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Will the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Be Stacked with Canadian Teams?

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

If the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs began today, there would be four Canadian teams (out of seven total) on the right side of the standings for the first time since the 2005-06 season. The Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames are all likely to qualify for the 2014-15 playoffs. There’s a possibility...

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Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks Preview, Scores and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Anaheim Ducks did what most thought they would do by sweeping the Winnipeg Jets to advance to the second round of the NHL Playoffs, but there weren’t many who believed the Calgary Flames would even make the playoffs, much less beat higher seeded Vancouver to make it to round 2. The Ducks will have...

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Anaheim Ducks Eliminate Calgary Flames to Advance

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Calgary Flames were able to push the Anaheim Ducks into double overtime in game 5 of the second round of the NHL Playoffs, but it wasn’t enough to force a game 6. Calgary was eliminated from postseason play last night as Anaheim came from behind yet again to advance to the conference championship round...

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NHL Trade Tracker: Leafs Shock Canada with Phil Kessel Deal

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are saying goodbye to their star forward Phil Kessel in one of the many bold trade moves that Canadian NHL teams are making this offseason. The NHL season came to a conclusion a few weeks ago, with the draft taking place last week. With the conclusion of the draft, a flurry...

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Flames vs. Ducks: Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 12, 2017

Home-ice advantage is a great thing to have in the Stanley Cup playoffs, to be sure. Teams at home get the last line change. However, winning on the road in the NHL playoffs has been proven to be a bit easier than in the NBA, NFL or Major League Baseball postseasons. For example, only eight...

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Hockey Day in Canada: Odds and Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: February 17, 2017

This weekend’s Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday, February 18 is another great game day for Canadian hockey fans, with every team in Canada in action. The first game is an early one, at 2 p.m. ET, with the Winnipeg Jets heading to the Bell Centre in Montreal to face the Canadiens and their new...

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Canucks Will Pounce on Oilers Without Tortorella, Sedin

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 21, 2014

So this will be the first game the Vancouver Canucks will be without out suspended coach John Tortorella and also the first time in 679 games Henrik Sedin won’t be in the Vancouver lineup. Neither of those omissions will make much difference tonight when they visit the Edmonton Oilers. No matter your stance on the...

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Miikka Kiprusoff Retirement Lets Calgary Flames Move On

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 9, 2013

Now that veteran goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff has finally announced his retirement, the Calgary Flames can finally move on. When last season ended, speculation was that Kiprusoff had played his last game in the NHL. Turns out, that’s exactly how it went down. Kiprusoff said Monday that he didn’t expect to return to the team once...

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Scotiabank Saddledome Set for Calgary Flames After Flood

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 6, 2013

Back in June, with water creeping up into the first bowl in the stands, you never would have thought the Scotiabank Saddledome would be ready in time for the Calgary Flames’ preseason. That’s where you’d be wrong. The June 21 flood which caused more than 100,000 evacuations in Alberta, threatened to force the Flames into...

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Hockey Canada taps Brent Sutter again to fix national junior team

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 26, 2013

When it comes to hockey, Brent Sutter has been there, done that. And if there’s one thing the 51-year-old Sutter knows, it’s how a Canadian hockey team should be put together. Sutter himself pulled on the red and white sweater for four different Canadian clubs, playing in the 1986 World Championships and the 1984, 1987...

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Floods cause major damage to Calgary Flames’ Saddledome

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 21, 2013

The home of the Calgary Flames, the Pengrowth Saddledome, has been hit hard by the flood which is plaguing Alberta. As of Friday afternoon, reports indicate that the first 10 rows of the Saddledome are now under water. The flooding has the dressing rooms under water and has destroyed the room which holds the electronic...

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Pominville, Wild, Spoil Flames Debut for Hanowski

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: April 16, 2013

Ben Hanowski nearly had a perfect debut in the NHL for the Calgary Flames; the only thing missing was the W. Al Dannity looks back on a big night for the rookie and an even bigger one for Minnesota’s Jason Pominville. It was a night where the new kids stole the show. One was making...

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Rumour Mill In Overdrive as NHL Trade Deadline Approaches

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: April 1, 2013

Let’s get this out of the way first: because this story was posted after noon on Monday, this is not an April Fools prank. There is also no joking around when it comes to discussing the National Hockey League trade deadline at 3 PM Eastern time on Wednesday, April 3. Between now and then, all...

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Jarome Iginla Scores Game Winner in 3-2 Victory Over St. Louis Blues

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: March 25, 2013

The Calgary Flames managed to take down the St. Louis Blues Sunday in a 3-2 victory with their captain Jarome Iginla scoring his 88th game-winner for the franchise. St. Louis forward Andy McDonald gave props to Iginla for sticking with the play when everyone else thought it was over. “I think everybody thought the play...

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Northwest Division Preview: Canucks See Rivals on Horizon

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: January 15, 2013

First place in the Northwest has been the exclusive possession of the Vancouver Canucks for the past few seasons, but now some contenders are emerging to challenge their dominance of the division. NHL props NHL futures Calgary Flames The season hasn’t even started yet, but already things are going less than smoothly for some of...

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NHL: After Surgery, Olli Jokinen Still Has Value

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: May 4, 2012

On July 1, Olli Jokinen will be an unrestricted free agent. The center is currently recovering from abdominal surgery; the Calgary Flames, his current team, issued a press release stating the condition had been ongoing since March 22 when Jokinen noticed something was wrong while playing against the Minnesota Wild. Rehab time has been estimated...

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NHL: Western Playoff Contenders Clash In Calgary

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: March 13, 2012

Written off by some only a few weeks ago, the Calgary Flames have managed to get themselves back into the hunt for a postseason position. The San Jose Sharks, on the other hand, have been playing recently like they’ve been looking forward to golfing in April. So far in March 2012, the Sharks had played...

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Iginla Goes For a Milestone on Hockey Night In Canada

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: January 6, 2012

The first Hockey Night In Canada telecast of 2012 is on tap, and Joe LaTengo has some beverages chilled in anticipation of Detroit visiting Toronto; he hopes he has enough to see him through Minnesota at Calgary. The regular season is halfway through, but the dogfight continues for the bottom playoff places in the NHL’s...

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: September 29, 2011

The Flames are getting old and Jarome Iginla can’t go on forever. Charlie Boccanegra looks at Calgary’s chances in 2011/12. This team continues to spin its wheels since its amazing run to the Cup Finals back in 2004. They have not won a playoff series since and have now missed the playoffs altogether in back...

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Calgary Can Still Edge Chicago in NHL Playoff Race

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 5, 2011

Frank Doyle crunches the numbers to see who’s still worth betting on in the final week of the NHL regular season. It’s the end of the road. This is the final week of the regular season and if anybody wants to get on the bus, they’ve got to get on now. Calgary did the Flames’...