Calgary Flames

By rinkrat Yikes! Together, the Flames and Oilers have one win in January, the Oilers throwing in their 12-game losing streak on top of the Flames nine-gamer. FIRST LINE: Backlund-Boyd-Iginla Blog by hockey writer John Down, Calgary Herald)

By rinkrat Jim Slater(notes) netted two important goals: To open the scoring and to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 lead to cap a three-goal third-period rally against the Philadelphia Flyers. But it was the rookie Kane that set up both tallies with brilliant moments of skating, battling Chris Pro...

By rinkrat These last two points, in fact, might prove to be huge when they finish up the regular season and count down the top eight in the Western Conference. Then again, the two points they didn’t get might prove to be even bigger. John Down, Calgary Herald

Alex Auld and the Dallas Stars are starting to enjoy a little shootout success. Loui Eriksson scored in the third round of the shootout, Auld was perfect in all three rounds, and the Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the slumping Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. E...

Calgary scored two power-play goals in a game for the first time since Nov. 30. The Flames went through 26 games either scoring once or not at all on the man advantage. During those struggles, they managed only nine power-play goals and fell to near the bottom of the league in that category. --Sa...

By rinkrat ConkBlock made 34 saves for his third shutout of the season, blanking the tail-spinning Calgary Flames, 2-0. Five of his saves came against Jarome Iginla(notes); he made 15 in the third period alone. Patrik Berglund(notes), snapping a 13-game drought, and David Perron(notes) had the Bl...

By rinkrat Honorable Mention: R.J. Umberger(notes) tipped home an Anton Stralman(notes) shot on the power-play for a 3-2 Columbus Blue Jackets victory over the Boston Bruins. The goal followed a controversial high-sticking call on Milan Lucic(notes). ...Jimmy Howard(notes) had 27 saves, including...

By rinkrat One — that Flames general manager Darryl Sutter, still so in love with his core, won’t rock a blockbuster in the coming weeks. So no Vinny Lecavalier. No Nathan Horton. No Jeff Carter. No Eric Staal. Tanguay could: So . . . will it happen? Will Sutter bring back Tanguay? And if not Tanguay . . . .

By rinkrat Jarome Iginla is now in a six-game slump without a goal. Olli Jokinen continues to disappoint, not even on a 20-goal pace. Rene Bourque, Jamie Lundmark, Dustin Boyd and Nigel Dawes have been most dangerous of late. John Down, Calgary Herald

If you believe the rumors, then 24-year-old Calgary Flames star defenseman Dion Phaneuf is on the move after he...

By rinkrat The Sharks' backup goaltender had an impressive night: Stopping all 18 shots he faced in a first-period blitz by the Phoenix Coyotes and then all six shots he faced in the shootout, leading San Jose to a 3-2 win over a steaking opponent. Greiss had 34 saves overall.

By rinkrat Honorable mention: Eric Nystrom's(notes) furious fore-check set up Conroy's eventual game-winner for the Calgary Flames, his first of the season and first since April 11. The Flames knocked off the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1. ... When Steven Stamkos(notes) lost control of the puck in overtime...

Teemu Hartikainen, a winger drafted by the Edmonton Oilers, began the comeback with a second-period goal, while goaltender Joni Ortio, a Calgary Flames ... and more »

Ortio, drafted last June by the Calgary Flames, was humbled to hear that Kiprusoff had even taken notice of him. “When that good of a player has something ...

Faceoff.com CALGARY -- For the Calgary Flames' star Finnish duo of forward Olli Jokinen and goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff, their trip to the Pengrowth ... Finnish Flames cheer 'home' teamCalgary Herald Kiprusoff salutes BrodeurEdmonton Sun Kipper clams up over GamesCalgary Herald

The Calgary Flames have three players playing in the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from December 26 - January 5. ... Three Flames at the World JuniorsExaminer.com all 2 news articles »

Globe and Mail •Predators topple Flames in third: Defenseman Cody Franson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Calgary Flames ... Photos in this gallerySportsnet.ca all 453 news articles »

30, the Nashville Predators have been one of the best teams in the NHL. With a 5-3 victory over the Flames on Saturday, the Predators avenged the loss to ...

