Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Facts

Founded: 1972

Arena: Pengrowth Saddledome

Former Home Arenas: The Omni (as the Atlanta Flames, 1972-1980); Stampede Corral (1980-1982)

Uniform colors: Home: Red with black, white and yellow trim; Road: White with red, yellow and black trim; Alternate: Black with red, yellow and white trim.

Logo design: Home: A black "C" with white flames; Road: A red "C" with yellow flames; Alternate: A "horse head" with flaming nostrils; Assistant captains' "A" on jersey is a miniature Atlanta Flames logo.

Mascot: Harvey the Hound

Division Championships: 6 - 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2005-06

Conference Championships: 3 - 1985-86, 1988-89, 2003-04

Stanley Cup Finals appearances: 3 - 1985-86 (lost to Montreal, 1-4), 1988-89 (defeated Montreal, 4-2), 2003-04 (lost to Tampa Bay, 3-4)

Stanley Cup Championships: 1 - 1988-89

Presidents' Trophies: 2 - 1987-88, 1988-89

Affiliated teams: Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (AHL), Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)

Rivals: Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild

Franchise history

Summary of Atlanta years

The Flames were the result of the NHL's first preemptive strike against the upstart World Hockey Association. In December 1971, the NHL hastily granted a team to Long Island - the New York Islanders - in order to keep the WHA's New York Raiders out of the brand new Nassau Coliseum. Needing another team to balance the schedule, the NHL awarded a team to the same group that owned the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, headed by prominent local real estate developer Tom Cousins. Cousins named the team the "Flames" after the fire resulting from the March to the Sea.

Some observers thought it was ludicrous to put an NHL team in Atlanta. However, the Flames were very successful early on, at least by the standards of expansion teams. The Flames had a good core of stars who helped them make the playoffs in six of eight seasons in Atlanta, a mark bettered only by the Quebec Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Rangers. In marked contrast, their expansion brethren, the Islanders, compiled two of the worst seasons in NHL history during their first two years in the league.

Despite the on-ice success, the Atlanta ownership was never on sound financial footing. Part of the reason was that the Flames' home arena, The Omni, was one of the last arenas to be built without revenue-producing luxury boxes. The Flames were also victims of their own early success, which resulted in several low draft picks. At the same time, the Islanders used high draft picks resulting from their first two wretched seasons to put together the core of a team that would win four Stanley Cups in a row in the early 1980s.

Early years in Calgary

Under the circumstances, Cousins (who had by this time sold the Hawks) was very receptive to a US$16 million offer from a group of Calgary businessmen fronted by American entrepreneur (and, ironically, former Edmonton Oilers owner) Nelson Skalbania--the highest price paid for an NHL franchise at the time. Skalbania promptly moved the team to Calgary, but kept the Flames name since he figured it would be appropriate for an oil town like Calgary. The flaming "A" logo was replaced by a flaming "C" (the "A" was brought back to acknowledge the franchise's 25th season overall in 1996-97, as the "A" on the alternate captains' jerseys, and have remained since). Skalbania sold his interest in 1982, and the Flames have been locally owned since then.

In their first year in Alberta, led by Kent Nilsson's 49 goals, the Flames won their first two playoff series (a sweep over the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round and a seven-game victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round) before bowing out to the Minnesota North Stars in the semi-finals.

This early success was not soon repeated. After a losing record in 1981-82, general manager Cliff Fletcher jettisoned several former Atlanta players unused to a higher-pressure hockey environment and rebuilt the roster. Over the next three seasons, he put together a core of players that would remain together through the early 1990s. His efforts to match the gifted Edmonton Oilers, though not wholly successful, led him to draw talent from areas previously neglected by the NHL. The Flames were one of the first teams to sign large numbers of U.S. college players, including Joel Otto, Gary Suter, and Colin Patterson. Fletcher also stepped up the search for European hockey talent, acquiring Hakan Loob and other key players. He was among the first to draft players from the Soviet Union, including CSKA Moscow star Sergei Makarov, but Soviet players were not released to Western teams until 1989. Still, the team was sufficiently improved to challenge the Oilers, who required the maximum seven games to defeat the Flames en route to their 1984 Stanley Cup championship.

