Former Calgary Flames goaltender Joni Ortio is leaving North America to play professional hockey in Sweden. Ortio signed a contract with Skellefteå of the Swedish Hockey League, the team announced…
Most teams are down to single digits when it comes to games remaining. Playoff positions are starting to lock up in the NHL and some fantasy leagues are already in…
Usually when a team is shelling out over $12 million to their goaltenders alone, they would expect a guy in the crease who can stop a puck here and there. Montreal…
The Calgary Flames have again waived a goaltender. This time it’s Finnish goaltender Joni Ortio. The 24-year-old is in the final year of a one-way contract that pays him $600,000…
The Calgary Flames entered this season with a unique problem. After making the playoffs on the backs of strong performances by veteran goalies Karri Ramo and Jonas Hiller, and a…
The Calgary Flames are in a bit of a pickle with their goaltending situation. They currently have three keepers all on one-way contracts. The season is approaching, and carrying three…
As training camp and the overstretched NHL preseason finally begins to wind down, the Calgary Flames find themselves in the unique position of having three goaltenders currently signed to one-way…
The 2015-16 exhibition schedule for the Calgary Flames has been released on their website, and looks like this: September 21 vs. Edmonton – 7:00 PM September 21 @ Edmonton – 7:00…
Ortio’s Time to Shine In the world of hockey, we continuously see the emergence of goaltenders in the game. Guys who just seem to turn heads as soon as they…
Game 1 The Calgary Flames had a few days to recover from a tough week in which they won only one of their last four games. On Thursday night, the…
With the NHL All-Star break coming up, fantasy managers are probably thankful for an off-week in which they can tinker with their lineups without having the added pressure of winning…
Game 1 The Flames’ success may have been up and down lately, but the New York Islanders’ certainly hasn’t. In fact, prior to their matchup in Calgary on January 2nd,…