Joey MacDonald News

Calgary Flames' Chris Butler, right, winds up partly in his team's bench courtesy of Minnesota Wild's Jason Zucker in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday, April 21, 2013, in St.

This summer promises to be a busy one for the Calgary Flames . As the team shakes off another disappointing season, it is time to build for the future and start addressing some big needs.

Patrick Kane and Johnathan Toews scored one goal apiece as the Chicago Blackhawks held off the Calgary Flames for a 3-1 win on Friday.

Two days after his Calgary Flames finished out of the post-season picture for the fourth year in a row, Curtis Glencross summed up what his teammates were thinking Sunday.

Edmonton Oilers, Ryan Whitney scores on Calgary Flames goalie, Joey MacDonald in first period NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday Apr 3, 2013.

This will be my last game recap for the season because our season officially ended last night, April 26 when the Flames were in Chicago to take on the Blackhawks.

Flames goalie Joey MacDonald makes a save during second period action against the Blackhawks in Chicago, Friday, April 26, 2013.

The Hawks showed their fan appreciation by going through motions and beating the pile of hot garbage that are the Calgary Flames .

Set to take the ice for the first time since clinching the best record in the NHL, the Blackhawks continue to prep for their run at a title when they host Calgary on Friday night in the Flames' regular-season finale.

The Calgary Flames and their fans have been looking forward to next season for quite some time.

The second to last game of the year is here. Boy, this season really flew by but for most Calgary fans it didn't go fast enough.

Heading into last summer Pictou's Joey MacDonald was unsure what role hockey would play in his life heading into the season.

While they've long been out of the playoff hunt, the Calgary Flames seem to be building some momentum for next season.

The Wild would probably rather forget Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames , but the one goal Minnesota scored was impressive.