Flames '05 pick unfit for trial
NHL - Former Calgary Flames prospect Daniel Ryder has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial by a Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge.
A mental disorder review board will make the final determination on whether Ryder, of Bonavista, N.L., can face criminal charges. He is charged with robbery, being disguised with the intent of committing a crime, using an imitation firearm to carry out a crime and theft under $5,000, stemming from a Jan. 5 incident at a Bonavista convenience store.
Drafted 74th overall by Calgary in 2005, Ryder, 23, has not played this season, the last year of his three-year NHL entry-level contract. He is the brother of Boston Bruins' Michael Ryder.
A mental disorder review board will make the final determination on whether Ryder, of Bonavista, N.L., can face criminal charges. He is charged with robbery, being disguised with the intent of committing a crime, using an imitation firearm to carry out a crime and theft under $5,000, stemming from a Jan. 5 incident at a Bonavista convenience store.
Drafted 74th overall by Calgary in 2005, Ryder, 23, has not played this season, the last year of his three-year NHL entry-level contract. He is the brother of Boston Bruins' Michael Ryder.
The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury Synopsis He was a physical lightweight in a heavyweight league. Against all odds, Theo Fleury established himself as a major star in the National Hockey League. In his rookie year, he helped the Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup, in 1989, and went on to rack up Hall of Fame stats. He was a key member of Canada’s gold-medal men’s hockey team at the 2002 Olympics. But, through it all, Theo Fleury was as troubled as he was talented and tough. In The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury, the fifth estate tells Fleury’s remarkable story, the staggering fall from grace that cost him millions of dollars, his family and almost, his life. Fleury talks with Bob McKeown about how he struggled back from the brink of despair to become, today, clean and sober and ready to help others.
With a “tell-all” book hitting the shelves this week (Playing with Fire, HarperCollins Canada), Fleury goes on the record with the fifth estate and candidly discusses the dark issues that haunted him during the glory years, including the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at the hand of the now notorious junior hockey coach, Graham James. Behind the public bravado was a man struggling to shake off his demons. He found his release in increasingly erratic behaviour on and off the ice, fuelled by addictions to alcohol, drugs, sex.
Fleury’s candid and unsentimental recounting of those years of torment and, finally, his vanquishing of those demons, will be an inspiration to many, a cautionary tale for others. As Fleury himself points out, he made it through the darkness, so can others.
The fifth estate’s Bob McKeown talks to those who know Fleury best—both personally and professionally. We’ll meet Sheldon Kennedy — Fleury’s childhood friend, Calgary Flames teammate, and a victim of the same junior hockey coach. And the fifth estate talks with Fleury’s wife, Jennifer, who married Theo in September 2006, following a year of sobriety, and with whom he credits turning his life around.
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With a “tell-all” book hitting the shelves this week (Playing with Fire, HarperCollins Canada), Fleury goes on the record with the fifth estate and candidly discusses the dark issues that haunted him during the glory years, including the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at the hand of the now notorious junior hockey coach, Graham James. Behind the public bravado was a man struggling to shake off his demons. He found his release in increasingly erratic behaviour on and off the ice, fuelled by addictions to alcohol, drugs, sex.
Fleury’s candid and unsentimental recounting of those years of torment and, finally, his vanquishing of those demons, will be an inspiration to many, a cautionary tale for others. As Fleury himself points out, he made it through the darkness, so can others.
The fifth estate’s Bob McKeown talks to those who know Fleury best—both personally and professionally. We’ll meet Sheldon Kennedy — Fleury’s childhood friend, Calgary Flames teammate, and a victim of the same junior hockey coach. And the fifth estate talks with Fleury’s wife, Jennifer, who married Theo in September 2006, following a year of sobriety, and with whom he credits turning his life around.
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Darryl Sutter, General manager
Under the direction of Head Coach/General Manager Darryl Sutter, the Calgary Flames advanced to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals in the spring of 2004. The Flames went on to win the Northwest Division in 2005-06 with Sutter behind the bench.
Darryl and his wife Wanda have three children Brett, Christopher and Jessie.
Brent Sutter , Head coach
"The coaching staff we've put in place has done a good job through training camp with putting a very strong focus and system into place, with lots of work on the defensive side of the game," says Flames director of player personnel Duane Sutter, brother of Brent and GM Darryl Sutter. "Twenty-third in the league last year [in goals allowed] was not acceptable, and that eventually led to our exit in the playoffs."
