# 2017–18 Calgary Flames season

The 2017–18 Calgary Flames season was their 38th season in Calgary, and the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972. The Flames missed the playoffs for the seventh time in their last nine seasons.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 272 | 228 | +44 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 40 | 235 | 216 | +19 | 101 |
| 3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 40 | 252 | 229 | +23 | 100 |
| 4 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 98 |
| 5 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 218 | 248 | −30 | 84 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 234 | 263 | −29 | 78 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 218 | 264 | −46 | 73 |
| 8 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 208 | 256 | −48 | 70 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 257 | 237 | +20 | 95 |
| 3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 226 | 222 | +4 | 94 |
| 4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 235 | 225 | +10 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 218 | 248 | −30 | 84 |
| 6 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 234 | 263 | −29 | 78 |
| 7 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 32 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 76 |
| 8 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 31 | 218 | 264 | −46 | 73 |
| 9 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 208 | 256 | −48 | 70 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was released on June 15, 2017. Before the start of pre-season games, the Flames' rookies and prospects participated in the annual Young Stars Classic tournament.
Pre-season game log :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
2017–18 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Johnny Gaudreau | 80 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 2 | 26 |
| Sean Monahan | 74 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 3 | 24 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | 68 | 24 | 25 | 49 | −1 | 61 |
| Mikael Backlund | 82 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −21 | 78 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 82 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 1 | 64 |
| Micheal Ferland | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 24 |
| Mark Giordano | 82 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 63 |
| T. J. Brodie | 73 | 4 | 28 | 32 | −16 | 18 |
| Sam Bennett | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | −18 | 59 |
| Mark Jankowski | 72 | 17 | 8 | 25 | −7 | 33 |
| Michael Frolik | 70 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −19 | 26 |
| Troy Brouwer | 76 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −7 | 53 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 59 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 88 |
| Matt Stajan | 68 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| Curtis Lazar | 65 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −8 | 23 |
| Travis Hamonic | 74 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −9 | 79 |
| Michael Stone | 82 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −11 | 28 |
| Kris Versteeg | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −8 | 6 |
| Brett Kulak | 71 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −3 | 27 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Chris Stewart$^†$ | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 0 |
| Nick Shore$^†$ | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Bartkowski | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| Spencer Foo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Hamilton$^‡$ | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Ryan Lomberg | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Tanner Glass | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 19 |
| Marek Hrivik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morgan Klimchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Mike Smith | 55 | 55 | 3,190:36 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 141 | 2.65 | 1,686 | .916 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| David Rittich | 21 | 16 | 978:14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 2.92 | 512 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jon Gillies | 11 | 9 | 604:56 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 2.88 | 280 | .896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Lack$^‡$ | 4 | 2 | 136:12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5.29 | 64 | .813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions
### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| June 29, 2017 | Kris Versteeg | 1-year, $1.75 million |
| June 30, 2017 | Michael Stone | 3-year, $10.5 million |
| July 13, 2017 | Micheal Ferland | 2-year, $3.5 million |
| July 14, 2017 | Curtis Lazar | 2-year, $1.9 million |
| July 20, 2017 | Garnet Hathaway | 1-year, $650,000 |
| July 21, 2017 | Juuso Valimaki | 3-year, $4.05 million entry-level contract |
| July 22, 2017 | Jon Gillies | 1-year, $725,000 |
| July 22, 2017 | David Rittich | 1-year, $725,000 |
| August 29, 2017 | Brett Kulak | 1-year, $650,000 |
| September 5, 2017 | Tyler Wotherspoon | 1-year, $650,000 |
| September 6, 2017 | Sam Bennett | 2-year, $3.9 million |
| November 16, 2017 | Glenn Gawdin | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| December 31, 2017 | Matthew Phillips | 3-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract |
| February 16, 2018 | Mikael Backlund | 6-year, $32.1 million contract extension |

### Trades

| June 24, 2017 | To Calgary FlamesTravis Hamonic conditional 4th round pick | To New York Islanders1st round pick in 2018 2nd round pick in 2018 conditional 2nd round pick |
| June 29, 2017 | To Calgary FlamesEddie Lack Ryan Murphy 7th round pick in 2019 | To Carolina HurricanesKeegan Kanzig 6th round pick in 2019 |
| July 1, 2017 | To Calgary Flamesconditional 7th round pick in 2018 | To Detroit Red WingsTom McCollum |
| December 30, 2017 | To Calgary FlamesDalton Prout | To New Jersey DevilsEddie Lack |
| February 26, 2018 | To Calgary FlamesNick Shore | To Ottawa Senators7th-round pick in 2019 |

### Additions and subtractions

Additions :
| Player | Former team | Via |
| Spencer Foo | Union Dutchmen (ECAC) | Free agency |
| Marek Hrivik | New York Rangers | Free agency |
| Luke Gazdic | New Jersey Devils | Free agency |
| Tanner Glass | New York Rangers | Free agency |
| Jaromir Jagr | Florida Panthers | Free agency |
| Cody Goloubef | Stockton Heat (AHL) | Free agency |
| Yasin Ehliz | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers (DEL) | Free agency |
| Marcus Hogstrom | Djurgårdens IF (SHL) | Free agency |
Subtractions :
| Player | New team | Via |
| Brandon Bollig | San Jose Sharks | Free agency |
| Lance Bouma | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency |
| Alex Chiasson | Washington Capitals | Free agency |
| Ryan Culkin | Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) | Free agency |
| Brian Elliott | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency |
| Deryk Engelland | Vegas Golden Knights | Expansion Draft |
| Michael Kostka | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) | Free agency |
| Kenney Morrison | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | Free agency |
| Ryan Murphy | Minnesota Wild | Free agency |
| Linden Vey | Barys Astana (KHL) | Free agency |

## Draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 16 | Juuso Valimaki | D | Finland | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 4 | 109 | Adam Ruzicka | C | Slovakia | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 5 | 140 | Zach Fisher | RW | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 6 | 171 | D'Artagnan Joly | RW | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 202 | Filip Sveningsson | LW | Sweden | HV71 (J20 SuperElit) |