Founded in 1972 alongside the New York Islanders, the Atlanta Flames were Atlanta's first professional hockey team and the NHL's first team in the American south.
In their eight seasons, they played at Omni Arena, one of the last NHL arenas without luxury suites.
The Flames made the playoffs six times but never reached the second round. They were swept four times and won a single game in the other two years.
Amid declining attendance and the 1970s real estate crunch, the team relocated after the 1979-1980 season to Calgary, AB.
Among their notable players were the Miracle on Ice goaltender Jim Craig and their team captains: Keith McCreary, Tom Lysiak (also the team's top scorer), Pat Quinn (HHOF Builder and inventor of the terms "upper body injury" and "lower body injury", and Jean Pronovost (younger brother of HHOF player Marcel Pronovost).
The Flames made the playoffs six times but never reached the second round. They were swept four times and won a single game in the other two years.
Amid declining attendance and the 1970s real estate crunch, the team relocated after the 1979-1980 season to Calgary, AB.
Among their notable players were the Miracle on Ice goaltender Jim Craig and their team captains: Keith McCreary, Tom Lysiak (also the team's top scorer), Pat Quinn (HHOF Builder and inventor of the terms "upper body injury" and "lower body injury", and Jean Pronovost (younger brother of HHOF player Marcel Pronovost).
| General Manager: | Cliff Fletcher | 1972-1980 |
| Head Coach: | Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion | 1972-1975 |
| Head Coach: | Fred Creighton | 1975-1979 |
| Head Coach: | Al MacNeil | 1979-1980 |
Season Stats
| Season | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against | Goals Leader | Assists Leader | Points Leader | Penalty Minutes Leader | Wins Leader | GAA Leader |
| 1972-1973 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 191 | 239 | Bob Leiter (26) | Bob Leiter (34) | Bob Leiter (60) | Pat Quinn (113) | Phil Myre (16) | Phil Myre (3.03) |
| 1973-1974 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 214 | 238 | Jacques Richard (27) | Tom Lysiak (45) | Tom Lysiak (64) | Pat Quinn (94) | Dan Bouchard (19) | Dan Bouchard (2.77) |
| 1974-1975 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 243 | 233 | Eric Vail (39) | Tom Lysiak (52) | Tom Lysiak (77) | Pat Quinn (156) | Dan Bouchard (20) | Dan Bouchard (2.77) |
| 1975-1976 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 262 | 237 | Curt Bennett (34) | Tom Lysiak (51) | Tom Lysiak (82) | Pat Quinn (134) | Dan Bouchard (19) | Dan Bouchard (2.54) |
| 1976-1977 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 264 | 265 | Willi Plett (33) | Tom Lysiak (51) | Tom Lysiak (81) | Willi Plett (123) |
Dan Bouchard (17) Phil Myre (17) |
Phil Myre (3.07) |
| 1977-1978 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 274 | 252 | Bob MacMillan (31) | Tom Lysiak (42) | Tom Lysiak (69) | Willi Plett (171) | Dan Bouchard (25) | Dan Bouchard (2.75) |
| 1978-1979 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 327 | 280 | Guy Chouinard (50) | Bob MacMillan (71) | Bob MacMillan (108) | Willi Plett (213) | Dan Bouchard (32) | Réjean Lemelin (3.32) |
| 1979-1980 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 282 | 269 | Kent Nilsson (40) | Kent Nilsson (53) | Kent Nilsson (93) | Willi Plett (231) | Dan Bouchard (23) | Réjean Lemelin (3.18) |