NHL Northwest Division 2013 Playoff Watch : April 06, 2013

The Northwest division hasn't been particularly good for the past few seasons. The Vancouver Canucks are the only team from the division that has made the playoffs since 2010. The...

Calgary Take Step Forward Trading Jarome Iginla; What Next? : March 28, 2013

Calgary Flames' General Manager Jay Feaster finally made the type of move this week that many people have been waiting for. He traded a veteran pending free agent away in...

Does Jarome Iginla Make Pittsburgh Stanley Cup Favorites? : March 28, 2013

The NHL got a real shake up when the Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins announced a trade that sent long time Flames captain Jarome Iginla to the Penguins in exchange...

Ryan O’Reilly Is Just Latest Desperate Center Bid For Calgary Flames : February 28, 2013

The Calgary Flames have been desperately looking for a top center for several seasons now. Their latest bid in desperation is putting forward a big offer sheet bid for Colorado...

Leland Irving Gets Chance With Miikka Kiprusoff On IR : February 09, 2013

No goaltender has suited up in as many NHL games as Miikka Kiprusoff since the 2004-05 NHL lockout. Few teams can claim to have enjoyed as much stability in net...

NHL Northwest Preview and Predictions 2013 : January 18, 2013

The Northwest division should be competitive in 2013 after only owning one playoff team in 2011-12. It's difficult to judge whether Minnesota, Calgary, Colorado and Edmonton have done enough in...

Finally Signs Of Change For Calgary Flames : January 11, 2013

The Calgary Flames are ultimately still a puzzling team. They have missed the playoffs by only a few points in each of the past three seasons. In fact, Brent Sutter's...

NHL Northwest Division 2011-12 Review : October 06, 2012

Only the Vancouver Canucks reached the playoffs from the Northwest division in 2011-12. The Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers all have a lot of work to...

Will The Calgary Flames Finally Make The Playoffs Again In 2012-13? : August 20, 2012

The Calgary Flames have been a team of great frustration over the past few seasons. They haven't made it into the postseason since the 2008-09 season, despite spending heavily and...

NHL Free Agency Review: Northwest Division : July 15, 2012

The NHL’s free agency period is two weeks old as Hockey Schedule reviews the Northwest division, which has been perhaps the biggest center of attention during the period after big...

Calgary Flames Hire Bob Hartley : June 01, 2012

The Calgary Flames have completed their head coaching hunt. Bob Hartley has been linked to several teams over the last few weeks, but he eventually settled on working with an...

Five NHL Teams That Need A Re-Build : May 20, 2012

The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are getting closer and closer to their climatic end. As that end draws near, a new beginning could be on its way for several other...

Will Calgary Finally Consider A Re-Build? : March 31, 2012

Last night’s 4-1 loss to Colorado all but ended the playoff hopes of the Calgary Flames. Winning their last three games would leave them with just 91 points. Ninth place...

Plenty At Stake For Buffalo, Colorado, Calgary, LA and Dallas on Friday : March 30, 2012

It’s a busy Friday night and Hockey Schedule is breaking down the biggest match-ups from tonight’s action. Every game matters just that little bit more with the playoffs on the...

Can Colorado or Calgary Make The Playoffs? : March 05, 2012

Can Colorado or Calgary Make The Playoffs? Sebastian Egerton-Read Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks March 05, 2012 The Vancouver Canucks have once again dominated the Central, while...

A Re-Emergence From Olli Jokinen : February 09, 2012

When the Calgary Flames signed forward Olli Jokinen on July 1, 2010, fans could have been forgiven for thinking ‘oh no not this again’. Jokinen had already spent parts of...

Calgary Hope To Continue Alberta Dominance : January 21, 2012

The Calgary Flames are just two points behind Colorado for eighth place in the Western conference, and they have been battling fiercely of late to stay in the playoff race....

Flames Foolish To Add Cammalleri : January 14, 2012

On Thursday night, Calgary and Montreal completed a trade that has supposedly been in the works for quite some time. The deal involved Mike Cammalleri heading to the Flames, and...

Calgary Flames Road Trip Turns Sour : January 03, 2012

The Calgary Flames are currently on a seven-game road trip forced by the World Junior Championships, and after winning the first two games as part of a four-game winning streak,...

calgary flames History

The National Hockey League (NHL) team the Calgary Flames are based out of Calgary, Alberta in Canada. The team plays in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They are the third ice hockey team at the professional level to represent Calgary. They follow the 1921-1927 Calgary Tigers and 1975-1977 Calgary Cowboys. The two Alberta, Canada NHL franchises are the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. The proximity of the two cities had result in an infamous rivalry called Battle of Alberta. The contests between the two teams often are quite heated.

Originally the team was established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972 and called the Atlanta Flames. In 1980 the team moved to Calgary. The first three Calgary seasons for the Flames were played at Stampede Corral. In 1983 they moved to Scotiabank Saddledome, their current home. The Flames in 1985-1986 became the first team from Calgary since the Tigers in 1923-1924 to compete in the Stanley Cup finals. The Flames in 1988-1989 won their only championship. They had an unexpected run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2004.

Calgary has won the Presidents Trophy two times, as the best regular season team in the league and has won five division championships. Jarome Iginla leads the franchise in points, goals games played and has won the Maurice Richard Trophy two times as the leading score in the league. Miikka Kiprusoff and Mike Vernon are tied for all-time wins for a Calgary Flames goaltender. Nine Flames players are members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.