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The votes are in...We have decided our left wingers, centers, defensemen, and goalies!
Gary Roberts - Joe Nieuwendyk - _______
Joe Mullen - Doug Gilmour - __________
Alex Tanguay - Joel Otto - ___________
Jim Peplinski - Kent Nilsson - _________
Reserve: Michael Cammalleri
Al MacInnis – Gary Suter
Robyn Regehr – Phil Housley
Dion Phaneuf – Paul Reinhart
Reserve: Brad McCrimmon
Miikka Kiprusoff
Mike Vernon
There were a total of 885 people who participated in choosing the left wingers. Good job guys!
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As many of you may have noticed, many bloggers around the site thought it would be a fun idea if we all participated in a “Greatest Team of All Time” series. These blogs will be intended to bring some hockey back into our hockey deprived lives! The roster for the Calgary Flames will be up to you fans, so make sure to vote!
For the next few days, we will go over each position starting from the net out and vote for our favorite all time player(s) per position. If you would like to see someone added to the list, please let me know as the team roster will ultimately be up to you!
The Calgary Flames have a long history in the NHL and were originally founded as the Atlanta Flames in 1972 prior to moving to Calgary in 1980. Therefore, the “All Time Greatest Team” will incorporate any player part of the Flames from the 1972 roster, to the current. We will be choosing a 22 man roster (12 forwards, 6 defensemen, 2 goalies and 2 reserve). The reserve player(s) can either be a selected goon, used in a situation where we find a tie between players, or a player(s) who received many votes but didn’t make their respective roster spot.
Once the rosters are chosen, we will organize an EA-Sports type of simulation season where results can either be instant or games can be “watched” between two computerized teams. We anticipate all rosters to be selected by 5PM Eastern time on October 10th and the “Season Opener” will be announced the following day.
Today we will move onto the right wingers. Below you will find a list of the top right wingers to ever play for the Flames.
Please make (four) selections from the list, then hit “vote”. The blog will remain open for approximately 24 hours between voting for each position.
Enjoy!
Valeri Bure
Selected 33rd overall in 1992 by the Montreal Canadiens, Bure was acquired by the Flames in 1998 and would play 256 games, while registering 192 points in Calgary. His best season came in 1999-00 where he scored 35 goals and had 75 total points.
Theoren Fleury
Drafted 166th overall by the Flames in1987, Fleury would play with the Flames from 1988 to 1999 logging a total of 791 games played and 830 points. Fleury has scored over 1000 points in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup with Calgary in 1989, despite being one of the smallest players to take to the ice. Fleury would represent Canada twice in the Olympics winning gold in 2002. Fleury’s best season with Calgary was in 1990-91 where he scored 51 goals for a total of 104 points. Fleury was also one of Calgary’s captains from 1995-97.
Tim Hunter
Selected 54th overall by the Flames in 1979, Hunter would play with Calgary from 1981-1992, logging a total of 545 games played and 108 points. Although not an offensive presence, Hunter was known for his enforcing abilities and would often get under the skin of the opposing team. Hunter was used for his defensive and penalty killing abilities, and would be a part of the Flames 1989 Stanley Cup Championship team. In Hunter’s 545 games played with the Flames, he managed a total of 2405 penalty minutes.
Kristian Huselius
Drafted 47th overall by the Panthers in 1997, and joined the Flames in 2005. Huselius was challenged to adapt to Calgary’s physical style, as he was more of an offensively gifted player. In 216 games played with the Flames, he registered 182 points and had a career high 77 points in 2006-07.
Jarome Iginla
Drafted 11th overall in 1995 by the Dallas Stars, Iginla is currently a six-time NHL All-Star, Calgary’s all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to non other than Al MacInnis. Iginal was named the Flames captain in 2003 and has lead the team since. Despite winning many awards both at the personal level and International level, Iginla has yet to win a Stanley Cup in his caererr. Iginla has lead the NHL in scoring and points several times over his career, and has logged a total of 1188 games played and 1073 points with the Flames. He has also managed to score 30 goals in 11 consecutive seasons…Ok, I’ll stop.
Hakan Loob
Drafted by the Flames in 1980, Loob is considered to be one of the greatest Swedish hockey players of all time, and was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998, as well as the Swedish Hall of Fame in 2012. Loob would become the first Swedish player to score 50 goals in one NHL season and would win the Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989. Look played a total of 450 games while registering 429 points while a member of the Calgary Flames
Lanny McDonald
Drafted 4th overall by the Maple Leafs in 1973, McDonald would establish himself as one of the most cherished players in Flames history with his contributions. McDonald would be one of Calgary’s captains from 1983-89, help the team succeed to the Stanley Cup in 1989, be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992, and would register 406 points in 492 games with Calgary. McDonald would also represent Canada on two occasions during his career, winning the Canada Cup in 1976. His jersey and number were retired by the Calgary Flames in 1990.
Sergei Makarov
Makarov would join the Calgary Flames in 1989, after he was granted permission from the Soviet Union. He would win the Calder Memorial Trophy at the age of 31, which happened to be his rookie year. Makarov was voted into the International Ice Hockey Federation. He would play a total of 297 games and register 292 points as a member of the Calgary Flames, and would win the gold medal at the World Championships as a member of the Soviet National Team seven times, in addition to three gold medals as a member of the USSR Team.
Ron Stern
Joining the Flames in 1990, Stern spent six seasons in Calgary, establishing himself as one of the most feared fighters in the league. Stern played a total of 396 games while registering 125 points in Calgary. He may not have made an impression on the scoreboard, but he certainly made an impression with his fists.
Willi Plett
Drafted 5th overall by the Flames in 1975, Plett would play on the Flames top line for two years, registering 125 points in 156 games. Pletts best season with the Flames, playing alongside Kent Nilsson and Guy Chouinard, saw 38 goals, 68 points, and 239 penalty minutes.
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*Please select (four) right wingers, then hit vote
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