# 1974–75 Atlanta Flames season

The 1974–75 Atlanta Flames season was the third season for the franchise.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Patrick Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 293 | 181 | +112 | 113 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 80 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 319 | 276 | +43 | 88 |
| 3 | New York Islanders | 80 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 264 | 221 | +43 | 88 |
| 4 | Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 243 | 233 | +10 | 83 |

### Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
ATL
NYI
NYR
PHI
Total
Atlanta
—2–1–33–32–3–17–7–4
N.Y. Islanders
1–2–3—2–3–11–3–24–8–6
N.Y. Rangers
3–33–2–1—2–3–18–8–2
Philadelphia
3–2–13–1–23–2–1—9–5–4
Vs. Smythe Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
CHI
KCS
MIN
STL
VAN
Total
Atlanta
2–34–0–13–1–12–31–2–212–9–4
N.Y. Islanders
1–1–34–14–0–12–2–11–2–212–6–7
N.Y. Rangers
3–1–14–0–14–13–1–13–217–5–3
Philadelphia
4–14–0–14–13–24–119–5–1
Vs. Adams Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
CAL
TOR
Total
Atlanta
0–4–12–1–12–23–17–8–2
N.Y. Islanders
2–20–2–22–1–12–2–16–7–4
N.Y. Rangers
1–31–42–0–21–2–15–9–3
Philadelphia
1–2–13–0–13–23–0–110–4–3
Vs. Norris Division
1974–75 NHL records
Team
DET
LAK
MTL
PIT
WSH
Total
Atlanta
2–22–1–10–3–11–1–23–0–18–7–5
N.Y. Islanders
2–21–0–32–0–22–24–011–4–5
N.Y. Rangers
2–1–11–1–20–2–22–22–1–17–7–6
Philadelphia
2–1–12–1–12–1–13–14–013–4–3 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | T | October 9, 1974 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 0–0–1 | 15,570 |
| 2 | L | October 11, 1974 | 0–3 | @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 0–1–1 | 5,426 |
| 3 | W | October 13, 1974 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 1–1–1 | N/A |
| 4 | L | October 16, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 1–2–1 | 11,106 |
| 5 | W | October 18, 1974 | 4–2 | Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 2–2–1 | 13,117 |
| 6 | W | October 20, 1974 | 5–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 3–2–1 | 11,751 |
| 7 | L | October 22, 1974 | 1–2 | @ New York Islanders (1974–75) | 3–3–1 | 11,254 |
| 8 | W | October 23, 1974 | 10–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 4–3–1 | 12,161 |
| 9 | T | October 25, 1974 | 2–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 4–3–2 | 13,411 |
| 10 | L | October 27, 1974 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1974–75) | 4–4–2 | 17,500 |
| 11 | W | October 30, 1974 | 4–1 | California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 5–4–2 | 11,493 |
| 12 | W | November 1, 1974 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 6–4–2 | 13,205 |
| 13 | L | November 2, 1974 | 0–9 | @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 6–5–2 | 17,839 |
| 14 | W | November 6, 1974 | 2–1 | New York Islanders (1974–75) | 7–5–2 | 12,156 |
| 15 | W | November 8, 1974 | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 8–5–2 | 14,434 |
| 16 | L | November 10, 1974 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 8–6–2 | 15,003 |
| 17 | T | November 12, 1974 | 2–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 8–6–3 | 7,823 |
| 18 | W | November 13, 1974 | 4–3 | Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 9–6–3 | 11,692 |
| 19 | T | November 15, 1974 | 2–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 9–6–4 | 15,141 |
| 20 | L | November 17, 1974 | 0–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) | 9–7–4 | 15,863 |
| 21 | W | November 20, 1974 | 1–0 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 10–7–4 | 6,455 |
| 22 | T | November 22, 1974 | 4–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) | 10–7–5 | 14,144 |
| 23 | W | November 24, 1974 | 4–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 11–7–5 | 17,007 |
| 24 | W | November 27, 1974 | 4–2 | Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 12–7–5 | 12,752 |
| 25 | W | November 29, 1974 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1974–75) | 13–7–5 | 15,141 |
| 26 | L | December 2, 1974 | 0–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 13–8–5 | 16,548 |
| 27 | L | December 4, 1974 | 1–3 | @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 13–9–5 | 2,913 |
| 28 | L | December 6, 1974 | 5–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 13–10–5 | 15,570 |
| 29 | L | December 7, 1974 | 2–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 13–11–5 | 11,997 |
| 30 | L | December 11, 1974 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 13–12–5 | 12,629 |
| 31 | L | December 13, 1974 | 2–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 13–13–5 | 15,141 |
| 32 | L | December 14, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 13–14–5 | 16,349 |
| 33 | L | December 17, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 13–15–5 | 13,967 |
