Calgary Flames Fire on Ice

""Yeah, baby!"" yelled Peter Maher as the Calgary Flames won their series against the San Jose Sharks and headed to the Stanley Cup finals. The 2003-04 season saw the team climbing into the ranks of top contenders thanks to exceptional play by captain Jarome Iginla, goaltender Miika Kiprusoff, Martin Gelinas and others. Not since the 1989 Stanley Cup win starring Lanny McDonald had Flames fans had so much to cheer about.

Monte Stewart has written about the NHL since the 1980s. From 1987 to 1993, he covered the Flames for the Calgary Herald. Montes articles on hockey and other topics have appeared in such publications as A Century of the National Hockey League, Hockey Today, The San Jose Mercury-News, Business Edge, Profit Magazine, New Technology Magazine and Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul. Monte has also edited several books and articles and taught journalism, writing and Internet-related courses at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, the University of Calgary and other post-secondary institutions. After living in Calgary for almost two decades, Monte returned to his hometown of Vancouver, BC, in the spring of 2004.