1984–85 Calgary Flames season

NHL team season

1984–85 Calgary Flames
Division3rd Smythe
ConferenceCampbell
1984–85 record41–27–12
Home record23–11–6
Road record18–16–6
Goals for363 (2nd)
Goals against302 (10th)
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachBob Johnson
CaptainLanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski, and Doug Risebrough
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance16,683
Team leaders
GoalsKent Nilsson and Hakan Loob (37)
AssistsKent Nilsson (62)
PointsKent Nilsson (99)
Penalty minutesTim Hunter (259)
WinsRejean Lemelin (30)
Goals against averageRejean Lemelin (3.46)

The 1984–85 Calgary Flames season was the fifth season in Calgary and 13th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League. It was a breakout season for the Flames, as they tied a franchise record for wins with 41, and set new team marks for points, 95, and goals for, 363. Despite the improvement, the Flames managed only a third-place finish in the Smythe Division.[1] In the playoffs, the Flames met the second place Winnipeg Jets, where they fell three games to one.

Following the playoff disappointment, General Manager Cliff Fletcher began a series of moves to remake the team that included shipping out top scorer Kent Nilsson in a deal for a pair of second round draft picks that would eventually become Joe Nieuwendyk and Stephane Matteau.[2]

Calgary hosted the 1985 All-Star Game at the Olympic Saddledome, a 6–4 victory by the Wales Conference over the Campbell Conference. The Flames were represented at the game by Al MacInnis and Paul Reinhart.[3]

Regular season

Season standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oilers 80 49 20 11 401 298 109
Winnipeg Jets 80 43 27 10 358 332 96
Calgary Flames 80 41 27 12 363 302 94
Los Angeles Kings 80 34 32 14 339 326 82
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 46 9 284 401 59

[4]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Smythe Division

1984–85 NHL records[5]
Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total
Calgary — 1−6−1 4−3−1 7−0−1 5−1−2 17−10−5
Edmonton 6−1−1 — 4−3−1 3−3−2 5−3 18−10−4
Los Angeles 3−4−1 3−4−1 — 4−2−2 2−4−2 12−14−6
Vancouver 0−7−1 3−3−2 2−4−2 — 2−5−1 7−19−6
Winnipeg 1−5−2 3−5 4−2−2 5−2−1 — 13−14−5

Vs. Norris Division

1984–85 NHL records
Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total
Calgary 1−2 2−1 1−0−2 0−3 3−0 7−6−2
Edmonton 3−0 3−0 3−0 3−0 2−0−1 14−0−1
Los Angeles 0−2−1 2−1 1−1−1 1−2 2−1 6−7−2
Vancouver 1−2 1−2 1−1−1 0−3 1−1−1 4−9−2
Winnipeg 1−1−1 2−0−1 2−1 0−1−2 3−0 8−3−4

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1984–85 NHL records
Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total
Calgary 3−0 0−3 3−0 2−0−1 1−1−1 9−4−2
Edmonton 2−1 2−0−1 2−1 1−2 3−0 10−4−1
Los Angeles 0−1−2 2−0−1 2−0−1 0−2−1 1−2 5−5−5
Vancouver 1−2 2−0−1 2−1 2−1 1−2 8−6−1
Winnipeg 2−1 2−1 2−1 1−2 2−1 9−6−0

Vs. Patrick Division

1984–85 NHL records
Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total
Calgary 2−0−1 2−1 2−0−1 1−2 0−2−1 1−2 8−7−3
Edmonton 2−1 2−0−1 1−1−1 0−3 1−1−1 1−0−2 7−6−5
Los Angeles 3−0 1−2 2−1 1−1−1 3−0 1−2 11−6−1
Vancouver 3−0 1−2 1−2 0−3 1−2 0−3 6−12−0
Winnipeg 2−0−1 1−2 3−0 3−0 2−1 2−1 13−4−1


