1990–91 Calgary Flames season

The 1990–91 Calgary Flames season was the 11th National Hockey League season in Calgary. The Flames entered the season with a new coach, as they replaced Terry Crisp with Doug Risebrough. Crisp coached 277 games with the Flames over three years, and his .669 regular season winning percentage remains a Flames record.[1]

1990–91 Calgary Flames
Division2nd Smythe
Conference4th Campbell
1990–91 record46–26–8
Home record29–8–3
Road record17–18–5
Goals for344 (1st)
Goals against263 (6th)
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachDoug Risebrough
CaptainRotating
Alternate captainsRotating
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance19,986
Team leaders
GoalsTheoren Fleury (51)
AssistsAl MacInnis (75)
PointsTheoren Fleury (104)
Penalty minutesGary Roberts (252)
WinsMike Vernon (31)
Goals against averageRick Wamsley (3.05)

The Los Angeles Kings ended the Flames three-year run at the top of the Smythe Division standings, finishing two points ahead of Calgary. The Flames finished 4th overall in the NHL[2] Calgary's 344 goals led the NHL, the second time the Flames led the league in scoring. In the playoffs, Calgary met the defending champion Edmonton Oilers in the first round. Despite finishing 20 points ahead of Edmonton, the Flames fell to the Oilers in seven games.

Four Flames represented the Campbell Conference at the 1991 All-Star Game: forward Theoren Fleury, defencemen Al MacInnis and Gary Suter and goaltender Mike Vernon. Additionally, MacInnis was named to the First All-Star team for the second season in a row.[3]

Fleury's 51 goals tied him for 2nd in league scoring, behind Brett Hull's 86. Fleury (104) and MacInnis (103) placed 8th and 9th respectively in league point scoring, with MacInnis leading the league in scoring by a defenceman. MacInnis also placed 3rd in the league in assists.[4]

In an 8-4 Flames' road win over the St. Louis Blues on March 9, 1991, Theoren Fleury scored three short-handed goals.[5]

Regular season

For the second consecutive season, the Flames led the league in scoring (344 goals for), power-play goals scored (91: tied with the New York Rangers) and power-play percentage, with 23.70% (91 for 384).[6]

Season standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Los Angeles Kings80462410340254102
Calgary Flames8046268344263100
Edmonton Oilers803737627227280
Vancouver Canucks802843924331565
Winnipeg Jets8026431126028863

[7]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.

Campbell Conference[8]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Chicago BlackhawksNRS8049238284211106
2St. Louis BluesNRS80472211310250105
3Los Angeles KingsSMY80462410340254102
4Calgary FlamesSMY8046268344263100
5Edmonton OilersSMY803737627227280
6Detroit Red WingsNRS803438827329876
7Minnesota North StarsNRS8027391425626668
8Vancouver CanucksSMY802843924331565
9Winnipeg JetsSMY8026431126028863
10Toronto Maple LeafsNRS8023461124131857

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

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

Schedule and results

1990–91 Game Log

Playoffs

The Flames met their arch-rivals, the defending Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the playoffs. Despite finishing 20 points ahead of Edmonton in the regular season, the Flames fell to the Oilers in seven games. Calgary's game six victory featured Theoren Fleury's memorable dash down the length of the ice following his overtime winning goal. As of 2015, it was the last time the two rivals met in the playoffs.

1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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
Theoren Fleury14795153104136725714
Al MacInnis27828751039072358
Joe Nieuwendyk257945408536741510
Doug Gilmour397820618114471120
Sergei Makarov42783049794431010
Gary Suter2079125870102716712
Gary Roberts1080223153252713418
Robert Reichel26661922412261120
Joel Otto297619203918371238
Stephane Matteau23781519349350110
Paul Ranheim2839141630472240
Brian MacLellan27571314275510000
Mark Hunter2257101525125-----
Jamie Macoun3479715228370114
Frank Musil36771421160700010
Ric Nattress658513186371012
Roger Johansson21384131747-----
Tim Sweeney74279168-----
Paul Fenton123157121050002
Jim Kyte44209969713414
Tim Hunter1934527142700010
Sergei Priakin16241670-----
Ron Stern221313469713414
Ken Sabourin551613436-----
Mike Vernon3054044870000
Jiri Hrdina17140334-----
Martin Simard381602253-----
Dana Murzyn51902230-----
Rick Lessard3210110-----
Rick Wamsley3129011010000
Steve Guenette110000-----
Paul Kruse1810007-----
Kevan Guy540004-----
Marc Bureau3350002-----
Colin Patterson11-----10000

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
Rick Wamsley3129167014758503.0512001030.00
Mike Vernon305431213119317213.317427342102.95
Steve Guenette1160100404.00-------

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1990–91 season.

Trades

October 26, 1990 To Calgary Flames
Frank Musil
To Minnesota North Stars
Brian Glynn
December 13, 1990 To Calgary Flames
Jim Kyte
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jiri Hrdina
January 24, 1991 To Calgary Flames
Paul Fenton
To Washington Capitals
Ken Sabourin
March 5, 1991 To Calgary Flames
Carey Wilson
To Hartford Whalers
Mark Hunter
March 5, 1991 To Calgary Flames
Ron Stern
Kevan Guy
Future Considerations
To Vancouver Canucks
Dana Murzyn

Free Agents

PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team
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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, held in Vancouver, British Columbia.[9]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
111Trevor Kidd CanadaGBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)387140–162–52, 2.84GAA
226Nicolas Perreault CanadaDN/A
232Vesa Viitakoski FinlandLWSaiPa (FNL)232468
241Etienne BelzileN/ADCornell University (ECAC)
362Glen Mears United StatesDRochester Mustangs (USHL)
483Paul Kruse CanadaLWKamloops Blazers (WHL)4233833711074
6125Chris Tschupp United StatesLWN/A
7146Dmitri Frolov Soviet UnionDDynamo Moscow (USSR)
8167Shawn MurrayN/AGN/A
9188Michael Murray United StatesRWN/A
10209Rob Sumner CanadaDVictoria Cougars (WHL)
12251Leo GudasN/ADN/A
S24Lyle Wildgoose CanadaLWN/A

See also

References

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 121
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 138
  • Team standings: 1990–91 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com
  1. Head Coaches, 2006–07 Calgary Flames media guide, pg. 103
  2. 1990–91 season, 2006–07 Calgary Flames media guide, pg. 121
  3. All-Stars, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22
  4. 1990–91 league leaders, hockeydb.com
  5. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199103090STL.html
  6. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1991.html
  7. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  8. "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  9. Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed May 16, 2007
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