With the 17th choice in the CP All-Time Flames Draft, StrayBullet and Team "Channels 2&7 Loves You" select, Joel Otto.
11-ish seasons, 370-some odd points (as a Calgary Flame) and regarded as "the best faceoff man" in the game, Joel Otto is a great #1 Centre for my All-Time Flames Team. I had no idea about this but; Joel Otto also finished the 1988-1989 playoffs with 19 points -- 4th in team scoring, ahead of Nieuwendyk, Roberts and Loob.
Last edited by StrayBullet; 01-08-2009 at 12:40 PM.
you know whats really odd...
I didnt notice that Stray edited his previous post to pick Otto, so when I did a search to see if he was taken when it came up, I tought he was taken in hte first round...
any who I'll have my pick up in a bit
also I was really hoping to get Otto myself
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Im really fighting with this pick, and Im not entirely sure why
Maybe because I expected him to be gone by now, and was looking at going in a different direction
selected more for his potential, than for what hes already accomplished in his short career
with our second round selection:
Championships are built on defence, and The (neon) Dion will hopefully be a part of many championships for the Flames
Although he has only played 3.5 seasons in the NHL, Dion is establishing himself as a top tier Dman.
He may be having his struggles so far in the season, but early in his career, Phaneuf has shown he has all the tools necessary to take the next step and be regarded as one of the games best
In his rookie campaign, he accomplished a feat that only 2 other Dmen have ever done, by scoring 20 goals. He was also a runner up for the Calder trophy awarded to the leagues best rookie. Last year he finished second in Norris Trophy voting to perennial winner Nik Lidstrom
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Originally acquired from St. Louis presumably for the defensive aspects of his game, something happened that I think very few would have predicted.
For his first full season with the flames, Conroy found himself centering Jarome Iginla, and was a big part of Jarome's breakout season in 01-02.
Conroy adds versatility to the flames line up. While he may not have the same deft scoring touch he displayed before, he can contribute on the top line when asked, or shut down the oppostion as the third line center.
A fan favorite in 03-04, Conroy at times could be heard calling into the FAN960's overtime program during the playoff run.
Plus selecting connie allows me to post the "Craig Conroy song" from Mike Richards in the morning, youtube video put together by CPs own IgnitedSoul
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When Roman Turek was traded to the Flames, it marked the first time since Mike Vernon that the Flames had someone who wasn't on the ass end of their career, and had the current stats that showed they were better than Trevor Kidd in net.
His SO streak to start his career with the Flames was nothing short of legendary, but was quickly forgoten about after the contract signing, which seemed to bring Roman back to earth.
I wouldn't have considered taking Roman based on his play post contract, had he not restructured it to be the backup for the franchise, helping the Flames along the way to their first playoff birth in 7 years, and the amazing run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Buy restructuring his contract, he managed to save the Flames around 3-4 million dollars.
The Puck Was In!!! is proud to select as its centre the vastly underappreciated, Daymond Langkow.
In his 3 seasons in Calgary, Langks has been consistently one of the top scorers on the team and not only been able to play with Iginla but pretty much throughout the lineup and be productive.
Playing career
Chouinard was the 28th overall pick in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, following a successful junior career with the Quebec Remparts in which he was a regular at the age of 15. He was one of the first underage players available in the entry draft because of the National Hockey League's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. While playing with the Atlanta Flames, he set records for scoring goals in six consecutive games from November 14 to November 24, 1978; he was the first Flame to score 50 goals in a season in the 1978–79 season. He remained with the team when it relocated to Calgary at the start of the 1980–81 season. He left the Flames franchise as it's all-time leader in points (529) and assists (336) (records since broken) on September 6, 1983, when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations.
After playing in the first nine games of the 1984-85 season in the IHL with Peoria, Chouinard opted to retire.
Guy was the top playmaking centre when the Flames first moved to Calgary. Even though he only played 3 seasons here, I'll never forget how good he was for us.
25 years after leaving the Flames, he remains 7th in Flames career scoring.
His six-assist night vs. the powerful Islanders on Feb. 25, 1981 is still in the record books, having been tied by Gary Suter in 1986.
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