Quad City Flames
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Colors | Red, black, gold, white |
Affiliate | Calgary Wranglers |
The Quad City Flames was an American professional
The team left the Quad Cities after the 2008–09 season and relocated to Abbotsford, British Columbia to play as the Abbotsford Heat in the 2009–10 season.
History
The Flames AHL franchise relocated from Omaha, Nebraska, where the team spent two seasons as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. Following two disappointing seasons at the gate in which the Flames and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben lost over $4 million, the Flames chose to relocate the franchise.[2] The new franchise joined former UHL rival, the Rockford IceHogs in moving up to the AHL. The Flames made their AHL regular-season debut in Moline on October 6, 2007, with a 5–1 victory over Rockford.[3]
The Flames were the third team to attempt to place an AHL team in the Quad Cities. Both the San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers were unable to reach an agreement with the owners of the Mallards and of the arena.[4] While the NHL franchise had signed an affiliation agreement to the end of the 2011–12 season, the Flames and Quad City Sports Ventures agreed to end the agreement after just two seasons and the Flames placed their affiliate in Abbotsford, British Columbia for the 2009–10 AHL season.[5] Local ownership in Quad Cities estimated the team's losses for 2008–09 at $1.3 million.[6]
This market was previously served by:
- Quad City Mallards of the UHL (1995–2007)
The market was subsequently home to:
- (2009–18)
Affiliates
- Calgary Flames (2007–2009)
Season-by-season results
Regular season
Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007–08 | 80 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 86 | 203 | 214 | 6th, West Division |
2008–09 | 80 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 212 | 216 | 5th, West Division |
Playoffs
Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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2007–08 | Out of playoffs. | |||
2008–09 | Out of playoffs. |
Team records
Single season
- Goals: 39
Kyle Greentree (2008–09)
- Assists: 43
Grant Stevenson (2007–08)
- Points: 76
Kyle Greentree (2008–09)
- Penalty Minutes: 248
Brandon Prust (2007–08)
- GAA: 2.23
Leland Irving (2008–09)
- SV%: .912
Matt Keetley (2007–08), Leland Irving (2008–09)
- Wins: 24
Leland Irving (2008–09)
- Shutouts: 3
Curtis McElhinney (2007–08)
- Goaltending records need a minimum of 25 games played by the goaltender
Career
- Career Goals: 43
Kris Chucko
- Career Assists: 76
Carsen Germyn
- Career Points: 108
Carsen Germyn
- Career Penalty Minutes: 271
Matt Pelech
- Career Goaltending Wins: 24
Leland Irving
- Career Shutouts: 3
Curtis McElhinney
Matt Keetley
- Career Games: 154
Kris Chucko
References
- The Quad-City Times. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Patterson, Mike; Shatel, Tom (May 15, 2007). "AHL: Knights are leaving for the Quad Cities". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2007.
- ^ "River of Red Flows Over Rockford". Quad City Flames. October 6, 2007. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ DeVrieze, Craig (May 24, 2007). "Quad-Cities step up to AHL". The Pantagraph. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
- ^ "Report: Flames plan to move AHL affiliate to Abbotsford". TSN. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
- ^ Hall, Vicki (March 12, 2009). "Calgary Flames' farm team to move from Quad Cities to Abbotsford, B.C." Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2009.