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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.

• Fast Facts

  1. General Manager: Darryl Sutter
  2. Inaugural season: 1972
  3. Finals appearances: Three
  4. Stanley Cups: One (1989)
  5. Home: Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary

• 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.

• Players and Alumni

  Below is a list of players who are either currently or formally on the team roster.

• Goalies

  • Miikka Kiprusoff
  • Curtis McElhinney

• Defensemen

  • Jay Bouwmeester
  • Robyn Regehr
  • Dion Phaneuf
  • Cory Sarich
  • Mark Giordano
  • Adam Pardy
  • Matt Pelech
  • Anton Stralman

• Forwards

  • Jarome Iginla
  • Olli Jokinen
  • Daymond Langkow
  • Rene Bourque
  • David Moss
  • Curtis Glencross
  • Craig Conroy
  • Dustin Boyd
  • Eric Nystrom
  • Nigel Dawes
  • Brandon Prust
  • Brian McGrattan
  • Colin Stuart
  • Jamie Lundmark
  • Mikael Backlund
  • Fredrik Sjostrom

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  Jarome Iginla | Olli Jokinen | Miikka Kiprusoff | Vancouver Canucks | Minnesota Wild | Colorado Avalanche | Edmonton Oilers | NHL Winter Classic | NHL Trade Rumors | Vintage NHL Jerseys | Stanley Cup Playoffs 2009

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