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	| Gary Roberts |      | 3 | 3.23% |  
	| Gary Suter |      | 9 | 9.68% |  
	| Derek Morris |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Mikael Backlund |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Dion Phaneuf |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Cory Stillman |      | 1 | 1.08% |  
	| Paul Ranheim |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| T.J. Brodie |      | 1 | 1.08% |  
	| Willi Plett |      | 1 | 1.08% |  
	| Robert Reichel |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Sean Monahan |      | 1 | 1.08% |  
	| Tim Hunter |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Dan Quinn |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Mike Vernon |      | 50 | 53.76% |  
	| Jim Peplinski |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Sam Bennett |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Paul Reinhart |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Matthew Tkachuk |      | 13 | 13.98% |  
	| Guy Chouinard |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Kent Nilsson |      | 8 | 8.60% |  
	| Rasmus Andersson |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Hakan Loob |      | 5 | 5.38% |  
	| Adam Fox |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Sergei Makarov |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Connor Zary |      | 0 | 0% |  
	| Matt Coronato |      | 0 | 0% |  
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		|  08-23-2025, 07:50 AM | #1 |  
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				 Best Calgary Flames Draft Picks - Round 6 
 
			
			Ranking
 1. MacInnis 32%
 2. Nieuwendyk 35%
 3. Gaudreau 36%
 4. Hull 44%
 5. Fleury 42%
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		|  08-23-2025, 07:52 AM | #2 |  
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			Now is Vernon.  “How can he keep doing this?!!!”
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		|  08-23-2025, 12:52 PM | #3 |  
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			For my own interest, I put together the list with draft position and career stats. Here it is for anyone who is interested... 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player		HHOF	Pos	GP	G	A	P	G/GP	P/GP	Awards as Flame
1981	1	15	MacInnis	*	D	1416	340	934	1274	0.24	0.90	Smythe
1984	6	117	Hull		*	R	1269	741	650	1391	0.58	1.10
1985	2	27	Nieuwendyk	*	C	1257	564	562	1126	0.45	0.90	Calder, Clancy
1984	1	12	Roberts			L	1224	438	471	909	0.36	0.74	Masterton
1984	9	180	Suter			D	1145	203	642	845	0.18	0.74	Calder
1996	1	13	Morris			D	1107	92	332	424	0.08	0.38
1987	8	166	Fleury			R	1084	455	633	1088	0.42	1.00
2007	1	24	Backlund		C	1066	215	348	563	0.20	0.53	Clancy
2003	1	9	Phaneuf			D	1048	137	357	494	0.13	0.47
1992	1	6	Stillman		C	1025	278	449	727	0.27	0.71
1984	2	38	Ranheim			L	1013	161	199	360	0.16	0.36
2008	4	114	Brodie			D	962	58	300	358	0.06	0.37
1975	5	80	Plett			F	834	222	215	437	0.27	0.52	Calder
1989	4	70	Reichel			C	830	252	378	630	0.30	0.76
2013	1	6	Monahan			C	818	263	332	595	0.32	0.73
1979	3	54	Hunter			F	815	62	76	138	0.08	0.17
1983	1	13	Quinn			C	805	266	419	685	0.33	0.85
2011	4	104	Gaudreau		L	763	243	500	743	0.32	0.97	Byng
1979	4	75	Peplinski		F	711	161	263	424	0.23	0.60
2014	1	4	Bennett			C	691	162	174	336	0.23	0.49
