09-17-2019, 10:18 AM
|
#21
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
I've never really understood why people think players will want to go 'home.'
After 10 years, who would want to uproot the life they've established and move? Kids are in school, wife is involved in the community, you have a certain comfort level. Is that not what 'home' is?
|
I know the world is different now than it was in the 80s and 90s, but look at a lot of the Flames from the late 80s and 90s. Quite a few of them have remained in Calgary. Otto, Macoun, Patterson, Fleury and Peplinski to name a few from just the championship team.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Buff For This Useful Post:
|
|
09-17-2019, 10:29 AM
|
#22
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I would suggest that it is more the volume of skittles consumed.
|
Well at least he'll have to offset it by eating some vegetables
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 10:34 AM
|
#23
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Buff
I know the world is different now than it was in the 80s and 90s, but look at a lot of the Flames from the late 80s and 90s. Quite a few of them have remained in Calgary. Otto, Macoun, Patterson, Fleury and Peplinski to name a few from just the championship team.
|
Berezan, Corbet, and now Commodore also. I've heard Brad Ference and Titov too but can't confirm.
Gelinas too, but of course, his job dictates it (though he probably could have gotten jobs elsewhere).
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 10:35 AM
|
#24
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
I'd almost guarantee Stone will stay here after he's done.
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 10:42 AM
|
#25
|
Franchise Player
|
Rhettzky and I believe Brouwer too.
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 10:48 AM
|
#26
|
First Line Centre
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Back in YYC....7 Years Later
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
Berezan, Corbet, and now Commodore also. I've heard Brad Ference and Titov too but can't confirm.
Gelinas too, but of course, his job dictates it (though he probably could have gotten jobs elsewhere).
|
I'm pretty sure Titov's daughters live in Calgary, so i wouldn't be surprised if he did as well.
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 11:05 AM
|
#27
|
Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
|
I think Craig Conroy is still living in Calgary. And he's *gasp* an AMERICAN!
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 11:07 AM
|
#28
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think Craig Conroy is still living in Calgary. And he's *gasp* an AMERICAN!
|
One of my old partners lived next door to him. If he couldn't drive Connie away, nothing could.
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 12:39 PM
|
#29
|
First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Geeoff
Well at least he'll have to offset it by eating some vegetables
|
Isn't that what the green skittles are for?
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Superfraggle For This Useful Post:
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:05 PM
|
#30
|
Powerplay Quarterback
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GranteedEV
If Jagr can eat muffins...
|
What!
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:14 PM
|
#31
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
I'd almost guarantee Stone will stay here after he's done.
|
I believe his wife is from Calgary or at least her family lives here now, so that's a slightly different situation than someone who had no other ties to the city than the Flames.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
Rhettzky and I believe Brouwer too.
|
A few weeks ago, Brouwer hit a hole-in-one at one of the area golf courses. From what I recall, the fact that his family was building a home here was one of the factors in why he chose to sign with the Flames in the first place.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think Craig Conroy is still living in Calgary. And he's *gasp* an AMERICAN!
|
That reminds me of a story I read (probably posted here a long time ago) after the whole Pronger situation went down in Edmonton. One of the local reporters reached out to Conroy's wife to talk about the difficulties of raising a family while your husband's a pro hockey player. During the interview, she told a story about one of her daughters being given an assignment to write about "if I could live anywhere in the world, where would it be" while they were living in LA. Most of the other kids in the class wrote about other big cities in the States or places like Paris or Hawaii. Their daughter wrote about living in Calgary.
__________________
Turn up the good, turn down the suck!
|
|
|
The Following 16 Users Say Thank You to getbak For This Useful Post:
|
BeltlineFan,
Fire,
GranteedEV,
GullFoss,
handgroen,
JurassicTunga12,
midniteowl,
N-E-B,
no_joke,
SmoggyFlamesFan,
Split98,
Textcritic,
tvp2003,
Tyler,
Ullr,
Yrebmi
|
09-17-2019, 01:17 PM
|
#32
|
Lifetime Suspension
|
A large amount of former NHL'ers, not just ex-Flames settle in the Calgary area post career. The team and alumni association is one of the best in the league and treats them well. The corporate world has also been super friendly to these guys.
