The Wolf Watch: South County native shuts down Sharks in San Jose
The NHL’s Calgary Flames are struggling through a rough season and will likely miss the playoffs, but South Santa Clara County native Dustin Wolf is sparkling in goal as the league returned after a break for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Most recently, Wolf...
The Wolf Watch: A shot at an Olympic dream
The Athletic’s Michael Russo commented on the outlook for the USA team after the hugely successful and exciting best-on-best 4 Nations Cup tournament.
Russo analyzed which three goalies might make the roster for the Milan, Italy Olympics in February 2026.
“Goaltending will be the strength …...
South County native Dustin Wolf sparkles in leading Calgary to crucial win at San Jose
Monday night’s road game in San Jose against the struggling Sharks was a must-win for Calgary. The Flames were in a last-ditch effort to catch the Minnesota Wild in the race for a playoff berth.
The Sharks dominated early but Calgary’s netminder Dustin Wolf, a...
The Wolf Watch: Wolf and Flames rebound from slow start
The 2025 season began with struggles for the NHL’s Calgary Flames and Gilroy native Dustin Wolf. The local son and pride of South County is the team’s primary goalkeeper and everyone in red and yellow was off track during a 1-7-1 start to the...
The Wolf Watch: Gilroy garlic is ‘the smell of home’
ESPN.com hockey writer Greg Wyshynski recently interviewed Dustin Wolf, South County native and goalie for the Calgary Flames. He described a drive through Gilroy. “Drive through its farmland, open the windows and the pungent odor of the garlic harvest envelops your olfactory system like...
The Wolf Watch: Goalie in the running for NHL’s top rookie award
The Calgary Flames’ win on Jan. 18 in Winnipeg was against the best team in the entire Western Conference. The Jets had been 18-4-3 at home and 31-12-3 overall until Wolf and the Flames beat them.
Wolf is now No. 6 in the NHL in...
Photos: Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Scott Dixon found himself driving to Victory Lane after winning the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sept. 10.
Dixon, a six-time IndyCar Series champion, was the first one to reach the black and white checkered flag in the...
The Wolf Watch: South County native to return to San Jose to take on Sharks Dec. 28
After the NHL’s Christmas break, the Calgary Flames resume play with a game at San Jose on Dec. 28 at 7pm—bringing goalie Dustin Wolf back near his childhood home on a road trip.
The Flames follow the next night with a 5pm contest in Las...
Calgary goalie trade opens NHL door for local hockey star
Gilroy native Dustin Wolf, whose family lived in Morgan Hill during his early years and whose extended family includes many Live Oak alumni, has starred in the American Hockey League and competed in 18 games for the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames.
Wolf has twice...
PHOTOS: Quakes stun Chivas in Leagues Cup opener
The San Jose Earthquakes earned an impressive win over Club Deportivo Guadalajara—nicknamed “Chivas”—that went the full distance at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday night.
Following a 1-1 draw in regulation, the Quakes outlasted the Chivas, 4-3, via penalty shootout in front of a tournament-record 50,675 fans...
