Calgary Flames First Day Of Scrimmages
By Len Nunes
Mar 24, 2014; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames won 2-1 in the shootout. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY SportsLiving in Edmonton (and to under the weather to make the drive out to Calgary), I rely on the internet (mainly Twitter) to feed me information about Calgary Flames events that are not broadcast on TV.
Prior to the 10AM start to the Calgary Flames training camp, NHL.com released the following injury updates:
"Bennett, the No. 4 pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, is day-to-day with a groin injury, the Flames announced Friday. Also listed as day-to-day are defensemen Tyler Wotherspoon (shoulder) and Corey Potter (shoulder), and forwards Mikael Backlund (abdominal strain) and Emile Poirier (shoulder). Goalie Jon Gillies is battling the flu."
The Calgary Flames Rogers Sportsnet host Roger Millions is quick to remind us:
Now to let Twitter fill out the rest of this article:
Watching #Flames training camp scrimmage from above at WinSport: Brian Burke (tie untied) and Bob Hartley.
— Kristen Anderson (@KdotAnderson) September 19, 2014
Intriguing forward line to start #Flames first camp scrimmage -- Sean Monahan between Mason Raymond and Jiri Hudler.
— Wes Gilbertson (@WesGilbertson) September 19, 2014
Bennett shoots left. RT@AAVickers: Interesting to note that Jiri Hudler is being used solely on right wing. Could free up a spot on left...
— Christian Roatis (@croatis) September 19, 2014
Brodie in mid-season form. Engelland may pleasantly surprise allot of ppl. Gaudreau & granlund are nhl ready. Jones still sucks. #Flames
— Pickles (@PickledCAN) September 19, 2014
I put zero stock on it, but #Flames were using Brodie/Giordano, Smid/Wideman and Russell/Engelland as pairings.
— Ryan Pike (@RyanNPike) September 19, 2014
Surprise, surprise ... Two scrimmages on first day of #Flames camp, both one-goal games.
— Wes Gilbertson (@WesGilbertson) September 19, 2014
I wish these scrimmages were televised and once again ask any fans who may be at these scrimmages to please leave their comments below in the comment box or apply to become a writer for Flame For Thought.