Red-hot Calgary Flames are firing up Alberta Globe_Sports
Flames fans leave Vagabond and walk to the Scotiabank Saddledome to watch the Calgary Flames take on the Dallas Stars in Calgary on March 27, 2019.They are more than Canada’s best hockey team and the most surprising story in the NHL. The Calgary Flames are a rousing tonic for concerns over Alberta’s lethargic economy and the uncertainty of a coming election.
“There are a lot more important things going on in the world than the playoffs, but not many that create as much fun,” King says. An election called for April 16 has taken on a nasty tone, with party leaders attacking one another, graffiti scrawled on campaign signs and hateful messages posted online.
“We didn’t know it would turn out as well as it did,” King says. “There was a bit of trepidation beforehand about everything from time zones, to food, to language and accommodations. “It was a long way to go in preseason, but it was a chance to go to a place where they would have to be together,” he says.
“I was like anybody else that has a new job,” Ryan says. “You worry on your first day of work and first year and wonder if you are going to fit in. “We expected to make the playoffs last year, but we didn’t start well and we chased after them the whole time,” says Mark Giordano, Calgary’s 35-year-old captain. He has a career-high 72 points, near twice as many as he had last season. “When you do that, every loss feels like the end of the world and every win is a relief.The Flames relocated to Calgary from Atlanta in 1980, and have played in the Saddledome since 1983.
The Flames’ emergence as one of the NHL’s best teams has been a pleasant surprise and a rallying point for Albertans. “It is such a difficult time for the industry. Since 2015, there has been nothing but a downward slope.”
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