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Operated
  
2007–2009

1977–1987
  
Date founded
  
1977

Founded
  
1977–78 AHL season

Affiliates
  
Home arena
  
I Wireless Center

Affiliate
  
Color
  
Red, black, gold, white

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Colors
  
Red, black, gold, white

Location
  
Moline, Illinois, United States

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The Quad City Flames were an ice hockey team that played between 2007 and 2009. They were owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities. The Flames played at the I wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. They were the American Hockey League farm team of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. 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.

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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.

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History

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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.

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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 as the Flames will place 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
  • Affiliates

  • Calgary Flames (2007–2009)
  • Single season

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

    Career Goals: 43 Kris ChuckoCareer Assists: 76 Carsen GermynCareer Points: 108 Carsen GermynCareer Penalty Minutes: 271 Matt PelechCareer Goaltending Wins: 24 Leland IrvingCareer Shutouts: 3 Curtis McElhinney Matt KeetleyCareer Games: 154 Kris Chucko

    References

    Quad City Flames Wikipedia