Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames
2016–17 Calgary Flames season

Conference	Western
Division	Pacific
Founded	1972
History	Atlanta Flames 1972–1980 Calgary Flames 1980–present
Home arena	Scotiabank Saddledome
City	Calgary, Alberta

Colours	Red, yellow, black, white
Media	Sportsnet West CFAC (Sportsnet 960 The Fan)
Owner(s)	Calgary Sports and Entertainment (N. Murray Edwards, chairman)
General manager	Brad Treliving
Head coach	Glen Gulutzan
Captain	Mark Giordano
Minor league affiliates	(AHL) Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Stanley Cups	1 (1988–89)
Conference championships	3 (1985–86, 1988–89, 2003–04)
Presidents' Trophy	2 (1987–88, 1988–89)
Division championships	6 (1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2005–06)
Official website	www.nhl.com/flames

Red, yellow, black, white

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the Calgary Tigers (1921–1927) and Calgary Cowboys (1975–1977). The Flames are one of two NHL franchises in Alberta; the other is the Edmonton Oilers. The cities' proximity has led to a rivalry known as the Battle of Alberta.

The team was founded in 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Flames until relocating to Calgary in 1980. The Flames played their first three seasons in Calgary at the Stampede Corral before moving into their current home arena, the Scotiabank Saddledome (originally known as the Olympic Saddledome), in 1983. In 1985–86, the Flames became the first Calgary team since the 1923–24 Tigers to compete for the Stanley Cup. In 1988–89, the Flames won their first and only championship. The Flames' unexpected run to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals gave rise to the Red Mile, and in 2011 the team hosted and won the second Heritage Classic outdoor game.