Moved to Abbotsford in 2009 from Moine, Illinois where they played as Quad City Flames.
After playing five seasons in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada as the Abbotsford Heat, the city of Abbotsford terminated the contract with the Heat on April 15, 2014, and on May 5, 2014 The AHL's Board of Governors announced their approval to relocate the team to Glens Falls for the 2014-15 season. The contract between the city of Glens Falls and the Calgary Flames runs for three seasons with an option to renew for two more seasons.
The relocation of Calgary's AHL team ensures that AHL hockey will continue uninterrupted in Glens Falls, despite the departure of Glens Falls' previous AHL team, the Adirondack Phantoms, who relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania following 2013-14 AHL season to become the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
On January 29, 2015, the Calgary Flames announced that they would be moving their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Flames, to Stockton as one of five charter member's of the AHL's new Pacific Division creating a new incarnation, the Stockton Heat