They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Flames have won the Stanley Cup once, in 1989, and four players have been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame; the most recent electee is Jarome Iginla, who was enshrined in 2021.
Fourteen players have served as the captain of the Calgary Flames, beginning with Brad Marsh in 1980–81.
[1] Doug Risebrough, Jim Peplinski and Lanny McDonald served together as co-captains in the 1980s; the latter two led the Flames to the 1989 Stanley Cup.
Currently, the Flames captaincy is held by Mikael Backlund, who was named to the position prior to the start of the 2023–24 NHL season.
Jarome Iginla
is a former Flames captain, and the franchise's all-time leading point scorer.
Curtis Joseph joined the Flames as a free agent in 2008.
Matt Keetley made his NHL debut with the Flames in
2007–08
.