The eternal Flame Mark Giordano still having fun in 13th season Globe_Sports
In March, Giordano became only the fourth defenceman in league history to score 70 points or more at the age of 35.He has reached a time when many hockey players’ legs begin to feel heavy and their production starts to slide. Yet Mark Giordano shows no sign of yielding to advancing years. If anything, he is just catching up to them.It is his 13th season in the National Hockey League and the best of his career.
The Flames begin their first-round series on Thursday at Scotiabank Saddledome against the Colorado Avalanche, an opponent they defeated in each of their three regular-season matchups. “We expect to play well and go deep into the playoffs." “You say all the right things but you know you are really playing out the string and it is tough to come to the rink every day. This year it is fun.”Giordano is one of only five Calgary players to score 70 points or more, the first time any team has had so many since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2000-01. His 74 points were nearby double his output from last season, and it elevated him to being among the game’s top defencemen.
“Mark wears the captain’s C for a reason,” Mike Smith, Calgary’s 37-year-old goalie, says. “He is just a warrior. He competes every day like it is his last day in the league. He is a consummate professional.” Giordano ranks second only to Jarome Iginla in the number of games he has played for the Flames. He has played 833 for them since he entered the league in 2006. The only other team he has played for is the Moscow Dynamo of the Russian Elite League, where he played in 2007-08.
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