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Originally Posted by Delgar
I highly dislike. Nothing but poor memories about the Flames wearing the original pedestal jersey. Why repeat that?
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I first took an interest in hockey around the 94 playoffs and I considered myself a Canucks fan, since I was cheering for them to win the Cup that year.
The first game I ever went to was at around 7 years old against the Mighty Ducks. My Dad brought me to the game (he passed away last year so this memory is even more special to me now), and he took me into the Fanatic before that game and bought me a red pedestal jersey. That was it for me, I was a Flames fan and so began a lifelong obsession. I was racing downstairs every morning to read the paper and check the stats (hard to believe there was a time before TV highlights running non stop).
I also have a Blaze magazine from that first game where it talked about the teams switch to the new jersey that season. I should dig it out and post it here.
I remember being at one game and my Dad telling me that this “Iginla kid” was the next star player on our team. I looked at him, thought he was crazy and said “Valeri Bure is way better!”. I remember being at the first game Brathwaite played for the team and he shut out the Stars 1-0. There’s lots of great memories of the team in those jerseys despite the poor record.
For me this jersey is a must buy, as there is an argument to be made that it saved me from being a Canucks fan. There is a generation of Flames fans who fell in love with the team while they wore this version of the jersey, and so it can certainly be worn 4 times as a throwback and then put back in the tickle trunk.