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The Flames retired No. 9 in honour of Lanny McDonald who played right wing for the Flames from 1981 to 1989, winning the Stanley Cup as the Flames' co-captain in his final year. Mike Vernon 's No. 30 is also retired; he was a goaltender with the Flames for 14 years, from 1982 to 1994 and from 2000 to 2002. [ 158 ]
This is a list of players who have been named team captain of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. Pages in category "Calgary Flames captains" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Jarome Iginla is a former Flames captain, and the franchise's all-time leading point scorer. The Calgary Flames are a professional hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). Since their arrival in 1980, nearly 400 players have worn the ...
Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, are the second- and third-youngest players to be named captain in NHL history, respectively. In 1984, Brian Bellows was named interim captain of the Minnesota North Stars when Craig Hartsburg was injured, and is the youngest player to captain a team in NHL ...
Mikael Backlund (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).. Backlund was a first round selection, 24th overall, of the Flames in the 2007 NHL entry draft, and made his NHL debut in 2008–09.
At the start of the 2003–04 season, Iginla was named the 18th captain in Flames franchise history, and 14th since the team moved to Calgary from Atlanta in 1980. [34] His predecessor as captain, Craig Conroy , cited Iginla's experience and leadership for his decision to relinquish the captaincy.
The Flames recalled him to Calgary at mid-season, and he made his NHL debut on January 30, 2006, against the St. Louis Blues. [7] Giordano appeared in seven games with the Flames, and recorded his first NHL point with an assist on April 8, 2006, against the Vancouver Canucks . [ 11 ]
Nazem Kadri (born October 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames. Nazem Kadri has 684 stanley cups and 4 points in his NHL career. He is widely regarded as one of the goofiest players in modern hockey history.