2008–09 Calgary Flames season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2008–09 2008 Calgary Flames Western 5th Northwest 2nd 46–30–6 27–10–4 19–20–2 254 248 Darryl Sutter Mike Keenan Jarome Iginla Dion PhaneufRobyn Regehr Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 Mike Cammalleri (39) Jarome Iginla (54) Jarome Iginla (89) Craig Conroy (+20) Cory Sarich (112) Miikka Kiprusoff (45) Miikka Kiprusoff (2.84) The 2008–09 Calgary Flames season was the 29th season for the Calgary Flames, and the 37th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flames finished second in the Northwest Division, and qualified for the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, their fifth consecutive appearance in the post season. Their season ended when they were defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference quarter-finals. The year began with the 2008 NHL entry draft, which saw the Flames select forward Greg Nemisz with their first round selection. The Flames made several trades during the draft, acquiring forward Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings as part of a three-way trade that saw Calgary deal the 17th overall pick to the Anaheim Ducks. They then sent Alex Tanguay to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the 25th overall pick, with each team adding lower round picks to the deal. The Flames signed forward Todd Bertuzzi during the off-season, a move that generated controversy amongst a fan base with which he had been previously unpopular. Calgary was also active at the trade deadline, making three deals, including a significant trade to add Olli Jokinen from the Phoenix Coyotes. Jarome Iginla surpassed Theoren Fleury's franchise record of 830 points during the season, scoring his 831st point on the same night he recorded his 400th goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning as part of his second career five-point game. Iginla also scored his 400th career assist during the season, and scored his first all-star goal in his fifth appearance at the 2009 All-Star Game in Montreal. Eight players made their NHL debuts with the Flames in 2008–09. 2 Regular season The Flames began the season with five games against divisional opposition. Despite holding leads in four of those games, Calgary won only one game, lost three in regulation, and a fourth in overtime.Lefevbre Jean http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=47d08537-7f92-48ae-8971-809538e3f3bc Flames make another lead vanish Calgary Herald 2008-10-19 2008-10-19 F1 https://web.archive.org/web/20081020063304/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=47d08537-7f92-48ae-8971-809538e3f3bc 20 October 2008 dead Goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff became the focus of the team's early struggles, as his play was argued to be a major cause of the Flames' inability to hold a lead.McCormick Sean http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/blogs/2008/10/09/mccormick_calling_out_kiprusoff/ Calling out Kiprusoff Rogers Sportsnet 2008-10-09 2008-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20081014103122/http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/blogs/2008/10/09/mccormick_calling_out_kiprusoff/ 2008-10-14 dead Calgary rebounded with a six-game winning streak, during which Kiprusoff allowed only nine goals on 152 shots.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=281101008 Kiprusoff has 34 saves as Flames beat kings for sixth straight victory ESPN 2008-11-01 2008-11-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20081211034007/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=281101008 11 December 2008 dead The team again struggled to win games at the start of November, losing five games in seven, including a pair of 6–1 losses to the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks that led head coach Mike Keenan to cancel a planned mini-vacation for the players.Sportak Randy http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2008/11/15/7422811-sun.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160123233420/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2008/11/15/7422811-sun.html dead January 23, 2016 R'n'R revoked after rout Calgary Sun 2008-11-15 2008-11-15 The cancellation appeared to be a turning point in the season, as the Flames recorded a mark of 15–4–3 following the loss, including a dominating 5–2 victory over the Sharks at home.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262249&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main Red hot Flames torch Sharks The Sports Network 2009-01-06 2009-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522231408/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262249&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main 2011-05-22 dead The Flames again beat the Sharks, 3–2 in San Jose, on January 15, to end the Sharks streak of 31 games without a home loss in regulation.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290115018 Sharks suffer first home loss in regulation to end 31-game streak ESPN 2009-01-15 2009-07-18 2009-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221220733/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290115018 dead thumb|left|Darryl Sutter presents Jarome Iginla with a silver stick in honour of his becoming the Flames all-time scoring leader. Rookie Brett Sutter became the 8th member of the Sutter family to play in the NHL on December 23 when he made his debut against the Anaheim Ducks. The son of general manager Darryl Sutter, Brett scored a goal in his first game to help the Flames enter the Christmas break with a one-point lead on the Vancouver Canucks in the Northwest Division.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-cgy/2008/12/23/2008020505 Flames 4, Ducks 3 National Hockey League 2008-12-23 2008-12-24 2010-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100308182654/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008020505 live Calgary expanded on that lead to five points after both Jarome Iginla and Mike Cammalleri posted career-high five-point nights in a 6–4 win over the Edmonton Oilers on New Year's Eve.Sportak Randy http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2009/01/02/7900751-sun.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160123233419/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2009/01/02/7900751-sun.html dead January 23, 2016 Iggy provides New Year's Eve fireworks Calgary Sun 2009-01-02 2009-01-02 The Flames lost one of their original owners early in the new year as Daryl "Doc" Seaman died January 11, 2009. Seaman had been one of the original group of six owners who brought the team to Calgary in 1980 and remained with the ownership group until his death.Sportak Randy http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2009/01/12/7993911-sun.