Flames Face Trade Deadline Balancing Act Ryan Pike | February 18, 2019 After a whirlwind first two-thirds of the 2018-19 season, the Calgary Flames are in an unfamiliar place as they approach the trade deadline: contention. The hockey club is perched atop…
3 Trades That Overhauled the Flames Blue Line Ryan Pike | January 24, 2019 When Brad Treliving became general manager of the Calgary Flames in the spring of 2014, he inherited a team that had just finished near the National Hockey League’s basement. Through…
Is the Flames Rebuild Complete? Ryan Pike | November 30, 2018 In the lifespan of most National Hockey League clubs, the previous team plan has to be thrown into the ocean and a new one drawn up. Even when things go…
Flames’ Bennett Is Stuck in No-Man’s Land Ryan Pike | October 21, 2018 Hopes were high all around when the Calgary Flames drafted Sam Bennett at the 2014 NHL Draft. At fourth overall Bennett was the highest-ever pick in Calgary Flames history and…
Flames Focused on Results, Not Sentiments Ryan Pike | October 1, 2018 It’s been well-documented that the Calgary Flames fell well below expectations in the 2017-18 National Hockey League season. If the theme of last season was “dashed expectations,” the theme of…
Flames Draft for the Future in Dallas Ryan Pike | June 28, 2018 The Calgary Flames headed to the Lone Star State with the fewest draft picks in club history. They owned no first, second or third round selections in the 2018 NHL…
Calgary Flames 2018 NHL Draft Primer Ryan Pike | June 18, 2018 A year ago, the Calgary Flames made a big splash at the NHL Draft in Chicago. Not only did Brad Treliving’s crew land highly-touted Finnish defender Juuso Valimaki in the…
Flames Hope History Repeats at 2018 Draft Ryan Pike | May 15, 2018 The Calgary Flames bet big on themselves in the summer of 2017. General manager Brad Treliving sent several draft selections out the door during that off-season in an effort to…
Flames Bet Big on Bill Peters Ryan Pike | April 25, 2018 The Calgary Flames underachieved in 2017-18 for a lot of reasons. They couldn’t score. Their power play was awful. But ultimately what cost Glen Gulutzan his job as head coach…
History Repeats With Gulutzan Firing Ryan Pike | April 19, 2018 On Tuesday afternoon, just 10 days following the completion of a disappointing season, the Calgary Flames parted ways with head coach Glen Gulutzan and his two assistant coaches. The change…
Hurricanes’ Peters Failing Upward? Mark Shiver | April 19, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters was on the hot seat for much of the season. He now looks to be in the driver’s seat and a top prospect for…
Tkachuk Tops Flames To-Do List Ryan Pike | April 14, 2018 The Calgary Flames didn’t make the playoffs following a disappointing 2017-18 regular season. Much of the time teams have hefty to-do lists in the off-seasons following a playoff miss, and…