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By Ramina Shlah

CALGARY, AB - APRIL 19: The Calgary Flames salute the crowd after being defeated by the Anaheim Ducks in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 19, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB - APRIL 19: The Calgary Flames salute the crowd after being defeated by the Anaheim Ducks in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 19, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /
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May 25 1989: (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
May 25 1989: (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /

Most Memorable Moment – Winning the cup in 1989

I want to talk about one of the most memorable moments in Calgary Flames history: Winning the Stanley Cup in 1989. The Calgary Flames went on to the Stanley Cup Finals for just the second time in franchise history.

The time before that, it was in 1986 where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens. This time in 1989? It would be against the Montreal Canadiens again. Lanny McDonald scored the second goal of the game in Game 6, which ended up being the last goal of his NHL career since he retired after this year.

The Flames heading into Game 6 were up in the series 3-2 and they managed to win 4-2, with the game-winner aka the Cup winning-goal scored by Doug Gilmour. The Flames also had a feat that no other team had ever done before – win against the Montreal Canadiens at the Forum. As many people know, the Habs have the most Stanley Cups in the history of the NHL. And lots of those came on home ice – at the Forum. Where no other team has won a Stanley Cup before.

Until 1989.

Related Story: Throwback Thursday - Winning the Cup in 1989

Actually, up until now, this would end up being the latest all-Canadian final. Yikes, Canada.

Now, I wasn’t alive for this time. But my dad was, and when we did a Throwback Thursday on this moment months ago, I asked my dad what the city was like. This is what he said:

"We were driving around in my friend’s Corvette with the roof down yelling “Go Flames Go!”. We drove for three hours just around the city yelling about the Flames. Where we would go is we would drive down the 17th avenue, then turn on 11th street, go all the way around back to first street and go back again. We just kept doing that all night honking with everyone, everyone’s partying on the streets. It was so much fun. The city was so much fun."

This was the first, and as it stands, the only Stanley Cup that the Flames have ever won. Oh, but don’t worry, you won’t ever forget that because Oilers fans love reminding you about it.

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