It’s official. Mike Cammalleri has been traded back to the Calgary Flames and Rene Bourque is the newest member of the Montreal Canadiens. After playing the first two periods in Montreal’s game against the Boston Bruins, Cammalleri was apparently told not to come back on the ice and was sent to the team hotel instead. [...]
Miikka Kiprusoff moved into sole possession of the franchise lead for wins tonight with his 263rd win with the Calgary Flames. Kipper stopped 35 of 36 shots to lead the flames to a 4-1 win in Montreal on their home opener. With the win, Miikka surpass Flames great, Mike Vernon, who previously held the franchise [...]
After almost a year of hype, the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic is now a page in history. The game was a sellout, with 41,022 fans braving the elements to attend, and I’m happy to say that I was a part of it. From the moment my family and I started layering-up in our warm clothing [...]
Image above courtesy of Calgary Flames. Download it for your desktop at flames.nhl.com. It’s game day for the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic and the city of Calgary is buzzing with excitement. At 4pm the Calgary Flames will face-off against the Montreal Canadiens in a game that is as important to the standings as it is [...]
In 33 days the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadians will face off at McMahon Stadium in the 2011 Heritage Classic and they got a taste of each other tonight. The Flames wrapped up their 4-game road trip at the Bell Centre in Montreal, hoping to get at least one point in their 5th straight game. [...]
It’s official. Well, sort of. NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman announced yesterday that it was his intention for the Calgary Flames to host the Montreal Canadiens in an outdoor hockey game at McMahon Stadium in February 2011. The game still has to be approved by the NHLPA, which is why we should “consider this a soft, [...]
The Calgary Flames had not won a game in Montreal in 9 years, but that changed tonight when Miikka Kiprusoff shut out the Habs for his first shutout and 10th win of the season. The Flames goaltender has been the team’s best player for the past few games and made some spectacular saves to maintain [...]
As I get all psyched up for the 100th all-time meeting between the Flames and Habs tonight I need to reflect on the past 2 games to see how it will turn out tonight. The Flames have started this season with a different kind of game, but they are still showing some of the same [...]
The Calgary Flames look to continue their good road trip with a win in Montreal tonight, but they’re going to have to earn it. The Flames are 4-0-0 against Eastern Conference teams this season, while the Canadiens are 4-1-0 against the Western Conference, and the Habs will have 19,000 of their noisy fans backing them. [...]
I had the chance to watch the opening 2 games of the season this year. I say ‘chance’ because I am not always fortunate enough to get to watch each Flames game, either on TV or in person.I am not a season ticket holder, and I am lucky if I get to go to one [...]
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