The Flames haven’t been without a player wearing #6 since the 2004-05 lockout. As of today, they’re still with a #6: Dennis Wideman, specifically.

Wideman, however, is someone whose status as a Flame could be in jeopardy. His cap hit is too high for his play to justify, not to mention the cap crunch his team currently finds itself in. He still has a useful set of skills – and if another team is eyeing them, then the Flames could be without a #6 for the first time in over a decade.

But yeah, that hasn’t come to pass yet. Wideman is still here, and so is his #6.

Wideman is the 19th player on the Flames to ever wear #6:

Still mostly defencemen – and a lot more players this time around – but Houston and Cavallini are a couple of forwards creeping in there (though not for like, 30 years). 

Also, hey, it’s James Patrick again! Has he worn every number for the Flames ever? No, just #3, #5, and now, #6. And that’s it. Promise.

So… Housley, eh? Wow. That was easy. It’s cool that he spent a fairly substantial portion of his career with the Flames. It is significantly less cool that he basically never saw the playoffs with them.

The number has had its fair share of play throughout Flames history, and most of the players to wear it have played a couple of hundred games, minimum. But Housley probably isn’t going to be topped any time soon. Or ever?