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Flames lose 5-3 to Detroit

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Tomas Holmstrom (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)

The Calgary Flames were in the loss column for the second consecutive game on Wednesday night.

Ian White and three-time Selke Trophy winner Pavel Datsyuk each scored a goal and two assists as Detroit defeated Calgary 5-3.

The Red Wings got on Flames’ netminder Miikka Kiprusoff early at 6:14 of the first period on the power play after rookie defenceman Derek Smith took a cross-checking penalty. Tomas Holmstrom, who has made a living by producing on the power play, gave the Red Wings an early lead.

The Flames went ahead on goals by Jarome Iginla and Brendan Morrison, before the Red Wings tied it on a goal by White.

After the two teams traded goals in the third period on the power play, Datsyuk scored the game winner at 12:39, and Valtteri Filppula then scored an insurance marker just over a minute later.

With the loss, the Flames fall to 8-11-1, and are seven points back of the Edmonton Oilers for a playoff spot.

Tags: brendan morrison, calgary flames, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, Ian White, jarome iginla, Pavel Datsyuk, tomas holmstrom, valtteri filppula
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Ducks claim Hagman off waivers from Flames

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Niklas Hagman (Wikimedia Commons)

Niklas Hagman’s days in Calgary are officially over.

On Monday, the Anaheim Ducks claimed Hagman off waivers from the Calgary Flames. Hagman had one goal and three assists for the Flames in eight games. He was put on waivers so the team could find a spot for Mikael Backlund, who missed the team’s first 14 games with a broken finger.

Hagman came to the Flames in January, 2010, in the Dion Phaneuf blockbuster trade between the Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. Hagman had 17 goals and 25 assists as a Flame.

Prior to playing two seasons for the Maple Leafs, Hagman played one season with the Florida Panthers and three seasons with the Dallas Stars.

Hagman was also part of Team Finland that won a Silver medal at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino and a Bronze medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

The controversial trade where the Flames dealt Dion Phaneuf, Keith Aullie and Fredrik Sjostrom to the Maple Leafs for Ian White, Hagman, Matt Stajan and Jamal Mayers was seen as one of many reasons why former General Manager Darryl Sutter lost his job on December 28, 2010.

Tags: anaheim ducks, calgary flames, dallas stars, dion phaneuf, florida panthers, fredrik sjostrom, Ian White, jamal mayers, keith aullie, matt stajan, Mikael Backlund, niklas hagman, toronto maple leafs
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Flames re-sign Anton Babchuk

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Anton Babchuk (Wikimedia Commons)

The Calgary Flames have brought back one of their key defencemen from the 2010-11 National Hockey League season.

On Monday, the Flames announced that Anton Babchuk had signed a two year deal worth $5 million.

Last season, Babchuk had eleven goals and 24 assists in 82 games with the Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames. He was traded to the Flames with checking right winger Tom Kostopoulos for defenceman Ian White and Brett Sutter on November 17.

It looks like the Flames got the better part of that deal. Babchuk and Kostopoulos have become integral parts to the Flames’ hockey club, while White moved to San Jose and then Detroit.

It has been interesting that the Flames have been quiet compared to their provincial rivals, the Edmonton Oilers in signing unrestricted free agents from other teams.

That said, the Flames have been pretty successful in signing unrestricted free agents from their own 2010-11 roster. To date, they have re-signed goaltender Henrik Karlsson, and forwards Alex Tanguay and Curtis Glencross. The Dallas Stars signed defenceman Adam Pardy away from Calgary on Friday. Flames that remain unrestricted free agents are forwards Fredrik Modin and Brendan Morrison and defenceman Steve Staios.

Tags: adam pardy, alex tanguay, anton babchuk, brendan morrison, brett sutter, calgary flames, carolina hurricanes, curtis glencross, dallas stars, Edmonton Oilers, fredrik modin, henrik karlsson, Ian White, steve staios, tom kostopoulos
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Richards headlines free agent signings on Saturday

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

Brad Richards (Wikimedia Commons)

At the end of the day Brad Richards decided to play for his old head coach rather than his old general manager.

Brad Richards is reuniting with John Tortorella on Broadway rather than Jay Feaster in Calgary.

Today the New York Rangers signed Richards from the Dallas Stars to a nine year deal worth $60 million. Richards won the Conn Smythe Trophy for the playoff’s most valuable player when he played for Tortorella and Feaster on the 2004 Stanley Cup Winning Tampa Bay Lightning that beat the Calgary Flames in seven dramatic games. It was reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie last night that the Flames offered Richards a nine year deal worth $64 million.

Richards had 28 goals and 49 assists in 72 games for Dallas in 2010-11. It is a bit of an offensive decrease from his 91 points in 2009-10, but at the same time Richards was a +13 better this past year than he was the year before.

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Tags: andrew brunette, brad richards, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, Chicago Blackhawks, chuck kobasew, colorado avalanche, dallas stars, daniel carcillo, detroit red wings, florida panthers, Ian White, jay feaster, john tortorella, los angeles kings, mike commodore, new york rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, roman hamrlik, sean bergenheim, simon gagne, steve sullivan, tim connolly, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals
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Sharks go up 2-0 in Western Conference Semi-Final

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Antti Niemi (Bridget Samuels, Wikimedia Commons)

The San Jose Sharks now have a 2-0 lead in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

This afternoon in Northern California, former Calgary Flame Ian White and Niclas Wallin found the back of the net as the Sharks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in game two of the Western Conference Semi-Final.

A major reason for the Sharks’ win was because of their strong penalty killing. Detroit only went one for eight on the power play, an excellent result for the Sharks, because of the quality of offensive firepower the Red Wings possess.

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Tags: Antti Niemi, Dan Boyle, detroit red wings, henrik zetterberg, Ian White, Niclas Wallin, San Jose Sharks
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