By Mateo It certainly wasn't for lack of trying. The Kings ran into the buzzsaw that is Miikka Kiprusoff, he of the 2.14 goals against average and .930 save percentage. The Kings pumped 35 shots at the Flames' netminder, and he turned all but one away: Corey Elkins' first NHL goal late in the game.

By rcc Go Flames Go! Dion... Flames haven't caught on to the Doughty spinorama thing. bummer... no SO for Kipper. Keep your heads in the game Flames, Kings are not letting up!! But the Kings are the best in the west for a reason. Persistence. Flames are still learning this.

I have to be honest, being a Calgary Flames fan over the past few years has made me terribly pessimistic. The 2003-04 season, which saw Calgary push its way ...

SLAM! Sports By RANDY SPORTAK Suddenly snakebitten Flames captain Jarome Iginla couldn't put this puck past Blues goaltender Chris Mason during Calgary's 4-3 loss ... Home for the holidaysCalgary Herald Will Mikka Kiprusoff's Flame Blow Out Come Postseason Time?Bleacher Report

By Hipcheck What a telling week and month this will be for the team. San Jose, Phoenix, and Dallas all in a weeks span with a Canadian Roadie after that with Van, Edm, & Calgary again, a long break(great for Smyths return hopefully) with the Yotes, 2 against the Wild, and Calgary one more time for good...

By TooCool Los Angeles Kings (17-10-3) 37 pts Calgary Flames (18-7-3) 39 pts Los Angeles Kings (subject to change) Los Angeles Kings Calgary Flames 1. San Jose Sharks (19-7-5) 43 pts 2. Los Angeles Kings (17-10-3) 37 pts Western Conference Standings: 3 Flames 39 10 Canucks 32 14 Oilers 28

By rinkrat 9. Jay Feaster, Tampa Bay Lightning 7. Pierre Lacroix, Colorado Avalanche 5. Doug Wilson, San Jose Sharks Next! The result: The Hurricanes' first Stanley Cup. 3. Brian Burke, Vancouver Canucks/Anaheim Ducks 2. Lou Lamoriello, New Jersey Devils 1. Ken Holland, Detroit Red Wings

By rinkrat • We will allow this Colorado Avalanche gloating to stand. For now. [Jerseys and Hockey Love] • Haven't watched it yet, but heard this ESPN E:60 piece on Theo Fleury(notes) was quite good. [ESPN] • Jay Bouwmeester(notes) is quieter than mouse flatulence, but just loud enough for his Calgary...

By rinkrat Sammy Hudes is a 16-year-old Calgary Flames fan who lives in Toronto. In the following guest column, he talks about what it's like to cheer for the Flames while living in the "centre of the universe." Sammy Hudes is a 16-year-old Calgary Flames fan who lives in Toronto. In the following guest c...

You still can't give a guy like [the Flames'] Jarome Iginla a free pass on a night. He's too good to give him a free pass. If you don't challenge those kind of guys, you're going to get burned. I don't think the physical play is going to stop. ... Flames-Blackhawks Game Review USA Today

Calgary Flames forward Andre Roy has been suspended one game by the NHL after initiating contact with Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Aaron Johnson during pre-game warmups Wednesday night. The United States clinched a berth to the Under-17 World Cup in ...

Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV Robinson would love to one day play for the Calgary Flames, the team he grew up rooting for. Being with the Wranglers, the Flames' ECHL affiliate, could be a step in that direction. "There's nothing like playing for your home team's organization," ...

By Rob Rossi, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Those Penguins players that know the Calgary Flames best are quite aware what is required to beat them tonight at Mellon Arena. "When I was there, the identity they wanted to have was of a hitting team that worked hard and ...

By Greg Wyshynski • Defenseman Sami Salo of the Canucks will miss a month with a broken rib. [CBC] • It's DC vs. Philly weekend, and Bruce Boudreau said there's "not a lot of like" between the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers. [Capitals Insider]

By Greg Wyshynski • LCS Hockey has a new addition of their radio sitcom, "The Bettmans," featuring Gary's meeting with Sean Avery. [LCS Hockey, .mp3 file] • Earl Sleek and Mike Chen face off in a segment of "it's about damn time" in preparation for tonight's showdown between the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim...

