1991–92 Calgary Flames season

Calgary Flames
1991–92 Calgary Flames
Division	5th Smythe
Conference	8th Campbell
1991–92 record	31–37–12
Home record	19–14–7
Road record	12–23–5
Goals for	296 (5th)
Goals against	305 (19th)
	Team information
General Manager	Doug Risebrough
Coach	Doug Risebrough; Guy Charron (interim)
Captain	Joe Nieuwendyk
Arena	Olympic Saddledome
Average attendance	19,719
	Team leaders
Goals	Gary Roberts (53)
Assists	Al MacInnis (57)
Points	Gary Roberts (90)
Penalties in minutes	Ronnie Stern (338)
Wins	Mike Vernon (24)
Goals against average	Mike Vernon (3.58)
<1990–91	1992–93>

The 1991–92 Calgary Flames season was the 12th National Hockey League season in Calgary, 20th season overall for the franchise which was founded in 1972. This season represented the start of a new era for the Flames, as Cliff Fletcher, the only general manager the franchise had ever known, left the team to take up the same position with the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[1] Doug Risebrough, Fletcher's former assistant, took over the reins for the Flames.

Fletcher quickly took advantage of his former team, orchestrating one of the largest trades in NHL history, a ten-player mega deal that saw disgruntled forward Doug Gilmour go to the Leafs, along with Ric Nattress, Jamie Macoun, Rick Wamsley and Kent Manderville for former 50–goal scorer Gary Leeman, Michel Petit, Jeff Reese, Alexander Godynyuk and Craig Berube.^[2] The deal is often regarded as one of the most lopsided in NHL history,^[2]^[3] and helped transform both clubs, as the formerly inept Leafs quickly rose to contention, making two trips to the conference finals in 1993 and 1994. The deal marked the beginning of the Flames' decline, which saw them ultimately bottom out by missing the playoffs for seven straight seasons between 1996 and 2003.^[4]

Prior to the season, the Flames lost defenceman Rick Lessard to the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts.

The Flames finished 5th in the Smythe Division, seven points behind the 4th place Winnipeg Jets and out of the playoffs. It was the first time the Flames had missed the playoffs since 1975, when they were known as the Atlanta Flames and their first losing season since 1982–83^[5]

Individually, three Flames represented the Campbell Conference at the 1992 All-Star Game: Forwards Gary Roberts and Theoren Fleury, and defenceman Al MacInnis.^[6] Roberts' 53 goals tied him for third in the NHL, behind Brett Hull (70) and Kevin Stevens (54).^[7]

Fleury and MacInnis also represented Canada at the 1991 Canada Cup, winning the tournament.^[8] MacInnis was named a tournament all-star. Joel Otto and Gary Suter suited up for the Americans.^[9]

Regular season

On Monday, November 4, 1991, the Flames were shut out 4-0 by the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Flames had not been shut out in a regular-season game since Sunday, February 26, 1989, when they lost 1-0 on the road to the Winnipeg Jets. Prior to their loss in New York, the Flames had gone 188 consecutive regular-season games without being shut out.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

The Flames' penalty-killing struggled during the regular season, as they most power-play goals (107) in the NHL. They were also the most penalized team in the league, being short-handed 489 times.^[14]

Season standings

Smythe Division^[15]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vancouver Canucks	80	42	26	12	285	250	96
2	Los Angeles Kings	80	35	31	14	287	250	84
3	Edmonton Oilers	80	36	34	10	295	297	82
4	Winnipeg Jets	80	33	32	15	251	244	81
5	Calgary Flames	80	31	37	12	296	305	74
6	San Jose Sharks	80	17	58	5	219	359	39

Campbell Conference^[16]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	43	25	12	320	256	98
2	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	42	26	12	285	250	96
3	Chicago Blackhawks	NRS	80	36	29	15	257	236	87
4	Los Angeles Kings	SMY	80	35	31	14	287	296	84
5	St. Louis Blues	NRS	80	36	33	11	279	266	83
6	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	36	34	10	295	297	82
7	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	33	32	15	251	244	81
8	Calgary Flames	SMY	80	31	37	12	296	305	74
9	Minnesota North Stars	NRS	80	32	42	6	246	278	70
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NRS	80	30	43	7	234	294	67
11	San Jose Sharks	SMY	80	17	58	5	219	359	39

