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 Paul Ranheim.
Originally from St. Louis but raised in Minnesota, Ranheim went to college for four seasons at the University of Wisconsin. He was a second round pick of the Flames in the 1984 NHL Draft. He went pro in 1988, spending most of the 1988-89 season with the IHL’s Salt Lake Golden Eagles.