04 made the Flames cool again. Growing up playing minor hockey in Calgary, no one's favorite team was the Flames. It was always Avs, Wings, Penguins or Stars. I remember going to a game early in the 03/04 season against Carolina (Kipper got the shut out) and there was only 14,000 fans at the game, and it felt like a library. I think the team even closed the 300 section because there wasn't any demand. Then in the playoffs it was the loudest building in the league and they sold out every game for over a decade.
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