# 1984–85 Calgary Flames season

The 1984–85 Calgary Flames season was the fifth season in Calgary and 13th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League. 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. 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.
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.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Smythe Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 401 | 298 | 109 |
| Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 358 | 332 | 96 |
| Calgary Flames | 80 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 363 | 302 | 94 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 339 | 326 | 82 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 284 | 401 | 59 |
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.

### Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Smythe Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Calgary
—1−6−14−3−17−0−15−1−217−10−5
Edmonton
6−1−1—4−3−13−3−25−318−10−4
Los Angeles
3−4−13−4−1—4−2−22−4−212−14−6
Vancouver
0−7−13−3−22−4−2—2−5−17−19−6
Winnipeg
1−5−23−54−2−25−2−1—13−14−5
Vs. Norris Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Calgary
1−22−11−0−20−33−07−6−2
Edmonton
3−03−03−03−02−0−114−0−1
Los Angeles
0−2−12−11−1−11−22−16−7−2
Vancouver
1−21−21−1−10−31−1−14−9−2
Winnipeg
1−1−12−0−12−10−1−23−08−3−4
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Calgary
3−00−33−02−0−11−1−19−4−2
Edmonton
2−12−0−12−11−23−010−4−1
Los Angeles
0−1−22−0−12−0−10−2−11−25−5−5
Vancouver
1−22−0−12−12−11−28−6−1
Winnipeg
2−12−12−11−22−19−6−0
Vs. Patrick Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Calgary
2−0−12−12−0−11−20−2−11−28−7−3
Edmonton
2−12−0−11−1−10−31−1−11−0−27−6−5
Los Angeles
3−01−22−11−1−13−01−211−6−1
Vancouver
3−01−21−20−31−20−36−12−0
Winnipeg
2−0−11−23−03−02−12−113−4−1 :

## Schedule and results

1984–85 Game Log :

## Playoffs

1984 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | 77 | 37 | 62 | 99 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hakan Loob | 12 | 78 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Carey Wilson | 33 | 74 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | 75 | 23 | 46 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Eddy Beers | 27 | 74 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al MacInnis | 2 | 67 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Dan Quinn | 10 | 74 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Kromm | 22 | 73 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | 80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Colin Patterson | 11 | 57 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Eaves | 7 | 56 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 10 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Jamie Macoun | 34 | 70 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Bozek | 26 | 54 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Tambellini | 15 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Steve Konroyd | 3 | 64 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Tim Hunter | 19 | 71 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 259 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Paul Baxter | 4 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Gino Cavallini | 6 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kari Eloranta | 20 | 65 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 39 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Joel Otto | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Charlie Bourgeois | 28 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Neil Sheehy | 5 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 109 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Perry Berezan | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Jackson | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Yves Courteau | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Bruce Eakin | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Don Edwards | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Rejean Lemelin | 31 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
| Rejean Lemelin | 31 | 56 | 3176 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 183 | 1 | 3.46 | 4 | 248 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3.39 |
| Don Edwards | 1 | 34 | 1691 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 115 | 1 | 4.08 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- |

## Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.

### 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 |

## Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1984 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal.
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics | NHL statistics |
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1 | 12 | Gary Roberts | Canada | LW | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | 1224 | 438 | 471 | 909 | 2560 |
| 2 | 33 | Ken Sabourin | Canada | D | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | 74 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 201 |
| 2 | 38 | Paul Ranheim | United States | LW | University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) | 1013 | 161 | 199 | 360 | 288 |
| 4 | 75 | Petr Rosol | Czechoslovakia | F | N/A | | | | | |
| 5 | 96 | Joel Paunio | Finland | LW | N/A | | | | | |
| 6 | 117 | Brett Hull | Canada | RW | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) | 1269 | 741 | 650 | 1391 | 458 |
| 7 | 138 | Kevan Melrose | Canada | D | N/A | | | | | |
| 8 | 159 | Jiri Hrdina | Czechoslovakia | C | N/A | 250 | 45 | 85 | 130 | 92 |
| 9 | 180 | Gary Suter | United States | D | University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) | 1145 | 203 | 642 | 845 | 1349 |
| 10 | 200 | Petr Rucka | Czechoslovakia | C | N/A | | | | | |
| 11 | 221 | Stefan Jonsson | Sweden | D | N/A | | | | | |
| 12 | 241 | Rudolf Suchanek | Czechoslovakia | D | N/A | | | | | |