1984–85 Calgary Flames season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1984–85 1984 Calgary Flames Campbell 3rd Smythe 3rd 41–27–12 23–11–6 18–16–6 363 302 Cliff Fletcher Bob Johnson Lanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski, and Doug Risebrough None Olympic Saddledome 16,683 Kent Nilsson and Hakan Loob (37) Kent Nilsson (62) Kent Nilsson (99) Tim Hunter (259) Rejean Lemelin (30) Rejean Lemelin (3.46) The 1984–85 Calgary Flames season was the fifth season in Calgary and 13th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was a breakout season for the Flames, as they tied a franchise record for wins with 41, and set new team marks for points, 95, and goals for, 363. Despite the improvement, the Flames managed only a third-place finish in the Smythe Division.Year-by-year results, 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 105. In the playoffs, the Flames met the second place Winnipeg Jets, where they fell three games to one. Following the playoff disappointment, General Manager Cliff Fletcher began a series of moves to remake the team that included shipping out top scorer Kent Nilsson in a deal for a pair of second round draft picks that would eventually become Joe Nieuwendyk and Stephane Matteau.Kent Nilsson profile @ legendsofhockey.net Calgary hosted the 1985 All-Star Game at the Olympic Saddledome, a 6–4 victory by the Wales Conference over the Campbell Conference. The Flames were represented at the game by Al MacInnis and Paul Reinhart.All-Star selections, 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 22. 2 Regular season Season standings CAL Record vs. opponents CGY Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 5px solid; 1984–85 regular season1984-85 Calgary Flames Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1985_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 24, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; October: 7–4–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts |- | 1 || October 11 || St. Louis || 4 – 2 || Calgary || || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || October 13 || Quebec || 2 – 7 || Calgary || || 1–1–0 || 2 |- | 3 || October 14 || Calgary || 7 – 5 || Vancouver || || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || October 17 || Winnipeg || 4 – 7 || Calgary || || 3–1–0 || 6 |- | 5 || October 19 || Boston || 2 – 8 || Calgary || || 4–1–0 || 8 |- | 6 || October 21 || Calgary || 4 – 6 || Edmonton || || 4–2–0 || 8 |- | 7 || October 23 || Hartford || 4 – 9 || Calgary || || 5–2–0 || 10 |- | 8 || October 25 || Washington || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || 6–2–0 || 12 |- | 9 || October 27 || Calgary || 5 – 3 || Toronto || || 7–2–0 || 14 |- | 10 || October 28 || Calgary || 2 – 6 || Buffalo || || 7–3–0 || 14 |- | 11 || October 31 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Washington || OT || 7–4–0 || 14 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; November: 7–4–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts |- | 12 || November 1 || Calgary || 9 – 5 || Detroit || || 8–4–0 || 16 |- | 13 || November 4 || Calgary || 2 – 5 || St. Louis || || 8–5–0 || 16 |- | 14 || November 7 || Chicago || 5 – 3 || Calgary || || 8–6–0 || 16 |- | 15 || November 10 || Montreal || 3 – 3 || Calgary || OT || 8–6–1 || 17 |- | 16 || November 13 || Detroit || 4 – 5 || Calgary || OT || 9–6–1 || 19 |- | 17 || November 15 || Edmonton || 2 – 6 || Calgary || || 10–6–1 || 21 |- | 18 || November 16 || Calgary || 6 – 2 || Winnipeg || || 11–6–1 || 23 |- | 19 || November 19 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || Los Angeles || || 11–7–1 || 23 |- | 20 || November 21 || Vancouver || 4 – 6 || Calgary || || 12–7–1 || 25 |- | 21 || November 23 || St. Louis || 3 – 1 || Calgary || || 12–8–1 || 25 |- | 22 || November 25 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || Vancouver || || 13–8–1 || 27 |- | 23 || November 28 || NY Islanders || 2 – 5 || Calgary || || 14–8–1 || 29 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; December: 5–7–2 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–4–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts |- | 24 || December 1 || Calgary || 8 – 4 || Minnesota || || 15–8–1 || 31 |- | 25 || December 2 || Calgary || 6 – 8 || Winnipeg || || 15–9–1 || 31 |- | 26 || December 5 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || NY Rangers || OT || 15–9–2 || 32 |- | 27 || December 7 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || New Jersey || OT || 15–9–3 || 33 |- | 28 || December 8 || Calgary || 4 – 6 || Pittsburgh || || 15–10–3 || 33 |- | 29 || December 12 || Winnipeg || 2 – 9 || Calgary || || 16–10–3 || 35 |- | 30 || December 15 || Calgary || 5 – 6 || Los Angeles || || 16–11–3 || 35 |- | 31 || December 18 || Los Angeles || 6 – 3 || Calgary || || 16–12–3 || 35 |- | 32 || December 20 || Vancouver || 1 – 9 || Calgary || || 17–12–3 || 37 |- | 33 || December 22 || Calgary || 1 – 7 || Edmonton || || 17–13–3 || 37 |- | 34 || December 23 || Calgary || 5 – 4 || Vancouver || || 18–13–3 || 39 |- | 35 || December 26 || Edmonton || 6 – 5 || Calgary || || 18–14–3 || 39 |- | 36 || December 28 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Calgary || || 18–15–3 || 39 |- | 37 || December 30 || Calgary || 5 – 2 || Chicago || || 19–15–3 || 41 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; January: 7–4–4 (home: 4–1–3; road: 3–3–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts |- | 38 || January 1 || Calgary || 5 – 3 || Winnipeg || || 20–15–3 || 43 |- | 39 || January 3 || Philadelphia || 3 – 4 || Calgary || || 21–15–3 || 45 |- | 40 || January 5 || Minnesota || 4 – 4 || Calgary || OT || 21–15–4 || 46 |- | 41 || January 9 || Los Angeles || 4 – 4 || Calgary || OT || 21–15–5 || 47 |- | 42 || January 11 || Calgary || 0 – 4 || Quebec || || 21–16–5 || 47 |- | 43 || January 13 || Calgary || 1 – 7 || Philadelphia || || 21–17–5 || 47 |- | 44 || January 15 || Calgary || 5 – 2 || Hartford || || 22–17–5 || 49 |- | 45 || January 17 || Calgary || 4 – 3 || Boston || || 23–17–5 || 51 |- | 46 || January 21 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || Vancouver || OT || 23–17–6 || 52 |- | 47 || January 23 || New Jersey || 3 – 6 || Calgary || || 24–17–6 || 54 |- | 48 || January 25 || Pittsburgh || 6 – 6 || Calgary || OT || 24–17–7 || 55 |- | 49 || January 26 || Vancouver || 2 – 6 || Calgary || || 25–17–7 || 57 |- | 50 || January 28 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Edmonton || || 25–18–7 || 57 |- | 51 || January 29 || Edmonton || 4 – 2 || Calgary || || 25–19–7 || 57 |- | 52 || January 31 || NY Rangers || 2 – 7 || Calgary || || 26–19–7 || 59 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; February: 5–6–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts |- | 53 || February 3 || Calgary || 1 – 6 || Buffalo || || 26–20–7 || 59 |- | 54 || February 5 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || Montreal || || 27–20–7 || 61 |- | 55 || February 6 || Calgary || 7 – 4 || Hartford || || 28–20–7 || 63 |- | 56 || February 9 || Buffalo || 6 – 1 || Calgary || || 28–21–7 || 63 |- | 57 || February 14 || Washington || 4 – 3 || Calgary || || 28–22–7 || 63 |- | 58 || February 16 || Winnipeg || 4 – 8 || Calgary || || 29–22–7 || 65 |- | 59 || February 19 || Calgary || 4 – 8 || NY Islanders || || 29–23–7 || 65 |- | 60 || February 20 || Calgary || 3 – 6 || Pittsburgh || || 29–24–7 || 65 |- | 61 || February 23 || Calgary || 5 – 3 || New Jersey || || 30–24–7 || 67 |- | 62 || February 24 || Calgary || 1 – 4 || Philadelphia || || 30–25–7 || 67 |- | 63 || February 27 || NY Islanders || 1 – 3 || Calgary || || 31–25–7 || 69 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; March: 9–2–3 (home: 5–2–1; road: 4–0–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts |- | 64 || March 1 || Montreal || 4 – 6 || Calgary || || 32–25–7 || 71 |- | 65 || March 3 || Los Angeles || 0 – 7 || Calgary || || 33–25–7 || 73 |- | 66 || March 5 || Edmonton || 5 – 3 || Calgary || || 33–26–7 || 73 |- | 67 || March 7 || NY Rangers || 5 – 11 || Calgary || || 34–26–7 || 75 |- | 68 || March 9 || Quebec || 2 – 2 || Calgary || OT || 34–26–8 || 76 |- | 69 || March 13 || Calgary || 5 – 3 || Toronto || || 35–26–8 || 78 |- | 70 || March 16 || Calgary || 5 – 3 || Boston || || 36–26–8 || 80 |- | 71 || March 18 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Minnesota || OT || 36–26–9 || 81 |- | 72 || March 20 || Toronto || 4 – 7 || Calgary || || 37–26–9 || 83 |- | 73 || March 22 || Chicago || 3 – 1 || Calgary || || 37–27–9 || 83 |- | 74 || March 23 || Calgary || 4 – 3 || Los Angeles || || 38–27–9 || 85 |- | 75 || March 27 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || Los Angeles || || 39–27–9 || 87 |- | 76 || March 29 || Los Angeles || 0 – 3 || Calgary || || 40–27–9 || 89 |- | 77 || March 31 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Winnipeg || OT || 40–27–10 || 90 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; April: 1–0–2 (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–0–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts |- | 78 || April 3 || Vancouver || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || 41–27–10 || 92 |- | 79 || April 5 || Calgary || 5 – 5 || Edmonton || OT || 41–27–11 || 93 |- | 80 || April 7 || Winnipeg || 4 – 4 || Calgary || OT || 41–27–12 || 94 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 5px solid; 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; Smythe Division Semifinals vs. Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg wins 3–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 10 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || Winnipeg || OT || Winnipeg leads 1–0 |- | 2 || April 11 || Calgary || 2 – 5 || Winnipeg || || Winnipeg leads 2–0 |- | 3 || April 13 || Winnipeg || 0 – 4 || Calgary || || Winnipeg leads 2–1 |- | 4 || April 14 || Winnipeg || 5 – 3 || Calgary || || Winnipeg wins 3–1 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black 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 Nilsson 14 773762991430110 Hakan Loob 12783735721443360 Carey Wilson 33 742448722740000 Paul Reinhart 23 752346691841120 Eddy Beers 27 742840689431010 Al MacInnis 2671452667541238 Dan Quinn 10742038582230000 Richard Kromm 22 732032523230114 Jim Peplinski 2480162945111413411 Colin Patterson 1157222143540005 Mike Eaves 7 5614294310 – – – –- Jamie Macoun 3470930396741014 Lanny McDonald 9431918373610000 Steve Bozek 26 54132235631014 Steve Tambellini 15471910294 – – – –- Steve Konroyd 3 64323267341452 Tim Hunter 1971111122259400024 Paul Baxter 4 7051419126401118 Gino Cavallini 6 27610161430004 Kari Eloranta 20652111339 – – – –- Doug Risebrough 815751249303312 Joel Otto 2917481230321310 Charlie Bourgeois 284721012134400017 Neil Sheehy 531347109 – – – –- Perry Berezan 219325421014 Jim Jackson 16101450 – – – –- Yves Courteau 25 141454 – – – –- Bruce Eakin 32 10000 – – – –- Don Edwards 1 340004 – – – –- Rejean Lemelin 3156000440000 †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 Rejean Lemelin 3156317630121018313.464248131413.39 Don Edwards 13416911115211514.08 – – – – – –-.-- Transactions The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season. Trades Free agents Player Former team D Gino Cavallini Bowling Green State University (NCAA) C Joel Otto Bemidji State University (NCAA) Player New team LW Jeff Brubaker Edmonton Oilers G Tim Bernhardt Toronto Maple Leafs October 2021 Draft picks List of Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary's picks at the 1984 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal.Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed October 13, 2007. RndPickPlayerNationalityPositionTeam (league)NHL statisticsGPGAPtsPIM 1 12 Gary Roberts Canada LW Ottawa 67's (OHL)12244384719092560 2 33 Ken Sabourin Canada D Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)742810201 2 38 Paul Ranheim United States LW University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA)1013161199360288 4 75 Petr Rosol FN/A 5 96 Joel Paunio LWN/A 6 117 Brett Hull Canada RW University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)12697416501391458 7 138 Kevan Melrose Canada DN/A 8 159 Jiri Hrdina CN/A250458513092 9 180 Gary Suter United States D University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA)11452036428451349 10 200 Petr Rucka CN/A 11 221 Stefan Jonsson Sweden DN/A 12 241 Rudolf Suchanek DN/A See also 1984–85 NHL season References Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 127. Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 140. Team standings: 1984–85 NHL standings @hockeydb.com Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com Category:Calgary Flames seasons Calgary Flames season, 1984-85 Calg Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Category:1980s in Calgary