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160123233419/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Sportak/2009/01/12/7993911-sun.html dead January 23, 2016 Flames mourns loss: 'Doc' brought team to Calgary Calgary Sun 2009-01-12 2009-01-12 Iginla reached numerous personal milestones throughout the season. He recorded his 400th career assist in an early season game against Colorado.http://flames.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8462042&service=page Jarome Iginla Player Profile Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2009-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090204081023/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8462042&service=page 4 February 2009 dead He represented the Flames at the 2009 All-Star Game, his fifth appearance, and recorded his first All-Star goal.http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=264648&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main Kovalev scores shootout winner as East beats West The Sports Network 2009-01-26 2009-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162531/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=264648&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main 2014-02-22 dead On March 1, Iginla surpassed Theoren Fleury's franchise record of 830 career points as part of another five-point night against Tampa Bay, a game where he also scored his 400th career goal.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269423&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_main Lightning rain on Iginla's record-setting night The Sports Network 2009-03-01 2009-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162529/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269423&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_main 2014-02-22 dead Injuries became a serious concern for the Flames entering March, as Mark Giordano (shoulder surgery), Rene Bourque (high ankle sprain), Todd Bertuzzi (knee surgery), Brandon Prust (concussion) and Daymond Langkow (hand) were all on injured reserve to start the month.Hall Vicki https://www.proquest.com/docview/243856426 Injury bug forces Sutter into action; GM says Flames need to get healthy to fulfil Stanley Cup dream Calgary Herald F1 2009-03-05 2021-08-19 243856426 subscription Looking to improve the team, Sutter completed two significant deals at the March 4 trade deadline, acquiring defenceman Jordan Leopold from the Colorado Avalanche and centre Olli Jokinen from the Phoenix Coyotes.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269573&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main Flames lead the trade pack getting Jokinen and Leopold The Sports Network 2009-03-04 2009-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310010138/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269573&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main 2009-03-10 dead The deals paid immediate dividends, as Jokinen scored twice and Leopold once in a 5–1 victory the next night against the Philadelphia Flyers allowing the Northwest Division leading Flames to move ten points ahead of the second place Canucks.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269946 Jokinen scores twice in debut to lead Flames to victory The Sports Network 2009-03-05 2009-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307124113/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269946 2009-03-07 dead The Tim Hortons Brier took over the Saddledome in early March, forcing the Flames on a season long, seven-game road trip, during which the team struggled to a 3–4 record that saw them suffer lopsided losses to the Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers and Toronto Maple Leafs; the Flames surrendered 27 goals in the final five games of the trip. Consequently, the Flames saw their lead for the division shrink to five points barely a week after the victory in Philadelphia.Hall Vicki https://www.proquest.com/docview/243847204 Flames drag tired carcasses back home to Saddledome Calgary Herald 2009-03-16 2021-08-19 C5 243847204 subscription Calgary's lead fell to one point following consecutive shutout losses to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets in late March.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/flames-looking-to-end-goal-drought-1.835797 Flames looking to end goal drought Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2009-03-28 2009-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090331103003/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/03/28/sp-flames-wild.html 31 March 2009 live The Flames and Canucks ended the season in a battle for top spot, as both teams repeatedly took over the division lead heading into the final week of play.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-van/2009/04/09/2008021208 Canucks 1, Kings 0 National Hockey League 2009-04-09 2009-04-10 2009-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413035327/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021208 live thumb|right|Flames in action against San Jose Injuries continued to batter the Flames towards the end of the regular season, as defencemen Robyn Regehr (MCL) and Cory Sarich (broken foot) were both lost in early April.Francis Eric http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Francis/2009/04/09/9065766-sun.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160123233419/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Columnists/Francis/2009/04/09/9065766-sun.html dead January 23, 2016 Everything the hard way Calgary Sun 2009-04-09 2009-04-10 The injuries led the Flames to call up rookies Matt Pelech and John Negrin, the latter of whom had just finished his junior season and had never played a professional game, to make their NHL debuts against the Minnesota Wild.http://flames.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=416508&page=NewsPage&service=page Flames recall Negrin and Pelech Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2009-04-03 2009-04-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090408003000/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=416508 2009-04-08 The Flames were forced to play their final games of the regular season with as few as 15 skaters, below the normal 18, as the team lacked available salary cap space to call up replacements without sending other players down to their minor league affiliate in Quad City.MacFarlane Steve Cap gamble leaves Flames shorthanded Calgary Sun 2009-04-09 Calgary's late season collapse ended with Vancouver winning the Northwest Division in the final weekend of the regular season following consecutive victories by the Canucks over the Flames, Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche while the Flames lost against Vancouver and Edmonton.https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-col/2009/04/11/2008021217 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414041052/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021217 live 2009-04-14 Canucks 1, Avalanche 0 (OT) National Hockey League 2009-04-11 2009-04-11 As a result, the Flames finished the regular season second in the Northwest Division, and fifth in the Western Conference. The Flames finished the regular season having allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League, with 15.