Top Five U.S. Born Players in Calgary Flames History

COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 08: Johnny Gaudreau of USA celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship game between USA and Sweden at Lanxess Arena on May 8, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
COLOGNE, GERMANY - MAY 08: Johnny Gaudreau of USA celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship game between USA and Sweden at Lanxess Arena on May 8, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
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Happy 4th of July Hangover day! Let’s take a look at the top five best U.S. born players in Calgary Flames history.

I may be Canadian and Calgary may be in Canada, but we haven’t forgotten about U.S. fans of the Calgary Flames! In fact, one of our writers here at Flame for Thought is American. Flames fans aka the best fans in the world come from everywhere!

In fact, some of the best players today from the States! Joe Pavelski, Auston Matthews, Kevin Shattenkirk, etc. The list goes on and on.

It’s the day after the 4th of July. So like a post-July-4th hangover day. Maybe you’re still laying in bed trying to find something distracting on your phone. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We ranked the top five (with two honorable mentions) U.S. born players in Calgary Flames history! The hard part wasn’t finding the players, it was ranking them.

But nonetheless, here’s the top-five best U.S. born players in Flames history.