5 random players you forgot were on the Calgary Flames

4. Stu Grimson

To put the brevity of his Flames fling in the most telling context, of the Grim Reaper’s 2,113 career penalty minutes, 22 went on Calgary’s tab. He served at least 76 PIM for his other four NHL employers, including more than 200 in five of his 14 professional seasons.

According to his Hockey Fights record, Grimson dropped his gloves on Calgary’s behalf four times. Granted, that is one for every game he played as a Flame.

Conversely, though, he later logged 13 scraps against Calgary, tying his first employer with Los Angeles and Detroit as his third most frequent punching foe. He only fought an Oiler or a Blackhawk more often.

Drafted by the Flames in 1985, Grimson spent most of his five-year Calgary relationship in the collegiate or minor league ranks. After his selection, he went to the University of Manitoba for two years, then to the IHL’s Salt Lake Golden Eagles for the better part of three.

Apart from one- and three-game slurps of NHL java in 1988-89 and 1989-90, respectively, Grimson stayed in Triple-A until the Flames placed him on waivers. Chicago claimed him on October 1, 1990, and he saw substantial action for the Blackhawks over the next three years.

The same went for four nonconsecutive years with the Mighty Ducks, two with the Red Wings, and one apiece with the Hurricanes and Kings. By 2001-02, he was winding down in Nashville, where he dressed for 30 games and fought eight times.