Breaking Through The Wall: Calgary Flames Rise Above .500 Ryan Pike | March 7, 2013 Six times this season, the Calgary Flames have had the opportunity to creep above the .500 mark in the National Hockey League’s standings. After posting a 0-4-1 record in their…
Miikka Kiprusoff Returns: Flame On Thomas Strangward | March 6, 2013 Miikka Kiprusoff couldn’t be returning at a more opportune time. After missing the last 13 games with an MCL injury, the Flames’ all-time wins leader is set to start tonight against his former team, the San Jose Sharks.
Top 10 Goalies in the NHL Today Steven Ives | March 4, 2013 Speaking of goaltenders, Philadelphia’s Ilya Bryzgalov famously was quoted last season as saying “the universe is humongous big”. Seeing as that’s difficult logic to argue with, I will not concern…
The Calgary Flames: Optimism and Pessimism Thomas Strangward | February 25, 2013 In whichever way the Flames season continues, there has never been so much evidence to support the two-fold identities of Flames fans- the optimists and the pessimists. For those not…
Four’s A Crowd: Inside the Calgary Flames’ Crowded Crease Ryan Pike | February 13, 2013 For the past decade, the Calgary Flames crease has been a model of stability, the undisputed home of former Vezina Trophy winner Miikka Kiprusoff. A knee injury suffered last week…
Calgary Flames beat Detroit, lose Miikka Kiprusoff to injury Ryan Pike | February 6, 2013 It was an evening of mixed results for the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Flames played their second road game of the 2012-13 season and captured their second win by…
Five reasons why the Calgary Flames are better than their record Ryan Pike | February 3, 2013 Two weeks after the beginning of the 2012-13 National Hockey League season, the Calgary Flames have one win in six games. Sitting with a 1-3-2 record, and just four of…
Leland Irving: Flames new back-up ready at a moment’s notice Ryan Pike | January 31, 2013 After several seasons trying to make his mark, goaltender Leland Irving has finally landed in the National Hockey League. Following a week-long training camp, the netminder was named as the…
Chicago Blackhawks acquire goaltender Henrik Karlsson Ton DeFrancesco | January 21, 2013 The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired goaltender Henrik Karlsson from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 7th round draft pick in 2013 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired from the Ottawa…
NHL Goalie Update: Post-Lockout Josh Smith | January 11, 2013 During the lockout, NHL goalies were on their own, most even without a place to play. While scrimmages can accommodate as many as twenty skaters, there’s only room for two goaltenders. European clubs,…
A look at 2013 Calgary Flames training camp Ryan Pike | January 7, 2013 The 2012-13 NHL lockout is now over and the 2013 NHL season will soon begin, albeit in an abbreviated form. With that news, all 30 NHL clubs are scrambling to…
NHL Players Likely To Retire In the Event Of A Full-Season Lockout Fred Poulin | November 13, 2012 Most NHL players would like to retire at the top of their game just like Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings did after the 2011-12 season. However, that doesn’t…