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Prospect Ramblings: Vegas Strong: More than hockey (Oct 11 2017)

By |2017-10-11T03:55:43-04:00October 11th, 2017|Prospects Rambling|

#VegasStrong ------------------------------------- Going through hashtags of Vegas Strong from Tuesday evening, simply learning about what took place Tuesday evening in the NHL's new franchise.  In case you missed it, here are a number of things designed to show that in the face of turmoil, trauma, and tragedy, that the NHL stands together above "my team vs your [...]

August 31-in-31: Calgary Flames

By |2018-06-12T11:03:20-04:00August 5th, 2017|Feature Story|

August 31-in-31: Calgary Flames Flames fans have been spoiled by their prospects in the last number of years. Immediate impact from Matthew Tkachuk in 2016-17 continues the trend set by high first-rounders Monahan and Bennett. However, beyond those players, you have to go back a number of years to find an NHL player to appear [...]

July 31 in 31: Calgary Flames

By |2018-06-12T11:21:35-04:00July 5th, 2017|Feature Story|

2017 Calgary Flames: Due to the acquisitions of Michael Stone and Curtis Lazar, the Flames had five selections in this year's draft. The Flames have created a draft pattern in the last few seasons with regard to how they select in rounds 5-7. They like to grab players who had seemingly fallen potentially since midseason [...]

Draft Eligible Risers 2017

By |2017-04-25T20:26:47-04:00April 24th, 2017|Feature Story|

Draft Eligible Risers 2017**** ---------- Each year there are risers and sliders from the draft board. The buzz created from exceptional play and new found potential sometimes forces teams to draft players above where they should be simply because they view them as "must have" players. In other cases, when others start the slide down [...]

Knee-high, wool beauties. (2017 Draft February)

By |2017-02-20T04:07:03-05:00February 20th, 2017|Feature Story|

KNEE HIGH WOOL BEAUTIES There is nothing quite like the hope of draft day. From a dedicated fan to a professional scout, the thrill of gathering a new group of talent is much like Christmas. Every year my mom gives me socks during the holidays. I can tell what the nicely wrapped gift contains as [...]

Calgary Flames: August 30 in 30

By |2018-06-12T11:24:10-04:00August 5th, 2016|Feature Story|

Contracts to sign. Coaches to coach. The Flames have been busy this off-season and they certainly aren't finished. Brad Treliving and company are hard battlers at the contract table but lets take a look at what they have accomplished thus far.  Calgary Flames  Draft goals: Target raw offensive talent. Replenish Center prospects.  Off Season goals: Assess G depth, [...]

30 in 30: Calgary Flames

By |2016-07-06T17:59:05-04:00July 6th, 2016|Feature Story|

The Flames came into the 2016 draft with a pile of draft picks. At the trade deadline, GM Treliving made sure to move expiring contracts to stockpile picks for the future. Here's a bit of a look at who they added.    Matthew Tkachuk, LW/RW, 6th Overall   If you were following closely, GM Treliving was having conversations with everyone under the sun about the potential [...]

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