Last summer, Bob Hartley was standing on a shiny stage in Las Vegas, making jokes with Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau while holding a Jack Adams award for his work behind the bench with the pesky Calgary Flames (45-30-7). He got them to the postseason for the first time since 2009 in addition to winning […] READ MORE
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Team Canada names coaches, rejects Jack Adams winners
It was recently announced that Team Canada chose their coaches for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. So full staff is: Babcock, Quenneville, Julien, Trotz and Peters — Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) November 5, 2015 Mike Babcock of the Toronto Maple Leafs will be head coach with assistants Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks, Claude Julien […] READ MORE
Series Preview: Canucks Versus Flames
As the regular season has come to an end, Last Word On Sports analyzes every playoff series heading into this week’s action. In the first installment, we take a look at the matchups in five categories: Offense, defense, goaltending, coaching and special teams. We also run down the players to look out for and give […] READ MORE
We Need to Talk About Sean Monahan
After such a promising start, the Calgary Flames have come crashing back to Earth. At this point, they resemble the rebuilding team everyone expected of them but there are some positives to their season so far. Captain Mark Giordano and defense partner T.J. Brodie have emerged as a strong first pairing for the team. Rookies […] READ MORE
Flames Slide No Cause for Concern
For much of the first quarter of the 2014-15 NHL season, the Calgary Flames had been a pleasant surprise. Considered by many to compete for the bottom of the Western Conference (unlike their provincial brethren, who were seen as ready to take the next step, oh how wrong we were), the Flames instead shot up the […] READ MORE
T.J. Brodie’s Quick Development Key to Calgary Flames Success
The formula for one of the early surprises this season – the success of the Calgary Flames – has been simple: good goaltending and strong play from their blue line. This simple formula has resulted in a current claim by the Flames to third place in the vaunted Pacific Division, only trailing the Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks, […] READ MORE
Hard-Working Flames Thriving in Underdog Role
Before the Calgary Flames stole a 2-1 overtime victory from the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Wednesday night, the prevailing storyline seemed to be a David and Goliath affair. The pundits predicted that the Flames, now known for their competiveness, would have to work twice as hard against an elite team that would […] READ MORE
Olympic Flames Off to Sochi
The Calgary Flames have two players representing their countries at the Olympic Games in Sochi. As the men’s ice hockey tournament gets under way this week, here’s a quick glance at Calgary’s Olympic Flames. Reto Berra, Goaltender, Switzerland Jonas Hiller has earned the starter’s role for Switzerland with his thus-far terrific season with the […] READ MORE
Calgary Flames: It's Through Heart and Determination
In a season that has been filled with uncertainty for the Calgary Flames, one thing that those around the league did not expect was the compete level that this young team would bring heading into the 2013-2014 season. Starting off the season with a record of 3-1-2 in their first six games, the Flames had […] READ MORE
Flames Streak is About More Than Just Wins
The Calgary Flames have won five straight games. Wait, what? Have the Flames, who just last month set a franchise record with seven straight home losses, really just wrap-up a perfect five-game home stretch for the first time since the ’90s? Did Calgary, a team that before this streak averaged 1.23 goals per game since […] READ MORE
