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.

GAME 1:

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

GAME 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

GAME 3:

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

GAME 4:

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

GAME 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

GAME 6:

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

GAME 7:

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!