1994–95 Calgary Flames season

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.

1994–95 Calgary Flames
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
1994–95 record24–17–7
Home record15–7–2
Road record9–10–5
Goals for163 (6th)
Goals against135 (10th)
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachDave King
CaptainJoe Nieuwendyk
Alternate captainsTheoren Fleury
Joel Otto
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance19,036
Minor league affiliate(s)Saint John Flames
Team leaders
GoalsTheoren Fleury (29)
AssistsPhil Housley (35)
PointsTheoren Fleury (58)
Penalty minutesRon Stern (163)
Plus/minusPhil Housley (+17)
WinsTrevor Kidd (22)
Goals against averageTrevor Kidd (2.61)

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
Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Calgary Flames482417716313555
26Vancouver Canucks4818181215314848
37San Jose Sharks481925412916142
49Los Angeles Kings481623914217441
511Edmonton Oilers481727413618338
612Mighty Ducks of Anaheim481627512516437

[6]

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.

Western Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN483311418011770
2x – Calgary FlamesPAC482417716313555
3St. Louis BluesCEN482815517813561
4Chicago BlackhawksCEN482419515611553
5Toronto Maple LeafsCEN482119813514650
6Vancouver CanucksPAC4818181215314848
7San Jose SharksPAC481925412916142
8Dallas StarsCEN481723813613542
9Los Angeles KingsPAC481623914217441
10Winnipeg JetsCEN481625715717739
11Edmonton OilersPAC481727413618338
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC481627512516437

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
1994–95 regular season[9]
January: 2–2–1 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
1January 20Calgary3 – 3WinnipegOT0–0–11Recap
2January 22Calgary4 – 1Detroit1–0–13Recap
3January 24St. Louis4 – 6Calgary2–0–15Recap
4January 26Calgary1 – 5Detroit2–1–15Recap
5January 28Calgary1 – 2Toronto2–2–15Recap
February: 8–4–2 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–1–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
6February 1Detroit1 – 2Calgary3–2–17Recap
7February 3Chicago4 – 3CalgaryOT3–3–17Recap
8February 4Toronto1 – 4Calgary4–3–19Recap
9February 6Winnipeg5 – 4Calgary4–4–19Recap
10February 9Anaheim5 – 1Calgary5–4–111Recap
11February 11Calgary6 – 0Dallas6–4–113Recap
12February 13Calgary2 – 4St. Louis6–5–113Recap
13February 16Calgary2 – 2ChicagoOT6–5–214Recap
14February 18Dallas2 – 3CalgaryOT7–5–216Recap
15February 20Dallas2 – 1Calgary7–6–216Recap
16February 23Calgary3 – 3Los AngelesOT7–6–317Recap
17February 24Calgary3 – 0San Jose8–6–319Recap
18February 26Calgary5 – 3Anaheim9–6–321Recap
19February 28Edmonton2 – 5Calgary10–6–323Recap
March: 6–7–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
20March 2Vancouver2 – 2CalgaryOT10–6–424Recap
21March 4Calgary2 – 3Toronto10–7–424Recap
22March 5Calgary2 – 3Winnipeg10–8–424Recap
23March 7Calgary6 – 3Chicago11–8–426Recap
24March 9Calgary1 – 5St. Louis11–9–426Recap
25March 12Calgary4 – 4Dallas11–9–527Recap
26March 15Anaheim5 – 0Calgary11–10–527Recap
27March 17Winnipeg4 – 8Calgary12–10–529Recap
28March 19San Jose5 – 3Calgary12–11–529Recap
29March 20Calgary2 – 5Edmonton12–12–529Recap
30March 22St. Louis3 – 4Calgary13–12–531Recap
31March 24Detroit2 – 3Calgary14–12–533Recap
32March 26Vancouver0 – 2Calgary15–12–535Recap
33March 28Los Angeles5 – 3Calgary15–13–535Recap
34March 31Calgary6 – 2Edmonton16–13–537Recap
April: 7–4–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
35April 4Chicago2 – 3Calgary17–13–539Recap
36April 7Los Angeles4 – 7Calgary18–13–541Recap
37April 8Vancouver4 – 2Calgary18–14–541Recap
38April 10San Jose3 – 8Calgary19–14–543Recap
39April 12Calgary4 – 1Los Angeles20–14–545Recap
40April 13Calgary2 – 4Anaheim20–15–545Recap
41April 15Calgary4 – 2Edmonton21–15–547Recap
42April 17Los Angeles2 – 5Calgary22–15–549Recap
43April 20Calgary2 – 2VancouverOT22–15–650Recap
44April 24Calgary1 – 2Anaheim22–16–650Recap
45April 25Calgary3 – 2San Jose23–16–652Recap
46April 29Toronto2 – 2CalgaryOT23–16–753Recap
47April 30Calgary4 – 6Vancouver23–17–753Recap
May: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
48May 3Edmonton3 – 5Calgary24–17–755Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[9]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. San Jose Sharks (7) – San Jose wins 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 7San Jose5 – 4Calgary15,624San Jose leads 1–0Recap
2May 9San Jose5 – 4CalgaryOT16,389San Jose leads 2–0Recap
3May 11Calgary9 – 2San Jose17,190San Jose leads 2–1Recap
4May 13Calgary6 – 4San Jose17,190Series tied 2–2Recap
5May 15San Jose0 – 5Calgary18,298Calgary leads 3–2Recap
6May 17Calgary3 – 5San Jose17,190Series tied 3–3Recap
7May 19San Jose5 – 4Calgary2OT20,230San Jose wins 4–3Recap
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
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14Theoren FleuryRW4729295861127771482
25Joe NieuwendykC462129501133543700
6Phil HousleyD43835431718709950
26Robert ReichelC48181735−228724614
33Zarley ZalapskiD4842428946704474
21Steve ChiassonD45223251039712399
13German TitovLW401212246167538110
29Joel OttoC47813218130703322
17Wes WalzRW4761218711100000
12Paul KruseLW4511516131417426210
23Sheldon KennedyRW3078155457314316
22Ron SternRW3994134163731448
4Kevin DahlD3448128383000−10
11Kelly KisioC127411267325019
32Mike SullivanLW344711−214735852
5James PatrickD4301010−3145011−20
15Sandy McCarthyRW3753811016011−217
39Dan KeczmerD28235710701102
16Nikolai Borschevsky†RW8055−70——————
3Frank MusilD35055661501100
10Gary RobertsLW8224143——————
41Alan May†LW7123213——————
19Vesa ViitakoskiLW10123−16——————
16Mark GreigRW811212——————
42Ed Ward†RW2112−22——————
20Cory StillmanC1002212——————
18Trent YawneyD37022−41082000−42
38Todd HlushkoC201112100002
37Trevor KiddG43011270000
92Michael NylanderC6011126066−32
24Jim Peplinski†LW6011−211——————
31Rick Tabaracci†G5011010000
7Jamie AllisonD100000——————
34Joel BouchardD200000——————
35Neil EisenhutC300000——————
28Len Esau†D1000−20——————
7Steve Konroyd†D100000——————
27Scott MorrowLW400000——————
36Jason MuzzattiG10000——————
28Barry Nieckar†LW3000012——————
1Andrei TrefilovG60000——————

