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Flames Authentic Equipment Sale: partial gear listing
NHL.com — All equipment is available on a first come first serve basis once doors are open. Items cannot be purchased or reserved prior to the sale. Listed price ranges for equipment are based on retail...- New: 1 hr 43 min ago
Updated order for first round of 2012 NHL Draft
NHL.com — With the conference finals going on, it's time to take a look at how the first half of the playoffs has affected the order of the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft.The first 14 picks were set by...- New: 3 hr 55 min ago
Oil Kings fall to Sea Dogs
NHL.com — SHAWINIGAN, QC -- The Edmonton Oil Kings suffered a 5-2 defeat to the Saint John Sea Dogs in round robin action at the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament on Monday in Shawinigan, QC.Zack...- New: 4 hr 21 min ago
Johnson: Darryl’s success no surprise to Brian Sutter
Calgary Herald — Brian Sutter is about as newfangled, as cutting edge, as the rumble seat in a ’31 Ford roadster. True to form, then, he doesn’t seem like a PVR kinda guy.- New: 8 hr 43 min ago
Central Scouting Draft Combine: the off-ice evaluation
NHL.com (editor@calgaryflames.com) — CALGARY, AB -- With the NHL Central Scouting Draft Combine just days away, Calgary Flames head of amateur scouting Tod Button is preparing to put the finishing touches on the bulk of scouting...- 1 day 4 hr ago
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Flames in no rush to fill post, and this is a good thing
Calgary Herald — Thirty-eight days have passed since Brent Sutter and the Calgary Flames “mutually agreed” — their words, not ours — to part ways.- 1 day 8 hr ago
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Brossoit & the Oil Kings win Memorial Cup opener
NHL.com — SHAWINIGAN, QC -- The Edmonton Oil Kings edged the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 to claim victory in the opening game of the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament on Friday night in Shawinigan,...- 3 days ago
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Johnson: Sullivan would be ideal fit as Flames coach
Calgary Herald — As the New York Rangers reached their bench during a time out at MSG, the “World’s Most Famous Arena,” Wednesday night, down a goal to the New Jersey Devils heading into the...- 4 days ago
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Butler & Team USA drop quarter-final against Finland
NHL.com — EDITORS NOTE: Chris Butler played 17:55 and had two shots on net.HELSINKI, FINLAND -- Jesse Joensuu scored his second goal of the night with nine seconds remaining in the game as Finland beat Team...- 4 days ago
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Bouwmeester & Team Canada fall to the Slovaks
NHL.com — EDITORS NOTE: Jay Bouwmeester played 24:25 in the game.HELSINKI, FINLAND -- Michal Handzus scored with 2:28 left in regulation to break a 3-3 tie and take Slovakia to the semi-finals. The goal...- 5 days ago
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World's Longest Hockey Game comes to a close
NHL.com — CHESTERMERE, AB -- At 6:00 PM on Wednesday, the World's Longest Hockey Game finally game to a close with $1.4 million raised for the Pediatric Cancer Patients Ward of the Alberta Children's...- 5 days ago
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Flames prospect Brossoit yearns to keep improving
Calgary Herald — Laurent Brossoit, a year ago, was thrilled to hear a single person utter his name.- 5 days ago
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World's Longest Hockey Game close to hitting $1.5 million goal
NHL.com — CHESTERMERE, AB -- The World's Longest Hockey Game, which benefits the Pediatric Cancer Patients Ward of the Alberta Children's Hospital, has surpassed the $1 million mark after over 230 straight...- 6 days ago
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Baertschi to rest, then turn focus to Flames
Calgary Herald — Even now, remarkable season behind him, Sven Baertschi has trouble putting his winter’s work into perspective.- 6 days ago
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Morrison yearns to put better finish on NHL career
Calgary Herald — Former Calgary Flames centre Brendan Morrison has had the retirement talk in his head over the course of last season.- 6 days ago
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Butler & Team USA close out round robin with a win
NHL.com — EDITORS NOTE: Chris Butler played 18:24 in Team USA's final round robin game.HELSINKI, FINLAND -- Paul Stastny had a goal and two assists to lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Switzerland...- 6 days ago
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Bouwmeester & Team Canada finish first in round robin
NHL.com — EDITORS NOTE: Jay Bouwmeester finished the game with 18:17 of ice time and a plus-two rating.HELSINKI, FINLAND -- Ryan O’Reilly scored two goals and Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and assist to lead...- 7 days ago
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Ward sets sights on Flames’ vacant coaching post
Calgary Herald — Reporters caught Troy Ward off-guard Monday morning in the season-ending news conference for the No. 1 farm team of the Calgary Flames, the Abbotsford Heat.- 7 days ago
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2012 Memorial Cup schedule
NHL.com — CALGARY, AB -- With their 4-1 win in Game 7 of the WHL Championships, Laurent Brossoit and the Edmonton Oil Kings will represent the WHL in the 2012 Mastercard Memorial Cup.The OHL will be...- 8 days ago
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Blog Articles
Nickname the New Oilers Arena
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — So the Oilers have released conceptual art clips on their new Arena. To keep true to the Battle of Alberta Rivalry, I figured we should christen it with a appropriate nickname. Whether Oiler...- 2 days ago
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Hot Coals - Flames news
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — As Darryl Sutter continues his march to the Cup with the L.A. Kings most Flames fans are waiting for the off-season to start. The playoffs seem low-key this year. No real team to cheer for, no...- 3 days ago
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The Flames Crossroads
