1976–77 Atlanta Flames season

The 1976–77 Atlanta Flames season was the fifth season for the franchise.

1976–77 Atlanta Flames
Division3rd Patrick
1976–77 record34–34–12
Goals for264
Goals against265
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachFred Creighton
CaptainPat Quinn
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsWilli Plett (33)
AssistsTom Lysiak (51)
PointsTom Lysiak (81)
Penalty minutesWilli Plett (123)
WinsDan Bouchard, Phil Myre (17)
Goals against averagePhil Myre (3.07)

Regular season
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers80481616323213112
New York Islanders80472112288193106
Atlanta Flames8034341226426580
New York Rangers8029371427231072

[1]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.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1LOctober 5, 19765–6@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)0–1–013,152
2WOctober 7, 19764–2Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)1–1–09,140
3WOctober 9, 19764–3Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)2–1–013,091
4LOctober 12, 19760–7@ New York Islanders (1976–77)2–2–012,331
5WOctober 13, 19764–2@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)3–2–03,812
6WOctober 15, 19762–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)4–2–09,336
7WOctober 17, 19766–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)5–2–016,433
8LOctober 20, 19763–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)5–3–07,130
9LOctober 22, 19763–5Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)5–4–09,702
10TOctober 24, 19763–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)5–4–17,787
11LOctober 27, 19762–4@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)5–5–13,763
12LOctober 28, 19761–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)5–6–19,104
13TOctober 30, 19763–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)5–6–215,610
14WNovember 3, 19767–0Washington Capitals (1976–77)6–6–28,146
15LNovember 5, 19762–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)6–7–210,259
16TNovember 7, 19760–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)6–7–38,810
17TNovember 10, 19762–2Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)6–7–411,235
18TNovember 12, 19763–3Cleveland Barons (1976–77)6–7–59,431
19WNovember 13, 19765–3@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)7–7–515,128
20WNovember 17, 19766–3Colorado Rockies (1976–77)8–7–58,337
21WNovember 19, 19765–3Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)9–7–512,444
22LNovember 21, 19765–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)9–8–517,077
23WNovember 24, 19766–2Washington Capitals (1976–77)10–8–59,287
24WNovember 26, 19765–2St. Louis Blues (1976–77)11–8–512,193
25TNovember 30, 19762–2New York Rangers (1976–77)11–8–69,262
26WDecember 3, 19763–1Boston Bruins (1976–77)12–8–612,325
27WDecember 4, 19761–0@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)13–8–614,344
28WDecember 8, 19765–0@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)14–8–66,085
29TDecember 10, 19763–3Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)14–8–710,101
30WDecember 11, 19763–1Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)15–8–711,711
31LDecember 15, 19761–3Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)15–9–711,264
32LDecember 17, 19762–4New York Islanders (1976–77)15–10–79,467
33LDecember 18, 19763–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)15–11–78,742
34LDecember 20, 19762–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)15–12–716,485
35WDecember 22, 19762–1Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)16–12–714,244
36WDecember 27, 19766–2Colorado Rockies (1976–77)17–12–712,613
37LDecember 29, 19763–6Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)17–13–714,727
38WDecember 31, 19764–2@ New York Rangers (1976–77)18–13–717,500
39LJanuary 2, 19770–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)18–14–715,782
40WJanuary 5, 19774–1Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)19–14–711,319
41LJanuary 7, 19774–5New York Islanders (1976–77)19–15–714,280
42LJanuary 8, 19773–6@ New York Islanders (1976–77)19–16–715,149
43WJanuary 12, 19776–1New York Rangers (1976–77)20–16–711,241
44WJanuary 14, 19773–2St. Louis Blues (1976–77)21–16–712,436
45WJanuary 16, 19776–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)22–16–710,138
46TJanuary 20, 19774–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)22–16–87,479
47TJanuary 22, 19774–4Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)22–16–915,155
48LJanuary 23, 19770–3@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)22–17–911,391
49TJanuary 27, 19771–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)22–17–1016,433
50TJanuary 28, 19773–3Colorado Rockies (1976–77)22–17–1113,941
51WJanuary 31, 19777–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)23–17–1114,126
52LFebruary 2, 19772–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)23–18–11N/A
53WFebruary 4, 19776–3Boston Bruins (1976–77)24–18–1115,151
54LFebruary 7, 19774–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)24–19–1117,077
55LFebruary 9, 19771–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)24–20–1116,416
56LFebruary 12, 19771–3@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77)24–21–1114,856
57LFebruary 13, 19772–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)24–22–11N/A
58WFebruary 17, 19774–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77)25–22–1111,059
59LFebruary 19, 19771–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)25–23–11N/A
60LFebruary 21, 19772–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)25–24–1116,583
61LFebruary 23, 19772–4Montreal Canadiens (1976–77)25–25–1114,705
62WFebruary 25, 19776–2Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)26–25–1115,087
63LFebruary 26, 19772–8@ New York Islanders (1976–77)26–26–1115,317
64LMarch 2, 19771–2Vancouver Canucks (1976–77)26–27–1111,609
65LMarch 5, 19771–2Cleveland Barons (1976–77)26–28–1113,341
66WMarch 6, 19774–2@ Washington Capitals (1976–77)27–28–1110,098
67LMarch 8, 19772–3@ Boston Bruins (1976–77)27–29–1110,771
68LMarch 9, 19772–6New York Islanders (1976–77)27–30–1111,230
69WMarch 12, 19776–3New York Rangers (1976–77)28–30–1115,155
70WMarch 13, 19775–3@ New York Rangers (1976–77)29–30–1117,500
71WMarch 15, 19777–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77)30–30–1113,161
72WMarch 17, 19774–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)31–30–1117,077
73LMarch 19, 19774–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77)31–31–1116,485
74LMarch 20, 19774–5@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77)31–32–1110,829
75LMarch 22, 19773–6Buffalo Sabres (1976–77)31–33–1112,034
76WMarch 24, 19773–1Detroit Red Wings (1976–77)32–33–1114,783
77WMarch 26, 19772–1@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77)33–33–117,338
78LMarch 30, 19773–4@ New York Rangers (1976–77)33–34–1117,500
79WApril 1, 19776–4Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77)34–34–1113,931
80TApril 3, 19773–3Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77)34–34–1215,110

