Moncton Golden Flames

The Moncton Golden Flames were a professional team based in Moncton, New Brunswick, playing home games at the Moncton Coliseum. The team operated in the American Hockey League between 1984 and 1987, as a minor league affiliate of the Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins. In 1987, team marketing executive Larry Haley was awarded the Ken McKenzie Award for outstanding work.
Before being affiliated with Calgary and Boston, the franchise was previously known as the New Brunswick Hawks, Moncton Alpines. The franchise folded in 1987, and replaced by the Winnipeg Jets' affiliate, the Moncton Hawks.
==Coaches==
* 1984–85 – Pierre Pagé
* 1985–86 – Terry Crisp
* 1986–87 – Terry Crisp
==Players==
During 1986–87, former NHL player Brett Hull won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL's rookie of the year. Sixty-three Moncton Golden Flames players including Hull, went on to play in the NHL.
Five players from the Golden Flames also went on to win the Stanley Cup with the 1988–89 Calgary Flames. They are, Joel Otto, Dave Reierson, Gary Roberts, Ken Sabourin and goaltender Mike Vernon.
==Season-by-season results==
===Regular season===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing
1984–85	80 	32 	40 	8 	— 	72 	291 	300 	6th, North
1985–86	80 	34 	34 	12 	— 	80 	294 	307 	3rd, North
1986–87	80 	43 	31 	— 	6 	92 	338 	315 	3rd, North
===Playoffs===
Season 	1st round 	2nd round 	Finals 	
1984–85	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs 	Out of Playoffs	Out of Playoffs
1985–86	W, 4-1, Maine 	L, 1-4, Adirondack	— 	
1986–87	L, 2-4, Adirondack	— 	— 	
Category:American Hockey League team
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1984
Category:Disestablished in 1987
Category:American Hockey League teams