Calgary Flames Hold Ceremony To Retire Miikka Kiprusoff's No. 34 Jersey

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  • @ronnytotten9292
    @ronnytotten9292 10 місяців тому +195

    Kipper was one of the best.. he deserves all the respect.

  • @janbo8331
    @janbo8331 10 місяців тому +103

    #34 was the reason to wake up at 3 AM in Finland on a school night to watch some amazing hockey. Thank you Kipper and the Flames.

    • @Alexandros.Mograine
      @Alexandros.Mograine 10 місяців тому +5

      Same! im glad calgary was on the west coast, so when you went to sleep at 9-10pm you would atleast get 5 hours of sleep before school :D

  • @Jotainsontaa
    @Jotainsontaa 10 місяців тому +154

    One of the best goalies ever. Well deserved honor

    • @mikebee-69
      @mikebee-69 10 місяців тому

      Imuroi 4 USA:a vastaan siihen meni olympiakulta

    • @janna-mari415
      @janna-mari415 10 місяців тому

      Miksen oo yllättynyt että täällä on ainaki yksi suomijuntti ulisemassa​@@mikebee-69

    • @Jotainsontaa
      @Jotainsontaa 10 місяців тому +17

      Mokasi ensimmäisen maalin joo, mutta kyllä se peli oli ihan koko joukkueelta housuun paskominen sen maalin jälkeen. Bäckströmkin tuli maaliin ja päästi melkein heti 2 peräkkäistä vetoa sisään ja peli 6-0. Ilman Kipperin nollapeliä Tsekkiä vastaan ei oltaisi oltu edes mitalipeleissä. Se joukkue ei olisi koskaan voittanut kultaa. Kaikille tulee ohipelejä, mutta ne ei muuten komeita uria himmennä.

    • @Ari-go4ib
      @Ari-go4ib 10 місяців тому +15

      Sinä laitat tuollaisen alentavan kommentin yhden pelin perusteella maalivahdista, joka oli yksi parhaista aikanaan. Oletko ikinä pelannut mitään joukkuepeliä, puhumattakaan että olisit ollut maalivahti. Mitä merkittävää sinä olet ikinä saavuttanut, mitä meriittejä sinulla on tulla tänne alentamaan Kipperin saavutuksia?

  • @MpBrYce
    @MpBrYce 10 місяців тому +99

    what an absolute legend. I remember mini Kipper behind him in the stands every warmup mimicking him every home game. brings back so many memories :) congrats KIPPER

    • @LegoGBlok
      @LegoGBlok 10 місяців тому +2

      did they ever found out the name of the kid?

    • @LegoGBlok
      @LegoGBlok 10 місяців тому

      @@tani_jipsa thank you, yeah i found that video few minutes after my comment :)

    • @RJAY-q2m
      @RJAY-q2m 2 місяці тому

      Oh man, that brings back the memories!

    • @theWanderersnotebook
      @theWanderersnotebook 26 днів тому

      Now we have mini Wolf 🐺

  • @iAmAlexFood
    @iAmAlexFood 10 місяців тому +107

    Even though I didn't grow up watching Kiprusoff, I can tell he was one of the best goalies for the years he has played.

    • @Tabbychu
      @Tabbychu 10 місяців тому +6

      Growing up watching him was so incredibly special. I'm glad they included a montage of some of his incredible saves- it gives newer and younger fans a great show of what it was like watching him play.

    • @I_amTurok
      @I_amTurok 10 місяців тому +2

      It was a amazing time. We weren't the best team but with kipper in net they were almost unbeatable. Big tough players that made you not want to work as hard because you had to pay the price. Then even if you tried kipper stopped you anyways 😂

    • @coreysghostglowmask8650
      @coreysghostglowmask8650 10 місяців тому

      He was

    • @casualcausalityy
      @casualcausalityy 10 місяців тому +1

      It was awesome, didn't matter if he just made an impossible save or tough goal, he'd turn around flip up his mask and drink some water with no expression. You could not rattle the guy

