Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf feeling refreshed after Olympic break

Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf says he's feeling refreshed after a week of soaking up sunshine during the Olympic break.

Dustin Wolf was one of the busiest goaltenders in the NHL prior to the Olympic break.

The 24-year-old goaltender played in 41 of the Calgary Flames’ 56 games and logged 2,298 minutes and 15 seconds.

Wolf says the Olympic break couldn’t have come at a better time.

“It was excellent,” he told the media after practice on Thursday.

“Just to get away from the rink and reset your mind and sit in the sun and get some vitamin D and spend time with your loved ones.”

Headed for the sun

During the break, Wolf and his fiancé got to do things they normally can’t during the regular season.

“We did Disney for one day in Los Angeles and then got on a cruise to Mexico – seven days and lots of sunshine and good times. It’s awesome being out on the ocean there.”

Looking to improve

Wolf is 16-21-3 on the season with a 3.00 goals against average and a 0.896 save percentage.

With just 26 games left in the regular season, Wolf says he wants to improve those numbers.

“There were stretches in the first half I wasn’t too pleased with,” he said. “It’s a heavy workload, and you have to manage everything – whether it’s your rest and your nutrition and being able to get on the ice and give your team a chance to win.”

This is Wolf’s first season as the undisputed starter.

“There’s always gong to be learning curves,” he said. “You could be in year one or you could be in year 10, the league is the best in the world for a reason.”

“It’s tough trying to balance everything out, and that’s the beauty of it all.”

Wolf and the Flames travel to California next week for their first games after the Olympic break.

They’re in San Jose on Thursday, Los Angeles on Saturday and Anaheim on Sunday.