The Flames annual development camp kicked off with fitness testing
FITNESS TESTING The Calgary Flames annual development camp opened Monday at WinSport with medical evaluations and fitness testing. Flames’ prospects were grouped and put through a series of tests throughout the morning to allow the training staff to acquire knowledge and create a training regimen for each player. “We’re not trying to kill them we’re …
Development Camp: 5 Players To Watch
CALGARY, AB — The Calgary Flames on-ice sessions at development camp begin Tuesday at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport and there are plenty of intriguing storylines amongst the 42 players invited to the annual event. Here are five players to keep an eye on throughout the week: Jakub Nakladal – Defence Like David Wolf last summer, the Czech …
Hathaway looking to land an NHL gig this fall
It has been quite the year-and-a-half for right winger Garnet Hathaway. After wrapping up his collegiate career at Brown, where he graduated with a business economy degree, the Kennebunkport, ME product suited up for eight regular season dates and one postseason game with the Abbotsford Heat in the spring of 2014. He then attended the Flames …
Flames Today: 07.07.15
MINIATURE MANGIAPANE Flames’ hopefuls took to the ice Tuesday for the first time since the annual summer development camp got underway with many new faces and a lot of familiar faces as well. One of those new faces was recently-drafted Barrie Colts’ forward Andrew Mangiapane, who was the Flames’ sixth round selection at the NHL Draft …
First trek to North America lands Nakladal at Flames camp
Jakub Nakladal is ready for North America, both on and off the ice. The 27-year-old, and elder statesman at Calgary Flames development camp, made his first trip across the Atlantic — ever — in the hopes of carving out a career in the National Hockey League. “This is the first time,” said the 6-foot-2, 205-pound defenceman, …
Jankowski, Pitt power Red over White in development camp scrimmage
CALGARY, AB — Mark Jankowski didn’t have the opportunity to showcase progress made at Calgary Flames development camp a year ago. He didn’t disappoint with his next chance. Jankowski scored twice, including the game-winner with 57.4 seconds remaining in overtime, to lift Team Red to an 8-7 victory against Team White in a development camp scrimmage …
OHL rivals Smith, Mangiapane scrap differences
On one side of the hashmarks stands 6-foot-7, 208-pound Hunter Smith, set to patrol the right wing for the Oshawa Generals. Opposite him, and perhaps eagerly anticipating a quick puck drop from a linesman, is Barrie Colts left winger Andrew Mangiapane, all 5-foot-10, 170-pounds of him. Oh, it’s happened. “We go at it pretty hard,” said Smith, …
Providence trio set for one more spin at development camp
Don’t call it a reunion tour. The band hasn’t even really split yet. But development camp for the Calgary Flames surely counts as a final encore for the Providence trio. Teammates for the past three seasons, Jon Gillies, Mark Jankowski and John Gilmour are sharing the ice together one last time at camp before parting, at least temporary. Jankowski and …
Familiar face adds camp comfort for Karnaukhov
If everything seems to be coming at new Calgary Flames recruit Pavel Karnaukhov pretty quick, that’s understandable. It’s even expected. But fortunately for the 18-year-old, who also doubles as one of two import players for the Calgary Hitmen, he has a bit of a tour guide. And he’s not hard to spot in a crowd, all 6-foot-7, …
Flames Today: 08.07.15
HITTING THE ICE Last year, defenceman Adam Ollas Mattsson was drafted by the Flames in the sixth round (175th overall) of the the NHL Draft but a lower body injury kept him off the ice during his first trip to Calgary for development camp. He was happy to get through fitness testing on Monday and move on …