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

1991–92 Game Log

October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
1	October 4	Edmonton	2 – 9	Calgary		1–0–0	2
2	October 6	Calgary	3 – 5	Winnipeg		1–1–0	2
3	October 8	Calgary	3 – 4	San Jose		1–2–0	2
4	October 10	Calgary	7 – 1	Los Angeles		2–2–0	4
5	October 12	Calgary	1 – 3	Edmonton		2–3–0	4
6	October 15	Minnesota	3 – 6	Calgary		3–3–0	6
7	October 17	Toronto	4 – 6	Calgary		4–3–0	8
8	October 19	Calgary	2 – 5	Vancouver		4–4–0	8
9	October 22	Calgary	4 – 2	Minnesota		5–4–0	10
10	October 24	Calgary	5 – 2	Chicago		6–4–0	12
11	October 26	Calgary	2 – 2	St. Louis	OT	6–4–1	13
12	October 30	New Jersey	5 – 2	Calgary		6–5–1	13

November: 5–5–3 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
13	November 1	Calgary	7 – 6	Winnipeg	OT	7–5–1	15
14	November 4	Calgary	0 – 4	NY Rangers		7–6–1	15
15	November 6	Calgary	3 – 2	Hartford		8–6–1	17
16	November 7	Calgary	4 – 4	Boston	OT	8–6–2	18
17	November 9	Calgary	6 – 1	Toronto		9–6–2	20
18	November 12	Detroit	5 – 4	Calgary	OT	9–7–2	20
19	November 14	Vancouver	2 – 2	Calgary	OT	9–7–3	21
20	November 16	Buffalo	5 – 4	Calgary		9–8–3	21
21	November 21	Vancouver	2 – 3	Calgary		10–8–3	23
22	November 22	Calgary	5 – 6	Vancouver	OT	10–9–3	23
23	November 25	Winnipeg	3 – 3	Calgary	OT	10–9–4	24
24	November 28	Los Angeles	3 – 5	Calgary		11–9–4	26
25	November 30	San Jose	2 – 1	Calgary		11–10–4	26

December: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–6–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
26	December 3	Calgary	2 – 5	Detroit		11–11–4	26
27	December 5	Calgary	3 – 6	New Jersey		11–12–4	26
28	December 7	Calgary	1 – 5	Montreal		11–13–4	26
29	December 8	Calgary	4 – 2	Buffalo		12–13–4	28
30	December 10	Calgary	1 – 4	Washington		12–14–4	28
31	December 14	Detroit	4 – 3	Calgary	OT	12–15–4	28
32	December 17	Winnipeg	4 – 7	Calgary		13–15–4	30
33	December 19	Quebec	5 – 5	Calgary	OT	13–15–5	31
34	December 21	Calgary	2 – 7	Winnipeg		13–16–5	31
35	December 23	Calgary	3 – 5	Edmonton		13–17–5	31
36	December 28	Philadelphia	1 – 5	Calgary		14–17–5	33
37	December 29	Los Angeles	2 – 6	Calgary		15–17–5	35
38	December 31	Montreal	2 – 3	Calgary	OT	16–17–5	37

January: 5–5–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
39	January 4	Edmonton	3 – 2	Calgary		16–18–5	37
40	January 5	Calgary	3 – 2	Edmonton		17–18–5	39
41	January 8	San Jose	3 – 10	Calgary		18–18–5	41
42	January 10	Pittsburgh	5 – 7	Calgary		19–18–5	43
43	January 13	Calgary	2 – 2	Montreal	OT	19–18–6	44
44	January 14	Calgary	5 – 3	Quebec		20–18–6	46
45	January 16	Calgary	4 – 6	NY Rangers		20–19–6	46
46	January 22	NY Rangers	4 – 4	Calgary	OT	20–19–7	47
47	January 24	Calgary	3 – 2	San Jose		21–19–7	49
48	January 25	Calgary	3 – 4	Los Angeles		21–20–7	49
49	January 27	Chicago	3 – 4	Calgary	OT	21–21–7	49
50	January 30	Calgary	1 – 3	Boston		21–22–7	49

February: 4–7–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
51	February 1]]	Calgary	2 – 5	Washington		21–23–7	49
52	February 2	Calgary	3 – 6	NY Islanders		21–24–7	49
53	February 5	Quebec	3 – 5	Calgary		22–24–7	51
54	February 7	Calgary	1 – 4	Winnipeg		22–25–7	51
55	February 11	NY Islanders	3 – 1	Calgary		22–26–7	51
56	February 13	Washington	4 – 4	Calgary	OT	22–26–8	52
57	February 15	Calgary	2 – 7	St. Louis		22–27–8	52
58	February 16	Calgary	5 – 5	Chicago	OT	22–27–9	53
59	February 19	Boston	4 – 6	Calgary		23–27–9	55
60	February 21	Los Angeles	7 – 9	Calgary		24–27–9	57
61	February 23	Calgary	4 – 2	San Jose		25–27–9	59
62	February 25	Buffalo	5 – 3	Calgary		25–28–9	59
63	February 27	Philadelphia	3 – 0	Calgary		25–29–9	59