Glory years (1984-92)

Fletcher's roster moves in 1982 allowed the Flames to become one of the NHL's best teams during the mid-1980s and early 1990s. They failed to earn 90 points in the regular season only once from 1984 to 1991, but were usually unable to transfer that success into a deep playoff run. The NHL's playoff structure of the time made it very likely that the Flames would meet the Oilers in either the first or second round, rather than in the conference finals. For example, the Flames had their first 100-point season in 1987-88, earning the President's Trophy for having the league's best record in the process, but were swept by the Oilers in the second round. Many observers thought that during the mid-1980s, the Oilers and Flames were the two best teams in the league.

By 1986 the Flames had landed Doug Risebrough, Lanny McDonald, Dan Quinn, Al MacInnis, and goalie Mike Vernon. They beat the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, beat the Oilers in the second round on Steve Smith's fluke goal into his own net in the seventh game, and also won in seven games over the St. Louis Blues. They were, however, no match for the Montreal Canadiens in the finals, losing in five games. It is no coincidence that the Flames made it to the Finals despite finishing with less than 90 points for the only time between 1984 and 1992, since this was the only time during this period that they defeated the Oilers in the playoffs.

On 7 March 1988, the Flames traded away young future super-star Brett Hull along with Steve Bozek to the St. Louis Blues for Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley; in retrospect a bad move given Hull's later performance with St. Louis (becoming one of the best pure goal scorers in NHL history). Both Ramage and Wamsley were seldom used in the Flames only Stanley Cup victory in 1989. In Ramage's description, right here in Wikipedia, it says "His role was limited on the '89 Calgary Flames, though, due to an already-strong Calgary defensive corps featuring the likes of Al MacInnis and Gary Suter." Hardly an "integral" member. After the Cup win, veteran captain Lanny McDonald retired to end his career with a Stanley Cup celebration. This victory was especially significant in that it marked the second time that an opposing team won the Stanley Cup on Montreal Forum ice (the first being the New York Rangers in 1928, against the Montreal Maroons), and the first time against the storied Canadiens.

In 1989, thanks in part to Fletcher's diplomatic efforts, the Soviets finally gave permission for a select group of Soviet hockey players to sign with NHL teams. The first of these players was Sergei Priakin, a forward who joined the Flames in time for their 1989 playoff run. Priakin never became an NHL regular, but his arrival blazed a trail for the large numbers of Russian players who entered the NHL beginning in 1989-90. Sergei Makarov joined the Flames that season and, though already in his thirties, won the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. It was Fletcher's last great contribution to NHL hockey and to the Flames. In 1991, he left the team to become general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Decline, rebound, decline, rebound (1992-present)

Fletcher was succeeded by Risebrough, who soon traded Doug Gilmour and four other Flames to his former boss for five inferior Toronto players. With that trade, the Flames entered a long, slow decline. Despite the blossoming of Theoren Fleury (a rookie in the Stanley Cup championship year) into an NHL star, the Flames missed the playoffs entirely in 1992 for the first time since 1975, while they were still in Atlanta.

They rebounded to make the playoffs for the next three seasons in a row, including two consecutive division titles. However, they failed to get out of the first round in either year. More importantly, the Flames found it increasingly difficult to hold onto their best players as salaries escalated in the 90s. Most of the NHL's Canadian teams (aside from Montreal and Toronto) found it difficult to compete in the new environment. As a result, the collapse was swift and total. In 1996, a year after winning their second consecutive division title, the Flames missed the playoffs and would not return for seven years. As an example of the difficulties the once-proud franchise faced during this time, they had to trade Fleury midway through the 1998-99 season rather than lose him to free agency. More ominously, the Flames were almost forced to move across the border after being among the league's attendance leaders for much of the 80s and early 90s. One of the few bright spots in this stretch was to-become captain Jarome Iginla. For example, Iginla won the Rocket Richard and Art Ross Trophies in 2001-02 with 52 goals and 44 assists - 96 points, his greatest point total to date. By a surprising coincidence, he took 35 goals and 32 assists the next year. He would also score those exact totals in 2005-06. And he tied for the Rocket Richard Trophy with 41 goals in 2003-04 with Ilya Kovalchuk and Rick Nash. And to pile Iginla surprise upon Iginla surprise, as of 2005-06, he had exactly 285 goals and assists exactly apiece.