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html 2008-09 NHL Summary Hockey-Reference.com 2018-01-26 2017-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20170920191017/https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html live Divisional standings CAL Conference standings CAL Schedule and results 2008–09 Game logOctober: 6–3–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 9 Calgary 0 – 6 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 0–1–0 0 2 October 11 Vancouver 5 – 4 Calgary OT Kiprusoff 19,289 0–1–1 1 3 October 14 Colorado 4 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 1–1–1 3 4 October 17 Edmonton 4 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 1–2–1 3 5 October 18 Calgary 2 – 3 Edmonton Kiprusoff 16,839 1–3–1 3 6 October 21 Washington 1 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 2–3–1 5 7 October 23 Calgary 5 – 3 Nashville Kiprusoff 12,042 3–3–1 7 8 October 25 Calgary 4 – 1 Phoenix Kiprusoff 15,038 4–3–1 9 9 October 28 Colorado 0 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 5–3–1 11 10 October 30 Boston 2 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 6–3–1 13November: 8–6–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 11 November 1 Calgary 3 – 2 Los Angeles Kiprusoff 16,279 7–3–1 15 12 November 2 Calgary 2 – 3 Anaheim Kiprusoff 16,965 7–4–1 15 13 November 4 Phoenix 4 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 7–5–1 15 14 November 6 Nashville 6 – 7 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 8–5–1 17 15 November 8 Calgary 1 – 3 Columbus McElhinney 14,088 8–6–1 17 16 November 9 Calgary 1 – 6 Chicago Kiprusoff 21,169 8–7–1 17 17 November 11 Toronto 3 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 9–7–1 19 18 November 13 Calgary 1 – 6 San Jose McElhinney 17,496 9–8–1 19 19 November 18 Colorado 1 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 10–8–1 21 20 November 20 Calgary 1 – 0 Colorado Kiprusoff 14,536 11–8–1 23 21 November 22 Detroit 5 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 11–9–1 23 22 November 25 Los Angeles 2 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 12–9–1 25 23 November 27 Calgary 4 – 3 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 13–9–1 27 24 November 29 Vancouver 1 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 14–9–1 29December: 8–2–3 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 25 December 2 Dallas 3 – 1 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 14–10–1 29 26 December 5 Calgary 4 – 3 St. Louis OT Kiprusoff 17,365 15–10–1 31 27 December 7 Calgary 3 – 0 NY Rangers Kiprusoff 18,200 16–10–1 33 28 December 9 Calgary 1 – 4 Montreal Kiprusoff 21,273 16–11–1 33 29 December 10 Calgary 3 – 4 Detroit OT McElhinney 19,335 16–11–2 34 30 December 12 Florida 3 – 2 Calgary SO Kiprusoff 19,289 16–11–3 35 31 December 16 Calgary 6 – 3 St. Louis Kiprusoff 16,426 17–11–3 37 32 December 17 Calgary 3 – 2 Minnesota OT Kiprusoff 18,568 18–11–3 39 33 December 19 Chicago 3 – 2 Calgary OT Kiprusoff 19,289 18–11–4 40 34 December 23 Anaheim 3 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 19–11–4 42 35 December 27 Ottawa 3 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 20–11–4 44 36 December 29 Minnesota 1 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 21–11–4 46 37 December 31 Edmonton 4 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 22–11–4 48January: 7–3–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 38 January 3 Calgary 3 – 2 Nashville Kiprusoff 14,321 23–11–4 50 39 January 4 Calgary 2 – 5 Chicago Kiprusoff 22,146 23–12–4 50 40 January 6 San Jose 2 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 24–12–4 52 41 January 8 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 25–12–4 54 42 January 13 St. Louis 1 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 26–12–4 56 43 January 15 Calgary 3 – 2 San Jose Kiprusoff 17,496 27–12–4 58 44 January 17 Phoenix 4 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 27–13–4 58 45 January 18 Calgary 2 – 6 Colorado McElhinney 16,113 27–14–4 58 46 January 21 Columbus 4 – 5 Calgary SO Kiprusoff 19,289 28–14–4 60 47 January 28 Buffalo 2 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 29–14–4 62 48 January 30 Nashville 1 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 30–14–4 64February: 7–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 49 February 2 Calgary 3 – 4 Colorado Kiprusoff 13,409 30–15–4 64 50 February 3 Calgary 1 – 3 Dallas Kiprusoff 16,395 30–16–4 64 51 February 5 Chicago 5 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 30–17–4 64 52 February 7 Anaheim 2 – 1 Calgary McElhinney 19,289 30–18–4 64 53 February 9 Montreal 2 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 31–18–4 66 54 February 11 Calgary 2 – 3 Anaheim OT Kiprusoff 17,270 31–18–5 67 55 February 12 Calgary 2 – 0 Los Angeles Kiprusoff 17,286 32–18–5 69 56 February 14 Calgary 7 – 5 Phoenix Kiprusoff 16,981 33–18–5 71 57 February 17 Vancouver 4 – 3 Calgary SO Kiprusoff 19,289 33–18–6 72 58 February 19 Calgary 3 – 2 Minnesota OT Kiprusoff 18,568 34–18–6 74 59 February 21 Calgary 3 – 2 Edmonton SO Kiprusoff 16,839 35–18–6 76 60 February 24 Columbus 1 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 36–18–6 78 61 February 27 Minnesota 1 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 37–18–6 80March: 6–9–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 62 March 1 Tampa Bay 8 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 37–19–6 80 63 March 3 Calgary 6 – 3 Ottawa Kiprusoff 18,865 38–19–6 82 64 March 5 Calgary 5 – 1 Philadelphia Kiprusoff 19,513 39–19–6 84 65 March 6 Calgary 1 – 6 Carolina McElhinney 18,108 39–20–6 84 66 March 8 Calgary 2 – 5 Atlanta Kiprusoff 13,469 39–21–6 84 67 March 10 Calgary 2 – 3 New Jersey Kiprusoff 14,598 39–22–6 84 68 March 12 Calgary 6 – 5 Detroit SO Kiprusoff 20,066 40–22–6 86 69 March 14 Calgary 6 – 8 Toronto McElhinney 19,356 40–23–6 86 70 March 18 Dallas 1 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 41–23–6 88 71 March 20 St. Louis 3 – 2 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 41–24–6 88 72 March 23 Detroit 3 – 5 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 42–24–6 90 73 March 25 Calgary 0 – 2 Pittsburgh Kiprusoff 17,083 42–25–6 90 74 March 26 Calgary 0 – 5 Columbus