This coming May is the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta Flames moving to Calgary. To commemorate this occasion, we’re counting down the Top 40 Calgary Flames in history.
#10 on the list is one of the most beloved players in club history: Lanny McDonald.
A product of Hanna, Alberta, McDonald played his junior hockey with the Calgary Centennials and Medicine Hat Tigers. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but was eventually sent to the struggling Colorado Rockies as part of Leafs owner Harold Ballard’s campaign against Darryl Sittler. He was subsequently traded to Calgary early in the 1981-82 season and then had the best run of his career playing for his local team.