1989–90 Calgary Flames season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1989–90 1989 Calgary Flames Campbell 1st Smythe 1st 42–23–15 28–7–5 14–16–10 348 265 Cliff Fletcher Terry Crisp Jim Peplinski (Oct) Brad McCrimmon (Oct-Apr) Doug Gilmour Tim Hunter Olympic Saddledome 19,861 Joe Nieuwendyk (45) Doug Gilmour (67) Joe Nieuwendyk (95) Tim Hunter (279) Mike Vernon (23) Mike Vernon (3.13) Yes thumb|100px|left|Calgary Flames 10th anniversary logo patch The 1989–90 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' eighteenth season, and their tenth in Calgary. In defense of their first Stanley Cup championship, despite losing both Lanny McDonald and Jim Peplinski to retirement, the Flames remained a dominant team on the ice, finishing atop the Smythe Division and the Campbell Conference for the third consecutive year, and 2nd overall in the NHL with 99 points – two points behind the Boston Bruins. The regular season success did not translate in the postseason, however, as the Flames were stunned by the Los Angeles Kings in six games in the first round of the playoffs. The loss began 15 years of playoff frustration, as the Flames would not win another postseason round until the 2003–04 season. Following the loss, the Flames fired head coach Terry Crisp, later replacing him with Doug Risebrough. In three seasons with the Flames, Crisp compiled a 144–63–33 record, with one Stanley Cup win and two Presidents' Trophies.May 8, 1990 SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Crisp Is Dismissed As Coach of Flames https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/08/sports/sports-people-hockey-crisp-is-dismissed-as-coach-of-flames.html February 20, 2024 New York TimesArchives L. A. Times 1990-05-07 A Year After Cup, Flames Oust Crisp : NHL: Defending champion Calgary fires its coach in the wake of a first-round playoff loss to the Kings. No successor is named. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-07-sp-312-story.html 2024-02-20 Los Angeles Times en-US1990-05-08 CRISP FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONALITY https://www.deseret.com/1990/5/8/18860648/crisp-fired-because-of-his-personality 2024-02-20 Deseret News enFlames fire coach - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/05/07/Flames-fire-coach/3753642052800/ 2024-02-20 UPI enArchives L. A. Times 1990-05-18 Flames Name Risebrough as Coach : Hockey: Former Calgary player replaces Terry Crisp, who was fired last month. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-18-sp-511-story.html 2024-02-20 Los Angeles Times en-USArchives L. A. Times 1990-05-19 Flames Replace Fired Crisp With Risebrough https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-19-sp-228-story.html 2024-02-20 Los Angeles Times en-US Individually, Russian superstar Sergei Makarov, who was drafted by the Flames in 1983, was allowed to leave the Soviet Union and play in the NHL. Makarov finished 4th in team scoring with 86 points. The 32-year-old Makarov captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year. The selection was controversial, as Makarov had played 11 pro seasons in the Soviet Union prior to joining the Flames. As a result, the league changed the rules for the following seasons, stating that only players under the age of 26 would be eligible for the award.New Rules for Rookies, New York Times, June 20, 1990, accessed June 10, 2007 Four Flames were named to represent the Campbell Conference at the 1990 All-Star Game: Forwards Joe Mullen and Joe Nieuwendyk, defenceman Al MacInnis and goaltender Mike Vernon.All-Stars, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22 2 Regular season The Flames finished first in scoring, with 348 goals for, and first in power-play percentage, with 27.73% (99 for 357).