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...

Iginla and Kiprusoff Drive Calgary Forward : March 12, 2012

Sunday's 4-3 win over Minnesota moves the Calgary Flames into the Western conference's top eight. GM Jay Feaster appeared quite arrogant in the post trade deadline press conference when he...

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

The Vancouver Canucks have once again dominated the Central, while the Edmonton Oilers are once again at the bottom. It's probably realistic to cut the Minnesota Wild out from the...

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,...

Coyotes, Flames Swap Langkow for Stempniak : August 29, 2011

Daymond Langkow, center, has been traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, who sent Lee Stempniak to the Calgary Flames in exchange. The deal will not be finalized until Langkow undergoes a physical...

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.