1985–86 Calgary Flames season

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1985–86 Calgary Flames
Campbell Conference Champions
Smythe Division Champions
Division	2nd Smythe
1985–86 record	40–31–9
Home record	23–11–6
Road record	17–20–3
Goals for	354 (2nd)
Goals against	315 (14th)
General Manager	Cliff Fletcher
Coach	Bob Johnson
Captain	Lanny McDonald Jim Peplinski Doug Risebrough
Arena	Olympic Saddledome
Average attendance	16,762
Team leaders
Goals	Hakan Loob (31)
Assists	Al MacInnis (57)
Points	Dan Quinn (72)
Penalties in minutes	Tim Hunter (291)
Wins	Rejean Lemelin (29)
Goals against average	Mike Vernon (3.39)

The 1985–86 Calgary Flames season was the sixth season in Calgary and 14th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League. It was a banner season for the Flames, who overcame a franchise record eleven game losing streak to finish 2nd in the Smythe Division before capturing the franchise's first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, and becoming the first Calgary team to reach the Stanley Cup Finals since the 1923–24 Calgary Tigers. The Flames dream season would end at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, who defeated Calgary in five games.

The Flames playoff run saw them upset the heavily favoured Edmonton Oilers in the Smythe Division final. Looking to capture their third consecutive Stanley Cup, The Oilers were defeated in seven games, with the series winning goal being scored into his own net by Oilers rookie Steve Smith.^[1] Smith collapsed to the ice as the Flames players celebrated the difference maker in what would finish as a 3–2 Calgary win. Perry Berezan was credited with the goal, despite being on the bench at the time the puck went in the net. Smith's error remains one of the most legendary blunders in hockey history.^[2][3][4]

The Battle of Alberta also featured another strange incident during the regular season. On January 2, 1986, following a line brawl between the Flames and Oilers, the Flames' Doug Risebrough grabbed Oilers enforcer Marty McSorley's jersey off the ice, took it to the penalty box, and shredded it with his skates. Incensed by this action, Oilers General Manager and Coach, Glen Sather threatened to send the Flames a $1000 invoice to replace the destroyed jersey.^[5]

Gary Suter captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie, while also being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team^[6] Suter was also named as the Flames lone representative at the 1986 All-Star Game^[7] Hakan Loob captured the Molson Cup.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Edmonton Oilers	80	56	17	7	119	426	310	1928
Calgary Flames	80	40	31	9	89	354	315	2297
Winnipeg Jets	80	26	47	7	59	295	372	1774
Vancouver Canucks	80	23	44	13	59	282	333	1813
Los Angeles Kings	80	23	49	8	54	284	389	2004

