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Last updated: November 14, 2007
Game recap: Kristian Huselius lit the lamp in the final minute, as the Flames recorded a 3-2 comeback win over the Wild Tuesday at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Calgary avoided its first six-game losing streak in five years with the victory.
Next Game: The Calgary Flames head on the road to take on the Edmonton Oilers on November 17, 2007 @ 8:00 PM MDT.
2007-2008 Regular Season Standings (7 W - 8 L - 3 OTL) Standings
Taken from the official Calgary Flames website: Team History - Calgary Flames website
he Calgary Flames will mark their 27th NHL season, 28th year in Calgary, and 23rd year in the Pengrowth Saddledome during the 2007-08 season.
Since their arrival in 1980, the team has captivated hockey fans with their on-ice success, including a Stanley Cup victory in 1989, while establishing a solid off-ice reputation for community involvement through millions of dollars of contributions to charitable organizations throughout southern Alberta.
On May 21, 1980 Nelson Skalbania and a group of Calgary entrepreneurs consisting of Doc and B.J. Seaman, Harley Hotchkiss, Norm Green, Ralph Scurfield, and Norman Kwong announced the acquisition of the Atlanta Flames franchise and declared their intention to relocate the team to Alberta.
In August, 1981 Skalbania sold his interest in the team to the Calgary contingent. The remaining six local businessmen continued to hold exclusive ownership until June 15, 1990 when Norm Green left to become owner of the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars).
On August 8, 1994 further revisions to the club ownership structure saw the addition of six new investors and the departure of two of the team’s original owners (Norm Kwong and Sonia Scurfield).
Subsequent changes in 2001 resulted in the current group of eight owners: N. Murray Edwards, Harley N. Hotchkiss, Alvin G. Libin, Allan P. Markin, the estate of J.R. McCaig, Daryl K. Seaman, Byron J. Seaman, and Clayton B. Riddell, who jointly control operations for the Calgary Flames, the Pengrowth Saddledome, and the WHL Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club.
On October 9, 1980 in their inaugural game at the Stampede Corral, the Flames battled the Quebec Nordiques to a 5-5 tie. The team played a total of 146 league, playoff, and exhibition games at the Corral, losing only 28 regular season and four playoff games in three seasons, before moving across the street into the Saddledome in October, 1983. The Flames formally assumed management of the Saddledome on August 1, 1994 and after extensive renovations, the venue was reopened on October 25, 1995. Today, the Pengrowth Saddledome is recognized as one of the pre-eminent entertainment facilities in North America.
The 2003-04 season saw the launch of an exciting new red jersey as the Flames’ home sweater, while the traditional whites were worn strictly for road games. The ‘C of Red’ was revived during the NHL playoffs, and the red Flames jersey became one of the top-selling jersey launches in NHL history. With the start of the 2007-08 season, the NHL will introduce the Reebok Edge uniform system which will result in minor striping changes to the Flames jersey. The alternate black jersey will be officially retired.
In their 27-year history, the Flames have become a premier franchise in the NHL. They have captured two President’s Trophies for finishing first overall (1987-88, 1988-89), three Clarence Campbell Conference titles (1985-86, 1988-89, 2003-04), two Smythe Division playoff championships (1985-86, 1988-89), two Pacific Division titles (1993-94, 1994-95), and a Northwest Division title (2005-06), plus several NHL individual and team honours and numerous attendance records.
The pinnacle of the team’s history was being crowned Stanley Cup champions for the 1988-89 season when they defeated the Montréal Canadiens. The Flames’ first appearance in the finals was in 1986, and their most recent in 2004, when they electrified not only the city of Calgary but captivated all of Canada with the inspirational playoff run.
The Flames followed up that performance by winning the tough Northwest Division in 2005-2006 with 103 points, ranking seventh overall in the NHL and winning the William Jennings Trophy. That same year, goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was awarded the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender, while Dion Phaneuf was nominated for the Calder Trophy as the league’s best rookie.
The 2007-08 season sees the team with a new head coach, Mike Keenan. Keenan joins general manager Darryl Sutter once again after having coached him and later hired him as the bench boss in Chicago.