With the Detroit Red Wings in town, the Calgary Flames decided to honor former defenseman Brad McCrimmon, who died in the Lokomotiv Yaroslaval plane crash. As you can see from the post’s main image, the team wore No. 4 McCrimmon jerseys and aired this touching video tribute:
Here’s the photo of Flames players honoring McCrimmon in jersey form:
CALGARY, CANADA - JANUARY 31: Calgary Flames players wear the #4 of former Flame player and coach Brad McCrimmon during the warm up before NHL action against the Detroit Red Wings on January 31, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. McCrimmon died in a plane crash while coaching in Russia. (Photo by Mike Ridewood/Getty Images)
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