Michael Cammalleri RUMORS & NEWS

Calgary Herald "On the eve of training camp, Michael Cammalleri promised to show off his gap-toothed grin all season long in goal celebrations for the Calgary Flames. Minus his front teeth top and bottom - thanks to a Steven Stamkos shot to the mouth in a lockout training session - Cammalleri looks every bit..." February 03

Calgary Herald "Michael Cammalleri bristled Monday at the suggestion the Calgary Flames might consider building around him for the future. On the surface, the idea sounds like a massive compliment for a player coming off a 41-point season. But . . . "I'm a Jarome Iginla fan," Cammalleri told reporters on..." April 10

Calgary Herald "Michael Cammalleri hears the echoes. It's difficult to avoid them. With the city in the throes of another playoff-free spring, they are reverberating — from Willow Park to Tuscany, from Lakeview to Falconridge. For hollerers, there is a simple solution. "Rebuild, rebuild, rebuild — that's..." April 04

Calgary Herald "On a quiet day of off-ice training at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Flames forward Michael Cammalleri is chatting about his daily battles for bragging rights with captain Jarome Iginla. At issue: anything and everything that doesn't include hockey. "He is very, very competitive, and I'm..." March 28

Calgary Sun "The question nearly stumped Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter. Would he consider keeping Michael Cammalleri at centre when some of the clubs injured men of the middle, notably Mikael Backlund and Blair Jones, return to action? "I haven't got that far with it. I'm just thinking about our..." February 18

Calgary Sun "Mike Cammalleri insists he did not pick the wrong Canadian city. On July 1, 2009, the kid from Richmond Hill sat in the Maple Leafs offices on Bay St. listening to the free-agent pitch from the team he grew up watching. In the end, it wasn't enough. Cammalleri ended up signing a..." February 15

Calgary Sun "It's obviously a little early to decide on a winner in the big trade between the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens a few weeks back. Michael Cammalleri has two more years on his current contract to return to form with the Flames, while Rene Bourque is inked for four more with the..." February 11

Calgary Herald "Michael Cammalleri admits to battling minor insomnia on nights where the Calgary Flames lose due to lack of offence. Case in point: Calgary's 3-2 loss in the shootout to the Anaheim Ducks. "Listen, if we win the hockey game, it's a lot easier to stomach," says Cammalleri, who came to Calgary..." February 10

Calgary Herald "After every breakup, there comes a time to tuck all those happy pictures into a drawer — or throw them out all together. A time to move on. The Montreal Canadiens metaphorically did just that last week by peeling a larger-than-life photo of Michael Cammalleri off the side of the Bell..." January 31

Calgary Herald "Just like in old times, Michael Cammalleri is chatting away in the Calgary Flames dressing room while lovingly taping up a hockey stick. The topic of conversation on this day: top celebrity sightings. "I met all kinds of people in entertainment and sport when I lived in L.A." Cammalleri is..." January 22

Calgary Sun "Mikael Backlund was just a kid suiting up for his first NHL game when Michael Cammalleri last played with him. But Backlund has come a long way since the 2008-09 season, when the talented Swede first ventured into North American hockey. "He was just starting. He was just a prospect — you..." January 19

Calgary Sun "Calgary Flames fans have already fallen in love with Mike Cammalleri. The 2008-09 version. The one who sniped 39 goals and put up 82 points. They might not be so enamoured with the recent numbers Cammalleri has put up, but the speedy winger said he's eager to pick up where things left off in..." January 14

Calgary Sun "Steve Martin and the late John Candy have nothing on Michael Cammalleri. The newly-acquired Calgary Flames sniper could have written a script over the past 24 hours that would rival any 1980s comedy. "It's been planes, trains and automobiles," an exhausted Cammalleri told a massive media..." January 14

Calgary Sun "Michael Cammalleri hadn't even made his connection to Calgary in Toronto before the first salvo was fired in the prank war. An unnamed joker dropped a stool bearing Cammalleri's new number in front of the interview backdrop in the Saddledome halls. It was removed by staff and didn't make it..." January 14

