The Atlanta Flames entered the NHL during its third expansion in 1972-73. They moved to Calgary for the 1980-81 season.
In 1972, general manager Cliff Fletcher hired the effervescent 'Boom Boom' (Bernard Andre Joseph) Geoffrion to coach the expansion Atlanta Flames. In just their second year of existence, the Flames made the playoffs.
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Clan Mac Cullaich: - Brewed in Scotland - Bottled in Ulster - Uncorked in America
Moving to Calgary may have been their biggest mistake ever.
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Caw
"I am a Canadian by birth, but I am a Highlander by blood and feel under an obligation to do all I can for the sake of the Highlanders and their literature.... I have never yet spoken a word of English to any of my children. They can speak as much English as they like to others, but when they talk to me they have to talk in Gaelic."
-Alexander Maclean Sinclair of Goshen (protector of Gaelic Culture)
I know, I was only trying to feed Raven some of his own medicine. I know making it to the moon first is a big deal for you guys.
So, how come you haven't been back? No night-life? To many bugs? Rains too much?
Haven't you heard? Supposedly we are going back by 2015. Don't know why it would take so long, but.... I think the reason we hadn't been back before is because they saw no reason to. Pretty short sighted if you ask me.
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Cheers! Todd
Normal is a relative term. For some reason it is not a term my relatives use to describe me.
Yeah. It seems your government pulls the space program out of their pocket every time there is an unpopular war. Ok, that sounded really cynical, sorry.
I never understood why everyone just quit with the space race. And what's the story with the space station? Wouldn't it have been much easier to build on the moon itself? Make an air-strip (or vacum-strip ) and you can land the shuttles instead of having to build these one time rockets with people pods. All the extra energy used to keep the International Space Station in orbit is a complete waste, when there is prime real estate on La Lune!
As long as I get my ocean front bungalo when I get there. Could you imagine how easy your car would be on gas up there? Of course, you'd have to run a separate tank for O2.................. I think I want to be the first guy to drive a Tbird in space.
Of course, your tires would have to be three feet wide to get any traction, but it'd be worth it.
As long as I get my ocean front bungalo when I get there. Could you imagine how easy your car would be on gas up there? Of course, you'd have to run a separate tank for O2.................. I think I want to be the first guy to drive a Tbird in space.
Of course, your tires would have to be three feet wide to get any traction, but it'd be worth it.
*runs off to work on a space dragster design*
Ocean front on the moon? Duuude, you better read up. The Sea of Tranquility isn't, like, a REAL sea. It's, like, a crater, dude.
Ah old raven, I see you have been baiting the americans in the true canadian fashion. Don't get them too worked up, otherwise we might have to go and burn down their white house again, just to show them who's boss.
Actually, all we have to do is re-enact the Fenian attack of Canada of 1866. A bunch of surly Irishmen invaded the great white north and won the Battle of Ridgeway, near Fort Erie. Go Fenians!
(And actually, Go Flames!...Damn Lightning knocked my Flyers out...)
Eamon
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"I care not whether I die tomorrow or next year, if only my deeds live after me." -Cuchullain
"Bíodh roinnt de sin agat!"
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