By Greg Wyshynski • LCS Hockey has a new addition of their radio sitcom, "The Bettmans," featuring Gary's meeting with Sean Avery. [LCS Hockey, .mp3 file] • Earl Sleek and Mike Chen face off in a segment of "it's about damn time" in preparation for tonight's showdown between the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim...

By Greg Wyshynski • Defending the Toronto Maple Leafs' honoring Wendel Clark, and why they weren't "the stuck-in-the-mud Leafs" throwing "a bash in the trailer park for one of their unwashed heathens." [The Hockey News] • Finally, good scrap from a couple of days ago between Brandon Prust of Calgary and Ca...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSPT, FSD). Here's what Mike Babcock had to say about his Red Wings today after practice: "Who's the hardest-working team in the National Hockey League? ... Well, in the past I've been able to say without any question, here. I don't th...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. EST; TV: FPPV, CSBA). A rematch from last year's Western Conference quarterfinals, the Flames will see Brian Boucher between the pipes for San Jose. Dion Phaneuf's partner Jim Vandermeer will miss six weeks with a broken ankle.

  Canada - Oct 28, 2008 The Flames and Avs have played some wild and eventful games in recent seasons — the 5-4 Calgary victory two weeks ago at the Saddledome was one of them ... Flames Game Review Canoe.ca After one period: Avalanche 0 Flames 0 Calgary Herald all 3 news articles

 Canada - The plan also includes a site near the proposed 17th Avenue crossing for a potential replacement for the Saddledome, home of the Calgary Flames. ... Stampede's billion-dollar vision Calgary Herald all 4 news articles

By PJ Swenson Many fans tuning in for the the first game of the Calgary Flames vs San Jose Sharks Western Conference Quarterfinal series on recently re-branded Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area (formerly FSN Bay Area) missed six minutes plus of the first period due to an Oakland-Toronto baseball game that r...

By PJ Swenson CALGARY FLAMES HEAD COACH MIKE KEENAN POST-GAME Calgary Flames head coach Mike Keenan post-game press conference comments: Q] The Flames had a lot of energy in the first period? San Jose Sharks head coach Ron Wilson post-game press conference comments:

By Tyler We were tempted to add the socks in as the worst socks in history, but it is a toss up between these and the new Calgary Flames socks. If you have this jersey, please spare yourself the shame and head over to Ice Jerseys.com and pick ...

By Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta -- The Calgary Flames ' scoring duo of Jarome Iginla and Kristian Huselius were too much for the New York Rangers. Iginla scored two goals and ...

By Chris Here at the NHLToL, we're going to review every one of them. Read up and then rate the new sweaters. We'll do a full ranking after completing all of the reviews. Rbk EDGE Uniform System Calgary Flames New Uniforms Free Polls - VOTE NOW! ...

Eric Duhatschek was the winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for “distinguished contributions to hockey writing” in 2001. In 2000, after twenty years of writing about the NHL and the Calgary Flames, he joined globeandmail.com, where he writes a five-times-a...

Flames sign leaders to extensions Arizona Republic, AZ - Jul 4, 2007 AP The Calgary Flames signed captain Jarome Iginla and assistant captain Robyn Regehr to five-year contract extensions that begin after the 2007-08 season. ...

By Christy Hammond Alex Tanguay (via Calgary Sun): Mercifully, 2006-07 is over for the Calgary Flames. A lost opportunity with this roster, especially one enjoying the services of Miikka Kiprusoff in his prime, and hopefully we just witnessed the final condemnation of the Jim Playfair administration.

The Spokesman ReviewNHL | Red Wings slap Flames in opener Seattle Times, WA - Apr 13, 2007 DETROIT — Pavel Datsyuk broke out of a 26-game playoff scoring drought to push the Detroit Red Wings past the Calgary Flames 4-1 Thursday night. ...

 LA - Jan 7, 2007 CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dustin Boyd scored his first NHL goal with 2:17 left Saturday night, snapping a tie and carrying the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 win ...

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