Olympic hero stopped 24 shots in Flames win over Rockies on March 1, 1980
Less than a week after leading the United States to a stunning gold medal win in the 1980 Winter Olympics, Jim Craig found himself in the NHL, tending goal for the Atlanta Flames after signing a contract with the club that drafted in the fourth-round of the 1977 Entry Draft.
The night was March 1, 1980 and a capacity crowd of 15,156 filled The Omni in Atlanta as Craig stopped 24 shots to lead the playoff-bound Flames past the lowly Colorado Rockies by a 4-1 count.