Atlanta Flames

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defunct National Hockey League team ice hockey team

The Atlanta Flames were a former National Hockey League franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, that played from 1972 until relocating to become the Calgary Flames in 1980.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct National Hockey League team → ice hockey team →
abbreviation	ATL →
city	Atlanta →
conference	Campbell Conference →
country	United States →
division	Patrick Division →
divisionRival	New York Islanders → New York Rangers → Philadelphia Flyers → Washington Capitals →
expansionTeam	true →
firstSeason	1972–73 NHL season →
founded	1972 →
franchiseMovedTo	Calgary, Alberta, Canada →
generalManager	Cliff Fletcher →
headCoach	Al MacNeil → Bernie Geoffrion → Fred Creighton →
homeArena	Omni Coliseum →
homeArenaOpened	1972 →
lastSeason	1979–80 NHL season →
league	National Hockey League →
location	Atlanta, Georgia →
madePlayoffsSeasons	6 →
market	Sun Belt →
NHLExpansionClass	1972 expansion →
notablePlayer	Dan Bouchard → Eric Vail → Guy Chouinard → Tom Lysiak →
originalLogoColors	red and yellow →
originalLogoFeature	stylized flaming "A" →
owner	Tom Cousins →
playedHomeGamesAt	Omni Coliseum →
predecessorInCity	none (first major-league hockey team in Atlanta) →
reasonForRelocation	financial difficulties →
relocated	1980 →
relocatedTo	Calgary Flames →
retiredNumbers	none →
sharedCityWith	Atlanta Hawks →
sport	ice hockey →
StanleyCupTitles	0 →
state	Georgia →
successorTeam	Calgary Flames →
teamColors	red → white → yellow →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlanta Thrashers →	cityNHLPredecessor
Pat Quinn →	playedFor
Bill Clement →	team