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1990.html 1989-90 NHL Summary Season standings CAL CAL Record vs. opponents CGY Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 5px solid; 1989–90 regular season1989-90 Calgary Flames Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/1990_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 24, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; October: 6–3–4 (home: 3–0–2; road: 3–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points |- | 1 || October 5 || Detroit || 7 – 10 || Calgary || || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || October 7 || NY Islanders || 3 – 6 || Calgary || || 2–0–0 || 4 |- | 3 || October 10 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || New Jersey || || 3–0–0 || 6 |- | 4 || October 11 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || NY Rangers || || 3–1–0 || 6 |- | 5 || October 14 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Washington || OT || 3–1–1 || 7 |- | 6 || October 15 || Calgary || 3 – 2 || Philadelphia || || 4–1–1 || 9 |- | 7 || October 17 || Calgary || 8 – 8 || Quebec || OT || 4–1–2 || 10 |- | 8 || October 18 || Calgary || 1 – 2 || Montreal || || 4–2–2 || 10 |- | 9 || October 21 || Boston || 2 – 5 || Calgary || || 5–2–2 || 12 |- | 10 || October 23 || Washington || 3 – 3 || Calgary || OT || 5–2–3 || 13 |- | 11 || October 25 || Calgary || 5 – 0 || Los Angeles || || 6–2–3 || 15 |- | 12 || October 27 || Vancouver || 5 – 5 || Calgary || OT || 6–2–4 || 16 |- | 13 || October 28 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Vancouver || || 6–3–4 || 16 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; November: 5–6–4 (home: 4–1–2; road: 1–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points |- | 14 || November 1 || Winnipeg || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || 7–3–4 || 18 |- | 15 || November 3 || Calgary || 2 – 5 || Edmonton || || 7–4–4 || 18 |- | 16 || November 4 || New Jersey || 3 – 7 || Calgary || || 8–4–4 || 20 |- | 17 || November 6 || Edmonton || 1 – 5 || Calgary || || 9–4–4 || 22 |- | 18 || November 8 || Calgary || 5 – 4 || Los Angeles || || 10–4–4 || 24 |- | 19 || November 11 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || OT || 10–5–4 || 24 |- | 20 || November 12 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Winnipeg || || 10–6–4 || 24 |- | 21 || November 14 || Los Angeles || 8 – 6 || Calgary || || 10–7–4 || 24 |- | 22 || November 16 || Buffalo || 4 – 4 || Calgary || OT || 10–7–5 || 25 |- | 23 || November 18 || Chicago || 4 – 4 || Calgary || OT || 10–7–6 || 26 |- | 24 || November 20 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Montreal || || 10–8–6 || 26 |- | 25 || November 21 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Quebec || OT || 10–8–7 || 27 |- | 26 || November 24 || Calgary || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || 10–9–7 || 27 |- | 27 || November 25 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || St. Louis || OT || 10–9–8 || 28 |- | 28 || November 30 || Minnesota || 2 – 5 || Calgary || || 11–9–8 || 30 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; December: 6–4–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points |- | 29 || December 2 || Toronto || 4 – 7 || Calgary || || 12–9–8 || 32 |- | 30 || December 6 || Winnipeg || 3 – 4 || Calgary || || 12–10–8 || 32 |- | 31 || December 10 || Calgary || 1 – 4 || Winnipeg || || 12–11–8 || 32 |- | 32 || December 11 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || Edmonton || OT || 12–11–9 || 33 |- | 33 || December 14 || Quebec || 2 – 8 || Calgary || || 13–11–9 || 35 |- | 34 || December 16 || Pittsburgh || 3 – 4 || Calgary || || 14–11–9 || 37 |- | 35 || December 19 || Calgary || 2 – 1 || Vancouver || || 15–11–9 || 39 |- | 36 || December 20 || Vancouver || 1 – 2 || Calgary || OT || 16–11–9 || 41 |- | 37 || December 23 || Calgary || 1 – 2 || Edmonton || || 16–12–9 || 41 |- | 38 || December 27 || Calgary || 5 – 5 || Los Angeles || || 16–12–10 || 42 |- | 39 || December 29 || Winnipeg || 2 – 1 || Calgary || OT || 16–13–10 || 42 |- | 40 || December 30 || Montreal || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || 17–13–10 || 44 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; January: 