| 34 | W | December 20, 1974 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 14–15–5 | 12,717 |
| 35 | W | December 22, 1974 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1974–75) | 15–15–5 | 17,500 |
| 36 | W | December 26, 1974 | 2–1 | New York Islanders (1974–75) | 16–15–5 | 15,141 |
| 37 | T | December 28, 1974 | 3–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 16–15–6 | 10,939 |
| 38 | T | January 2, 1975 | 1–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 16–15–7 | 15,141 |
| 39 | W | January 4, 1975 | 4–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 17–15–7 | 19,219 |
| 40 | W | January 5, 1975 | 3–0 | Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 18–15–7 | 12,045 |
| 41 | W | January 8, 1975 | 3–2 | California Golden Seals (1974–75) | 19–15–7 | 12,013 |
| 42 | T | January 10, 1975 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 19–15–8 | 13,629 |
| 43 | T | January 11, 1975 | 2–2 | @ New York Islanders (1974–75) | 19–15–9 | 14,865 |
| 44 | L | January 15, 1975 | 3–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) | 19–16–9 | 7,554 |
| 45 | W | January 17, 1975 | 5–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 20–16–9 | 14,507 |
| 46 | L | January 18, 1975 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 20–17–9 | 17,007 |
| 47 | L | January 23, 1975 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1974–75) | 20–18–9 | 17,500 |
| 48 | L | January 24, 1975 | 1–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 20–19–9 | 13,967 |
| 49 | W | January 26, 1975 | 4–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) | 21–19–9 | 15,863 |
| 50 | T | January 29, 1975 | 4–4 | @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 21–19–10 | 6,677 |
| 51 | L | January 31, 1975 | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 21–20–10 | 14,107 |
| 52 | W | February 2, 1975 | 5–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 22–20–10 | 12,187 |
| 53 | T | February 5, 1975 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 22–20–11 | 15,002 |
| 54 | W | February 7, 1975 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 23–20–11 | 13,702 |
| 55 | L | February 9, 1975 | 2–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 23–21–11 | 12,057 |
| 56 | T | February 12, 1975 | 2–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) | 23–21–12 | 12,346 |
| 57 | T | February 15, 1975 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 23–21–13 | 15,570 |
| 58 | W | February 19, 1975 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 24–21–13 | 12,262 |
| 59 | L | February 22, 1975 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 24–22–13 | 12,744 |
| 60 | L | February 23, 1975 | 0–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 24–23–13 | N/A |
| 61 | W | February 26, 1975 | 7–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 25–23–13 | 15,087 |
| 62 | L | February 28, 1975 | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) | 25–24–13 | 15,141 |
| 63 | W | March 2, 1975 | 4–0 | Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) | 26–24–13 | 12,118 |
| 64 | L | March 5, 1975 | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 26–25–13 | 12,353 |
| 65 | L | March 7, 1975 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 26–26–13 | 15,223 |
| 66 | L | March 9, 1975 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) | 26–27–13 | 14,558 |
| 67 | L | March 11, 1975 | 0–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) | 26–28–13 | 17,833 |
| 68 | W | March 12, 1975 | 9–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) | 27–28–13 | 11,324 |
| 69 | W | March 14, 1975 | 1–0 | New York Rangers (1974–75) | 28–28–13 | 14,065 |
| 70 | L | March 17, 1975 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) | 28–29–13 | 16,858 |
| 71 | W | March 19, 1975 | 8–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 29–29–13 | 11,877 |
| 72 | W | March 21, 1975 | 12–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) | 30–29–13 | 12,490 |
| 73 | W | March 23, 1975 | 5–0 | @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) | 31–29–13 | 10,105 |
| 74 | W | March 26, 1975 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) | 32–29–13 | 12,176 |
| 75 | W | March 28, 1975 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) | 33–29–13 | 13,786 |
| 76 | T | March 30, 1975 | 2–2 | New York Islanders (1974–75) | 33–29–14 | 14,536 |
| 77 | T | April 1, 1975 | 2–2 | @ New York Islanders (1974–75) | 33–29–15 | 14,865 |
| 78 | W | April 2, 1975 | 3–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) | 34–29–15 | 16,422 |
| 79 | L | April 4, 1975 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1974–75) | 34–30–15 | 15,189 |
| 80 | L | April 6, 1975 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) | 34–31–15 | 17,007 |

