10-26-2016, 09:39 AM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Flames to bring back SuperSkills Competition
One of my earliest memories of the Flames as a kid was going to the Saddledome to watch the Danone SuperSkills Competition. Matt Lombardi was always the fastest skater, Phaneuf had the hardest shot, I think Huselius won the breakaway contest one year... always so much fun.
And then it was gone.
Well, no more. It's baaaack!
December 3. $10. Five events.
https://www.nhl.com/flames/fans/superskills
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Last edited by TheScorpion; 10-26-2016 at 09:44 AM.
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10-26-2016, 09:42 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cranbrook
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
One of my earliest memories of the Flames as a kid was going to the Saddledome to watch the Danone SuperSkills Competition. Matt Lombardi was always the fastest skater, Phaneuf had the hardest shot, I think Huselius won the breakaway contest one year... always so much fun.
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Oh god you make me feel old 
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10-26-2016, 09:45 AM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Originally Posted by belsarius
Oh god you make me feel old |
I could've sworn that's what Caged Great said when he first met me, too.
I wasn't that young when I saw them for the first time... it was just under a decade ago, now.
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10-26-2016, 09:54 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Good - always loved the skills competition.
I really would love if the league would actually set this up so we saw the true fastest skater, hardest shot, accurate skater etc.
Have every team in the league hold their individual event prior to the all-star game, and then bring the top 5 from each conference to the actual all-star weekend event.
Would help to get more player names out there on top of just the normal stars.
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10-26-2016, 09:56 AM
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Good. This was always fun. Brings back some member berries of the year Aucoin won hardest shot with a wooden stick and Huselius pulling the shootout move where he flipped the puck into the air and batted it in. Probably 2 of my favorite recent Flames.
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10-26-2016, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: VanCity
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Fastest skater: Alex Chiasson
Hardest shot: Dougie Hamilton
Those are my picks
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10-26-2016, 09:58 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I could've sworn that's what Caged Great said when he first met me, too.
I wasn't that young when I saw them for the first time... it was just under a decade ago, now. |
haha yeah its all good. When I think of the players as a kid it was the Stanley cup team and guys like Phaneuf and Juice are recent players still in my mind.. Just cool to see the different perspective, but I graduated the same year Iginla broke into the league. When he retires them I am going to really feel it 
Hell I'm sure there are a enough guys on the board that I make feel old who have memories from the first years in the Corral. Great to think this board attracts fans from every demographic!
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10-26-2016, 10:03 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cranbrook
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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
Fastest skater: Alex Chiasson
Hardest shot: Dougie Hamilton
Those are my picks
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Fastest Skater: Brodie
Hardest Shot: Wideman
Accuracy: Bennett
Relay: Gaudreau
Shootout: Versteeg!
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The @NHLFlames are the first team to feature four players each with 50+ points within their first 45 games of a season since the Penguins in 1995-96 (Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Sandstrom).
Fuzz - "He didn't speak to the media before the election, either."
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10-26-2016, 10:05 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Calgary
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Shootout - Engelland
Fastest Skater - Brodie
Hardest Shot - Wideman
Relay Challenge - Gaudreau
Shooting Accuracy - Monahan
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10-26-2016, 10:38 AM
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#10
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First Line Centre
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You are all overlooking Grossman
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10-26-2016, 10:40 AM
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Franchise Player
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Shootout - Versteeg
Fastest Skater - Brodie
Hardest Shot - Giordano
Relay Challenge - Bennett
Shooting Accuracy - Brouwer
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10-26-2016, 10:42 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Shootout - Bollig
Fastest Skater - Wideman
Hardest Shot - Bollig
Relay Challenge - Bollig
Shooting Accuracy - Bollig
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10-26-2016, 10:44 AM
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Looooooooooooooch
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That's awesome that they're bringing it back, I don't even remember when/why they ended it in the first place!
I also remember watching Huselius during the shootout competition. That guy had some slick moves.
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10-26-2016, 10:53 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Behind Nikkor Glass
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Who was in charge of ending our skills comp? The no fun police?
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10-26-2016, 10:54 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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hmm, my invite must be in the mail
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10-26-2016, 10:59 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Who was in charge of ending our skills comp? The no fun police?
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If I had to guess I would say Ken King, much like any other stupid thing the franchise does.
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10-26-2016, 11:41 AM
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Looooooooooooooch
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Originally Posted by Young_Guns
If I had to guess I would say Ken King, much like any other stupid thing the franchise does.
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He's probably thinking....extra revenue for CalgaryNext!!
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10-26-2016, 11:46 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Shootout - Brodie
Fastest Skater - Brodie
Hardest Shot - Giordano
Relay Challenge - Jokipakka
Shooting Accuracy - Gaudreau
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10-26-2016, 11:47 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Down by the sea, where the watermelons grow, back to my home, I dare not go...
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When I first saw this thread, my browser was in a pretty small window and it only read "Flames to bring back...".
I was hoping it was Scorch.
I leave disappointed.
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10-26-2016, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Violating Copyrights
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He's probably thinking....extra revenue for CalgaryNext!!
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At $8 a ticket they'd do better by selling coupon books.
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