List of Calgary Flames award winners The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The Flames arrived in Calgary in 1980 after transferring from the city of Atlanta , Georgia , where they were known as the Atlanta Flames from their founding in 1972 until relocation . The Flames have won numerous team and individual awards and honours since moving to Calgary . The team has captured the Clarence S . Campbell Bowl as Western Conference champion in 1986 , 1989 and 2004 , winning the Stanley Cup in 1989 . Jarome Iginla is the team ' s most decorated player , with two Rocket Richard Trophy wins , an Art Ross Trophy , and a Lester B . Pearson Award along with two selections to the NHL First All - Star Team , one to the Second All - Star Team , and a selection to the All - Rookie Team in 1997 . Theoren Fleury and Al MacInnis each played in six National Hockey League All - Star Game s , the most in Flames history . Two players have had their numbers retired by the Flames . Lanny McDonald ' s # 9 was removed from circulation in 1989 , while Mike Vernon ' s # 30 was retired in 2007 . McDonald is also one of several Hockey Hall of Fame rs who were associated with the Flames . Joe Mullen and Al MacInnis played several seasons in Calgary as part of Hall of Fame careers , while general manager Cliff Fletcher , coach Bob Johnson and owner Harley Hotchkiss have each been inducted as builders . The Flames have three internal team awards . The Molson Cup is awarded to the player who earns the most three - star selections throughout the season . The Ralph T . Scurfield Humanitarian Award , given for dedication and community service , and J . R . " Bud " McCaig Award , given for respect and courtesy , are presented towards the end of each season . League awards . Team trophies . The Calgary Flames have won the Western ( previously the Campbell ) Conference three times in franchise history , winning the Stanley Cup once , in 1989 . They have twice won the Presidents ' Trophy as the top team in the NHL during the regular season . Individual awards . Jarome Iginla is one of the Flames ' most decorated players . In 2001 – 02 , Iginla led the NHL with 52 - goals and 96 - points , earning him the Rocket Richard and Art Ross Trophies . Iginla also was named the most valuable player as selected by his peers , and a first team all - star . Iginla won his second Richard Trophy when he tied for the league lead in goals with 41 in 2003 – 04 . Lanny McDonald was the first winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1987 – 88 , earning the award in recognition of his charity work in both Toronto and Calgary . Sergei Makarov was a controversial winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1989 – 90 . He won the rookie of the year award at the age of 31 after spending 13 seasons in the Soviet League . As a result , the NHL changed the rules for the award , restricting it to players aged 26 or younger . All - Star Game selections . The National Hockey League All - Star Game is a mid - season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season . Twenty - four All - Star Games have been held since the Flames arrived in Calgary , with at least one player representing the Flames in each year but 2001 . The All - Star game has not been held in various years : 1995 and 2005 as a result of labour stoppages , 2006 because of the Winter Olympics , and 1987 due to the Rendez - vous ' 87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team . The NHL also holds a Young Stars Game for first - and second - year players . The Flames hosted the 1985 All - Star Game at the Olympic Saddledome . A sell - out crowd saw the Wales Conference defeat the Campbell Conference 6 – 4 , while Al MacInnis and Paul Reinhart represented the Flames at the game . Along with Theoren Fleury , MacInnis played a franchise high six All - Star Games as a member of the Flames . Career achievements . Hockey Hall of Fame . Several members of the Flames organization have been honoured by the Hockey Hall of Fame during the team ' s history in Calgary . Lanny McDonald was the first Flame player inducted , gaining election in 1992 . McDonald recorded 215 goals in 492 games for the Flames , including a team record 66 goals in 1982 – 83 . He was joined in 2000 by a fellow member of the 1989 Stanley Cup championship team , Joe Mullen . Mullen spent five seasons with the Flames , recording 388 points and capturing two Lady Byng Trophies . Grant Fuhr , elected in 2003 , became the third former Flames player to enter the Hall . Fuhr played only one season in Calgary ; however , he recorded his 400th career win in a Flames uniform , a victory over the Florida Panthers on October 22 , 1999 . In 2007 , Al MacInnis became the fourth former Flame inducted into the Hall , and the third to earn his Hall of Fame credentials primarily as a Flame . MacInnis was a member of the Flames from 1981 until 1994 . He is best remembered for his booming slapshot , as well as for winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1989 as the most valuable player of playoffs . Three members of team management have been inducted in the " Builders " category . Former head coach " Badger " Bob Johnson joined McDonald in the class of 1992 , gaining election as a builder . Johnson coached five seasons with the Flames from 1982 – 87 , and his 193 wins remain a team record . Cliff Fletcher was the Flames general manager from the organization ' s inception in 1972 until 1991 – a span of 19 years . During that time , the Flames qualified for the playoffs sixteen consecutive times between 1976 and 1991 . Fletcher was inducted in 2004 . In 2006 , Harley Hotchkiss became the third Flames builder to gain election . Hotchkiss is the team ' s current governor , and is an original member of the ownership group that purchased and brought the Flames to Calgary in 1980 . He has served many years as the chairman of the NHL Board of Directors , during which he played a significant role in the resolution of the 2004 – 05 lockout . Flames radio broadcaster Peter Maher was named the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2006 for his years of service as the radio play - by - play announcer for the Calgary Flames . Maher has been the radio voice of the Flames since 1981 , the team ' s second season in Calgary . He has called six All - Star Games and four Stanley Cup Finals . Former athletic trainer Bearcat Murray , who served with the Flames from 1980 until 1996 and remains with the organization as a community ambassador , will be inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society and the Society of Professional Hockey Equipment Managers . Retired numbers . The Calgary Flames have retired two numbers , and a third was retired league - wide . The Flames retired # 9 in honour of Lanny McDonald who played right wing for the Flames from 1981 to 1989 , winning the Stanley Cup as the Flames captain in his final year . Mike Vernon ' s # 30 is also retired ; he was a goaltender with the Flames for fourteen years , from 1982 – 94 and 2000 - 02 . Wayne Gretzky ' s # 99 was retired league - wide in 1999 . Team awards . Molson Cup . The Flames are one of several teams in Canada that award the Molson Cup to the player who is named one of a game ' s top three players , or " three stars " , most often over the course of the regular season . Jarome Iginla has won the Molson Cup five times , the most in team history . Ralph T . Scurfield Humanitarian Award . The Ralph T . Scurfield Humanitarian Award is a Flames team award given each year to the player who " best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance , determination and leadership on the ice , combined with dedication to community service . " It was first awarded in 1987 , and is named in honour of one of the Flames original owners , Ralph Thomas Scurfield . Craig Conroy was named the recipient of the award for 2009 – 10 for his work with the Flames Foundation for Life , the team ' s charitable organization . He is the spokesman for the foundation and promotes the Flames ' Even Strength program that aims to help underprivledged kids get into hockey if they otherwise could not afford it . J . R . " Bud " McCaig Award . The J . R . " Bud " McCaig Award is a team award given annually to two people , a player and a Flames ' staff member , who " best exemplify Mr . McCaig ’ s enduring virtues of respect , courtesy and compassion for all individuals he encountered both in his professional and everyday life . " The award is named in honour of Bud McCaig , a long time owner of the Flames who died in 2005 . Daymond Langkow was named the winner of the award in 2009 – 10 .