The Calgary Flames hired Hakan Loob as the team's head European pro scout, the team announced Monday.

Loob is one of the best players in Flames history, and one of the best Europeans to ever lace 'em up. He recorded 429 points in 450 NHL games - all with Calgary - including a 50-goal, 100-point campaign in 1987-88.

After helping the Flames win the Stanley Cup in 1989, Loob's age-28 season, he returned to his native Sweden to play for Farjestads BK Karlstad for the next seven years before taking over as the club's general manager. He was eventually named team president, and retired in 2017.

"We want to grow our presence in Europe,'' said Flames general manager Brad Treliving. "It's an area we want to expand. Hakan has a great eye for talent, he's familiar with Europe and he's a worker. This isn't just because Hakan was a great Flame. He's so well connected over there. Hakan Loob walks into a room and he's well known and well respected."

Loob is one of 28 players in the Triple Gold Club, which requires an Olympic gold medal, a World Championship gold medal, and a Stanley Cup ring.

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