1995–96 Calgary Flames
Division2nd Pacific
Conference6th Western
1995–96 record34–37–11
Home record18–18–5
Road record16–19–6
Goals for241 (16th)
Goals against240 (9th)
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough (Oct-Nov)
Al Coates (Nov-Apr)
CoachPierre Page
CaptainTheoren Fleury
ArenaCanadian Airlines Saddledome
Average attendance18,000
Minor league affiliate(s)Saint John Flames
Team leaders
GoalsTheoren Fleury (46)
AssistsTheoren Fleury (50)
PointsTheoren Fleury (96)
Penalty minutesSandy McCarthy (173)
Plus/minusTheoren Fleury (+17)
WinsRick Tabaracci (19)
Goals against averageTrevor Kidd (2.78)

The 1995–96 Calgary Flames season was the 16th National Hockey League season in Calgary. The Flames entered the season with their fifth coach in five seasons, hiring Pierre Page to replace Dave King.[1] Page, who had previously been an assistant coach with the Flames in the 1980s, left his head coaching position with the Quebec Nordiques to move west.

The Flames began the season with a disastrous start, posting a 4–15–5 record through the end of November. The team's poor start was exacerbated by the holdout of Joe Nieuwendyk, who was unable to reach a contract agreement with the Flames.[2] Also, the Flames began the season on a long, seven game road trip while renovations to the Olympic Saddledome were completed.[3] The Flames reached a low point on October 27, 1995, when they set a franchise record for futility, recording just eight shots in a 3–0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on home ice.[4]

The Nieuwendyk saga finally came to a close when the Flames dealt him to the Dallas Stars for Corey Millen, and Western Hockey League star Jarome Iginla on December 19. Nieuwendyk immediately ended his holdout, signing a five-year, $11 million contract with Dallas.[2]

The Flames began to turn the season around, led by Gary Roberts' comeback from neck injuries that had kept him out most of the 1994–95 season. Roberts' comeback lasted only 35 games before he was again sidelined with bone spurs and nerve damage in his neck. Roberts would score an incredible 22 goals and 42 points during that time, earning him the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance and dedication to hockey.[5]

The Flames recovered from their woeful start to finish second in the Pacific Division, and as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. The Flames were swept, however, by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the playoffs, as the team once again failed to win a playoff series since they won the Stanley Cup in 1989. One notable player made his debut during the playoffs: Jarome Iginla, who would become a star for the Flames for years to come. The Flames would not qualify for the playoffs again until 2004, missing the post season for the next seven years.[6]

Theoren Fleury represented the Flames at the 46th National Hockey League All-Star Game. It was the first since 1986 that the Flames had only one representative.[7]

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Colorado Avalanche82472510326240104
2Calgary Flames8234371124124079
3Vancouver Canucks8232351527827879
4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim823539823424778
5Edmonton Oilers823044824030468
6Los Angeles Kings8224401825630266
7San Jose Sharks822055725235747

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[8]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN8262137325181131
2Colorado AvalanchePAC82472510326240104
3Chicago BlackhawksCEN8240281427322094
4Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8234361224725280
5St. Louis BluesCEN8232341621924880
6Calgary FlamesPAC8234371124124079
7Vancouver CanucksPAC8232351527827879
8Winnipeg JetsCEN823640627529178
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC823539823424778
10Edmonton OilersPAC823044824030468
11Dallas StarsCEN8226421422728066
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8224401825630266
13San Jose SharksPAC822055725235747

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Playoffs

Despite finishing 2nd in the Pacific Division, the Flames were only the 6th seed in the playoffs. They met the 2nd-place finisher in the Central Division, the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the third time Calgary and Chicago had met in the playoffs, as the Flames had previously defeated the Blackhawks in 1981, and 1989. This time around, Chicago had the better of the Flames, sweeping Calgary out in four straight, and continuing the Flames playoff futility.

Looking for a spark, the Flames signed junior star Jarome Iginla to a contract before the third game, allowing him to make his NHL debut at home. Iginla scored a goal and an assist in his first two games.