Schedule and results

1984–85 Game Log
October: 7–4–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
1 October 11 St. Louis 4 – 2 Calgary 0–1–0 0
2 October 13 Quebec 2 – 7 Calgary 1–1–0 2
3 October 14 Calgary 7 – 5 Vancouver 2–1–0 4
4 October 17 Winnipeg 4 – 7 Calgary 3–1–0 6
5 October 19 Boston 2 – 8 Calgary 4–1–0 8
6 October 21 Calgary 4 – 6 Edmonton 4–2–0 8
7 October 23 Hartford 4 – 9 Calgary 5–2–0 10
8 October 25 Washington 3 – 5 Calgary 6–2–0 12
9 October 27 Calgary 5 – 3 Toronto 7–2–0 14
10 October 28 Calgary 2 – 6 Buffalo 7–3–0 14
11 October 31 Calgary 3 – 4 Washington OT 7–4–0 14
November: 7–4–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
12 November 1 Calgary 9 – 5 Detroit 8–4–0 16
13 November 4 Calgary 2 – 5 St. Louis 8–5–0 16
14 November 7 Chicago 5 – 3 Calgary 8–6–0 16
15 November 10 Montreal 3 – 3 Calgary OT 8–6–1 17
16 November 13 Detroit 4 – 5 Calgary OT 9–6–1 19
17 November 15 Edmonton 2 – 6 Calgary 10–6–1 21
18 November 16 Calgary 6 – 2 Winnipeg 11–6–1 23
19 November 19 Calgary 4 – 5 Los Angeles 11–7–1 23
20 November 21 Vancouver 4 – 6 Calgary 12–7–1 25
21 November 23 St. Louis 3 – 1 Calgary 12–8–1 25
22 November 25 Calgary 4 – 2 Vancouver 13–8–1 27
23 November 28 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Calgary 14–8–1 29
December: 5–7–2 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–4–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
24 December 1 Calgary 8 – 4 Minnesota 15–8–1 31
25 December 2 Calgary 6 – 8 Winnipeg 15–9–1 31
26 December 5 Calgary 4 – 4 NY Rangers OT 15–9–2 32
27 December 7 Calgary 3 – 3 New Jersey OT 15–9–3 33
28 December 8 Calgary 4 – 6 Pittsburgh 15–10–3 33
29 December 12 Winnipeg 2 – 9 Calgary 16–10–3 35
30 December 15 Calgary 5 – 6 Los Angeles 16–11–3 35
31 December 18 Los Angeles 6 – 3 Calgary 16–12–3 35
32 December 20 Vancouver 1 – 9 Calgary 17–12–3 37
33 December 22 Calgary 1 – 7 Edmonton 17–13–3 37
34 December 23 Calgary 5 – 4 Vancouver 18–13–3 39
35 December 26 Edmonton 6 – 5 Calgary 18–14–3 39
36 December 28 Detroit 4 – 3 Calgary 18–15–3 39
37 December 30 Calgary 5 – 2 Chicago 19–15–3 41
January: 7–4–4 (home: 4–1–3; road: 3–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
38 January 1 Calgary 5 – 3 Winnipeg 20–15–3 43
39 January 3 Philadelphia 3 – 4 Calgary 21–15–3 45
40 January 5 Minnesota 4 – 4 Calgary OT 21–15–4 46
41 January 9 Los Angeles 4 – 4 Calgary OT 21–15–5 47
42 January 11 Calgary 0 – 4 Quebec 21–16–5 47
43 January 13 Calgary 1 – 7 Philadelphia 21–17–5 47
44 January 15 Calgary 5 – 2 Hartford 22–17–5 49
45 January 17 Calgary 4 – 3 Boston 23–17–5 51
46 January 21 Calgary 3 – 3 Vancouver OT 23–17–6 52
47 January 23 New Jersey 3 – 6 Calgary 24–17–6 54
48 January 25 Pittsburgh 6 – 6 Calgary OT 24–17–7 55
49 January 26 Vancouver 2 – 6 Calgary 25–17–7 57
50 January 28 Calgary 3 – 4 Edmonton 25–18–7 57
51 January 29 Edmonton 4 – 2 Calgary 25–19–7 57
52 January 31 NY Rangers 2 – 7 Calgary 26–19–7 59
February: 5–6–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
53 February 3 Calgary 1 – 6 Buffalo 26–20–7 59
54 February 5 Calgary 4 – 2 Montreal 27–20–7 61
55 February 6 Calgary 7 – 4 Hartford 28–20–7 63
56 February 9 Buffalo 6 – 1 Calgary 28–21–7 63
57 February 14 Washington 4 – 3 Calgary 28–22–7 63
58 February 16 Winnipeg 4 – 8 Calgary 29–22–7 65
59 February 19 Calgary 4 – 8 NY Islanders 29–23–7 65
60 February 20 Calgary 3 – 6 Pittsburgh 29–24–7 65
61 February 23 Calgary 5 – 3 New Jersey 30–24–7 67
62 February 24 Calgary 1 – 4 Philadelphia 30–25–7 67
63 February 27 NY Islanders 1 – 3 Calgary 31–25–7 69
March: 9–2–3 (home: 5–2–1; road: 4–0–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
64 March 1 Montreal 4 – 6 Calgary 32–25–7 71
65 March 3 Los Angeles 0 – 7 Calgary 33–25–7 73
66 March 5 Edmonton 5 – 3 Calgary 33–26–7 73
67 March 7 NY Rangers 5 – 11 Calgary 34–26–7 75
68 March 9 Quebec 2 – 2 Calgary OT 34–26–8 76
69 March 13 Calgary 5 – 3 Toronto 35–26–8 78
70 March 16 Calgary 5 – 3 Boston 36–26–8 80
71 March 18 Calgary 4 – 4 Minnesota OT 36–26–9 81
72 March 20 Toronto 4 – 7 Calgary 37–26–9 83
73 March 22 Chicago 3 – 1 Calgary 37–27–9 83
74 March 23 Calgary 4 – 3 Los Angeles 38–27–9 85
75 March 27 Calgary 4 – 2 Los Angeles 39–27–9 87
76 March 29 Los Angeles 0 – 3 Calgary 40–27–9 89
77 March 31 Calgary 4 – 4 Winnipeg OT 40–27–10 90
April: 1–0–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
78 April 3 Vancouver 3 – 5 Calgary 41–27–10 92
79 April 5 Calgary 5 – 5 Edmonton OT 41–27–11 93
80 April 7 Winnipeg 4 – 4 Calgary OT 41–27–12 94

