1981–82 Calgary Flames season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1981–82 1981 Calgary Flames Campbell 5th Smythe 3rd 29–34–17 20–11–9 9–23–8 334 345 Cliff Fletcher Al MacNeil Brad Marsh (Oct-Nov) Phil Russell (Nov-Apr) None Stampede Corral 7,231 Oklahoma City Stars (CHL) Lanny McDonald (40) Guy Chouinard (57) Mel Bridgman (87) Willi Plett (288) Pat Riggin (19) Pat Riggin (4.23) The 1981–82 Calgary Flames season was the second season in Calgary and tenth for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The follow-up to the Flames' first season in Calgary proved to be disappointing on the ice. Twenty-nine wins represented the Flames lowest total since the franchise's inaugural season in Atlanta.Year-by-year results, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 106. Despite the poor record, Calgary finished in third place in the newly organized Smythe Division, earning a playoff match-up against the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames returned to their Atlanta form, being swept out of the post-season in three straight games, as the Canucks began their run to the Stanley Cup Finals. The 1981–82 season saw the Flames acquire Lanny McDonald from the Colorado Rockies, bringing the Hanna, Alberta product home. Sporting his trademark moustache, McDonald would spend his final seven seasons with the Flames, and remains an icon in Calgary. McDonald would score 34 of his 40 goals that season in a Flames uniform. Pekka Rautakallio was the Flames representative at the 1982 All-Star Game.All-Star selections, 2006–07 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; 1981–82 regular season1981-82 Calgary Flames Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1982_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 24, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–3–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 1 || October 8 || Vancouver || 1 – 1 || Calgary || 0–0–1 || 1 |- | 2 || October 10 || Calgary || 6 – 4 || St.Louis || 1–0–1 || 3 |- | 3 || October 11 || Calgary || 0 – 3 || Chicago || 1–1–1 || 3 |- | 4 || October 13 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Los Angeles || 1–2–1 || 3 |- | 5 || October 15 || Winnipeg || 5 – 4 || Calgary || 1–3–1 || 3 |- | 6 || October 16 || Calgary || 4 – 8 || Edmonton || 1–4–1 || 3 |- | 7 || October 20 || Edmonton || 5 – 4 || Calgary || 1–5–1 || 3 |- | 8 || October 22 || Pittsburgh || 3 – 3 || Calgary || 1–5–2 || 4 |- | 9 || October 24 || Hartford || 3 – 7 || Calgary || 2–5–2 || 6 |- | 10 || October 28 || Calgary || 1 – 6 || Minnesota || 2–6–2 || 6 |- | 11 || October 29 || Calgary || 4 – 12 || Detroit || 2–7–2 || 6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; November: 5–5–4 (home: 5–2–2; road: 0–3–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 12 || November 1 || Calgary || 2 – 4 || NY Rangers || 2–8–2 || 6 |- | 13 || November 3 || Calgary || 2 – 2 || NY Islanders || 2–8–3 || 7 |- | 14 || November 4 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || Buffalo || 2–8–4 || 8 |- | 15 || November 7 || Calgary || 2 – 4 || St. Louis || 2–9–4 || 8 |- | 16 || November 8 || Calgary || 4 – 10 || Chicago || 2–10–4 || 8 |- | 17 || November 10 || St. Louis || 7 – 0 || Calgary || 2–11–4 || 8 |- | 18 || November 12 || Quebec || 2 – 3 || Calgary || 3–11–4 || 10 |- | 19 || November 15 || Vancouver || 7 – 4 || Calgary || 3–12–4 || 10 |- | 20 || November 17 || Winnipeg || 4 – 6 || Calgary || 4–12–4 || 12 |- | 21 || November 19 || Los Angeles || 3 – 6 || Calgary || 5–12–4 || 14 |- | 22 || November 21 || Detroit || 4 – 4 || Calgary || 5–12–5 || 15 |- | 23 || November 24 || Colorado || 2 – 9 || Calgary || 6–12–5 || 17 |- | 24 || November 26 || Los Angeles || 1 – 7 || Calgary || 7–12–5 || 19 |- | 25 || November 28 || Chicago || 4 – 4 || Calgary || 7–12–6 || 20 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; December: 5–6–2 (home: 1–3–2; road: 4–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 26 || December 2 || Calgary || 3 – 9 || Washington || 7–13–6 || 20 |- | 27 || December 3 || Calgary || 1 – 6 || Philadelphia || 7–14–6 || 20 |- | 28 || December 5 || Calgary || 7 – 4 || Montreal || 8–14–6 || 22 |- | 29 || December 8 || Calgary || 7 – 4 || Quebec || 9–14–6 || 24 |- | 30 || December 12 || NY