A Brief History: Calgary Flames Alternate Captain Patch

The Calgary Flames, believe it or not, used to be based to Atlanta.  There, the flames had a logo that was a flaming "A" instead of a flaming "C".  What is interesting about the flaming "A" is that it is still present on two Calgary sweaters today, those are the sweaters of the team's alternate captains.

Mike Cammalleri and his alternate captain patch

It is a hockey tradition that each team has one captain (who wears a "C" on his chest) and two alternate captains (who wear an "A" on their chests).  Every single NHL team, except for Calgary, makes their captain letters the same font as the numbers on the back of their jersey.

Calgary, unlike the rest of the league, does not match the font on the back of their jerseys with their alternate captain "A's" as they use the old Atlanta Flames logo instead.  I find this very creative and I think it is a smart move by the Calgary management because not only does it pay a tribute to the franchise's old team, it gives the lifelong Atlanta and Calgary fans a blast from the past!

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