1979	1	12	Reinhart		D	648	133	427	560	0.21	0.86
2016	1	6	Tkachuk			L	642	240	396	636	0.37	0.99
1974	2	28	Chouinard		F	578	205	370	575	0.35	0.99
1976	4	64	Nilsson			F	553	264	422	686	0.48	1.24
2015	2	53	Andersson		D	536	47	184	231	0.09	0.43
1980	9	181	Loob			F	450	193	236	429	0.43	0.95
2016	3	66	Fox			D	431	63	306	369	0.15	0.86
1983	12	231	Makarov		*	R	424	134	250	384	0.32	0.91	Calder
2020	1	24	Zary			C	117	27	34	61	0.23	0.52
2021	1	13	Coronato		R	112	27	29	56	0.24	0.50 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player	HHOF	Pos	GP	W	L	T/OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
1981	3	56	Vernon	*	G	782	385	274	92	27	2.98	0.889
2019	7	214	Wolf		G	71	37	23	9	3	2.73	0.906
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		|  08-23-2025, 12:57 PM | #4 |  
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					Originally Posted by getbak  For my own interest, I put together the list with draft position and career stats. Here it is for anyone who is interested... 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player		HHOF	Pos	GP	G	A	P	G/GP	P/GP	Awards as Flame
1981	1	15	MacInnis	*	D	1416	340	934	1274	0.24	0.90	Smythe
1984	6	117	Hull		*	R	1269	741	650	1391	0.58	1.10
1985	2	27	Nieuwendyk	*	C	1257	564	562	1126	0.45	0.90	Calder, Clancy
1984	1	12	Roberts			L	1224	438	471	909	0.36	0.74	Masterton
1984	9	180	Suter			D	1145	203	642	845	0.18	0.74	Calder
1996	1	13	Morris			D	1107	92	332	424	0.08	0.38
1987	8	166	Fleury			R	1084	455	633	1088	0.42	1.00
2007	1	24	Backlund		C	1066	215	348	563	0.20	0.53	Clancy
2003	1	9	Phaneuf			D	1048	137	357	494	0.13	0.47
1992	1	6	Stillman		C	1025	278	449	727	0.27	0.71
1984	2	38	Ranheim			L	1013	161	199	360	0.16	0.36
2008	4	114	Brodie			D	962	58	300	358	0.06	0.37
1975	5	80	Plett			F	834	222	215	437	0.27	0.52	Calder
1989	4	70	Reichel			C	830	252	378	630	0.30	0.76
2013	1	6	Monahan			C	818	263	332	595	0.32	0.73
1979	3	54	Hunter			F	815	62	76	138	0.08	0.17
1983	1	13	Quinn			C	805	266	419	685	0.33	0.85
2011	4	104	Gaudreau		L	763	243	500	743	0.32	0.97	Byng
1979	4	75	Peplinski		F	711	161	263	424	0.23	0.60
2014	1	4	Bennett			C	691	162	174	336	0.23	0.49
1979	1	12	Reinhart		D	648	133	427	560	0.21	0.86
2016	1	6	Tkachuk			L	642	240	396	636	0.37	0.99
1974	2	28	Chouinard		F	578	205	370	575	0.35	0.99
1976	4	64	Nilsson			F	553	264	422	686	0.48	1.24
2015	2	53	Andersson		D	536	47	184	231	0.09	0.43
1980	9	181	Loob			F	450	193	236	429	0.43	0.95
2016	3	66	Fox			D	431	63	306	369	0.15	0.86
1983	12	231	Makarov		*	R	424	134	250	384	0.32	0.91	Calder
2020	1	24	Zary			C	117	27	34	61	0.23	0.52
2021	1	13	Coronato		R	112	27	29	56	0.24	0.50 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player	HHOF	Pos	GP	W	L	T/OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
1981	3	56	Vernon	*	G	782	385	274	92	27	2.98	0.889
2019	7	214	Wolf		G	71	37	23	9	3	2.73	0.906 |  
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		|  08-23-2025, 12:58 PM | #5 |  
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					Originally Posted by GioforPM  Not lining up quite right on my screen |    
Works on mine.
		 
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		|  08-23-2025, 01:08 PM | #6 |  
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			Best 6th overall pick in franchise history....Sean Monahan. Only player I wish never had moved on from the Flames.
		 
