1992–93 Calgary Flames season
NHL team season
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The 1992–93 Calgary Flames season was the 13th National Hockey League season in Calgary. The Flames rebounded from their disappointing 1991–92 season, finishing 2nd in the Smythe Division, four points behind the Vancouver Canucks.
| 1992–93 Calgary Flames | |
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| Division | 2nd Smythe |
| Conference | 5th Campbell |
| 1992–93 record | 43–30–11 |
| Home record | 23–14–5 |
| Road record | 20–16–6 |
| Goals for | 322 |
| Goals against | 282 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Doug Risebrough |
| Coach | Dave King |
| Captain | Joe Nieuwendyk |
| Alternate captains | Al MacInnis Joel Otto |
| Arena | Olympic Saddledome |
| Average attendance | 19,529 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Robert Reichel (40) |
| Assists | Theoren Fleury (66) |
| Points | Theoren Fleury (100) |
| Penalty minutes | Craig Berube (209) |
| Plus/minus | Gary Roberts (+32) |
| Wins | Mike Vernon (29) |
| Goals against average | Jeff Reese (3.20) |
The Flames met the Los Angeles Kings in the Smythe Division semifinals. The series was an offensive showdown, with the Flames setting team records for most goals scored in a six-game series (28) and most goals against (33).[1] The Flames once again failed to win a playoff series, falling in six games.
Two Flames represented the Campbell Conference at the 1993 All-Star Game: Forward Gary Roberts and goaltender Mike Vernon.[2]
On February 10, 1993, the Flames set numerous franchise and league records in a 13–1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. In addition to being a team record for goals scored at 13, the score also represents the largest margin of victory in team history (12). Calgary set a new team mark for fastest four goals scored (1:21). Jeff Reese set an NHL record for points in one game by a goaltender with 3 assists, while Theoren Fleury set a league record by going +9 in this game.[3] All of these records remain today.
Four Flames (Theoren Fleury, Joe Nieuwendyk, Robert Reichel and Gary Roberts) reached the 30-goal plateau.[4]
Prior to the season, the Flames lost two players in the 1992 NHL expansion draft, as left winger Chris Lindberg was selected by the Ottawa Senators 35th overall, and forward Tim Hunter went to the Tampa Bay Lightning 42nd overall.
Regular season
Season standings
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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| Vancouver Canucks | 84 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 101 | 346 | 278 |
| Calgary Flames | 84 | 43 | 30 | 11 | 97 | 322 | 282 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 84 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 88 | 338 | 340 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 87 | 322 | 320 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 84 | 26 | 50 | 8 | 60 | 242 | 337 |
| San Jose Sharks | 84 | 11 | 71 | 2 | 24 | 218 | 414 |
[5]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.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 8–4–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–1–0)
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November: 6–5–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–2–2)
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December: 10–1–2 (home: 5–0–1; road: 5–1–1)
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January: 3–9–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–5–1)
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February: 6–2–4 (home: 3–0–3; road: 3–2–1)
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March: 4–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–4–0)
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April: 6–1–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–1–1)
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Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Smythe Division Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Kings (7) – Los Angeles wins 4–2
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Legend: W Win L 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 | ||
| Theoren Fleury | 14 | 83 | 34 | 66 | 100 | 88 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | ||
| Robert Reichel | 26 | 80 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Gary Suter | 20 | 81 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 112 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Gary Roberts | 10 | 58 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 172 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 43 | ||
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 25 | 79 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Sergei Makarov | 42 | 71 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Al MacInnis | 2 | 50 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Joel Otto | 29 | 75 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 150 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Paul Ranheim | 28 | 83 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stern | 22 | 70 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 207 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| Chris Lindberg | 32/11 | 62 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Roger Johansson | 34 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Brent Ashton↑ | 15 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Trent Yawney | 18 | 63 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Frank Musil | 3 | 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Gary Leeman | 11 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Craig Berube | 16 | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 209 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Michel Petit | 7 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carey Wilson | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Kevin Dahl | 4 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Chris Dahlquist | 5 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Greg Paslawski† | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Alexander Godynyuk | 21 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Brian Skrudland† | 39 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| C.J. Young | 23 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Todd Harkins | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Paul Kruse | 12 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jeff Reese | 35 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Smyth | 6 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tomas Forslund | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mike Vernon | 30 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Patrick Lebeau | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Shawn Heaphy | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Andrei Trefilov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
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 | ||
| Jeff Reese | 35 | 26 | 1311 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 3.20 | 4 | 209 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 4.88 | ||
| Mike Vernon | 30 | 64 | 3732 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 203 | 2 | 3.26 | 4 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| Andrei Trefilov | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.
Trades
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Free agents
Signings
Waivers
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Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.[7]
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | ||||
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| 1 | 6 | Cory Stillman |  Canada | C | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | 1025 | 278 | 449 | 727 | 489 |
| 2 | 30 | Chris O'Sullivan |  United States | D | N/A | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| 3 | 54 | Mathias Johansson |  Sweden | LW | Färjestads BK (SEL) | 58 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | 78 | Robert Svehla |  Czechoslovakia | D | N/A | 655 | 68 | 267 | 335 | 649 |
| 5 | 102 | Sami Helenius |  Finland | D | N/A | 155 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 260 |
| 6 | 126 | Ravil Yakubov |  Russia | D | HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL | |||||
| 6 | 129 | Joel Bouchard | Canada | D | Verdun Collège Français (QMJHL) | 364 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 264 |
| 7 | 150 | Pavel Rajnoha | Czechoslovakia | D | N/A | |||||
| 8 | 174 | Ryan Mulhern | United States | RW | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 198 | Brandon Carper | United States | D | Bowling Green (NCAA) | |||||
| 10 | 222 | Jonas Hoglund | Sweden | LW | Färjestads BK (SEL) | 545 | 117 | 145 | 262 | 112 |
| 11 | 246 | Andrei Potaichuk | Russia | RW | Krylja Sovetov (RSL) | |||||
| S | 6 | Jamie O'Brien | United States | D | N/A | |||||