Kiprusoff 16,327 42–26–6 90 75 March 28 Minnesota 2 – 3 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 43–26–6 92 76 March 30 San Jose 2 – 1 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 43–27–6 92April: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 77 April 2 Calgary 2 – 1 Dallas Kiprusoff 17,106 44–27–6 94 78 April 3 Calgary 0 – 4 Minnesota Kiprusoff 18,568 44–28–6 94 79 April 6 Los Angeles 1 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 45–28–6 96 80 April 7 Calgary 1 – 4 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 45–29–6 96 81 April 10 Calgary 1 – 5 Edmonton Kiprusoff 16,839 45–30–6 96 82 April 11 Edmonton 1 – 4 Calgary McElhinney 19,289 46–30–6 98Legend: #CCFFCC Win (2 points) 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss (0 points) 1px solid #FFBBBB #B0C4DE Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #B0C4DE Playoffs thumb|right|The C of Red prior to game 3 against Chicago The Flames qualified for the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, and faced the fourth seeded Chicago Blackhawks in the first round. The two teams met four times in the regular season, all of which resulted in Chicago victories.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=417773 Blackhawks–Flames set for first round National Hockey League 2009-04-11 2009-04-11 2009-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414041011/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=417773 dead It was the fourth time the two teams met in the playoffs. Calgary defeated Chicago in 1981 and 1989, while Chicago prevailed in 1996.2008–09 Calgary Flames Media Guide Calgary Flames Hockey Club Hanlon, Peter Kelso, Sean 2008 http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=27273 2009-04-11 245 https://web.archive.org/web/20090418070846/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&id=27273 18 April 2009 dead The Western Conference quarter-final series opened in Chicago; the first Blackhawk playoff games in seven years.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290416004 Blackhawks grab first playoff win in seven years behind Havlat's OT heroics ESPN 2009-04-16 2009-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090420193800/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290416004 20 April 2009 dead The Flames dropped the first two games, each by identical 3–2 scores. In both games, they played strong to start the games, earning 1–0 and 2–0 leads respectively before conceding the advantage.Sportak Randy http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/04/18/9160901-calsun.html Hawks rebound to beat Flames 3–2 Calgary Sun 2009-04-19 2009-04-21 2009-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419222655/http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/04/18/9160901-calsun.html live The Flames lost the first game after just 12 seconds of overtime. An angry Flames team returned to Calgary for games three and four, promising to improve their play. They won game three, 4–2, on the strength of Kiprusoff's 36-save performance in goal.Sportak Randy http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/04/21/9184511-sun.html Kipper key in robbing Hawks Calgary Sun 2009-04-21 2009-04-21 2012-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216043633/http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/04/21/9184511-sun.html dead The first three games of the series were physically intense and occasionally violent, prompting the league to warn both teams to tone down both the verbal attacks they were exchanging as well as to remain within the rules when engaging in scrums after the play ended.Hall Vicki http://www.faceoff.com/story.html?id=2acad5d6-a66c-4f1b-a4f5-5ab518020af7 NHL orders players to clam up Calgary Herald 2009-04-21 2009-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724081913/http://www.faceoff.com/story.html?id=2acad5d6-a66c-4f1b-a4f5-5ab518020af7 2011-07-24 dead TSN commentator Pierre McGuire, stationed between each team's benches, insisted that Iginla in particular had taken more verbal abuse than he had ever seen.https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/622320 Iginla shrugs off Hawks' chirping Toronto Star 2009-04-22 2009-04-29 2012-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20121015063423/http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/622320 live A "fired up" Iginla responded with two goals and an assist in game four as the Flames tied the series with a 6–4 victory.Hall Vicki https://www.proquest.com/docview/461133007 Fired-up Iginla catching fire for Flames CanWest News 2009-04-24 2021-08-19 461133007 subscription thumb|left|The series against the Hawks was a physical affair Iginla and the Flames were unable to maintain their momentum when the series returned to Chicago for game five. Iginla recorded only one shot, while Miikka Kiprusoff was pulled early in the second period as the Blackhawks easily won the game 5–1.Hradek E. J. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4104504&name=09cupplayoffsblog Five things: Crosby on fire; Flames need more from Iginla ESPN 2009-04-27 2009-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430151707/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4104504&name=09cupplayoffsblog 30 April 2009 live Forward Andre Roy missed the fifth game after being suspended and fined $2,500 after he initiated contact with Chicago's Aaron Johnson during the warm-up prior to game four.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-suspends-flames-andre-roy-for-game-5-1.810196 NHL suspends Flames' Andre Roy for Game 5 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2009-04-24 2009-07-18 2009-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426204549/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/W4vW5/story/2009/04/23/sp-roy-suspension.html live The Flames' season came to an end in the sixth game as Nikolai Khabibulin's 43-save performance led the Hawks to a 4–1 win over the Flames. It was the first time Chicago had won a playoff series since they last defeated the Flames in 1996.