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Flames fan hopes Lanny McDonald bird feeder brings team luck

Calgarian Terry Moore has recycled old materials he’s collected into a bird feeder designed to look like Lanny McDonald. Gil Tucker / Global News

Calgarian Terry Moore is kicking off the new NHL season with a tribute to one of the most beloved players in Flames’ history.

Moore has recycled old materials he’s collected into a bird feeder designed to look like Lanny McDonald.

Calgarian Terry Moore has recycled old materials he’s collected into a bird feeder designed to look like Lanny McDonald. Gil Tucker / Global News

It features a discarded piggy bank for a head, with a piece of metal Moore found and cut to look like McDonald’s famous bushy moustache.

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McDonald was the team’s captain when the Flames won the Stanley Cup in 1989.

Terry Moore’s Lanny McDonald bird feeder. Gil Tucker / Global News

Moore’s now hoping to recycle the magic for the 2015-16 season.

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“Lanny is the spirit of Calgary,” said Moore

He’ll have the bird feeder hanging in his front yard throughout the hockey season.

“I shall make sure this is filled with bird feed,” said Moore, adding, “because losing is for the birds, and we’re not losers.”
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Terry Moore and his Lanny McDonald bird feeder. Gil Tucker / Global News

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