ames . ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁five ▁seasons ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁before ▁the ▁Fl ames ' ▁le ase ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Abb ots ford ▁was ▁terminated ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁A HL ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁approved ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ▁to ▁Gl ens ▁F alls , ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁the ▁Ad ir ond ack ▁Fl ames ▁replaced ▁the ▁Ad ir ond ack ▁Ph ant oms ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁All ent own , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Fl ames ▁moved ▁their ▁affili ate ▁to ▁the ▁F ras er ▁Valley ▁after ▁playing ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁Mol ine , ▁Illinois ▁as ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁City ▁Fl ames . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁transfer ▁was ▁approved ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Abb ots ford ▁became ▁the ▁western most ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁A HL . ▁The ▁team ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁He at ▁in ▁distance , ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Bar ons , ▁was ▁ ▁away , ▁and ▁the ▁He at ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁A HL ▁team ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Time ▁Zone . ▁To ▁reduce ▁travel ▁costs , ▁road ▁teams ▁sometimes ▁played ▁two ▁consecutive ▁games ▁in ▁Abb ots ford , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁the ▁He at ▁played ▁consecutive ▁road ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ar ena . ▁The ▁same ▁sched uling ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁St