The 2007–08 Calgary Flames season was the 28th season for the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The ...

and 36th season for the Flames franchise in the

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(NHL). In a surprise move, the Flames announced on June 14 that

Jim Playfair James Playfair (born May 22, 1964) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 20th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1982 NHL entry draft. Following his retirement due to an injury, Playfair coac ...

would be replaced by "Iron"

Mike Keenan Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21, 1949) is a Canadian-American former professional hockey coach. Previously, he served as head coach and/or general manager with several NHL teams between 1984 and 2009. He currently ranks fifth in playoff win ...

as the team's head coach. Playfair remained with the Flames organization until 2011. Keenan entered the season sixth all-time in the NHL in wins. General manager

Darryl Sutter Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is one of seven Sutter brothers, six of whom made the ...

spent big bucks on Cory Sarich. He also acquired

Adrian Aucoin Adrian Mark Aucoin (born July 3, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Aucoin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Gloucester, Ontario. Playing ca ...

(and his $4 million annual salary) in a trade.

Owen Nolan Owen Liam Nolan (born 12 February 1972) is a Northern Irish-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. During his 18-year NHL career, he played for the ...

, Anders Eriksson, and Mark Smith are all brought in as GM Sutter's free-agent reclamation projects. Sutter is unable to come to terms with

Mark Giordano Mark Giordano (; born October 3, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently retired. He most recently played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played with the Calgary Fl ...

, and the highly rated prospect heads to the

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in Russia instead of the NHL. Sports writer Steve MacFarlane observes that ''"The team looks like it has no direction — and no confidence in an unpredictable coach".'' At the end of the regular season,

Miikka Kiprusoff Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (; born October 26, 1976), nicknamed "Kipper", is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames between 2000 and 2013. He was select ...

's goals against average of 2.69 was his worst as a Flame up until that point. In the playoffs, the team fell to the Sharks in seven games in the first round.

Team notes

On December 16, Keenan recorded his 600th career win as a head coach in a 5–3 victory over one of his former teams, the

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Al MacInnis Allan MacInnis (born July 11, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames (1981–1994) and St. Louis Blues (1994–2004). A first round selection ...

was among four players inducted into the

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on November 12, 2007. MacInnis spent 13 years in Calgary, and captured the

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as playoff MVP when the Flames won the

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in 1989. On November 29, captain

Jarome Iginla Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla (; born July 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), winger. He played over 1,500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Pittsbu ...

played in his 804th game, setting a new franchise record for games played in a Flames uniform, surpassing

' mark. Two nights later, Iginla registered his 700th career point in a game against the

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. On March 10, Iginla scored his 365th goal, surpassing

Theoren Fleury Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury (born June 29, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, author and motivational speaker. Fleury played for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks of the ...

's mark of 364 to become the Flames' all-time goal scoring leader. In December, the Flames became the third team in NHL history to win all six games of a six-game road trip, a feat previously accomplished by the 1971–72 Bruins and 1982–83 Flyers. The 2001–02 Red Wings also won six consecutive road games, though that trip was broken in half by the

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. Two Flames players were voted to start for the Western Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game. Defenceman

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joined Iginla for the game, which was held in

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. On February 18, Flames' prospect Mickey Renaud, a fifth round pick in the 2007 draft, collapsed and died at the age of 19 at his home in

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. Renaud had been playing for the

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of the

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, and was the team's captain. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Playoffs

The Flames finished 7th in the Western Conference with 94 points, earning a first-round match-up against the Pacific Division champion

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. It was the third time the two teams had met in the playoffs, with the Sharks defeating the Flames in seven games in the first round of the 1995 playoffs, while the Flames defeated San Jose in six games in the 2004 Western Conference final. After splitting the first two games in San Jose, the Flames gave up three goals to the Sharks in the first 3½ minutes of the game, but came back to win 4–3. In doing so, the Flames became only the second team in NHL history, after the 1985

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to come back from a 3–0 deficit in the first ten minutes of a playoff game. During Game 6, in which the Flames faced elimination, they scored once in the first and second period each to shut out the Sharks 2–0, as the Sharks did during Game 2. Nolan and Langkow scored both goals respectively and Kiprusoff made 21 saves for his 6th postseason shutout.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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, , , , Kiprusoff , , 16,629 , , 0–2–1 , , 1 , , , - , 4 , , October 12 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , ,

