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Old 09-09-2022, 02:34 PM   #1
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This video of Kipper’s last game popped up on my TL and it had me reminiscing of how great he was. He was a consistent workhorse (Six seasons where he played 70+ games), top tier reflexes, is the franchise’s all time goalie leader in wins and shoutouts and is the only Flames goalie to win the Vezina. He may not have won a cup with the team like Vernon, but he has the numbers to back up being the best goalie in franchise history. Will we ever see #34 in the rafters?
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Old 09-09-2022, 02:56 PM   #2
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My buddy took me to that came.

Last couple minutes of action was just pure chills.

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Old 09-09-2022, 02:57 PM   #3
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Its a joke he's not up there yet
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Has he ever been back to Canada? These ceremonies always factor the presence in.
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Old 09-09-2022, 03:07 PM   #5
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Its a joke he's not up there yet
Again what people often forget is that the player has to agree to have their number retired and participate in the ceremony.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Flames have wanted to honour him in some way and he's said no. Though I'm not sure if they would have offered number retirement.

But it's also one of the main reasons Chopper's number isn't retired. He didn't want it to be retired by the Flames because he fancies himself more a Blue.
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Has he ever been back to Canada? These ceremonies always factor the presence in.
I saw him right before the pandemic at the dome.
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Has he ever been back to Canada? These ceremonies always factor the presence in.
Believe he lived here for a year after he retired, moved back to Finland, and then didn’t come back until he was on the jumbotron in a random game in 2019-20 and got a big applause/ovation
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Old 09-09-2022, 04:01 PM   #9
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He saved the Flames franchise in 2004. He also became my favourite Flame of all time again after that loser took off to Columbus.. lol

Even with Darryl there was no way we would have any success without Kipper on those scrub teams.
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Iwouldn't be surprised if the Flames have wanted to honour him in some way and they have been unable to find him.
I believe this is more likely.


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Best goalie I've ever seen in a Flames uniform, hands down.
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Kipper was at a game just before the pandemic shut down attendance. It was in a blowout loss, if I recall.
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Best goalie I've ever seen in a Flames uniform, hands down.
He's prob the best goalie in league history.

It's really a shame we never gave him a top 20 offence.
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He's prob the best goalie in league history.



It's really a shame we never gave him a top 20 offence.
He had 3 elite seasons
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He had 3 elite seasons
Look at his teams.
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He had 3 elite seasons because his last couple he had potato teams in front of him.

Imagine if he was in net the past three seasons, I don’t think he would have looked nearly as bad as markstrom did in the playoffs. Maybe even had won that ####ing #### oilers series.
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We would be Grade A Cup contenders with Kiprusoff in either last year’s or the current team. He is the best goalie I have ever seen in a Flames jersey.
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Look at his teams.
Can't be the GOAT on 3 elite seasons
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Feel bad for the kids who didn't get a chance to watch this guy play for the Flames

Some of the saves he would make... Unreal...
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Didn’t Conroy say they want to honour him but can’t get him over here? And then suddenly Kipper showed up (while Conroy was out of town evidently) for like the first time in 6-7 years?
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