March: 5–7–2 (Home: 5–3–2; Road: 0–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
64	March 1	Calgary	0 – 11	Vancouver		25–30–9	59
65	March 3	Pittsburgh	6 – 3	Calgary		25–31–9	59
66	March 5	Toronto	5 – 5	Calgary	OT	25–31–10	60
67	March 7	St. Louis	1 – 5	Calgary		26–31–10	62
68	March 10	Calgary	2 – 5	Pittsburgh		26–32–10	62
69	March 12	Calgary	4 – 5	Philadelphia	OT	26–33–10	62
70	March 14	Vancouver	6 – 4	Calgary		26–34–10	62
71	March 16	Hartford	4 – 3	Calgary		26–35–10	62
72	March 19	San Jose	1 – 3	Calgary		27–35–10	64
73	March 21	Calgary	2 – 5	Los Angeles		27–36–10	64
74	March 24	Edmonton	4 – 4	Calgary	OT	27–36–11	65
75	March 26	Los Angeles	2 – 7	Calgary		28–36–11	67
76	March 28	Minnesota	3 – 4	Calgary		29–36–11	69
77	March 31	Edmonton	2 – 5	Calgary		30–36–11	71

April: 1–1–1 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
78	April 12	Winnipeg	4 – 3	Calgary		30–37–11	71
79	April 15	Calgary	4 – 3	San Jose		31–37–11	73
80	April 16	Calgary	4 – 4	Vancouver	OT	31–37–12	74

Playoffs

The Flames finished 5th in the Smythe Division, seven points back of the 4th place Winnipeg Jets. As a result, the Flames missed the playoffs for the first time since their move to Calgary. The last time the franchise had missed the post season was in 1974–75 when the team was still known as the Atlanta Flames^[5]

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

		Regular season					Playoffs
Player	#	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gary Roberts	10	76	53	37	90	207	-	-	-	-	-
Al MacInnis	2	72	20	57	77	83	-	-	-	-	-
Theoren Fleury	14	80	33	40	73	133	-	-	-	-	-
Sergei Makarov	42	68	22	48	70	60	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Nieuwendyk	25	69	22	34	56	55	-	-	-	-	-
Gary Suter	20	70	12	43	55	128	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Reichel	26	70	20	34	54	32	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Ranheim	28	80	23	20	43	32	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Gilmour^‡	39	38	11	27	38	46	-	-	-	-	-
Joel Otto	29	78	13	21	34	161	-	-	-	-	-
Carey Wilson	33	42	11	12	23	37	-	-	-	-	-
Ron Stern	22	72	13	9	22	338	-	-	-	-	-
Marc Habscheid	17	46	7	11	18	42	-	-	-	-	-
Tomas Forslund	27	38	5	9	14	12	-	-	-	-	-
Jamie Macoun^‡	34	37	2	12	14	53	-	-	-	-	-
Michel Petit^†	7	36	3	10	13	79	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Yawney	18	47	4	9	13	45	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Musil	3	78	4	8	12	103	-	-	-	-	-
Gary Leeman^†	11	29	2	7	9	27	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Osiecki	55	50	2	7	9	24	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Lindberg	32	17	2	5	7	17	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Vernon	30	63	0	7	7	8	-	-	-	-	-
Craig Berube^†	23/16	36	1	4	5	155	-	-	-	-	-
Ric Nattress^‡	6	19	0	5	5	31	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Kruse	12	16	3	1	4	65	-	-	-	-	-
Martin Simard	13	21	1	3	4	119	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hunter	19	30	1	3	4	167	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Sweeney	7	11	1	2	3	4	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Sheehy	15	35	1	2	3	119	-	-	-	-	-
Nevin Markwart^†	23	10	2	1	3	25	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Smyth^†	6	7	1	1	2	15	-	-	-	-	-
Stephane Matteau	23	4	1	0	1	19	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Zemlak	21	5	0	1	1	42	-	-	-	-	-
Alexander Godynyuk^†	21	6	0	1	1	4	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Reese^†	35	12	0	1	1	12	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Kyte	4	21	0	1	1	107	-	-	-	-	-
Darryl Olsen	32	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Sharples	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Trevor Kidd	37	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Kevan Guy	5	3	0	0	0	2	-	-	-	-	-
Todd Harkins	37	5	0	0	0	7	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Wamsley^‡	31	9	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Rich Chernomaz	16	11	0	0	0	6	-	-	-	-	-

