Calgary Flames
National Hockey League team in Alberta
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| 2025 | Calgary Flames improved to 4th in the Pacific Division with 96 points, winning 41 games. Despite the improvement, the team did not qualify for the playoffs. |
| 2024 | David Poile was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after serving in various roles with the Flames from 1972 to 1982. |
| 2024 | Calgary Flames struggled, finishing 5th in the Pacific Division with 81 points and a record of 38 wins and 39 losses. The team did not qualify for the playoffs. |
| 2024 | Elias Lindholm selected for the NHL All-Star Game |
| March 2 2024 | Miikka Kiprusoff's jersey #34 was retired by the Calgary Flames, recognizing his decade-long career as their goaltender from 2003 to 2013. |
| January 31 2024 | Craig Conroy traded Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo, and draft picks. |
| 2023 | The 2023-24 season saw the Flames play 82 games, again finishing 5th in the Pacific Division and failing to qualify for playoffs. |
| 2023 | For the Heritage Classic, wore cream-based uniforms inspired by the Calgary Stampeders hockey teams of the 1950s and 1960s, featuring a red roundel with the full team name around the 'flaming C' logo. |
| 2023 | Nazem Kadri represented the Calgary Flames in the NHL All-Star Game |
| September 27 2023 | Mikael Backlund was named captain of the Flames and signed a two-year, $9 million contract. |
| June 27 2023 | Craig Conroy traded Tyler Toffoli to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Yegor Sharangovich and a 2023 third-round draft choice. |
| June 21 2023 | Mike Vernon became the twelfth player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. |
| June 12 2023 | Ryan Huska was named the new head coach of the Flames after Darryl Sutter was fired. |
| May 23 2023 | Craig Conroy was named the new general manager of the Flames after nine seasons as an assistant general manager. |
| April 17 2023 | Brad Treliving vacated his position as general manager of the Flames. |
| March 2023 | Jacob Markstrom, the team's starting goaltender, was traded to the Vancouver Canucks, further signaling a major roster transformation for the Flames. |
| 2022 | Calgary Wranglers established in the American Hockey League (AHL), originally founded in 1977 as the Maine Mariners. |
| 2022 | The Flames defeated the Dallas Stars in seven games in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, advancing to the second round for the first time since 2015. |
| 2022 | The Flames won the Pacific Division with 50 wins and 111 points, returning to the playoffs. |
| 2022 | In the 2022-23 season, the Flames played 82 games, finishing 5th in the Pacific Division and did not qualify for playoffs. |
| 2022 | Returned the 'Blasty' black uniform as an alternate with sublimated flame marks on the sleeves. Also unveiled their second 'Reverse Retro' uniform based on the 1994–2000 uniform with a black base colour. |
| 2022 | Mark Giordano's tenure as captain ended when he was selected by the Seattle Kraken in the NHL expansion draft. |
| 2022 | Johnny Gaudreau selected for the NHL All-Star Game |
| August 2022 | Johnny Gaudreau, a key player for the Calgary Flames, unexpectedly left the team as a free agent, signing with the Columbus Blue Jackets after negotiations broke down. |
| August 18 2022 | Flames traded Sean Monahan and a conditional first-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens to create salary cap space. |
| August 18 2022 | Nazem Kadri signed a 7-year, $49 million contract with the Flames after leaving the Colorado Avalanche. |
| August 4 2022 | Jonathan Huberdeau signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension with the Flames, the most lucrative contract in franchise history. |
| July 2022 | Willy Joosen, the team's organist, passed away. |
| July 23 2022 | Flames traded Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar, Cole Schwindt, and draft picks. Tkachuk signed an eight-year, $76 million contract with the Panthers before the trade. |
| July 13 2022 | Johnny Gaudreau decides to leave the Calgary Flames as a free agent, signing with the Columbus Blue Jackets and marking the end of an era for the team. |
| 2021 | Calgary Flames completed a 56-game season, finishing 5th in the North Division with 55 points. The team did not qualify for the playoffs. |
| 2021 | Jarome Iginla is enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, becoming the most recent Flames player to receive this honor. |
| 2021 | Mark Giordano's captaincy ends after eight years with the Calgary Flames. |
| 2021 | The Flames had a strong 2021-22 season, winning 50 games and accumulating 111 points to finish 1st in the Pacific Division. They advanced to the second round of playoffs but were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers 1-4. |
| 2021 | The team stopped using the original 'Flaming A' logo as an alternate captain patch. |
| March 4 2021 | Geoff Ward was fired, and Darryl Sutter was re-hired as head coach of the Flames. |
| 2020 | The Atlanta Hawks restored their original red and yellow color scheme. |
| 2020 | In the 2020-21 season, the Flames played 56 games, finishing 5th in the North Division and did not qualify for playoffs. |
| 2020 | The black-outlined version of the red 'Flaming C' on white uniforms was discontinued. |
| 2020 | Mark Giordano, David Rittich (substituting for Darcy Kuemper), and Matthew Tkachuk represented the Calgary Flames in the NHL All-Star Game |
| November 2020 | Released their Reverse Retro jersey similar to the 1998–2006 alternate jersey, with modified striping. Promoted throwback alternate and Heritage Classic uniforms to primary status. |
| June 24 2020 | Jarome Iginla became the eleventh player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. |
| 2019 | Mark Giordano was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy after becoming the fifth defenceman in NHL history to record 60 points at the age of 35 or over. |
| 2019 | Calgary Flames completed the 2019-20 season, playing 70 games and finishing 4th in the Pacific Division. They lost in the first round of playoffs 2-4 to the Dallas Stars. |
| 2019 | Heritage Classic against the Winnipeg Jets featured the return of the Flames' original white uniform in the modern AdiZero cut. |
| 2019 | Johnny Gaudreau and Coach Bill Peters selected for the NHL All-Star Game |
| November 29 2019 | Bill Peters resigned as head coach, and Geoff Ward was named interim head coach. |
| November 26 2019 | Head coach Bill Peters was forced to take a leave of absence following accusations of racism and physical violence. |
| July 19 2019 | The Flames traded James Neal to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Milan Lucic and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft. |
| April 2019 | The Flames win the Western Conference's top seed with 107 points, representing their most successful regular season in recent history. |
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