The Flames Have Laid A Foundation, Now Comes The Hard Part Ryan Pike | January 17, 2016 The Calgary Flames were a much different team when Bob Hartley first took the helm following the 2012-13 National Hockey League lockout. The club had loaded up in the off-season,…
2015-16 NHL Calder Trophy Race – Darkhorses To Watch For Devin Slawson | November 12, 2015 Over a month into NHL action and the Calder Trophy race is already in full swing. The rookies came out swinging in the early going, keeping up with the premier…
Hockey Headlines: Capitals’ Streak Ends; Blues Invite Vets to Practice Jeff Ponder | October 29, 2015 Here are your hockey headlines for Thursday, Oct. 28: The Penguins ended the Capitals’ five-game winning streak, defeating them 3-1. [WPXI] The Capitals honored a 12-year-old cancer survivor in the…
How The Flames Have Resurrected Their Drafting Ryan Pike | October 13, 2015 The Stockton Heat made their American Hockey League debut on Oct. 10, 2015. The club, the latest incarnation of the Calgary Flames’ primary affiliate, beat the Rockford IceHogs by an…
Top 10 Sleeper Candidates For The 2016 Calder Trophy Derek Neumeier | October 13, 2015 By this point in time everything that has needed to be said about Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel has already been said. Many, many times. The two rookie wunderkinds, who…
14 Breakout Candidates for the NHL’s Pacific Division Andrew Bensch | September 23, 2015 For a number of years the Pacific division was known as the toughest in hockey with the three-headed California monster. The San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks…
The Trailblazing Youth Movement in Calgary: A New Kind of Re-build The Hockey Writers | September 18, 2015 With the start of training camp bringing a formal end to the NHL off-season, there is perhaps no organization that has altered its standing in the NHL more in the…
The Flames Are Playing Musical Chairs Ryan Pike | September 14, 2015 Throughout the 2014-15 National Hockey League season, the Calgary Flames defied the odds. With the club expected to finish very low in the overall standings, they instead rose to the…
Young Stars Preview: 10 Top Prospects to Watch Larry Fisher | September 9, 2015 The Connor McDavid show is coming to Penticton this weekend. In related news, the Young Stars tournament is also taking place at the South Okanagan Events Centre from Friday to…
Prospect Watch: Which Rookie Could Surprise You This Season Dennis Schellenberg | September 3, 2015 The new season is knocking on the door and with training camps looming, the quest for the opening night roster starts. New players are going to make it to the…
The ‘Other’ Top Rookies to Watch Andrew McCormack | August 31, 2015 Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Buffalo’s Jack Eichel are widely expected to transition seamlessly into the NHL for their rookie seasons. The amount of hype around McDavid, the first pick in…
Three Flames Storylines Entering the 2015-16 Season Andrew McCormack | August 25, 2015 The 2014-15 season saw the Calgary Flames surprise many people by finishing third in the Pacific Division and making it to the second round of the playoffs. Some numbers suggest they were…