Defenceman Keith Seabrook was traded to the Calgary Flames from the Washington Capitals in exchange for future considerations on July 17th. Seabrook has spent the last two seasons with the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen. “I’m really happy about this,” Seabrook stated. “I don’t think it could have worked out any better. There are a lot of familiar faces I know here, like Dave Lowry. Now that Dave Lowry’s an assistant coach, it’s a plus in my corner, I think.” Seabrook was drafted in the second round
The Calgary Flames have officially announce Brent Sutter as the team’s new head coach on June 23nd. The Club also named Ryan McGill, Dave Lowry, and Jamie McLennan as his assistant coaches. “To me, it’s a big day,” said Flames general manager Darryl Sutter, who is Brent’s older brother. To be able to get who I think is the best free agent head coach out there and to be able to add the group together and see how they’re going to work is an awesome thing.” It had been widely speculated that Br
