1986–87 Calgary Flames
Division2nd Smythe
ConferenceCampbell
1986–87 record46–31–3
Home record25–13–2
Road record21–18–1
Goals for318 (T-2nd)
Goals against289 (11th)
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachBob Johnson
CaptainLanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski and Doug Risebrough
Alternate captainsVacant
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance16,798
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Mullen (47)
AssistsAl MacInnis (56)
PointsJoe Mullen (87)
Penalty minutesTim Hunter (361)
WinsMike Vernon (30)
Goals against averageRejean Lemelin (3.25)

The 1986–87 Calgary Flames season was the seventh National Hockey League season in Calgary and 15th for the Flames franchise. The Flames posted their best record in franchise history to that time, as Calgary's 95 points was the third best total in the league. The Flames' defence of their 1986 Campbell Conference championship was quickly snuffed out by the Winnipeg Jets, as the Flames were upset in the first round of the playoffs in six games by their Manitoba rivals.

Joe Mullen captured his first Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for gentlemanly conduct, while Al MacInnis was named a Second Team All-star.[1] The Flames had no player representatives at Rendez-vous '87, which replaced the All-Star Game for this season, though head coach Bob Johnson served as an assistant coach for the NHL all-stars.

Tragedy struck the Flames in the summer of 1986, as their first round draft pick, George Pelawa, died in an automobile crash over the Labour Day weekend.[2] Pelawa's death is commonly rumoured to be an inspiration for the 1988 Tom Cochrane song "Big League", but has never been confirmed as true.

Following the season, the Flames released a music video to benefit charity. The "Red Hot" video featured many players, including Lanny McDonald, Gary Roberts, Mike Vernon, Al MacInnis and Joel Otto, among others, lipsynching and pretending to play instruments. It was released on VHS and on vinyl. It enjoyed popularity then but was forgotten until the video surfaced on the internet in 2005.

Regular season

Season standings

Smythe Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oilers8050246372284106
Calgary Flames804631331828995
Winnipeg Jets804032827927188
Los Angeles Kings803141831834170
Vancouver Canucks802943828231466

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

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Schedule and results

1986–87 Schedule
October: 3–7–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
1October 9Calgary5 – 3Boston1–0–02
2October 11Calgary5 – 6Hartford1–1–02
3October 12Calgary4 – 2Buffalo2–1–04
4October 16Quebec4 – 2Calgary2–2–04
5October 18Detroit5 – 3Calgary2–3–04
6October 22Edmonton3 – 6Calgary3–3–06
7October 24Calgary2 – 5Winnipeg3–4–06
8October 26Boston6 – 0Calgary3–5–06
9October 28Calgary4 – 7Minnesota3–6–06
10October 29Calgary2 – 6Winnipeg3–7–06
November: 10–3–0 (home: 9–2–0; road: 1–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
11November 1Washington1 – 4Calgary4–7–08
12November 3Los Angeles2 – 4Calgary5–7–010
13November 5Calgary3 – 1Edmonton6–7–012
14November 7Edmonton4 – 6Calgary7–7–014
15November 9Montreal0 – 3Calgary8–7–016
16November 11Vancouver3 – 5Calgary9–7–018
17November 13Hartford3 – 4Calgary10–7–020
18November 15Calgary1 – 4Los Angeles10–8–020
19November 18Calgary0 – 5Vancouver10–9–020
20November 20Pittsburgh5 – 2Calgary10–10–020
21November 22NY Rangers5 – 8Calgary11–10–022
22November 24Edmonton5 – 6Calgary12–10–024
23November 27Winnipeg4 – 3Calgary12–11–024
24November 29Chicago4 – 5Calgary13–11–026
December: 9–4–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 6–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
25December 2NY Islanders3 – 3Calgary13–11–127
26December 4Chicago1 – 4Calgary14–11–129
27December 6Calgary3 – 2Quebec15–11–131
28December 8Calgary3 – 5Montreal15–12–131
29December 10Calgary6 – 4Pittsburgh16–12–133
30December 11Calgary3 – 5Philadelphia16–13–133
31December 13Calgary6 – 3Los Angeles17–13–135
32December 16Detroit3 – 8Calgary18–13–137
33December 18Quebec2 – 6Calgary19–13–139
34December 20Calgary5 – 3Vancouver20–13–141
35December 22Los Angeles5 – 3Calgary20–14–141
36December 28Calgary4 – 1Buffalo21–14–143
37December 30Calgary4 – 3New Jersey22–14–145
38December 31Calgary4 – 6Detroit22–15–145
January:6–7–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–5–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
39January 3Calgary4 – 7St. Louis22–16–145
40January 4Calgary4 – 1Chicago23–16–147
41January 8Los Angeles4 – 5Calgary24–16–149
42January 10St. Louis2 – 5Calgary25–16–151
43January 11Calgary3 – 5Edmonton25–17–151
44January 14NY Rangers8 – 5Calgary25–18–151
45January 16Calgary5 – 9Vancouver25–19–151
46January 17Vancouver4 – 3Calgary25–20–151
47January 20Calgary3 – 1NY Islanders26–20–153
48January 22Calgary5 – 7New Jersey26–21–153
49January 24Calgary3 – 5Boston26–22–153
50January 26Calgary6 – 5TorontoOT27–22–155
51January 29Minnesota3 – 3CalgaryOT27–22–256
52January 31New Jersey3 – 5Calgary28–22–258
February: 9–3–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 4–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
53February 3Vancouver4 – 2Calgary28–23–258
54February 5St. Louis2 – 1Calgary28–24–258
55February 7NY Islanders1 – 4Calgary29–24–260
56February 8Calgary3 – 2Vancouver30–24–262
57February 14Calgary3 – 2Minnesota31–24–264
58February 16Calgary5 – 0Philadelphia32–24–266
59February 17Calgary3 – 1Pittsburgh33–24–268
60February 20Toronto2 – 7Calgary34–24–270
61February 22Washington5 – 2Calgary34–25–270
62February 24Vancouver0 – 2Calgary35–25–272
63February 26Philadelphia3 – 4Calgary36–25–274
64February 28Winnipeg3 – 5Calgary37–25–276
March: 9–5–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 5–4–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
65March 1Calgary3 – 6Winnipeg37–26–276
66March 3Montreal4 – 2Calgary37–27–276
67March 5Los Angeles2 – 7Calgary38–27–278
68March 8Calgary7 – 4NY Rangers39–27–280
69March 10Calgary6 – 3Washington40–27–282
70March 11Calgary6 – 1Hartford41–27–284
71March 14Calgary4 – 6Toronto41–28–284
72March 17Buffalo2 – 6Calgary42–28–286
73March 19Edmonton4 – 5Calgary43–28–288
74March 20Calgary6 – 3Edmonton44–28–290
75March 25Calgary1 – 10Winnipeg44–29–290
76March 26Winnipeg1 – 3Calgary45–29–292
77March 28Calgary4 – 3Los Angeles46–29–294
78March 30Calgary4 – 5Los Angeles46–30–294
April: 0–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPoints
79April 2Calgary4 – 4EdmontonOT46–30–395
80April 5Winnipeg3 – 1Calgary46–31–395

