1992–93 Calgary Flames season

The 1992–93 Calgary Flames season was the 13th National Hockey League season in Calgary. The Flames rebounded from their disappointing 1991–92 season, finishing 2nd in the Smythe Division, four points behind the Vancouver Canucks.

1992–93 Calgary Flames
Division2nd Smythe
Conference5th Campbell
1992–93 record43–30–11
Home record23–14–5
Road record20–16–6
Goals for322 (11th)
Goals against282 (9th)
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachDave King
CaptainJoe Nieuwendyk
Alternate captainsAl MacInnis
Joel Otto
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance19,529
Team leaders
GoalsRobert Reichel (40)
AssistsTheoren Fleury (66)
PointsTheoren Fleury (100)
Penalty minutesCraig Berube (209)
Plus/minusGary Roberts (+32)
WinsMike Vernon (29)
Goals against averageJeff Reese (3.20)

The Flames met the Los Angeles Kings in the Smythe Division semi-finals. The series was an offensive showdown, with the Flames setting team records for most goals scored in a six-game series (28) and most goals against (33).[1] The Flames once again failed to win a playoff series, falling in six games.

Two Flames represented the Campbell Conference at the 1993 All-Star Game: Forward Gary Roberts and goaltender Mike Vernon.[2]

On February 10, 1993, the Flames set numerous franchise and league records in a 13–1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. In addition to being a team record for goals scored at 13, the score also represents the largest margin of victory in team history (12). Calgary set a new team mark for fastest four goals scored (1:21). Jeff Reese set an NHL record for points in one game by a goaltender with 3 assists, while Theoren Fleury set a league record by going +9 in this game.[3] All of these records remain today.

Four Flames (Theoren Fleury, Joe Nieuwendyk, Robert Reichel and Gary Roberts) reached the 30-goal plateau.[4]

Prior to the season, the Flames lost two players in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, as Left Winger Chris Lindberg was selected by the Ottawa Senators 35th overall, and forward Tim Hunter went to the Tampa Bay Lightning 42nd overall.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Smythe Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Canucks 84 46 29 9 101 346 278
Calgary Flames 84 43 30 11 97 322 282
Los Angeles Kings 84 39 35 10 88 338 340
Winnipeg Jets 84 40 37 7 87 322 320
Edmonton Oilers 84 26 50 8 60 242 337
San Jose Sharks 84 11 71 2 24 218 414

[5]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.

Schedule and results

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1992–93 Game Log

Playoffs

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1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

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Skaters

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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 Fleury 14 83 34 66 100 88 6 5 7 12 27
Robert Reichel 26 80 40 48 88 54 6 2 4 6 2
Gary Suter 20 81 23 58 81 112 6 2 3 5 8
Gary Roberts 10 58 38 41 79 172 5 1 6 7 43
Joe Nieuwendyk 25 79 38 37 75 52 6 3 6 9 10
Sergei Makarov 42 71 18 39 57 40 - - - - -
Al MacInnis 2 50 11 43 54 61 6 1 6 7 10
Joel Otto 29 75 19 33 52 150 6 4 2 6 4
Paul Ranheim 28 83 21 22 43 26 6 0 1 1 0
Ron Stern 22 70 10 15 25 207 6 0 0 0 43
Chris Lindberg 32/11 62 9 12 21 18 2 0 1 1 2
Roger Johansson 34 77 4 16 20 62 5 0 1 1 2
Brent Ashton 15 32 8 11 19 41 6 0 3 3 2
Trent Yawney 18 63 1 16 17 67 6 3 2 5 6
Frank Musil 3 80 6 10 16 131 6 1 1 2 7
Gary Leeman 11 30 9 5 14 10 - - - - -
Craig Berube 16 77 4 8 12 209 6 0 0 0 21
Michel Petit 7 35 3 9 12 54 - - - - -
Carey Wilson 33 22 4 7 11 8 - - - - -
Kevin Dahl 4 61 2 9 11 56 6 0 2 2 8
Chris Dahlquist 5 74 3 7 10 66 6 3 1 4 4
Greg Paslawski 23 13 4 5 9 0 6 3 0 3 0
Alexander Godynyuk 21 27 3 4 7 19 - - - - -
Brian Skrudland 39 16 2 4 6 10 6 0 3 3 12
C.J. Young 23 28 3 2 5 20 - - - - -
Todd Harkins 19 15 2 3 5 22 - - - - -
Paul Kruse 12 27 2 3 5 41 - - - - -
Jeff Reese 35 26 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
Greg Smyth 6 35 1 2 3 95 - - - - -
Tomas Forslund 27 6 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
Mike Vernon 30 64 0 2 2 42 4 0 0 0 2
Patrick Lebeau 38 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Shawn Heaphy 13 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Andrei Trefilov 1 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -

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

Goaltenders

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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
Jeff Reese 35 26 1311 14 4 1 70 1 3.20 4 209 1 3 17 1 4.88
Mike Vernon 30 64 3732 29 26 9 203 2 3.26 4 150 1 1 14 0 6.00
Andrei Trefilov 1 1 65 0 0 1 5 0 4.62 - - - - - - -

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

Transactions

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The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

Draft picks

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Calgary's picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.[6]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GP G A Pts PIM
1 6 Cory Stillman   Canada C Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 1025 278 449 727 489
2 30 Chris O'Sullivan   United States D N/A 62 2 17 19 16
3 54 Mathias Johansson   Sweden LW Färjestads BK (SEL) 58 5 10 15 15
4 78 Robert Svehla   Czechoslovakia D N/A 655 68 267 335 649
5 102 Sami Helenius   Finland D N/A 155 2 4 6 260
6 126 Ravil Yakubov   Russia D HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL
6 129 Joel Bouchard   Canada D Verdun Collège Français (QMJHL) 364 22 53 75 264
7 150 Pavel Rajnoha   Czechoslovakia D N/A
8 174 Ryan Mulhern   United States RW N/A 3 0 0 0 0
9 198 Brandon Carper   United States D Bowling Green (NCAA)
10 222 Jonas Hoglund   Sweden LW Färjestads BK (SEL) 545 117 145 262 112
11 246 Andrei Potaichuk   Russia RW Krylja Sovetov (RSL)
S 6 Jamie O'Brien   United States D N/A

See also

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References

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  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 119
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 137
  • Team standings: 1992–93 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades:
  1. ^ Playoff team records, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 224
  2. ^ All-star selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22
  3. ^ Flames Records, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pgs. 211–214
  4. ^ "1992-93 Calgary Flames Roster and Statistics".
  5. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  6. ^ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed February 25, 2007