Adirondack Flames

Adirondack Flames
City	Glens Falls, New York
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Western Conference
Division	North Division
Founded	1977
Operated	2014–2015
Home arena	Glens Falls Civic Center
Colors	Red, black, gold, white
Owner(s)	Calgary Sports and Entertainment (N. Murray Edwards, chairman)
Affiliates	Calgary Flames (NHL)
Franchise history
1977–1987	Maine Mariners
1987–1993	Utica Devils
1993–2003	Saint John Flames
2005–2007	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
2007–2009	Quad City Flames
2009–2014	Abbotsford Heat
2014–2015	Adirondack Flames
2015–present

The Adirondack Flames were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was based in Glens Falls, New York, and played at the 4,794 seat Glens Falls Civic Center. They were the top affiliate of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League and made their debut in the 2014–15 AHL season after relocating from Abbotsford, British Columbia where the team was known as the Heat. Former Portland Pirates Managing Owner and CEO Brian Petrovek served as the team's president. For the 2015–16 season, the Adirondack Flames moved to and became the .

After playing five seasons in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada as the Abbotsford Heat, the city of Abbotsford terminated the contract with the Heat on April 15, 2014, and on May 5, 2014 The AHL's Board of Governors announced their approval to relocate the team to Glens Falls for the 2014–15 season. The contract between the city of Glens Falls and the Calgary Flames runs for three seasons with an option to renew for two more seasons.

The relocation of Calgary's AHL team ensured that AHL hockey continued uninterrupted in Glens Falls for the 2014–15 season, despite the departure of Glens Falls' previous AHL team, the Adirondack Phantoms, who relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania following 2013–14 AHL season to become the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

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