Calgarians vs Edmontonians: An NHL Roster

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty ImagesHave you ever sat in bed wondering what NHL teams would look like if they could only employ players born in that city?

When Paul Thompson took the ice for the New York Rangers in 1926, he officially became the first Calgary-born player to suit up for an NHL game. Nearly a century later, the city of Calgary boasts one of the largest minor hockey programs in the entire world, including the world’s biggest minor hockey tournament, Esso Minor Hockey Week.

With long-time Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips becoming the first Calgary-born player to have his number retired by an NHL team, it seemed appropriate to wonder what a team of the finest…