The Calgary Flames were hoping to shake off a bad outing in Florida when they headed to Raleigh to visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon. It didn’t turn out that way, as the Flames were pretty thoroughly out-played for the first 25-30 minutes and couldn’t put together a comeback in a 7-2 loss to Carolina.
It’s trade deadline week across the National Hockey League, folks, and so there’s going to be a veritable fire hose of trade-related chatter out there over the next few days.
Saturday, March 2nd marked an exciting day for Calgary Flames fans. The legendary franchise goalie Miikka Kiprusoff’s jersey was retired during Hockey Night In Canada.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins had their own jersey retirement ceremony end with a letdown. This time, as the Calgary Flames retired goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff’s No.
Almost 11 years after his retirement, the Calgary Flames have retired Miikka Kiprusoff’s number. The Flames gave their long-time goaltender the honour in front of a sold-out crowd of 19,289 on Saturday night before their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Calgary Flames have officially retired Miikka Kiprusoff’s jersey number. In a ceremony prior to Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Flames raised a #34 banner to the Scotiabank Saddledome rafters.
Folks, as you may have heard, the Calgary Flames are retiring Miikka Kiprusoff’s jersey number, 34, on Saturday night prior to their game with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On Saturday night, Miikka Kiprusoff will enter a rarefied level of Calgary Flames franchise lore when his jersey number is raised to the rafters of the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The day is finally here, folks. On Saturday night, Miikka Kiprusoff will be immortalized as a titan of Calgary Flames lore when his #34 jersey number will be raised to the rafters of the Saddledome.
Miikka Kiprusoff had a simply fantastic run with the Calgary Flames. The netminder arrived in Calgary on Nov. 13, 2003 via a trade with the San Jose Sharks and basically defined goaltending for the franchise for the next decade.
It was mid-November 2003, and the Calgary Flames had a big problem. The club began their season with stability in goal, with a veteran tandem of starter Roman Turek and backup Jamie McLennan.
When the Calgary Flames are brought up, the first players most hockey fans will think about are Lanny McDonald, Jarome Iginla, and Miikka Kiprusoff. Two of them have their jerseys in the rafters, and one of them will have his jersey there by the start of the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, March 2.
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If you were to ask fans who the best goaltender in Calgary Flames’ franchise history is, the vast majority would tell you Miikka Kiprusoff. The 46-year-old is one of the most beloved players in Flames’ history, and is rightfully getting his number lifted to the rafters this coming season.
Last week, the Calgary Flames announced that they will be retiring the No. 34 in honor of former goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. He joins Jarome Iginla, Lanny McDonald, and Mike Vernon as the fourth player to have his number retired in Calgary.
Recently, the Calgary Flames announced that on March 2, 2024, the organization would hold a ceremony and retire franchise win leader Miikka Kiprusoff‘s number.
The Calgary Flames will retire former goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff's No. 34 on March 2 prior to the team's home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kiprusoff retired as the franchise's leader in wins (305), shutouts (41) and games played by a goaltender (576).
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Calgary Flames are going to retire Miikka Kiprusoff’s jersey this coming season. Meanwhile, the trade rumor linking the Boston Bruins to the New York Islanders might have not been a rumor at all.
The Calgary Flames have announced that they will retire Miikka Kiprusoff’s No. 34 jersey on March 2nd, 2024. One of the greatest Finnish netminders of all time, Kiprusoff holds multiple franchise records, including wins (305), shutouts (41), goals-against average (2.46), save percentage (.913), and games played by a goaltender (576).
The Calgary Flames will retire jersey No. 34 in honor of longtime goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff during the 2023–24 season, the club announced Tuesday morning.
Kiprusoff’s No. 34 will be the fourth in franchise history to receive the honor, and the ceremony will take place on March 2, 2024, before a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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