Saint John Flames

For the junior team that played in the early 2000's please see Saint John Flames (jr. C).
The Saint John Flames were a team in the American Hockey League team from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate.
The Saint John Flames won the 2001 Calder Cup Championship on home ice at Harbour Station against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the farm team of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flames won the series four games to two with a final score of 1–0. The Flames also played in the Calder Cup Finals in 1998, losing to the Philadelphia Phantoms.
The franchise was relocated to Omaha, Nebraska in 2005 where it played for two seasons as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights before relocating once again for the 2007–2008 season to become the Quad City Flames, and finally relocating to Abbotsford, British Columbia for the 2009-2010 season. The Saint John market is currently served by the QMJHL's Saint John Sea Dogs.
==Notable alumni==
Several former Saint John Flames players have played in the NHL with great success. Notably, the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals series between the Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning featured 17 players who had once played for the Saint John Flames organization.
The following players were longtime members of the Saint John Flames who went on to notable NHL careers:
*Corey Stillman
*Steve Begin
*Wade Belak
*Blair Betts
*Jeff Cowan
*Rico Fata
*Denis Gauthier
*Jean-Sebastien Giguere	
*Chuck Kobasew
*Matthew Lombardi
*Brett McLean
*Steve Montador
*Dwayne Roloson	
*Martin St. Louis
*Dany Sabourin
*Oleg Saprykin
*Todd Simpson
*Matt Maguire
*Alex Buckley
*Tom O'Brien
*Robbie McGinnis
==Season-by-season results==
===Regular season===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1993–94	80 	37 	33 	10 	— 	84 	304 	305 	2nd, Atlantic
1994–95	80 	27 	40 	13 	— 	67 	250 	286 	4th, Atlantic
1995–96	80 	35 	30 	11 	4 	85 	272 	264 	2nd, Atlantic
1996–97	80 	28 	36 	13 	3 	72 	237 	269 	2nd, Canadian
1997–98	80 	43 	24 	13 	0 	99 	231 	201 	1st, Atlantic
1998–99	80 	31 	40 	8 	1 	71 	238 	296 	4th, Atlantic
1999–00	80 	32 	32 	11 	5 	80 	267 	283 	2nd, Atlantic
2000–01	80 	44 	24 	7 	5 	100 	269 	210 	1st, Canadian
2001–02	80 	29 	34 	13 	4 	75 	182 	202 	5th, Canadian
2002–03	80 	32 	41 	6 	1 	71 	203 	223 	4th, Canadian
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	3rd round 	Finals
1993–94	L, 3–4, Moncton 	— 	— 	—
1994–95	L, 1–4, P.E.I. 	— 	— 	—
1995–96	W, 3–1, St. John's	W, 4–1, Fredericton	L, 3–4, Portland 	—
1996–97	L, 2–3, Hamilton 	— 	— 	—
1997–98	W, 3–1, St. John's	W, 4–2, Portland 	W, 4–1, Hartford 	L, 2–4, Philadelphia
1998–99	W, 3–0, Lowell 	L, 0–4, Fredericton	— 	—
1999–00	L, 0–3, Lowell 	— 	— 	—
2000–01	W, 3–0, Portland 	W, 4–1, Quebec 	W, 4–1, Providence	W, 4–2, W.B.S.
2001–02	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs
2002–03	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs
Career Leaders
Goals: 89 (Ladislav Kohn, 1994-03)
Assists: 152 (Marty Murray, 1995-01)
Points: 230 (Marty Murray, 1995-01)
PIM: 851 (Sami Helenius, 1994-98)
==Other logos==
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Category:Calgary Flames
Category:Saint John Flames
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:American Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1993
Category:Disestablished in 2003
Category:American Hockey League teams