2004 Playoffs

After seven consecutive seasons out of the playoffs, the Flames returned to glory in 2004, surprising the hockey world by defeating all three Western Conference division champions to become the first Canadian team in a decade to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Flames' first victim was the Northwest Division winners, the Vancouver Canucks, in seven games. It was the Flames' first playoff series win since 1989. Then, they shocked the Detroit Red Wings, who had garnered the league's best record that season, in six games. After eliminating the Pacific Division champs, the San Jose Sharks, in six games in the Western Conference finals, the Flames earned a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. By this time, practically all of Canada had thrown immense support behind the Cinderella-story Flames, who had now become a hockey-mad country's first chance to win the Stanley Cup since the Montreal Canadiens in 1993. The Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. flew the Flames flag beside the Maple Leaf, as did San Jose's city hall (after the Sharks lost the series, the Mayor of San Jose (as the losing side in a personal bet with Calgary's mayor) declared his city hall the world headquarters of Flames fans.) The final series went to seven games, with the Flames suffering a controversial non-goal in game six at home. After winning game 6 in double overtime, Tampa Bay Lightning went on to hold the Flames to only 7 shots in the first two periods in game 7. The Flames went on to a late surge, but it was too little too late as they lost game 7 on 7 June 2004 by a score of 2-1. Both of Tampa Bay's goals were scored by Ruslan Fedotenko. Interestingly, all of Calgary's series winning goals during the playoffs were scored by Martin Gelinas. He also "scored" what many Flames fans believed was the go-ahead goal late in game 6, although the officials did not signal it a goal, and the play was not reviewed. In subsequent replays, however, it was never conclusively proven a goal. Prior to the 2005-06 season, Gelinas left the Flames as a free agent.

2006 Playoffs

The Calgary Flames were defeated by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games during the first round of the playoffs.

Noteworthy Events

The "Red Mile"

See main article: Red Mile

During the Flames' run to the Stanley Cup finals of 2004, the city of Calgary essentially became the host of a "non-stop party". The 17th Ave SW entertainment district, which runs West from the Saddledome, flooded with as many as 100,000 red-clad fans after games. Similar celebrations had occurred during Flames celebrations during the successful 1980s and primarily took place along 11th Ave SW, then known as "Electric Avenue".

The "Red Mile" also gained notoriety quickly in 2004 as women would frequently bare their breasts for the crowd atop shoulders or cars. The Red Mile party became world-famous and received worldwide coverage in newspapers. The Red Mile was notable in that incidents were minimal, the crowds were positive, and only one arrest was made after a police officer was injured by a celebrant.

In April 2006, the Calgary Police Service announced that the Red Mile gatherings of 2004 would not be encouraged in 2006, and that measures would be taken to discourage it, including traffic diversions, a zero-tolerance policy on noise and rowdy behavior, and the presence of plainclothes officers among the crowd to ticket offenders. After meeting with the Chief of Police, Mayor Dave Bronconnier convinced the Calgary Police Service to relax their ban on the "Red Mile" and encouraged people to make their way to 17th Ave. The police retained their zero tolerance policy on public nudity and drunkenness. Many, including Mayor Bronconnier, have responded to the police crackdown as "excessive" and "unnecessary", though the crowds only made appearances in large numbers after Flames wins in the opening series. The relative quietness after the first round was in large part due to the fact that the Flames were eliminated in the first round, at which point, the avenue became known as the "Dead Mile". Concerns were expressed after a Flames win on Saturday, 29 April prompted a rowdy gathering of fans and other celebrants, and fireworks were set off illegally.

The "C" (Sea) of Red

During the Flames' run to the Stanley Cup finals of 2004, most of the Flames fans attending the hockey games at the Saddledome wore a red jersey with the Flames' famous flaming C on it. Many of those who did not have a red jersey wore a red shirt instead. Thus, the "C" of Red became the nickname for the fans at the Saddledome during the Flames' playoff run. The tradition of the Sea/"C" of red dates back to the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers. Oiler fans were donning hats promoting Hat Trick Fever in their quest for 3 straight Stanley Cups, and Flames fans countered by wearing red. In the 1987 playoffs against the Winnipeg Jets, the Jets' responded to the "C" of Red by encouraging fans to wear white, creating the Winnipeg White Out.