    • @HeatherRadcliffe-jd8lr
      @HeatherRadcliffe-jd8lr 13 днів тому

      @@I_amTurokyea funny af if all that’s true why were teams consistently beating them especially in the playoffs. Not even close to almost unbeatable stop the glaze 😂

  • @jonathanjones1064
    @jonathanjones1064 10 місяців тому +23

    Canucks fan here. Kipper was special in Calgary. I remember growing up watching us play the Flames and thinking "oh boy, our defence better be good tonight, because we're not beating Kipper". And that was true consistently right to 2013. I was surprised when he retired so young, but I sure was relieved as a Canucks fan! He is to Calgary what Roberto Luongo is to Vancouver - a true legend. Congrats Flames fans on retiring the number of one of the NHL's premier talents. Forever a Flame!

  • @Conada1002
    @Conada1002 10 місяців тому +79

    One of the last few goalies that could steal a game. Played almost every night. They don’t make em tough like that anymore. Congrats 34. You were a stud between the pipes

    • @JarradBruessel32
      @JarradBruessel32 10 місяців тому

      More like they do, but teams realized it wasn't beneficial for them..

    • @Tabbychu
      @Tabbychu 10 місяців тому +9

      We were seriously spoiled with Kipper. We've had good goalies sense of course- but nobody can compare to Kiprusoff

    • @kellismith4329
      @kellismith4329 10 місяців тому +4

      He could steal a whole series, ask Stevie Y

    • @belligerent-irony
      @belligerent-irony 26 днів тому

      Over 70 games for 6 seasons straight. That's more then unheard of now a days. I don't even think it's possible

  • @Shanklymania
    @Shanklymania 10 місяців тому +17

    Never made the headlines here in Finland for any other reason but his goaltending. Old school man with very few words, such a rare treat nowadays. Nothing but respect for this guy, one of the best finnish goalies ever.

  • @flare2000x
    @flare2000x 10 місяців тому +45

    My favourite player as a kid. He inspired me to play goalie when I was young. Great ceremony.

  • @SimonSzy
    @SimonSzy 10 місяців тому +33

    Not much makes me miss being a kid but holy hell, that montage made me feel things. It was an honor to grow up watching em, he gave me my love and appreciation for goalies and made 9 years feel way too short. Well deserved.

  • @misschrysalis
    @misschrysalis 10 місяців тому +14

    This guy is the reason I started watching over 20 years ago. I had forgotten how UNREAL he was until they showed that highlight reel. One of the greatest goalies ever and Flames fans are so lucky to get to watch and cheer him on for years. Absolute legend! ❤💀KIPPER FOREVER💀❤

  • @xTheGregx
    @xTheGregx 10 місяців тому +36

    He was so fun to watch. He was the reason Flames got to the finals in 04. Well deserved

  • @paulc8588
    @paulc8588 10 місяців тому +34

    Legend

  • @nicolashartenfaustlutz
    @nicolashartenfaustlutz 10 місяців тому +14

    Thank you for all you have done and all the joy you have brought to Calgary!
    🔥🔥❤❤🇨🇦🇫🇮 #34 🇫🇮🇨🇦 ❤❤🔥🔥

  • @shotgundiagnostics
    @shotgundiagnostics 10 місяців тому +28

    My all time favorite goalie to watch and the reason I became a goaltender myself.

  • @Michael-tn9wp
    @Michael-tn9wp 10 місяців тому +26

    He was an awesome goalie to watch, so agile and athletic. Kipper!!!

  • @jeanojohnwick5002
    @jeanojohnwick5002 10 місяців тому +29

    Legendary goalie

  • @pierrepoitras1798
    @pierrepoitras1798 10 місяців тому +31

    What a classy dude.

  • @biglebowski3961
    @biglebowski3961 10 місяців тому +14

    From LA, congratulations on well-deserved recognition. Hell of a goalie

  • @trollo_ed8869
    @trollo_ed8869 10 місяців тому +18

    I was in Grade 2 when Kipper played for the Flames and helped us make it to the Standley Cup Final and I was in Grade 11 by the time Kiprusoff played his Final NHL Game
    I was a huge fan of Miikka Kiprusoff #34, Thank you Kipper and we will always remember you
    Go Flames Go 🔥

    • @landons2624
      @landons2624 9 місяців тому +1

      You & me both fam. He inspired me to play goalie thru my days

  • @leevi06
    @leevi06 10 місяців тому +17

    Kiprusoff is one of the truely legends of NHL and Finnish ice hockey!

