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Kata Vilde Inducted into the Dragons HOF
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(This post was last modified: 03-22-2022, 03:19 PM by DarkCanuck29.)

It was a historic night at the Big Parm Arena in Downtown Calgary as the legendary goaltender Kata Vilde was inducted into the Calgary Dragons Hall of Fame prior to the Dragons’ home opener against Buffalo. The prolific netminder was surrounded by friends and family as he was honoured by the franchise. The Big Parm was sold out within minutes of the announcement of Kata Vil-DAY at the arena. The first 10000 fans received a lifesized cardboard cutout of Vilde.
 
During more than 20 seasons as a part of the franchise, Vilde was seen as a leader in the locker room and in the kitchen, regularly putting up epic performances in both on the same night. The team chose to honour this part of his game by forcing Vilde to cater his own induction ceremony, a task which he once again crushed. Former teammate and current glutton Esa Parmborg was seen returning to the buffet table in between shifts, eating as much as he could before returning to the ice.
 
Vilde was taken in the first round of the season 41 draft and proceeded to seize control of the Dragons crease for almost two decades. He won the Jesster Award for team MVP in seasons 49 and 56 and took home the Izzy Award for team dedication in season 53. He ranks first in games played by a goalie in Calgary with 758, first in wins and second in all time SHL history with 421 and has the second most shutouts in SHL history with 54.
 
He was most dominant in season 56 when he posted absurd numbers with a record of 34-6-4 with a 1.65 GAA and a .936 SV% along with 9 shutouts.
 
Fellow team legend Esa Anrikkanen released the following statement regarding Vilde:
 
“Kata Vilde has been a leader in the room for over 20 seasons and getting to interact with him is one of the great parts about being on the Dragons. We cannot say enough about what he has meant to the team since we drafted him in round one of the season 41 draft. He was always a dependable superstar in net and gave us a great chance to win every night. He stole games and playoff series and led the way to the championship. Vilde was always an absolute pleasure to manage, always taking the minimum contract his entire career, even when he was the most talented goalie in the entire league. The guy is a legend for many reasons and his numbers speak for themselves.”
 
Kata Vilde is spending his retirement cooking, eating, drinking and yelling at the local kids to stay off his lawn, while occasionally stopping by the Big Parm to chirp the rookies.
 
The food and festivities clearly fired up the Dragons, who took down Buffalo by a score of 5 – 4 to earn their first win of the young season. Despite being stuffed full of chicken wings, Esa managed to put up a goal and an assist. Also hitting the scoresheet were Aumy Jr, Alexis Saint-Michel and Luukas Lilja. Rookie Dragons Grogu Mandosson and Duncan Mackenzie each earned their first career points on the goal by ASM.
 
The Dragons are back in action tonight with a game against Texas.

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Awesome to see Kata Vilde honored and entered in the Dragons Hall of Fame! So very well deserved!! It was a great night at The BIG Parm arena to honor your legacy and achievements! Couldn't happen to a better person, thanks for everything over the years @BarnabasCollins you are truly a legend! <3

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congrats

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An absolute all time great for the Dragons, well deserved!

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Congrats Kata <3

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Congrats @BarnabasCollins you are definitely the greatest goalie to ever play for the Dragons and your honour into the Dragons hall of fame is well deserved!

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Thanks all, was an absolute honor to play my whole career with the Dragons.

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Well deserved my friend!

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Congrats! Post the celebration recipe!

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What a beaut. Pleasure to play against you

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Congrats!

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Congratulations on a well deserved honor, my friend.


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