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The original Calgary Flames came into existence in 1972. It was known as the Atlantic Flames, as Atlanta was the home for the team. The team was headed by Tom Cousins. Bill Putnam and Cliff Fletcher were selected as the president and general manager of the team respectively. In 1980, the team was sold to businessman Nelson Skalbania for $16 million. It was shifted to Calgary in the same year, where the Flames were renamed as Calgary Flames. In 1986, the Flames entered the Stanley Cup but could not win it. In 1989, the Flames captured the Cup for the first time. The Flames captured two Presidents' Trophies for scoring highest points in regular season in 1987-88 and 1988-89 consecutively.
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The Flames started off with good efforts. There were players like, Dan Bouchard, Phil Myre, Randy Manery, Pat uinn, Rey Comeau, Larry Romanchych. Keith McCreary was the first captain for the team. In their first season, they delivered successful games and set a record of 20-19-8. Despite, 19 losses, they earned many individual trophies. They became the star players after the season. The team earned one Stanley, three Conference Championships and six Division Championships.