The team is a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
"Badger Bob" Johnson, who succeeded MacNeil in 1982, is the Flames' all-time leader in games coached and wins.
[3] Johnson's successor, Terry Crisp, led the Flames to their only Stanley Cup championship in 1989.
Doug Risebrough, Dave King, Pierre Page, Brian Sutter, Don Hay and Greg Gilbert all failed to lead the team past the first round as the Flames endured a 15-year period of playoff futility.
Though he did not win, Sutter earned a nomination for the Jack Adams Award as the league's top coach as a result of the team's performance.