Calgary, AB - Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today Duane Sutter has been named Director of Player Personnel and Jamie McLennan has been named Pro Scout/Director of Goaltender Development. Duane Sutter“Moving forward, the work needed to build good hockey teams will require the efforts and experience of a strong group of individuals in the player personnel and development areas of the business,” said Sutter. “It was important to our organization to add the right people who have all the necessary experiences, qualities, know the league but most importantly understands the philosophy and the identity of the Calgary Flames.”Duane joins the Flames following 11 seasons with the Florida Panthers. The previous five years he held the position of Director of Player Development but has also worked in other capacities with the Panthers including head coach, assistant coach and pro scout.Duane played on four consecutive Stanley Cup winners with the New York Islanders during his 11-year playing career, spending eight seasons with the Islanders and three with the Chicago Blackhawks, before retiring after the 1989-90 campaign. Sutter appeared in 731 NHL games, recording 139 goals, 342 points and 1,333 penalty minutes.After completing his playing career, he spent two seasons as a scout for the Blackhawks, before taking over as head coach of the team's IHL affiliate in Indianapolis for three years.One of six brothers to have played in the NHL (Brent, Brian, Darryl, Rich and Ron) and one of four (Brian, Darryl and Brent) to become an NHL head coach, Sutter was a first-round draft pick of the New York Islanders in 1979 (17th overall). A native of Viking, AB, Sutter and his wife, Cindy, have three children, daughters Darby and Kassie and son Brody. The Sutters make Calgary their year round home.“Jamie and Duane bring an abundance of experience from several aspects of service in professional hockey,” said Flames President & CEO Ken King. “Duane has played, coached, scouted and managed. Jamie is a dynamic individual who knows the league and our organization. Individuals with this diversity are difficult to acquire and we are delighted to add them to our hockey group.”Jamie McLennanMcLennan finished his NHL career as a member of the Flames following the 2006-07 season. He played one more season of professional hockey split between the Russian League and the Asian League in 2007-08. In 254 NHL career games with the NY Islanders, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, NY Rangers, Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames, McLennan posted an 80-109-33 record.Originally drafted by the Islanders in the third round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, McLennan recorded a career 2.68 GAA.As a member of the Blues during the 1997-98 season, he was the winner of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to the game of hockey. The St. Albert, AB, native played four seasons with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL.
Iginla going to Olympics on a hot streak
Jarome Iginla headed off to the Olympics on a scoring spree. Iginla scored twice in the second period, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 26 saves in the Calgary Flames' 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Iginla gave the Flames a 2-1 lead at 2:42 of the second, and added his 27th goal of the season with 6:02 left in the period. Read More
Jay Bouwmeester
Like the Canucks, the Calgary Flames devoted most of their discretionary spending to upgrading the blueline, primarily by adding Jay Bouwmeester, whom his former coach in Florida described as one of the top five defencemen in the world. If Bouwmeester can make a smooth transition and new head coach Brent Sutter can coax a more consistent game out of Dion Phaneuf, then Calgary’s renewed commitment to defence (after finishing 23rd overall last year) means it should be able to overcome the loss of 39-goal man Michael Cammalleri.
Zdeno Chara wins first Norris Trophy, beats Nicklas Lidstrom
LAS VEGAS - Zdeno Chara has earned an honour worthy of his stature.
The towering defenceman won his first Norris Trophy on Thursday by edging six-time winner Nicklas Lidstrom and Mike Green. The voting was conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
Chara had been nominated two previous times but lost both times to Lidstrom, who has owned of the trophy for six of the past eight seasons.
The Boston Bruins captain is the cornerstone of a team that had the NHL's lowest goals-against average. He led the team with 26:04 in ice time and put up 50 points.
However, his impact when far deeper than that.
"When you see him every day and watch him play every night, and you see what he brings to your team, for me it's more than just stats," said Bruins coach Claude Julien. "It's what he's done for this hockey club. The fact that we finished where we finished, he deserves a lot of credit for that, and not just for his play but also for his leadership role."
