Calgary Flames: New fan? We’ve got you covered!
By Ramina Shlah
New Calgary Flames fan? Hopping on the bandwagon for Jaromir Jagr? Look no further, we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know about the Flames here!
Being a new Calgary Flames fans, or just a new hockey fan, in general, can be quite intimidating. And we’re all guilty of being bandwagon fans of a team at some point in our lives. I know I’m guilty of that last year with the Nashville Predators through the finals.
A lot of people even hopped on the Flames bandwagon in 2015. When it was somewhat known around the hockey world that if the LA Kings were to miss the playoffs, the Flames would be the reason why. Again, I know I’m guilty of hopping on different teams bandwagons when Jarome Iginla was on those teams (him playing on the Kings was very hard for Flames fans).
Right now, the Calgary Flames have stated that they’re ready for Cup contention. So they’ll (hopefully) be a fun team to watch. And right now, with legend Jaromir Jagr joining his first Canadian team, playing in what most likely is his last season, and potentially breaking the record for most amount of games played this season, he’ll be a player to watch. And maybe a lot of people will be hopping on the Flames bandwagon.
But you may not know a whole lot about the team. And you don’t want to ask people without looking dumb or looking like a “bandwagon” fan. Hey, we’re not here to judge. The more Flames fans, the merrier. Like I said, we’re all guilty of bandwagoning at some point in our lives.
That’s why we’ve got you covered here at Flame for Thought. We’ll go through the basics, who the rivals are, some fan-favourites, some iconic moments, and moments that we never, NEVER, talk about.
Let’s start off simple.