Every time the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames play some Leafs fan pipes up about how the Leafs “won” the Phaneuf trade. Every time I read this I laugh as it seems that Leafs Nation has not come to fully appreciate the defensive liability that is their Captain… the honourable Dion Phaneuf. Phaneuf was [...]
The Calgary Flames jumped out to a 4-0 first period lead and hung on for a 6-3 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils tonight. It was a fitting win to top off a night that celebrated Jarome Iginla’s 500th NHL goal in a pre-game ceremony with Lanny McDonald and Craig Conroy. Calgary’s captain assisted [...]
Calgary Flames captain, Jarome Iginla, has become the 42nd player in NHL history to score 500 goals. At 8:33 of the third period, Iginla shot the puck towards the Minnesota Wild net and it bounced off Mikko Koivu’s skate and into the net past Nicklas Backstrom. The Saddledome crowd erupted, as did Flames fans watching [...]
Jarome Iginla scored his 497th career goal in the second period and added an assist on Curtis Glencross’ first period goal to lead the Flames to a 2-1 win against the Minnesota Wild tonight. It seems that Iggy likes playing the Wild as he has scored 33 career goals against the Wild, more than any [...]
Calgary Flames GM Jay Feaster squashed any “trade Iggy” rumours that were floating around. Or did he? “Jarome Iginla has not been asked to waive his no-trade, and Jarome Iginla has not demanded a trade or asked for a trade,” Feaster said. “There is no list. There is no smoking gun. There is nobody on [...]
Ryan McDonagh took advantage of a big bounce off the end boards and buried the overtime winner into a wide-open Flames net to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames tonight. McDonagh was in the right place at the right time and was the recipient of a Devon Brandon Dubinsky [...]
Jarome Iginla and the Calgary Flames are in Toronto tonight for a match-up with Dion Phaneuf and the Toronto Maple Leafs. While both teams are looking for two points, the story of a Phaneuf-Iggy matchup will always come down to pride and ego. The Leafs are still unbeaten this season, though that really only means [...]
Thanks for a great season Flames fans! Though it’s been another tough one with no post-season appearance from the Flames, it has been fun to connect with so many of you online and in person. I’ve learned that there are a thousand different opinions on what it takes to make a good hockey team and [...]
The Calgary Flames have been the masters of their own destiny since their losing skid ended in mid-December and they began an unbelievable push for the post-season. When everyone had them pegged as last-place finishers and called for the “blowing up” of the team, the Flames proved their heart and did what everyone said was [...]
With his penalty shot goal on Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne in the 2nd period tonight, Jarome Iginla has joined an elite group of NHL scorers who have shown a consistent ability to put the puck in the net. Iginla scored his 30th goal of the season for the 10th season in a row. Only [...]
Highlights from the Dallas Stars vs Calgary Flames on Friday, January 21, 2011. A struggling Calgary Flames hosted the Dallas Stars at the Saddledome. Dallas was in the middle of a franchise-long 8-game winning streak and was looking to extend it while continuing their push for the post-season. The Calgary Flames are on the outside [...]
Two days after being blown out 6-0 by the Minnesota Wild the Calgary Flames bounced back with a 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars. David Moss had 2 goals and one assist to lead the Flames. Brendan Morrison also had a good night assisting on two goals and adding one of his own in the [...]
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