NHL: Calgary Flames History: "The Calgary Flames were founded in 1972. In their conception they were actually not named as the Calgary Flames at all. Their early years took place in Atlanta, Georgia. In their conception they were called the Atlanta Flamers.
The Atlanta Flamers stayed in Atlanta for 8 years. From early on the franchise managed to find a lot of success. In just 8 years the team managed to make the playoffs 6 times. This was incredible for an expansion team. Often times it takes a team several years to find any success at all in the NHL. For example, the Islanders, who were also an expansion team, managed to win only 31 games combined in their first two seasons in the NHL." ... (Click on title link above to read entire article on the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.) ...
