1984–85 Calgary Flames season

1984–85 Calgary Flames
Division	3rd Smythe
1984–85 record	41–27–12
Home record	23–11–6
Road record	18–16–6
Goals for	363 (2nd)
Goals against	302 (10th)
Team information
General Manager	Cliff Fletcher
Coach	Bob Johnson
Captain	Lanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski and Doug Risebrough
Arena	Olympic Saddledome
Average attendance	16,683
Team leaders
Goals	Kent Nilsson (37) Hakan Loob (37)
Assists	Kent Nilsson (62)
Points	Kent Nilsson (99)
Penalties in minutes	Tim Hunter (259)
Wins	Rejean Lemelin (30)
Goals against average	Rejean Lemelin (3.46)
<1983–84	1985–86>

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.

Game log

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

1985 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 stats

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

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.^[5]

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

• 1984–85 NHL season

References

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