This series was the Flames last playoff appearance for eight years, as Calgary did not return to the post season until 2004.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season[9]
October: 1–7–3 (home: 0–2–0; road: 1–5–3)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 7Calgary3 – 3Tampa BayOTKidd22,7350–0–11Recap
2October 8Calgary3 – 4FloridaTabaracciN/A0–1–11Recap
3October 10Calgary3 – 7DallasKidd15,7020–2–11Recap
4October 15Calgary1 – 1ChicagoOTKidd17,3090–2–22Recap
5October 17Calgary3 – 3DetroitOTKidd19,6380–2–33Recap
6October 19Calgary2 – 4OttawaKidd8,4240–3–33Recap
7October 20Calgary3 – 4TorontoOTTabaracci15,7460–4–33Recap
8October 25Colorado3 – 2CalgaryKidd19,1520–5–33Recap
9October 27Detroit3 – 0CalgaryKiddN/A0–6–33Recap
10October 29Calgary2 – 7AnaheimKidd17,0600–7–33Recap
11October 31Calgary2 – 1Los AngelesTabaracci11,2411–7–35Recap
November: 3–8–2 (home: 1–4–2; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
12November 1Calgary1 – 6ColoradoTabaracci15,3901–8–35Recap
13November 4Vancouver4 – 4CalgaryOTKidd18,7171–8–46Recap
14November 6Calgary2 – 4NY RangersTabaracci18,2001–9–46Recap
15November 8Calgary2 – 1New JerseyKidd15,6112–9–48Recap
16November 9Calgary1 – 3PhiladelphiaKidd17,2552–10–48Recap
17November 11Montreal4 – 0CalgaryKidd19,6462–11–48Recap
18November 14Edmonton2 – 4CalgaryKidd17,5703–11–410Recap
19November 17Colorado5 – 3CalgaryKidd17,9283–12–410Recap
20November 18Calgary2 – 5ColoradoTabaracci16,0613–13–410Recap
21November 21Anaheim3 – 2CalgaryKidd17,5843–14–410Recap
22November 24Edmonton5 – 2CalgaryKidd18,4363–15–410Recap
23November 26Chicago2 – 2CalgaryTabaracci17,3643–15–511Recap
24November 29Calgary5 – 3San JoseTabaracci17,1904–15–513Recap
December: 7–6–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
25December 1Calgary8 – 2EdmontonTabaracci14,1895–15–515Recap
26December 3Calgary2 – 5WinnipegTabaracci8,7215–16–515Recap
27December 5St. Louis1 – 1CalgaryOTKidd16,2845–16–616Recap
28December 9Vancouver4 – 3CalgaryKidd17,1475–17–616Recap
29December 11Los Angeles2 – 6CalgaryTabaracci17,3496–17–618Recap
30December 13Calgary8 – 4DallasTabaracci15,1847–17–620Recap
31December 14Calgary3 – 3St. LouisOTTabaracci17,1977–17–721Recap
32December 16Calgary3 – 6BostonKidd17,3927–18–721Recap
33December 19Calgary1 – 7PittsburghKidd7,1707–19–721Recap
34December 20Calgary3 – 2HartfordTabaracci6,5638–19–723Recap
35December 22Detroit5 – 1CalgaryTabaracci17,3028–20–723Recap
36December 26Calgary4 – 2VancouverKidd18,4229–20–725Recap
37December 27Toronto0 – 4CalgaryKidd19,81010–20–727Recap
38December 29Philadelphia3 – 2CalgaryKidd19,98910–21–727Recap
39December 31NY Rangers1 – 3CalgaryKidd19,28411–21–729Recap
January: 7–2–2 (home: 6–2–0; road: 1–0–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
40January 2Tampa Bay0 – 10CalgaryKidd16,89312–21–731Recap
41January 5Anaheim3 – 1CalgaryKidd16,82112–22–731Recap
42January 6Florida0 – 2CalgaryTabaracci16,79213–22–733Recap
43January 10Hartford2 – 3CalgaryOTTabaracci16,46914–22–735Recap
44January 12Buffalo1 – 3CalgaryTabaracci17,43215–22–737Recap
45January 14Calgary4 – 4ColoradoOTKidd16,06115–22–838Recap
46January 16Calgary5 – 5Los AngelesOTTabaracci12,23515–22–939Recap
47January 17Calgary4 – 1AnaheimKidd17,17416–22–941Recap
48January 24NY Islanders1 – 4CalgaryKidd17,34817–22–943Recap
49January 26Dallas4 – 2CalgaryTabaracci18,29217–23–943Recap
50January 30Edmonton2 – 3CalgaryOTKidd17,72418–23–945Recap
February: 6–5–2 (home: 5–2–2; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
51February 1New Jersey1 – 1CalgaryOTKidd16,86218–23–1046Recap
52February 3Los Angeles1 – 2CalgaryKidd18,92319–23–1048Recap
53February 6Ottawa1 – 3CalgaryKidd16,44220–23–1050Recap
54February 8Washington4 – 4CalgaryOTKidd16,51620–23–1151Recap
