Atlanta Flames

The Atlanta Flames were an ice hockey team in the NHL from Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 1972 to 1980. The team was moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the start of the 1980–81 NHL season and were renamed the Calgary Flames. The team was named after the burning of Atlanta, led by U.S. Army general William Sherman during the American Civil War.

Category:Defunct National Hockey League teams
Category:Sports in Atlanta
Category:1972 establishments in the United States
Category:1980 disestablishments in the United States
Category:20th-century establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:20th-century disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)