Posts About "Mike Vernon"
Next Flames Numbers to be Retired
July 27th, 2017 The Calgary Flames are a team with an understated amount of history. Joining the National Hockey League in 1972-73 as the Atlanta Flames, the club has been part of the league for parts of five decades and in Calgary for nearly 40 years. Despite boasting a roster that has featured numerous Hockey Hall of Fame inductees over the years, the...
Flames Hoping 25th Time's the Charm
April 4th, 2017 In November 2016, the Calgary Flames broke an NHL record for consecutive losses in one building with their 24th straight defeat at the Honda Centre in Anaheim. On Wednesday, April 5th, they could make it 25 times lucky. Let’s endeavour to put this remarkable record into perspective while somehow remaining optimistic, despite last...
Top 3 All-Time Flames Goalies
February 12th, 2017 The goaltending history of the Calgary Flames franchise has been punctuated by a handful of excellent performances in a desert of otherwise unremarkable ones. In an effort to separate the wheat from the chaff, here are the three best goaltenders in the history of the Flames franchise. 3. Dan Bouchard Part of the first goaltending...
Top 10 Flames Goalies of All-Time
January 27th, 2017 Chad Johnson and Brian Elliott would probably testify that it isn't easy to be a goalie for the Calgary Flames. After all, only nine goalies have played more than 100 games for the Flames since they came to Calgary in 1980 and the team has missed the playoffs in 14 of the 36 seasons they have been in the NHL. During their history, the...
The Detroit Red Wings Alumni Dream Team: Defense and Goalies
September 2nd, 2015 Now that the forwards have been “chosen” for the Detroit Red Wings' alumni game against the Avalanche alumni, it’s time to pick the defensemen and goaltenders who best represent the Wings from their rivalry days. The alumni are scheduled to take on Colorado on February 16, 2016, a day prior to the NHL Stadium Series game featuring...
Joe Colborne: Living Up to the Flames Legacy
March 7th, 2014 Joe Colborne and I are alike in a few ways. We're both from Calgary. We both grew up playing local minor hockey. We both grew up cheering for the Flames. Decades later, we're both involved in the hockey world in Calgary - I'm in the media, while Joe plays for the Calgary Flames. I think it's safe to say two things: that's where...
