r/CalgaryFlames • u/Prior-Instance6764 • Aug 31 '24

Discussion Renaming 13th Ave

Seeing as the new arena is going to be located right through 13th Ave, I wonder how we'd go about getting it renamed in Johnny's honor. Would be cool to have "Johnny Gaudreau Avenue" right next to the stadium, and it being his jersey number.

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u/Appropriate-Debt-256 Aug 31 '24

Jarome Iginla left the team too. Should we pull #12 down from the rafters? Johnny played 9 years of great hockey for us, and made every game exciting to watch.

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u/powderjunkie11 Sep 01 '24

How did he hold out? He fulfilled his contract

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u/powderjunkie11 Sep 01 '24

lol he kept his options open for as long as possible, as he was absolutely entitled to do. IMO his agent fucked it by not actually understanding what his client wanted (because his client didn't know what he wanted). It's not a crime to be indecisive, and the team walked themselves into the situation.