Jarome Iginla began this series by being the First Star in Game 1 and then finished it with a hat trick in a First Star performance in Game 7. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)
The 6th-seeded ’90-’91 Flames held a 4-2 lead heading into the third period of Game 1 thanks to three goals in the second period, including two from Theoren Fleury. The 3rd-seeded ’03-’04 Flames scored two goals in a span of two minutes in the third to tie the game and eventually force an overtime. Then, Oleg Saprykin scored the game-winner for the ’03-’04 Flames four plus minutes into the overtime period. In the following game, the two teams were tied 2-2 after two periods, but in the third, Gary Roberts scored the lone goal to lead the ’90-’91 Flames for a 3-2 win. The ’90-’91 Flames then led Game 3 2-0 after the first two periods, but two PP goals in the third from the ’03-’04 Flames led to another overtime. This time it was Jarome Iginla who scored the OT winner just 29 seconds into the period to give the ’03-’04 Flames a 2-1 series lead. Then, in Game 4, a hat trick from Mark Hunter led the ’90-’91 Flames to a 7-6 win to knot the series 2-2.
The two teams were, again, tied after two periods, 3-3. Almost three minutes into the third period, Joe Nieuwendyk batted home a rebound to give the ’90-’91 Flames a 4-3 lead. A little over two minutes later, Chris Clark tied the game for the ’03-’04 Flames and then with less than seven minutes left, Craig Conroy gave the ’03-’04 Flames a 5-4 lead, their first since early in the second period. They held onto that lead and took a 3-2 series lead. The ’90-’91 Flames forced a Game 7 with a 5-3 win in Game 6 as Gary Roberts led them to the win with two goals and an assist. Unfortunately, the Game 7 was very anticlimactic. Don’t you hate that? Anyway, Iginla scored twice in the first period as the ’03-’04 Flames took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Iginla completed his natural hat trick just 41 seconds into the second period and the ’03-’04 Flames finished off the series with a 6-2 win.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’90-’91 Flames | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ’03-’04 Flames | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’03-’04 CGY – 5 ’90-’91 CGY – 4 (OT) (1-0 ’03-’04 CGY)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Jarome Iginla (’03-’04 CGY) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 11 S
2nd Star: RW – Theoren Fleury (’90-’91 CGY) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 9 S
3rd Star: RW – Shean Donovan (’03-’04 CGY) – 1 G 1 A 2 P Even 5 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’90-’91 Flames | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’03-’04 Flames | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’90-’91 CGY – 4 ’03-’04 CGY – 2 (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Gary Roberts (’90-’91 CGY) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +2 7 S 6 PIM
2nd Star: G – Mike Vernon (’90-’91 CGY) – W 2.00 GAA .944 SV% (34 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Al MacInnis (’90-’91 CGY) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 5 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Flames | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| ’90-’91 Flames | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’03-’04 CGY – 3 ’90-’91 CGY – 2 (OT) (2-1 ’03-’04 CGY)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Miikka Kiprusoff (’03-’04 CGY) – W 2.00 GAA .946 SV% (35 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Mike Vernon (’90-’91 CGY) – OTL 3.00 GAA .927 SV% (38 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Matthew Lombardi (’03-’04 CGY) – 1 G 1 A 2 P -1 1 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Flames | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
| ’90-’91 Flames | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’90-’91 CGY – 7 ’03-’04 CGY – 6 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Mark Hunter (’90-’91 CGY) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +4 5 S
2nd Star: C – Robert Reichel (’90-’91 CGY) – 1 G 3 A 4 P +4 2 S
3rd Star: RW – Jarome Iginla (’03-’04 CGY) – 2 G 1 A 3 P -1 7 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’90-’91 Flames | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| ’03-’04 Flames | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’03-’04 CGY – 5 ’90-’91 CGY – 4 (3-2 ’03-’04 CGY)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Denis Gauthier (’03-’04 CGY) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 3 S
2nd Star: D – Gary Suter (’90-’91 CGY) – 0 G 4 A 4 P +1 8 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Sergei Makarov (’90-’91 CGY) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 3 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’03-’04 Flames | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’90-’91 Flames | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’90-’91 CGY – 5 ’03-’04 CGY – 3 (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Gary Roberts (’90-’91 CGY) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +3 5 S 4 PIM
2nd Star: RW – Sergei Makarov (’90-’91 CGY) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +3 1 S
3rd Star: LW – Paul Ranheim (’90-’91 CGY) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 3 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’90-’91 Flames | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
| ’03-’04 Flames | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’03-’04 CGY – 6 ’90-’91 CGY – 2 (4-3 ’03-’04 CGY)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Jarome Iginla (’03-’04 CGY) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +3 13 S
2nd Star: LW – Dean Mcammond (’03-’04 CGY) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 7 S
3rd Star: RW – Sergei Makarov (’90-’91 CGY) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 2 S
That wraps up the First Round of the 2015 Calgary Flames Qualifying Tournament!