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-end-flames-season-1.807917 Blackhawks end Flames' season Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2009-04-28 2009-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429084716/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/W4vW5/story/2009/04/28/sp-blackhawks-flames-gm6.html 29 April 2009 live The Flames revealed the true extent of their injury situation following the loss, noting that Dion Phaneuf, who missed game six, was playing with broken ribs, while Cory Sarich was playing on a fractured ankle. With Rhett Warrener, Mark Giordano and Robyn Regehr all sidelined for the entire series, the Flames had five defencemen either out or playing hurt the entire series. In addition, Craig Conroy, Rene Bourque and Daymond Langkow were all playing despite various ailments.Sportak Randy http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/04/28/9274606-sun.html Battered and beaten Calgary Sun 2009-04-28 2009-04-29 2009-05-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501000031/http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/04/28/9274606-sun.html live In spite of the Flames' injury situation, the team's fourth consecutive first round defeat led to new demands that head coach Mike Keenan be replaced as the team's head coach.Francis Eric http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/columnists/eric_francis/2009/04/29/9287271-sun.html Turfing Keenan first order of biz Calgary Sun 2009-04-29 2009-04-29 2009-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502102917/http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/columnists/eric_francis/2009/04/29/9287271-sun.html live Keenan was fired on May 22.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=279606 Flames fire Keenan as head coach The Sports Network 2009-05-22 2009-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090627065159/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=279606 2009-06-27 dead 2009 Stanley Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference quarter-final vs. Chicago (4) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 16 Calgary 2 – 3 Chicago OT Kiprusoff 22,478 Chicago leads 1 – 0 2 April 18 Calgary 2 – 3 Chicago Kiprusoff 22,514 Chicago leads 2 – 0 3 April 20 Chicago 2 – 4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 Chicago leads 2 – 1 4 April 22 Chicago 4 – 6 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 Series tied 2 – 2 5 April 25 Calgary 1 – 5 Chicago Kiprusoff 22,563 Chicago leads 3 – 2 6 April 27 Chicago 4 – 1 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 Chicago wins series 4 – 2Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #CCFFCC #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #FFBBBB Player statistics Skaters player Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jarome Iginla 82 35 54 89 -2 37 Mike Cammalleri Michael Cammalleri 81 39 43 82 -2 44 Daymond Langkow 73 21 28 49 +1 20 Craig Conroy 82 12 36 48 +20 28 Dion Phaneuf 80 11 36 47 -11 100 Todd Bertuzzi 66 15 29 44 -13 74 Curtis Glencross 74 13 27 40 +14 42 Rene Bourque 58 21 19 40 +18 70 David Moss David Moss (ice hockey) 81 20 19 39 -5 22 Adrian Aucoin 81 10 24 34 -8 46 Matthew Lombardi‡ 50 9 21 30 +11 30 Dustin Boyd 71 11 11 22 -11 10 Cory Sarich 76 2 18 20 +12 112 Mark Giordano 58 2 17 19 +2 59 Jamie Lundmark 27 8 8 16 +2 17 Olli Jokinen† 19 8 7 15 -7 18 Eric Nystrom 76 5 5 10 -7 89 Adam Pardy 60 1 9 10 +3 69 Robyn Regehr 75 0 8 8 +10 73 Jim Vandermeer 45 1 6 7 +1 108 Wayne Primeau 24 0 4 4 -3 14 Jordan Leopold† 19 1 3 4 -5 6 Andre Roy André Roy 44 3 0 3 -1 83 Matt Pelech 5 0 3 3 +1 9 Brandon Prust‡ 25 1 1 2 -4 79 David Van der Gulik 6 0 2 2 -1 0 Warren Peters 16 1 0 1 -2 12 Brett Sutter 4 1 0 1 -2 2 John Negrin 3 0 1 1 -2 2 Kris Chucko 2 0 0 0 0 2 Kyle Greentree 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Mikael Backlund 1 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Olli Jokinen 6 2 3 5 -1 4 Jarome Iginla 6 3 1 4 -4 0 Eric Nystrom 6 2 2 4 +1 0 Adrian Aucoin 6 2 1 3 -2 2 Daymond Langkow 6 0 3 3 +4 2 Mike Cammalleri Michael Cammalleri 6 1 2 3 +1 2 Dion Phaneuf 5 0 3 3 +2 4 Curtis Glencross 6 0 3 3 -1 12 David Moss David Moss (ice hockey) 6 3 0 3 0 0 Todd Bertuzzi 6 1 1 2 +4 8 Adam Pardy 6 0 2 2 -2 5 Craig Conroy 6 0 1 1 -2 0 Cory Sarich 5 0 1 1 +3 4 Jim Vandermeer 6 0 1 1 -1 4 Jordan Leopold 6 0 1 1 +2 8 Rene Bourque 5 1 0 1 -2 22 Dustin Boyd 5 1 0 1 -2 0 Anders Eriksson Anders Eriksson (ice hockey, born 1975) 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Andre Roy André Roy 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Jamie Lundmark 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Warren Peters 4 0 0 0 +2 0 Goaltenders goalie Regular season Player GP Min W L OTL GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Miikka Kiprusoff Miikka Kiprusoff 76 4417 45 24 5 209 2.84 2155 1946 .903 4 Curtis McElhinney Curtis McElhinney 14 517 1 6 1 31 3.59 280 249 .889 0 Playoffs Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Miikka Kiprusoff Miikka Kiprusoff 6 323 2 4 19 3.52 164 145 .884 0 Curtis McElhinney Curtis McElhinney 1 33 0 0 1 1.78 10 9 .900 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record Awards and records thumb|right|Brett Sutter became the eighth member of the Sutter family to play in the NHL when he made his debut on December 23. Several players made their NHL debuts with the Flames in 2008–09. Adam Pardy began the season with the Flames, while Warren Peters, Brett Sutter, David Van der Gulik, Kris Chucko, John Negrin and Matt Pelech were each recalled from the Quad City Flames during the season. The latter two made their debuts on the same night, April 3, after the Flames lost three defencemen in previous games.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290403030 Wild keep desperate playoff hopes alive as Flames stumble towards postseason ESPN 2009-04-03 2009-07-18 2009-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090410183213/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290403030 dead 2007 first round pick Mikael Backlund played one game with the Flames after leaving his Swedish team before being sent to the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.http://fantasyhockey.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=Nhl&id=2301 Mikael Backlund Player Profile USA Today 2009-03-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080302004627/http://fantasyhockey.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=NHL&id=2301 March 2, 2008 + NHL awards Player Award Jarome Iginla First Star of the Week (October 20–26)http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=454304 Iginla first star of the week Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2008-10-27 2009-12-01 2011-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001123836/http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=454304 dead Jarome Iginla Second Star of the Week (Feb. 23–Mar. 1)http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=454507 Iginla a star of the week Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2009-03-03 2009-12-01 2011-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001123841/http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=454507 dead Olli Jokinen Second Star of the Week (March 9–15)http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=454524 Jokinen second star of the week Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2009-03-16 2009-12-01 2011-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001123912/http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=454524 dead Jarome Iginla First team All-Star 2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide Calgary Flames Hockey Club Hanlon Peter Kelso Sean http://flames.