8–2–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points |- | 41 || January 2 || Philadelphia || 4 – 4 || Calgary || OT || 17–13–11 || 45 |- | 42 || January 5 || Hartford || 4 – 6 || Calgary || || 18–13–11 || 47 |- | 43 || January 7 || Calgary || 3 – 1 || Edmonton || || 19–13–11 || 49 |- | 44 || January 9 || Edmonton || 3 – 2 || Calgary || OT || 19–14–11 || 49 |- | 45 || January 11 || Buffalo || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || 20–14–11 || 51 |- | 46 || January 13 || Calgary || 5 – 6 || Toronto || || 20–15–11 || 51 |- | 47 || January 14 || Calgary || 6 – 5 || Chicago || || 21–15–11 || 53 |- | 48 || January 16 || Calgary || 5 – 2 || St. Louis || || 22–15–11 || 55 |- | 49 || January 18 || Calgary || 2 – 2 || Boston || OT || 22–15–12 || 56 |- | 50 || January 19 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || Hartford || OT || 22–15–13 || 57 |- | 51 || January 25 || NY Rangers || 5 – 8 || Calgary || || 23–15–13 || 59 |- | 52 || January 27 || Minnesota || 1 – 3 || Calgary || || 24–15–13 || 61 |- | 53 || January 30 || Calgary || 7 – 2 || Vancouver || || 25–15–13 || 63 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; February: 6–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points |- | 54 || February 1 || Vancouver || 3 – 4 || Calgary || OT || 26–15–13 || 65 |- | 55 || February 3 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Los Angeles || || 26–16–13 || 65 |- | 56 || February 6 || Los Angeles || 5 – 3 || Calgary || || 26–17–13 || 65 |- | 57 || February 10 || Calgary || 5 – 7 || Detroit || || 26–18–13 || 65 |- | 58 || February 11 || Calgary || 5 – 2 || NY Rangers || || 27–18–13 || 67 |- | 59 || February 13 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || NY Islanders || || 28–18–13 || 69 |- | 60 || February 15 || Calgary || 4 – 1 || Chicago || || 29–18–13 || 71 |- | 61 || February 18 || Calgary || 1 – 5 || Winnipeg || || 29–19–13 || 71 |- | 62 || February 20 || Boston || 5 – 3 || Calgary || || 29–20–13 || 71 |- | 63 || February 22 || Toronto || 2 – 12 || Calgary || || 30–20–13 || 73 |- | 64 || February 25 || Edmonton || 4 – 10 || Calgary || || 31–20–13 || 75 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; March: 10–3–2 (home: 8–1–0; road: 2–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points |- | 65 || March 1 || Philadelphia || 4 – 2 || Calgary || || 31–21–13 || 75 |- | 66 || March 3 || Vancouver || 1 – 5 || Calgary || || 32–21–13 || 77 |- | 67 || March 5 || Los Angeles || 0 – 5 || Calgary || || 33–21–13 || 79 |- | 68 || March 7 || Pittsburgh || 3 – 6 || Calgary || || 34–21–13 || 81 |- | 69 || March 9 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Vancouver || OT || 34–21–14 || 82 |- | 70 || March 11 || Calgary || 6 – 4 || Winnipeg || || 35–21–14 || 84 |- | 71 || March 12 || Winnipeg || 4 – 5 || Calgary || OT || 36–21–14 || 86 |- | 72 || March 15 || New Jersey || 4 – 5 || Calgary || || 37–21–14 || 88 |- | 73 || March 17 || Hartford || 4 – 5 || Calgary || || 38–21–14 || 90 |- | 74 || March 19 || St. Louis || 2 – 5 || Calgary || || 39–21–14 || 92 |- | 75 || March 21 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || Buffalo || || 39–22–14 || 92 |- | 76 || March 24 || Calgary || 3 – 3 || Pittsburgh || OT || 39–22–15 || 93 |- | 77 || March 25 || Calgary || 1 – 4 || Washington || || 39–23–15 || 93 |- | 78 || March 27 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || NY Islanders || || 40–23–15 || 95 |- | 79 || March 30 || Edmonton || 2 – 6 || Calgary || || 41–23–15 || 97 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; April: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Points |- | 80 || April 1 || Los Angeles || 4 – 8 || Calgary || || 42–23–15 || 99 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Flames defense of their first Stanley Cup championship ended quickly as Calgary was stunned by the Los Angeles Kings in six games. The loss would begin a string of playoff disappointments for the Flames, who would not win another