55February 10Winnipeg3 – 2CalgaryKiddN/A20–24–1151Recap
56February 11Calgary2 – 4EdmontonTabaracciN/A20–25–1151Recap
57February 13Calgary2 – 3WashingtonKidd9,27220–26–1151Recap
58February 15Calgary6 – 3NY IslandersTabaracci7,79221–26–1153Recap
59February 17Calgary1 – 5MontrealKidd17,95921–27–1153Recap
60February 20San Jose3 – 5CalgaryTabaracci16,46522–27–1155Recap
61February 23Anaheim2 – 3CalgaryTabaracci17,51623–27–1157Recap
62February 24Boston2 – 1CalgaryTabaracci19,98923–28–1157Recap
63February 29Pittsburgh3 – 7CalgaryTabaracci19,98924–28–1159Recap
March: 7–6–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
64March 3Calgary5 – 1San JoseTabaracciN/A25–28–1161Recap
65March 7Calgary4 – 2St. LouisTabaracci20,59026–28–1163Recap
66March 9Calgary3 – 4TorontoTabaracci15,70626–29–1163Recap
67March 12St. Louis2 – 4CalgaryKidd19,98927–29–1165Recap
68March 15Calgary3 – 1BuffaloTabaracci15,58728–29–1167Recap
69March 17Calgary2 – 4DetroitTabaracci19,98328–30–1167Recap
70March 20Calgary3 – 2ChicagoKidd20,36729–30–1169Recap
71March 22San Jose2 – 1CalgaryOTTabaracci18,26729–31–1169Recap
72March 23Calgary4 – 0VancouverKidd18,42230–31–1171Recap
73March 25Toronto4 – 2CalgaryKidd19,98930–32–1171Recap
74March 27Chicago0 – 1CalgaryTabaracci16,66831–32–1173Recap
75March 29Los Angeles4 – 3CalgaryTabaracci18,28031–33–1173Recap
76March 31Winnipeg4 – 1CalgaryKidd18,15531–34–1173Recap
April: 3–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
77April 3Vancouver3 – 4CalgaryTabaracci18,30032–34–1175Recap
78April 6Calgary3 – 4WinnipegTabaracci15,55732–35–1175Recap
79April 8Calgary3 – 2EdmontonKidd15,86933–35–1177Recap
80April 9Dallas4 – 3CalgaryOTKidd17,75633–36–1177Recap
81April 12Calgary6 – 0San JoseTabaracci17,19034–36–1179Recap
82April 13Calgary0 – 5VancouverTabaracci18,42234–37–1179Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[9]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Blackhawks (3) – Chicago wins 4–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 17Calgary1 – 4ChicagoKidd17,455Chicago leads 1–0Recap
2April 19Calgary0 – 3ChicagoTabaracci19,972Chicago leads 2–0Recap
3April 21Chicago7 – 5CalgaryTabaracci15,229Chicago leads 3–0Recap
4April 23Chicago2 – 1Calgary3OTTabaracci16,629Chicago wins 4–0Recap
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.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) 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 FleuryRW80465096171124213114
13German TitovLW82283967924402200
92Michael NylanderC731738550204000−40
6Phil Housley‡D59163652−222——————
10Gary RobertsLW352220421578——————
16Cory StillmanLW74161935−5412112−20
3James PatrickD80332353304000−32
21Steve ChiassonD7682533362421300
33Zarley ZalapskiD80121729111154011110
32Mike SullivanLW8191221−6244000−10
15Sandy McCarthyRW759716−81734000−310
18[lower-alpha 1]Pavel TorgayevLW4161016214100000
22Ronnie SternRW52105152111402228
12Paul KruseLW7531215−51453000−14
20Dean EvasonC677714−6383011−10
34Corey Millen†C3141014810——————
7Jamie HuscroftD703912141624011−24
23Sheldon KennedyRW4137103363101−22
47Claude Lapointe†C324592202000−20
45Jocelyn Lemieux†RW20448−110400000
42Ed WardRW41358−244——————
28[lower-alpha 2]Marty MurrayC15336−40——————
36Yves Sarault†LW11213−24——————
8Trent YawneyD69033−1884000−32
4Kevin DahlD32112−226100000
17Bob Sweeney†C6112362000−10
37Trevor KiddG47022420000
31Rick TabaracciG43022830004
46Ladislav KohnRW5101−12——————
5Tommy Albelin†D20011144000−20
5[lower-alpha 3]Joel BouchardD400004——————
11Pat Conacher†‡C7000−10——————
38Craig Ferguson†‡C8000−44——————
17Todd HlushkoC400006——————
29Cale Hulse†D3000351000−20
39Dan Keczmer‡D13000−614——————
27[lower-alpha 4]Todd SimpsonD6000032——————
38Jarrod Skalde†C100000——————
35Niklas SundbladRW200000——————
19Vesa Viitakoski‡LW5000−12——————
24Jarome Iginla†C——————211220