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — Jay Feaster has set up an expectation of change this off-season. How dramatic of a change that will be is a matter of pretty wide speculation at the moment. Is it posturing, more hollow PR or is...- 4 days ago
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Rookie Review: TJ Brodie
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Hayley) — GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT 2011 - TJ Brodie 54 2 12 14 3 14 1 0 2 44 4.5 After looking at two of the Flames' most...- 4 days ago
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Flames Cancel Rookie Tournament
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Hayley) — Flames Cancel Rookie Tournament According to Sportsnet, the NHL has notified the NHLPA that it "wants to modify or terminate the existing collective bargaining agreement," which has led...- 5 days ago
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The Weekly Round-Up: May 14th, 2012
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Justin Azevedo) — Hello, this feature that will go through what the Flames players, prospects, and personnel have been up to in the past week. After the jump, something will probably make you angry. Just a guess....- 7 days ago
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Devils vs Rangers (The Eastern Conference Final)
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — After what seemed like a long lull in the playoffs, the final berth was finally established for the Eastern Conference Finals. The Rangers finally punch their ticket with a win over the ...- 9 days ago
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Sven, Sven, Sven Baertschi
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — It has been a long time since Flames fans have had a prospect like Sven Baertschi . He really is the best forward prospect in a long, long time. In fact I can not think off the top of my head a...- 9 days ago
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The European Player Factor - Yes there is one
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — There has been a long standing discrimination in the hockey media. It promotes a double standard between European players and North American (NA) players. It is rife with cliches that European...- 10 days ago
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A Closer Look At Max Reinhart's 2011-12 Season
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Hayley) — With the Abbotsford Heat officially eliminated from the AHL Calder Cup playoffs, I thought now would be a good time to take a closer look at another Flames prospect who continues to work his way...- 11 days ago
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Kings vs Coyotes (Western Conference Finals)
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — So who predicted this match-up? Darryl Sutter has lead the Kings through the first two rounds in pretty convincing fashion. Taking down the Canucks (4-1) and sweeping the Blues (4-0). It...- 13 days ago
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The Weekly Round-Up: May 7th, 2012
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Justin Azevedo) — Hello, this feature that will go through what the Flames players, prospects, and personnel have been up to in the past week. Things actually happened over the past 7 days, so there's a 1000...- 14 days ago
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Roman Cervenka Links
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — When news of the Cervenka signing first broke, the type of contract was unknown. Was it a regular FA signing, with 3.775 million paid or was it an ELC with the Cap Hit tied into performance...- 15 days ago
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Roman Cervenka's Contract Structure and Why He's Worth Every Penny
Matchsticks and Gasoline (danl1988) — (ed. note: this was originally posted at SBN's Winnipeg Jets site, Arctic Ice Hockey .) On Wednesday, the Calgary Flames announced that they signed Roman Cervenka, formerly of the KHL's...- 16 days ago
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SBN Has a New Home on YouTube!
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Justin Azevedo) — As you may or may not have heard, the nefarious overlords (SB Nation) recently launched a YouTube channel featuring a whole bunch of cool stuff. While there isn't a lot of hockey content on the...- 19 days ago
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Flames Sign Roman Cervenka
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — Flames Sign Roman Cervenka Certainly an indication the Flames are under new Management. This is a move that never would have happened under the old Sutter regime. Feaster has certainly...- 19 days ago
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On the You Can Play Project or, Why I Think it's Important for the Flames to Speak Up
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Hayley) — Instead of having another go at Flames management for you know, poor management, I've decided to look at another area where I think the organization is lacking, from a more personal, social...- 20 days ago
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The Weekly Round-Up: April 30th, 2012
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Justin Azevedo) — Hello, this is a new feature that will go through what the Flames players, prospects and personnel have been up to in the past week. As there's been nothing new from the big club in terms of...- 21 days ago
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Oh - No Canada in Conference Semi-Finals
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Mitch Smith) — For the first time since 1996, no Canadian team has made it to the Conference Semi-Finals. Things are not exactly perky on the hockey horizon in the Great White North. The Oilers are hunkered...- 22 days ago
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Breaking Down Sven Baertschi's 2011-12 Points So Far
Matchsticks and Gasoline (Hayley) — Flames fans have been keeping a close eye on 2011 first-round pick Sven Baertschi since his name was called by Jay Feaster on draft day. Baertschi amassed 94 points in just 47 regular season...- 25 days ago
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