Welcome back to another edition of Throwback Thursday!
Today in the Calgary Flames inaugural season in 1981, Pekka Rautakallio helped lead the club to a 3-2 game two playoff victory over the Minnesota North Stars.
Calgary had a great first season posting a 39-27-14 record and squared up against the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the playoffs. Calgary cruised to a 3-0 series sweep before being matched up against the Philadelphia Flyers in round two.
The Flames were up 3-1 in the series, but let the Flyers back into it forcing a game seven — a game Calgary wound up winning 4-1.