Calgary Flames
Fire on Ice
AUTHOR: Monte Stewart
FORMAT: 5.5 x 8.5 pb / 128 pages
ISBN-10:1-55153-794-X
ISBN-13: 9781551537948
"Yeah, baby!" yelled Peter Maher as the Flames won their series against the San Jose Sharks and headed to the Stanley Cup finals. The 2003-04 season saw the team climbing into the ranks of top contenders thanks to exceptional play by captain Jarome Iginla, goaltender Miika Kiprusoff, Martin Gelinas and others. Not since the 1989 Stanley Cup win starring Lanny McDonald had Flames fans had so much to cheer about...
Prologue
March 9, 1991: Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis Blues
It was supposed to be just another regular season game, but he
made it one to remember.
According to the scouts, he was too small to play in the
National Hockey League. The Flames had only drafted him — in the eighth round in 1987 — because their Salt Lake
City farm club needed someone who could help boost sagging
attendance. Calgary’s general manager at the time, Cliff
Fletcher, thought the fans would love his determination, his
speed, and his feisty play. The GM was right.
But the kid from Manitoba surprised almost everyone by
making the Flames. Fletcher was so impressed with his progress
that he gave up Brett Hull to the Blues. The Golden Brett
had become a superstar there and given St. Louis one of the
most potent power plays in the league.
Tonight, it was the job of “the Littlest Flame,” as he was
known, to stop Hull when Calgary was killing penalties. But
he didn’t just stop Hull, he commandeered the puck and scored
a shorthanded goal. And then another. And then another. He
scored three shorthanded goals as Calgary doubled the Blues
8-4. No other Flame — no other player in the NHL — had ever
done that.
And Theoren Fleury is only one of the amazing parts of
the story of the Calgary Flames.
About the Author
Monte Stewart has written about the National Hockey League
since the 1980s. From 1987-93, he covered the Flames for the
Calgary Herald.
He continues to write about the team for
various newspapers and magazines. His articles on hockey
and other topics have appeared in such publications as A
Century of the National Hockey League, Hockey Today, The
San Jose Mercury-News, Business Edge, Profit Magazine, The Daily Oil Bulletin, New Technology Magazine and Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul.
This is his second book. He is also the co-author of Carry On: Reaching Beyond 100, the autobiography of late Calgary centenarian Tom Spear. Stewart has also edited several books and articles and taught journalism, writing, and
Internet-related courses at the Southern Alberta Institute
of Technology, the University of Calgary, and other post-secondary institutions.
After living in Calgary for almost two
decades, Stewart returned to his hometown of Vancouver in
the spring of 2004.
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