Official Calgary Flames Hockey Club's Notes
- The team will be wearing their 30th Anniversary Vintage Uniforms for the 3rd time this season
- Retro themed features, footage, music and giveawyas all night long
- Pre-game Alumni Autographs on the concourse with Brad Marsh (Original Calgary Flames’ Captain), Jim Peplinski and Bob Murdoch
- Special Guest Appearances with the notorious Hanson Brothers from the Slapshot fame
Prizes Awarded to Fans Dressed in Their Best Vintage Gear
Then head to Flames Central for the official after party featuring a complete screening of the original Slapshot movie with a live introduction by the Hanson Brothers themselves.
Stay tuned for more details; PLUS info on a Post Game Party at Flames Central.
Must be 18 years of age or older and able to attend tonight's game. Contest closes today at 11:30 AM MST. The winner will be contacted directly and annouced viapost on facebook.
1.) Craig Conroy was selected 123rd overall in the 6th Round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Who did the Flames selected with thier 1st Round pick (11th overall) that same year?
2.) According to his "Player Spotlight" on FlamesTV, what is Craig's favorite movie?
3.) While playing with Montreal, Craig scored his first NHL goal on February 16, 1995. Who were the Canadiens playing?
Hey Flames friends,
Feels good to win hey? Looks like L.A. might be the real deal though. Another solid game by Kipper. Highlight (or highlights, I should say) of the night though, had to go to Mark Giordano. His battle with Dustin Brown was awesome. He laid out three solid hits on the Kings captain as well as another two aggressive bumps. The last one was the best. And Brown is so no wimp either. He frequently leads the league in highlight reel body checks. (I also picked him up on my fake team on NHL 10...although I only play online these days. Name is “NoHomers“ …aaanyways)
Nigel Dawes nets his 10th last night. That puts him on pace for about 22-25 goals. He is starting to look like a great steal for Daryl Sutter. It also helps that Nigel told me he loves to play in Calgary and really likes the city. It would be nice to see him in a the flaming C for a long time.
In St. Louis the Flames PPV helped out FSN in covering the Brett Hull Hall of Fame night. So that meant I got to go on the ice at the Scottrade Center during the ceremony and stand next to the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Al Macinnis, Brendan Shanahan and more. I am not a Blues fan by any stretch, but it was pretty cool to be standing out there in a packed house listening to some of those guys talk.
Three funny things I seen and heard:
Right before Hull is about to speak, someone yells an anti Mike Keenan comment. And literally everyone hears it, including all the former players on the ice. It was then followed by 18,000+ people , including Hull, chuckling. I just thought it was funny that you could hear it so clearly and that Brett acknowledged it.
As I’m walking out onto the ice, former tough guy Tony Twist tells me he could hold my camera for me. I had to laugh because I spent a lot of my high school chit-chat with friends arguing who was tougher, Twist or Sandy McCarthy. I think it’s fair to say that both were really tough dudes in their prime.
That morning Brendan Shanahan and Hull are walking in the hallway with Kelly Chase and Darren Pang. For some reason they had to stop off at the gym, and Shanahan leans over to Hull and says “Did you know this building had one of these Hully?”
Funny.
Hope you guys and girls had a chance to check out our “On the Road” segments on the last three PPV’s. I may be a little biased, but I thought it was pretty cool to see what the boys and coach Sutter say before and during the games. Not to mention the fact that we are the first ones to bring you access inside the dressing room during intermissions. If ya missed it, keep an eye out for it one way or another in the next month or so.
Big game against Barry Trotz and his Preds tomorrow afternoon at the ‘Dome. It is weird to have a game that early on a Saturday. But hey, more time to party hard after right?
Bye for now,
Mitch
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Post a hockey related Christmas memory on the Group Wall before 4:00 PM MT today and you will be entered in a random draw for a pair of 200 Level seats to tomorrow's Flames vs. Predators game at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
Winners will be contacted directly and posted on the Group Wall.
Must be 18 years of age of older and able to attend the game. Limit of one entry per person. Contest closes at 4:00 PM MT today.
Two other Flames prospects, Finnish goalie Joni Ortio and Swedish defenceman Tim Erixon will also compete at the WJC for their countries.
The Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club is proud to announce teammates Martin Jones and Brandon Kozun will both play for Team Canada at the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championship.
This is the seventh year in a row at least one member of the Calgary Hitmen has made Team Canada.
Kozun, a sixth round pick of the LA Kings in 2009, is one of 13 forwards named to the squad. The 19-year-old from Calgary currently leads the Hitmen and the Western Hockey League in scoring with 63 points (19g 44a) in 33 games.
Jones, a free agent signing of the LA Kings in 2008 is 15-5-0-0 this season with a 2.83 goal against average. Last season he backstopped the Hitmen to a franchise record 45 wins including seven shutouts.
Jones and Kozun become the 13th and 14th Hitmen in franchise history to play in the World Junior Hockey Championship joining the following players:
2000 – Matt Kinch (Canada), Chris Nielsen (Canada)
2001 – Pavel Brendl (Czech Republic), Toni Bader (Germany)
2002 – Fredrik Sjostrom (Sweden)
2003 – Fredrik Sjostrom (Sweden)
2004 – Ryan Getzlaf (Canada)
2005 – Ryan Getzlaf (Canada), Andrew Ladd (Canada)
2006 – Justin Pogge (Canada), Freddie Pettersson (Sweden)
2007 – Karl Alzner (Canada), Freddie Pettersson (Sweden)
2008 – Karl Alzner (Canada), Bostjan Golicic (Slovenia)
2009 – Brett Sonne (Canada), Bostjan Golicic (Slovenia)
2010 – Martin Jones (Canada), Brandon Kozun (Canada)
The 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship will be played in Saskatoon and Regina from December 26th, 2009 to January 5th, 2010.
The Calgary Hitmen produced a dramatic come-from-behind win in Sunday’s 15th annual Petro-Canada Teddy Bear Toss.Chase Schaber scored the shootout winner in a 3-2 victory over the Kootenay Ice.
It was Ian Schultz who opened the scoring for the Hitmen at 9:19 of the second period to trigger a massive avalanche of teddy bears. In total fans tossed 16,755 stuffed toys on the ice which will now be shared by over 50 local charities.
The win capped a successful weekend for Calgary who picked up five of a possible six points to improve their Western Hockey League leading record to 25-8-1-1. At 52 points they lead Saskatoon, Brandon, Medicine Hat and Tri-City by four points for number one overall.
The Hitmen will now enjoy nearly a week off before hosting the Regina Pats Friday night at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Game time is 7:00 p.m. The game will include a silent auction for all Hitmen game worn jerseys from the 15th annual Petro-Canada Teddy Bear Toss.