Playoffs

1984 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Smythe Division Semi-final vs. Winnipeg - Jets win 3–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series
1 April 10 Calgary 4 – 5 Winnipeg OT Winnipeg leads 1–0
2 April 11 Calgary 2 – 5 Winnipeg Winnipeg leads 2–0
3 April 13 Winnipeg 0 – 4 Calgary Winnipeg leads 2–1
4 April 14 Winnipeg 5 – 3 Calgary Winnipeg wins 3–1

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Kent Nilsson 14 77 37 62 99 14 3 0 1 1 0
Hakan Loob 12 78 37 35 72 14 4 3 3 6 0
Carey Wilson 33 74 24 48 72 27 4 0 0 0 0
Paul Reinhart 23 75 23 46 69 18 4 1 1 2 0
Eddy Beers 27 74 28 40 68 94 3 1 0 1 0
Al MacInnis 2 67 14 52 66 75 4 1 2 3 8
Dan Quinn 10 74 20 38 58 22 3 0 0 0 0
Richard Kromm 22 73 20 32 52 32 3 0 1 1 4
Jim Peplinski 24 80 16 29 45 111 4 1 3 4 11
Colin Patterson 11 57 22 21 43 5 4 0 0 0 5
Mike Eaves 7 56 14 29 43 10 - - - - -
Jamie Macoun 34 70 9 30 39 67 4 1 0 1 4
Lanny McDonald 9 43 19 18 37 36 1 0 0 0 0
Steve Bozek 26 54 13 22 35 6 3 1 0 1 4
Steve Tambellini 15 47 19 10 29 4 - - - - -
Steve Konroyd 3 64 3 23 26 73 4 1 4 5 2
Tim Hunter 19 71 11 11 22 259 4 0 0 0 24
Paul Baxter 4 70 5 14 19 126 4 0 1 1 18
Gino Cavallini 6 27 6 10 16 14 3 0 0 0 4
Kari Eloranta 20 65 2 11 13 39 - - - - -
Doug Risebrough 8 15 7 5 12 49 3 0 3 3 12
Joel Otto 29 17 4 8 12 30 3 2 1 3 10
Charlie Bourgeois 28 47 2 10 12 134 4 0 0 0 17
Neil Sheehy 5 31 3 4 7 109 - - - - -
Perry Berezan 21 9 3 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 4
Jim Jackson 16 10 1 4 5 0 - - - - -
Yves Courteau 25 14 1 4 5 4 - - - - -
Bruce Eakin 32 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Don Edwards 1 34 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
Rejean Lemelin 31 56 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0


†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Traded mid-season.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Rejean Lemelin 31 56 3176 30 12 10 183 1 3.46 4 248 1 3 14 1 3.39
Don Edwards 1 34 1691 11 15 2 115 1 4.08 - - - - - - -.--

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.

Trades

Free agents

Player Former team
D Gino Cavallini Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
C Joel Otto Bemidji State University (NCAA)
Player New team
LW Jeff Brubaker Edmonton Oilers
G Tim Bernhardt Toronto Maple Leafs
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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.[6]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GP G A Pts PIM
1 12 Gary Roberts  Canada LW Ottawa 67's (OHL) 1224 438 471 909 2560
2 33 Ken Sabourin  Canada D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 74 2 8 10 201
2 38 Paul Ranheim  United States LW University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) 1013 161 199 360 288
4 75 Petr Rosol  Czechoslovakia F N/A
5 96 Joel Paunio  Finland LW N/A
6 117 Brett Hull  Canada RW University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 1269 741 650 1391 458
7 138 Kevan Melrose  Canada D N/A
8 159 Jiri Hrdina  Czechoslovakia C N/A 250 45 85 130 92
9 180 Gary Suter  United States D University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) 1145 203 642 845 1349
10 200 Petr Rucka  Czechoslovakia C N/A
11 221 Stefan Jonsson  Sweden D N/A
12 241 Rudolf Suchanek  Czechoslovakia D N/A

See also

References

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 127.
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 140.
  • Team standings: 1984–85 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com
  1. ^ Year-by-year results, 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 105.
  2. ^ Kent Nilsson profile @ legendsofhockey.net
  3. ^ All-Star selections, 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 22.
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed October 13, 2007.
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