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		|  08-23-2025, 02:00 PM | #7 |  
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					Originally Posted by getbak  For my own interest, I put together the list with draft position and career stats. Here it is for anyone who is interested... 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player		HHOF	Pos	GP	G	A	P	G/GP	P/GP	Awards as Flame
1981	1	15	MacInnis	*	D	1416	340	934	1274	0.24	0.90	Smythe
1984	6	117	Hull		*	R	1269	741	650	1391	0.58	1.10
1985	2	27	Nieuwendyk	*	C	1257	564	562	1126	0.45	0.90	Calder, Clancy
1984	1	12	Roberts			L	1224	438	471	909	0.36	0.74	Masterton
1984	9	180	Suter			D	1145	203	642	845	0.18	0.74	Calder
1996	1	13	Morris			D	1107	92	332	424	0.08	0.38
1987	8	166	Fleury			R	1084	455	633	1088	0.42	1.00
2007	1	24	Backlund		C	1066	215	348	563	0.20	0.53	Clancy
2003	1	9	Phaneuf			D	1048	137	357	494	0.13	0.47
1992	1	6	Stillman		C	1025	278	449	727	0.27	0.71
1984	2	38	Ranheim			L	1013	161	199	360	0.16	0.36
2008	4	114	Brodie			D	962	58	300	358	0.06	0.37
1975	5	80	Plett			F	834	222	215	437	0.27	0.52	Calder
1989	4	70	Reichel			C	830	252	378	630	0.30	0.76
2013	1	6	Monahan			C	818	263	332	595	0.32	0.73
1979	3	54	Hunter			F	815	62	76	138	0.08	0.17
1983	1	13	Quinn			C	805	266	419	685	0.33	0.85
2011	4	104	Gaudreau		L	763	243	500	743	0.32	0.97	Byng
1979	4	75	Peplinski		F	711	161	263	424	0.23	0.60
2014	1	4	Bennett			C	691	162	174	336	0.23	0.49
1979	1	12	Reinhart		D	648	133	427	560	0.21	0.86
2016	1	6	Tkachuk			L	642	240	396	636	0.37	0.99
1974	2	28	Chouinard		F	578	205	370	575	0.35	0.99
1976	4	64	Nilsson			F	553	264	422	686	0.48	1.24
2015	2	53	Andersson		D	536	47	184	231	0.09	0.43
1980	9	181	Loob			F	450	193	236	429	0.43	0.95
2016	3	66	Fox			D	431	63	306	369	0.15	0.86
1983	12	231	Makarov		*	R	424	134	250	384	0.32	0.91	Calder
2020	1	24	Zary			C	117	27	34	61	0.23	0.52
2021	1	13	Coronato		R	112	27	29	56	0.24	0.50 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player	HHOF	Pos	GP	W	L	T/OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
1981	3	56	Vernon	*	G	782	385	274	92	27	2.98	0.889
2019	7	214	Wolf		G	71	37	23	9	3	2.73	0.906 |  
Gary Suter is sure jumping off that list, his draft position and career points. For those who are too young to of seen, MacInnis and Suter was such an amazing duo on the power play!!
		 
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		|  08-23-2025, 02:28 PM | #8 |  
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			Yeah, I think Suter is where I go next after Vernon. 180th overall, over 1,100 games played, and a career 0.74 points per game -- as a defenceman.
		 
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		|  08-23-2025, 03:06 PM | #9 |  
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			Yeah, I don’t really know what people are using for criteria to vote on this. From my perspective, people that were first round picks were expected to be good and didn’t require much heavy lifting for the scouting staff
 
 I would think people like Fleury Wolf and Johnny would have been picked  ahead of Chopper.
 
 So if we are talking about pics that were extreme value, I gotta go with the magic man here.
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		|  08-23-2025, 04:29 PM | #10 |  
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			Man Loob was a 9th round pick as well, he was so good and likeable! Makarov was a late pick because he was Russian and they were just starting to come over to the NHL. Eighteen year old Makarov likely would have been a 1st round pick in today’s era. Some of the softest hands by any Flames ever.
		 
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		|  08-23-2025, 05:04 PM | #11 |  
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					Originally Posted by Gaudreau is a Ninja  Man Loob was a 9th round pick as well, he was so good and likeable! Makarov was a late pick because he was Russian and they were just starting to come over to the NHL. He most likely would have been a 1st round pick in today’s era. Some of the softest hands by any Flames ever. |  
He was also 25 years old when he was drafted and 31 years old by the time he was able to actually play in the NHL.  
 
