Hockey Hall of Fame Several members of the Flames organization have been honoured by the
Hockey Hall of Fame during the team's history in Calgary.
Lanny McDonald was the first Flame player inducted, gaining election in 1992. McDonald recorded 215 goals in 492 games for the Flames, including a team record 66 goals in
1982–83. He was joined in 2000 by a fellow member of the 1989
Stanley Cup championship team,
Joe Mullen. Mullen spent five seasons with the Flames, recording 388 points and capturing two
Lady Byng Trophies.
Grant Fuhr, elected in 2003, became the third former Flames player to enter the Hall. Fuhr played only one season in Calgary; however, he recorded his 400th career win in a Flames uniform, a victory over the
Florida Panthers on October 22, 1999. In 2007,
Al MacInnis became the fourth former Flame inducted into the Hall, and the third to earn his Hall of Fame credentials primarily as a Flame. MacInnis was a member of the Flames from 1981 until 1994. He is best remembered for his booming slapshot, as well as for winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1989 as the most valuable player of playoffs. On June 28, 2011, Joe Nieuwendyk was announced as an inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Nieuwendyk played with the Flames from 1986-1987 until 1994–95. Joe was the team captain from 1991 until he left in '95. Three members of team management have been inducted in the "Builders" category. Former head coach "Badger"
Bob Johnson joined McDonald in the class of 1992, gaining election as a builder. Johnson coached five seasons with the Flames from 1982 to 1987, and his 193 wins remain a team record.
Cliff Fletcher was the Flames general manager from the organization's inception in 1972 until 1991–a span of 19 years. During that time, the Flames qualified for the playoffs sixteen consecutive times between 1976 and 1991. Fletcher was inducted in 2004. In 2006,
Harley Hotchkiss became the third Flames builder to gain election. Hotchkiss is the team's current governor, and is an original member of the ownership group that purchased and brought the Flames to Calgary in 1980. He has served many years as the chairman of the NHL Board of Directors, during which he played a significant role in the resolution of the
2004–05 lockout.
Retired numbers The Calgary Flames have
retired four numbers, and a fifth was retired league-wide. The Flames retired #9 in honour of
Lanny McDonald who played right wing for the Flames from 1981 to 1989, winning the Stanley Cup as the Flames captain in his final year.
Mike Vernon's #30 is also retired; he was a goaltender with the Flames for fourteen years, from 1982 to 1994 and 2000 to 2002. #12 was retired in honor of
Jarome Iginla, the Flames' right winger from 1996 to 2013. #34 was retired for goaltender
Miikka Kiprusoff, who played for the Flames from 2003 to 2013. Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for
Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000. Gretzky did not play for the Flames during his 20-year NHL career and no Flames player had ever worn the number 99 prior to its retirement.
"Forever a Flame" The organization introduced the "Forever a Flame" program in 2012 to replace the retiring of numbers as the highest honour the team can give a former player. The first player so honoured was
Al MacInnis, who was a Flames draft pick in
1981, played 13 seasons in Calgary during which he was an eight-time all-star and winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the 1989 playoffs. The second player so honoured was
Joe Nieuwendyk, whose banner was raised March 7, 2014. ==Team awards==