  • @randykish8242
    @randykish8242 10 місяців тому +10

    As an Oiler Fan of 36 years I always liked this guy. He was a pillar through some bad years for the Flames. Congrats and well deserved! Classy guy, great Goalie.

    • @terokoskinen3036
      @terokoskinen3036 10 місяців тому +2

      It is the finest showing of a true hockey fan when you can appreciate of the greatness of a player from a rival team! That shows that in the end we are all hockey fans. We just migth have different teams we cheer for!

  • @ryanvillamayor8888
    @ryanvillamayor8888 10 місяців тому +18

    Best goalie ever. Actually THE best goalie ever

  • @bcrcndr
    @bcrcndr 10 місяців тому +15

    From Vancouver, Congratulations! Well deserved.

  • @kellyzak2375
    @kellyzak2375 10 місяців тому +6

    Kipper doesn't get mentioned enough amongst the all-time greats. If he had played four or five more seasons, he probably would be. Congrats dude and thank you for the memories that will last as long as I live.

  • @valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556
    @valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556 10 місяців тому +17

    Kipper was the first Elite Caliber Finnish NHL Goalie, he paved the way for Pekka Rinne, Tuukka Rask etc.

  • @Historymaker-2001
    @Historymaker-2001 4 місяці тому +1

    one of the greatest goaltenders in hockey, period.

  • @AdrianSharpe-d5p
    @AdrianSharpe-d5p 10 місяців тому +1

    Miikka Kiprusoff is a remarkable goalie I had the honour of seeing on the ice and meeting in person. He’s a genuine human being with great compassion for people his family and his team. This is a very special moment for Miikka. Well deserved for a legend! Hats off to number 34!

  • @angeyturpin9037
    @angeyturpin9037 10 місяців тому +6

    Absolutely one of the all time greats!

  • @kmh4674
    @kmh4674 10 місяців тому +4

    I was a die hard Flames fan growing up in Toronto before my parents split and I remember like it was yesterday we used to do homemade pizza night every Saturday night and I'd go up to watch the Flames play Hockey Night in Canada games and eat pizza while my parents and my sister would watch TV downstairs. at least 4 times a night it seemed I'd be running downstairs, giddy like a school girl to reenact a save Miikka had made for my mom and dad. I remember when I first moved to Toronto getting a hard time for being a Flames fan from the Pastor at our new church who was a die hard hockey and Maple Leafs fan. When asked though who was my favourite player I was met with "Oh well that's not bad a bad pick at all" when I replied Miikka Kipprusoff. Pastor Cam is now a long time family friend, I haven't lived in Toronto in quite some time and I haven't run downstairs during a hockey intermission to see both my parents in even more time than that but this ceremony brought back awesome childhood memories and made me feel 6, maybe 7 years old all over again. Thanks for an awesome childhood Miikka!

  • @MajorCanada
    @MajorCanada 10 місяців тому +10

    Man was always in red. Legend in Flames land. Like the move a lot by the organization.

  • @CheckSkype
    @CheckSkype 10 місяців тому +3

    well desereved, the one and only goalie ive ever enjoyed and looked up too, coming from a leafs fan born and raised.. great career Kipper

  • @damiansvay7350
    @damiansvay7350 10 місяців тому +16

    Thank you Kipper..

  • @EverettHenschel
    @EverettHenschel 7 днів тому +1

    I was here to watch this. My first ever jersey retirement and Will probably be my favorite one. You can also see the emotion in his eye's. I'm so happy my dad told me about Kipper and i will always have him somewhere in my mind

    • @aapo616
      @aapo616 17 годин тому

      ❤️🥺

  • @Suz-e-K
    @Suz-e-K 10 місяців тому +5

    What an awesome night for Flames Nation! I wish I could have been there. 🎉

  • @brandyntag1322
    @brandyntag1322 10 місяців тому +15

    Kipper was the man forsureeeee

  • @davidcarlile7587
    @davidcarlile7587 10 місяців тому +14

    Thanks for posting this. I missed it on TV, so it was nice to get to see it.

