The Calgary Flames closed out 2017 with another uneven game of hockey. But unlike other recent uneven games, they managed to eke out a win. The Flames got out to a 3-0 lead and then held on for dear life against the Chicago Blackhawks, who roared back to force overtime. Thanks to some heroics from…
The final day of round robin action at the World Junior Hockey Championship can be either a snoozer or full of excitement. There are either battles for seeding for the medal around or, well, there isn’t. Luckily for hockey fans, there were a ton of seeding battles still at hand on the last day –…
In the waning hours of 2017, the Calgary Flames have taken care of a little bit of unfinished business. The club has announced that they have signed forward Matthew Phillips to a three-year entry-level contract. Terms of the deal aren’t immediately known, but it begins in the 2018-19 season.
Two teams with high expectations that are mired in the muck of the National Hockey League standings meet tonight at the Scotiabank Saddledome to close out 2017! The Calgary Flames (18-16-4) bought big this summer but are out of the playoff picture right now. They host the Chicago Blackhawks (18-14-5), who had similarly high expectations…
Ladies and gentlemen, the Calgary Flames have (finally) summoned arguably their best offensively-minded prospect from the farm. The club has officially recalled winger Andrew Mangiapane from the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat.
It was an eventful penultimate day of round robin action for Flames prospects today, as five of six – six! Eetu Tuulola is officially playing for Team Finland, at long last – were in action. Linus Lindstrom and the Swedes faced Switzerland, Tuulola made his debut and he and Juuso Valimaki faced off against Adam…
Getting a grasp on Sam Bennett has been like trying to grip mercury with a fork. There have been highs, lows and everything in between, but it’s been difficult to find a rhyme or reason and project what the future that at once seemed so bright for Bennett now holds.
The Calgary Flames have parted ways with goaltender Eddie Lack. With David Rittich seeming like a good fit as Mike Smith’s backup, the Flames have traded Lack to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenseman Dalton Prout. Prout will report to the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat – he cleared waivers on Dec. 29…
Writing the annual “top moments” of any given calendar year might be the most fun I have on this site. It’s cool to revisit different moments from January through December, and 2017 was no different for the Flames. The only unfortunate part of this year’s countdown is the complete void of positive playoff moments, but…
Sometimes, a team will play well but still lose, because somebody has to lose. Other times, a team will play like complete garbage and they’ll have earned the loss and then some. The Flames were the former Thursday night. Friday night, they were very much the latter.
The Calgary Flames played decently on Thursday night in San Jose, with their game-plan derailed by an injury to Michael Frolik. With a day to regroup before another key divisional game with the Anaheim Ducks, the hope was that they could figure out a plan to pick up more points. Instead, the Flames let points…
Another chapter was written in the extensive, and often bitter, hockey history between the United States and Canada at New Era Field in Buffalo, New York on Friday afternoon. For the first time ever, there was an outdoor game at the World Juniors. For the second time in as many World Junior meetings, Canada blew…
