Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe oge ahụ gasịrị, onye isi njikwa Bobby Clarke jụrụ ịbịanye aka na nkwekọrịta ọhụrụ na McCrimmon, na-ahọrọ kama ịzụ ya. E zigara ya na Calgary Flames na August 27, 1987, na mgbanwe maka nhọrọ nke atọ na 1988 NHL Entry Draft na onye mbụ na-agba ọsọ na
Ihe e dere n'afọ 1989. Na 1987/88 Flames, McCrimmon sonyeere Al MacInnis, Paul Reinhart, Gary Suter na Ric Nattress iji mepụta otu n'ime ndị nchebe kachasị elu na NHL. O nwetara ihe 42 maka Flames, merie NHL Plus-Minus Award na otu egwuregwu na-eduga +48 ma kpọọ ya otu egwuregwu nke abụọ All-Star. Tụkwasị na nke ahụ, ọ na-egwuri egwu na 1988 All-Star Game.