2015 NHL Playoffs, The Calgary Learning Curve Andrew Forbes | May 11, 2015 Last October, many people wouldn’t have expected to see the Calgary Flames even fighting for a playoff spot – let alone making a postseason push. Now that’s not to say…
Why Calgary Flames’ Bob Hartley Is NHL Coach Of The Year Joe Marraccino | May 10, 2015 Before the season started, Bob Hartley and the Calgary Flames were not expected to contend for the postseason. The preseason projections looked bleak for them. The Hockey News had Calgary dead…
Shades of 2004: The Flames Impress in the Playoffs Ryan Pike | April 27, 2015 Way, way back in 2004, the Calgary Flames opened a lot of eyes and leaped forward in their organization’s development. Aided by a rag-tag group of seemingly mis-matched players playing…
Flames Drafting and Development On Display In Playoffs Ryan Pike | April 21, 2015 One of the most commonly-used axioms in the hockey world is “you have to build through the draft.” In a salary cap era, you can occasionally grab valuable pieces off…
Can Johnny Gaudreau Be Johnny Playoffs? Eric Roberts | April 15, 2015 The playoffs are here! Tonight the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway and on tonight’s slate of games will be Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames visiting the Vancouver Canucks…
X-Factors: Western Conference Edition Dan Rice | April 15, 2015 As mentioned in the previous post X-Factors are vital to a team’s postseason success and we need to look no further than last year’s Stanley Cup champions the Los Angeles…
Calgary Flames in the Playoffs: The Difference a Decade Makes Anna Santiago | April 10, 2015 On Thursday night, Flames fans were given a flashback of electric proportions: a roaring crowd, anticipation mixed with anxiety and excitement, and the smell of playoffs in the air. Except…
The Flames are Beating the Oilers in the Rebuild Battle Marcy Di Michele | April 10, 2015 It’s a hard pill to swallow for Oilers fans, watching their bitter provincial rival lock up a playoff spot. The only good thing going for Edmonton is the possibility of…
Will The Kings’ Kingdom Burn Tonight? Eric Roberts | April 9, 2015 Well, today is the day. Will the Los Angeles Kings survive to fight another day,or will their chances of making the playoffs go up in flames? Only time will tell.…
Is Jiri Hudler This Season’s Most Underrated Player? Derek Neumeier | April 7, 2015 There’s been plenty of talk about the Calgary Flames this season, and for good reason. Predicted by nearly all pundits to finish in the basement of the Western Conference, the…
Baertschi Pushed out of Calgary, Gets a Fresh Start with Canucks Trevor Beggs | March 3, 2015 When Sven Baertschi came over from the Swiss-B league and lit up the Portland Winterhawks as a rookie, the Flames ended up drafting him 13th overall in 2011 with hopes…
Don’t Call It Overachieving: The Flames Aimed For Playoffs Ryan Pike | February 4, 2015 Last season, the Calgary Flames took an important step forward. Formerly a rudderless group of veterans without much direction or identity, the group coalesced under second-year head coach Bob Hartley.…
