Quad City Flames
| Quad City Flames | |
|---|---|
| File:QuadCityFlames.png | |
| City | Moline, Illinois |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | West Division |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Home arena | i wireless Center |
| Colors | Red, Black, Gold, White |
| Owner(s) | Calgary Flames |
| General manager | Reynold Smith |
| Head coach | Ryan McGill |
| Affiliates | Calgary Flames (NHL) Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1987 to 1993 | Utica Devils |
| 1993 to 2003 | Saint John Flames |
| 2005 to 2007 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights |
| 2007 to present | Quad City Flames |
The Quad City Flames are an ice hockey team that began playing in the fall of 2007. They are currently owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities. The Flames play at the i wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. They are the American Hockey League farm team of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. The move to the Quad Cities was confirmed on May 24, 2007. As a result, the arena's previous hockey tenant, the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League ceased operations. [1].
History
The Flames AHL franchise relocated from Omaha, Nebraska, where the team spent the past two seasons as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. Following two disappointing seasons at the gate in which the Flames and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben lost over $4 million, the Flames chose to relocate the franchise. [2] The new franchise joined former UHL rival, the Rockford IceHogs in moving up to the AHL. The Flames made their AHL regular-season debut in Moline on October 6, 2007 with a 5–1 victory over Rockford.
The Flames are the third team in recent years to attempt to place an AHL team in the Quad Cities. Both the San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers were unable to reach an agreement with the owners of the Mallards, and of the arena.[3]
This market was previously served by:
- Quad City Mallards (1995–2007) UHL
Current Squad
As of February 4, 2008
| Goaltenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Age | Place of Birth | |
| 31 | 
|
Curtis McElhinney | L | 24 | London, Ontario |
| 35 |
|
Brent Krahn (Injured) | L | 25 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 36 |
|
Matt Keetley | R | 21 | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Age | Place of Birth | ||
| 2 |
|
Adam Pardy (Injured) | L | 23 | Bonavista, Newfoundland | |
| 4 |
|
Brad Cole | L | 21 | Miniota, Manitoba | |
| 6 | 
|
Tim Hambly | L | 24 | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | |
| 7 |
|
Brett Palin - A | R | 23 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | |
| 11 |
|
Gord Baldwin | L | 21 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 17 |
|
Matt Pelech | R | 20 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| 28 |
|
Gerry Burke | L | 25 | Milton, MA | |
| -- |
|
Keith Aulie | R | 18 | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Age | Place of Birth | |
| 8 |
|
Cam Cunning | L | LW | 21 | Powell River, British Columbia |
| 9 |
|
Kris Chucko | R | LW | 21 | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| 10 |
|
Grant Stevenson | R | RW | 26 | Spruce Grove, Alberta |
| 14 | 
|
Tomi Mäki | L | RW | 23 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18 |
|
Carsen Germyn - A | R | C | 25 | Campbell River, British Columbia |
| 20 |
|
Ryan Donally | L | LW | 23 | Tecumseh, Ontario |
| 21 |
|
Derek Couture | R | RW | 22 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 24 |
|
David van der Gulik | L | RW | 24 | Abbotsford, British Columbia |
| 25 |
|
Warren Peters - C | L | C | 25 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 27 |
|
Brett Sutter | L | C | 20 | Viking, Alberta |
| 29 |
|
Daniel Ryder | R | C | 20 | Bonavista, Newfoundland |
| 32 |
|
Krys Kolanos | R | C | 26 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 33 |
|
Brandon Prust | L | C | 23 | London, Ontario |
| -- |
|
John Armstrong | R | C | 20 | Unionville, Ontario |
| -- |
|
Kyle Greentree | LW | L | 24 | Victoria, British Columbia |
| -- |
|
J.D. Watt | R | RW | 20 | Cremona, Alberta |
Season-by-season results
Regular Season
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | See 2007–08 AHL season for up-to-date standings. | ||||||||
Playoffs
| Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Out of playoffs. | |||
References
- ^ Quad City Flames website
- ^ AHL: Knights are leaving for the Quad Cities, Omaha World-Herald, May 15, 2007
- ^ DeVrieze, Craig, Quad-Cities step up to AHL, pantagraph.com, May 24, 2007