  • @akophotography
    @akophotography 10 місяців тому +7

    Kipper kipper!! GOAT❤❤ you are the best. What a great ceremony for a Legend in Flames history. 🥳

  • @cskvision
    @cskvision 10 місяців тому +9

    As an Oilers fan, Kipper gave us fits against us. But what a career and an elite goalie for Calgary. Congratulations!

  • @JayMakinen
    @JayMakinen 10 місяців тому +2

    It was very weird that Kipper was so under appreciated in Finland and in Canada/US also. He flew under the radad. Media wasn't interested about him. Vezina winner and my favourite goalie. What a career! Thank you Miikka!

  • @wahjelo
    @wahjelo 10 місяців тому +3

    Glad to see Kipper's 34 up in the rafters. He was my inspiration to play as a goaltender.

  • @MrPetzold123
    @MrPetzold123 10 місяців тому +9

    I remember World cup final Can - Fin where he allowed a goal in the start. Calmly he lifted his mask, took some water and only allowed one more goal in the match that ultimately ended Can 2 - Fin 1. I doubt Fin would've been in that final without him. A legend 🤘.

  • @mdlouie
    @mdlouie 10 місяців тому +2

    the greatest.
    nice ceremony, pure class all around.

  • @Mohamedhassan-eu6wx
    @Mohamedhassan-eu6wx 10 місяців тому +12

    One of the best goalies of the 2000s

  • @MrGlovesave33
    @MrGlovesave33 10 місяців тому +3

    Very well done for kipper. 😊 thanks for your efforts asa goalie and a person. From another tendy 34 well deserved! 😊

  • @rjfry8979
    @rjfry8979 10 місяців тому +1

    The 2004 run to the cup, the Red Mile, and the Calgary Flames with number 34 in net. I was fortunate to take valued customers to the complete run. It is of great memories, loosing my voice for 6 weeks cheering on my beloved Flames. The City was a sea of Red. My memories are still vivid today and will be forever. Thanks Kipper for 9 Years of memories

  • @o5ku89
    @o5ku89 10 місяців тому +3

    True Legend Miikka Kiprusoff! Greetings from Finland. Proud to be Finn 🇫🇮

  • @jessecollingwood1002
    @jessecollingwood1002 10 місяців тому +18

    It’s crazy that he retired over a decade ago and yet there are still a couple of guys about to play in this game in penguins jerseys that played against him.

    • @PugsNotDrugs4
      @PugsNotDrugs4 10 місяців тому +12

      Mikael Backlund is the last remaining teammate of Kippers still on the Flames.

    • @tomaszlipiec4391
      @tomaszlipiec4391 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@PugsNotDrugs4It's true brother Best regards for Poland And Go Flames Go Flames fan from Poland Kiper King

  • @belligerent-irony
    @belligerent-irony 26 днів тому

    Not just the best goalie to ever dawn the lovely blasty. Perhaps one of the best goalies to do it, ever. Thank you for allowing us to retire your jersey i know youre a very personal person. Thank you.

  • @SalmonSnake80
    @SalmonSnake80 10 місяців тому +2

    omg, this gave me chills for 50 minutes.

  • @genehauser9217
    @genehauser9217 10 місяців тому +8

    So wonderful to see all the former players join Kipper for his special night.

  • @TheWhitefang112
    @TheWhitefang112 10 місяців тому +4

    My favorite goaltender growing up 💯

  • @JariMattiK
    @JariMattiK 10 місяців тому +12

    In the end, Kipper saved the camera man with his hand, still a good goalie!

  • @tonilloyd4704
    @tonilloyd4704 10 місяців тому +4

    Kipper you were a legend and to some a golie God thank you for coming to Calgary and waking the sea of red.

  • @phantompower
    @phantompower 10 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for posting this !

