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.
#3 on our list is Mark Giordano.
Giordano may be one of the most improbable success stories in NHL history. Undrafted in the OHL and NHL, he was signed as AHL depth a month after Flames lost the 2004 Stanley Cup Final to Tampa Bay. He’d already signed up for university courses, that’s how little he thought of his pro hockey chances.
From there, Giordano got to work and started climbing.