Calgary Flames Top 10: Johnny Gaudreau Moments
By Luke Ryan
Dec 22, 2015; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) scores on Winnipeg Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson (34) during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Flames won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports
Not content just to score his 100th NHL point for the Calgary Flames, Gaudreau notched a hat-trick to score his 101st and 102nd points in the same game.
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To notch point number one hundred in just 115 career games for the Calgary Flames was quite remarkable. To notch a second hat-trick in the calendar month, even more so.
Johnny became the first Calgary Flames player since Jarome Iginla to achieve such a feat, which is esteemed company indeed.
Many Calgary Flames fans still can’t believe that this is a player drafted in the fourth round that is achieving such heights for them.
When they traded for Iginla, it was expected of him as a first round, eleventh overall pick. Most players from the fourth round aren’t even guaranteed to ever see NHL ice-time.
Against Winnipeg, Gaudreau shone for the Calgary Flames, notching three of the team’s four points as they sealed a 4-1 victory headed into the Christmas break.
One milestone achieved; the next seems likely to be one hundred regular season assists which could even be achieved in the 2015-16 season.
One hundred regular season goals might have to wait a little longer, though if he shows the form he showed against the Jets, maybe not as long as you’d think.
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