Friends, it’s probably not an overstatement when we say that goaltending is really, really important if you want to have a successful hockey club. In Flames franchise history, they’ve had quite a few good goaltenders, but very few netminders who’ve gotten to a level of greatness.
Reggie Lemelin, #41 on our countdown, wasn’t great for very long, but he was great for the Flames for a couple key seasons.
Player, 1978-87 A product of Quebec City, Lemelin was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. However, he never got a chance to throw on a Flyers sweater, and he left the organization as a free agent in the summer of 1978.