Table of Contents
Foreword Theo Fleury ix
1 May 25, 1989 1
2 The Move North 4
3 The Corral: First Home 7
4 Beating Philly 11
5 Something…Missing 14
6 The Magic Man 17
7 Badger Bob 20
8 Like Oil and Water 23
9 The Silver Fox 26
10 The 50-Goal Swede 29
11 "It's Eva, Darning…" 32
12 Lanny 34
13 The Shot 38
14 The Kid from the Kitchen 42
15 The Ol' Potlicker 45
16 The Great White Shark 48
17 Hometown Hero 50
18 The "So-Called Slump" 54
19 The Best Deadline-Day Deal 57
20 The Most Famous Goal 60
21 "Thank You. Flames" 63
22 That's Suter, Not Sutter 67
23 Gretzky's Rash 71
24 The Mario All-Star Game 74
25 Joe Who? (Naturally) 76
26 Snowstorm in Jersey 79
27 He Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog 82
28 "In His Own Little World" 86
29 Theo Sound Bites 89
30 Crispie 93
31 Beast 96
32 Killer 99
33 Tim Hunter: Tough Guy 102
34 Paul Bunyan from Bemidji 106
35 The Toughest Series 109
36 Sealed with a Kiss 112
37 Ready to Win 114
36 Pep 116
39 A Soviet Legend 119
40 The Friendship Tour 123
41 "Yeah, Baby!" 126
42 The Battle 129
43 Battle Quotes 132
44 The Dynasty Dies 137
45 The Risebrough Era 141
46 Trading Gilmour 144
47 Gary Roberts 147
48 Harley Hotchkiss 150
49 Top 10 Individual Seasons 153
50 A Dozen Defining Deals 156
51 Top 10 Drafts 160
52 The Epic Series 162
53 Toon Time 165
54 Those Fickle Hockey Gods 167
55 Trading Joe 170
56 Iginla: The Greatest Flame 173
57 The Age of Austerity 177
58 Two That Got Away 180
59 "It's Not the Size of the Bull…" 183
60 "Hello, Hockey Fans" 186
61 Coatesy 189
62 Trivia Time 192
63 Draft Disappointments 196
64 Pssst! Santa's a Flames Fan. Pass It On 199
65 Giving Back 201
66 Land of the Rising Sun 203
67 Young Guns 206
68 Ultimatum 208
69 Ten Memorable Goals 211
70 Hall Monitoring 213
71 Hart Breaker 215
72 By the Numbers 218
73 All-Time All-Stars 222
74 Mr. Popularity 225
75 All Ducks on Deck! 228
76 Rockin' Red Socks 230
77 Darryl 233
78 The Tunnel of Death 237
79 Kipper 240
80 The 2004 Run 243
81 OT Hero 246
82 The Heritage Classic 250
83 Dealing Dion 253
84 Family Ties 256
85 Iginla Exits 259
86 Iginla Returns 261
87 The Flood of 2013 263
88 Gio 265
89 Sean Monahan 269
90 Burke 272
91 Remembering Monty 275
92 Johnny Hockey 278
93 Take the Tour 282
94 Bob Hartley: Populist 284
95 The New Architect 288
96 Renaissance 291
97 The Big League Experience and Then Some 293
98 Red Mile Revived 296
99 CalgaryNEXT 299
100 Where Are They Now? 302
Acknowledgments 305
Sources 307
About the Author 309
