sorry for the delay...
had my boss watching me all day for some observation based coaching so I actually had to "work" today, will have my pick up in a few
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K, I had to search 3 times just to make sure that he wasnt already taken, and each time at the end of hte search, I still couldnt believe it
with our 4th round selection
Left Wing (according to NHL.com): Jim "Pepper" Peplinski
The "other captain" in 1989.
Drafted by the atlanta flames in 1979, Peplinski didnt join the team until after they relocated to Calgary, making Pepper one of the original Flames.
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Over his nine seasons with the club, he established himself as a solid and consistent performer who missed only 21 games during that time, five of which were lost so that he could play in the Calgary Olympics in 1988. During most of his career as a Flame, he was a team leader, skating alongside his co-captain and linemate, Lanny McDonald. Together, they lead the Flames through the great battles of Alberta that were waged against their provincial rival, the Edmonton Oilers.
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Good pick Czure, he was my 1b) choice for my final forward and I went with Timmy Hunter cuz I liked his intangibles a wee bit more than Pep's.....but barely! I can't believe he fell this low either, tbqh.....what a bargain!
K, I had to search 3 times just to make sure that he wasnt already taken, and each time at the end of hte search, I still couldnt believe it
with our 4th round selection
Left Wing (according to NHL.com): Jim "Pepper" Peplinski
The "other captain" in 1989.
Drafted by the atlanta flames in 1979, Peplinski didnt join the team until after they relocated to Calgary, making Pepper one of the original Flames.
I *Almost* took Pep but decided on a personal fav (Titov) instead. I had it all typed out and everything before a last second change of mind!
If I don't take a goalie now, I'll be playing goalie!
With the 39th pick, Team a-ring-a-ding-dong dandy selects Rick Taberacci as goalie.
Played 97 games.
Played for the Flames during the 96 playoffs (which was the last for awhile). Who can forget the Game 4 against Chicago where he held on until triple overtime.
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Well, well, looks like everyone has a goalie but me. No rush now. Trefilov, you will be mine!
I am going to pick a couple of guys from the old days. Back then they were considered huge. Two big physical guys who could also put the puck in the net.
Tough guys too.
First of all, and everyone should have to pick a player from south America, number 25, Willi Plett.
Only 2 years with Calgary (several with Atlanta) he was a 20 goal scorer and 200 PIM man. With Calgary he really blossomed from his Calder trophy days as a southern Flame. 38 goals and 21 goals. 239 and 288 PIM. He was a beast in the 1981 playoff run scoring 8 times and adding 89 PIM.
Second, and certainly not least, the big guy, Ken Houston. Don't let the low PIM fool you, he was one of the toughest guys in the league. Kind of an earlier Brian MacClellan: not many fights because guys learned better not to mess with him.
Interestingly Houston played for the Omaha Knights. He also brought Berezan and Ranheim to Calgary (draft picks in trade to Wash).
Houston was a consistent 20 goal scorer and 100 PIM man. Also big in those tough 1981 playoffs scoring 7 goals and 15 points.
Iginla-Houston-Plett: Team Pelawa-Renaud is clearly the toughest. None of those prancing ninnies some of you drafted will make it alive to our blue line. And even if you did, Sarge will "Dan Hodgson" you. Team Pelawa-Renaud doesn't even need a goalie.
ps I was going to pick Hunter and Pepper, so a pox on both your houses! I am happy with these two though.
With the 42nd pick, Team a-ring-a-ding-dong-dandy selects Paul Ranhiem at Left Wing (F).
One of the fastest skaters ever and one of my favorite Flames at the time
Games: 354
Goals: 94
Assists: 100
Points: 194
And he shares an NHL record!
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October 17, 1989
Quebec led 4-1 after one, 6-3 after two and 8-3 in the third (8th goal scored at 11:27).
Gary Roberts scored at 13:27 and 13:43 to make it 8-5. Jim Peplinski scored at 13:54 (three goals in 27 seconds) to make it 8-6.
Then, in the waning moments, Roberts was given a double minor (roughing, unsportsmanlike) while Joe Cirella was given one (roughing) minor. So, Quebec had the man advantage and a 2-goal lead with about a minute to play. Doug Gilmour scored a SHG at 19:45 and Paul Ranheim scored a SHG at 19:49 (four seconds apart) for the 8-8 tie.
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After being traded to Calgary, Wilson would make an impact right away, scoring in only his second NHL shift on his first shot in his first game, against Bob Froese of the Philadelphia Flyers. He would finish the season with the Flames, and the next season he would score seventy-two points as a rookie. He won the Rookie of the Month award for October 1984]]. Wilson was a solid contributor for the Flames until he was traded to the Hartford Whalers in the middle of the 1987–88 season...He would only play forty-five games with the Whalers in 1990–91 before being traded back to the Flames, where he would play a few more seasons before retiring in 1992–93 because of a knee injury
In his time with the Flames Wilson would play 355 games registering 102 goals, 161 assists and 160 PIMs
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The Puck Was In! is proud to call to the podium a stellar young defenceman, drafted 13th overall by the Flames in the 1996 NHL entry draft, Derek Morris.
He was young when we had him here before moving him along to Colorado in the trade that brought us Drury & Yelle back in Oct02.
His stats were decent too - in 343 games played with the "Young Guns", Morris had 34 G, 129 A for 163 Pts (almost .5 PPG) and 385 PIMS.
From Legends of Hockey.com:
The young blueliner made a smooth transition to the NHL in 1997-98. He recorded 29 points and played aggressive defence, earning himself a place on the NHL's All-Rookie Team. Morris continued to be one of the club's leaders at both ends of the ice but was unable to get the Flames into the post season. A contract holdout caused Morris to miss a large portion of the 2000-01 season, however, upon his return he averaged 25 minutes of ice time during the last 51 games of the schedule.
On the international stage, Morris is a three-time member of Canada's World Championship team (1999, 2001 and 2004), capturing gold in 2004.