playoff round until the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Flames 12–4 defeat in game four of the series remains a Flames team record for most goals against in one playoff game.Playoff Records, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 225 background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 5px solid; 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFD100 2px solid; Smythe Division semifinal vs. Los Angeles – Kings win 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series |- | 1 || April 4 || Los Angeles || 5 – 3 || Calgary || || 19,172 || Los Angeles leads 1–0 |- | 2 || April 6 || Los Angeles || 5 – 8 || Calgary || || 20,168 || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || April 8 || Calgary || 1 – 2 || Los Angeles || OT || 16,005 || Los Angeles leads 2–1 |- | 4 || April 10 || Calgary || 4 – 12 || Los Angeles || || 16,005 || Los Angeles leads 3–1 |- | 5 || April 12 || Los Angeles || 1 – 5 || Calgary || || 20,107 || Los Angeles leads 3–2 |- | 6 || April 14 || Calgary || 3 – 4 || Los Angeles || 2OT || 16,005 || Los Angeles wins 4–2 |- |- | 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 Joe Nieuwendyk 257945509540646104 Doug Gilmour 39782467915463148 Al MacInnis 2792862908262358 Sergei Makarov 42802462865560663 Gary Suter 207616607697601112 Gary Roberts 1078393372222625741 Joe Mullen 7783633692463030 Theoren Fleury 1480313566157623510 Paul Ranheim 28802628542361342 Brian MacLellan 27652018382660228 Jamie Macoun 34788273570603310 Joel Otto 297513203311662242 Jiri Hrdina 17641218303160112 Dana Murzyn 5787132014062242 Brad McCrimmon 479415197860228 Ric Nattress 649114152662028 Colin Patterson 116153820----- Jonas Bergqvist 182225710----- Mark Hunter 221023539----- Tim Hunter 196723527960004 Roger Johansson 213505548----- Sergei Priakin 1620224020000 Mike Vernon 30 470332160000 Jim Korn† 26902226410112 Jim Peplinski 2461014----- Brian Glynn 3210000----- Steve Guenette 120002----- Stu Grimson 35 300017----- Marc Bureau 3350004----- Ken Sabourin 55500010----- Rick Wamsley 3136000410000 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. 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 Mike Vernon 304727952314914613.136342231903.33 Rick Wamsley 31361969188610703.26149019011.02 Steve Guenette 12119110804.03------- Transactions The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season. Trades June 16, 1989 To Calgary Flames 2nd round pick in 1989 (Kent Manderville) To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Ramage March 6, 1990 To Calgary Flames Jim Korn To New Jersey Devils 5th round pick in 1990 (Petr Kuchyna) Free Agents Player Former team Player New team October 2021 Draft picks List of Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary's picks at the 1989 NHL entry draft, held in Bloomington, Minnesota.Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed June 4, 2007 RndPickPlayerNationalityPositionTeam (league)NHL statisticsGPGAPtsPIM224Kent MandervilleC N/A6463767104348 2 42 Ted Drury C N/A414415293367 3 50 Veli-Pekka Kautonen D HIFK Helsinki (FNL) 3 63 Corey Lyons RW Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 4 70 Robert Reichel C CHZ LITVÍNOV (CZE)830252378630388 4 84 Ryan O'Leary CN/A 5 105 Toby Kearney LWN/A 7 147 Alex Nikolic LW Cornell (ECAC) 8 168 Kevin Wortman DN/A50002 9 189 Sergey Gomolyako RW Traktor Chelyabinsk (USSR) 10 210 Dan Sawyer DN/A 11 231 Alexander Yudin D HC Dynamo Moscow (USSR) 12 252 Kenneth Kennholt D Djurgårdens IF (SEL) S26Shawn HeaphyCN/A10002 See also 1989–90 NHL season References Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 122 Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 138 Team standings: 1989–90 NHL standings @hockeydb.com Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com Category:Calgary Flames seasons Calgary Flames season, 1989-90 Calg Category:Smythe Division champion seasons Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Category:1980s in Calgary Category:1990s in Calgary