What is Atlanta Flames?
[[Image:Atlantaflamesgoalhug.jpg|thumb|200px]] The '''Atlanta Flames''' were an [[ice hockey]] team in the [[NHL]] from [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[USA]] from [[1972–73 NHL season|1972]] to [[1979–80 NHL season|1980]]. The team was moved to [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] for the start of the [[1980–81 NHL season]] and were renamed the [[Calgary Flames]]. The team was named after the [[Atlanta in the Civil War#The fall of Atlanta|burning of Atlanta]], led by U.S. Army general [[William Sherman]] during the [[American Civil War]]. {{NHLdefunct}} {{sport-stub}} [[Category:Defunct National Hockey League teams]] [[Category:Sports in Atlanta]] [[Category:1972 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1980 disestablishments in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:20th-century disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]