Quad City Flames



The Quad City Flames were an minor professional team that played between 2007 and 2009. They were owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities. The Flames played at the I wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. They were the American Hockey League farm team of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. The move to the Quad Cities was confirmed on May 24, 2007. As a result, the arena's previous hockey tenant, the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League ceased operations. .

The team will relocate to Abbotsford, British Columbia after the 2008-09 season.

History
The Flames AHL franchise relocated from Omaha, Nebraska, where the team spent two seasons as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. Following two disappointing seasons at the gate in which the Flames and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben lost over $4 million, the Flames chose to relocate the franchise. The new franchise joined former UHL rival, the Rockford IceHogs in moving up to the AHL.

The Flames were the third team to attempt to place an AHL team in the Quad Cities. Both the San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers were unable to reach an agreement with the owners of the Mallards, and of the arena. While the NHL franchise had signed an affiliation agreement to the end of the 2011–12 season, the Flames and Quad City Sports Ventures agreed to end the agreement after just two seasons as the Flames will place their affiliate in Abbotsford, British Columbia for the 2009–10 AHL season.

This market was previously served by:
 * Quad City Mallards (1995–2007) UHL

Final Squad
As of March 10, 2009

Single season

 * Goals: 39 🇨🇦 Kyle Greentree (2008-09)
 * Assists: 43 🇨🇦 Grant Stevenson (2007-08)
 * Points: 76 🇨🇦 Kyle Greentree (2008-09)
 * Penalty Minutes: 248 🇨🇦 Brandon Prust (2007-08)
 * GAA: 2.23 🇨🇦 Leland Irving (2008-09)
 * SV%: .912 🇨🇦 Matt Keetley (2007-08), Leland Irving (2008-09)
 * Wins: 24 🇨🇦 Leland Irving (2008-09)
 * Shutouts: 3 🇨🇦 Curtis McElhinney (2007-08)


 * Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender

Career

 * Career Goals: 43 🇨🇦 Kris Chucko
 * Career Assists: 76 🇨🇦 Carsen Germyn
 * Career Points: 108 🇨🇦 Carsen Germyn
 * Career Penalty Minutes: 271 🇨🇦 Matt Pelech
 * Career Goaltending Wins: 24 🇨🇦 Leland Irving
 * Career Shutouts: 3 🇨🇦 Curtis McElhinney 🇨🇦 Matt Keetley
 * Career Games: 154 🇨🇦 Kris Chucko