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1996–97 Calgary Flames season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1996–97 |
| year | 1996 |
| Team | Calgary Flames |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| Division | Pacific |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 32–41–9 |
| HomeRecord | 21–18–2 |
| RoadRecord | 11–23–7 |
| GoalsFor | 214 |
| GoalsAgainst | 239 |
| GeneralManager | Al Coates |
| Coach | Pierre Page |
| Captain | Theoren Fleury |
| Arena | Canadian Airlines Saddledome |
| Attendance | 17,089 |
| MinorLeague | Saint John Flames |
| Roanoke Express | |
| GoalsLeader | Theoren Fleury (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Theoren Fleury (38) |
| PointsLeader | Theoren Fleury (67) |
| PIMLeader | Todd Simpson (208) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Yves Racine (+4) |
| WinsLeader | Trevor Kidd (21) |
| GAALeader | Trevor Kidd (2.84) |
Roanoke Express
The 1996–97 Calgary Flames season was the 17th National Hockey League season in Calgary. It was another season of decline, as the Flames began the rebuilding process after remaining near the top of the league standings for nearly a decade. Finishing 5th in the Pacific Division, the Flames missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992, and for only the second time since coming to Calgary.
As a result of missing the playoffs, the Flames fired head coach Pierre Page following the season, replacing him with Brian Sutter. Page ended his Flames career with a coaching record of 66–78–20. His .463 winning percentage was, at the time, the worst for any coach in Flames history.
On November 23, 1996, rugged forward Sasha Lakovic authored one of the more memorable moments in the history of the Battle of Alberta when he attempted to leap over the glass at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton to attack a drunken fan who had reached over the barrier to dump a beer on the head of Flames assistant coach Guy Lapointe. Lakovic, who was held back by his teammates from going into the crowd, was suspended two games, while the Edmonton Oilers were fined $20,000 for having inadequate security.
Theoren Fleury was named to the Western Conference team at the 47th National Hockey League All-Star Game, where he recorded an assist.
Rookie forward Jarome Iginla, acquired the previous season in a trade for Joe Nieuwendyk led all NHL rookies in scoring at 50 points. Despite his success, Iginla failed to win the Calder Memorial Trophy, as defenceman Bryan Berard was voted the league's top rookie. Iginla was named to the All-Rookie team, however.
Regular season
The Flames allowed the most shorthanded goals in the league in 1996–97, with 19.
Season standings
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || October 5 || Calgary || 1 – 3 || Vancouver || || Kidd || 17,501 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 6 || Buffalo || 0 – 3 || Calgary || || Tabaracci || 17,311 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 9 || St. Louis || 3 – 1 || Calgary || || Tabaracci || 15,011 || 1–2–0 || 2 || |- | 4 || October 11 || Calgary || 2 – 1 || Detroit || || Kidd || 19,983 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- | 5 || October 13 || Calgary || 1 – 0 || Philadelphia || || Kidd || N/A || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- | 6 || October 14 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || NY Rangers || || Kidd || 18,200 || 3–3–0 || 6 || |- | 7 || October 16 || Calgary || 2 – 4 || Montreal || || Tabaracci || 20,597 || 3–4–0 || 6 || |- | 8 || October 20 || Edmonton || 3 – 6 || Calgary || || Kidd || 16,295 || 4–4–0 || 8 || |- | 9 || October 22 || Colorado || 1 – 5 || Calgary || || Kidd || 15,644 || 5–4–0 || 10 || |- | 10 ||October 24 || Pittsburgh || 5 – 7 || Calgary || || Kidd || 15,856 || 6–4–0 || 12 || |- | 11 ||October 26 || Calgary || 0 – 0 || Los Angeles || OT || Kidd || 12,787 || 6–4–1 || 13 || |- | 12 ||October 27 || Calgary || 4 – 1 || Anaheim || || Tabaracci || 16,592 || 7–4–1 || 15 || |- | 13 ||October 30 || Calgary || 1 – 3 || San Jose || || Kidd || 17,442 || 7–5–1 || 15 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | RW | 81 | 29 | 38 | 67 | −12 | 104 | ||
| 51 | C | 82 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 2 | 48 | ||
| 13 | LW | 79 | 22 | 30 | 52 | −12 | 36 | ||
| 12 | RW | 82 | 21 | 29 | 50 | −4 | 37 | ||
| 26 | C | 70 | 16 | 27 | 43 | −2 | 22 | ||
| 44 | LW | 68 | 19 | 16 | 35 | −4 | 12 | ||
| 34 | C | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | −19 | 32 | ||
| 16 | LW | 58 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 14 | ||
| 20 | LW | 58 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −2 | 49 | ||
| 22 | RW | 79 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −4 | 157 | ||
| 23 | C | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −11 | 34 | ||
| 21 | D | 47 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −11 | 32 | ||
| 36 | D | 46 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 5 | D | 72 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −8 | 14 | ||
