Calgary Flames Top Ten Best Highlight Videos of All Time

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CALGARY, AB – APRIL 9: Jiri Hudler #24 of the Calgary Flames celebrates after scoring the Flames’ third goal against Los Angeles Kings during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 9, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /

Number 9 – Flames Clinch a Playoff Spot, 2015

I feel like I’m going to say this for every one, but this was a fun game to watch. This season, the Calgary Flames were still supposed to be in a rebuild. But they managed to surprise everyone when they were in a playoff spot for the majority of the season. They would sometimes lose the spot or sometimes they would climb up in the standings, but nobody expected them to make the playoffs.

So in the second last game of the regular season, when they had the opportunity to clinch a playoff spot, everyone was watching.

The Flames hadn’t made the playoffs for six years, since 2009. And they weren’t exactly supposed to make it this season either, but they found ways to win games.

In the second last game of the regular season, they clinched a playoff spot. But not only that, they did so while simultaneously eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champs, the Los Angeles Kings. This has only been done seven times before, where the defending champs don’t make the playoffs the following season.

Another reason it was exciting is because basically everybody was rooting for the Flames, so it felt nice. The Kings won the cup in 2012 and again in 2014 so when there was a team who was going to be the reason they don’t make it, everyone was rooting for that team. And that team happened to be the Calgary Flames.

I love this video for three reasons:

You can feel the intensity of the crowd even through your screen. Especially right before the Flames get the empty-netter that basically certified they’d be going to the post-season for the first time in six years.
The bench after the empty-netter was scored. You can feel their excitement.
Johnny Gaudreau’s little hop at the end when Jiri Hudler scored the empty-netter goal.

It was an exciting moment watching this game live and I’ll definitely remember it for some time. I can’t ever help getting a smile on my face when I watch this video.

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