Jersey History

1980-1994 jerseys

When the Flames relocated from Atlanta to Calgary in 1980, the team kept the same basic jersey design with very little modification, with the most prominent change being the logo itself. From 1980 to 1994, the jersey design remained essentially the same.

The white home jersey had red shoulders, and a stripe pattern on the sleeves and bottom of the jersey of red-yellow-red-yellow-red, with the outer red stripes being about one-third as wide as the yellow stripes, and the centre red stripe being at least twice as wide as the yellow stripes.

The red road jersey featured stripes in the pattern of yellow-red-white-red-yellow, with the white stripe as the widest one; the bottom yellow stripe on the body of the jersey was wider than the top stripe, as it included the bottom of the jersey itself. The collars on both jerseys had a red-yellow-red striping design.

The Flames wore white helmets at home, and red helmets on the road. Their pants were red, with yellow and white striping, and their sock patterns matched their uniforms.

1994-2000 jerseys

In 1994, the Flames introduced black to their colour scheme, debuting new jerseys following the 1994-95 lockout. These featured a broad shoulder stripe, angular stripe pattern on the sleeves, and an angled series of stripes that wrapped around from the bottom right-hand side of the jersey to just below the team crest.

The white home jersey featured a red shoulder stripe, with the angled stripes following a yellow-white-black-white pattern, with the red stripe continuing to the cuff of the sleeve. The bottom of the jersey featured a black/white/yellow/red stripe pattern, with the red stripe being the widest; the angular stripes followed the same pattern.

The red road jersey featured a white shoulder stripe, with an angled stripe pattern of red-yellow-red-black-red, with black continuing the wide stripe to the cuff. The bottom stripes followed a black-red-yellow-red-white pattern. Like the previous road jersey, the "Flaming C" on the red jersey was rendered in white. Both the red and white jerseys featured a two-color collar, red over black.

The Flames replaced their red road helmets with black helmets, and their pants were also black, with a stripe pattern on the sides that matched the jersey's pattern. The socks also matched the respective jersey's striping pattern.

In 1996, the Flames commemorated the 25th anniversary of the franchise by changing the alternate captain's "A" from the angled font used for the players' names on the back of the jersey to the Atlanta Flames' "Flaming A" logo. The home version was red bordered with black, while the road version was white bordered with black. During this period, the Flames often did not have an active captain, and often skated three alternates. For the 1997-98 season, when they did have a captain, he wore a smaller version of Calgary's "Flaming C" logo.

The Third Jersey of the Flames was first seen in the 1998-99 season. The new jersey would be black, with a wide-angle V-stripe pattern on the sleeves and bottom of the jersey. The stripe pattern was red/yellow/red, with the bottom red reaching the bottom of the jersey and the cuffs of the sleeves. The primary logo of the black jersey was an elaborate flaming horse head with snorting fire (see top - alternate logo), a homage to the Calgary Stampede. The "Flaming C" (red version) was worn on the shoulders. The collar returned to Calgary's original three-stripe style of red-yellow-red. The Atlanta "A" was not worn by alternate captains on this jersey when it debuted. Beginning in the 2000-01 season, the black jersey was adopted as the regular away jersey for the Flames (see below), but would return to third-jersey status in 2003-04. During this first stint as the third jersey, the black jersey was complimented with a road black helmet (the same as worn with the red road jersey), and black socks with red and yellow stripes.

2000-present jerseys

Following a trend started by several other teams in adopting third jerseys as new full-time road jerseys (or home jerseys, in the case of the St. Louis Blues), the Flames adopted their black jersey as their road jersey beginning with the 2000-01 season.

The black jerseys remained the same, except that the Atlanta Flames' "Flaming A" was again adopted as the symbol for Calgary's alternate captains. The "A" was rendered in white with a red border. The only other change came in the pants, which eliminated the striping pattern of the previous jersey sets in favor of plain black pants.

The new white home jerseys mirrored their black counterparts. The striping pattern remained the same, with the V-stripes being colored black-yellow-red. The red "Flaming C" was the primary logo, with the flaming horse's head worn on the shoulders. The collar featured three stripes, red-yellow-black.

