Kipper!

The fans of the Calgary Flames are known as "The C of Red"
...because looking out over the crowd in the Saddledome on a game night, all you see are red jerseys
...a sea of red.
And Kipper is our goal tender - that's his face behind the mask on the banner.
His real name is Mikka Kiprusoff but to everyone in Calgary, he's known as Kipper.

Going to the Game

It was a cold night. We have had some snow. It's not sticking yet but it won't be long before it is.
But cold nights are good for hockey games and last nights game against the Montreal Canadians was a great one...for the Calgary Flames anyway.
Flames won 4-3.

I shot this on the way to the Saddledome...it's that big grey building supposedly designed to look like a saddle!
This is cowboy country you know!
And to prove it...there's a guy in a cowboy hat going to the game.

GO FLAMES GO!

The NHL playoff's have begun.

Here's hoping for a long run for the Calgary Flames hockey team.

This picture is from the 2004 playoff run when we came soooo...close!

This is the reception you get when you're the runners up...just imagine if they brought home Lord Stanley's cup! The city would go nuts.

Here in Calgary, we love the Flames.