After a summer full of surprise free agent pickups and signings, long time Calgary Flame, Craig Conroy, was wondering about his future with the Flames organization. The 123 overall pick in the 1990 entry draft was in need of a new contract. Conroy made his Flame debut in 2001, after being part of a controversial trade with Cory Stillman. The skilled center was soon named the captain of the ...
The Calgary Flames have traded the Abbotsford Heat's leading scorer, Jason Jaffray, to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Logan MacMillan. The deal was announced Wednesday afternoon, just one day before the NHL opened up the free agency market.
www.abbotsfordtimes.com/ - Abbotsford Mission Times - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:33:28 AM EDT
Luke Schenn , the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs ' defense, had a few very important words for Nazem Kadri. There's lot of expectations, Schenn told Mike Ulmer of mapleleafs.nhl.com, but the minute you start listening to everyone outside the rink, people tell you how good you are and you forget what got you here. In other words, Kadri don't get too caught up in the hype. Two seasons ago ...
So it turns out that in hockey, there can be peace in our time. It doesn’t always have to come in the form of an outright surrender; it can be an armistice.
www.nationalpost.com/ - National Post - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:31:58 PM EDT
Ticket sales for the WHL's Chilliwack Bruins declined last year, and there's no question that had something to do with the arrival of the American Hockey League and its Abbotsford Heat.
www.abbotsfordtimes.com/ - Abbotsford Mission Times - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:41:46 AM EDT
35-year-old veteran Wayne Primeau wants to return to the National Hockey League for the 2010-2011 season, which would be his 16th in the league, according to TheFourthPeriod.com (via Toronto Sun ). “I still feel I can play and contribute to a team,” Primeau told the Sun . “Hopefully someone steps forward and gives me a chance.” “My ultimate wish is to come back to Toronto for another season and ...
It was a week later than last year, but on Wednesday the Abbotsford Heat released their schedule for the upcoming 2010-2011 American Hockey League season.
www.abbotsfordtimes.com/ - Abbotsford Mission Times - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:05:08 AM EDT
Penticton is set to play host to more than 100 of the National Hockey League's top prospects for the Canucks Young Stars Tournament, which runs Sept. 11-16 at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
www.vancouversun.com/ - Vancouver Sun - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:04:08 AM EDT
September is here. Just ask all those kids returning to school and all those adults returning to work. Ugh! It also means the dog days of summer are over, so let's have a look at the big storylines in local sports as we gradually flip the calendar from summer to autumn.
March is an important time for any NHL team. March is the last full month of games prior to the playoffs so teams will be playing hard in order to make the playoffs this month. The Blackhawks will certainly be no exception to the rule here as they make an attempt to win their second Stanley Cup in just two seasons. The first game of the month will be played at home against the Calgary Flames ...