Calgary Herald "Michael Cammalleri could be forgiven for feeling slightly disoriented. "I'm not going to lie to you,'' murmurred the once and current Calgary Flame. "It's 11 o'clock, I'm sitting here in Boston and I am wired. "All these crazy emotions. "Holy ---! What a 48 hours! "I just don't know..." January 13

Calgary Herald "Anyone who had any notion of a teardown, or even some kind of soft rebuild, or perhaps a gentle re-tooling, forget it. The Calgary Flames, believe it or not, are making a run for it. This year. Thursday, they acquired a forward who turns 30 in June, who commands a salary of $6 million —..." January 13

Calgary Herald "With his first post-game sentence, Brent Sutter pounded the nail on the head. "Well, it was certainly an eventful night." Not only did the Calgary Flames win their eighth straight home date — a dramatic (and sort of boring) 1-0 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks — they made in-game news..." January 13

Montreal Gazette "Erik Cole says there is no instant cure for what one reporter described as Michael Cammalleri's little slump. At a time when the Canadiens are in desperate need of scoring, Cammalleri goes into Wednesday night's game against the Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m., RDS, TSN, TSN Radio-990) with only..." December 21

Montreal Gazette "Former general manager Bob Gainey overhauled the Canadiens' roster two seasons ago, and forward Michael Cammalleri was one of the biggest additions he made. And since his first strides on Bell Centre ice, the Richmond Hill, Ont., native has fallen in love with the city, the team and its passionate..." October 06

Montreal Gazette "Michael Cammalleri gave the new glass at the Bell Centre high marks. But he was less enamoured of the Canadiens' play in a 6-3 exhibition loss to the Dallas Stars Tuesday night. "I wouldn't say we were great tonight," Cammalleri said in a classic understatement. "(There was) some poor..." September 21

Toronto Sun "Montreal Canadiens winger Michael Cammalleri has a new daughter and a new training regimen as he prepares for what he expects to be a career year. The 29-year-old forward and his girlfriend welcomed the baby girl into the world 10 days ago. Now Cammalleri is turning his attention to the..." August 25

Toronto Star "Jason Spezza, the Mississauga-bred centre for the Ottawa Senators, walked into a dressing room recently. Before he sat down, he hopped over the equipment bag belonging to Mike Cammalleri, the Montreal Canadiens forward, and settled into a spot across from Jeff Skinner, the NHL rookie of the year,..." August 09

Montreal Gazette "The Canadiens are coming home with a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Boston Bruins, but Michael Cammalleri says there's no reason to celebrate. "If we're sitting here and being happy about that and celebrating, we're making a crucial mistake," said..." April 18

Montreal Gazette "The Canadiens are coming home with a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Boston Bruins, but Michael Cammalleri says there's no reason to celebrate. "If we're sitting here and being happy about that and celebrating, we're making a crucial mistake," said..." April 17

Montreal Gazette "The players who started the season on the Canadiens' No. 1 line have been through their share of ups and downs this season. At various times, its members have dealt with adversity – injuries, fatigue, inconsistent play and unrealized potential. But centre Tomas Plekanec feels that he,..." April 07

Montreal Gazette "The Canadiens are 75 games into the regular season and they are back to square one. "We have to look at the obvious," Michael Cammalleri said after the Boston Bruins blanked the Canadiens 7-0 Thursday night. "If we play like we did tonight, we're not going to have much success. We've been..." March 25

Montreal Gazette "Michael Cammalleri provided the winning goal in the shootout to give the Canadiens a gritty 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night at the Bell Centre. Tampa Bay goaltender Dwayne Roloson stayed in the game despite being shaken up when a Scott Gomez shot hit him in the mask at the..." March 18

Montreal Gazette "Canadiens goaltender Carey Price hit the wall yesterday. Literally. Walked straight through a black curtain in his team's extended dressing room in the Saddledome and directly into the cinderblock wall behind it. Price bounced off it harmlessly enough, but the mishap did give him reason to..." February 19

Montreal Gazette "Meet Michael Cammalleri, the unofficial meteorologist in the Canadiens' dressing room. So as not to confuse his comrades, Cammalleri shies away from technical explanations. The weather phenomenon known as a chinook is best illustrated in practical terms. "Let me put it to you like this,"..." February 17