Eric Francis
Sports Columnist and Analyst at Sportsnet Canada
Sr columnist/analyst w Sportsnet. Formerly w HNIC, JACK FM & Post Media. Dad, husband, author, KidSport’s OG Ambassador, Pizza Pigout founder.
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2 weeks ago |
sportsnet.ca | Eric Francis
CALGARY — Doubled over in pain as he clutched his right arm, Martin Pospisil’s exit late in a recent game was punctuated with a violent helmet toss as he headed to the dressing room. The 25-year wrecking ball has never been short on emotion, or fear, which is exactly why the Calgary Flames feel the growth of his game would be best served if he modeled himself after a former Flames menace of sorts.
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2 weeks ago |
sportsnet.ca | Eric Francis
Gone in eight seconds. That may be the epitaph of the Calgary Flames' playoff hopes, as written in Anaheim, of all places. An epic collapse against the Ducks late Wednesday quite likely put an end to Calgary’s hopes of catching Minnesota for the final wild-card spot. A few hours after the Wild won in overtime to move six points ahead of the Flames, Calgary got, well, Flamed.
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2 weeks ago |
sportsnet.ca | Eric Francis
CALGARY — For a lad who is just four months into a nine-month recovery from knee surgery, good news of any kind is cherished. So when Justin Kirkland was informed he was Calgary’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, he was understandably overwhelmed. “Finding out, I was pretty speechless,” said the Calgary Flames centre of an award given annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.
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2 weeks ago |
sportsnet.ca | Eric Francis
One sleep after joining the Calgary Flames in Anaheim, Zayne Parekh was asked the question on everybody’s mind:Are you ready to play pro hockey? “Um, you never know,” said the uber-confident 19-year-old with rare hesitation. “I think I’ve got to feel it out, especially next fall or summertime and see what happens. “But I’m confident in my ability. If I had the opportunity, I’d be able to play in an NHL game.
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2 weeks ago |
sportsnet.ca | Eric Francis
While the hockey world runs out of ways to describe just how resilient the Calgary Flames have been of late, Morgan Frost summed his squad up well. “Pesky Flames,” he laughed late Monday, following the team’s latest third-period comeback. “Seems we’re always coming back.”Sure does.
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