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Stat Line Of The Night — 2/8/12 — Olli Jokinen
With the playoff race in the Western Conference heating up as we head down the season’s final stretch, wins have become more important than ever for teams like the Calgary Flames, who currently find themselves on the outside looking in. Trailing the eighth-place Minnesota Wild by just three points, a win against the San Jose [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Sarich vs. Bickell — 12/18/11
With his team trailing by a score of 3-0 early in the third period of last night’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames defenseman Cory Sarich was looking to give his club some momentum by laying out Hawks forward Bryan Bickell with a bit open-ice check. Seeing as how the Flames eventually lost by [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Clowe vs. Sarich — 3/23/11
The San Jose Sharks may have delivered a knockout blow to the Calgary Flames playoff hopes after handing them a 6-3 loss last night at the HP Pavilion, and the Sharks’ Ryan Clowe almost did the same to the Flames Cory Sarich during their third period fight last night. After watching teammate Logan Couture get [...]
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This Magical Bounce Helped The Kings Win Their Game On Monday (Video)
Here is an idea for an all new episode of The Discovery Channel’s “Ghosthunters.” Revisit Monday night’s game between the Calgary Flames and the Los Angeles Kings and figure out exactly how Jarome Iginla’s one-timer with 1:39 remaining in the first period failed to find the back of the net after beating Kings’ goaltender Jonathan [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 3/10/11 — Ilya Bryzgalov
The Phoenix Coyotes entered last night’s game tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, while their opponents, the Calgary Flames, entered Thursday tied for fourth place with the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite being separated by a few positions in the standings, the Coyotes were only two points behind the Flames, and [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Janssen vs. Kostopoulos — 3/1/11
It may not be the most entertaining fight we have seen, but last night’s bout between the St. Louis Blues’ Cam Janssen and the Calgary Flames’ Tom Kostopoulos was much more exciting than what the Panthers’ Hugh Jessiman and the Canes’ Troy Bodie had to offer during their scrap. As a result, it was an [...]
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DJ Steve Porter Made A Heritage Classic Remix (Video)
DJ Steve Porter is back once again, and this time he has taken his talents north of the boarder to Canada, where the Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium was taking place on Sunday between the Montreal Canadiens and the hometown Flames. For all of you Hockey Night in Canada fans out there who have waited [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Is Your Mask Looking At Me?
Before you begin to believe that Carey Price is as creepy as the mask he was wearing during yesterday’s NHL Heritage Classic, we should inform you that the design by artist David Arrigo, which featured the look of an old-school goalie mask with eyes on the top and a mouth on the bottom, was a [...]
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Check Out This Nut-Shot From The Heritage Classic (Video)
Nothing says a Heritage Classic quite like hot Tim Horton’s coffees, frozen beers and a friendly nut-shot. During a second intermission performance by Metric, one fan’s over-exuberance became another fan’s golden opportunity. With his friend’s arms raised in the air as he soaked in some facetime on the jumbotron (and CBC), the opening was there [...]
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The Green Guys Are Back, Smoking Pipes (Video)
They’re back! It has been quite a while since we last seen the Vancouver Canucks’ Green Guys tossing waffles into the air as the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tim Brent served a 2-minute goaltender interference penalty. On Saturday night during CBC’s Hockey Day In Canada, they made their triumphant return, this time breaking the indoor smoking [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night – Boll vs. Jackman – 12/21/10
Short and sweet. That is the way Tim Jackman and Jared Boll seem to like their fights. With the attention focused on the play in the Calgary Flames’ zone during their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets last night, both combatants decided to air their grievances in a rather quick fashion, dropping their gloves behind [...]
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Marc Staal Rocks Matt Stajan With Hard Open-Ice Hit (Video)
The NHL may be looking to crack down on blind-sided hits, but that is no excuse for players not to keep their heads up at all times. Unfortunately for Matt Stajan, he would be forced to learn that lesson the hard way last night. With just over ten minutes remaining in the game, the Flames’ [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night – Morris Gets Revenge On Glencross – 11/17/10
Some players fight in an attempt to gain some momentum during their team’s sluggish performance, while others are simply looking for revenge from an earlier incident in the game, or season. Chalk up this battle between the Coyotes’ Derek Morris and the Flames’ Curtis Glencross as a result of the latter. After sending the puck [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Liffiton vs. Jackman — 10/28/10
Any enforcer will tell you that the most difficult opponent to defend yourself against is the one that can throw a devastating haymaker with both his left and his right hand. Unfortunately for the Flames’ Tim Jackman, he found himself up against someone who was capable of doing just that in the Avs’ David Liffiton. [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Two Unlikely Combatants Square Off — 10/26/10
One month into the 2010-11 NHL campaign and I am already beginning to think that maybe this league no longer needs enforcers. Not as long as the likes of Pavel Datsyuk, Corey Perry, and Chris Stewart are dropping the gloves and throwing their fists. Last night in Calgary, two more unlikely combatants squared off as [...]
