Flames Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Winning three of four is a successful homestand, and a good start for the Flames, whose final 40 games consists of 26 at the Saddledome. Having put together a 10-1-1 mark in their last dozen home games, even with the latest, a 4-1 loss to the Kings on Saturday, the Flames could make some noise [...]

Reinhart lets his game do the talking (The Calgary Herald)

Soft-spoken bordering on shy, Max Reinhart is not one to pump his own tires or sing his own praises.
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San Jose Sharks Young Stars get shutout by Winnipeg Jets: A fan’s reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

What a difference a day makes. On September 11, the Sharks took down the Calgary Flames 6-1, just one day later on September 12 the Sharks got turned upside down. The Winniepeg Jets massacred the Sharks in the second day of the 2011 Young Stars Tournament 4-0.
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‘Electric’ Baertschi excites Flames brass (The Calgary Herald)

Eighteen-year-old prospect shines in Young Stars tournament
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Flames hopeful doesn’t mind garbage goals (The Calgary Herald)

Holland admits being Oilers fan while growing up
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‘Blades’ to pay special tribute to Belak (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO – The third season of CBC’s “Battle of the Blades” will kick off this weekend with a tribute to Wade Belak, the public broadcaster said Monday.
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Ward brings experience to the Heat (The Calgary Herald)

Coach continues climb toward potential NHL head coaching job some day
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Former Flames coach pondered Lokomotiv job (The Calgary Herald)

Cookson was open to joining old pal McCrimmon
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King recalls eerie conversation with McCrimmon (The Calgary Herald)

Calgary HeraldDuring the summer, as Brad McCrimmon mulled over the idea of accepting a head coaching position in Russia, he naturally turned for advice to someone familiar with the territory.
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Hockey’s tragic summer continues (The Calgary Herald)

Jarome Iginla played for Harley Hotchkiss, played with Wade Belak, played for Brad McCrimmon. This past summer, all three died.
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Flames will get look at future when prospects report (The Calgary Herald)

Fitness tests at Dome precede Young Stars tourney in Penticton, B.C.
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Mom of dead NHL player says he had depression (AP)

The mother of former NHL player Wade Belak says her son did suffer from depression prior to his death. Belak, an enforcer who had played with five NHL teams before retiring in March, was found dead Wednesday in Toronto. He was 35. Asked by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Friday if her son suffered from [...]

Wade Belak’s death: Why so many athlete suicides? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Wade Belak’s death Wednesday, August 31, 2011 adds to the list of suicides by major league sports figures in recent months. The former NHL player is reported to have hanged himself in Toronto, just months after retiring from the NHL in March of this year.
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Former NHL enforcer Belak found dead in Toronto (AP)

Former Predator Wade Belak, an enforcer who had played with five NHL teams before retiring in March, was found dead Wednesday in Toronto. He was 35. Belak is the third NHL enforcer found dead since May. The Predators learned of Belak’s death from NHL security and the team issued a statement saying the organization was [...]

Phoenix acquires Daymond Langkow from Calgary (Yahoo! Sports)

The Phoenix Coyotes reacquired Daymond Langkow from the Calgary Flames for right wing Lee Stempniak, pending Langkow passing a physical. Langkow, 34, played for Phoenix from 2001-04 and scored 68 goals with 98 assists in 243 games.
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Flames ship Langkow to Coyotes for Stempniak (The Calgary Herald)

The Calgary Flames have traded centre Daymond Langkow to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Lee Stempniak. Both players must first pass medical exams before the deal can be finalized.
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Why the Phoenix Coyotes traded for Daymond Langkow (Yahoo! Sports)

At first, we suspected the primary motivation for the Phoenix Coyotes in reacquiring Daymond Langkow is that he still owns his old Coyotes sweaters. And since fashions haven’t changed, and with economics being what they are in Glendale … well, … Continue reading →
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Langkow rejoins Phoenix in deal with Flames (AP)

The Phoenix Coyotes have reacquired Daymond Langkow in a trade sending right wing Lee Stempniak to the Calgary Flames. The trade announced Monday is contingent on Langkow passing a physical. Langkow, a center, played for Phoenix from 2001-2004, scoring 68 goals with 98 assists in 243 games before being traded to Calgary.
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Another argument against the NHL charity point (Yahoo! Sports)

The NHL “charity point” for teams that lose in overtime has always been a divisive little bugger. Some feel rewarding the defeated cheapens a victory and undermines regulation play. Some see it as an extension of the old system of … Continue reading →
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Flame conditioning coach makes summer house calls (The Calgary Herald)

Hesketh even visits Backlund, Kiprusoff in Sweden
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Flames add to depth with former all-star Hannan (The Calgary Herald)

Cap-friendly $1 million deal gives Calgary some grit back on a blueline that lost Robyn Regehr
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Flames sign D Hannan to 1-year contract (AP)

The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Scott Hannan to a one-year, $1 million contract on Saturday. Hannan, a native of British Columbia, split last season between the Colorado Avalanche and Washington Capitals. “Scott not only brings a wealth of experience to our blue line, but he also brings a great deal of knowledge about the Western [...]

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