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“Last year wasn’t a great year for me all the way around in my career – I didn’t know if I wanted to play anymore,” said McGrattan, who knows the end is near for fighting in hockey.
“When Gabe was born I didn’t think about hockey the first three months. After that I sat down with Michelle and said, ‘I think I want to play. I didn’t play 14 years to have a year like this and go out like that.’
“I didn’t know where but I said I wanted to see where I could play and have fun. From the way I was treated at the rink every day and not playing, everything was so bad I said I want to go to Europe or the AHL and sure enough Anaheim was the first team to call.”
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None of that is to suggest he has any hard feelings towards the Flames or its management.
“Not at all – that’s life,” insisted the man teammates affectionately called Big Ern.
“I’ll be a Flame and a Flames fan for life. We’re really grateful for my time there. It was a very important part of our lives. We have so many friends there and we will continue to call it home every summer.”
Despite being a fan-favourite McGrattan couldn’t possibly have felt like part of the team in Calgary his final year.
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It was sad to see Brian go but I'm glad he's enjoying his time in California, good to see him take a positive spin on being in the AHL.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/04/05...n-in-san-diego