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
Tom Lysiak12793051815231348
Eric Vail27783239712231340
Willi Plett2564332356123310119
Guy Chouinard1680173350832020
Curt Bennett5762225473631017
Ken Houston6782024443530004
Richard Mulhern4791232448030225
Bill Clement10671726432731120
Rey Comeau18801518331630002
Randy Manery773524293330000
Tim Ecclestone1478918272630226
Ed Kea1972421256330112
Bobby Simpson11721310234520110
John Gould†215481523830002
Barry Gibbs266116176330002
Dave Shand8555111662300033
Hilliard Graves‡1725851317-----
Pat Quinn359112135810000
Larry Romanchych21/925459410000
Bill Flett‡9244486-----
Larry Carriere‡232523516-----
Pat Ribble23232243120006
Rick Bowness152804429-----
Phil Myre143022620000
Dan Bouchard3042011910000

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

Goaltending

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
Phil Myre14324221717712433.07212011502.50
Dan Bouchard304223781717513913.5116001505.00

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.

Trades
December 1, 1976 To Atlanta Flames ----Cash To Edmonton Oilers (WHA) ----Bill Flett
December 2, 1976 To Atlanta Flames ----John Gould
Kings' 2nd round pick in 1977 (Brian Hill)		 To Vancouver Canucks ----Larry Carriere
Hilliard Graves
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Draft picks
See also: 1976 NHL Amateur Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 8. Dave Shand (D)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
1 10. Harold Phillipoff (LW)  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
2 28. Bobby Simpson (LW)  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
3 46. Rick Hodgson (D)  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 64. Kent Nilsson (C)  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
5 82. Mark Earp (G)  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
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