The American Hockey League has long been the place to develop top draft picks, test potential rule changes and store players that will eventually need to be recalled. The AHL has been around in one form or another since the early 1930s, but has only really been used as an affiliate league since the late… Continue reading Slim pickings for Flames in Abbotsford
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Tempered expectations
While the Calgary Flames have plenty of quality prospects in North America, their most intriguing prospects reside on the other side of the pond. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the Flames have a lot of NHL-ready talent outside the continent — or even that they have high-level developmental talent — but they do have three… Continue reading Tempered expectations
Spun: Pigeon Hole
Vancouver MCs Dusty Melo and Marmalade, who are best known as members of the band Sweatshop Union, began their own hip-hop group in 2010. Called Pigeon Hole, this group’s debut album, Age Like Astronauts, was a difficult to classify cavalcade of experimental sound. Pigeon Hole’s second album, Chimp Blood, is similarly intriguing. Sweatshop Union generally… Continue reading Spun: Pigeon Hole
A look at Flames prospects in the CHL
After the World Junior Championships, the NCAA’s Johnny Gaudreau received a lot of attention from Flames fans. However, the NCAA is not recognized as the premier developmental league for junior prospects. That distinction belongs to the Canadian Hockey League. The CHL is made up of three sub-leagues: the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey… Continue reading A look at Flames prospects in the CHL
Flames mining NCAA for prospects
If you’re a fan of the Calgary Flames, you’ve probably heard of Sven Baertschi — the wunderkind prospect hailing from Switzerland who tore up the Western Hockey League during the 2011–12 season. But John Gaudreau, Jon Gillies, Mark Jankowski and Bill Arnold are lesser-known names that should be on every hockey fan’s radar. It… Continue reading Flames mining NCAA for prospects
Spun: Odd Future
The OF Tape, Vol. 2 might require prior knowledge of the Odd Future collective in order to properly enjoy it. For first-time listeners, the opening track, “Hi,” will probably be met with confusion or disgust — all it contains is L-Boy spewing insults at the various collective members. Once you get into the meat of… Continue reading Spun: Odd Future
Hilltop Hoods offer you a shot of sweat
Hilltop Hoods are one of Australia’s premier hip-hop groups, and with multi-platinum sales under their belts, that assessment is pretty accurate. The ensemble — who recently celebrated 20 years together — is widely known for their energetic delivery and slick lyrics. Their recent release, Drinking from the Sun, is yet another step for the group… Continue reading Hilltop Hoods offer you a shot of sweat
UPass now available for summer
The University of Calgary and the Students’ Union will now allow full-time spring and summer students access to the Calgary Transit upass. Originally, the plan was to implement the summer upass prior to the spring semester in 2011, but a timing discrepancy between the su, the University’s Board of Governors and Calgary Transit prevented the… Continue reading UPass now available for summer
A new way to measure NHL talent
Hockey recently increased its math requirement. The game has a new way of doing business that mirrors baseball’s Moneyball — adapted as a film starring Brad Pitt. Moneypuck, as the hockey version is called, is a statistically-oriented system designed to increase spending efficiency in hockey. The purpose of these systems is to use advanced statistics… Continue reading A new way to measure NHL talent
Spun: The Internet
The Internet’s debut album, Purple Naked Ladies, is an oddity among the Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All releases. While it does have the honour of being the first official album released on the group’s new label, it strays from the established style of Odd Future — an indescribable type of gangsta rap that… Continue reading Spun: The Internet