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Surging Flames shoot for first place in Nashville
Miikka Kiprusoff #34 skates in net as Olli Jokinen #21 collects the puck with Dion Phaneuf #3 and Jay Bouwmeester #4 of the Calgary Flames against the Atlanta Thrashers on December 9, 2009 at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The Calgary Flames have reached the midway point. There have been highs - beating San Jose 2-1 in early December - and lows - two disappointing losses to Chicago - and all spots in between.
Flames shuffle beats Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie Jonas Gustavsson, left, from Sweden, reaches through the legs of Calgary Flames' Rene Bourque for the puck during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, Jan.
Glencross scores two as Flames down visiting Maple Leafs
Make it four straight wins since Flames head coach Brent Sutter shuffled his line combinations.
Flames D-men forced to watch quest for gold
Robyn Regehr pulled an Elvis, and left the building. Under interrogation, Jay Bouwmeester's voice wavered ever-so-slightly and the scruffy birds of prey perched in wait for a hint of emotion thought they detected a slight misting over of the eyes.
Miikka Kiprusoff "is the best goalie in the league right now," says Flames teammate Olli Jokinen.
He declined an invitation in 2002 to concentrate on his professional career. He opted out in 2006 to rest a hip injury.
Conroy helps Flames down Kings
Calgary's Olli Jokinen, left, tangles with Los Angeles forward Ryan Smyth on Wednesday.
Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff and centre Olli Jokinen were named Wednesday to Finland's Olympic team.
Jarome Iginla was the lone Calgary Flames player named to Canada's Olympic Winter Games team Wednesday.
Kiprusoff, Jokinen named to Finnish Olympic squad
Calgary Flames Miikka Kiprusoff and Olli Jokinen were named to the Finnish Olympic squad on Wednesday.
Bourque erupts as Flames bounce back
It was far from pretty but the Calgary Flames sure as heck arena t going to give back Mondaya s 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
NHL: Bourque scores 3 in Flames' 4-1 win at Oilers
Rene Bourque scored three goals for his second career hat trick to help the Calgary Flames end a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
Fading Flames risk fall from playoff position
Vancouver Canucks' Mikael Samuelsson celebrates as Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff looks to the rafters after the Canucks' fourth goal in the first period at the Saddledome on Sunday.
"It's got absolutely nothing to do with systems, absolutely nothing. It's other things that we have to deal with and we're going to.
Raymond records first career three-goal game in Canucksa 5-1 win over Flames
Mason Raymond recorded his first career hat trick Sunday night to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Quit being robots, Sutter says
Flames captain Jarome Iginla skates with Craig Conroy at practice Saturday. The two will be reunited on the top line.
T.J. Oshie was a factor with his body all night, throwing a handful of big checks to keep the Flames at bay.
Boyes and Oshie each score in shootout to give Blues 2-1 victory over Flames
When the Blues fly back to St. Louis on Wednesday night, they'll be celebrating a perfect 3-0 road trip through Western Canada without goaltender Chris Mason.
Finnish Flames cheer 'home' team
Goalie Miikka Kiprusoff of the Finish national junior team shakes hands with an unidentified Esso representative after his team played Sweden in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Calgary in 1995.
Finnish Flames keep eyes on junior warmup against Canada
Tonight's junior clash between Canada and Finland at the Saddledome may be an exhibition game in preparation for the world junior tournament, but it has caught the attention of the pair of Finns on the Calgary Flames.
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