Kevin Westgarth and the Road Less Traveled
This past April, Kevin Westgarth stood in the visitor’s locker room at the Prudential Center grinning ear-to-ear. The former Los Angeles King had just wrapped up a charity ice hockey game with…
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Ice Guardians: Talking With Producer Adam Scorgie
Ice Guardians is an upcoming documentary film that is exploring uncharted territory: the stories of the players who are all too often forgotten — the enforcers. Producer Adam Scorgie took the…
Looking Back at Former Flames Face-Punchers
John Scott, one of the NHL’s last pure enforcers, is set to suit up this weekend and captain the Pacific squad at the NHL All-Star game. Scott is one of…
Melee Sparks Calgary Flames Hot Second Half
January 18, 2014 was a Saturday. As is customary, the National Hockey League held 13 games. Based on how their seasons had gone to that point, you wouldn’t have expected…
The Flames Files: Week 22 In Review
It seems as if every year around this time, the Calgary Flames emerge from an abysmal fall/winter and suddenly become energetic, renewed and full of life. You can call it…
The Calgary Flames Just Cannot Buy A Goal
As the Scotiabank Saddledome stands rapidly emptied following a 5-0 Calgary Flames loss at the hands of the St. Louis Blues, the newest Flame sat in his locker room stall,…
Calgary Flames GM Brian Burke Trades for Toughness in Westgarth
The Flames have acquired forward Kevin Westgarth from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for minor leaguer forward Greg Nemisz. The six-foot-four and 234 pound winger has failed to score any…
‘Canes Can’t Win With Shortened Bench
One of the keys to the Carolina Hurricanes’ success this season has been the ability to roll four lines with confidence. Lately, however, Kirk Muller hasn’t been able to trust…
Princeton Tigers Making Impact in NHL
The Rangers made a swap of tough guys, sending winger Mike Rupp to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defensive-minded forward Darroll Powe. With that trade, the Blueshirts boast a league-high…
Kevin Westgarth – What to Expect in Carolina
A player that helped save the season is now looking to help the Hurricanes become a power in the Eastern Conference this season. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Kings traded…
Kings Alter Championship Roster, Trade Westgarth
Through many believed that the Los Angeles Kings would return their entire 2012 Stanley Cup Champion roster for the 2013 season, the team finally made a move to change that…
Several Kings, Including Andrei Loktionov Miss the Cut on Stanley Cup
This past summer, the Los Angeles Kings hoisted the Stanley Cup and skated around the Staples Center ice. Each player had an opportunity to spend a day with the holy…