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60 free Calgary Flames trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Calgary Flames were named for the burning of Atlanta, moved north in 1980, and spent the rest of the decade trading haymakers with Gretzky's Oilers before finally lifting the Stanley Cup in 1989. This Flames trivia quiz covers all of it: Nelson Skalbania and the Stampede Corral, Cliff Fletcher drafting Soviets, Steve Smith's own goal, back-to-back Presidents' Trophies, the Brett Hull trade, Lanny McDonald's farewell, Sergei Makarov's controversial Calder, the Doug Gilmour blockbuster and the season-ticket ultimatum of 1999. It then follows Jarome Iginla from the Joe Nieuwendyk trade to 500 goals, Darryl Sutter and Miikka Kiprusoff, the 2004 run past three division champions and the Gelinas non-goal, the Red Mile, the Heritage Classic shutout, Gaudreau and Tkachuk, the Battle of Alberta rematch, and Harvey the Hound losing his tongue. Easy questions sit beside genuinely hard ones about the Atlanta era and the Saddledome. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedic and reference sources before publishing, and each question carries a citation. For more, try our NHL trivia and hockey trivia pages.
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Q 01In which city was the Flames franchise founded in 1972?
Atlanta
The team moved to Calgary in 1980 after owner Tom Cousins faced bankruptcy.
Q 02The 'Flames' name refers to a fire set by whose troops during the Civil War?
General William Tecumseh Sherman
Atlanta was nearly destroyed; Skalbania kept the name as a fit for an oil town.
Q 03Which Canadian entrepreneur bought the Flames in 1980 and moved them to Calgary?
Nelson Skalbania
He sold his interest a year later, and the club has been locally owned since.
Q 04Which 7,000-seat building hosted the Flames' first three Calgary seasons?
Stampede Corral
They sold 10,000 season-ticket packages for a rink that held 7,000.
Q 05Which CSKA Moscow star did Cliff Fletcher draft in 1983, years before Soviets could join the NHL?
Sergei Makarov
Makarov finally arrived in 1989 and won the Calder at 31, prompting an age limit.
Q 06Whose errant clearing attempt went in off Grant Fuhr to give Calgary the 1986 series win over Edmonton?
Steve Smith
The Flames reached their first Final, losing to Montreal in five.
Q 07Which 1986 first-round pick was killed in a car accident before the following season?
George Pelawa
The Flames had just gone to their first Final.
Q 08Which rookie scored 50 goals for Calgary in 1987-88, only the second freshman ever to do so?
Joe Nieuwendyk
He won the Calder; the Flames also won their first Presidents' Trophy that year.
Q 09Whom did the Flames send to St. Louis in 1988 for Rob Ramage and Rick Wamsley?
Brett Hull and Steve Bozek
Ramage helped win the 1989 Cup; Hull scored 86 goals for the Blues in 1990-91.
Q 10How many points did the 1988-89 Flames record, a franchise record?
117
It was their second straight Presidents' Trophy and ended with the Cup.
Q 11Whom did the Flames beat in the 1989 Stanley Cup Final?
Montreal Canadiens
Calgary avenged the 1986 loss to the same team; Al MacInnis won the Conn Smythe.
Q 12Which co-owner became the first Canadian woman to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1989?
Sonia Scurfield
Long-time captain Lanny McDonald retired after the win.
Q 13Which defenceman won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1989?
Al MacInnis
Doug Gilmour had arrived in a six-player deadline deal.
Which former 50-goal scorer came from Toronto in the 1992 ten-player trade that sent Doug Gilmour away?
Q 21Whose possible go-ahead goal in Game 6 of the 2004 Final went unsignalled after inconclusive replays?
Martin Gelinas
It would have made him the only player to score the series winner in every round; Tampa Bay won in seven.
Q 22Which street became known as the 'Red Mile' during the 2004 playoff run?
17th Avenue SW
Crowds topped 60,000 during the Final.
Q 23Which two trophies did the Flames' goaltender win in 2005-06?
Vezina and Jennings
Rookie Dion Phaneuf scored 20 goals that season.
Gary Leeman
Leeman scored 11 goals for Calgary; Gilmour became a Leafs icon.
Q 15Which trade in 1995-96 brought Jarome Iginla to Calgary?
Joe Nieuwendyk to Dallas
Iginla debuted in the 1996 playoffs; the Flames were swept by Chicago.
Q 16Which team acquired Theoren Fleury from Calgary in 1999?
Colorado Avalanche
He was due to hit free agency and the Flames feared losing him for nothing.
Q 17In 1999, Flames owners issued fans an ultimatum: buy more season tickets or what?
The team would move to the United States
Sales had fallen to a franchise-low 8,700; a 2000 drive aimed for 14,000.
Q 18Which two trophies did Jarome Iginla win in 2001-02 with 52 goals and 96 points?
Rocket Richard and Art Ross
Robyn Regehr became the youngest Masterton nominee the same year.
Q 19Which goalie did Darryl Sutter acquire early in 2003-04, having coached him in San Jose?
Miikka Kiprusoff
Kiprusoff has the most wins by a goalie in a Flames uniform.
Q 20In 2004 the Flames became the first team to reach a Final by beating how many division champions?
Three
Vancouver, Presidents' Trophy winner Detroit and San Jose.
Q 24Which backup goalie was suspended five games in 2007 for slashing Detroit's Johan Franzen?
Jamie McLennan
The Flames were also fined for stick-related penalties in that Game 5.
Q 25Whose franchise mark of 803 games did Iginla pass in 2007-08?
Al MacInnis
He passed Fleury's 364 goals the same season.
Q 26Where did the Flames beat Montreal 4-0 in the 2011 Heritage Classic?
McMahon Stadium
Kiprusoff posted the first shutout in an NHL outdoor game.
Q 27Which team acquired Iginla in March 2013 for Kenny Agostino, Ben Hanowski and a first-round pick?
Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary was left without a captain for the first time.
Q 28Which college honour had Johnny Gaudreau collected the day before his NHL debut in 2014?
Hobey Baker Award
He scored Calgary's only goal in a 5-1 loss that night.
Q 29Which coach won the 2015 Jack Adams Award after Calgary's first playoff series win since 2004?
Bob Hartley
The Flames beat Vancouver before falling to Anaheim.
Q 30Which trio made up Calgary's '3M Line'?
Tkachuk, Backlund and Frolik
They powered a 2017 wild-card berth before Anaheim swept the Flames.