[edit] Game log

1985–86 Game Log October: 5–5–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts 1 October 11 Winnipeg 3 – 8 Calgary 1–0–0 2 2 October 13 Calgary 9 – 2 Los Angeles 2–0–0 4 3 October 16 St. Louis 2 – 1 Calgary 2–1–0 4 4 October 19 Boston 6 – 3 Calgary 2–2–0 4 5 October 20 Calgary 5 – 8 Winnipeg 2–3–0 4 6 October 23 Washington 2 – 4 Calgary 3–3–0 6 7 October 25 Calgary 3 – 5 Edmonton 3–4–0 6 8 October 26 Detroit 4 – 7 Calgary 4–4–0 8 9 October 28 Calgary 3 – 5 Edmonton 4–5–0 8 10 October 30 Buffalo 2 – 4 Calgary 5–5–0 10
November: 8–2–3 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts 11 November 2 Toronto 2 – 4 Calgary 6–5–0 12 12 November 5 Calgary 4 – 4 NY Islanders OT 6–5–1 13 13 November 6 Calgary 5 – 2 New Jersey 7–5–1 15 14 November 9 Calgary 5 – 4 Washington 8–5–1 17 15 November 10 Calgary 1 – 5 Buffalo 8–6–1 17 16 November 13 Winnipeg 3 – 3 Calgary OT 8–6–2 18 17 November 16 New Jersey 2 – 7 Calgary 9–6–2 20 18 November 17 Calgary 5 – 4 Winnipeg 10–6–2 22 19 November 19 Minnesota 3 – 3 Calgary OT 10–6–3 23 20 November 23 Calgary 3 – 4 Montreal 10–7–3 23 21 November 26 Calgary 3 – 1 Quebec 11–7–3 25 22 November 27 Calgary 5 – 2 NY Rangers 12–7–3 27 23 November 30 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Calgary 13–7–3 29
December: 4–8–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 0–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts 24 December 1 Calgary 3 – 5 Edmonton 13–8–3 29 25 December 4 Hartford 5 – 8 Calgary 14–8–3 31 26 December 6 Chicago 2 – 5 Calgary 15–8–3 33 27 December 10 Los Angeles 5 – 6 Calgary 16–8–3 35 28 December 12 Los Angeles 0 – 5 Calgary 17–8–3 37 29 December 14 Calgary 3 – 4 Vancover 17–9–3 37 30 December 17 Calgary 3 – 4 Pittsburgh 17–10–3 37 31 December 18 Calgary 3 – 4 Hartford 17–11–3 37 32 December 20 Calgary 2 – 5 St. Louis 17–12–3 37 33 December 22 Calgary 4 – 5 Chicago OT 17–13–3 37 34 December 28 Philadelphia 6 – 5 Calgary 17–14–3 37 35 December 31 Calgary 3 – 6 Minnesota 17–15–3 37
January: 6–7–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts 36 January 2 Edmonton 4 – 3 Calgary 17–16–3 37 37 January 4 Montreal 6 – 5 Calgary 17–17–3 37 38 January 5 Calgary 3 – 6 Edmonton 17–18–3 37 39 January 7 Hartford 9 – 1 Calgary 17–19–3 37 40 January 9 Vancouver 4 – 5 Calgary OT 18–19–3 39 41 January 12 Calgary 0 – 3 Philadelphia 18–20–3 39 42 January 14 Calgary 4 – 3 Washington 19–20–3 41 43 January 16 Calgary 2 – 3 Boston 19–21–3 41 44 January 18 Calgary 7 – 4 Detroit 20–21–3 43 45 January 19 Calgary 9 – 5 Toronto 21–21–3 45 46 January 22 New Jersey 6 – 6 Calgary OT 21–21–4 46 47 January 25 Pittsburgh 2 – 5 Calgary 22–21–4 48 48 January 27 Los Angeles 3 – 6 Calgary 23–21–4 50 49 January 29 Calgary 4 – 4 Vancouver OT 23–21–5 51 50 January 31 Calgary 4 – 7 Edmonton 23–22–5 51
February: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts 51 February 1 Edmonton 4 – 4 Calgary OT 23–22–6 52 52 February 6 Los Angeles 2 – 7 Calgary 24–22–6 54 53 February 9 Calgary 7 – 3 Los Angeles 25–22–6 56 54 February 12 Winnipeg 2 – 4 Calgary 26–22–6 58 55 February 14 Buffalo 3 – 3 Calgary OT 26–22–7 59 56 February 16 Quebec 6 – 3 Calgary 26–23–7 59 57 February 18 Boston 4 – 7 Calgary 27–23–7 61 58 February 20 Toronto 7 – 6 Calgary OT 27–24–7 61 59 February 21 Calgary 4 – 0 Vancouver 28–24–7 63 60 February 23 Calgary 2 – 6 Chicago 28–25–7 63 61 February 25 Calgary 4 – 1 St. Louis 29–25–7 65 62 February 27 Philadelphia 4 – 7 Calgary 30–25–7 67
March: 7–6–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts 63 March 1 Vancouver 2 – 3 Calgary 31–25–7 69 64 March 2 Calgary 5 – 1 Los Angeles 32–25–7 71 65 March 4 Pittsburgh 3 – 6 Calgary 33–25–7 73 66 March 6 NY Rangers 5 – 2 Calgary 33–26–7 73 67 March 9 Calgary 3 – 3 Detroit OT 33–26–8 74 68 March 11 Calgary 4 – 8 NY Islanders 33–27–8 74 69 March 12 Calgary 3 – 2 NY Rangers 34–27–8 76 70 March 14 Calgary 2 – 6 Quebec 34–28–8 76 71 March 15 Calgary 5 – 3 Montreal 35–28–8 78 72 March 19 Calgary 5 – 6 Minnesota 35–29–8 78 73 March 21 Vancouver 5 – 5 Calgary OT 35–29–9 79 74 March 23 Calgary 7 – 4 Winnipeg 36–29–9 81 75 March 26 Calgary 3 – 7 Los Angeles 36–30–9 81 76 March 28 Winnipeg 3 – 6 Calgary 37–30–9 83 77 March 30 Calgary 2 – 4 Vancouver 37–31–9 83
April: 3–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts 78 April 1 Vancouver 5 – 6 Calgary 38–31–9 85 79 April 4 Edmonton 3 – 9 Calgary 39–31–9 87 80 April 6 Calgary 6 – 4 Winnipeg 40–31–9 89

