Photos: The Calgary Flames may have lost, but the Red Lot was a big winner
Fans give thumbs up for the Flames at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
The final score of game five for the Battle of Alberta did not go as planned for the Flames.
The Calgary Flames lost 5-4 in overtime in Game 5 of the second-round series.
But for the fans at the Red Lot, even a disappointing end to the series couldn’t diminish what had become one of the premiere outdoor events of the city’s spring.
The experience had continued to be a hit with fans, selling out as soon as tickets were made available to the public.
A fan poses for a portrait at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA fan shows off his $15 Value Village find at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYGaudy but fun sports coats were divinity at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA fan celebrates Ben Stelter at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Stelter, who has become the unofficial mascot of the Oilers playoffs, has been battling brain cancer. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYFans pose for portraits at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYAnd just because there was a hockey game on, didn’t mean there wasn’t time for love at Red Lot, as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYFans give thumbs up for the Flames at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYFlames fans got a little wild after the second Flames goal at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYFans celebrate at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYFans celebrate a Flames goal at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYPiggyback rides and facepaint as fans celebrate at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYFans celebrate at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA Vancouver Canucks fan cheers on both teams at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYAn Oilers fan revels in a tied game leading into overtime at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYOne Calgary Flames fan definitely didn’t like the Oilers tying up the game at the Red Lot as the Calgary Flames took on the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
