1994–95 Calgary Flames season
1994–95 Calgary Flames | |
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Pacific Division champions | |
Division | 1st Pacific |
Conference | 2nd Western |
1994–95 record | 24–17–7 |
Home record | 15–7–2 |
Road record | 9–10–5 |
Goals for | 163 (6th) |
Goals against | 135 (10th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Dave King |
Captain | Joe Nieuwendyk |
Alternate captains | Theoren Fleury Joel Otto |
Arena | Olympic Saddledome |
Average attendance | 19,036 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Saint John Flames |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Theoren Fleury (29) |
Assists | Phil Housley (35) |
Points | Theoren Fleury (58) |
Penalty minutes | Ron Stern (163) |
Plus/minus | Phil Housley (+17) |
Wins | Trevor Kidd (22) |
Goals against average | Trevor Kidd (2.61) |
The 1994–95 Calgary Flames season was the 15th National Hockey League season in Calgary. The season was shortened to 48 games by a 104-day lockout that would delay the start of the season until late January. This season saw the continued dismantling of the 1989 championship team, as both Mike Vernon[1] and Al MacInnis[2] were traded prior to the lockout.
The Flames captured their second consecutive Pacific Division title, earning the second seed in the playoffs. The division championship would be the Flames' last until they won the Northwest Division in 2005–06.
Theoren Fleury finished sixth in the league in both goals (29) and points (58).[3] Fleury was also named to the NHL Second All-Star Team following the season.[4]
Joe Nieuwendyk won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy as the player who "best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice." He became the second Flame to win the award, preceded by Lanny McDonald, who won the trophy in its inaugural year of 1987–88.[4]
The playoffs would be a repeat of recent disappointment for the Flames, as they were once again felled by the 7th seeded team in the West in seven games, this time by the San Jose Sharks. The Flames lost the series despite outscoring the Sharks by 9 goals over the 7 games. Fleury was magnificent in the series, scoring 7 goals and adding 7 assists for 14 points.
Regular season
During the regular season, the Flames were shorthanded a league-high 249 times.[5]
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Calgary Flames | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
2 | 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
3 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
4 | 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
5 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
6 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | x – Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Playoffs
The Flames were the second seed in the Western Conference for the second year in a row, however their playoff frustration would continue as they were once again defeated in seven games, this time by the San Jose Sharks. It was a high scoring series, as the Flames set a team record for most goals in a playoff series (35), while the two teams combined for an NHL record for most goals in a seven-game series (61). The Flames tied an NHL record for most shorthanded goals in a series (5), while their nine goals in game three tied a franchise record for goals in a game. Theo Fleury led the team tying a team record for goals in one series (7), while setting a new mark for points (14). Head coach Dave King would end up losing his job over this playoff loss. He was replaced by Pierre Page in the summer.[8]
The Flames game 5 victory would prove to be their last playoff win until 2004 - a span of nine years, as the Flames would lose their next seven playoff games, sandwiched between a stretch of seven straight non-playoff seasons.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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February: 8–4–2 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–1–2)
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March: 6–7–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–4–1)
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April: 7–4–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–3–1)
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May: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. San Jose Sharks (7) – San Jose wins 4–3
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Legend: Win Loss |
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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
14 | Theoren Fleury | RW | 47 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 6 | 112 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
25 | Joe Nieuwendyk | C | 46 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Phil Housley | D | 43 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
26 | Robert Reichel | C | 48 | 18 | 17 | 35 | −2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
33 | Zarley Zalapski | D | 48 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
21 | Steve Chiasson | D | 45 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
13 | German Titov | LW | 40 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
29 | Joel Otto | C | 47 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 130 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
17 | Wes Walz | RW | 47 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Paul Kruse | LW | 45 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 141 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
23 | Sheldon Kennedy | RW | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
22 | Ron Stern | RW | 39 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 163 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
4 | Kevin Dahl | D | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
11 | Kelly Kisio | C | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
32 | Mike Sullivan | LW | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
5 | James Patrick | D | 43 | 0 | 10 | 10 | −3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
15 | Sandy McCarthy | RW | 37 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 17 |
39 | Dan Keczmer | D | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
16 | Nikolai Borschevsky† | RW | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Frank Musil | D | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Gary Roberts | LW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | Alan May† | LW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Vesa Viitakoski | LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | Mark Greig | RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | Ed Ward† | RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | Cory Stillman | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Trent Yawney | D | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
38 | Todd Hlushko | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
37 | Trevor Kidd | G | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
92 | Michael Nylander | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
24 | Jim Peplinski† | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Rick Tabaracci† | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | Jamie Allison | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Joel Bouchard | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Neil Eisenhut | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Len Esau† | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | Steve Konroyd† | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Scott Morrow | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Jason Muzzatti | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
28 | Barry Nieckar† | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Andrei Trefilov | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
37 | Trevor Kidd | 43 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 1170 | 107 | 2.61 | .909 | 3 | 2463 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 181 | 26 | 3.59 | .856 | 1 | 434 |
31 | Rick Tabaracci† | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 5 | 1.48 | .946 | 0 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 19 |
36 | Jason Muzzatti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Andrei Trefilov | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 16 | 4.07 | .877 | 0 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Joe Nieuwendyk | [10] |
NHL First All-Star team | Theoren Fleury (Right Wing) | [11] | |
Team | Molson Cup | Trevor Kidd | [12] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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600th assist | Phil Housley | February 6, 1995 | [13] |
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.