Lidstrom has been a finalist for this award 10 of the past 11 seasons and was again among the best blue-liners in the league. He ranked third among defenceman with 59 points (16-43) and was a plus-31 - making it the 17th straight year he was a plus player.
Green was a first time nominee after leading all defencemen in scoring with 73 points (31-42). He was the first blue-liner to score 30 goals in a season since Washington's Kevin Hatcher in 1992-93
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LAS VEGAS - Zdeno Chara has earned an honour worthy of his stature.
The towering defenceman won his first Norris Trophy on Thursday by edging six-time winner Nicklas Lidstrom and Mike Green. The voting was conducted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
Chara had been nominated two previous times but lost both times to Lidstrom, who has owned of the trophy for six of the past eight seasons.
The Boston Bruins captain is the cornerstone of a team that had the NHL's lowest goals-against average. He led the team with 26:04 in ice time and put up 50 points.
However, his impact when far deeper than that.
"When you see him every day and watch him play every night, and you see what he brings to your team, for me it's more than just stats," said Bruins coach Claude Julien. "It's what he's done for this hockey club. The fact that we finished where we finished, he deserves a lot of credit for that, and not just for his play but also for his leadership role."
Lidstrom has been a finalist for this award 10 of the past 11 seasons and was again among the best blue-liners in the league. He ranked third among defenceman with 59 points (16-43) and was a plus-31 - making it the 17th straight year he was a plus player.
Green was a first time nominee after leading all defencemen in scoring with 73 points (31-42). He was the first blue-liner to score 30 goals in a season since Washington's Kevin Hatcher in 1992-93
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Steve Yzerman was drafted fourth overall in the 1983 Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. That year, he made his NHL debut on October 5 with a goal and an assist against the Jets. Later that season, he played in the mid-season All-Star Game. At year's end, Steve was an All-Rookie Team forward and had set team rookie records for goals (39) and points (87). He was named The Sporting News' Rookie of the Year and was the runner-up to the Calder Trophy behind Tom Barrasso. More importantly, Steve helped the Red Wings improve 12 points in the standings to make the playoffs for the first time in six years. In four playoff matches, Steve scored three goals and six points.
In 1984-85, Steve led the Red Wings with 59 assists and finished tied for second in team scoring with 89 points. The Red Wings again made the playoffs and Steve scored two goals in three games. In 1985-86, Steve scored 42 points in 50 games before suffering a broken collarbone that sidelined him for the balance of the season. The team dropped 26 points in the standings that season and missed the playoffs. In 1986-87, Steve succeeded Danny Gare as team captain and paced the team with 59 assists, 90 points and 217 shots on net. He led the Red Wings to a 38-point improvement to finish second in the Norris Division. In the post-season, Steve scored 18 points in 16 games and led the Red Wings to the Campbell Conference finals.
In 1987-88, Steve led the Red Wings to a 15-point improvement to win the Norris Division season title with 41 wins and 93 points. Steve played in his second All-Star Game and paced the team with 50 goals, 52 assists, 102 points and a +30 plus-minus rating, all despite playing only 64 games. On March 1, Steve suffered a right knee injury that caused him to miss the final 16 games of the regular season and the first 13 games of the playoffs. Steve returned in the Campbell Conference finals and scored four points in three games.
In 1984-85, Steve led the Red Wings with 59 assists and finished tied for second in team scoring with 89 points. The Red Wings again made the playoffs and Steve scored two goals in three games. In 1985-86, Steve scored 42 points in 50 games before suffering a broken collarbone that sidelined him for the balance of the season. The team dropped 26 points in the standings that season and missed the playoffs. In 1986-87, Steve succeeded Danny Gare as team captain and paced the team with 59 assists, 90 points and 217 shots on net. He led the Red Wings to a 38-point improvement to finish second in the Norris Division. In the post-season, Steve scored 18 points in 16 games and led the Red Wings to the Campbell Conference finals.
In 1987-88, Steve led the Red Wings to a 15-point improvement to win the Norris Division season title with 41 wins and 93 points. Steve played in his second All-Star Game and paced the team with 50 goals, 52 assists, 102 points and a +30 plus-minus rating, all despite playing only 64 games. On March 1, Steve suffered a right knee injury that caused him to miss the final 16 games of the regular season and the first 13 games of the playoffs. Steve returned in the Campbell Conference finals and scored four points in three games.
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