Flames News & Rumors: Gudbranson, Richardson, Stone & More Colton Pankiw | September 13, 2021 In this edition of Calgary Flames News & Rumors, general manager Brad Treliving was busy, as he made numerous signings. The first free agent they brought in was veteran centerman…
Longtime NHL Centre Matt Stajan Retires After Time with Leafs, Flames The Canadian Press | December 3, 2019 TORONTO — Matt Stajan has retired from pro hockey following 14 seasons in the NHL. The 35-year-old native of Mississauga, Ont., had 413 points (146 goals, 267 assists) in 1,003…
Boston Bruins PTO Options Alex Thomas | August 10, 2018 We have reached the point in the summer where the talk shifts from free agent signings and trades, to training camp invites. Almost every team uses the professional tryout tool,…
Underappreciated Stajan Hits Milestone Ryan Pike | March 21, 2018 The world of sports is often a world of “what have you done for me lately?” Big trades are often followed by big regrets, and quite often players brought over…
Backlund’s Big Raise Looming Joel Griffith | November 8, 2017 There’s no question Mikael Backlund is playing the best hockey of his career right now. He’s finally moulded into the centerman the Calgary Flames hoped he’d become when they drafted…
Flames Need to Swap These Three Joel Griffith | October 23, 2017 There’s a lot to like about the 2017-18 Calgary Flames roster, but there are also a few pieces that just don’t quite fit the puzzle anymore. Players like Mike Smith,…
Who Could the Flames Lose to Vegas? Ben Shelley | May 17, 2017 The NHL Expansion Draft is under two months away and soon enough the thousands of mock expansion drafts will be nothing more than a shell of how the actual expansion draft…
7 Years Later, Who Won the Phaneuf Deal? Andrew Forbes | January 31, 2017 He spent parts of seven seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs and captained them for six of them. Now, seven years after the Leafs traded for Dion Phaneuf, the defenceman…
Handicapping Expansion Draft for the Flames Ryan Pike | December 11, 2016 When the National Hockey League celebrates its 100th birthday in November 2017, it’ll do so with 31 member clubs. The Vegas Golden Knights will begin play in 2017-18 and the…
Decision Time on Matthew Tkachuk Darcy Hume | November 1, 2016 For all intents and purposes, Matthew Tkachuk has come in with the Calgary Flames and made a positive impact. Through this time, we see some issues with his game, but…
Will Micheal Ferland Breakout This Season? Ryan Pike | September 8, 2016 If there is one player on the Calgary Flames roster that hockey people look at with a combination of excitement and confusion, it’s forward Micheal Ferland. On paper, Ferland is…
The Flames Found Flexibility Up The Middle Ryan Pike | April 8, 2016 Once upon a time, the Calgary Flames had a blessing and a curse. The blessing was the presence of Jarome Iginla, one of the most naturally-talented players of his generation,…