Wednesday’s city council meeting was, in many ways, emblematic of the whole process that got us to this point. Take 15 well-meaning local politicians, supported by a small army of well-intentioned local civil servants, and put them in an awkward situation of someone else’s making that involves them discussing a single topic for the better…
Read More →In their second last game of their seven game road trip, the Stockton Heat take a loss in Henderson, Nevada against the Silver Knights. Their updated road trip record is now 3-3 and the next game will determine if they earn a majority of wins or losses on this stretch of games. They went the…
Read More →It appears Swedish defenceman Johannes Kinnvall is finally ready to go again after suffering a lower-body injury way back in September.
Read More →On Wednesday, the Henderson Silver Knights will play host to the Stockton Heat for the first time.
Read More →Almost two weeks after the agreement to build a new home from the Calgary Flames transformed from “it’s a done deal” to “the deal’s done,” Calgary’s city council will convene on Wednesday afternoon for a discussion. Here’s what you should expect to see, hear, and not see or hear.
Read More →For a while, we here at FlamesNation have advocated for the Calgary Flames to make some changes to their depth forward ranks.
Read More →There was a flurry of trade activity last week, as both the Quebec and Ontario hockey leagues had their trade deadlines. The Saint John Sea Dogs, the Memorial Cup hosts, continued to load up, but there was a bevy of other activity that will serve to set up many Calgary Flames prospects for playoff drives…
Read More →It’s no big secret that the Calgary Flames haven’t gotten a ton of secondary scoring. Sure, their top offensive players have been top offensive players, but the gentlemen on their bottom two forward lines haven’t done a ton of scoring. After Tuesday’s practice, Postmedia’ Kristen Anderson asked Flames bench boss Darryl Sutter his perspective on…
Read More →On Monday, FlamesNation contributor Pat Steinberg spoke with Stockton Heat head coach Mitch Love on the first-ever afternoon edition of Sportsnet 960 The Fan’s “Flames Talk” show.
Read More →Dating back to grade school, virtually everybody is familiar with trades. Back then, trades are used to optimize your lunch-time preferences – when your parents send you to school with a pudding cup, you try to wheel and deal to upgrade it to a Fruit by the Foot. A good trade is one that gives…
Read More →If you’ve followed this site or the Calgary Flames in general, you’re aware of two things: Andrew Mangiapane is a really good hockey player, and he’ll be needing a new contract when this season is over. Over at Sportsnet 960 The Fan, Eric Francis had Mangiapane’s agent, Ritch Winter, on The Eric Francis Show on…
Read More →The Calgary Flames will play one game this week. Well, probably, as we’re in a phase of the season where postponements have unfortunately become fairly common. While we wait to see what this week brings – there’s a pretty important city council meeting on Tuesday related to the arena – let’s dive right into the…
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