#1 draft picks don’t have a stellar career when picked by the Flames organization.
A brief history of Calgary Flames first rounders and GP with the Flames:
2006 – Leland Irving 13 career GP
2005 – Matt Pelech 7 career GP
2004 – Kris Chucko – 2 career GP
2000 – Brett Krahn – 1 career GP
1998 – Rico Fata – 1 assist over 3 seasons
1997 – Daniel Tkcazuk – 19 career GP
1993 – Jesper Mattison 0 career GP
1991 – Nik Sunblad – 2 career GP
Not to be outdone, also ’85, ’86, and ’87 Calgary’s first rounders were, respectively Brian Deasley, George Pelawa, and Chris Biotti, the three of whom have combined for a grand total of ZERO NHL GP.
This doesn’t count Dion Phaneuf, obviously.
So Sven and Sean, we’re ready to be blown away, maybe 25GP!?!?!?!
