Calgary Flames fans are about to spend a few more nights glued to the TV a little later than usual.
With Alberta officially staying on “Alberta Time,” or “ABT,” year-round after not turning the clocks back over the weekend, the time difference for Flames games has shifted in a way that will be most noticeable on the road. Alberta is now only one hour behind Ontario, and with British Columbia also moving away from seasonal clock changes, Alberta remains an hour ahead of the Canadian West Coast.
That matters because the Flames’ schedule now looks different when they head into the Pacific Time Zone. California, Nevada and Washington are now two hours behind Alberta instead of one, which pushes some starts back for viewers in Calgary. Games that might once have felt like 8 p.m. starts will now land an hour later.
The clearest example is the growing list of 9 p.m. ABT puck drops. There are six remaining road games on the Flames’ schedule with that start time:
Nov. 4 @ Seattle Kraken
Nov. 14 @ Los Angeles Kings
Nov. 17 @ San Jose Sharks
Feb. 13 @ Vegas Golden Knights
Feb. 15 @ Los Angeles Kings
Feb. 27 @ Vancouver Canucks
November is especially crowded, with three road games against Pacific Division opponents that all begin at 9 p.m. ABT in less than two weeks.
The change also trims back the number of those earlier evening starts Flames fans would have seen in the past when Calgary plays Eastern Conference teams on the road. Those games will generally begin an hour later in Alberta than they did before the clock change.
At home, though, the impact is much smaller. Most Flames games at the Scotiabank Saddledome will still fall in the familiar 6 to 8 p.m.
Alberta Time range. Only two home games are set for 9 p.m. puck drops: Dec. 26 against the Canucks and Jan. 16 versus the Kings.
There will still be a few afternoon starts mixed in, including several weekend matinees, but the home schedule won’t require much of an adjustment. The real shift for Flames fans comes on the road, where those Pacific Division trips now come with a later night attached.
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