| Nick Obergan. 26th August, 2011 - 3:48 pm
 In the fifth of a series of 30 articles, we will go through the history of every NHL franchise alphabetically and select an All-Time Roster for each.
Calgary Flames (1980-Present)/Atlanta Flames (1972-1980)
The first NHL franchise to leave Atlanta, Calgary won the Stanley Cup in 1989, while coming up short on two other occasions (1986, 2004). They own five division titles, but also had a real rough stretch from 1996-97 to 2002-03 where they failed to make the playoffs in seven straight years. Their record book is virtually owned by Jarome Iginla, but let us not forget how many other great players played for the Flames.
First Team
C: Joe Nieuwendyk (86-95): Highest scoring center in franchise history (616 points in 577 games); 4-time All-Star; 1988 Calder winner; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; 4-time 45+ goal scorer; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 91-95.
W: Jarome Iginla (96-Present): Franchise leader in everything (1,106 GP, 484-522-1,006); 5-time All-Star; 2-time Rocket Richard winner; 2001-02 Art Ross and Ted Lindsay winner, Hart runner-up; 10 straight 30-goal seasons; Team Captain 2003-Present.
W: Theoren Fleury (89-99): 2nd-most points (830 in 791 games) and goals (364) in franchise history; 6-time All-Star; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; Team Captain 95-97.
D: Al MacInnis (81-94): 3rd-most points (822 in 803 games) in franchise history and most among defensemen and was +241; 6-time All-Star; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; 1989 Conn Smythe winner (31 points in 22 games); Hall of Famer.
D: Gary Suter (85-94): 2nd among defensemen in points (564 in 617 games) and was +93; 4-time All-Star; 1986 Calder winner; 1989 Stanley Cup winner.
G: Miikka Kiprusoff (2003-Present): Tied for 1st in wins (262-156-56) in fewer games (482); 1st in shutouts (37), SV% (.914) and GAA (2.43); 2006 Vezina winner, three total nominations; 2007 All-Star.
Second Team
C: Kent Nilsson (79-85): 4th among forwards in points (562 in 425 games, -31 rating); 2-time All-Star; 16 short handed goals (2nd).
W: Lanny McDonald (81-89): 406 points in 492 games (ages 28-35); 2-time All-Star; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; 1983 Bill Masterton & 1988 King Clancy winner; Hall of Famer; Team Captain 83-89.
W: Joe Mullen (85-90): 388 points and +105 in 345 games; 2-time All-Star; 1989 Stanley Cup winner (scored 16 goals in 21 games); 2-time Lady Byng winner; Hall of Famer.
D: Paul Reinhart (79-88): 445 points and +27 in 517 games; 1985 All-Star; final first round pick of Atlanta (1979).
D: Jamie Macoun (82-92): 246 points and +210 (2nd) in 586 games; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; 1983-84 All-Rookie Team.
G: Mike Vernon (82-94, 2000-02): 262-187-72, 13 shutouts, 3.26 GAA, .880 SV%; most games played (526); 5-time All-Star; 1989 Stanley Cup winner.
Third Team
C: Joel Otto (84-95): Played 3rd-most games among all forwards (730, 428 points); 1,642 PIM; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; 4th most playoff points in franchise history (61 in 87 games).
W: Gary Roberts (86-96): 505 points, 1,736 PIM and +225 in 585 games; 2-time All-Star; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; 4-times scored 39+ goals including 53 in 1991-92.
W: Hakan Loob (83-89): 429 points and +103 in 450 games; 1st Team All-Star in 1987-88 (50-56-106); 1989 Stanley Cup winner.
D: Robyn Regehr (99-2011): Most games played by a defenseman (826, 163 points, +30).
D: Brad McCrimmon (87-90): 83 points and +109 in 231 games; 1988 All-Star; 1989 Stanley Cup winner; Team Captain 89-90.
G: Daniel Bouchard (72-81): 168-139-75, 3.03 GAA, 20 shutouts; led the NHL in wins and games played in 1978-79.
Coaches
Terry Crisp (87-90): 144-63-33 (66.9% Win%), 1989 Stanley Cup winner.
Bob Johnson (82-87): 193-155-52 (54.8% Win%).
Nick is the NHL Feature Writer of RealGM. You can reach him by email nick.obergan@realgm.com or on twitter @NickObergan |
