The defenseman, who played his first 15 NHL seasons with the Flames before being claimed by the Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, will be honored in a pregame ceremony.
"It means a lot," said Giordano, who had been Flames captain the previous eight seasons. "I think I came in here pretty young, a young guy not knowing too much about what the NHL was all about, and the city, obviously. I felt like every night that I played I put in as much as I can into the game and I think the fans here respect that and really showed me support throughout my career. It's been nothing but very supportive and people being great to you in the city of Calgary. It's going to be pretty special."
Giordano, who signed with the Flames as an undrafted free agent July 6, 2004, scored 509 points (143 goals, 366 assists) in 949 games. He's first all-time among Flames/Atlanta Flames defensemen in games, second in goals and third in assists and points.
He won the Norris Trophy voted as best defenseman in the NHL in 2018-19, when he scored an NHL career-high 74 points (17 goals, 57 assists) in 78 games.
Giordano also won the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award in 2019-20. The award is presented to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities on and off the ice and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey.
"I'm very proud of how my family established roots in the community here," Giordano said. "We were able to help a lot of people out that we thought needed help in certain situations and develop so many great relationships with a lot of different people in the city. Those are things that last a lifetime. That's probably what I'm most proud of."
Giordano's former Flames teammates also are an example of his legacy in Calgary.
"When I came here I was pretty young. I was 21," Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin said. "Mark was kind of the first defenseman that I was really able to look up to and learn from. He's a veteran defenseman who's had a great career. Just his work ethic on and off the ice, he's the example for every young defenseman coming into the league.
"Obviously for our young defensemen here ... he was a great role model for us on and off the ice, how you have to act and how you have to be as a player if you want to have an impact in this league. I was fortunate to be on the ice with him for a couple years. I think most guys miss him, having him around. He's a great person and a great captain."
Giordano, who was named the Kraken's first captain Oct. 11, has scored 21 points (four goals, 17 assists) and is averaging 21:32 of ice time in 44 games this season.
He scored a season-high three points (one goal, two assists) in the Kraken's 6-4 loss to the Flames in Seattle on Dec. 30, his first game against Calgary. He also scored in a preseason game in Calgary on Sept. 29.
"It's always going to feel a bit weird coming in on the other side after being here for so long, but I was happy to get a couple games ... I got the preseason one and the one in Seattle playing the team," Giordano said. "Tonight it'll be pretty special for me to play in front of the fans here again."
