1981–82 Calgary Flames season
NHL team season
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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.[1] 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.
| 1981–82 Calgary Flames | |
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| Division | 3rd Smythe |
| Conference | 5th Campbell |
| 1981–82 record | 29–34–17 |
| Home record | 20–11–9 |
| Road record | 9–23–8 |
| Goals for | 334 |
| Goals against | 345 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
| Coach | Al MacNeil |
| Captain | Brad Marsh (Oct-Nov) Phil Russell (Nov-Apr) |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Stampede Corral |
| Average attendance | 7,231 |
| Minor league affiliate | Oklahoma City Stars (CHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lanny McDonald (40) |
| Assists | Guy Chouinard (57) |
| Points | Mel Bridgman (87) |
| Penalty minutes | Willi Plett (288) |
| Wins | Pat Riggin (19) |
| Goals against average | Pat Riggin (4.23) |
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.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 417 | 295 | 111 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 290 | 286 | 77 |
| Calgary Flames | 80 | 29 | 34 | 17 | 334 | 345 | 75 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 314 | 369 | 63 |
| Colorado Rockies | 80 | 18 | 49 | 13 | 241 | 362 | 49 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
Smythe Division record vs. opponents |
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Vs. Campbell ConferenceVs. Wales Conference |
Schedule and results
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October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–3–1)
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November: 5–5–4 (home: 5–2–2; road: 0–3–2)
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December: 5–6–2 (home: 1–3–2; road: 4–3–0)
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January: 7–4–4 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–4–3)
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February: 4–5–3 (home: 4–3–2; road: 0–2–1)
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March: 5–6–2 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–5–2)
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April: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
| 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smythe Division Semifinals vs. Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 3–0
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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| Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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
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| 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
| November 10, 1981 | To Calgary Flames Gary McAdam |
To Detroit Red Wings Eric Vail |
| November 11, 1981 | To Calgary Flames Mel Bridgman |
To Philadelphia Flyers Brad Marsh |
| November 25, 1981 | To Calgary Flames Lanny McDonald 4th round pick in 1983 entry draft (traded to New York Islanders; Islanders selected Mikko Makela) |
To Colorado Rockies Don Lever Bob MacMillan |
| November 25, 1981 | To Calgary Flames Pat Ribble 2nd round pick in 1983 entry draft (traded to Montreal Canadiens; Todd Francis) |
To Washington Capitals Bobby Gould Randy Holt |
| March 8, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Future Considerations |
To St. Louis Blues Kari Eloranta |
Free agents
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Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1981 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal.[6]
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | ||||
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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 |