The Memories

Calgary's memories of the Saddledome, filed by Calgarians. Forty-three years of Flames games, concerts, the Olympics, Stampede nights. File your own.

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4 memories on the wall.

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Flames vs Oilers Playoffs · 2022

“Battle of Alberta in the playoffs for the first time since 1991. The energy in that building was unlike anything I've experienced. When Mangiapane scored in Game 1, a stranger spilled an entire beer o…”

Other

Final Season Announcement · 2024

“When they announced the Dome was actually coming down, I sat in my car in the Stampede parking lot and just looked at it for twenty minutes. I've been going there since I was a kid. My first kiss was …”

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Stampede Concert · 2023

“Last Stampede before they started winding things down at the Dome. I took my kids because I wanted them to remember it. My son asked why the building looked like a Pringle and honestly that's the best…”

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Last Visit · 2026

“I drove down last week just to walk around the outside of the building one more time. They're starting to fence things off. I put my hand on the concrete wall by gate 5 where my dad used to drop me of…”