Q 01/05

Which other expansion team entered the NHL alongside the Flames in 1972?

A) Washington Capitals

B) New York Islanders

C) Buffalo Sabres

D) Vancouver Canucks

Answer · why

B) New York Islanders

New York Islanders. The NHL rushed both teams into existence to keep the rival World Hockey Association out of Atlanta and Long Island.

Q 02/05

The 'Flames' name refers to a fire set by whose troops during the Civil War?

A) General William Tecumseh Sherman

B) General Philip Sheridan

C) General Robert E. Lee

D) General Ulysses S. Grant

Answer · why

A) General William Tecumseh Sherman

General William Tecumseh Sherman. His army burned Atlanta in 1864, yet the name survived the move to Canada, where a flaming C simply replaced the fla...

Q 03/05

Which Canadian entrepreneur led the purchase of the Flames in 1980 and moved them to Calgary?

A) Bill Hunter

B) Jim Pattison

C) Nelson Skalbania

D) Peter Pocklington

Answer · why

C) Nelson Skalbania

Nelson Skalbania. He sold his shares a year later to his Calgary partners, and the club has been locally owned ever since.

Q 04/05

Which small arena hosted the Flames' first three seasons in Calgary?

A) Saddledome

B) Stampede Corral

C) Max Bell Arena

D) Father David Bauer Arena

Answer · why

B) Stampede Corral

Stampede Corral. The rink was far too small for the NHL, so the city built the Saddledome and the Flames moved in during 1983.

Q 05/05

Which CSKA Moscow star did Cliff Fletcher draft in 1983, years before Soviets could join the NHL?

A) Sergei Makarov

B) Igor Larionov

C) Viacheslav Fetisov

D) Vladimir Krutov

Answer · why

A) Sergei Makarov

Sergei Makarov. He finally arrived in 1989 and was voted rookie of the year as a veteran, which pushed the NHL to bar players over 26 from the award.