Playoffs

1987 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Smythe Division Semi-final vs. Winnipeg - Jets win 4–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 8Winnipeg4 – 2CalgaryWinnipeg leads 1–0
2April 9Winnipeg3 – 2CalgaryWinnipeg leads 2–0
3April 11Calgary3 – 2WinnipegOTWinnipeg leads 2–1
4April 12Calgary3 – 4WinnipegWinnipeg leads 3–1
5April 14Winnipeg3 – 4CalgaryWinnipeg leads 3–2
6April 16Calgary1 – 6WinnipegWinnipeg wins 4–2

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
Joe Mullen7794740871462130
Al MacInnis2792056769741010
Paul Reinhart26761553682240116
Carey Wilson33802036564261126
Mike Bullard†25572826543464372
John Tonelli27782031517230002
Joel Otto296819315018520226
Jim Peplinski2480183250181610124
Gary Suter20689404970603310
Hakan Loob12681826442651230
Jamie Macoun6797334011130118
Steve Bozek26711718352241012
Brian Bradley144010182816-----
Lanny McDonald9581412265450002
Colin Patterson11681313265460222
Tim Hunter197361521361-----
Gary Roberts32/1032510158520004
Dale DeGray2827671329-----
Neil Sheehy5544610151600021
Dan Quinn‡101636914-----
Perry Berezan21245382420227
Nick Fotiu2242538145-----
Kari Eloranta3213167960220
Joe Nieuwendyk189516060220
Doug Risebrough82223566401123
Kevan Guy32404419401123
Brian Engblom63204428-----
Paul Baxter41802266200010
Mike Vernon30540221450000
Brett Hull165101042130
Doug Dadswell3620000-----
Rejean Lemelin1340002020110

†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

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Rejean Lemelin3134173516919413.15210101603.56
Mike Vernon305429573021117813.615263231603.65
Doug Dadswell3621250111004.80

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

Trades

October 3, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Jim Korn		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry Johnson
October 3, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Brian Engblom		 To Buffalo Sabres
Jim Korn
October 7, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Mark Paterson		 To Hartford Whalers
Yves Courteau
November 12, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Mike Bullard		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dan Quinn

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
G Doug DadswellCornell University (NCAA)
C Marc BureauLongueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
PlayerNew team
D Robin BartellVancouver Canucks
C Mark LambDetroit Red Wings

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.[5]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
116George Pelawa United StatesFBemidji (USHS)
237Brian Glynn CanadaDSaskatoon Blades (WHL)4312579104410
479Tom Quinlan United StatesRWN/A
5100Scott Bloom United StatesLWN/A
6121John Parker United StatesCN/A
7142Rick Lessard CanadaDOttawa 67's (OHL)1504418
8163Mark Olsen United StatesDN/A
9184Scott Sharples CanadaGPenticton Knights (BCJHL)10–0–1, 3.69GAA
10205Doug Pickel CanadaLWKamloops Blazers (WHL)
11226Anders Lindstrom SwedenCN/A
12247Antonin Stavjana CzechoslovakiaDN/A
S219Steve MacSwain United StatesRWN/A

See also

References

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 125
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 141
  • Team standings: 1986–87 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com
  1. ↑ Award Winners, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 23.
  2. ↑ Ulmer, Mike, Heat is on, canoe.ca, October 8, 2003.
  3. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed October 10, 2007.
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