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.
Coming in at #33 is Cory Stillman.
This may shock you, but the Flames haven’t had great luck with first round picks. It’s been better lately – thanks Sean Monahan, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk – but the late ’80s and much of the ’90s were a desert. Some players chose other sports. Some just couldn’t translate amateur success to pro success. One died.
The beacon of light in all that gloom was Cory Stillman.