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Calgary Flames: Edmonton Oilers
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The Calgary Flames finally got off to a good start thanks to some early physical force. Three fights in the first 6 minutes got the emotions going and Owen Nolan scored the first of his two goals later in the period as the Flames went on to a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. ...More
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The Calgary Flames, now in their 23rd NHL season and 20th in the Pengrowth Saddledome, are performing in one of the best entertainment facilities in North America. The Saddledome now seats 17,159 for hockey. This facility opened Saturday, Oct. 15, 1983; when Edmonton edged the Flames 4-3. The Flames formally assumed management of the Saddledome on August 1, 1994.
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Led by Kent Nilsson's 49-goal, 131-point season, the Flames stormed into the playoffs in their first season in Calgary with a 39-27-4 record, good for third in the Patrick Division. The team found much greater playoff success in Calgary than it did in Atlanta, winning their first two playoff series over the Chicago Black Hawks and Philadelphia Flyers before bowing out to the Minnesota North Stars in the semi-finals.[10] This early success was not soon repeated. After a losing record in 1981-82, General Manager Cliff Fletcher jettisoned several former Atlanta players unused to a higher-pressure hockey environment and rebuilt the roster.[11] Over the next three seasons, he put together a core of players that would remain together through the early 1990s. His efforts to match the Oilers, led him to draw talent from areas previously neglected by the NHL. The Flames were one of the first teams to sign large numbers of U.S. college players, including Joel Otto, Gary Suter, and Colin Patterson.
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