Wes Gilbertson
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Calgary Flames beat reporter for Postmedia, frequent co-host of Flames Talk on Sportsnet 960 The Fan, golf/travel feature writer and self-admitted golf nut.
Calgary, Alberta
Joined June 2009
With the news today from #Flames that Sam Honzek is out long-term, it probably won’t be long before opportunity knocks for another winger. Which could make this an especially timely read …
“He’s playing harder and straighter and faster than he’s ever played.” “When he is on, he really pops. There are games where you’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s an NHL player there.’ ” Our weekly #Flames prospect feature, on Wranglers winger William Stromgren … https://t.co/C3uN5xANQz
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“I really do feel now that he 100 per cent believes he’s an NHL player.” On an impressive fall, an unfortunate injury and what the future holds for #Flames forward Sam Honzek …
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#Flames Sam Honzek had surgery yesterday. Out up to six months.
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“He’s playing harder and straighter and faster than he’s ever played.” “When he is on, he really pops. There are games where you’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s an NHL player there.’ ” Our weekly #Flames prospect feature, on Wranglers winger William Stromgren … https://t.co/C3uN5xANQz
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On hour one of #Flames Talk with @Fan960Steinberg and @WesGilbertson: 🔥 After hearing from Don Maloney last night, we took stock of Calgary's first quarter. 🎙️ @Fan960Wills on building blocks for Yegor Sharangovich and more! 🎧: https://t.co/2aHTQ0EUeq
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Three takeaways from Flames’ offensive outburst (and intriguing intermission interview) in Buffalo https://t.co/o4hFrCNjsK
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How many NHL defencemen have scored more goals than Rasmus Andersson this season? And what did I make of Don Maloney’s intermission interview? That and more in my latest #Flames takeaways ... https://t.co/sc1n8DzQES
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#Flames backup Devin Cooley surrendered two tonight and his GAA increased ... That explains why his first win of the season was certainly overdue.
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#Flames Yegor Sharangovich, who was (rightfully) criticized for a miserable minus-3 performance last night in Chicago, has two assists in the first period tonight in Buffalo.
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#Flames Rasmus Andersson is suddenly on pace to threaten 20 goals.
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Golf-crazed #Flames reporter checks in with first impression of John Beecher: Hat game is 👌🏻
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Good reporting here by @EricFrancis. I remember chatting with Zayne Parekh after he was cut by Team Canada a year ago. He was gutted. I think this can be a best-case scenario for both #Flames and Canada’s national junior team. Not to mention, bigtime beneficial to Parekh’s
The Calgary Flames plan on loaning Zayne Parekh to Team Canada for the World Junior Championship next month, Sportsnet's @EricFrancis has learned.
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#Flames coach Ryan Huska, to reporters this morning in Buffalo, on Sam Morton: “I thought Sam was our best player last night.”
John Beecher makes his Calgary debut tonight in Buffalo. On a line with Sam Morton and Adam Klapka, per head coach Ryan Huska. Expecting Devin Cooley in net. We’ll confirm and get full lines and pairings at warmup. 5:30 pm puck drop, pregame on @Sportsnet960 at 4:30 pm. #Flames
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John Beecher following in AJ Greer's footsteps as a waiver claim from Boston to wear No. 18 for #Flames ...
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My takeaways from #Flames latest loss — on Sam Morton, John Beecher, Dustin Wolf, Matt Coronato, Jonathan Huberdeau and of course Connor Bedard ... https://t.co/cm0YD5UntR via @calgaryherald
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Adam Klapka’s 11 hits tonight ties Martin Pospisil (April 5, 2025) for the club record for most hits in a game since the NHL started tracking that statistic in 2005-06. It also ties Zach Hyman for most hits in an NHL game this season, which he set three days ago.
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All 10 skaters on ice for final buzzer tonight in Chicago were dinged with 10-minute misconducts. #Flames call-up Sam Morton already has more PIMs in NHL than in AHL this season.
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I know John Beecher is waiting in Buffalo, but #Flames call-up Sam Morton deserves another game. A really strong showing for Morton tonight in Chicago — effective on forecheck, solid on penalty-kill, won eight of nine faceoffs.
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Trailing by one, #Flames have loaded up the Kadri, Huberdeau, Coronato line.
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