Calgary Flames Goalie Carousel
Mikka Kiprusoff’s nine-year stint as the best goalie in Calgary Flames history ended on April 23, 2013, a 4-3 loss to the Nashville Predators. This prosaic bookend to his 12-year NHL…
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Next Flames Numbers to be Retired
The Calgary Flames are a team with an understated amount of history. Joining the National Hockey League in 1972-73 as the Atlanta Flames, the club has been part of the…
Top 10 Flames Goalies of All-Time
Chad Johnson and Brian Elliott would probably testify that it isn’t easy to be a goalie for the Calgary Flames. After all, only nine goalies have played more than 100…
Are Johnson’s Nomadic Days Over?
On November 16, 2003, the Calgary Flames acquired 27-year-old Finnish netminder Miikka Kiprusoff from the San Jose Sharks. It was a marriage of convenience for all involved. The Sharks got…
The Calgary Flames Franchise Four
The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
Miikka Kiprusoff Retires
What was long-rumoured became fact on Monday morning, as the Calgary Flames announced that long-time netminder Miikka Kiprusoff has retired. The 36-year-old Finn entered the NHL during the 2000-01 season…
Save Us Karri Ramo, You’re Our Only Hope
“I don’t have to tell you things are bad…everybody knows things are bad.” – Howard Beale, from the 1976 movie Network. The upcoming 2013/2014 season is going to be…
Calgary Flames: A Journey Through The Kiprusoff Era
In the early 90s, a young goaltender virtually unknown to the North American hockey world, was quietly but diligently honing his netminding skills in Turku, Finland. Miikka Kiprusoff played two…
Playoffs Out Of Reach, The Calgary Flames Battle On
The great Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” While the Calgary Flames have five games remaining in their 2013 regular season schedule, their hopes for a…
Three Reasons to Keep Watching the Calgary Flames
There is a significant amount of uncertainty swirling around the Calgary Flames for the first time in over a decade. Call-in shows and local discussions over that time have made…
Maple Leafs’ Trade Deadline: The Good, The Bad & The Questions
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ trade deadline results are looked at poorly because they didn’t get Miikka Kiprusoff or Roberto Luongo, but that’s not the case.
Mikka Kiprusoff: Why Dave Nonis Should Pass
With the NHL trade deadline just a few days away, many NHL teams have already made key additions to their rosters. The Pittsburgh Penguins have added a trio of players…