Why Flames’ mushy-middle finish feels different this season
CALGARY – It’s not a figment of anyone’s imagination to suggest the Calgary Flames have forever been stuck in the mushy middle. Over the last 30 years, the Flames have…
Proud Flames fight to bitter end of wildly successful season
CALGARY — Minutes after a prolonged standing ovation punctuated the heartbreaking conclusion to the Calgary Flames’ playoff dreams, MacKenzie Weegar demonstrated why he is the team’s future captain. Epitomizing the…
Disappointed Flames knock off Golden Knights in shootout
CALGARY — Morgan Frost snapped a 25-game goalless drought then scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Calgary Flames came from behind for a 5-4 victory over the…
Playoff Push: How Canadiens, Flames can complete post-season puzzle
The final weekend of the regular season is in the books, and the NHL’s playoff picture is almost complete. In the Eastern Conference, seven of eight playoff berths are spoken…
Yegor Sharangovich the latest hero in Flames’ unlikely playoff chase
CALGARY — No one was quite sure what to make of the post-game fish tale being offered up by Jonathan Huberdeau, explaining how the man they call Sharky became the…
Resilient Flames rise to latest challenge to keep playoff aspirations alive
CALGARY — With a raucous Saddledome crowd on its feet late in the Calgary Flames’ most important game of the year, it was hard to tell what raised the decibel…
Flames keep playoff hopes alive with huge win over Wild
CALGARY — Mikael Backlund’s first-period goal gave Calgary the lead and the Flames never looked back, picking up two huge points with a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on…
Flames encouraging Pospisil to model game after Bennett
CALGARY — Doubled over in pain as he clutched his right arm, Martin Pospisil’s exit late in a recent game was punctuated with a violent helmet toss as he headed…
Flames’ playoff hopes hanging by a thread after epic collapse vs. Ducks
That may be the epitaph of the Calgary Flames’ playoff hopes, as written in Anaheim, of all places. An epic collapse against the Ducks late Wednesday quite likely put an…
‘I was pretty speechless’: Kirkland’s comeback story earns Flames’ Masterton nod
CALGARY — For a lad who is just four months into a nine-month recovery from knee surgery, good news of any kind is cherished. So when Justin Kirkland was informed…