[edit] Playoffs

1986 Stanley Cup Playoffs Smythe Division Semi-final vs. Winnipeg - Flames win 3–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series 1 April 9 Winnipeg 1 – 5 Calgary Calgary leads 1–0 2 April 10 Winnipeg 4 – 6 Calgary Calgary leads 2–0 3 April 12 Calgary 4 – 3 Winnipeg OT Calgary wins 3–0
Smythe Division Final vs. Edmonton - Flames win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series 1 April 18 Calgary 4 – 1 Edmonton Calgary leads 1–0 2 April 20 Calgary 5 – 6 Edmonton OT Series tied 1–1 3 April 22 Edmonton 2 – 3 Calgary Calgary leads 2–1 4 April 24 Edmonton 7 – 4 Calgary Series tied 2–2 5 April 26 Calgary 4 – 1 Edmonton Calgary leads 3–2 6 April 28 Edmonton 5 – 2 Calgary Series tied 3–3 7 April 30 Calgary 3 – 2 Edmonton Calgary wins 4–3
Campbell Conference Final vs. St. Louis - Flames win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series 1 May 2 St. Louis 3 – 2 Calgary St. Louis leads 1–0 2 May 4 St. Louis 2 – 8 Calgary Series tied 1–1 3 May 6 Calgary 5 – 3 St. Louis Calgary leads 2–1 4 May 8 Calgary 2 – 5 St. Louis Series tied 2–2 5 May 10 St. Louis 2 – 4 Calgary Calgary leads 3–2 6 May 12 Calgary 5 – 6 St. Louis OT Series tied 3–3 7 May 14 St. Louis 1 – 2 Calgary Calgary wins 4–3
Stanley Cup Final vs. Montreal - Canadiens win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series 1 May 16 Montreal 2 – 5 Calgary Calgary leads 1–0 2 May 18 Montreal 3 – 2 Calgary OT Series tied 1–1 3 May 20 Calgary 3 – 5 Montreal Montreal leads 2–1 4 May 22 Calgary 0 – 1 Montreal Montreal leads 3–1 5 May 24 Montreal 4 – 3 Calgary Montreal wins 4–1

[edit] Player stats

[edit] 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
Dan Quinn	10		78	30	42	72	44		18	8	7	15	10
Lanny McDonald	9		80	28	43	71	44		22	11	7	18	30
Gary Suter	20		80	18	50	68	141		10	2	8	10	8
Al MacInnis	2		77	11	57	68	76		21	4	15	19	30
Hakan Loob	12		68	31	36	67	36		22	4	10	14	6
Joel Otto	29		79	25	34	59	188		22	5	10	15	80
Jim Peplinski	24		77	25	35	59	214		22	5	9	14	107
Carey Wilson	33		76	29	29	58	24		9	0	2	2	2
Steve Bozek	26		64	21	22	43	24		14	2	6	8	32
Doug Risebrough	8		62	15	28	43	169		22	7	9	16	38
Joe Mullen†[A]	7		29	16	22	38	11		21	12	7	19	4
Perry Berezan	21		55	12	21	33	39		8	1	1	2	6
Paul Reinhart	23		32	8	25	33	15		21	5	13	18	4
Jamie Macoun	34		77	11	21	32	81		22	1	6	7	23
Richard Kromm‡	22		63	12	17	29	31		-	-	-	-	-
Colin Patterson	11		61	14	13	27	22		19	6	3	9	10
Steve Konroyd‡	3		59	7	20	27	64		-	-	-	-	-
Eddy Beers	27		33	11	10	21	8		-	-	-	-	-
Neil Sheehy	5		65	2	16	18	271		22	0	2	2	79
Tim Hunter	19		66	8	7	15	291		19	0	3	3	108
Gino Cavallini‡	6		27	7	7	14	26		-	-	-	-	-
Charlie Bourgeois‡	28		29	5	5	10	128		-	-	-	-	-
Paul Baxter	4		47	4	3	7	194		13	0	1	1	55
John Tonelli†	27		9	3	4	7	10		22	7	9	16	49
Terry Johnson†	6		24	1	4	5	71		17	0	3	3	64
Rejean Lemelin	31		60	0	5	5	10		3	0	1	1	0
Yves Courteau	25		4	1	1	2	0		1	0	0	0	0
Brian Bradley	14		5	0	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
Nick Fotiu	22		9	0	1	1	21		11	0	1	1	34
Mike Vernon	30		18	0	1	1	4		21	0	1	1	0
Robin Bartell	15		1	0	0	0	0		6	0	0	0	16
Dale DeGray	28		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Mark Lamb	16		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Rik Wilson†	32		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Marc D'Amour	1		15	0	0	0	22		-	-	-	-	-
Mike Eaves[B]	17		-	-	-	-	-		8	1	1	2	8
Brett Hull	16		-	-	-	-	-		2	0	0	0	0

