1979–80 Atlanta Flames season

The 1979–80 Atlanta Flames season was the eighth and final season in Atlanta for the franchise. The franchise was bought and moved to Calgary, Alberta to become the Calgary Flames.

1979–80 Atlanta Flames
Division4th Patrick
1979–80 record35–32–13
Goals for282
Goals against269
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachAl MacNeil
CaptainJean Pronovost
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Average attendance10,016 (66.1%)
Team leaders
GoalsKent Nilsson (40)
AssistsKent Nilsson (53)
PointsKent Nilsson (93)
Penalty minutesWilli Plett (231)
WinsDan Bouchard (23)
Goals against averageDan Bouchard (3.18)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers80481220327254116
New York Islanders8039281328124791
New York Rangers8038321030828486
Atlanta Flames8035321328226983
Washington Capitals8027401326129367

[3]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
1WOctober 10, 19795–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)1–0–010,350
2LOctober 11, 19791–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)1–1–016,106
3WOctober 13, 19799–2Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)2–1–013,358
4LOctober 16, 19791–5@ New York Islanders (1979–80)2–2–013,914
5LOctober 18, 19792–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)2–3–017,077
6TOctober 20, 19792–2Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)2–3–112,934
7LOctober 23, 19793–5Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)2–4–19,438
8WOctober 26, 19797–3Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)3–4–18,420
9WOctober 27, 19793–0@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)4–4–112,154
10WOctober 30, 19793–1Colorado Rockies (1979–80)5–4–17,135
11TNovember 2, 19794–4Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)5–4–211,356
12TNovember 3, 19793–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)5–4–38,543
13WNovember 6, 19798–0Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)6–4–37,296
14WNovember 9, 19795–2New York Islanders (1979–80)7–4–314,218
15LNovember 11, 19793–6@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)7–5–313,239
16LNovember 13, 19793–5Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)7–6–37,892
17LNovember 15, 19791–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)7–7–316,433
18WNovember 16, 19794–2New York Rangers (1979–80)8–7–312,919
19WNovember 18, 19794–2@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)9–7–36,361
20WNovember 21, 19794–1Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)10–7–38,346
21WNovember 23, 19794–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)11–7–313,081
22LNovember 25, 19792–4@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)11–8–37,627
23LNovember 27, 19793–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)11–9–38,394
24LDecember 4, 19792–6Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)11–10–38,290
25LDecember 5, 19791–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)11–11–316,433
26LDecember 8, 19791–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)11–12–315,379
27WDecember 9, 19795–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)12–12–312,579
28TDecember 12, 19795–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)12–12–415,423
29WDecember 14, 19793–2Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)13–12–48,544
30LDecember 15, 19791–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)13–13–416,485
31LDecember 21, 19791–5St. Louis Blues (1979–80)13–14–48,397
32WDecember 22, 19797–3@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)14–14–410,207
33LDecember 26, 19793–5Boston Bruins (1979–80)14–15–411,700
34LDecember 28, 19792–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)14–16–49,133
35LDecember 29, 19792–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)14–17–410,416
36LJanuary 4, 19803–6Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)14–18–49,216
37TJanuary 6, 19805–5@ New York Rangers (1979–80)14–18–517,415
38WJanuary 8, 19802–0Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)15–18–56,138
39WJanuary 11, 19804–3Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)16–18–59,246
40LJanuary 12, 19803–5@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)16–19–513,376
41LJanuary 14, 19802–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)16–20–516,493
42WJanuary 16, 19805–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)17–20–512,235
43WJanuary 17, 19804–1@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)18–20–57,511
44WJanuary 19, 19804–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)19–20–514,909
45TJanuary 21, 19803–3Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)19–20–69,203
46LJanuary 22, 19802–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)19–21–68,004
47TJanuary 25, 19804–4Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)19–21–711,924
48WJanuary 26, 19804–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)20–21–718,806
49LJanuary 28, 19801–6@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)20–22–77,627
50WJanuary 30, 19804–1@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)21–22–710,776
51WFebruary 1, 19804–2Washington Capitals (1979–80)22–22–79,166
52WFebruary 2, 19805–3Hartford Whalers (1979–80)23–22–711,040
53WFebruary 8, 19804–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)24–22–715,423
54WFebruary 10, 19806–1@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)25–22–79,864
55TFebruary 13, 19802–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)25–22–812,032
56TFebruary 16, 19802–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)25–22–915,162
57LFebruary 17, 19802–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)25–23–914,835
58TFebruary 19, 19804–4Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)25–23–106,871
59WFebruary 21, 19803–0Washington Capitals (1979–80)26–23–106,218
60LFebruary 23, 19805–6Hartford Whalers (1979–80)26–24–109,868
61TFebruary 26, 19803–3Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)26–24–1110,210
62WMarch 1, 19804–1Colorado Rockies (1979–80)27–24–1115,156
63WMarch 5, 19803–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)28–24–119,628
64WMarch 7, 19809–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)29–24–1115,405
65WMarch 9, 19805–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)30–24–1112,412
66LMarch 10, 19802–5Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)30–25–117,875
67TMarch 13, 19802–2Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)30–25–129,253
68WMarch 15, 19804–3Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)31–25–1215,156
69WMarch 17, 19805–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)32–25–1216,485
70LMarch 18, 19803–6@ New York Islanders (1979–80)32–26–1214,995
71WMarch 20, 19808–4St. Louis Blues (1979–80)33–26–128,446
72LMarch 22, 19802–5Boston Bruins (1979–80)33–27–1213,474
73LMarch 23, 19802–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)33–28–1215,927
74LMarch 25, 19804–5Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)33–29–127,914
75WMarch 28, 19804–2New York Rangers (1979–80)34–29–1214,138
76LMarch 30, 19802–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)34–30–1217,077
77LApril 1, 19802–5Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)34–31–129,126
78WApril 2, 19807–3@ New York Rangers (1979–80)35–31–1217,415
79LApril 4, 19803–7New York Islanders (1979–80)35–32–1212,168
80TApril 5, 19804–4@ Washington Capitals (1979–80)35–32–1318,130