Trades
June 29, 1994 | To Calgary Flames Steve Chiasson | To Detroit Red Wings Mike Vernon |
July 4, 1994 | To Calgary Flames Phil Housley 2nd round pick in 1996 2nd round pick in 1997 | To St. Louis Blues Al MacInnis |
Free agents
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Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, held in Hartford, Connecticut.[14]
Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | ||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
1 | 19 | Chris Dingman | ![]() | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | 385 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 769 |
2 | 45 | Dmitri Riabykin | ![]() | D | N/A | |||||
3 | 77 | Chris Clark | ![]() | RW | N/A | 607 | 103 | 111 | 214 | 700 |
4 | 91 | Ryan Duthie | ![]() | C | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | |||||
4 | 97 | Johan Finnstrom | ![]() | F | Rogle Angelholm (SEL) | |||||
5 | 107 | Nils Ekman | ![]() | RW | N/A | 264 | 60 | 91 | 151 | 188 |
5 | 123 | Frank Appel | ![]() | D | Düsseldorfer EG (DEL) | |||||
6 | 149 | Patrik Haltia | ![]() | G | Färjestads BK (SEL) | |||||
7 | 175 | Ladislav Kohn | ![]() | RW | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | 186 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 125 |
8 | 201 | Keith McCambridge | ![]() | D | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | |||||
9 | 227 | Jorgen Jonsson | ![]() | C | Rogle Angelholm (SEL) | 81 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 |
10 | 253 | Mike Peluso | ![]() | RW | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | 38 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
11 | 279 | Pavel Torgayev | ![]() | C | TPS (SM-liiga) | 55 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 20 |
Farm teams
Saint John Flames
The 1994–95 American Hockey League season was the second for the Flames' top minor league affiliate. While the Saint John Flames managed only a 27–40–13 record, they still qualified for the playoffs. They fell in the first round to the Prince Edward Island Senators four games to one.[15] Mark Greig led the Flames with 31 goals, while he and Cory Stillman tied for the team lead with 81 points. Dwayne Roloson was the starting goaltender, posting a 16–21–8 record with a 3.42 GAA in 46 games.[16]
See also
References
- Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 116.
- Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 137
- "Calgary Flames 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- "1994-95 Calgary Flames Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Mike Vernon player card, tsn.ca, accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ Al MacInnis player card, tsn.ca, accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ 1994–95 scoring leaders, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ a b 1994–95 season, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 117
- ^ "1994-95 NHL Summary".
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ Playoff Team Records, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pgs. 223–229
- ^ a b "1994-95 Calgary Flames Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean (eds.), 2010–11 Calgary Flames Media Guide, Calgary Flames Hockey Club, p. 143
- ^ Zator, Matthew (February 6, 2023). "Today in Hockey History: Feb. 6". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
Calgary Flames defenseman Phil Housley became the 10th blueliner in NHL history to record 600 career assists on Feb. 6, 1995, in a 5-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
- ^ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed January 12, 2007
- ^ 1994–95 AHL playoffs, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007
- ^ Saint John Flames player stats, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007