Flames co-owner Harley Hotchkiss dies at 83 Ryan Pike | June 22, 2011 The hockey world is in mourning after news broke early Wednesday that long-time Calgary Flames co-owner Harley Hotchkiss had passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. Hotchkiss was 83.…
Calgary Flames 2011 NHL Entry Draft Primer Ryan Pike | June 20, 2011 The tenure of Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster begins in earnest with the 2011 NHL Entry Draft next weekend in Minneapolis. After two straight years out of the playoffs,…
THW 2011 NHL Draft Final Rankings – Top 210 Christopher Ralph | June 14, 2011 The 2011 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 24-25th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Once again, you have to love the dates – the 24th and 25th representing hockey’s version…
Fredrik Modin retires Darren Coslov | May 19, 2011 Calling it a career is exactly what Fredrik Modin had in mind this morning. Although most would label it as a career involving dreams that came true. When Modin officially…
Flames name Jay Feaster permanent GM Ryan Pike | May 16, 2011 A trio of announcements finished off a busy five-day period for the Calgary Flames organization on Monday. The team announced that acting general manager Jay Feaster has been upgraded to…
Calgary Flames Top Prospects, Spring 2011 Edition Ryan Pike | April 28, 2011 Another season has come to an end for the vast majority of hockey players in North America and Europe, so what better time to take a quick glance at the…
Mr. 1000: A look at the career of Jarome Iginla Ryan Pike | April 3, 2011 History was made in St. Louis on Friday night as Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla became the 77th player in National Hockey League history to register 1,000 points in regular…
Final five important for Feaster’s summer plans The Hockey Writers | March 28, 2011 With a miraculous come-from-behind 5-4 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, the Calgary Flames’ playoffs hopes are still alive, albeit on life support. But along with…
What makes a Hall of Famer? A Flames case study Ryan Pike | March 25, 2011 As the National Hockey League season progresses towards its conclusion – and the Calgary Flames playoff hopes diminish – one aspect of the season that may fly under the radar…
Flames live and die by the shootout The Hockey Writers | March 14, 2011 The shootout is an asinine extra-curricular that shouldn’t be a determining factor in the game any more than, say, a three-point contest shouldn’t decide a basketball game or a…
Book Review – Lone Star Skate Rebecca Dobrinski | March 8, 2011 The Lone Star Skate: Improbable (But True) Stories of Texas’s Hockey Heroes By Glenn Hart and Rusty Burson. (2011, Austin, TX: Bridgeway Books. Hardcover. Pp. 180. $39.95 US. ISBN 978-1-934454-38-1)…
Interview with Lanny McDonald – ’89 Flames Reunite for 2011 Heritage Classic Andrew Rodger | February 26, 2011 While the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames prepared for their outdoor game at McMahon Stadium in the 2011 version of the NHL’s Heritage Classic, the city of Calgary hosted a…