page_title: 2011–12 Calgary Flames season
section_title: Off-season
hierarchical_section_title: 2011–12 Calgary Flames season / Off-season
caption_attribution_description: English: Calgary Flames players wear special uniforms during warmup prior to a National Hockey League game against the Detroit Red Wings in tribute to Brad McCrimmon, who died in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.
context_page_description: The 2011–12 Calgary Flames season was the 32nd season in Calgary and 40th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League. The Flames finished with a 37–29–16 record, finishing second in the Northwest Division and ninth in the Western Conference. The team failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, the third consecutive year the team did not make the post-season.
  Three players reach major individual milestones during the season: Olli Jokinen appeared in his 1,000th game, goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff won his 300th game and captain Jarome Iginla became the 42nd player in NHL history to score 500 goals. Iginla was also named the Flames' lone representative at the 59th National Hockey League All-Star Game.
  Questions surrounded the future direction of the organization at seasons' end, as head coach Brent Sutter's three-year contract was set to expire after three non-playoff seasons and as with previous seasons, Iginla's future with the organization was again questioned, particularly given his contract had one year remaining after the 2011–12 season.
context_section_description: The Flames began their off-season by solidifying their management and coaching staff. Jay Feaster, who had served as interim general manager following the departure of Darryl Sutter in December 2010, was named to the position on a permanent basis on May 16, 2011, and Special Assistant Craig Conroy accepted a four-year contract extension. Feaster's first decision as general manager was to trade 2008 first round draft pick Tim Erixon to the New York Rangers in exchange for prospect Roman Horak and two second-round picks. The deal was made hours before the Flames would have lost the rights to Erixon, as he refused to sign with Calgary despite being offered the maximum salary and bonuses available under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
  Head coach Brent Sutter augmented his staff by adding two veteran coaches. Craig Hartsburg, who had 14-years experience in the NHL, was hired as an associate coach. Clint Malarchuk, a ten-year veteran as a player, was brought in to serve as the team's goaltending coach.
  Following two seasons where the Flames missed the playoffs, the team made a significant change to their team over the summer.  Robyn Regehr, alternate captain and long-time leader of the team's defence, was dealt to the Buffalo Sabres.  The move was made in part to free up salary cap room to re-sign forward Alex Tanguay to a long-term contract. Veteran centre Daymond Langkow, who missed all but four games in 2010–11 due to injury, was also dealt.
caption: The Flames wear special uniforms honouring Brad McCrimmon, a former player and coach in Calgary who died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.
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