The Calgary Flames have flung themselves headlong into a retooling process, with five pending 2024 unrestricted free agents finding themselves traded to a new team between June 2023 and now.
Despite a strong showing during the 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship tournament, Andrew Mangiapane and Team Canada lost their chance at a gold medal by Switzerland by a final score of 3-2 in the semi-final round on Saturday, with the win coming via the shootout.
It wasn’t the best season of all time for Andrew Mangiapane, but it was not on the poor end for him, either. He finished the year with 40 points in 75 games, three fewer than his total in the previous season when he played five more games.
Expectations were high for Andrew Mangiapane heading into the 2023-24 season. Last year he scored 17 goals while playing with an injured shoulder. Two years ago he scored a career high 35 goals.
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.
The Calgary Flames headed into St. Louis on Thursday evening to conclude their brief two-game road trip, hoping to end their four game skid when they faced the Blues.
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.
Let’s start with a basic principle, friends: the Colorado Avalanche are a very good hockey team. If you look at the Avalanche and the Calgary Flames, on paper, you’d probably favour the Avalanche to win.
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.
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.
The Calgary Flames have become the latest team to have to postpone games because of a COVID-19 outbreak after adding six players and a staff member into the league's health and safety protocol.
Mangiapane, who turned 24 years old last April, enjoyed a breakout year during the pandemic-altered 2019-20 season.
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