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  Bg Color #E32636
  Team Quad City Flames
  Logo QuadCityFlamespng
  Logosize 200px
  City Moline, Illinois
  League American Hockey League
  Conference Western Conference
  Division West Division
  Founded 2007
  Arena I Wireless Center
  Owner Calgary Flames <br>TBD
  Coach Ryan McGill
  GM Reynold Smith
  Affiliates Calgary Flames ( NHL )<br> Las Vegas Wranglers ( ECHL )
  Name1 Utica Devils
  Dates1 1987 to 1993
  Name2 Saint John Flames
  Dates2 1993 to 2003
  Name3 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
  Dates3 2005 to 2007
  Name4 Quad City Flames
  Dates4 2007 to present


The Quad City Flames are an Ice Hockey team that will begin play in the fall of 2007 . They are currently owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities . The Flames will play at the I Wireless Center in Moline , Illinois . They will be 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 , are ceasing operations. Quad City Flames website .


HISTORY

The Flames AHL franchise is relocating from in moving up to the AHL.

The Flames are the third team in recent years 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.DeVrieze, Craig, Quad-Cities step up to AHL , pantagraph.com, May 24, 2007

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CURRENT SQUAD

''As of September 2 , 2007''


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