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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

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During the regular season, the Flames were shorthanded a league-high 249 times.[5]

Season standings

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Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
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.

Western Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

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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

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Regular season

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1994–95 regular season[9]
January: 2–2–1 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
1 January 20 Calgary 3 – 3 Winnipeg OT 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 January 22 Calgary 4 – 1 Detroit 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 January 24 St. Louis 4 – 6 Calgary 2–0–1 5 Recap
4 January 26 Calgary 1 – 5 Detroit 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 January 28 Calgary 1 – 2 Toronto 2–2–1 5 Recap
February: 8–4–2 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–1–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
6 February 1 Detroit 1 – 2 Calgary 3–2–1 7 Recap
7 February 3 Chicago 4 – 3 Calgary OT 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 February 4 Toronto 1 – 4 Calgary 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 February 6 Winnipeg 5 – 4 Calgary 4–4–1 9 Recap
10 February 9 Anaheim 5 – 1 Calgary 5–4–1 11 Recap
11 February 11 Calgary 6 – 0 Dallas 6–4–1 13 Recap
12 February 13 Calgary 2 – 4 St. Louis 6–5–1 13 Recap
13 February 16 Calgary 2 – 2 Chicago OT 6–5–2 14 Recap
14 February 18 Dallas 2 – 3 Calgary OT 7–5–2 16 Recap
15 February 20 Dallas 2 – 1 Calgary 7–6–2 16 Recap
16 February 23 Calgary 3 – 3 Los Angeles OT 7–6–3 17 Recap
17 February 24 Calgary 3 – 0 San Jose 8–6–3 19 Recap
18 February 26 Calgary 5 – 3 Anaheim 9–6–3 21 Recap
19 February 28 Edmonton 2 – 5 Calgary 10–6–3 23 Recap
March: 6–7–2 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
20 March 2 Vancouver 2 – 2 Calgary OT 10–6–4 24 Recap
21 March 4 Calgary 2 – 3 Toronto 10–7–4 24 Recap
22 March 5 Calgary 2 – 3 Winnipeg 10–8–4 24 Recap
23 March 7 Calgary 6 – 3 Chicago 11–8–4 26 Recap
24 March 9 Calgary 1 – 5 St. Louis 11–9–4 26 Recap
25 March 12 Calgary 4 – 4 Dallas 11–9–5 27 Recap
26 March 15 Anaheim 5 – 0 Calgary 11–10–5 27 Recap
27 March 17 Winnipeg 4 – 8 Calgary 12–10–5 29 Recap
28 March 19 San Jose 5 – 3 Calgary 12–11–5 29 Recap
29 March 20 Calgary 2 – 5 Edmonton 12–12–5 29 Recap
30 March 22 St. Louis 3 – 4 Calgary 13–12–5 31 Recap
31 March 24 Detroit 2 – 3 Calgary 14–12–5 33 Recap
32 March 26 Vancouver 0 – 2 Calgary 15–12–5 35 Recap
33 March 28 Los Angeles 5 – 3 Calgary 15–13–5 35 Recap
34 March 31 Calgary 6 – 2 Edmonton 16–13–5 37 Recap
April: 7–4–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
35 April 4 Chicago 2 – 3 Calgary 17–13–5 39 Recap
36 April 7 Los Angeles 4 – 7 Calgary 18–13–5 41 Recap
37 April 8 Vancouver 4 – 2 Calgary 18–14–5 41 Recap
38 April 10 San Jose 3 – 8 Calgary 19–14–5 43 Recap
39 April 12 Calgary 4 – 1 Los Angeles 20–14–5 45 Recap
40 April 13 Calgary 2 – 4 Anaheim 20–15–5 45 Recap
41 April 15 Calgary 4 – 2 Edmonton 21–15–5 47 Recap
42 April 17 Los Angeles 2 – 5 Calgary 22–15–5 49 Recap
43 April 20 Calgary 2 – 2 Vancouver OT 22–15–6 50 Recap
44 April 24 Calgary 1 – 2 Anaheim 22–16–6 50 Recap
45 April 25 Calgary 3 – 2 San Jose 23–16–6 52 Recap
46 April 29 Toronto 2 – 2 Calgary OT 23–16–7 53 Recap
47 April 30 Calgary 4 – 6 Vancouver 23–17–7 53 Recap
May: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
48 May 3 Edmonton 3 – 5 Calgary 24–17–7 55 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1995 Stanley Cup playoffs[9]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. San Jose Sharks (7) – San Jose wins 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series Recap
1 May 7 San Jose 5 – 4 Calgary 15,624 San Jose leads 1–0 Recap
2 May 9 San Jose 5 – 4 Calgary OT 16,389 San Jose leads 2–0 Recap
3 May 11 Calgary 9 – 2 San Jose 17,190 San Jose leads 2–1 Recap
4 May 13 Calgary 6 – 4 San Jose 17,190 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 May 15 San Jose 0 – 5 Calgary 18,298 Calgary leads 3–2 Recap
6 May 17 Calgary 3 – 5 San Jose 17,190 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 May 19 San Jose 5 – 4 Calgary 2OT 20,230 San Jose wins 4–3 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
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

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
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

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Awards

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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

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jamie Allison January 26, 1995 [13]
Cory Stillman February 6, 1995
Scott Morrow February 13, 1995
Joel Bouchard
600th assist Phil Housley February 6, 1995 [14]

Transactions

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The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

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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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Player Former team
Player New team

Draft picks

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Main article: List of Calgary Flames draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, held in Hartford, Connecticut.[15]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GP G A Pts PIM
1 19 Chris Dingman   Canada LW Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 385 15 19 34 769
2 45 Dmitri Riabykin   Russia D N/A
3 77 Chris Clark   United States RW N/A 607 103 111 214 700
4 91 Ryan Duthie   Canada C Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4 97 Johan Finnstrom   Sweden F Rogle Angelholm (SEL)
5 107 Nils Ekman   Sweden RW N/A 264 60 91 151 188
5 123 Frank Appel   Germany D Düsseldorfer EG (DEL)
6 149 Patrik Haltia   Sweden G Färjestads BK (SEL)
7 175 Ladislav Kohn   Czech Republic RW Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 186 14 28 42 125
8 201 Keith McCambridge   Canada D Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
9 227 Jorgen Jonsson   Sweden C Rogle Angelholm (SEL) 81 12 19 31 16
10 253 Mike Peluso   United States RW Omaha Lancers (USHL) 38 4 2 6 19
11 279 Pavel Torgayev   Russia C TPS (SM-liiga) 55 6 14 20 20

Farm teams

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Saint John Flames

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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.[16] 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.[17]

See also

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References

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  • 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "1994-95 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed January 12, 2007
  16. ^ 1994–95 AHL playoffs, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007
  17. ^ Saint John Flames player stats, hockeydb.com, accessed February 4, 2007
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