It’s been said before, and we’ll say it again: the goal of the Calgary Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate is not to win games. The stated goal of the Calgary Wranglers, and before them the Stockton Heat, is the development of future NHL players for the Flames.
During the first intermission of Thursday’s game in Tampa Bay, the Calgary Flames announced a trade. They’ve sent left-wing Emilio Pettersen to the Dallas Stars in exchange for centre Riley Damiani.
Russian theatrical legend Konstantin Stanislavski once famously remarked “there are no small parts, only small actors.” In the context of the many complexities of professional sports, on occasion players with seemingly small roles can have large impacts on the course of games.
The Calgary Wranglers and Manitoba Moose wrapped up their season series on Saturday night. Calgary had a one-game edge on the year after winning their Friday night match-up 5-2.
On Thursday night, the Calgary Flames returned home from a long road trip and laid an egg against the San Jose Sharks. It’s not encouraging, but it happens.
The Calgary Flames failed to bring an acceptable level of energy to the rink on Thursday night as they fell flat against the lowly 2023-24 San Jose Sharks.
The Calgary Flames made four roster moves on Friday morning in advance of practice. The club announced that they’ve activated goaltender Dan Vladar from the injury reserve list, recalled forward Dryden Hunt from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers, and assigned goaltender Dustin Wolf and forward Cole Schwindt to the Wranglers.
He’s back! On Tuesday, the Calgary Flames sent Cole Schwindt, their 13th forward, to the American Hockey League so he could play a game with the Calgary Wranglers since he hadn’t played a game in 10 days.
Tuesday was an off day for the Calgary Flames, and they made a roster move. Forward Cole Schwindt was assigned to the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
For the first time since last Saturday, the Calgary Flames hit the practice ice on Monday. This time, they’re in scenic Boston to get ready for their Tuesday night clash with the Bruins.
On a slow Thursday night in southern Alberta the Calgary Flames came and promptly put their fans to sleep with a snoozer of a game when they needed to bring the heat.
When he was hired as Calgary Flames general manager, Craig Conroy pledged to give young players a chance. And if you look at the Flames’ current roster, that’s happening.
An electric tilt at the Saddledome against the St. Louis Blues ended in heartbreak fashion as the Calgary Flames lose their third straight.
At one point in the second period, the Calgary Flames led the St. Louis Blues by a 3-1 score. On home ice, playing against a team they’re battling for playoff real estate, you would hope the Flames could find a way to lock it down.
The Calgary Flames have recalled forward Cole Schwindt from the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL. .
In advance of their game with the St. Louis Blues, the Calgary Flames have summoned some reinforcements from the farm. The club announced on Tuesday that they’ve called up forward Cole Schwindt from the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers.
The Calgary Wranglers finished up their busy week of hockey on Saturday night with their season series closer against the Henderson Silver Knights. After a dominating 5-1 win on Friday, this game kept the scoring tame until the shootout.
Cole Schwindt was the lesser talked about piece of the Matthew Tkachuk trade of last summer. Understandable with him at the AHL level, but he still had a promising year with the Calgary Wranglers.
Last July, the Calgary Flames sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in one of the biggest trades in franchise history. Coming the other way were established NHL stars Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar, a conditional first-round pick, and prospect Cole Schwindt.
While the Flames haven’t gotten off to the best start, they remain just two points out from the Western Conference’s top Wild Card spot, with just one team (the St. Louis Blues) ahead of them on tiebreakers.
Let’s talk about Cole Schwindt. “Who?” you might ask. On July 22, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving traded star winger Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers.
This is the kind of trade that gets done only by GMs who have a strong stomach and a stronger belief in their plan.
In return for Tkachuk, the Flames are getting Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar Cole Schwindt and a first-round pick.
2019 third-rounder only got in ten games last season The Florida Panthers selected forward Cole Schwindt in the third round (81st overall) at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft at Rogers Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The potential first overall pick in 2022 was granted exceptional status to enter the OHL a year early and scored 66 points in 58 games for the Kingston Frontenacs.
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