2006–07 Calgary Flames season

Regular season

Two Flames were named to the roster for the 2007 All Star Game: goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff and defenceman Dion Phaneuf. It was the first appearance for both. Jarome Iginla would have been named to the team as well, but his knee injury kept him out of the game.

On February 3, 2007, the Flames made history by having young Cree singer Akina Shirt perform "O Canada" in Woodlands Cree, the first time the national anthem had ever been performed in an Aboriginal language at a major league sporting event.

On February 6, the Flames retired Mike Vernon's #30. Vernon, who was instrumental in the Flames trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1986 and their Cup victory in 1989 became the second Flame to have his number raised to the rafters, preceded only by Lanny McDonald.

The Flames entered the stretch drive by re-acquiring fan favorite, and former Flame, Craig Conroy in a deal with the Los Angeles Kings, then by completing a significant trade with the Boston Bruins, acquiring defenceman Brad Stuart along with Wayne Primeau for Chuck Kobasew and Andrew Ference.

On February 24, Jarome Iginla scored his 315th career goal, moving him past Joe Nieuwendyk into second on the Flames all-time goal scoring list. Theoren Fleury was the Flames all-time leading scorer at 364 goals. Miikka Kiprusoff broke Dan Bouchard's franchise record for career shutouts as a Flame when he recorded his 21st in a 1–0 shootout victory against the Minnesota Wild on March 27.

The Flames were not shut out in any of their 82 regular-season games.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Calgary entered the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the 8th seed in the Western Conference and started on the road against the top ranked Detroit Red Wings. The Flames were unable to defend against the Wings' ferocious attack, with goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff facing an average of 42 shots per game during the series as Calgary fell to Detroit in six games.

Game five, in Detroit, ended with a series of nasty incidents as the Flames' frustration got the better of them. Upset with Detroit's constant bumping of Miikka Kiprusoff throughout the series, and angry with what they believed was an illegal, low-bridge hit by Brett Lebda on Daymond Lankow late in the 5–1 loss, the Flames lashed out. First Langkow delivered a quick punch to the face of Lebda following that hit, and later backup goaltender Jamie McLennan delivered a two-handed slash to Wings forward Johan Franzen after only being in goal for eighteen seconds. McLennan received a match penalty for the slash, and was suspended five games by the NHL. Head coach Jim Playfair was fined $25,000, and the Flames organization $100,000. Franzen would exact a measure of revenge for the hit in game six by scoring the winning goal in double overtime that eliminated the Flames.

The Flames were not shut out in any of their 6 playoff games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 5 || Calgary || 1 – 3 || Edmonton || || Kiprusoff || 16,839 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 7 || Edmonton || 1 – 2 || Calgary || || Kiprusoff || 19,289 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 9 || San Jose || 4 – 1 || Calgary || || Kiprusoff || 19,289 || 1–2–0 || 2 || |- | 4 || October 12 || Calgary || 1 – 0 || Ottawa || || Kiprusoff || 18,404 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- | 5 || October 14 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || Toronto || OT || Kiprusoff || 19,338 || 2–2–1 || 5 || |- | 6 || October 17 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || Montreal || || Kiprusoff || 21,273 || 2–3–1 || 5 || |- | 7 || October 19 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Boston || || Kiprusoff || 17,565 || 2–4–1 || 5 || |- | 8 || October 24 || Phoenix || 1 – 6 || Calgary || || Kiprusoff || 19,289 || 3–4–1 || 7 || |- | 9 || October 28 || Nashville || 3 – 2 || Calgary || || Kiprusoff || 19,289 || 3–5–1 || 7 || |- | 10 || October 30 || Washington || 4 – 2 || Calgary || || Kiprusoff || 19,289 || 3–6–1 || 7 ||

| Legend:

Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 12 || Calgary || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Kiprusoff || 19,204 || Detroit leads 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 15 || Calgary || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Kiprusoff || 19,751 || Detroit leads 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 17 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Calgary || || Kiprusoff || 19,289 || Detroit leads 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 19 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Calgary || || Kiprusoff || 19,289 || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 21 || Calgary || 1 – 5 || Detroit || || Kiprusoff || 19,340 || Detroit leads 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 22 || Detroit || 2 – 1 || Calgary || 2OT || Kiprosoff || 19,289 || Detroit wins 4–2 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.*
• • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.*

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

• 10 game home winning streak (November 7 – December 12); previous record was 9, set five times.
• 21 career shutouts as a Flame: Miikka Kiprusoff (March 27 at Minnesota).

Milestones

• First game: Dustin Boyd (November 1 at Detroit)
• First game: Brandon Prust (November 1 at Detroit)
• 300 assists: Jarome Iginla (December 5 vs Carolina).
• 300 goals: Jarome Iginla (December 7 at Minnesota).
• 600 points: Jarome Iginla (December 7 at Minnesota).
• First game: Tomi Maki (December 12 vs. Minnesota)
• First game: David Moss (December 19 at Los Angeles)
• 100 wins: Miikka Kiprusoff (January 9 vs Minnesota).

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Flames picked 26th overall for the second consecutive draft.

:Statistics are updated to the end of the 2013–14 NHL season. † denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2013–14.

Farm teams

Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

The 2006–07 AHL season was the second for the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. The Knights finished a top the Western Conference standings, winning the West Division with a 49–25–5–1 record, earning their first playoff appearance. Omaha was upset in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs by the Iowa Stars, however, losing four games to two.

Following the season, rumours swirled around the future of the team, which ranked at or near the bottom of league attendance in its first two seasons, and lost us$4 million over two years. The rumour would quickly be confirmed as the Flames announced that the team was leaving Nebraska for the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois to become the Quad City Flames for the 2007–08 season.

Las Vegas Wranglers

The Las Vegas Wranglers finished the 2006–07 ECHL season as the league's top club with a 46–12–1–8 record. Their 106 points narrowly edged out the 105 point total of the Alaska Aces. The Wranglers swept the Phoenix RoadRunners in their first round, but were upset by the Idaho Steelheads in the second, falling four games to two.

Notes

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