Calgary celebrated the retirement of Miikka Kiprusoff's No. 34 in style on Saturday night with a stirring comeback victory.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Chad Ruhwedel keeps Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane away from goalie Tristan Jarry during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, March 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshCalgary celebrated the retirement of Miikka Kiprusoff's No. 34 in style on Saturday night with a stirring comeback victory.
At 10:09 in a highlight-reel individual effort, Nazem Kadri picked up the puck inside his own blue line, slipped the puck through the skates of Noel Acciari as he carried the puck up ice, then he made a slick move to dangle past Kris Letang before pulling the puck all the way across the crease and burying it behind Tristan Jarry to make it 3-2.
Despite trading away key veterans on expiring contracts such as Elias Lindholm and most recently, Chris Tanev, Calgary has won a season-high five consecutive games to climb within five points of the Los Angeles Kings, who occupy the Western Conference's second wild-card playoff berth. With Tampa Bay victorious earlier in the evening, the Penguins fall 10 points back of the Lightning, who currently hold the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
It's impossible to articulate how important Kipper is to this franchise - the impact from his time in Calgary is still being felt today.
When Elias Pettersson took to the ice for practice at Rogers Arena Saturday morning, minutes after signing an eight-year, $92.8-million contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks, teammates couldn't help but notice a difference. Sask. teachers in several school divisions again plan to pause noon-hour supervision on Tuesday as part of their rotating strikes.Recent strikes by teachers in Saskatchewan have not only put pressure on the provincial government but have also emboldened educators to speak out about their experiences, shedding light on practices within schools.Sask. teachers in several school divisions again plan to pause noon-hour supervision on Tuesday as part of their rotating strikes.
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