1999–2000 Calgary Flames season

The 1999–2000 Calgary Flames season was the 20th National Hockey League season in Calgary. It featured a very young line-up, as befitted the "Young Guns" slogan the team was using at the time. Twenty-nine-year-old Steve Dubinsky was the oldest forward on the team when the season started.[1] The Flames were pitting their hopes for ending their playoff drought on the off-season acquisition of 37-year-old goaltender Grant Fuhr.[1]

1999–2000 Calgary Flames
Division4th Northwest
Conference12th Western
1999–2000 record31–41–10–5
Home record20–14–6–1
Road record11–26–4–4
Goals for211 (21st)
Goals against256 (25th)
Team information
General managerAl Coates
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainSteve Smith
ArenaCanadian Airlines Saddledome
Average attendance14,946
Team leaders
GoalsValeri Bure (35)
AssistsPhil Housley (44)
PointsValeri Bure (75)
Penalty minutesWade Belak (122)
WinsFred Brathwaite (25)
Goals against averageFred Brathwaite (2.75)
Calgary Flames 20th anniversary logo

The season started with young sniper Jarome Iginla holding out, as he was unable to come to a contract agreement with General Manager Al Coates. Despite lacking a contract, Iginla attended training camp, however he missed the first two games of the season before a deal could be reached.[2]

The Flames youth led to an inconsistent team, often bouncing between long winning and losing streaks. It took the Flames 20 games to win their first game in regulation time, however the team would break an NHL record on January 21, 2000 by winning their eighth overtime game. At the end of the season the Flames set an NHL record by winning ten games in overtime. The Flames also struggled with injuries all season, losing 479 man-games to injury, and using a total of 45 players over the course of 1999–2000.[3] As a result, the Flames would finish last in the Northwest Division, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

Following the season, the Flames cleaned house, firing Coates, and announcing they would not be offering head coach Brian Sutter and assistant coach Rich Preston new contracts.[3]

On the bright side for the Flames, two players were selected to participate in the 2000 NHL All Star Game, as Phil Housley represented the North American team, while Valeri Bure represented the European team.[4]

Rookie defenceman Robyn Regehr became the youngest nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in NHL history after he survived a serious car accident over the summer of 1999 that left him with two broken legs.[5][6] Regehr would play 57 games for the Flames, but would not win the award.

Prior to the season, the Flames lost right winger Ed Ward to the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft. The Flames also dealt Andreas Karlsson to the Thrashers in exchange for promises not to select certain unprotected players.

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PIM Pts
13Colorado Avalanche824228111233201111896
27Edmonton Oilers823226168226212134488
310Vancouver Canucks823029158227237104783
412Calgary Flames823136105211256126777

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – St. Louis BluesCEN825119111248165114
2y – Dallas StarsPAC824323106211184102
3y – Colorado AvalancheNW82422811123320196
4Detroit Red WingsCEN824822102278210108
5Los Angeles KingsPAC82392712424522894
6Phoenix CoyotesPAC8239318423222890
7Edmonton OilersNW82322616822621288
8San Jose SharksPAC82353010722521487
8.5
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC82343312321722783
10Vancouver CanucksNW82302915822723783
11Chicago BlackhawksCEN82333710224224578
12Calgary FlamesNW82313610521125677
13Nashville PredatorsCEN8228407719924070

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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

Schedule and results

1999–2000 Game Log

Playoffs

The Flames finished 12th in the Western Conference, ten points behind the 8th place San Jose Sharks. Calgary failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.

