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Old 04-15-2011, 04:44 PM   #1042
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Originally Posted by Bluzman View Post
I would have preferred even taking the WHA Cowboys name over keeping Atlanta's name. Flames refers to a historic event that happened in Atlanta.
I guess you never heard of the Great Calgary Fire of 1886.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Fire_of_1886

The Flame logo also has relevance because of the Olympic Torch, the flaring at oil wells and the Calgary Tower.
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