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, , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 17,132 , , 1–2–1 , , 3 , , , - , 5 , , October 13 , , Calgary , , 7 – 4 , ,

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, , , , Kiprusoff , , 13,152 , , 2–2–1 , , 5 , , , - , 6 , , October 16 , , Calgary , , 4 – 5 , ,

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, , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 16,722 , , 2–2–2 , , 6 , , , - , 7 , , October 18 , ,

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, , 3 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,305 , , 3–2–2 , , 8 , , , - , 8 , , October 20 , ,

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, , 1 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 4–2–2 , , 10 , , , - , 9 , , October 22 , , San Jose , , 4 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 4–3–2 , , 10 , , , - , 10 , , October 24 , ,

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, , 3 – 5 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 5–3–2 , , 12 , , , - , 11 , , October 26 , , Colorado , , 3 – 2 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 5–3–3 , , 13 , , , - , 12 , , October 30 , , Nashville , , 1 – 5 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 6–3–3 , , 15 , , , - , - , 13 , , November 1 , , Detroit , , 4 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 6–4–3 , , 15 , , , - , 14 , , November 3 , , Calgary , , 1 – 4 , , Minnesota , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,568 , , 6–5–3 , , 15 , , , - , 15 , , November 5 , , Calgary , , 1 – 4 , , Colorado , , , , Kiprusoff , , 15,655 , , 6–6–3 , , 15 , , , - , 16 , , November 8 , , Vancouver , , 3 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 6–7–3 , , 15 , , , - , 17 , , November 10 , , Edmonton , , 4 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 6–8–3 , , 15 , , , - , 18 , , November 13 , , Minnesota , , 2 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 7–8–3 , , 17 , , , - , 19 , , November 17 , , Calgary , , 3 – 1 , , Edmonton , , , , Kiprusoff , , 16,839 , , 8–8–3 , , 19 , , , - , 20 , , November 18 , , Calgary , , 1 – 4 , , Vancouver , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,630 , , 8–9–3 , , 19 , , , - , 21 , , November 20 , , Colorado , , 1 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 9–9–3 , , 21 , , , - , 22 , , November 22 , ,

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, , 2 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 9–10–3 , , 21 , , , - , 23 , , November 24 , , Calgary , , 5 – 2 , , Colorado , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,007 , , 10–10–3 , , 23 , , , - , 24 , , November 25 , , Calgary , , 0 – 3 , ,

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, , 15,138 , , 10–11–3 , , 23 , , , - , 25 , , November 27 , , Calgary , , 3 – 5 , , Detroit , , , , McElhinney , , 17,108 , , 10–12–3 , , 23 , , , - , 26 , , November 29 , ,

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, , 4 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 10–13–3 , , 23 , , , - , - , 27 , , December 1 , ,

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, , 4 – 3 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 10–13–4 , , 24 , , , - , 28 , , December 4 , , St. Louis , , 1 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 11–13–4 , , 26 , , , - , 29 , , December 6 , ,

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, , 3 – 2 , , Calgary , , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 11–13–5 , , 27 , , , - , 30 , , December 9 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , , Chicago , , , , Kiprusoff , , 13,382 , , 12–13–5 , , 29 , , , - , 31 , , December 11 , , Calgary , , 2 – 1 , ,

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, , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 12,499 , , 13–13–5 , , 31 , , , - , 32 , , December 13 , , Calgary , , 9 – 6, ,

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, , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,026 , , 14–13–5 , , 33 , , , - , 33 , , December 14 , , Calgary , , 4 – 3 , , Carolina , , , , Kiprusoff , , 15,536 , , 15–13–5 , , 35 , , , - , 34 , , December 16 , , Calgary , , 5 – 3 , , St. Louis , , , , Kiprusoff , , 16,733 , , 16–13–5 , , 37 , , , - , 35 , , December 18 , , Calgary , , 3 – 1 , , Columbus , , , , Kiprusoff , , 13,181 , , 17–13–5 , , 39 , , , - , 36 , , December 21 , , Dallas , , 3 – 2 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 17–13–6 , , 40 , , , - , 37 , , December 23 , ,

