1972 but they were called the Atlanta Flames then in 1980 they moved to Calgary
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Alberta has two NHL teams: The Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames.
Calgary Flames. Sergei Priakhin was the first Russian to play in the NHL with the permission of the Soviet Government and also the first to get his name on the Stanley Cup (with the 1989 Calgary Flames).
Because C for Calgary and flames for flames
The Calgary flames were founded in 1972 as the ATlanta Flames and then Moved to Calgary in 1980
The current NHL ironman is Keith Yandle. As of June 2021, he has played in over 900 consecutive regular season games.