Posts About "Roman Horak"
Flames Add Ladislav Smid: A Trade Across Battle Lines
November 10th, 2013 The Battle of Alberta was host to some action on Friday night, but not the usual kind, as the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers traded for just the second time in their history. The Flames acquired defenseman Ladislav Smid and goalie Olivier Roy from the Oilers in exchange for minor leaguers Roman Horak and Laurent Brossoit. THE...
2013-14 Abbotsford Heat Season Preview
October 3rd, 2013 2013-14 American Hockey League Season Previews ABBOTSFORD HEAT Coaching Staff: Troy G. Ward, head coach; Robbie Ftorek, assistant coach Affiliates: Calgary Flames (NHL), Alaska Aces (ECHL) 2012-2013 RECAP Record: 34-32-4-6 (78 points) Conference finish: 12th overall Calder Cup Playoffs: did not qualify The Abbotsford...
Breaking Down The Calgary Flames 2013 Training Camp Roster
September 12th, 2013 The Calgary Flames announced their training camp schedule and roster on Wednesday, as the team dives head-long into the post-Kiprusoff, post-Iginla era. The club has split their team into three groupings for their camp, named after former captains Lanny McDonald, the late Brad McCrimmon and Jim Peplinski. On the whole, 54 players were...
Top Ten Calgary Flames Prospects, Spring 2013 Edition
May 9th, 2013 With the tumultuous 2013 season now firmly in their rear-view mirror, the Calgary Flames are now unabashedly preparing for their future. The upcoming NHL Draft will see the club pick three times in the first round, a record for the franchise, and this coming summer is anticipated as being one of the most important in the team's...
Rebuilding Calgary Flames Heat Up After Trade Deadline
April 22nd, 2013 After a fairly disastrous 2013 season, general manager Jay Feaster essentially pulled the plug on this incarnation of the Calgary Flames just prior to the NHL trade deadline. Jarome Iginla? Traded to Pittsburgh. Jay Bouwmeester? Gone to St. Louis. Blake Comeau? Off to Columbus. Miikka Kiprusoff? Not gone, but not getting nearly his...
Flames Stumble In Third, Lose To Vancouver
April 11th, 2013 For the second straight meeting, the Calgary Flames out-played the Vancouver Canucks. For the second straight meeting between the two clubs, the Flames fell by a three-goal margin. Despite out-shooting Vancouver 41-29 and edging them by a 38-32 margin in the face-off circle, the Canucks defeated the Flames 4-1 in the 250th meeting...
Playoff Hopes Gone, Calgary Flames Prepare For the Future
April 10th, 2013 To say that the 2012-13 hockey season hasn't gone as planned for the Calgary Flames would be a tremendous understatement. After being derailed by a 119-day lockout, the club found that it generally excelled at home and struggled on the road. With the trade deadline approaching, the team decided to pull the ripcord on the present -...
Calgary Flames set 2013 opening night roster
January 19th, 2013 The Calgary Flames made a handful of roster moves on Friday as they finalized their roster to begin the 2013 National Hockey League season. WHO'S OUT Brett Carson and Paul Byron, clearing waivers and being assigned to the the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Heat. Roman Cervenka (blood clot) and Anton Babchuk (shoulder),...
Scrimmage, absences highlight second day of Calgary Flames training camp
January 14th, 2013 The second day of 2013's Calgary Flames training camp was jam-packed with on-ice activities. Roughly 28 of the club's 32 invitees hit the ice for a 90-minute practice under coach Bob Hartley. Notably out of commission for the Flames are captain Jarome Iginla (day-to-day with a sore groin), newcomer Roman Cervenka (likely...
Roman Horak Finds His Scoring Touch With the Heat
November 1st, 2012 Last summer, the Calgary Flames were in a jam. With the June 1 signing deadline for 2009 draft picks rapidly approaching and hot-shot Swedish blueliner Tim Erixon refusing to agree to terms with the club, the team was facing losing his rights for the paltry return of a second round pick. His back against the wall, general manager Jay...
Part III: 20 NHL-Caliber AHLers to Keep An Eye On During the Lockout
October 24th, 2012 For the third and final installment of AHL players to keep an eye on during the NHL lockout (there seems to be no light at the end of this tunnel) I have found another talented group of up-and-comers. When (and if) the next NHL season starts the majority, if not all, of these youngsters will likely add some type of contribution for their...
Jay's Gems or Feaster's Follies: A Look at 13 Months as Flames GM
January 31st, 2012 Back in December of 2010, there were a lot of questions and furrowed brows around Cowtown as long-time general manager Darryl Sutter resigned his position. His place was taken by his assistant, Jay Feaster, first on an interim basis and promoted to full-time in the spring. So how has Jay Feaster's performance been over the past 13...
Calgary Flames Round-Up: Roman Horak, Jarome Iginla, Brendan Morrison and more
November 1st, 2011 THE STATS LINE 4-4-1 record 2.44 goals-for per game 2.56 goals-against per game 16.1% power-play success rate 84.4% penalty-kill success rate THE WEEK THAT WAS The last seven days have seen the Calgary Flames hit the ice twice as they continue their season-high six game home-stand. The week kicked off with a...
