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Kiprusoff, Flames blank Habs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:17:20 -0500

MONTREAL(AP) Miikka Kiprusoff got his first shutout of the season and Jarome Iginla extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, leading the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Iginla scores again as Flames blank Canadiens

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:16:46 -0500

Miikka Kiprusoff got his first shutout of the season and Jarome Iginla extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, leading the Flames to a 1-0 victory.

Kiprusoff, Iginla leads Flames to shutout of Canadiens

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:00 -0500

Miikka Kiprusoff got his first shutout of the season and Jarome Iginla extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, leading the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Puck Previews: Cammalleri faces Flames; Bolland out months

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:07:59 -0500

Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview: Calgary Flames at Montreal Canadiens, 7:30 p.m. EST. NHL player of the week Jarome Iginla(notes) leads the Flames to face an old friend for the first time this season: Michael Cammalleri(notes), who left for the Habs as a free agent and has come up big with 14 points on the season. (OK,...

NHL Suspends Glencross 3 games

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:19:26 -0500

The NHL has suspended Calgary Flames forward Curtis Glencross for three games, without pay, for delivering a high blindside hit on the New York Rangers Chris Drury on Saturday night during the Flames’ 3-1 win. Glencross hit Drury 48 seconds into the game. Drury was helped off the ice and did not return to the game. New York [...]

Calgary Flames' Curtis Glencross suspended 3 games for hit

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:16:39 -0500

Calgary's Curtis Glencross was suspended three games for a hit on Saturday night.

Flames' Glencross suspended 3 games for hit

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:02:00 -0500

Calgary forward Curtis Glencross was suspended three games by the NHL on Monday because of a high hit he put on Chris Drury of the New York Rangers.

Flames forward Glencross suspended 3 games for hit

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:02:00 -0500

Calgary forward Curtis Glencross was suspended three games by the NHL on Monday because of a high hit he put on Chris Drury of the New York Rangers.

Curtis Glencross suspended for hit on Chris Drury.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:39:00 -0500

Former UAA Seawolve Curtis Glencross has been suspended by the NHL for three games for this hit on Former BU Terrier and New York Ranger Chris Drury. It seems like every day another person is taken out with a questionable hit to the head, it seems that the players have lost respect for their opponents. In this case it looks like Glencross was looking to hit Drury as he was skating across the blue line.
Andrew Gross of Ranger rants believes that maybe the penalty should have been 5 games.

The NHL has suspended Calgary Flames forward Curtis Glencross for three games, without pay, for delivering a high hit to an unsuspecting Chris Drury of the New York Rangers on Saturday night during the Flames' 3-1 win.

Glencross hit Drury 48 seconds into the game. Drury was helped off the ice and did not return to the game. New York coach John Tortorella said Drury suffered a concussion. No penalty was called on the play.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Glencross will forfeit $18,652.86. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

Glencross will miss games at Montreal (Nov. 10), Buffalo (Nov. 13) and Toronto (Nov. 14). He will be eligible to return Nov. 17 against Colorado.
[NHL.COM]

Brett Hull: Bulldog, Blues and Beyond

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

by Bruce CiskieFiled under: Blues, Stars, Red Wings, NHL Hall of Fame, College HockeyIn 1984, a kid with a famous name and loads of potential in his game showed up on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Calgary Flames had drafted the kid, but they knew he wasn't ready to play.After two years at UMD, Brett Hull -- son of the great Bobby Hull -- was ready to tear up the NHL. Boy, did he ever do that. Turns out Hull was quite the impact player at every level he ever played ...

Rangers lose Drury as Flames win third straight

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:53:50 -0500

CALGARY, Alberta(AP) Jarome Iginla scored the go-ahead goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Saturday night for their third win in a row.

Rangers lose 2 centers as Kiprusoff lifts Flames

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:25 -0500

Jarome Iginla scored the go-ahead goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Saturday night for their third win in a row.

Hockey Team Dooms Children, Elderly

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:15:00 -0500

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. While Alberta suffers an H1N1 vaccine shortage, the Calgary Flames and their relatives got the shots at the request of the team doctor. Now a senior official at Alberta Health Services, the clinic that rather Orwellianly controls the entire vaccine supply for the province, h...

Video: Phantom Delay of Game Penalty on Nicklas Grossman Sinks Stars

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 -0500

by Adam GretzFiled under: Flames, StarsJarome Iginla scored two goals in Calgary's 3-2 win in Dallas on Wednesday night, including the game-winner on a power play just 1:25 into overtime. The big story that a lot of people are talking about this morning, however, is how Calgary found itself on the power play to begin with. Stars defenseman Nicklas Grossman was sent to the box for delay of game for shooting the puck out of play in the defensive zone. The only problem? He wasn't in the ...

Official fired after Flames flu shot controversy

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:31:40 -0500

A senior staff member for Alberta Health Services was fired for giving the Calgary Flames swine flu shots while thousands of people waited in line for the vaccine last week. The board, which reports directly to the Alberta provincial government, won't name who was dismissed on Wednesday and said more people might be punished for their roles. "I am deeply offended that this circumstance has occurred," Ken Hughes, chairman of Alberta Health Services, said in a news release.

People upset over Flames flu vaccinations

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:05:35 -0500

The Calgary Flames went into a defensive shell yesterday in the face of an all-out attack from detractors who wanted to know why the NHL team got special H1N1 vaccinations while millions of Canadians have had to stand in line for hours waiting for theirs.