In 2003, as the result of the majority of teams now having third jerseys, most of them dark (the Toronto Maple Leafs being the lone exception at this point), the NHL reversed its designations of the home and road jerseys, making white the road color, as it had been from 1956-1970. Since Calgary fans had missed having a red jersey, it was decided to return the black jersey to third-jersey status, and create a new red jersey based on the current design.

The current red home jerseys feature a slight variation on the established V-stripe pattern, with the color order being black-white-yellow-black, and the bottom black being extended to the bottom of the jersey and the cuffs of the sleeves. The "Flaming C" and jersey numbers would also be rendered in black, making for a unique appearance compared to previous red Calgary jerseys. The flaming horse-head was again featured on the shoulders. The collar was a single-color design, black, and featured the retro split-collar design that had grown in popularity with other teams at the time. In the 2005-2006, the 25th anniversary symbol is located on the jersey as well.

Franchise Statistics

Career Leaders (1972-current)

Games: Al MacInnis, 803
Goals: Theo Fleury, 364
Assists: Al MacInnis, 609
Points: Theo Fleury, 830
Penalty Minutes: Tim Hunter, 2405
Goaltender Games: Mike Vernon, 526
Goaltender Wins: Mike Vernon, 168
Shutouts: Dan Bouchard, 20

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
1980-81	80	39	27	14	--	92	329	298	1450	5th in Patrick	Lost Semifinal (MIN)
1981-82	80	29	34	17	--	75	334	345	1331	5th in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (VAN)
1982-83	80	32	34	14	--	78	321	317	1146	2nd in Smythe	Lost Division Final (EDM)
1983-84	80	34	32	14	--	82	311	314	1390	2nd in Smythe	Lost Division Final (EDM)
1984-85	80	41	27	12	--	94	363	302	1400	3rd in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (WPG)
1985-86	80	40	31	9	--	89	354	315	2297	2nd in Smythe	Lost Stanley Cup Final (MTL)
1986-87	80	46	31	3	--	94	318	289	2036	2nd in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (WPG)
1987-88	80	48	23	9	--	105	397	305	2431	1st in Smythe	Lost Division Final (EDM)
1988-89	80	54	17	9	--	117	354	226	2444	1st in Smythe	Won Stanley Cup (MTL)
1989-90	80	42	23	15	--	99	348	265	1751	1st in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (LA)
1990-91	80	46	26	8	--	100	344	263	2197	2nd in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (EDM)
1991-92	80	31	37	12	--	74	296	305	2643	5th in Smythe	Out of Playoffs
1992-93	84	43	30	11	--	97	322	282	1951	2nd in Smythe	Lost Division Semifinal (LA)
1993-94	84	42	29	13	--	97	302	256	1847	1st in Pacific	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (VAN)
1994-95¹	48	24	17	7	--	55	163	135	1249	1st in Pacific	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (SJ)
1995-96	82	34	37	11	--	79	241	240	1524	2nd in Pacific	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (CHI)
1996-97	82	32	41	9	--	73	214	239	1444	5th in Pacific	Out of Playoffs
1997-98	82	26	41	15	--	67	217	252	1859	5th in Pacific	Out of Playoffs
1998-99	82	30	40	12	--	72	211	234	1389	3rd in Pacific	Out of Playoffs
1999-00	82	31	36	10	5	77	211	256	1267	4th in Northwest	Out of Playoffs
2000-01	82	27	36	15	4	73	197	236	1376	4th in Northwest	Out of Playoffs
2001-02	82	32	35	12	3	79	201	220	1586	4th in Northwest	Out of Playoffs
2002-03	82	29	36	13	4	75	186	228	1391	5th in Northwest	Out of Playoffs
2003-04	82	42	30	7	3	94	200	176	1428	3rd in Northwest	Lost Stanley Cup Final (TB)
2004-05²	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2005-06	82	46	25	--	11	103	218	200	1464	1st In Northwest	Lost Conference Quarterfinal (ANA)
Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
Grand Totals³	1967	905	765	271	26	2104	6873	6428	41717

¹ Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.

² Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.

³ Totals through April 7, 2006.