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Rick Tabaracci431916310871172.94.892323913038472.06.9170204
37Trevor Kidd471521911301192.78.895325702014096.48.775083

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Gary Roberts [10]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Theoren Fleury [11]
Team Molson Cup Theoren Fleury [12]
Ralph T. Scurfield Humanitarian Award Gary Roberts [13]

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1995–96 season.

Trades

November 1, 1995 To Calgary Flames
Claude Lapointe		 To Colorado Avalanche
7th round pick in 1997
November 26, 1995 To Calgary Flames
Yves Sarault
Craig Ferguson		 To Montreal Canadiens
8th round pick in 1997
December 19, 1995 To Calgary Flames
Jarome Iginla
Corey Millen		 To Dallas Stars
Joe Nieuwendyk
February 26, 1996 To Calgary Flames
Tommy Albelin
Cale Hulse
Jocelyn Lemieux		 To New Jersey Devils
Phil Housley
Dan Keczmer
March 20, 1996 To Calgary Flames
Bob Sweeney		 To New York Islanders
Pat Conacher
6th round pick in 1997

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, held in Edmonton, Alberta.[14]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
120Denis Gauthier CanadaDDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)554176077748
246Pavel Smirnov RussiaFSamara CSK VVS (RSL)
372Rocky Thompson CanadaRWMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)25000117
498Jan Labraaten SwedenRWFärjestads BK (SEL)
6150Clarke Wilm CanadaCSaskatoon Blades (WHL)455376097336
7176Ryan Gillis CanadaDNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
9233Steve Shirreffs United StatesDN/A

Farm teams

Saint John Flames

The Baby Flames finished the 1995–96 American Hockey League season in second place in the Canadian Division with a 35–30–11–4 record. The tied the Prince Edward Island Senators in points, but lost out on the division title by virtue of having three fewer wins. The Flames defeated the St. John's Maple Leafs three games to one, then knocked off the Fredericton Canadiens four games to one before falling to the Portland Pirates in seven games.[15] Ladislav Kohn led the Flames with 28 goals and 73 points. Dwayne Roloson was the starting goaltender, posting a 33–22–11 record with a 2.83 GAA in 67 games.[16]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Torgayev wore number 35 in his first three games.
  2. ↑ Murray wore number 45 in his first seven games.
  3. ↑ Bouchard wore number 34 in his first game.
  4. ↑ Simpson wore number 40 in his first four games.

References

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 116.
  • "Calgary Flames 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  • "1995-96 Calgary Flames Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  1. ↑ Flames turn to Page, New York Times, July 18, 1995, accessed January 29, 2007
  2. 1 2 Dolezar, Jon A., Say it aint so: Calgary Flames, cnnsi.com, August 8, 2001, Accessed January 29, 2007
  3. ↑ Calgary Flames history Archived 2007-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, calgaryflames.com, accessed January 29, 2007
  4. ↑ Boxscore: Detroit 3, Calgary 0, usatoday.com, accessed January 29, 2007
  5. ↑ Legends of Hockey player profile: Gary Roberts, legendsofhockey.net, accessed January 29, 2007
  6. ↑ Longtime Flames relish playoff opportunity, cbc sports, April 5, 2004, accessed January 29, 2007
  7. ↑ All-Star Selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22
  8. ↑ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  9. 1 2 "1995-96 Calgary Flames Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean (eds.), 2010–11 Calgary Flames Media Guide, Calgary Flames Hockey Club, p. 143
  13. ↑ "JAROME IGINLA SELECTED AS RECIPIENT OF RALPH SCURFIELD HUMANITARIAN AWARD". Calgary Flames. April 9, 2002. Archived from the original on October 21, 2002. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed January 12, 2007
  15. ↑ 1995–96 AHL playoffs @ hockeydb.com, accessed January 29, 2007
  16. ↑ Saint John Flames player stats @ hockeydb.com, accessed January 29, 2007
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