^†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

		Regular season								Playoffs
Player	#	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Mike Vernon	30	63	3640	24	30	9	217	2	3.58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Sharples	1	1	65	0	0	1	4	0	3.69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Reese^†	35	12	587	3	2	2	37	1	3.78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trevor Kidd	37	2	120	1	1	0	8	0	4.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Wamsley^‡	31	9	457	3	4	0	34	0	4.46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades

August 26, 1991	To Calgary Flames 6th round pick in 1991	To Hartford Whalers Paul Fenton
January 2, 1992	To Calgary Flames Gary Leeman Alexander Godynyuk Jeff Reese Michel Petit Craig Berube	To Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Gilmour Jamie Macoun Ric Nattress Rick Wamsley Kent Manderville

Free agents

Player	Former team

Player	New team

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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, held in Buffalo, New York.^[17]

Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	NHL statistics
Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	19	Niklas Sundblad	Sweden	RW	AIK (SEL)	2	0	0	0	0
2	41	Francois Groleau	Canada	D	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)	8	0	1	1	6
3	52	Sandy McCarthy	Canada	RW	Laval Titan (QMJHL)	736	72	76	148	1534
3	63	Brian Caruso	Canada	LW	UMD (WCHA)
4	85	Steve Magnusson	United States	C	Minnesota (WCHA)
5	107	Jerome Butler	United States	G	UMD (WCHA)
6	129	Bobby Marshall	Canada	D	Miami University (CCHA)
7	140	Matt Hoffman	United States	C	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	151	Kelly Harper	Canada	RW	Michigan State (CCHA)
8	173	David St. Pierre	Canada	C	Longueil (QMJHL)
9	195	David Struch	Canada	C	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)	4	0	0	0	4
10	217	Sergei Zolotov	Russia	LW	Krylja Sovetov (RUS)
11	239	Marko Jantunen	Finland	RW	Reipas Lahti (FNL)	3	0	0	0	0
12	261	Andrei Trefilov	Russia	G	HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL)	54	12–25–4, 3.45GAA
S	25	Dean Larson	Canada	C	N/A

References

Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 120
Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 138
Team standings: 1991–92 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
Trades:

↑ Shea, Kevin, One on One with Cliff Fletcher, legendsofhockey.net, accessed May 14, 2007
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dolezar, Jon A., Say it aint so: Calgary Flames, cnnsi.com, August 8, 2001, Accessed May 14, 2007
↑ Patrick, Anthony, Fear and Loathing in Calgary, Calgarypuck, June 8, 2001, accessed May 14, 2007
↑ Gilmour begins again with Leafs in Calgary, cbc.ca, March 13, 2003, accessed May 14, 2007
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Year-by-year results, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 106
↑ All-star selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22
↑ 1991–92 scoring leaders, hockeydb.com, accessed May 14, 2007
↑ 1991 Canada Cup - Team Canada roster, hhof.com, accessed May 16, 2007
↑ 1991 Canada Cup - Team USA roster, hhof.com, accessed May 16, 2007
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1989_games.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1990_games.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1991_games.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1992_games.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992.html
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[1] Shea, Kevin, One on One with Cliff Fletcher, legendsofhockey.net, accessed May 14, 2007

[gilmourtrade-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dolezar, Jon A., Say it aint so: Calgary Flames, cnnsi.com, August 8, 2001, Accessed May 14, 2007

[3] Patrick, Anthony, Fear and Loathing in Calgary, Calgarypuck, June 8, 2001, accessed May 14, 2007

[4] Gilmour begins again with Leafs in Calgary, cbc.ca, March 13, 2003, accessed May 14, 2007

[playoffs-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Year-by-year results, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 106

[6] All-star selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22

[7] 1991–92 scoring leaders, hockeydb.com, accessed May 14, 2007

[8] 1991 Canada Cup - Team Canada roster, hhof.com, accessed May 16, 2007

[9] 1991 Canada Cup - Team USA roster, hhof.com, accessed May 16, 2007

[10] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1989_games.html

[11] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1990_games.html

[12] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1991_games.html

[13] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1992_games.html

[14] ttp://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992.html

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[17] Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed May 14, 2007

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