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Jarome Iginla Is Flabbergasted By Reporter's Repeated Question That's Not Actually A Question

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:25:43 EST

"Setting up the play. Setting up the play. Setting up the play. Setting up the play." More »

Beer Down In Calgary!

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:30:21 EDT

Lee Stempniak transmitted a check through Alexander Edler and the plexiglass to knock a crisp frosty brew out of the hands of one unlucky fan, who really should have waited for a break in the action to walk back to his front row seats, the entitled jackass. And if you're with that guy behind you, then you're a Canucks fan too, so you deserved everything, asshole. [via Reddit] More »

There Were Two Buzzer-Beaters In The NHL Last Night

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:05:10 EDT

Ryan McDonagh's putback after a Dan Girardi prayer caromed behind the net gave the Rangers a 3-2 win in overtime. Dany Heatley's bad-angle flick off of Nikolai Khabibulin's chest at the end of regulation salvaged a point for Minnesota, and eventually a second one with a shootout win. Both goals went in with half a second left on the clock (replays would adjust each to two seconds remaining), and both goals were officially maddening for the home crowds in Calgary and Edmonton. More »

Here's Your First Bloodied-Face Picture Of The New NHL Season

Brian Hickey — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Presenting Tim Jackman, of the Calgary Flames, from last night's season-opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jackman didn't score any points in the Flames's 5-3 loss, but he did serve a two-minute minor for too many men on the ice. H/T to tipster Noah D., who reports "Jackman actually went in for a hit on Arron Asham and got a high-stick to the face. No penalty." Highlight of the hit 10 seconds into this video. More »

Mystery Solved: Middle-Aged Canucks Fans Threw Fish On Saddledome Ice

Jack Dickey — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:00:00 EDT

From the "NHL is not a minor league" Dept.: some mystery folks at ~~Pengrowth~~ Scotiabank Saddledome threw a big-ass salmon on the ice during Saturday night's game. Nearly ruined Hockey Night in Canada. More »

NHL Games Get Dirty Dirtier

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:40:00 EST

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Who says characterless arenas don't have home field advantage? Thanks to lasers and "lost" replays, Vancouver and Pittsburgh have been able to get a leg up on the competition More »

Hockey Team Dooms Children, Elderly

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:15:00 EST

Because the prairie provinces are generally uncontroversial, and those few controversies are always hockey-related, the latest media storm in Calgary is due to the Flames jumping the line to receive the swine flu vaccine. More »

Theo Fleury Admits He Was Abused By Junior Coach

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:25:34 EDT

Hockey observers had long suspected that something was not right with former Calgary star Theo Fleury and now he admits in a new book what they knew all along—he was sexually abused by youth hockey coach Graham James. More »

The Way We Live Now

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Calgary trades a defenseman who'll be an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday for...another defensemen who'll be an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday. [AP] More »

Another Strong Argument For Blacking Out Local NHL Games

Rick Chandler — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:45:32 EDT

So you make one little bomb threat — or three — during a hockey game, and suddenly the police are at your door. Well then take me away, officer, because I thought this was a free country. More »

NHL Playoff Preview: The Twos Meets The Sevens

Wyshynski — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:35:34 EDT

NHL Closer writer Greg Wyshynski previews the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals right up until they drop what is commonly referred to as "the puck." More »

Beer That Makes You SKINNY!

Leitch — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:30:11 EDT

During the NHL Playoffs, your fans need to bust out the big guns if they're going to appropriately cheer your team onto victory. Your normal selection of Molson and elk bile isn't gonna do it; you're gonna need to start chugging the heroin beer. More »

You Can't Touch A Flame When It's Red Hot

Leitch — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:45:54 EDT

If you're not appropriately fired up for tonight's NHL playoff matchup between the Calgary Flames and the Anaheim ~~Mighty~~ Ducks (series tied 1-1), well, this oddly earnest promotional video for the 1987-88 Calgary Flames should do the trick for you. Hockey fans, this pretty much whets your appetite for bloodlust, doesn't it? Kill! Kill! More »