Breaking: Brian Burke makes one of the most shocking statements in years!

Calgary Flames president Brian Burke has just dropped a bombshell.

According to a report from CTV's Chris Epp, Burke has been overheard informing season ticket holders, or perhaps threatening would be a better word, that the Calgary Flames could leave the city if they fail to get a new arena.

Any potential relocation of the Calgary Flames would likely provoke a severe degree of outrage from fans all across Canada, especially since this is once again an professional sports franchise using threats to get more taxpayer money, and this announcement alone will likely result in serious backlash against the Flames.

It's unclear at this time if the Flames have begun looking at alternative options, but the mere fact that this statement came directly from the top of the organization would indicate that the Flames are very serious about this threat.

Something tells me fans are not going to take this very well.

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