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Atlanta Flames

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The Atlanta Flames were an ice hockey team in the NHL from Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team was moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were renamed the Calgary Flames. The team was named after the burning of Atlanta, led by U.S. Army general William Sherman during the American Civil War.


Atlanta Flames Media

  • Eric Vail battles for position in front of the net against the Colorado Rockies in 1978.

  • The Calgary Flames recognized their tenure in Atlanta by using the "Flaming A"' logo to denote alternate captains from 1996 to 2021, as seen here on Dion Phaneuf.

  • 1972 photo of Pat Quinn with the white Flames uniform

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