^A  Mullen scored 44 goals and 90 points combined between St. Louis and Calgary, both totals would lead the Flames over a full season
^B  Eaves came out of retirement May 4, 1986 to replace Carey Wilson, who had become injured in the Stanley Cup playoffs
^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
^‡Traded mid-season

[edit] 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
Mike Vernon	30		18	921	9	3	3	52	1	3.39		21	1229	12	9	60	0	2.93
Marc D'Amour	1		15	560	2	4	2	32	0	3.43		-	-	-	-	-	-	-.--
Rejean Lemelin	31		60	3369	29	24	4	229	1	4.08		3	109	0	1	7	0	3.85

[edit] Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.

[edit] Trades

May 29, 1985	To Calgary Flames 4th round pick in 1987 (Tim Harris)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Don Edwards
July 15, 1985	To Calgary Flames 2nd round pick in 1985 (Joe Nieuwendyk) 2nd round pick in 1987 (Stephane Matteau)	To Minnesota North Stars Kent Nilsson 3rd round pick in 1986 (Brad Turner)
January 16, 1986	To Calgary Flames Tom Thornbury	To Quebec Nordiques Tony Stiles
February 1, 1986	To Calgary Flames Terry Johnson Joe Mullen Rik Wilson	To St. Louis Blues Eddy Beers Charlie Bourgeois Gino Cavallini
March 11, 1986	To Calgary Flames John Tonelli	To New York Islanders Steve Konroyd Rich Kromm
March 11, 1986	To Calgary Flames Nick Fotiu	To New York Rangers Future Considerations
March 11, 1986	To Calgary Flames Tom McMurchy	To Chicago Black Hawks Rik Wilson

[edit] Free Agents

Player Former team D Robin Bartell Canadian national team LW Bob Bodak Springfield Indians (AHL)

Player New team C Bruce Eakin Detroit Red Wings RW Jim Jackson Buffalo Sabres C Steve Tambellini Vancouver Canucks

[edit] Draft picks

See also: Calgary Flames draft history

Calgary's picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, held in Toronto, Ontario.^[8]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	17	Chris Biotti	United States	Not Available
2	27	Joe Nieuwendyk	Canada	Cornell University (ECAC)
2	38	Jeff Wenaas	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3	59	Lane MacDonald	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)
4	80	Roger Johansson	Sweden	IF Troja-Ljungby (Sweden)
5	101	Esa Keskinen	Finland	TPS (SM-liiga)
6	122	Tim Sweeney	United States	Not Available
7	143	Stu Grimson	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
8	164	Nate Smith	United States	Not Available
9	185	Darryl Olsen	Canada	Not Available
10	206	Peter Romberg	West Germany	ECD Iserlohn (W. Germany)
11	227	Alexander Kozhevnikov	Soviet Union	Spartak Moscow (USSR)
12	248	Bill Gregoire	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WHL)

[edit] See also

• 1985–86 NHL season

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Steve Smith's own-goal on YouTube

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