With their 2001 victory, the Saint John Flames became the second AHL team based in New Brunswick to win the Calder Cup, the first being the New Brunswick Hawks of Moncton in 1982 against the Binghamton Whalers.
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The franchise was relocated to Omaha, Nebraska in 2005 where it played for two seasons as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights before relocating once again to Moline, Illinois for the 2007–08 season to become the Quad City Flames, and finally relocating to Abbotsford, British Columbia for the 2009–10 season.
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Fellow countryman and current teammate Martin Máša has skated on six different teams with Smítal: 1996-99 Johnstown Chiefs; 1997-98 Saint John Flames; 2000-01 Greensboro Generals; 2003-04 Texas Wildcatters; 2004-05 Bracknell Bees; 2009–present Guildford Flames.