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1981–82 Calgary Flames season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1981–82 |
| year | 1981 |
| Team | Calgary Flames |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 29–34–17 |
| HomeRecord | 20–11–9 |
| RoadRecord | 9–23–8 |
| GoalsFor | 334 |
| GoalsAgainst | 345 |
| GeneralManager | Cliff Fletcher |
| Coach | Al MacNeil |
| Captain | Brad Marsh (Oct-Nov) |
| Phil Russell (Nov-Apr) | |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Stampede Corral |
| Attendance | 7,231 |
| MinorLeague | Oklahoma City Stars (CHL) |
| GoalsLeader | Lanny McDonald (40) |
| AssistsLeader | Guy Chouinard (57) |
| PointsLeader | Mel Bridgman (87) |
| PIMLeader | Willi Plett (288) |
| WinsLeader | Pat Riggin (19) |
| GAALeader | Pat Riggin (4.23) |
Phil Russell (Nov-Apr) The 1981–82 Calgary Flames season was the second season in Calgary and tenth for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The follow-up to the Flames' first season in Calgary proved to be disappointing on the ice. Twenty-nine wins represented the Flames lowest total since the franchise's inaugural season in Atlanta. Despite the poor record, Calgary finished in third place in the newly organized Smythe Division, earning a playoff match-up against the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames returned to their Atlanta form, being swept out of the post-season in three straight games, as the Canucks began their run to the Stanley Cup Finals.
The 1981–82 season saw the Flames acquire Lanny McDonald from the Colorado Rockies, bringing the Hanna, Alberta product home. Sporting his trademark moustache, McDonald would spend his final seven seasons with the Flames, and remains an icon in Calgary. McDonald would score 34 of his 40 goals that season in a Flames uniform.
Pekka Rautakallio was the Flames representative at the 1982 All-Star Game.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || October 8 || Vancouver || 1 – 1 || Calgary || 0–0–1 || 1 |- | 2 || October 10 || Calgary || 6 – 4 || St.Louis || 1–0–1 || 3 |- | 3 || October 11 || Calgary || 0 – 3 || Chicago || 1–1–1 || 3 |- | 4 || October 13 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Los Angeles || 1–2–1 || 3 |- | 5 || October 15 || Winnipeg || 5 – 4 || Calgary || 1–3–1 || 3 |- | 6 || October 16 || Calgary || 4 – 8 || Edmonton || 1–4–1 || 3 |- | 7 || October 20 || Edmonton || 5 – 4 || Calgary || 1–5–1 || 3 |- | 8 || October 22 || Pittsburgh || 3 – 3 || Calgary || 1–5–2 || 4 |- | 9 || October 24 || Hartford || 3 – 7 || Calgary || 2–5–2 || 6 |- | 10 || October 28 || Calgary || 1 – 6 || Minnesota || 2–6–2 || 6 |- | 11 || October 29 || Calgary || 4 – 12 || Detroit || 2–7–2 || 6
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 7 || Calgary || 3 – 5 || Vancouver || || Vancouver leads 1–0 |- | 2 || April 8 || Calgary || 1 – 2 || Vancouver || OT || Vancouver leads 2–0 |- | 3 || April 10 || Vancouver || 3 – 1 || Calgary || || Vancouver wins 3–0
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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 | |||
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| Guy Chouinard | 16 | 64 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Mel Bridgman† | 26 | 63 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 94 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | 80 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lanny McDonald† | 9 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | 74 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | 75 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | 62 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Willi Plett | 25 | 78 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 288 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | |||||
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | 41 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Jamie Hislop | 17 | 80 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Phil Russell | 5 | 71 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Gary McAdam† | 28 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Denis Cyr | 9/12 | 45 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 13 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | 43 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | 73 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Don Lever‡ | 12 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Steve Konroyd | 3 | 63 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Bill Clement | 10 | 69 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Charlie Bourgeois | 2 | 54 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| Bob MacMillan‡ | 11 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Eric Vail‡ | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Kari Eloranta‡ | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Pat Riggin | 1 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Hindmarch | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Bobby Gould‡ | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Eddy Beers | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Mike Dwyer | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Gord Wappel | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Carl Mokosak | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Brad Marsh‡ | 22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Rejean Lemelin | 31 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Randy Turnbull | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Bruce Eakin | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Bobby Lalonde | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Tim Hunter | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Al MacInnis | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Pat Ribble† | 22/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Randy Holt‡ | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – | – | - |
†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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | 52 | 2934 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 207 | 2 | 4.23 | 3 | 194 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.09 | |||||
| Rejean Lemelin | 31 | 34 | 1866 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 135 | 0 | 4.34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- |
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.
Trades
| March 8, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Future Considerations | To St. Louis BluesKari Eloranta |
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Free agents
| LW Eddy Beers | University of Denver (NCAA) |
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| RW Dave Gorman | Buffalo Sabres |
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Draft picks
Main article: List of Calgary Flames draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1981 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal.
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 1 | 15 | Al MacInnis | Canada | D | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 1416 | 340 | 934 | 1274 | 1501 | |
| 3 | 56 | Mike Vernon | Canada | G | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | 781 | 385–273–92, 3.00 GAA | ||||
| 4 | 78 | Peter Madach | Sweden | C | N/A | ||||||
| 5 | 99 | Mario Simioni | Canada | F | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | ||||||
| 6 | 120 | Todd Hooey | Canada | F | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | ||||||
| 7 | 141 | Rick Heppner | United States | D | N/A | ||||||
| 8 | 162 | Dale DeGray | Canada | D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | 153 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 195 | |
| 9 | 183 | George Boudreau | United States | D | N/A | ||||||
| 10 | 204 | Bruce Eakin | Canada | F | Saskatoon Blades (OHL) | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
References
- Player stats: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 130.
- Game log: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 141.
- Team standings: 1981–82 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
- Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com
References
- Year-by-year results, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 106.
- All-Star selections, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 22.
- "1981-82 Calgary Flames Schedule".
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr000043.html Calgary Flames draft history], hockeydb.com, accessed December 16, 2007.
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