  • @alialttaszawari3317
    @alialttaszawari3317 10 місяців тому +4

    This is all class.

  • @jordanreid2619
    @jordanreid2619 9 місяців тому +1

    If he won a cup I’d consider him up their with Martin Brouder dude really was different in the net

  • @davidhaworth7152
    @davidhaworth7152 10 місяців тому +7

    42 wins w/ 10 shutouts, so basically at minimum he won 25% of those 42 his damn self. Legend. Deserves to be in HOF!

  • @thisisbushinryu
    @thisisbushinryu 10 місяців тому +5

    I was in Calgary in 2004, I am that generation to begin watching hockey

  • @Maple93Syrup
    @Maple93Syrup 10 місяців тому +4

    We love you, Kipper!

  • @TechnoZen36
    @TechnoZen36 10 місяців тому +4

    Du Hast.. fantastic!

  • @jimmey.sjoestroem
    @jimmey.sjoestroem 8 місяців тому

    I remember back in sweden in the 90s when kiprusoff played for AIK, i was at one of the games, and he was injured, guess who I got to sit next to at the game, the legend himself. And I will never forget this moment. Thank you sir.

  • @elenacruz6811
    @elenacruz6811 10 місяців тому +3

    One of the best goalie Mikaa Kifrusoff….for 9 years.I admire you I salute!God bless you,Take care!👍❤️🙏🏼

  • @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants
    @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants 10 місяців тому +7

    As the sharks drafted and traded Miikka Kiprusoff as they did not need him as the #1 I am thrilled he became even better than what the sharks thought he was.

  • @NathanTimms-lo7mi
    @NathanTimms-lo7mi 10 місяців тому +8

    Kipper was crazy

  • @jonierapuro3142
    @jonierapuro3142 10 місяців тому +7

    Onnittelut Miikka! 😊

  • @HeyHerdy
    @HeyHerdy 10 місяців тому +2

    Holy moly what a goalie!

  • @Nd8tz
    @Nd8tz 10 місяців тому +6

    Kipper was a legend and I never saw him as a 3rd string in SJ. I think SJ was just lucky in the early 2000’s with 3 #1 caliber goalies. I think the reason they parted ways with him over Toskala was because SJ knew Kipper had a high ceiling and that he would demand more starts but with Nabokov a top goalie in the NHL at the time they could only guarantee him 20-30 games per season and that wasn’t enough for a guy like Kipper. I miss the goalies from the 2000’s era .. it seemed like those hybrid tendys were always battling for pucks and never gave up on plays. Today goalies are soo technical in their positioning and saves that they very rarely will sell out and leave their feet to make a huge save. It makes goaltending kind of boring in my opinion.

  • @Joetschetter-z1n
    @Joetschetter-z1n 10 місяців тому +5

    Hearing peter and kipper save remember growing up best there was kipper

  • @justinogen
    @justinogen 10 місяців тому +8

    Take it off for Kiprusoff!

  • @averagestegosaurus2000
    @averagestegosaurus2000 10 місяців тому +2

    Cool entrance, beuthiful tribute & great career!

  • @jaaanne80
    @jaaanne80 10 місяців тому +3

    Legend!!!

  • @alexmeinel6199
    @alexmeinel6199 Місяць тому +1

    Mikka is our number 34 and one of our very own !!!😊

  • @STB_ART90
    @STB_ART90 10 місяців тому

    Nothing like watching greatest in the making for all those years.

  • @oqlthorp
    @oqlthorp 10 місяців тому +1

    Imagine letting in less than 2,5 goals per game, for 9 years, while playing like 70 games each season. Truly remarkable.

  • @xoTalim
    @xoTalim 10 місяців тому +2

    What a legend.

  • @black4460
    @black4460 10 місяців тому

    Best and favourite player. Thanks Kipper

  • @seanfallon9376
    @seanfallon9376 10 місяців тому +4

    Growing up in the uk was very hard to watch flames games as games would start at 3 in the morning lol i started following the flames in 2002 so kipper was god to me well deserved kipper without you staying up till 6 in the morning wouldnt have been worth it we definitely wouldnt have won as many games thats for sure lol

  • @Alexandros.Mograine
    @Alexandros.Mograine 10 місяців тому

    Totally deserved... The best goaltender in Franchise history!

