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Print Edition: September 11, 2013 Over the weekend the Calgary Flames participated in the Young Stars Classic in Penticton, BC for the third consecutive year. As the final touches were put on the Scotiabank Saddledome after the summer’s flood damage, the Flames prospects headed west to showcase their talent against kids their own age. The round-robin tournament, which took place September 5 to 9, saw the young Flames suit up against conference rivals from the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, and San Jose Sharks. Heat bench boss Troy G. Ward was given the duties of coaching the young Flames, and got a quick glimpse at some of the newer prospects that will inevitably report to the Heat after training camp is over at the end of the month. ....
The Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks – two teams with identical records and faint playoff hopes – will be forced to wait to face off after two Canucks players and a Vancouver coaching staff member entered the National Hockey League’s COVID-19 protocol Wednesday. Several hours after both the Flames and Canucks had their morning skates, word came out from the league on Wednesday evening – less than two hours before puck drop in Vancouver – that their matchup would be postponed. The NHL will have an update on Thursday. On Tuesday, Canucks forward Adam Gaudette was pulled off the ice during practice after testing positive and added to the protocol list. ....
Following an emerging trend in the National Hockey League, the Calgary Flames announced the creation of a goaltending department on Wednesday. As part of the new structure, current Flames goaltending coach Jordan Sigalet will oversee the goaltending development of all the organization’s goaltenders, including those in the minor leagues and prospects. Sigalet, a former Boston Bruins prospect, had spent the previous five seasons as the Flames’ goalie coach. Jason Labarbera, who is currently in the Edmonton bubble as Team Canada’s goalie coach at the World Juniors, will become the Flames’ full-time goalie coach. Labarbera, who suited up for 187 NHL games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, and Anaheim Ducks during a 17-year pro career, had spent the past four seasons as the goalie coach of the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League, which shares the same ownership group as the Flames. ....