Top 50 Flames of All Time: #39 Dan Bouchard

Pop quiz: ever see the gigantic old school Flames goalie mask hanging over the club entrance near the Saddledome parkade? The mask is actually Dan Bouchard’s, and the design is one of the few references to the Atlanta Flames found at the ‘Dome these days.

What you might not know is that Bouchard was the first really good goaltender the Flames had after expansion, and that lands him at #39 on our list.

Player, 1972-81

A product of Val-d’Or, Quebec, Bouchard was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1970 but was nabbed by the fledgling Atlanta Flames in the 1972 expansion draft. Considered a pretty solid AHL goaltender at the time, the hope was the 21-year-old could flourish with more of an…