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Old 07-20-2015, 09:48 AM   #1
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I'd like to thank everyone for their comments regarding my initial FFH thread.

In my second installment, I'll take you back to 1975, when our beloved Flames were still based in Atlanta, Georgia. This book was written by 2 Atlanta journalists who covered the Flames, and provides a pretty good summary of the first 3 years of the franchise. I consider the Atlanta years an important chapter of the history of the Calgary Flames, and I hope our ownership group recognizes the 50 year anniversary in 2022.

I bought this book on eBay, and it was a great read. Here are the first two chapters, plus the Introduction and a summary of the first season. You will notice that the first year jerseys had a bit different striping. The look that came north with the team was introduced in year two.

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I hope our ownership group recognizes the 50 year anniversary in 2017.
The Flames expansion team was announced in 1971 and joined the league for the 1972-1973 season.
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Wow, I can't even math today. 2022 it will be, I hope!
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I still can't believe they thought hockey in Atlanta in the 70's would work. Would have loved to see the business case for that
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Well, it was the 70's…
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Was expecting an article about Flames groupies and puck sluts.
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Great find! Will have to find a copy one day, looks interesting! Also interesting to see some alternate designs for the Atlanta Flaming A logo.
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A cool video clip I found from May 1986, just prior to game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
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They were an easy team to like when they got their franchise as they did pretty well as an expansion team. I was a bit of a fan and was really happy when they moved here.
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Was expecting an article about Flames groupies and puck sluts.
clicked on the thread hoping for puck sluts, left feeling very disappointed
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