Saint John Flames

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Saint John Flames
Saint John Flames logo
founding 1993
resolution 2003
history Maine Mariners
1977 - 1987
Utica Devils
1987 - 1993
Saint John Flames
1993 - 2003
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
2005 - 2007
Quad City Flames
2007 - 2009
Abbotsford Heat
2009 - 2014
Adirondack Flames
2014 -2015
Stockton Heat
since 2015
Stadion Harbor Station
Location Saint John , New Brunswick
Team colors red, white, gold, black
league American Hockey League
Calder cups 2000/01

The Saint John Flames were a Canadian ice hockey team from Saint John , New Brunswick that played in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 . The team was at this time the farm team of the Calgary Flames from the NHL , which the previous team Utica Devils had initially bought and eventually relocated to Saint John.

history

After the relocation, the Flames stood for the first time in 1998 in the final of the Calder Cup , the championship of the AHL, but the series was lost to the Philadelphia Phantoms . In 2001 the Saint John Flames finally won the cup with a 4-2 win against the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins , the farm team of the Pittsburgh Penguins . The sixth and decisive game was won in the Harbor Station , the home stadium of the team.

In 2005 the team was finally relocated to Omaha , Nebraska , where it was active for two seasons under the name Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights . For the 2007/08 season , the franchise was relocated again, this time to the Quad Cities , where it ran under the name Quad City Flames .

Famous former players

A large number of Saint John Flames players have played successfully in the NHL. For example, in the 2004 Stanley Cup final , Calgary Flames versus Tampa Bay Lightning , there were 17 players on the ice who had previously played in the Saint John Flames.

Some of the NHL veteran former players include a .:

Playing times

Regular season

season SP S. N U ON P GF GA placement
1993/94 80 37 33 10 - 84 304 305 2nd Atlantic Division
1994/95 80 27 40 13 - 67 250 286 4th Atlantic Division
1995/96 80 35 30th 11 4th 85 272 264 2nd Atlantic Division
1996/97 80 28 36 13 3 72 237 269 2nd Canadian Division
1997/98 80 43 24 13 0 99 231 201 1st Atlantic Division
1998/99 80 31 40 8th 1 71 238 296 5th Atlantic Division
1999/00 80 32 32 11 5 80 267 283 2nd Atlantic Division
2000/01 80 44 24 7th 5 100 269 210 1st Canadian Division
2001/02 80 29 34 13 4th 75 182 202 5th Canadian Division
2002/03 80 32 41 6th 1 71 203 223 4th Canadian Division

Playoffs

season 1 round 2nd round 3rd round final
1993/94 N 3-4, MONC - - -
1994/95 N 1-4, PEI - - -
1995/96 S 3-1, SJML S 4-1, FRED N 3/4, PORT -
1996/97 N 2-3, HAM - - -
1997/98 S 3-1, SJML S 4-2, PORT S 4-1, HART N 2-4, PHIL
1998/99 S 3-0, LOW N 0-4, FRED - -
1999/00 N 0-3, LOW - - -
2000/01 S 3-0, PORT S 4-1, QUE S 4-1, PROV N 4-2, WBS
2001/02 not qualified
2002/03 not qualified

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