As the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs make a rolling transition between round one and two over this weekend, fans out of Calgary now have one more Flames connection to follow.
After a disappointing 2023-24 NHL season, the Calgary Flames and their fanbase are licking their wounds. This was the second consecutive season in which they missed the playoffs.
The Calgary Flames will have a pair of representatives at the IIHF World Championship later this month. On Friday, Hockey Canada announced the first 22 players on their World Championship roster, and Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane has been included.
At this point, it’s almost a cliche to say that Mikael Backlund’s been a life preserver for the Calgary Flames. For the better part of the past decade, Backlund’s line has been relied upon to give the club quality minutes.
Of all the predictions that I ended up getting wrong, this might be the most interesting one to delve into. Andrew Mangiapane was part of arguably the Calgary Flames’ most reliable line with Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman throughout the 2023-24 season.
As the season winds down, we’re hearing more announcements from the NHL for team-nominated awards. On Wednesday, the Calgary Flames announced that forward Andrew Mangiapane is their nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
The Calgary Flames got into a high scoring shot-for-shot battle with the Arizona Coyotes and were able to scrape up enough offence to find the win. The goals weren’t all conventional – this certainly wasn’t a goaltending battle by any means – but the Flames really jumped on the upper side of the shooting percentage.
The Calgary Flames didn’t have a great first period on Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. But man, if you toss out the first 10 minutes or so, they were really good against a Sharks team that entered the game with the 32nd-best record out of the NHL’s 32 teams.
The Calgary Flames needed a win against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday evening to stay mathematically alive in the playoff race. The Jets needed a win over the Flames to punch their ticket to the post-season.
Andrew Mangiapane has been one of the more interesting players to cover on the Flames this season. He hasn’t had the statistical impact on the this Flames team that many had hoped.
After a tough three game road trip, the Calgary Flames returned home on Tuesday to host the Colorado Avalanche. Facing their fourth strong opponent in a six day span, and missing three key cogs, the Flames were, quite simply, out-matched against a superior opponent with Stanley Cup aspirations.
A great night honouring a Flames legend made better by the team earning their fifth straight victory in comeback fashion. Calgary looked down and out as the clock ticked away in the third before Nazem Kadri sparked the team with an incredible goal.
The Calgary Flames weren’t great on Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Maybe it was three days between games. Maybe it was the late start.
The NHL’s trade deadline is less than two weeks away. The Calgary Flames are expected to be a central figure in the trade markets, given the club having a couple impressive pending unrestricted free agents.
The Flames came out swinging with a hot start that left the Oilers chasing all night long. There were scrums, scraps, and fisticuffs in what felt like the first revival of a hatred that disappeared when Matthew Tkachuk and Zach Kassian left their respective former teams.
We're focused on the straights market tonight on the ice, with four NHL games to start our week. There's value here on just backing one player to get involved.
As their loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night (Jan. 16) proved, the Calgary Flames are a painfully average team. This can cause plenty of frustration for a fanbase, as certain nights they look like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender, while others see them look like a bottom feeder.
Mangiapane was given a match penalty and ejected from Saturday’s game vs. the Kraken. He will be eligible to return against Toronto on Nov. 10.
Calgary Flames’ forward Andrew Mangiapane will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety after cross-checking Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann, the league announced Sunday.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has announced that Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane will have a hearing Sunday for cross-checking forward Jared McCann in Saturday night’s game against the Seattle Kraken.
Calgary Flames winger Andrew Mangiapane was ejected from Saturday's game against the Seattle Kraken after a cross-checking penalty. NHL discipline could certainly be coming down the pike after this one.
Fresh off an article sweep yesterday, the best course of action is most definitely a similar showing today. We touched on some of the 1 p.m. games earlier in Bark Bets (go subscribe!), so we'll turn now to the afternoon and evening games on this fine Monday on the ice.
The Flames originally selected Andrew Mangiapane in the sixth round (No. 166 overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.
Ritch Winter, the agent for the 26-year-old, told Sportsnet 960 that his client is interested in a long-term deal to stay in Calgary.
Mangiapane, who turned 24 years old last April, enjoyed a breakout year during the pandemic-altered 2019-20 season.
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