  • @dl2one
    @dl2one 10 місяців тому +2

    Kipper the laid back scorpion

  • @anonymousskunk
    @anonymousskunk 10 місяців тому +2

    18:54 -- HELL YEAH Noodles! It was in! It was in!

  • @calvincharlie999
    @calvincharlie999 10 місяців тому +9

    I remember that season when Calgary eliminated my favorite team Detroit and shut them out. I hated Calgary but had to still cheer for them cause of them being a Canadian team, and me being Canadian. I liked Detroit cause of the Dominator, Yzerman, Lundstrom, Zetterberg, etc era. But anyways congrats Big Kipper. All the best.

    • @PainBreadzky
      @PainBreadzky 10 місяців тому

      @@AlGrundau911what has Edmonton done since then, despite having more top drafts than anyone in the league?
      Go away, tr0ll l0ser

  • @JoE-kx7dw
    @JoE-kx7dw 10 місяців тому +1

    🔥🔥Top's off for Kiprusoff🔥🔥

  • @chilloutbruh.1503
    @chilloutbruh.1503 10 місяців тому +2

    I almost cried

  • @davidhaworth7152
    @davidhaworth7152 10 місяців тому +4

    STUD
    Grateful that I saw it all up close.
    Peter Maher HOF
    Kipper should be there too. He’s ahead of other guys already in the HOF in Wins GP GA and SV% yet probably will get no HOF love.
    C’mon Flames it’s time to get 14 up to the rafters.

  • @alexmorales1419
    @alexmorales1419 10 місяців тому +2

    Mikka Kiprusoff is so cute 🥰🥰🥰!

  • @vezkup
    @vezkup 10 місяців тому

    kipper,vernon and trevor kidd. greatest flames goalies of all time

  • @kultaseppa
    @kultaseppa 10 місяців тому +6

    12:00 Miikka shows up

  • @charge416
    @charge416 10 місяців тому +3

    When will they raise a banner for MacInnis and Fleury?

  • @frankg7662
    @frankg7662 10 місяців тому +3

    Kipper is a god!

  • @asxtonn
    @asxtonn 10 місяців тому +11

    i 😍 kipperusoff

  • @evanbuwalda6677
    @evanbuwalda6677 10 місяців тому +1

    The GOAT

  • @jannejuhaninmaki3460
    @jannejuhaninmaki3460 10 місяців тому +10

    🚫 Mika
    🚫 Miika
    🚫 Mikka
    ✅ Miikka
    Greetings from 🇫🇮

  • @jamaldee2355
    @jamaldee2355 10 місяців тому +5

    Damm I’m getting old loll hopefully he’s enjoying retirement

  • @andyf313
    @andyf313 10 місяців тому +1

    He was truly unreal. If we played great we won. We played average, we still won. Played like trash? His shutout put it in the win column. We actually lost- it was because Kipper didn't score enough. That's what flames fandom was like during his reign. An assuming, dominant legend who deserves to be in a hhof.
    Don't believe me? Cue the highlight package.

  • @thesillywillytoe
    @thesillywillytoe 5 місяців тому +2

    HELP IM NAMED AFYER THIS DUDE 😭

  • @jlee222ballin
    @jlee222ballin 10 місяців тому +7

    how do the flames retire kiprusoff's number but the canucks don't retire luongo's number and instead put him in the slap in the face 'ring of honour'? cmon canucks organization, do better and be classy like the flames org.

  • @nikolaihorne319
    @nikolaihorne319 10 місяців тому

    Go kipper !!

  • @Bigmann__ros
    @Bigmann__ros 10 місяців тому

    He was one of the best goalies the Flames ever had along with Mike Vernon but I still prefer my Edmonton Oliers

  • @danielbecker5735
    @danielbecker5735 10 місяців тому +4

    Remember when the flames won the cup? And the NHL screwed them out of it? Bettman does.