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, , 1 – 0 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 17–13–7 , , 41 , , , - , 38 , , December 27 , , Calgary , , 3 – 5 , , Vancouver , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,630 , , 17–14–7 , , 41 , , , - , 39 , , December 29 , , Anaheim , , 3 – 5 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 18–14–7 , , 43 , , , - , 40 , , December 31 , , Vancouver , , 1 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 19–14–7 , , 45 , , , - , - , 41 , , January 2 , , NY Rangers , , 3 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 20–14–7 , , 47 , , , - , 42 , , January 3 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , , San Jose , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 17,496 , , 21–14–7 , , 49 , , , - , 43 , , January 5 , , Calgary , , 6 – 4 , , Los Angeles , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,118 , , 22–14–7 , , 51 , , , - , 44 , , January 8 , , Phoenix , , 3 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 22–15–7 , , 51 , , , - , 45 , , January 11 , , NY Islanders , , 5 – 4 , , Calgary , , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 22–15–8 , , 52 , , , - , 46 , , January 13 , , Calgary , , 1 – 2 , , Edmonton , , , , Kiprusoff , , 16,839 , , 22–16–8 , , 52 , , , - , 47 , , January 15 , , Calgary , , 0 – 3 , , Nashville , , , , Kiprusoff , , 11,764 , , 22–17–8 , , 52 , , , - , 48 , , January 16 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , , Minnesota , , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 18,568 , , 23–17–8 , , 54 , , , - , 49 , , January 18 , , Los Angeles , , 1 – 6 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 24–17–8 , , 56 , , , - , 50 , , January 22 , , Minnesota , , 1 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 25–17–8 , , 58 , , , - , 51 , , January 30 , , San Jose , , 4 – 5 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 26–17–8 , , 60 , , , - , - , 52 , , February 2 , , Dallas , , 2 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 26–18–8 , , 60 , , , - , 53 , , February 4 , , Calgary , , 0 – 5 , , Edmonton , , , ,

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, , 16,839 , , 26–19–8 , , 60 , , , - , 54 , , February 5 , , Phoenix , , 3 – 4 , , Calgary , , SO , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 27–19–8 , , 62 , , , - , 55 , , February 7 , , Chicago , , 3 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 27–20–8 , , 62 , , , - , 56 , , February 9 , , Edmonton , , 1 – 4 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 28–20–8 , , 64 , , , - , 57 , , February 12 , , Calgary , , 4 – 3 , , San Jose , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 17,269 , , 29–20–8 , , 66 , , , - , 58 , , February 15 , , Calgary , , 3 – 6 , , Los Angeles , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,118 , , 29–21–8 , , 66 , , , - , 59 , , February 17 , , Calgary , , 2 – 4 , , Anaheim , , , , Kiprusoff , , 17,174 , , 29–22–8 , , 66 , , , - , 60 , , February 19 , , Calgary , , 4 – 1 , , Phoenix , , , , Kiprusoff , , 15,208 , , 30–22–8 , , 68 , , , - , 61 , , February 20 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , , Dallas , , , , Joseph , , 18,584 , , 31–22–8 , , 70 , , , - , 62 , , February 22 , , Detroit , , 0 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 32–22–8 , , 72 , , , - , 63 , , February 24 , , Calgary , , 2 – 1 , , Minnesota , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,568 , , 33–22–8 , , 74 , , , - , 64 , , February 26 , , Colorado , , 3 – 2 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 33–22–9 , , 75 , , , - , 65 , , February 29 , , Calgary , , 1 – 3 , , Anaheim , , , , Kiprusoff , , 17,174 , , 33–23–9 , , 75 , , , - , - , 66 , , March 1 , , Calgary , , 3 – 1 , , Phoenix , , , , Joseph , , 17,529 , , 34–23–9 , , 77 , , , - , 67 , , March 4 , , Columbus , , 0 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,239 , , 35–23–9 , , 79 , , , - , 68 , , March 7 , , Nashville , , 2 – 1 , , Calgary , , OT , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 35–23–10 , , 80 , , , - , 69 , , March 10 , , St. Louis , , 3 – 7 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 36–23–10 , , 82 , , , - , 70 , , March 12 , , Calgary , , 2 – 3 , ,

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, , , , Kiprusoff , , 17,560 , , 36–24–10 , , 82 , , , - , 71 , , March 13 , , Calgary , , 4 – 6 , ,

