In the 102-year history of the National Hockey League, 348 individuals have played 1,000 or more regular season games. 44 of them, or 12.6%, have played some part of their career with the Atlanta or Calgary Flames. We call these players Long-Timers.
Let’s take a look at Andrew Cassels.
An Ontario kid, Cassels was a junior star with the Ottawa 67’s – he had 92 points in his worst season and 151 in his best. He was a first round selection by the Montreal Canadiens in 1987.
He spent a year in the AHL with the Habs farm team in Sherbrooke before grabbing a full-time gig in Montreal in 1990-91.