Today in Hockey History: March 1
We are into March, which usually means the playoff push intensifies across the National Hockey League, leading to many big moments over the years. The greatest player to ever lace…
Category Archives: Flames History
Today in Hockey History: Feb. 19
Three big-time hockey cities – Montreal, Edmonton, and Washington – all had plenty of memories on this date. Feb. 19 has also provided us with some great performances and milestones…
Today in Hockey History: Feb. 10
Boston versus Montreal is one of the greatest rivalries in all professional sports, and both cities had big moments on this date in National Hockey League history. Also, we saw…
Roenick Discusses Almost Signing With Flames in HHOF Interview
The 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame class was inducted on Monday, Nov. 11. This year’s group includes legendary players Jeremy Roenick, Pavel Datsyuk, Shea Weber, Natalie Darwitz, and Krissy Wendell-Pohl.…
Flames That Got Away: 3 Goalies Who Found Success Elsewhere
They say hindsight is 20/20. So, I’m quite positive every single NHL general manager looks back wistfully at former players who simply couldn’t cut the mustard on his team but…
Calgary Flames’ Best American Players of All-Time
Excitement is building a bit outside of the NHL with the league unveiling the national team jerseys for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off event. The event is the first of…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 17
Some of the greatest players in National Hockey League history had big moments on this date. The records for the most wins by a goaltender and points by a defenseman…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 7
Oct. 7 has been an extremely busy date in NHL history, starting in 1954 all the way until 2017. Three teams made their NHL debuts, a whole variety of personal…
The Great WHL Journey #5: Calgary Hitmen
In my experience, you either like hockey or you don’t. The fast, chaotic nature of the game seems to either hook people immediately or turn them away. Take my wife…
Calgary Flames’ Best Swedish Players of All-Time
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced last February that NHL players will once again be allowed to participate in the Winter Olympics and that the league would be putting together best-on-best…