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Calgary Flames

Canadian hockey team
Also known as: Atlanta Flames
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Calgary Flames, Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, that plays in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flames have won three conference titles (1986, 1989, and 2004) and one Stanley Cup championship (1989). The franchise was originally located in Atlanta, where it was given the nickname ā€œFlamesā€ as a reference to Gen. William Tecumseh Shermanā€™s burning of the city during the American Civil War. The Flames joined the...

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