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Fired up fans mad at Mike

If Mike Keenan is feeling the heat as head coach of the Calgary Flames, he’s keeping his cool.

No R & R for slacking Flames

Hey, who says there’s no iron left in Mike Keenan? Presumably furious after Thursday’s 6-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks and presumably desperate for an attention-grabbing whip, the Calgary Flames coach pulled …

Leafs ignore Blake tirade

Whenever the host Calgary Flames score a goal in the cosy Cowtown confines of the Pengrowth Saddledome, several torches dangling from the rafters ignite to signify the occasion.

Pavelski helps Sharks dominate Flames

Joe Pavelski registered two goals and an assist, as the San Jose Sharks trumped the Calgary Flames, 6-1, at HP Pavilion.

NHL pacesetting Sharks rout Flames

The San Jose Sharks’ defense corps set a franchise record with nine assists in a 6-1 rout of the Calgary Flames that highlighted NHL action on Thursday.

National Hockey League Game Capsules

Stephane Yelle scored twice while Manny Fernandez stopped 27 shots as the Boston Bruins broke a 12-game losing streak against Montreal with a 6-1 thrashing of the Canadiens at TD Banknorth Garden.

Top Stories: Mason helps Blue Jackets beat Flames

Rookie goaltender Steve Mason made 22 saves to remain unbeaten in three career starts and the surging Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Saturday night.

Sharks try to bounce back with home test vs. Flames

A record-setting effort wasn’t enough for San Jose to continue its home dominance.

Benching frustrates Blake

‘Maybe it’s not meant for me to be here,’ 35-year-old winger says. ‘It hasn’t worked out for a year and 16 games’ CALGARY - Jason Blake never said he wanted out of Toronto and as far away from the Maple Leafs …

Mark Spector: Spector: Hits from the West

Robyn Regehr has taken a punishing hit or two over his career. A few Western voices give there opinion of the hit-from-behind heard that rocked the Eastern seaboard.

Flames’ victory by the…

14 spotted in the crowd. Also represented in the audience were Mats Sundin, Luke Schenn, Darcy Tucker, Curtis Joseph, Alexander Mogilny, Wendel Clark, Eddie Shack and - we kid you not - Red Kelly.

A tale of two goalies

Not only do the Flames’ Miikka Kiprusoff and the Leafs’ Vesa Toskala both hail from Finland, they were both groomed in the San Jose Sharks’ organization and both traded away so that Evgeni Nabokov would be that …

Flames plan to keep an eye on Hollweg

The Flames did so to review what to do and what not to do if caught in the same situation and also because they felt certain forward Ryan Hollweg, a serial hit-from-behind offender, would be in the Toronto …

Leafs’ Schenn expects huge cheering section in Cowtown

For a 10-year-old kid from Saskatoon, a 600-kilometre trek to Calgary and a visit to the Pengrowth Saddledome for a first National Hockey League game were cause for great excitement.

Blackhawks, Flames tangle in Chicago

The Chicago Blackhawks will shoot for a fourth straight win when they welcome the Calgary Flames for tonight’s matchup at the United Center.

Maple Leafs-Flames Preview

It’s been almost three years since the Toronto Maple Leafs took a road trip through Western Canada.

Rested Blackhawks rout flu-stricken Flames

Mike Keenan knew the Calgary Flames were in trouble before they even took the ice against the well-rested Chicago Blackhawks.
‘We have some guys with the flu, but we don’t want to use that as an excuse,’ the Calgary coach said after the Flames’ 6-1 road loss Sunday night.
While the Blackhawks were coming off a five-day […]

Quad City Flames Take 5-1 Decision From San Antonio Rampage

A road trip to Texas proved to be exactly what the Flames needed on Saturday night.

Huet to start vs. Flames

The goalie selection process continued to be intriguing as the Blackhawks prepared to shake a five-day layoff in tonight’s game against the Calgary Flames at the United Center.

Flames to give Kiprusoff the night off?

He’s played every instant of the Calgary Flames’ 14 games this season, 840 minutes in total.

Calgary Flames (8-5-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (6-6-2), 7 p.m.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will aim for their first three- game winning streak of the season when they welcome the Calgary Flames for tonight’s matchup at Nationwide Arena.

Flames avoid big collapse against Wild

For the first time in recent memory, Craig Conroy left the office Thursday with no fear of falling asleep and lapsing into a dream about his latest on-ice blunder.

NHL roundup: Thursday’s action on the ice

The Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames both earned one-goal victories Thursday, but while the Canucks won with goaltending and defence, the Flames filled the net and then hung on for dear life.

Conroy helps Flames hang on for wild 7-6 victory over Nashville

A huge first period will help Craig Conroy sleep at night. Disappointed with his play of late, home loss to Phoenix on Tuesday, the Calgary Flames veteran responded Thursday night with his best game of the …

Rangers beat Lightining again

New York’s Chris Drury got a hat trick as the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning for the third time in this NHL season, winning 5-2 on Thursday.

Flames welcome Preds to Calgary

The Calgary Flames will try to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season tonight, when they welcome the Nashville Predators for a battle at the Saddledome.

Trading places: Nos. …

Not surprisingly, Flames coach Mike Keenan unveiled new lines Wednesday afternoon at the Westside Rec Centre.

Losing Flames show fight to bitter end

Sometimes you learn as much about a team in a loss as you do a victory. In Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks, you saw a Calgary Flames team that didn’t give up.

Doan paces Coyotes in rare win over Flames

Coyotes defenceman Ken Klee, right, pins Calgary’s Mike Cammalleri to the boards.

A thoroughbred in Keenan’s stable

Despite having not participated in Monday’s optional practice, Dion Phaneuf, curiously enough, shows up for his media obligation with blades on his feet.