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, , , , Joseph , , 16,244 , , 36–25–10 , , 82 , , , - , 72 , , March 16 , , Calgary , , 4 – 2 , , Chicago , , , , Kiprusoff , , 20,177 , , 37–25–10 , , 84 , , , - , 73 , , March 18 , , Calgary , , 0 – 3 , , Columbus , , , , Kiprusoff , , 14,270 , , 37–26–10 , , 84 , , , - , 74 , , March 20 , , Colorado , , 1 – 2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 38–26–10 , , 86 , , , - , 75 , , March 22 , , Minnesota , , 4 – 5 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 39–26–10 , , 88 , , , - , 76 , , March 24 , , Calgary , , 0 – 2 , , Colorado , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,007 , , 39–27–10 , , 88 , , , - , 77 , , March 25 , , Vancouver , , 2 – 3 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 40–27–10 , , 90 , , , - , 78 , , March 29 , , Edmonton , , 2 – 1 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , 40–28–10 , , 90 , , , - , 79 , , March 30 , , Calgary , , 2 – 6 , , Vancouver , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,630 , , 40–29–10 , , 90 , , , - , - , 80 , , April 1 , , Calgary , , 3 – 2 , , Edmonton , , , , Kiprusoff , , 16,839 , , 41–29–10 , , 92 , , , - , 81 , , April 3 , , Calgary , , 1 – 3 , , Minnesota , , , , Kiprusoff , , 18,568 , , 41–30–10 , , 92 , , , - , 82 , , April 5 , , Calgary , , 7 – 1 , , Vancouver , , , , Joseph , , 18,630 , , 42–30–10 , , 94 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - , 1 , , April 9 , , Calgary , , 3–2 , , San Jose , , , , Kiprusoff , , 17,496 , , Flames lead 1–0 , , , - , 2 , , April 10 , , Calgary , , 0–2 , , San Jose , , , , Kiprusoff , , 17,496 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - , 3 , , April 13 , , San Jose , , 3–4 , , Calgary , , , , Joseph , , 19,289 , , Flames lead 2–1 , , , - , 4 , , April 15 , , San Jose , , 3–2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - , 5 , , April 17 , , Calgary , , 3–4 , , San Jose , , , , Kiprusoff , , 17,496 , , Sharks lead 3–2 , , , - , 6 , , April 20 , , San Jose , , 0–2 , , Calgary , , , , Kiprusoff , , 19,289 , , Series tied 3–3 , , , - , 7 , , April 22 , , Calgary , , 3–5 , , San Jose , , , , Kiprusoff , , 17,496 , , Sharks win series 4–3 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus'' ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards and records

Records

* 7: most games to start the season with a player scoring two goals in one game. * 6: consecutive wins on a single road trip (tied for record).

Milestones

Transactions

The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

The Flames made five selections at the 2007 NHL entry draft in

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. Calgary selected Swedish forward

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with their first selection, 24th overall. Heading into the draft, Backlund was the second highest ranked European prospect, and 10th overall, by International Scouting Services. Backlund joined third round selection John Negrin in making their NHL debuts with the Flames in the 2008–09 season. The Flames tragically lost their fifth round draft pick, Mickey Renaud, when the 19-year-old captain of the

collapsed and died in his home late in the

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. The

created a new trophy in his honour, the

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in 2009. :Statistics are updated to the end of the

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. ^† denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15.

Farm teams

Quad City Flames

After two seasons in

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, and over $4 million in operating losses, the Calgary Flames chose to relocate their

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affiliate to the

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. The new team, known as the

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, will play in the West Division of the Western Conference.

Las Vegas Wranglers

Led by team scoring leader

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, the

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reached the

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Finals in 2007–08 where they fell to the

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four games to two. Head Coach Glen Gulutzan expressed the team's disappointment in losing the championship. "It's an empty feeling, and I certainly don't like to talk about it, but the only way around it for me now is to try to move forward and start looking at next year," said Gulutzan. The playoff disappointment represented a bitter end to a successful season, as the Wranglers finished first in the Pacific Division for the second consecutive season. Their 47–13–5–7 record was the best in the National Conference, and their 106 points was good enough to finish third overall in the ECHL.

References

* Player stats:''
Calgary Flames player stats
on espn.com * Game log:''
Calgary Flames game log
on espn.com * Team standings:''
NHL standings
on espn.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Calgary Flames Season Calgary Flames seasons Calgary Flames season, 2007-08

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2000s in Calgary

Team notes

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Farm teams

Quad City Flames

Las Vegas Wranglers

See also

References