| 27 | D | 82 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −14 | 208 | ||
| 42 | LW | 40 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −3 | 49 | ||
| 32 | RW | 67 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −11 | 10 | ||
| 19 | D | 27 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | D | 76 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −23 | 49 | ||
| 15 | RW | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −8 | 113 | ||
| 18 | C | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 29 | D | 63 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 91 | ||
| 3 | D | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | D | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 19 | ||
| 7 | D | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 117 | ||
| 17 | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 41 | C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 2 | ||
| 12 | LW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 30 | ||
| 37 | G | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 8 | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | LW | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 54 | ||
| 2 | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 35 | ||
| 45 | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 30 | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 35 | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 31 | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Goaltending
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Trevor Kidd | 55 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 1416 | 141 | 2.84 | .900 | 4 | 2979 | |
| 30 | Dwayne Roloson | 31 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 760 | 78 | 2.89 | .897 | 1 | 1618 | |
| 31 | Rick Tabaracci | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 14 | 2.33 | .910 | 1 | 361 |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | |||||
| (in-season) | Team | |||||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Jarome Iginla (Forward) | |||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1997-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Theoren Fleury | |||||
| Molson Cup | Trevor Kidd | |||||
| Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award | Mike Sullivan |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Hoglund | October 5, 1996 | |||
| Chris O'Sullivan | ||||
| Marko Jantunen | October 9, 1996 | |||
| Sasha Lakovic | October 11, 1996 | |||
| Dwayne Roloson | November 13, 1996 | |||
| Sami Helenius | December 14, 1996 | |||
| Dale McTavish | December 31, 1996 |
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1996–97 season.
Trades
| March 18, 1997 | To Calgary Flames Marty McInnis |
|---|---|
| Tyrone Garner | |
| 6th round pick in 1997 | To New York Islanders Robert Reichel |
Free agents
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Draft picks
Main article: List of Calgary Flames draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft, held in St. Louis, Missouri.
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Derek Morris | Canada | D | Regina Pats (WHL) | 1107 | 92 | 332 | 424 | 1004 | |
| 2 | 39 | Travis Brigley | Canada | LW | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |
| 2 | 40 | Steve Begin | Canada | C | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMHJL) | 524 | 56 | 52 | 108 | 561 | |
| 3 | 73 | Dmitri Vlasenkov | Russia | LW | Torpedo Yaroslavl (RSL) | ||||||
| 4 | 89 | Toni Lydman | D | Tappara (SM-liiga) | 847 | 36 | 206 | 242 | 551 | ||
| 4 | 94 | Christian Lefebvre | Canada | D | Granby Prédateurs (QMJHL) | ||||||
| 5 | 122 | Josef Straka | C | HC Litvínov (Czech) | |||||||
| 8 | 202 | Ryan Wade | Canada | F | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | ||||||
| 9 | 228 | Ronald Petrovicky | RW | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | 342 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 429 |
Farm teams
[[Saint John Flames]]
The Baby Flames finished the 1996–97 American Hockey League season in second place in the Canadian Division with a 28–36–13–3 record. They were defeated in three games to two by the Hamilton Bulldogs in the first round of the playoffs, however. Jarrod Skalde led the Flames with 32 goals and 68 points. Darrin Madeley was the starting goaltender, posting an 11–18–11 record with a 3.21 GAA in 46 games.
Notes
References
- Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 115.
References
- Year-by-year results, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg. 106
- Head Coaches, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg. 103
- Francis, Eric, [https://web.archive.org/web/20031004064054/http://www.canoe.com/Slam030919/col_francis-sun.html The Uncivil War], ''[[Calgary Sun]]'', September 19, 2003, accessed January 26, 2007
- All-Star Selections, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg. 22
- 1996–97 season, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg. 115
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