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40390 PDF 2009 25 1 December 2009 29 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120429144944/http://flames.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40390 dead Jarome Iginla Mark Messier Leadership Award 2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide Calgary Flames Hockey Club Hanlon Peter Kelso Sean http://flames.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40390 PDF 2009 26 1 December 2009 29 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120429144944/http://flames.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40390 dead Team awards Miikka Kiprusoff Molson Cup 2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide Calgary Flames Hockey Club Hanlon Peter Kelso Sean http://flames.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40390 PDF 2009 138 1 December 2009 29 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120429144944/http://flames.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40390 dead David Moss Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award Craig Conroy J. R. "Bud" McCaig Award Records and milestones Player Milestone Reached Adam Pardy 1st NHL game October 9, 2008 http://flames.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471385&service=page&tab=prf Adam Pardy player profile Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2008-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20081220015603/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471385&service=page&tab=prf 20 December 2008 dead Brandon Prust 1st NHL point October 11, 2008 http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471283 Brandon Prust Player Profile Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2009-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090219224729/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471283 19 February 2009 dead Brandon Prust 1st NHL goal October 25, 2008 Adrian Aucoin 100th NHL goal November 1, 2008 http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8459053 Adrian Aucoin Player Profile Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2009-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090219080006/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8459053 19 February 2009 dead Jarome Iginla 400th NHL assist November 20, 2008 Cory Sarich 100th NHL point November 25, 2008 Warren Peters 1st NHL game December 7, 2008 http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&id=17129 Peters becomes 377th player to play in NHL after ECHL ECHL 2008-12-08 2009-08-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090314015506/http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&id=17129 March 14, 2009 Adam Pardy 1st NHL assist1st NHL point December 12, 2008 Jarome Iginla 800th NHL point December 19, 2008 Board Mike http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=399212 Iginla notches 800th point Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2008-12-19 2008-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081220133223/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=399212 20 December 2008 dead Brett Sutter 1st NHL game1st NHL goal1st NHL point December 23, 2008 Craig Conroy 500th NHL point January 3, 2009 https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=261800&hubname=nhl-flames&lid=sublink07&lpos=headlines_nhl-flames Bertuzzi's late goal pushes Flames past Predators TSN 2009-01-03 2009-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522232231/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=261800&hubname=nhl-flames&lid=sublink07&lpos=headlines_nhl-flames 2011-05-22 dead Mikael Backlund 1st NHL game January 9, 2009 https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262493&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main# Flames beat Islanders for sixth straight home win TSN 2009-01-08 2009-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20090112035706/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262493&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main 2009-01-12 dead Adam Pardy 1st NHL goal January 9, 2009 David Van der Gulik 1st NHL game February 27, 2009 Peterson Torie http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=411478 Fine debut Calgary Flames Hockey Club 2009-02-28 2009-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090301142446/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=411478 1 March 2009 dead Jarome Iginla 831st NHL Point (franchise record)400th NHL Goal March 1, 2009 Warren Peters 1st NHL goal1st NHL point March 3, 2009 https://www.nhl.com/player/warren-peters-8468887 Warren Peters player card National Hockey League 2009-04-10 2010-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108060529/http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8468887&view=notes live David Van der Gulik 1st NHL point March 3, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290303014 Night of firsts for Moss, Peters in Flames' win vs. Senators ESPN 2009-03-03 2009-04-10 2016-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20160123233418/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290303014 dead Kris Chucko 1st NHL game March 5, 2009 http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2009/03/06/8651906-sun.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160123233419/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Calgary/2009/03/06/8651906-sun.html dead January 23, 2016 Chucko passes entry exam Sun Media 2009-03-06 2009-04-10 Matt Pelech 1st NHL game April 3, 2009 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opportunity-opens-for-flames-1.809665 Opportunity opens for Flames Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2009-04-06 2009-04-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090409075720/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opportunity-opens-for-flames-1.809665 April 9, 2009 John Negrin 1st NHL game April 3, 2009 Matt Pelech 1st NHL point April 6, 2009 https://www.si.com/hockey/news/jarome-iginla-scores-adds-assist-as-flames-defeat-kings-4-1 Iginla scores, adds assist in Flames win THe Hockey News The Canadian Press 2009-04-07 2021-08-19 John Negrin 1st NHL point April 11, 2009 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-cgy/2009/04/11/2008021226 Flames 4, Oilers 1 National Hockey League 2009-04-11 2009-04-12 2009-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090415035853/http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008021226 live Curtis McElhinney 1st NHL win April 11, 2009 Transactions 2008–09 NHL transactions thumb|right|Todd Bertuzzi was a controversial acquisition by the Flames. thumb|right|The acquisition of Olli Jokinen was considered to be one of the most significant moves at the NHL trade deadline. The Flames made two trades at the 2008 NHL entry draft, sending forward Alex Tanguay to Montreal and acquiring Mike Cammalleri from Los Angeles in two separate deals. Calgary sent the 17th overall selection in the draft to the Kings, and received the 25th overall pick from the Canadiens as part of the trades.