Countless men and women behind the scenes have helped build the Calgary Flames from a fledgling franchise in Atlanta into an organization that's won a championship and become cemented into Canada's sporting landscape.
Out of a few hundred possible choices, we boiled it down to five men who have made the largest off-ice impact. Here are the the Flames five best hockey minds ever.
#5: AL MACNEIL
Al MacNeil had a pretty strong resume when he joined the Atlanta Flames in 1979. He'd coached the Montreal Canadiens to a Stanley Cup and brought their AHL team to three Calder Cups.