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April 29, 2025

Burke's presence 'invaluable' for Treliving

April 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"To have somebody that's seen it all and done it all, a confidante that you can go to, it's invaluable."

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April 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brian Burke, Brad Treliving, Phoenix Coyotes, Don Maloney
April 28, 2025

Treliving, Burke address hockey analytics

April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"The first analytics systems I see that'll help us win, I'll buy it. I'll pay cash so that no one else can use it."

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April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Brian Burke, Brad Treliving, Calgary Flames
April 28, 2025

How Flames' PHO Burke views GM role

April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Food for thought from December concerning Brian Burke, as the president of hockey operations, on the GM role.

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April 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving, Brian Burke
April 23, 2025

MacInnis: Playoffs test your will to win

April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"The three hardest championships to win in sports are 1) the Stanley Cup; 2) the Stanley Cup; and 3) the Stanley Cup."

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April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues
April 23, 2025

MacNeil: "Al MacInnis just about terrorized Patrick Roy"

April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I know they’re always trying to tell you different nowadays. But it’s ALWAYS an intimidation game. In one form or another."

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April 23, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Al MacInnis, Patrick Roy, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens
April 22, 2025

Darryl Sutter pushes the right buttons

April 22, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“It was his ability to walk through the dressing room and know exactly what the mood of the team was — that was his greatest asset."

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April 22, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Darryl Sutter
April 20, 2025

Cherish those Stanley Cup chances, boys

April 20, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I’m saying to to him ‘Hey, that was easy. How many more of those are we going to win?’ "

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April 20, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames
April 16, 2025

Flames unlikely to trade No. 4 pick

April 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“You’ve got to have an incentive to move up. It’s not just to be the start of the draft, go up and pick first or second and say, ‘Look at me. I moved up.’ "

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April 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brian Burke
April 15, 2025

Monahan is 'going to be a stud in this league'

April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"You hear the whole ‘can’t-teach-that’ thing . . . he has that touch and that feel.”

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April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Sean Monahan
April 15, 2025

Burke shows his lighter side on Twitter

April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Brian Burke showed just the right humorous touch on Twitter Monday evening.

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April 15, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brian Burke
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