Current players like Seabrook, Brouwer and Eberle too.
Titov's here, though not sure how much now. If you see a man who looks like he just stepped out of a Russian Disco from the 90s, it's Titov.
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:19 PM
|
#33
|
Backup Goalie
Join Date: Aug 2018
Exp:
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rando
A large amount of former NHL'ers, not just ex-Flames settle in the Calgary area post career. The team and alumni association is one of the best in the league and treats them well. The corporate world has also been super friendly to these guys.
Current players like Seabrook, Brouwer and Eberle too.
Titov's here, though not sure how much now. If you see a man who looks like he just stepped out of a Russian Disco from the 90s, it's Titov.
|
I've heard of Eberle and Brouwer living here, but never Seabrook. Interesting
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:25 PM
|
#34
|
First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Field near Field, AB
|
The real key will be the dressing room in the new building for Johnny.. It has to be the right size, not too big or too small. It has to be just right.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to calgarywinning For This Useful Post:
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:39 PM
|
#35
|
Backup Goalie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Exp:
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
. I've heard Brad Ference and Titov too but can't confirm.
|
Brad is proudly serving our city with the CFD, he's in the water rescue unit.
|
|
|
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to shadowz For This Useful Post:
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:43 PM
|
#36
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
I believe his wife is from Calgary or at least her family lives here now, so that's a slightly different situation than someone who had no other ties to the city than the Flames.
|
That was kinda my point and related to the original discussion (making ties in the community and settling as opposed to being from here). He married a girl he met as a Hitman. He actually was looking at buying the house of one of my friends the first time he moved here.
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:47 PM
|
#37
|
Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by calgarywinning
The real key will be the dressing room in the new building for Johnny.. It has to be the right size, not too big or too small. It has to be just right.
|
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Textcritic For This Useful Post:
|
|
09-17-2019, 01:49 PM
|
#38
|
In the Sin Bin
|
Let’s face it, people are individuals even hockey players. The reasons why one player might choose to stay/leave can be completely different than another player. Some players are single and will have totally different priorities than married players who have a family. Players coming from different cities and countries will have very different ideas about what makes an ideal city.
I’d go so far as to say that everybody’s priorities are so different and varying that trying to generalize about where players might want to play is pointless and useless. As shocked as some fans might be, Calgary may be one of the most ideal places to play for somebody. And of course it is also be a city on many players NTC/NMC. People are different, priorities are different, perceptions of cities/countries are different. Someone’s priorities may shift drastically from their early 20’s to later in their career
Last edited by Flames Draft Watcher; 09-17-2019 at 01:52 PM.
|
|
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Flames Draft Watcher For This Useful Post:
|
|
09-17-2019, 02:03 PM
|
#39
|
Franchise Player
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Let’s face it, people are individuals even hockey players. The reasons why one player might choose to stay/leave can be completely different than another player. Some players are single and will have totally different priorities than married players who have a family. Players coming from different cities and countries will have very different ideas about what makes an ideal city.
I’d go so far as to say that everybody’s priorities are so different and varying that trying to generalize about where players might want to play is pointless and useless. As shocked as some fans might be, Calgary may be one of the most ideal places to play for somebody. And of course it is also be a city on many players NTC/NMC. People are different, priorities are different, perceptions of cities/countries are different. Someone’s priorities may shift drastically from their early 20’s to later in their career
|
But we can all agree on Winnipeg and Edmonton.
|
|
|
09-17-2019, 02:11 PM
|
#40
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Section 222
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
Rhettzky and I believe Brouwer too.
|
__________________
Go Flames Go!!
|
|
|
The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to Rhettzky For This Useful Post:
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:36 PM.
|
|