[Sherek X]

The Flames made history in the 03/04 season that named Iginla as the NHL's first black captian.

Please feel free to carry on, but only post one fact at a time. Please wait for someone to post a fact before you make another entry

 

[panoo]

The Flames spent their first three seasons playing in the Stampede Corral.

 

[shady82]

Brad Marsh was the first captain in Calgary Flames history.

 

[farzamk]

Miikka Kiprusoff became the 1st goaltender in Flames history to be traded from another team s a 3rd goaltender and become a starter in the same season and go to the stanley cup finals game 7.

 

[Sherek X]

The Saddle Dome had three names Olympic 1983-1995, Canadian Airlines 1995-2000 and Pengrowth 2000- .

 

[shady82]

Harvey the Hound was the first ever mascot in the NHL

 

[Sherek X]

Peter Maher is the radio voice of the Calgary Flames.

 

[imported_shookem]

I was a kid in Calgary when the Flames won the Cup.

I know this isn't the kind of fact your looking for but I wanted to get in on this thread!

 

[shady82]

The first player ever drafted by the Calgary Flames was Denis Cyr (1st rnd, 13th overall)

 

[Sherek X]

Flames Colors today

Red, Yellow, Black

 

[farzamk]

Kiprusoff won the Vezina trophy as the NHL's best goaltender (world's best goalie) last season.

 

[shady82]

Kiprusoff won the Vezina trophy as the NHL's best goaltender (world's best goalie) last season.

Kiprusoff was the first goaltender in Calgary Flames history to win the Vezina Trophy.

 

[datsyukdangler1]

Mike Vernon was a goalie for the Calgary Flames from 1985 to 1994. And, then returned to Calgary in 2000 and retired in 2002.

 

[Sherek X]

Flames

Named after the famous fire of Atlanta started by General William Sherman in 1864 destroying the southren city of Atlanta, wich was considered the begining of the end of the Civil War. When the team moved to Calgary a fan poll suggested they keep the name for the city's oil indusustry.

 

[shady82]

Jarome Iginla wore #24 when he first played for the Calgary Flames.

 

[panoo]

Calgary's top rival are their Alberta cousins, the Edmonton Oilers.

 

[farzamk]

Craig Conroy is once again in Calgary after being traded following the 04 season to the Kings.

 

[datsyukdangler1]

The Calgary Flames beat the St. Louis Blues the other night in a shootout. 5-4

 

[Sherek X]

To date the Flames have only made the Stanley Cup Finals 3 times. 1986, 1989 and 2004

 

[Canuck]

Doug Gilmour was the player that scored the winning goal in the 1989 playoffs for Calgary against Montreal.