Islanders || 3 – 3 || Calgary || 9–14–7 || 25 |- | 31 || December 13 || Calgary || 7 – 6 || Vancouver || 10–14–7 || 27 |- | 32 || December 17 || Edmonton || 5 – 4 || Calgary || 10–15–7 || 27 |- | 33 || December 19 || Colorado || 2 – 5 || Calgary || 11–15–7 || 29 |- | 34 || December 20 || Calgary || 7 – 5 || Edmonton || 12–15–7 || 31 |- | 35 || December 23 || Minnesota || 4 – 4 || Calgary || 12–15–8 || 32 |- | 36 || December 26 || Calgary || 3 – 6 || Colorado || 12–16–8 || 32 |- | 37 || December 28 || Philadelphia || 7 – 4 || Calgary || 12–17–8 || 32 |- | 38 || December 30 || Boston || 4 – 2 || Calgary || 12–18–8 || 32 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; January: 7–4–4 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–4–3) Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 39 || January 2 || Calgary || 5 – 5 || Los Angeles || 12–18–9 || 33 |- | 40 || January 5 || Colorado || 4 – 5 || Calgary || 13–18–9 || 35 |- | 41 || January 7 || Toronto || 4 – 4 || Calgary || 13–18–10 || 36 |- | 42 || January 9 || Calgary || 2 – 7 || Edmonton || 13–19–10 || 36 |- | 43 || January 10 || Edmonton || 1 – 5 || Calgary || 14–19–10 || 38 |- | 44 || January 13 || Calgary || 1 – 5 || Vancouver || 14–20–10 || 38 |- | 45 || January 14 || Los Angeles || 2 – 5 || Calgary || 15–20–10 || 40 |- | 46 || January 16 || Pittsburgh || 0 – 4 || Calgary || 16–20–10 || 42 |- | 47 || January 17 || Calgary || 5 – 3 || Colorado || 17–20–10 || 44 |- | 48 || January 20 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Toronto || 17–20–11 || 45 |- | 49 || January 21 || Calgary || 7 – 4 || Detroit || 18–20–11 || 47 |- | 50 || January 23 || Calgary || 2 – 6 || Montreal || 18–21–11 || 47 |- | 51 || January 25 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || Boston || 18–21–12 || 48 |- | 52 || January 27 || Calgary || 1 – 3 || Hartford || 18–22–12 || 48 |- | 53 || January 30 || Buffalo || 2 – 3 || Calgary || 19–22–12 || 50 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; February: 4–5–3 (home: 4–3–2; road: 0–2–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 54 || February 2 || Montreal || 5 – 3 || Calgary || 19–23–12 || 50 |- | 55 || February 4 || NY Rangers || 4 – 4 || Calgary || 19–23–13 || 51 |- | 56 || February 5 || Calgary || 4 – 6 || Winnipeg || 19–24–13 || 51 |- | 57 || February 7 || Toronto || 2 – 8 || Calgary || 20–24–13 || 53 |- | 58 || February 11 || Washington || 5 – 3 || Calgary || 20–25–13 || 53 |- | 59 || February 13 || Boston || 3 – 6 || Calgary || 21–25–13 || 55 |- | 60 || February 16 || Hartford || 2 – 7 || Calgary || 22–25–13 || 57 |- | 61 || February 18 || Minnesota || 2 – 2 || Calgary || 22–25–14 || 58 |- | 62 || February 20 || Calgary || 2 – 6 || Los Angeles || 22–26–14 || 58 |- | 63 || February 23 || Calgary || 2 – 2 || Vancouver || 22–26–15 || 59 |- | 64 || February 25 || Vancouver || 4 – 11 || Calgary || 23–26–15 || 61 |- | 65 || February 27 || Philadelphia || 9 – 8 || Calgary || 23–27–15 || 61 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; March: 5–6–2 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–5–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 66 || March 2 || Calgary || 3 – 6 || NY Islanders || 23–28–15 || 61 |- | 67 || March 3 || Calgary || 2 – 4 || NY Rangers || 23–29–15 || 61 |- | 68 || March 5 || Calgary || 6 – 8 || Washington || 23–30–15 || 61 |- | 69 || March 7 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Pittsburgh || 23–30–16 || 62 |- | 70 || March 9 || Calgary || 9 – 4 || Quebec || 24–30–16 || 64 |- | 71 || March 11 || Vancouver || 3 – 6 || Calgary || 25–30–16 || 66 |- | 72 || March 13 || Buffalo || 1 – 4 || Calgary || 26–30–16 || 68 |- | 73 || March 17 || Calgary || 4 – 9 || Los Angeles || 26–31–16 || 68 |- | 74 || March 19 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || Edmonton || 26–31–17 || 69 |- | 75 || March 20 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || Colorado || 27–31–17 || 71 |- | 76 || March 25 || Edmonton || 7 – 2 || Calgary || 27–32–17 || 71 |- | 77 || March 27 || Calgary || 2 – 7 || Vancouver || 27–33–17 || 71 |- | 78 || March 30 || Los Angeles || 5 – 7 || Calgary || 28–33–17 || 73 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; April: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts |- | 79 || April 1 || Colorado || 0 – 11 || Calgary || 29–33–17 || 75 |- | 80 || April 3 || Calgary || 1 – 3 || Colorado || 29–34–17 || 75 |- |- | 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; 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#F3BC52 2px solid; Smythe Division Semifinals vs. Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 3–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Series |- | 1 || April 7 || Calgary || 3 – 5 || Vancouver || || Vancouver leads 1–0 |- | 2 || April 8 || Calgary || 1 – 2 || Vancouver || OT || Vancouver leads 2–0 |- | 3 || April 10 || Vancouver || 3 – 1 || Calgary || || Vancouver wins 3–0 |- |- | 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 Guy Chouinard 16642357801230116 Mel Bridgman† 266326497594320214 Pekka Rautakallio 4801751684030000 Lanny McDonald† 9553433673730116 Jim Peplinski 2474303767115310113 Kevin LaVallee 15753229613030007 Paul Reinhart 23621348611730112 Willi Plett 2578213657288312339 Kent Nilsson 14 41262955830332 Jamie Hislop 17801625413530000 Phil Russell 5714252911030112 Gary McAdam† 28461215271830000 Denis Cyr 9/124512102213 – – – –- Dan Labraaten 21 43101222630000 Bob Murdoch 2073317207630000 Don Lever‡ 1223811196 – – – –- Steve Konroyd 3633141778300012 Bill Clement 1069412162830002 Charlie Bourgeois 2542131511230007 Bob MacMillan‡ 1123471114 – – – –- Eric Vail‡ 2764150 – – – –- Kari Eloranta‡ 81005514 – – – –- Pat Riggin 152055430000 Dave Hindmarch 1893030 – – – –- Bobby Gould‡ 19163034 – – – –- Eddy Beers 27511221 – – – –- Mike Dwyer 2950220 – – – –- Gord Wappel 21111016 – – – –- Carl Mokosak 1910110 – – – –- Brad Marsh‡ 221701110 – – – –- Rejean Lemelin 31340110 – – – –- Randy Turnbull 22 10002 – – – –- Bruce Eakin 1910000 – – – –- Bobby Lalonde 11 10000 – – – –- Tim Hunter 19 20009 – – – –- Al MacInnis 11 20000 – – – –- Pat Ribble† 22/8 30002 – – – –- Randy Holt‡ 7 80009 – – – –- †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 Pat Riggin 152293419191120724.233194031003.09 Rejean Lemelin 31 3418661015613504.34 – – – – – –-.-- Transactions The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season. Trades November 10, 1981 To Calgary Flames Gary McAdam To Detroit Red WingsEric Vail November 11, 1981 To Calgary Flames Mel Bridgman To Philadelphia FlyersBrad Marsh November 25, 1981 To Calgary Flames Lanny McDonald4th round pick in 1983 entry draft(traded to New York Islanders;Islanders selected Mikko Makela) To Colorado RockiesDon LeverBob MacMillan November 25, 1981 To Calgary Flames Pat Ribble2nd round pick in 1983 entry draft(traded to Montreal Canadiens;Todd Francis) To Washington CapitalsBobby GouldRandy Holt March 8, 1982 To Calgary Flames Future Considerations To St. Louis BluesKari Eloranta Free agents Player Former team LW Gord Hampson University of Michigan (NCAA) LW Carl Mokosak Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) D Kari Eloranta Leksands IF (Elitserien) C Bobby Lalonde Boston Bruins C Kari Jalonen Kärpät (SM-liiga) LW Eddy Beers University of Denver (NCAA) Player New team RW Dave Gorman Buffalo Sabres October 2021 Draft picks List of Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary's picks at the 1981 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal.Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed December 16, 2007. RndPickPlayerNationalityPositionTeam (league)NHL statisticsGPGAPtsPIM 1 15 Al MacInnis Canada D Kitchener Rangers (OHL)141634093412741501 3 56 Mike Vernon Canada G Calgary Wranglers (WHL)781385–273–92, 3.00 GAA 4 78 Peter Madach SwedenCN/A 5 99 Mario Simioni Canada F Toronto Marlboros (OHL) 6 120 Todd Hooey Canada F Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 7 141 Rick Heppner United StatesDN/A 8 162 Dale DeGray CanadaD Oshawa Generals (OHL)153184765195 9 183 George Boudreau United StatesDN/A 10 204 Bruce Eakin Canada F Saskatoon Blades (OHL)132244 See also 1981–82 NHL season References Player stats: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 130. Game log: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 141. Team standings: 1981–82 NHL standings @hockeydb.com Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com Category:Calgary Flames seasons Calgary Flames season, 1981-82 Calg Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Category:1980s in Calgary