i became a fan of the Flames (and hockey for that matter) because my wife is Canadian and made me ...... but really she took me too my first NHL game 2 yrs ago. It was a NYE Battle of ALberta. The reason i didnt like hockey is because i didnt understand the rules but the guy next to us explained them to me at the game. I fell in love with the game, the becoming a flames happened a few days later when i met Jarome Iginla and he had a conversation with me. He took time to talk to me ( he even remember me the next year when i met him outside the dome waiting for autographs, he remembered the OKlahoma accent).....
That impressed me because at that time in Oklahoma, we had the New Orleans Hornets basketball team and they would cross the street to not have to talk to you or sign stuff.Thats why i started cheering for the Flameys
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