High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2009 10 Calgary Flames season is the 30th season for the Calgary Flames, and the 37th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League. The Flames entered the season with a new head coach as Brent Sutter replaced Mike Keenan behind the Flames' bench. The year opened with the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 26 27, as the Flames selected defenceman Tim Erixon with their first selection. 2009 also marked the debut of the Flames' new American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat as the franchise has relocated from the Quad Cities to the British Columbia city.