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NHL Betting Online: After two failed attempts to bring a hockey team to Calgary, with the Tigers in 1921 and the Cowboys in 1975, it seems the Flames have carved out a niche up north. After 31 years of existence as the Calgary Flames, it will take a momentous disaster to lift them from their home now. The Flames originated in Atlanta, but despite success, the team struggled financially in a city that had not yet shown the interest in trotting to the arena to watch professional hockey.
So, after a sale and change of owner, the team was moved up to Calgary in 1980, only three years after the failed WHL Cowboys. The draw of the NHL, however, convinced the fans to tune it to the Flames, and they have never left.
The Flames rewarded their fans in Calgary by taking just nine years to bring home the franchise’s first and only Stanley Cup. After flirting with the Stanley Cup for several years, including two President Cup seasons, the 1989 Calgary Flames won the whole thing, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in six.
In the more than twenty years since, however, the Flames have won just three division titles and returned to the Stanley Cup Finals only once.
Last season, the Flames managed second in their division and earned an impressive 94 points on the year, a mark that would have earned them a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. However, it was three points short of the eighth seeded Chicago Blackhawks, and the Flames had to sit at home during the playoffs for the second straight year. After no significant pieces were added in the offseason, the Flames hope another year of improvement can bring this team back to the playoffs.
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