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Quad City Flames
Quad City Flames.svg
City Moline, Illinois
League American Hockey League
Founded 1977
Operated 2007–2009
Home arena iWireless Center
Colors Red, black, gold, white                    
Affiliates Calgary Flames
Franchise history
1977–1987 Maine Mariners
1987–1993 Utica Devils
1993–2003 Saint John Flames
2005–2007 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
2007–2009 Quad City Flames
2009–2014 Abbotsford Heat
2014–2015 Adirondack Flames
2015–2022 Stockton Heat
2022–Present Calgary Wranglers

The Quad City Flames was an American professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 2007 to 2009. They were owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities. The Flames played at the iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois, serving as the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames. The move to the Quad Cities was confirmed on May 24, 2007. As a result, the arena's previous hockey tenant, the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League ceased operations.

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. 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.

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. 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. Local ownership in Quad Cities estimated the team's losses for 2008–09 at $1.3 million.

This market was previously served by:

  • Quad City Mallards of the UHL (1995–2007)

The market was subsequently home to:

  • Quad City Mallards of the IHL, CHL, and the ECHL (2009–18)

Affiliates

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
2007–08 Out of playoffs.
2008–09 Out of playoffs.

Team records

Single season

Goals: 39 Canada Kyle Greentree (2008–09)
Assists: 43 Canada Grant Stevenson (2007–08)
Points: 76 Canada Kyle Greentree (2008–09)
Penalty Minutes: 248 Canada Brandon Prust (2007–08)
GAA: 2.23 Canada Leland Irving (2008–09)
SV%: .912 Canada Matt Keetley (2007–08), Leland Irving (2008–09)
Wins: 24 Canada Leland Irving (2008–09)
Shutouts: 3 Canada Curtis McElhinney (2007–08)
  • Goaltending records need a minimum of 25 games played by the goaltender

Career

Career Goals: 43 Canada Kris Chucko
Career Assists: 76 Canada Carsen Germyn
Career Points: 108 Canada Carsen Germyn
Career Penalty Minutes: 271 Canada Matt Pelech
Career Goaltending Wins: 24 Canada Leland Irving
Career Shutouts: 3 Canada Curtis McElhinney Canada Matt Keetley
Career Games: 154 Canada Kris Chucko
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