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- General Manager: Darryl Sutter
- Inaugural season: 1972
- Finals appearances: Three
- Stanley Cups: One (1989)
- Home: Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary
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The Calgary Flames is a professional hockey team that plays in the Northwest division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.
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Early Years
As one of the first professional hockey teams in the Southern United States, the team was originally founded as the Atlanta Flames in 1971. They played their first season in 1972-73, finishing seventh in the Western Division. The Flames stayed in Atlanta through the 1979-80 season.Move to Way North
After the owners were forced into bankruptcy, the team was purchased in 1980 and moved to Calgary starting in the 1980-81 season. In 1986 the Flames reached their first Stanley Cup Finals in team history. The Flames however fell to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.Champions, At Last
The Flames returned to the finals in 1989 after defeating the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks in the first three rounds. They again faced their rival Montreal Canadiens in the finals, this time winning the Stanley Cup in six games.Recent Years
After a seven year span of failing to reach the playoffs starting in 1997, the Flames returned to the finals in 2004. They played the the Tampa Bay Lightning in the championship round, where they lost in seven games.Goalies
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Calgary Flames Questions
How does Dion injure so many people? How does he walk like that? 1 AnswerI actually don't think there are that many accounts of Dion injuring people, Hockey is a rough game and for many reasons people will get injured, Dion is one of... read more
who was the last calgary flames player to wear number 12 1 AnswerThat would be Jarome Iginla. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?playerId=401 Here is a full roster of the Flames: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/te... read more
What year did the eternal flame in the capital get replaced with a four star marble insert? 1 AnswerQ: What year did the eternal flame in the capital get replaced with a four star marble insert? A: Which "eternal flame" of which capital? There's lots of etern... read more -
Calgary Flames News and Articles
- Official Site: Calgary Flames News
- Topix.net: Calgary Flames News
- CBS SportsLine.com: Calgary Flames News
- Yahoo! Sports: Calgary Flames News
- NHL.com: Flames captain passes Theo Fleury for all-time Flames points lead (March 1, 2009)
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