Calgary Flames: Great At Home, Cursed On The Road Ryan Pike | March 25, 2013 Through the first 30 games of the 2013 National Hockey League season, the Calgary Flames have been inconsistent, to be charitable. The most obvious deficiency that can be found is…
Flames Training Camp Preview Part 3 of 3: The Veteran Core Thomas Strangward | October 4, 2012 The NHL’s lockout of its players, to the surprise of no one, is in full swing and with the reported tensions of the most recent meetings between the league and…
Assessing Calgary’s Recent Contracts Thomas Strangward | July 3, 2012 While the Flames were certainly looking to improve the quality of the team come July 1st, the numerous nay-sayers who have been calling for the team to aggressively rebuild cannot…
New Calgary Flames Coach Demands Passion From His Players Thomas Strangward | June 2, 2012 The Calgary Flames made their biggest off-season decision in terms of off-ice personnel yesterday as General Manager Jay Feaster opted to tab a familiar face to coach the Calgary Flames,…
What the Roman Cervenka Signing Means Thomas Strangward | May 2, 2012 The Calgary Flames made their first big splash of the summer Wednesday afternoon as they signed Czech centre Roman Cervenka to a 1-year deal with a salary of $3,775,000. Cervenka…
The Pacific: The NHL’s Tightest Division Tim McQuade | March 28, 2012 It is becoming an annual affair: the Pacific Division is the league’s pressure-cooker.
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Playoffs? PLAYOFFS? Chris Wassel | March 13, 2012 We have survived much this fantasy hockey season but now comes the first March edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a…
After the Break All-Stars: Koivu, Samuelsson, Sabres and More Brandon Landry | February 1, 2012 By every season’s end, there’s at least one player who breaks out in remarkable fashion, putting up totals that even star players might have difficulty sustaining. This player provides an…
Making the Grade: NHL First Midterm Report Card James Neveau | November 1, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist As we prepare to close the book on the first month of the NHL season, there have been some real surprises this year, and just…
Night Of Firsts Sparks Flames To Win Andrew Sykes | October 27, 2011 A couple of newcomers scored for the first time as Calgary Flames, boosting the club to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday night at the Saddledome. Rookie center Roman Horak scored his…
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…
Wanted: Your Take on Trade Deadline Hypotheticals Cory Twibell | February 7, 2011 THW’s Cory Twibell hosts an open forum for the second most exciting time of the season, the NHL’s trade deadline.