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04.02.11

Conroy retires, joins hockey ops Conroy retires, joins hockey ops



Calgary, AB – Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames Hockey Club announced today the retirement of Conroy from the National Hockey League following a 17 year playing career and his subsequent appointment as Special Assistant to the Acting General Manager.



“I consider myself lucky that my career brought me and my family to the city of Calgary and the Flames organization,” said Conroy. “During our eight seasons here, we established life long friendships. I’m very proud to announce my retirement from playing as a member of the Calgary Flames. I’d like to thank the Flames organization and specifically our ownership group for putting such a strong emphasis on family, community involvement and their commitment to icing a winning hockey team. I leave the ice content and prepared for the next stage of my career in the game.”



Conroy concludes his playing career with a total of 1009 games by his name in the League’s record book; 507 of those games were played in a Flames uniform. On October 28th of this season, he celebrated his 1000 career game in front of the hometown fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome.



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