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 Steve Staios.
A Hamilton product, Staios played three seasons in the OHL split between the Niagara Falls Thunder and the Sudbury Wolves. He was a second round selection of the St. Louis Blues in the 1991 NHL Draft.
Staios went pro in 1993-94, and spent the better part of three seasons in the Blues farm system before a late season trade to Boston with Kevin Sawyer for Steve Leach.