It was 34 years ago today that the Calgary Flames traded Brett Hull and Steve Bozek to the St. Louis Blues.
The trade was nothing short of major for either team. While Hull had only played 57 games with the Flames, the 1984 6th round pick had already scored 27 goals and 51 points. Bozek, meanwhile, had been with the Flames for five years before the deal scoring 143 points in 261 games.
Coming back the other way were two key pieces of what would make the 1989 Stanley Cup Champions: Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley.
“Calgary Flames, taking a page from the 1927 New York Yankees, continue to assemble hockey’s answer to Murderers’ Row.