The middle of March is a very interesting time in the world of hockey. In European and college hockey, playoffs are either beginning or about to begin. In major junior, teams are either making their last dash towards the remaining playoff spots in thei…
Read MoreOn their Tuesday off, the Calgary Flames made a roster move. They’ve assigned winger Jakob Pelletier to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers. In a corresponding move, the Wranglers have sent forward Mark Duarte to the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush. …
Read MoreWhen the Calgary Flames announced the signing of defender Hunter Brzustewicz to an entry level deal on Thursdays, one number popped out: $950,000, the average annual value of his deal. The reason that number is significant is it shows how highly valued…
Read MoreThe Calgary Flames have signed their newest player to a new contract. Just hours after being acquired by the Flames from the Vegas Golden Knights in the Noah Hanifin trade, Daniil Miromanov’s agent has announced that he’s signed a two-year extension wi…
Read MoreThe Calgary Flames have officially retired Miikka Kiprusoff’s jersey number. In a ceremony prior to Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Flames raised a #34 banner to the Scotiabank Saddledome rafters. Miikka Kiprusoff gets a huge ovati…
Read MoreOn Saturday night, Miikka Kiprusoff will enter a rarefied level of Calgary Flames franchise lore when his jersey number is raised to the rafters of the Scotiabank Saddledome. On Friday, the typically reserved Finnish former netminder held court with lo…
Read MoreFor Calgary Flames fans who have been intently watching this team since the acquisitions of Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar and the signing of Nazem Kadri, it’s evident that all three of those players have vastly improved over their time with t…
Read MoreOn today’s episode of Barn Burner, Boomer, Pinder and Rhett had TSN Insider Jamie McLennan on the show to reminisce about his former teammate Miikka Kiprusoff ahead of his jersey retirement night on March 2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. McLennan, a …
Read MoreThe Calgary Flames made four roster moves on Friday morning in advance of practice. The club announced that they’ve activated goaltender Dan Vladar from the injury reserve list, recalled forward Dryden Hunt from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wra…
Read MoreThe Calgary Flames began Craig Conroy’s tenure as general manager with seven potential unrestricted free agents in the summer of 2024. Since then, Conroy’s re-signed one of them and made three significant trades. We should get some clarity on the statu…
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