Bob Hartley shocked the hockey world Thursday when he made his return to the NHL after a five-year absence. Not because of how long it took to make his return, but because of where he will be making his return.
Just a couple weeks ago, all of the rumors pointed toward Hartley being the man who would restore honor to a once proud franchise because of his roots in Ontario and his French-speaking background. However, it’s been confirmed that Hartley will now be responsible for helping rebuild a different canadian franchise—the Calgary Flames.
After a another disappointing season, the Calgary Flames decided to part ways with head coach Brent Sutter Thursday.
In a rare occurrence, the two sides came to a mutual agreement to go their separate ways following a meeting between general manager Jay Feaster and Sutter, whose contract was to expire at the end of June.
Although Sutter concludes his tenure as Flames coach with a decent 118-90-38 record overall, the Flames narrowly missed the postseason in all three years under his watch. With an aging roster and the team primed for a rebuild, it was evident that Flames wanted to go in a new direction.
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It’s hard to believe that with just a little over two weeks left in the season, mathematically, there are still 14 of 15 teams in the West that can qualify for the playoffs (sorry, Columbus). With that being said, Edmonton doesn’t really have a prayer, neither does Minnesota. Anaheim, currently nine points out of the eighth and final playoff spot, is a long shot, but they would need a miracle contingent on several various factors going their way in order to still be playing hockey in April.
Essentially, that leaves five teams—all currently separated by three points—battling for two playoff spots. And at this point, nobody is willing to give an inch.
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by Ben on January 30, 2012
With the majority of the hockey world captivated by the All-Star festivities that took place in Ottawa over the weekend, some may be surprised to know that there were still a few GMs hard at work. One of those general managers was Stan Bowman of the Chicago Blackhawks.
On Friday, Bowman, who previously said he was in the market for a center, was able to pick one up in Brendan Morrison.
The Blackhawks traded defenseman Brian Connelly, who was having a stellar season with the Rockford IceHogs, to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Morrison.
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by Ben on January 13, 2012
Thursday night began probably like almost every other game night for Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Cammalleri. However, midway through the second period of the Habs’ game against Eastern Conference rival Boston Bruins, Cammalleri felt a tap on his shoulder and was told to head back to the dressing room and that there would be a cab waiting for him outside to take him back to the team’s hotel in Boston.
He had been traded.
In the middle of a game.
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by Ben on September 4, 2011
Up in Canada, having a team miss the postseason in back-to-back seasons is unacceptable. If this is true, then Edmonton and Toronto fans must be irate. Fans in Calgary are no different.
The Calgary Flames were left out of the Western Conference playoff picture the last two seasons, and although they qualified for the postseason four straight times following their run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2004, in each one of those campaigns they suffered opening-round defeats.
Sounds like a recipe for a major roster shakeup, right?
by Ben on August 13, 2011
Defenseman Scott Hannan has signed a one-year contract with the Calgary Flames, the team announced Saturday. The deal is reportedly worth $1 million.
The 32-year-old Hannan split last season between the Colorado Avalanche and Washington Capitals. He had one goal and 10 assists in 78 regular-season contests.
The move isn’t a game-changer for the Flames, but Hannan brings some grit and a stay-at-home mentality to the blue line, two things the Flames love.
The veteran defensive defenseman had signed a four-year contract with Colorado before the start of the 2007-08 season, but he was dealt to Washington early in the season for forward Tomas Fleischmann.
Although the focus of the hockey world has been deadlocked on the aftermath of the 2011 NHL entry draft, there were several big deals made over the weekend that can’t be overlooked.
Quite possibly the biggest was the Philadelphia Flyers signing of goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov on Thursday. The Flyers signed the Russian netminder to a huge nine-year contract worth $51 million after they cleared cap space by trading away forwards Jeff Carter and Mike Richards. The knock against Philadelphia has always been their shaky goaltending. After another questionable season for them between the pipes in 2011 (in which they used three different starting goaltenders), will Bryz finally be the answer?
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I am happy to announce a new promotion here at Hockey Tickets Online. Beginning in October 2011, we will giving away way two tickets each month to a regular season NHL game.
To enter, simply leave your name and email address below. Once you are entered into the contest, your will be eligible to win tickets every month.
Congratulations to Eric who is our October ticket winner. Eric gets two tickets to the Panthers v Penguins game in November.
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At the beginning of the season, everyone in the hockey world acknowledged that the Anaheim Ducks were only going to go as far as their goaltender Jonas Hiller could carry them. But even after Hiller was sidelined after being diagnosed withe vertigo, the Ducks have managed to go 7-2 over their last nine games as they make a push for the playoffs.
So who’s the guy who has single handedly placed the team on his back and carried them up the standings? It’s not the captain Ryan Getzlaf. It’s not the Finnish Flash Teemu Selanne. It’s not Saku Koivu or Bobby Ryan.
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Corey Perry Leading Ducks Toward the Postseason
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Bob Hartley shocked the hockey world Thursday when he made his return to the NHL after a five-year absence. Not because of how long it took to make his return, but because of where he will be making his return.