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241249&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main Flames acquire Cammalleri, ship Tanguay to Habs 2008-06-21 2008-09-24 The Sports Network https://web.archive.org/web/20110522194936/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241249&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main 2011-05-22 dead Todd Bertuzzi was signed by the Flames as a free agent on July 8, 2009.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242732 Bertuzzi returns to Canada, signs one-year deal with Flaems The Sports Network 2008-07-08 2009-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080802052928/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242732 2008-08-02 dead The controversial forward best known for his attack on Steve Moore in 2003–04, had previously been extremely unpopular with Flames fans.http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/sports/story.html?id=e8d8029a-97b2-4f8c-b43d-bafb0bb82d07 Calgary Flames introduce five off-season acquisitions 2008-08-26 2009-08-20 Calgary Herald https://web.archive.org/web/20121107003700/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/sports/story.html?id=e8d8029a-97b2-4f8c-b43d-bafb0bb82d07 2012-11-07 dead Bertuzzi, who had previously been booed by Calgary fans every time he touched the puck was greeted with loud cheers when he was introduced before the Flames' first exhibition game of the season.Johnson George https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=johnson_george&id=3615220 Bertuzzi looks for another fresh start, this time in Calgary 2008-09-29 2009-07-18 ESPN 2008-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202052923/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=johnson_george&id=3615220 live The trade deadline on March 4 saw the Flames emerge as one of the most active teams on the day, completing three trades. Calgary acquired defenceman Jordan Leopold from Colorado for Lawrence Nycholat, who was picked up on waivers from Vancouver one day prior and never played with Calgary, minor leaguer Ryan Wilson and a draft pick.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269714&lid=sublink06&lpos=headlines_main Flames acquire D Leopold from Avalanche The Sports Network 2009-03-04 2009-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523090157/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269714&lid=sublink06&lpos=headlines_main 2011-05-23 dead general manager Darryl Sutter then completed what was considered the biggest deal of the day, acquiring Olli Jokinen and a third round pick from the Coyotes in exchange for Matthew Lombardi, Brandon Prust and a first round pick. The Flames then ended the day with a minor move, sending minor-league goaltender Kevin Lalande to Columbus for a fourth round pick.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269761 Flames trade G Lalande to Blue Jackets for 4th round pick The Sports Network 2009-03-04 2009-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090305200315/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269761 2009-03-05 dead Trades June 20, 2008 To Calgary Flames Mike Cammalleri2nd-round pick in 2008 – Mitch Wahl To Los Angeles Kings 1st-round pick in 2008 – Jake Gardiner2nd-round pick in 2009 – Brian Dumoulin June 20, 2008 To Calgary Flames 1st-round pick in 2008 – Greg Nemisz2nd-round pick in 2009 – Stefan Elliott To Montreal Canadiens Alex Tanguay5th-round pick in 2008 – Maxim Trunev June 30, 2008 To Calgary Flames Kyle Greentree To Philadelphia Flyers Tim Ramholt July 1, 2008 To Calgary Flames Rene Bourque To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2008 or 2009 – Bradley Ross March 4, 2009 To Calgary Flames Jordan Leopold To Colorado Avalanche Lawrence NycholatRyan Wilson2nd-round pick in 2009 – Stefan Elliott March 4, 2009 To Calgary Flames Olli Jokinen3rd-round pick in 2009 – Josh Birkholz To Phoenix Coyotes Matthew LombardiBrandon Prust1st-round pick in 2009 or 2010 – Brandon Gormley March 4, 2009 To Calgary Flames 4th-round pick in 2009 – Garrett Wilson To Columbus Blue Jackets Kevin Lalande Additions and subtractions + Additions Player Former team Via Mark Giordano Dynamo Moscow Free agency Curtis Glencross Edmonton Oilers Free agency Todd Bertuzzi Anaheim Ducks Free agency Jamie Lundmark Dynamo Moscow Free agency Andre Roy Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency Lawrence Nycholat Vancouver Canucks Waivers+ Subtractions Player New team Via Eric Godard Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency Curtis Joseph Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency Kristian Huselius Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency Owen Nolan Minnesota Wild Free agency David Hale Phoenix Coyotes Free agency Draft picks List of Calgary Flames draft picks thumb|right|150px|Greg Nemisz, shown at Calgary's 2008 rookie camp, was the team's top pick, 25th overall. The Flames entered the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa with the 17th overall selection. They dealt that pick to Los Angeles, and acquired the 25th overall selection from Montreal. With that pick, the Flames selected centre Greg Nemisz from the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11513 2008 Entry Draft – First round tracker 2008-09-24 The Sports Network https://web.archive.org/web/20080912200023/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11513 2008-09-12 dead Listed at six-foot-three and 197 pounds, Nemisz is described as being a potential power forward who is not afraid of working hard.Board Mike http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366535 Big Nemisz is Flames first round pick 2008-06-20 2008-09-24 Calgary Flames Hockey Club dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080803104108/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366535 2008-08-03 Calgary drafted six other players, led by second-round selection Mitch Wahl, whom the Flames project to be a potential top-six forward.Board Mike http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366642 Flames add skill, speed and grit 2008-06-20 2008-09-24 Calgary Flames Hockey Club https://web.archive.org/web/20080706033942/http://flames.