In the 102-year history of the National Hockey League, 348 individuals have played 1,000 or more regular season games. 44 of them, or 12.6%, have played some part of their career with the Atlanta or Calgary Flames. We call these players Long-Timers.
Let’s take a look at Craig Berube.
Berube’s career was pretty interesting. An Alberta kid, he played in the WHL for New Westminster/Kamloops and Medicine Hat. He went undrafted, but was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers as a free agent.
He went pro in 1986 and worked his way up from the AHL’s Hershey Bears, becoming a full-time NHLer by 1988.