New NHL Arena in Calgary Back on Table, Tentative Agreement Struck The Canadian Press | July 22, 2019 CALGARY — Plans for a new arena in Calgary to replace the Saddledome are accelerating with a tentative agreement in place. The city, the Calgary Flames and the Calgary Stampede, which owns the land, have agreed in principle to terms…
Calgary City Council to Discuss Arena Proposal Behind Closed Doors The Canadian Press | July 19, 2019 Calgary’s city council is to discuss a proposed deal for a new event centre that would be home to the NHL’s Calgary Flames. Details have not been revealed, but council members say they will be talking about the proposal at their next mee…
Calgary and the Flames Play a High-Stakes Game of Chicken Ryan Pike | September 29, 2017 The month of September is often a time of optimism in the National Hockey League’s 31 markets, as training camps open and the possibilities of a brand-new season are still…
Why Do Cities Still Publicly Fund New NHL Arenas? Andrew Jow | June 21, 2014 Brian Burke’s mouth, as it so often does, has made headlines in recent weeks concerning the Calgary Flames’ “embarrassing” home arena, the Saddledome. Burke’s call for a downtown stadium is…
The Saddledome’s Uncertain Future Ryan Pike | June 12, 2014 When the Olympic Saddledome opened in Calgary’s Stampede Park in the winter of 1983, it was an optimistic time for the city. The local economy had begun to rebound after…
The Saddledome Turns 30 Amidst Flood Recovery Ryan Pike | October 9, 2013 The fall of 2013 was always going to be a time of celebration for the Scotiabank Saddledome and its operators, the Calgary Flames. As fate would have it, the nature…
Don’t Write Off The Calgary Flames Just Yet Ryan Pike | October 1, 2013 It’s been a long, hard summer for the Calgary Flames, but they’re just about to kick off the 2013-14 campaign. And after what’s been described by many players as one…
Report: Major Flood Damage To Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome Ryan Pike | June 21, 2013 Amidst major flooding of the Bow and Elbow Rivers in Calgary and the evacuation of roughly 100,000 citizens from their homes, reports are surfacing that the Scotiabank Saddledome has suffered…
Calgary Flames to honour Al MacInnis Feb 27 Callum Ng | February 27, 2012 Al MacInnis will be honoured on February 27, prior to puck drop between the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues. The Hall of Fame defenceman, notorious for his booming shot,…