I recently visited the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame they have at their park. It’s extremely well done. I think the Flames should do something along those lines, obviously on a smaller scale.
Fantastic idea! Maybe the rest of us should visit Cincinnati so we know what you were talking about.
Fantastic idea! Maybe the rest of us should visit Cincinnati so we know what you were talking about.
Yeah I guess that was a pretty obscure thing to reference
Plus Cincinnati is a bit of a dump so I’ll save you the trip.
This guys video gives you a bit of a feel for it. It’s a separate building from the stadium (though right beside it) and it’s filled with lots of cool displays and has plaques of all the inductees. It also goes over the history of the team and honours all the legends. The amount of stuff they have on display is quite amazing.
Like I said, a smaller scale of this would be cool. HoF tour starts around the 3:04 mark if anyone is interested.
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I love the idea of a ring of honour. I think their heart was in the right place for FaF but execution was horrible. There shouldn’t be two tiers of banners.
Having said that, only Iginla is a clear cut choice for a retirement. MacInnis IMO is the only other who warrants consideration. Retiring Lanny and Vernon was a mistake for such a young franchise.
Lanny and Vernon should be in a ring of honour joining the likes of Niewy, Theo, Loob, Reg, Kipper, and some builders broadcasters such has Maher, Cliff, Crisp, maybe even Darryl.
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I posted on this topic earlier int he year, but would like to see tiered levels of recognition:
Tier 1: Retired Jersey in rafters
Lanny
Vernon
Iggy
Tier 2: Individually Recognized in the concourse (Ring of Honour)
Lanny
Vernon
Niewy
Macinnis
Fleury
Iginla
Kiprusoff
Giordano
Tier 3: Team History (Hall of Fame type area that tells the story of the Flames with photos, etc.) - this area should be publicly accessible in the concourse of the new building, almost like a museum exhibit
-Franchise Inception, Relocation and History
-Corral & Saddledome
-1986, 1989, 2004
-Awards
-Key Players: Lanny, Vernon, Niewy, Macinnis, Fleury, Iginla, Kiprusoff, Giordano, Nillsson, Mullen, Reinhart, Regehr, Hunter, Backlund, Suter, Loob
-Key Builders: Owners, D.Sutter, Badger Bob, Al Cotes, Bearcat Murray, Ed Whalen, Peter Mahar
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Why is Forever a Flames dumb, but not Ring of Honour?
Aren't you creating just another tier from retired numbers?
But seemingly opening it up to pretty much everyone.
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Originally Posted by me in the OP
And before anyone says "so basically, you're saying they just keep the current system but just move the FaF banners to a ring around the stands?" Well, yes, but a ring of honour would allow the Flames to commemorate a bunch of players without filling the roof of the building with a Canadiens-level number of banners.
It could also make the fan experience more interactive and engaging than simply looking up at the sky, depending on how the idea was implemented. I love the idea of a museum-type installment.
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I love the idea of a ring of honour. I think their heart was in the right place for FaF but execution was horrible. There shouldn’t be two tiers of banners.
Having said that, only Iginla is a clear cut choice for a retirement. MacInnis IMO is the only other who warrants consideration. Retiring Lanny and Vernon was a mistake for such a young franchise.
Lanny and Vernon should be in a ring of honour joining the likes of Niewy, Theo, Loob, Reg, Kipper, and some builders broadcasters such has Maher, Cliff, Crisp, maybe even Darryl.
Vernon was maybe premature, but Lanny number deserved it.
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Jarome Iginla
Mark Giordano
Robyn Regehr
Al MacInnis
Theoren Fleury
Joel Otto
Jim Peplinski
Mikael Backlund
Gary Suter
Jamie Macoun
Gary Roberts
Joe Nieuwendyk
Miikka Kiprusoff
T.J. Brodie
Matthew Stajan
Tim Hunter
Mike Vernon
Craig Conroy
Lanny McDonald
Håkan Loob
Paul Reinhart
Sean Monahan (currently 9 games shy)
Gaudreau (86 games shy)
Make it 300gp for goalies and you can add Lemelin. Figure out a # for coaches, GMs, and broadcasters (but separate from players)
Do it chronologically based on when they hit game 500 (list above is just reg season gp order).
Reichel, Glencross, Colin Patterson, Stern, Langkow are the guys that are close but don't make the cut...which feels about right.
I'd have another display specific to individual and team awards (division/conference winning regular seasons go here instead of the rafters). MacInnis and Nieuwendyk will both be here again, so their stupid half banners can come down (personally I'd be okay with #2 being official if 14 was their, too; 25 in the absence of 14 is laughable).
If it were up to me I'd probably only have #12, and the cup banners hanging, but more realistically: 9, 12, 14, 30, 34, Campbell x2, Pres x2, and Cup.
