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1977–78 Atlanta Flames season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1977–78 |
| year | 1977 |
| Team | Atlanta Flames |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 3rd |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 34–27–19 |
| HomeRecord | 20–13–7 |
| RoadRecord | 14–14–12 |
| GoalsFor | 274 |
| GoalsAgainst | 252 |
| GeneralManager | Cliff Fletcher |
| Coach | Fred Creighton |
| Captain | Tom Lysiak |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Omni Coliseum |
| GoalsLeader | Bob MacMillan (31) |
| AssistsLeader | Tom Lysiak (42) |
| PointsLeader | Tom Lysiak (69) |
| PIMLeader | Willi Plett (171) |
| WinsLeader | Dan Bouchard (25) |
| GAALeader | Dan Bouchard (2.75) |
The 1977–78 Atlanta Flames season was the sixth season for the franchise.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 13, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) ||0–0–1 ||9,423 |- |2||W||October 15, 1977||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||1–0–1 ||11,756 |- |3||W||October 19, 1977||5–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) ||2–0–1 ||8,559 |- |4||T||October 21, 1977||3–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1977–78) ||2–0–2 ||11,948 |- |5||L||October 22, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) ||2–1–2 ||8,030 |- |6||T||October 25, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) ||2–1–3 ||9,359 |- |7||L||October 26, 1977||2–6 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1977–78) ||2–2–3 ||8,247 |- |8||W||October 29, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1977–78) ||3–2–3 ||11,872
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| Legend:
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | 80 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | 73 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Eric Vail | 27 | 79 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | 67 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Bob MacMillan† | 11 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Bill Clement | 10 | 70 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| John Gould | 21 | 79 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Willi Plett | 25 | 78 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 171 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Ken Houston | 6 | 74 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | 73 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Rey Comeau | 18 | 79 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | 79 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ed Kea | 19 | 60 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Shand | 8 | 80 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | 71 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Dick Redmond† | 5 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pat Ribble | 3 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Curt Bennett‡ | 5 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Barry Gibbs‡ | 2 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Greg Fox | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Yves Belanger† | 31 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Phil Myre‡ | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | - |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Atlanta. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Traded mid-season
Goaltending
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | 58 | 3340 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 153 | 2 | 2.75 | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | |||||
| Yves Belanger | 31 | 17 | 937 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 3.52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- | |||||
| Phil Myre | 1 | 9 | 523 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4.93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- |
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.
Trades
| December 12, 1977 | To Atlanta Flames Yves Belanger |
|---|---|
| Bob MacMillan | |
| Dick Redmond | |
| 2nd round pick in [1979](1979-nhl-entry-draft) (Mike Perovich) | To St. Louis Blues Curt Bennett |
| Barry Gibbs | |
| Phil Myre |
Free agents
| C Bobby Lalonde | Vancouver Canucks |
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|}
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20. | Miles Zaharko (D) | Canada | New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
| 2 | 28. | Don Laurence (C) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 2 | 31. | Brian Hill (RW) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
| 4 | 72. | Jim Craig (G) | United States | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 5 | 82. | Curtis Christopherson (D) | United States | Colorado College (NCAA) |
| 6 | 100. | Bernie Harbec (C) | Canada | Laval National (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 118. | Bobby Gould (RW) | Canada | University of New Hampshire (NCAA) |
| 8 | 133. | Jim Bennett (RW) | United States | Brown University (NCAA) |
| 9 | 148. | Tim Harrer (RW) | United States | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
References
References
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