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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
Kent Nilsson14804053981040002
Guy Chouinard16763146772241344
Bob MacMillan11772239611040009
Ken Houston680233154100411210
Eric Vail27772825532243142
Paul Reinhart23799384731-----
Jean Pronovost9802419433140002
Ivan Boldirev‡125216244020-----
Phil Russell3805313611540116
Garry Unger17/779525303940332
Willi Plett2576131932231410115
Don Lever†1228141630441120
Pekka Rautakallio479525301840112
Bill Clement1064714213240004
Bob Murdoch2080516214841122
Darcy Rota‡18441081849-----
Paul Henderson15/19307613640000
Brad Marsh580291111940112
Dave Shand874371010440110
Curt Bennett2211340-----
Bobby Lalonde‡730112-----
Dan Bouchard30530113440002
Bobby Gould2210000-----
Earl Ingarfield211000020110
Gord Wappel242000020004
Reggie Lemelin130000-----
Rick Adduono1730002-----
Dave Gorman1530000-----
Serge Beaudoin2430000-----
Jim Craig140000-----
Brad Smith2440004-----
Pat Riggin31250000-----

†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
Dan Bouchard3053307623191016323.184240131403.49
Pat Riggin3125136811927303.20-------.--
Jim Craig142061211303.79-------.--
Reggie Lemelin131500201506.00-------.--

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.

Trades
May 24, 1979 To Atlanta Flames
Curt Bennett		 To St. Louis Blues
Bobby Simpson
October 10, 1979 To Atlanta Flames
Garry Unger		 To St. Louis Blues
Ed Kea
Red Laurence
2nd round pick in 1981 (Hakan Nordin)
October 23, 1979 To Atlanta Flames
Future considerations		 To Boston Bruins
Bobby Lalonde
February 8, 1980 To Atlanta Flames
Don Lever
Brad Smith		 To Vancouver Canucks
Ivan Boldirev
Darcy Rota

Free agents
PlayerFormer team
D Pekka RautakallioAssat Pori (SM-liiga)
D Serge BeaudoinBirmingham Bulls (WHA)
RW Dave GormanBirmingham Bulls (WHA)
LW Paul HendersonBirmingham Bulls (WHA)
C Rick AdduonoBirmingham Bulls (WHA)
LW Earl IngarfieldLethbridge Broncos (WHL)
PlayerNew team
G Yves BelangerBoston Bruins

Expansion draft
See also: 1979 NHL Expansion Draft
PlayerSelected by
LW John GouldEdmonton Oilers
D Rick HodgsonHartford Whalers
C Gene CarrWinnipeg Jets
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Draft picks
See also: 1979 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 12. Paul Reinhart (D)  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2 23. Mike Perovich (D)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2 33. Pat Riggin (G)  Canada London Knights (OHA)
3 54. Tim Hunter (RW)  Canada Seattle Breakers (WHL)
4 75. Jim Peplinski (RW)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5 96. Brad Kempthorne (F)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 117. Glenn Johnson (C)  Canada University of Denver (NCAA)

References
  1. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.236, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.237, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  3. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/team_results.php?tid=235&sid=1980
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