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
Valeri Bure88235407550-----
Jarome Iginla127729346326-----
Phil Housley67811445524-----
Marc Savard277822315356-----
Derek Morris53789293880-----
Andrei Nazarov627610223278-----
Jeff Shantz117413183130-----
Jason Wiemer2464111122120-----
Clarke Wilm237810122267-----
Cory Stillman16371292112-----
Bill Lindsay22808122086-----
Martin St. Louis26563151822-----
Robyn Regehr2857571246-----
Sergei Krivokrasov17/2512110114-----
Tommy Albelin541461012-----
Andreas Johansson2128371014-----
Bobby Dollas449371028-----
Darryl Shannon22718922-----
Jeff Cowan381341516-----
Marc Bureau791342-----
Steve Smith552004442-----
Sergei Varlamov3773030-----
Brad Werenka331211221-----
Steve Begin7/26/331311218-----
Denis Gauthier33911250-----
Benoit Gratton37/391002210-----
Wade Belak2940022122-----
Stewart Malgunas3440112-----
Oleg Saprykin1940112-----
Chris Clark7/172201114-----
Steve Dubinsky18230114-----
Lee Sorochan3210000-----
Jason Botterill1720000-----
Dave Roche2520005-----
Rico Fata1520000-----
Darrel Scoville2/460002-----
Jean-Sebastien Giguere4770002-----
Eric Charron362100037-----
Grant Fuhr31230002-----
Fred Brathwaite40610004-----
Bench/Traded players--102939135-----

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP Min W L T GA SO GAA GP Min W L GA SO GAA
Fred Brathwaite406134482525715852.75-------
Grant Fuhr3123120551327703.83-------
Jean-Sebastien Giguere4773301311502.73-------

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.[8]

Trades

June 26, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Marc Savard
1st round pick in 1999
To New York Rangers
Jan Hlavac
1st round pick in 1999
3rd round pick in 1999
September 5, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Grant Fuhr
To St. Louis Blues
3rd round pick in 2000
September 30, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Bill Lindsay
To Florida Panthers
Todd Simpson
February 11, 2000 To Calgary Flames
Darryl Shannon
Jason Botterill
To Atlanta Thrashers
Hnat Domenichelli
Dimitri Vlasenkov
March 6, 2000 To Calgary Flames
Marc Bureau
To Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Brigley
6th round pick in 2001
March 14, 2000 To Calgary Flames
Brad Werenka
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Rene Corbet
Tyler Moss
March 14, 2000 To Calgary Flames
Sergei Krivokrasov
To Nashville Predators
Cale Hulse
3rd round pick in 2001

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team
Andrew CasselsVancouver Canucks
Ken WreggetDetroit Red Wings
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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, held in Boston, Massachusetts.[9] The Flames had the 9th overall pick, however they traded down two spots to get Marc Savard from the New York Rangers. With the 11th overall pick, the Flames drafted Oleg Saprykin.

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
111Oleg Saprykin RussiaCSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)3255582137240
238Dan Cavanaugh United StatesCBoston University (HE)
377Craig Anderson United StatesGGuelph Storm (OHL)406182–148–2–48, 2.72GAA
4106Rail Rozakov RussiaDRussia
5135Matt Doman United StatesFWisconsin (NCAA)
6153Jesse Cook United StatesDDenver (NCAA)
6166Cory Pecker CanadaDSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6170Matt Underhill CanadaGCornell (NCAA)10–1–0–0, 3.93GAA
7190Blair Stayzer CanadaLWWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
9252Dmitri Kirilenko RussiaRWCSKA Moscow (RSL)
Statistics are updated to the end of the 2014–15 NHL season. denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15.

Farm teams

Saint John Flames

The Baby Flames finished the 1999–2000 season with a .500 record at 32–32–11–5, good enough for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division. They would be swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Lowell Lock Monsters three games to none, however. Daniel Tkaczuk and Benoit Gratton led the team in points with 66 each, while Rico Fata led in goals with 29. Ten different goaltenders suited up for the Flames, led by Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who started 44 games.[10]

See also

References

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 112
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 135
  • Team standings: 1999–2000 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades: hockeydb.com player pages
  1. King, Kelley, Calgary Flames 1999–2000 team preview, cnnsi.com, accessed January 12, 2007
  2. Jarome Iginla may hold out: report, cbcsports, August 21, 2002, accessed January 12, 2007
  3. Calgary Flames fire coach and GM, cbcsports, Accessed January 12, 2007
  4. All Star Selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 22
  5. Robyn Regehr profile, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 61
  6. Mah, Andrew Robyn Regehr:Calgary Flames Strongman Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, Where Calgary, November 2006, accessed January 12, 2007
  7. "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  8. Calgary Flames 1997–2003 transactions, hockeynut.com, accessed January 12, 2007
  9. Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed January 12, 2007
  10. 1999–2000 Saint John Flames, hockeydb.com, Accessed January 12, 2007
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