Goaltending
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
37Trevor Kidd432214611701072.61.90932463734181263.59.8561434
31Rick Tabaracci†52019351.48.9460202100900.001.000019
36Jason Muzzatti1000800.001.000010—————————
1Andrei Trefilov6030130164.07.8770236—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
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
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
PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team

Draft picks
Main article: List of Calgary Flames 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
GPGAPtsPIM
119Chris Dingman CanadaLWBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)385151934769
245Dmitri Riabykin RussiaDN/A
377Chris Clark United StatesRWN/A607103111214700
491Ryan Duthie CanadaCSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
497Johan Finnstrom SwedenFRogle Angelholm (SEL)
5107Nils Ekman SwedenRWN/A2646091151188
5123Frank Appel GermanyDDüsseldorfer EG (DEL)
6149Patrik Haltia SwedenGFärjestads BK (SEL)
7175Ladislav Kohn Czech RepublicRWSwift Current Broncos (WHL)186142842125
8201Keith McCambridge CanadaDSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
9227Jorgen Jonsson SwedenCRogle Angelholm (SEL)8112193116
10253Mike Peluso United StatesRWOmaha Lancers (USHL)3842619
11279Pavel Torgayev RussiaCTPS (SM-liiga)556142020

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.
  1. Mike Vernon player card, tsn.ca, accessed February 4, 2007
  2. Al MacInnis player card, tsn.ca, accessed February 4, 2007
  3. 1994–95 scoring leaders, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007
  4. 1994–95 season, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 117
  5. "1994-95 NHL Summary".
  6. 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.
  7. "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  8. Playoff Team Records, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pgs. 223–229
  9. "1994-95 Calgary Flames Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  10. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  11. "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  12. Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean (eds.), 2010–11 Calgary Flames Media Guide, Calgary Flames Hockey Club, p. 143
  13. 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.
  14. Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed January 12, 2007
  15. 1994–95 AHL playoffs, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007
  16. Saint John Flames player stats, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007
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