitting…
Five Secrets To The Calgary Flames Early Success Ryan Pike | October 14, 2013 Through the first two weeks of the season, there have been several surprises in the National Hockey League. But considering how poorly they were expected to do, the impressive start…