Five Calgary Flames prospects poised for World Juniors Ryan Pike | December 24, 2012 A few years back, you wouldn’t be shocked to see very few Calgary Flames prospects at the annual IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. After all, to say that the Flames…
Calgary Flames prospect update, November edition Ryan Pike | December 11, 2012 While the National Hockey League continues its latest labour impasse, every other hockey league in the world continues to play games in earnest. So, while the lockout keeps the Calgary…
Junior and college Calgary Flames prospect update, October edition Ryan Pike | November 2, 2012 Even though the National Hockey League is locked out, the hockey world keeps on turning. While the Calgary Flames aren’t playing games, their prospects throughout college and major junior are…
Digging into the prospect depth of the Calgary Flames Ryan Pike | October 4, 2012 Last spring, something very bizarre happened. Something that hasn’t happened in nearly a decade. A forward prospect debuted for the Calgary Flames and made an immediate, positive impact. When Sven…
Team USA World Junior Championship Evaluation Camp Predictions THW Archives | August 4, 2012 After achieving gold in 2010 and a bronze in 2011, last year’s World Junior Championship effort by Team USA was utterly abysmal; it was atrocious; it was horrid; it was…
Calgary Flames prospects on display at 2012 Development Camp Ryan Pike | July 13, 2012 Amidst the hustle and bustle of the 100th anniversary edition of the Calgary Stampede, a very different kind of stampede was underway on the western fringes of the city –…
Soaring with the Eagles: Flames prospects enjoy NCAA title win Ryan Pike | May 4, 2012 For much of the past several years, the Calgary Flames were criticized by some for their rather narrow focus when it came to prospects. Flames draft picks had a tendency…
Flames finish strong, worsen draft position Ryan Pike | April 9, 2012 THE STATS LINE 37-29-16 record [17th overall (in points percentage)] 2.43 goals-for per game [24th overall] 2.65 goals-against per game [14th overall] 17.7% power-play success rate [13th overall] 84.3% penalty-kill…
Season of injuries forces Calgary Flames to find hidden depth Ryan Pike | March 21, 2012 THE STATS LINE 34-26-14 record [18th overall (in points percentage)] 2.43 goals-for per game [26th overall] 2.61 goals-against per game [13th overall] 17.2% power-play success rate [15th overall] 83.6% penalty-kill…
Maine gets much needed scoring Nathan Fournier | October 31, 2011 The biggest thing the University of Maine Black Bears needed this weekend wasn’t only the four points they earned against Providence College, but secondary scoring. The line of Spencer Abbott-Brian…