saddledome Stories - The Copper & Blue
Team Canada's Red-White scrimmage was how hockey should be televised
Were you one of the fortunate ones who caught any bit of the live feed from Saddledome on Thursday night? The feed of Hockey Canada's Red-White scrimmage? Did you get your hockey fix through it that you had been jonesing for since the Stanley Cup Final in June? Of course, being an Internet stream,...
Anniversaries II: Saddledome
This didn't really fit thematically with the Gretzky/Messier post, but today, October 15, also marks the 25th anniversary of the Olympic Saddledome in our sister city of Calgary. Three years after blowing into Alberta on the hot winds of success up in Edmonton, the Flames were finally emerging from...
Wild lose to Calgary, can’t break the Saddledome curse
Wild 1, Flames 2 The Minnesota Wild lost to the Calgary Flames Tuesday night in Calgary 2-1 and extended the Saddledome curse. In fact the Wild has lost 12 of the last 13 games in Calgary – that’s insane. The Wild fought hard, but were extremely disappointing on the Power Play and extremely...
Wild lose to Calgary, the Saddledome curse strikes again
Wild 3, Flames 2 Staying up late to watch the Wild at the Saddledome in Calgary was a waste of good sleeping hours. The Wild lost to the Flames 3-2 and the Saddledome curse continues (Wild are 1-9-2 in their past 12 games at the Saddledome.) Calgary's Jarome Iginla got a lucky goal to tie the...
Wild Play Calgary Tonight!
The Minnesota Wild travel to Calgary tonight to take on the Flames. It should be another scrappy game between the two division rivals. The Flames thumped the Wild the last time they played at the Saddledome (Wild lost 5-3 on 10/24), but the Wild returned the thump on their home ice 11/3 winning...













