The Wolf Watch: Goalie sets Flames record
Dustin Wolf made 26 saves to give Calgary a 1-0 win over Montreal on March 8. That shutout put Wolf in the Flames’ record books as the first rookie goalie to garner three shutouts in his first full season. The result also edged Calgary...
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...
The Wolf Watch: Are goalies more important than skaters?
The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn recently looked at Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) candidates. He first noted strong seasons for San Jose forward Macklin Celebrini and Montreal defenseman Lane Hutson.
The Calgary Flames’ Dustin Wolf, who was born in Gilroy and spent his childhood in...
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...
Chris Costello, Gilroy’s electrician-fisherman, knows how to catch ’em
Chris Costello makes his living as an electrician but he hasn’t given up his dream of being a top pro fisherman.
The 50-year-old lifelong Gilroy resident is enjoying his best run of success as a pro, finishing fifth in the WON Bass California Open at...
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 …...
Bay Area Panthers football team wins again
The Morgan Hill-based Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League closed the regular season with a 45-30 win over the Massachusetts Pirates on July 25. The victory improved the team’s record to 13-3—best in the IFL—and enhanced their standing heading into the post-season.
The...
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am returns to action this week
MONTEREY—The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be jam packed once again with hundreds of spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite professional star athletes, actors or musicians battling it out on the golf course from Feb. 1-5.
“Building upon the rich tradition established...
Hometown star makes it big on the ice
Gilroy native and professional ice hockey goalie Dustin Wolf was selected to his second straight American Hockey League All-Star team.
All-star events took place in early February and were particularly special for Wolf as the host city was San Jose, with the Skills Competition and...
South County native wins NHL game in San Jose
As a young boy, Gilroy native Dustin Wolf went to San Jose Sharks games with his parents. On April 9, Wolf started an NHL game at goalie in the same building for the first time. Playing for the Calgary Flames, Wolf backstopped his team...