## 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 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | 77 | 25 | 52 | 77 | 73 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | 80 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 40 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Eric Vail | 25 | 72 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 46 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Buster Harvey | 8 | 79 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bryan Hextall | 20 | 74 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 62 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | 75 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 40 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Tim Ecclestone$^†$ | 14 | 62 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 34 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Randy Manery | 7 | 68 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 48 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | 63 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 31 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | 67 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 30 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | 52 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | 75 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 19 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | 78 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | 80 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 156 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Noel Price | 4 | 80 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 82 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Barry Gibbs$^†$ | 2 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 39 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Gerry Meehan$^†$ | 10 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Dwight Bialowas$^‡$ | 22 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Ed Kea | 19 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 39 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Bob Murray$^‡$ | 23 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Dean Talafous$^‡$ | 24 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Jerry Byers | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Phil Myre | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Vic Mercredi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - |
| Guy Chouinard | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | - |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Atlanta. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. $^‡$Traded mid-season

### Goaltending

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 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | 40 | 2400 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 111 | 3 | 2.77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | - |
| Phil Myre | 1 | 40 | 2400 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 114 | 5 | 2.85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | - |

## Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1974–75 season.

### Trades

| May 28, 1974 | To Atlanta Flames ----Jerry Byers Buster Harvey | To Minnesota North Stars ----John Flesch Don Martineau |
| June 20, 1974 | To Atlanta Flames ----Cash | To Washington Capitals ----Doug Mohns |
| July 18, 1974 | To Atlanta Flames ----Hilliard Graves | To California Golden Seals ----John Stewart |
| October 4, 1974 | To Atlanta Flames ----Cash | To Vancouver Canucks ----Leon Rochefort |
| January 3, 1975 | To Atlanta Flames ----Barry Gibbs | To Minnesota North Stars ----Dwight Bialowas Dean Talafous |
| March 9, 1975 | To Atlanta Flames ----Gerry Meehan | To Vancouver Canucks ----Bob Murray |

### Free agents

| Player | Former team |
| Player | New team |

### Expansion draft

| # | Player | Selected by |
| 7. | Butch Deadmarsh (LW) | Kansas City Scouts |
| 33. | Kerry Ketter (D) | Kansas City Scouts |
| 38. | Lew Morrison (RW) | Washington Capitals |

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 2 | 28. | Guy Chouinard (C) | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 46. | Dick Spannbauer (D) | United States | University of Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 4 | 58. | Pat Ribble (D) | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
| 4 | 64. | Cam Botting (RW) | Canada | Niagara Falls Flyers (SOJHL) |
| 5 | 82. | Jerry Badiuk (D) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHA) |
| 6 | 100. | Bill Moen (G) | United States | University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) |
| 7 | 118. | Peter Brown (D) | United States | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 8 | 135. | Tom Lindskog (D) | Canada | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 9 | 152. | Larry Hopkins (LW) | Canada | University of Toronto (CIAU) |
| 10 | 167. | Louis Loranger (C) | Canada | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 182. | Randy Montgomery (LW) | Canada | Welland Sabres (SOJHL) |