Definitely great for a 12 rounder, but for obvious reasons no team would want risk a very high pick on a player unable to even play in the NHL until they are entering their 30s.  When he was drafted, I think everyone knew you'd be lucky to only get 4 or 5 good seasons out of him at the most.  Still, there were a lot of teams probably kicking themselves for not taking him any time after the 2nd round.  For a player picked in the top 2 rounds, you'd definitely want someone you hope will be a valuable player for longer than that, especially in an era when the UFA age was 31.
		 
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		|  08-23-2025, 05:29 PM | #12 |  
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			Going with Vernon this time based on his overall legacy, but Suter in the 9th round was a pretty good result and probably next for me.
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		|  08-23-2025, 08:29 PM | #13 |  
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					Originally Posted by getbak  For my own interest, I put together the list with draft position and career stats. Here it is for anyone who is interested... 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player		HHOF	Pos	GP	G	A	P	G/GP	P/GP	Awards as Flame
1981	1	15	MacInnis	*	D	1416	340	934	1274	0.24	0.90	Smythe
1984	6	117	Hull		*	R	1269	741	650	1391	0.58	1.10
1985	2	27	Nieuwendyk	*	C	1257	564	562	1126	0.45	0.90	Calder, Clancy
1984	1	12	Roberts			L	1224	438	471	909	0.36	0.74	Masterton
1984	9	180	Suter			D	1145	203	642	845	0.18	0.74	Calder
1996	1	13	Morris			D	1107	92	332	424	0.08	0.38
1987	8	166	Fleury			R	1084	455	633	1088	0.42	1.00
2007	1	24	Backlund		C	1066	215	348	563	0.20	0.53	Clancy
2003	1	9	Phaneuf			D	1048	137	357	494	0.13	0.47
1992	1	6	Stillman		C	1025	278	449	727	0.27	0.71
1984	2	38	Ranheim			L	1013	161	199	360	0.16	0.36
2008	4	114	Brodie			D	962	58	300	358	0.06	0.37
1975	5	80	Plett			F	834	222	215	437	0.27	0.52	Calder
1989	4	70	Reichel			C	830	252	378	630	0.30	0.76
2013	1	6	Monahan			C	818	263	332	595	0.32	0.73
1979	3	54	Hunter			F	815	62	76	138	0.08	0.17
1983	1	13	Quinn			C	805	266	419	685	0.33	0.85
2011	4	104	Gaudreau		L	763	243	500	743	0.32	0.97	Byng
1979	4	75	Peplinski		F	711	161	263	424	0.23	0.60
2014	1	4	Bennett			C	691	162	174	336	0.23	0.49
1979	1	12	Reinhart		D	648	133	427	560	0.21	0.86
2016	1	6	Tkachuk			L	642	240	396	636	0.37	0.99
1974	2	28	Chouinard		F	578	205	370	575	0.35	0.99
1976	4	64	Nilsson			F	553	264	422	686	0.48	1.24
2015	2	53	Andersson		D	536	47	184	231	0.09	0.43
1980	9	181	Loob			F	450	193	236	429	0.43	0.95
2016	3	66	Fox			D	431	63	306	369	0.15	0.86
1983	12	231	Makarov		*	R	424	134	250	384	0.32	0.91	Calder
2020	1	24	Zary			C	117	27	34	61	0.23	0.52
2021	1	13	Coronato		R	112	27	29	56	0.24	0.50 
	Code: Draft	Round	Overall	Player	HHOF	Pos	GP	W	L	T/OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
1981	3	56	Vernon	*	G	782	385	274	92	27	2.98	0.889
2019	7	214	Wolf		G	71	37	23	9	3	2.73	0.906 |  
This is brilliant, thanks!
 
Interesting that we've only drafted two 500+ scorers in our history. I wonder how that ranks amongst all teams? Actually it's probably more rare than I'm thinking it is. I haven't looked in awhile, but there can't be much more than 30 or so players all-time.
 
Edit: I'm gonna go look this up!
 
(PS. I voted for Vernie!)
 
Edit 2: Looks like there's 48, meaning the most it could be is 24 teams with a minimum of 2x 500-goal draftees. I'm gonna see what the actuals are.
		 
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		|  08-24-2025, 10:04 AM | #14 |  
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