Saint John Flames

For the junior team that played in the early 2000's please see Saint John Flames (jr. C).

The Saint John Flames were a team in the American Hockey League team from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate.

The Saint John Flames won the 2001 Calder Cup Championship on home ice at Harbour Station against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the farm team of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flames won the series four games to two with a final score of 1–0. The Flames also played in the Calder Cup Finals in 1998, losing to the Philadelphia Phantoms.

The franchise was relocated to Omaha, Nebraska in 2005 where it played for two seasons as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights before relocating once again for the 2007–2008 season to become the Quad City Flames, and finally relocating to Abbotsford, British Columbia for the 2009-2010 season. The Saint John market is currently served by the QMJHL's Saint John Sea Dogs.

Notable alumni
Several former Saint John Flames players have played in the NHL with great success. Notably, the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals series between the Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning featured 17 players who had once played for the Saint John Flames organization.

The following players were longtime members of the Saint John Flames who went on to notable NHL careers:

Playoffs
Career Leaders

Goals: 89 (Ladislav Kohn, 1994-03)

Assists: 152 (Marty Murray, 1995-01)

Points: 230 (Marty Murray, 1995-01)

PIM: 851 (Sami Helenius, 1994-98)