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=366642 2008-07-06 dead RndPickPlayerNationalityPositionTeam (league)NHL statisticsGPGAPtsPIM125Greg NemiszC/RWWindsor Spitfires (OHL)150110248Mitch WahlCSpokane Chiefs (WHL) 378Lance Bouma†C/LWVancouver Giants (WHL)1992231531084108Nick LarsonLWWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 4114T. J. Brodie†DSaginaw Spirit (OHL)2661981100746168Ryley GranthamCMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 7198Alexander DeilertDDjurgårdens IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit) Statistics are updated to the end of the 2014–15 NHL season. † denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15. Farm teams Quad City Flames The Quad City Flames entered their second season in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2008–09. The team was dogged throughout the season by rumours that the franchise would relocate to Abbotsford, British Columbia in 2009–10.http://fantasyhockey.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=Nhl&id=2301 Report: Flames' AHL affiliate moving to Abbotsford, B.C. The Sports Network 2008-12-12 2009-03-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080302004627/http://fantasyhockey.usatoday.com/content/player.asp?sport=NHL&id=2301 March 2, 2008 The owners in Quad Cities acknowledged that the Flames had been considering a change, but expected the franchise would remain in Moline, Illinois.Cruickshank Scott Quad Cities brass expect to keep Baby Flames Calgary Herald 2009-02-12 Despite these assurances, Calgary confirmed on March 11 that they had reached an agreement with the owners in Quad Cities to end their affiliation agreement after only two seasons, and announced their intent to move into Abbotsford.Hall Vicki https://www.proquest.com/docview/243853235 Flames pull plug on farm team in Quad Cities Calgary Herald 2009-03-12 2021-08-19 E4 243853235 subscription The proposed relocation was approved by the AHL board of governors on April 29, 2009.Millican Joe http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/abbynews/news/43887252.html Yes! Abbotsford gets AHL hockey Abbotsford News 2009-04-28 2009-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502024040/http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/abbynews/news/43887252.html May 2, 2009 dead On the ice, Quad City finished with a 36–31–6–7 record, fifth in the West Division, and one point shy of making the playoffs.http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=standings&subType=0&season_id=16&league_id=4&lastActive=&confId=0 2008–09 AHL standings American Hockey League 2009-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090424084532/http://stats.theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=standings&subType=0&season_id=16&league_id=4&lastActive=&confId=0 2009-04-24 dead Quad City played its final game on April 11, 2009, with a 5–3 win over the Iowa Chops. Kyle Greentree led the team in scoring, with a franchise high 76 points.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3804289 Flames close out season with win over Iowa Quad City Flames Hockey Club 2009-04-11 2009-08-20 2011-06-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604143759/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3804289 live Las Vegas Wranglers The Las Vegas Wranglers remained Calgary's ECHL affiliate for the sixth season, where they finished 2nd in the Pacific division with a 34–31–2–6 record.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/echl19892009.html 2008–09 ECHL standings The Internet Hockey Database 2009-07-18 2009-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090410074707/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/echl19892009.html live In the Kelly Cup playoffs, the Wranlgers defeated the Bakersfield Condors and Stockton Thunder in seven games each to reach the National Conference finals.http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=128 Wranglers ground Condors 5–1, advance to 2nd round Las Vegas Wranglers Hockey Club 2009-04-22 2009-07-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101125045111/http://lasvegaswranglers.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=128 November 25, 2010 http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=136 Wranglers advance to conference finals Las Vegas Wranglers Hockey Club 2009-05-06 2009-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090626041014/http://lasvegaswranglers.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=136 26 June 2009 dead The season came to an end against the Alaska Aces, who eliminated Las Vegas in four games.http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=142 Wranglers ends with 5–1 loss Las Vegas Wranglers Hockey Club 2009-05-15 2009-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090622083521/http://lasvegaswranglers.com/news/headlines/index.html?article_id=142 22 June 2009 dead As part of their affiliation agreement with Las Vegas, the Flames assigned four players to the Wranglers to begin the season: Gord Baldwin, Hugo Carpentier, Kevin Lalande and Dan Spang.http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/team/affiliates/ Affiliates Las Vegas Wranglers Hockey Club 2009-07-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625213946/http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/team/affiliates/ 25 June 2009 dead Lalande led the team amongst goaltenders with 21 games played, recording a record of 9–8–0–3, while Glen Fisher led the team with 11 wins. Dan Riedel, acquired from the Dayton Bombers during the season led the team with 23 goals and 57 points.http://www.echl.com/stats_archive/ECHL_09.pdf 2008–09 ECHL statistics ECHL 57 2009-07-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091123023446/http://www.echl.com/stats_archive/ECHL_09.pdf November 23, 2009 References Player stats: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/stats?team=cgy&year=2009 Calgary Flames player stats ESPN 2009-07-18 2008-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20081202070938/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/stats?team=cgy&year=2009 dead Game log: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=cgy&year=2009 Calgary Flames game log ESPN 2009-07-18 2021-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20210819081857/https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/schedule/_/name/cgy/calgary-flames dead Team standings: https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings?season=2009&group=conference&order=null&seasontype=2&standType=standings 2008–09 NHL standings ESPN 2009-07-18 2009-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307231147/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings?season=2009&group=conference&order=null&seasontype=2&standType=standings live Category:Calgary Flames seasons Calgary Flames season, 2008-09 Cal Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Category:2000s in Calgary