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Captain Mark

September 20, 2013, 1:13 PM ET [28 Comments]
Shaune Vetter
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The Calgary Flames took a step forward in establishing a leadership group in the post-Jarome Iginla era by naming defenseman Mark Giordano their 19th team captain.

The 29 year old Giordano has been a member of the Flames organization since 2005, with a one year hiatus in the KHL in 2007-08 and has 41 goals, 109 assists and 366 penalty minutes in 385 career games.

In a press release announcing the decision on Friday, the club stated:

“Mark represents all the qualities that we set as a coaching staff and an organization,” said head coach Bob Hartley. “He is a quality man who is proud to represent the Calgary Flames both on and off the ice. We are very happy with these three men leading and setting the example for our team, and especially our young players, as we move through this crucial yet exciting period in the history of the Flames franchise.”

After receiving an invitation from the Flames to attend development camp in the summer of 2004, Mark Giordano signed as a free agent and spent the next two seasons with the Flames American Hockey League affiliate. He split the 2006-07 season between the AHL and Calgary before becoming a staple on the Flames blueline in 2007-08. Giordano was appointed assistant captain to start the 2011-12 season.

The dedication he displays on ice as one of the league leaders each year in blocked shots, is only paralleled by his off-ice commitments. Beyond participation in Flames community relations programs and Flames Foundation for Life events, Mark chose to align with Habitat for Humanity as a spokesman for their 5 for 5 campaign along with his wife Lauren. Giordano is also one of the ambassadors of the Flames’ Reading…Give it a Shot! program which encourages literacy for students through a reading incentive program.

Giordano was the 2011-12 recipient of the J.R. McCaig Award. The award honours two Calgary Flames personnel, a player and staff member, who best exemplify Mr. McCaig’s enduring virtues of respect, courtesy and compassion for all individuals he encountered both in his professional and everyday life. Mr. McCaig was a long time member of the Flames ownership group and a great contributor to the Calgary community.


Do you think Gio is the right choice???

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