Notable players

Current squad

As of July 16, 2006 ^*

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
29	Jamie McLennan	L	2006	Edmonton, Alberta
34	Miikka Kiprusoff	L	2003	Turku, Finland

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
3	Dion Phaneuf	L	2003	Edmonton, Alberta
4	Roman Hamrlik	L	2005	Zlin, Czechoslovakia
7	Andrei Zyuzin	L	2006	Ufa, U.S.S.R.
21	Andrew Ference	L	2003	Edmonton, Alberta
28	Robyn Regehr - A	L	1999	Recife, Brazil
44	Rhett Warrener - A	R	2003	Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
10	Tony Amonte	L	LW/RW	2005	Hingham, Massachusetts
11	Stephane Yelle	L	C	2002	Ottawa, Ontario
12	Jarome Iginla - C	R	RW	1995	Edmonton, Alberta
15	Byron Ritchie	L	C	2004	Burnaby, British Columbia
16	Jeff Friesen	L	LW	2006	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
18	Matthew Lombardi	L	C	2002	Montreal, Quebec
19	Chuck Kobasew	R	RW	1998	Osoyoos, British Columbia
20	Kristian Huselius	L	LW/RW	2005	Osterhaninge, Sweden
22	Daymond Langkow	L	C	2004	Edmonton, Alberta
24	Jamie Lundmark	R	C	2006	Edmonton, Alberta
25	Darren McCarty	R	RW	2005	Burnaby, British Columbia
26	Marcus Nilson	R	LW/RW	2004	Balsta, Sweden
40	Alex Tanguay	L	LW	2006	Sainte-Justine, Quebec

Hall of Famers

Lanny McDonald (1992)
Joe Mullen (2000)
Cliff Fletcher (2004) - builder
Harley Hotchkiss (2006) - builder

Team captains

Note: This list does not include Atlanta Flames captains

Brad Marsh 1980-81
Phil Russell 1981-83
Lanny McDonald & Doug Risebrough 1983-84 (co-capts)
Lanny McDonald, Doug Risebrough & Jim Peplinski 1984-87 (tri-capts)
Lanny McDonald & Jim Peplinski 1987-89 (co-capts)
Brad McCrimmon 1989-90
Rotating captains 1990-91
Joe Nieuwendyk 1991-95
Theoren Fleury 1995-97
Todd Simpson 1997-99
Steve Smith 1999-2000
Steve Smith & Dave Lowry 2000-01
Dave Lowry, Bob Boughner & Craig Conroy 2001-02
Craig Conroy 2002-03
Jarome Iginla 2003-present

Retired numbers

9 Lanny McDonald, F, 1981-89
99 Wayne Gretzky (retired league-wide by the NHL)

1st Round Draft Picks

1980: RW Denis Cyr (13th overall)
1981: D Al MacInnis (15th overall)
1982: No 1st round pick
1983: C Dan Quinn (13th overall)
1984: LW Gary Roberts (12th overall)
1985: D Chris Biotti (17th overall)
1986: RW George Pelawa (16th overall)
1987: LW Bryan Deasley (19th overall)
1988: G Jason Muzzatti (21st overall)
1989: No 1st round pick
1990: G Trevor Kidd (11th overall)
1991: RW Niklas Sundblad (19th overall)
1992: C Cory Stillman (6th overall)
1993: RW Jesper Mattsson (18th overall)
1994: LW Chris Dingman (19th overall)
1995: D Denis Gauthier (20th overall)
1996: D Derek Morris (13th overall)
1997: C Daniel Tkaczuk (6th overall)
1998: RW Rico Fata (6th overall)
1999: LW Oleg Saprykin (11th overall)
2000: G Brent Krahn (9th overall)
2001: RW Chuck Kobasew (14th overall)
2002: LW Eric Nystrom (10th overall)
2003: D Dion Phaneuf (9th overall)
2004: LW Kris Chucko (24th overall)
2005: D Matt Pelech (26th overall)
2006: G Leland Irving (26th overall)

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in the history of the Flames (both Atlanta and Calgary). Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, * = Active Player

Player	POS	GP	G	A	Pts
Theoren Fleury	RW	791	364	466	830
Al MacInnis	D	803	213	609	822
*Joe Nieuwendyk	C	577	314	302	616
*Jarome Iginla	RW	708	285	285	570
Gary Suter	D	617	128	437	565
Kent Nilsson	C	425	229	333	562
Guy Chouinard	C	514	193	336	529
*Gary Roberts	LW	585	257	248	505
Eric Vail	LW	539	206	246	452
Paul Reinhart	D	517	109	336	445