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 James Patrick.
A Manitoba kid, Patrick headed to college and played two seasons with the University of North Dakota. While he was there, he won both an NCAA championship and a World Junior gold medal. He was the ninth overall selection in the 1983 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers.