1976-77 Atlanta Flames season

1976–77 Atlanta Flames	1976–77 Atlanta Flames
Division 	3rd Patrick
1976–77 record 	34–34–12
Goals for 	264
Goals against 	265
Team information 	Team information
General Manager 	Cliff Fletcher
Coach 	Fred Creighton
Captain 	Pat Quinn
Arena 	Omni Coliseum
Team leaders 	Team leaders
Goals 	Willi Plett (33)
Assists 	Tom Lysiak (51)
Points 	Tom Lysiak (81)
Penalties in minutes 	Willi Plett (123)
Wins 	Dan Bouchard, Phil Myre (17)
Goals against average 	Phil Myre (3.07)
 	
<1975–76 	1977–78>
The 1976–77 Atlanta Flames season was the fifth season for the franchise.
 == Regular season==
Patrick Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	48	16	16	323	213	112
New York Islanders 	80	47	21	12	288	193	106
Atlanta Flames 	80	34	34	12	264	265	80
New York Rangers 	80	29	37	14	272	310	72
=== Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 5, 1976 	5–6 	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	0–1–0
2 	W	October 7, 1976 	4–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	1–1–0
3 	W	October 9, 1976 	4–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	2–1–0
4 	L	October 12, 1976 	0–7 	@ New York Islanders (1976–77) 	2–2–0
5 	W	October 13, 1976 	4–2 	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	3–2–0
6 	W	October 15, 1976 	2–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	4–2–0
7 	W	October 17, 1976 	6–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	5–2–0
8 	L	October 20, 1976 	3–4 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	5–3–0
9 	L	October 22, 1976 	3–5 	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	5–4–0
10 	T	October 24, 1976 	3–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	5–4–1
11 	L	October 27, 1976 	2–4 	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	5–5–1
12 	L	October 28, 1976 	1–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	5–6–1
13 	T	October 30, 1976 	3–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	5–6–2
14 	W	November 3, 1976 	7–0 	Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	6–6–2
15 	L	November 5, 1976 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	6–7–2
16 	T	November 7, 1976 	0–0 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	6–7–3
17 	T	November 10, 1976	2–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	6–7–4
18 	T	November 12, 1976	3–3 	Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	6–7–5
19 	W	November 13, 1976	5–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 	7–7–5
20 	W	November 17, 1976	6–3 	Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	8–7–5
21 	W	November 19, 1976	5–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	9–7–5
22 	L	November 21, 1976	5–6 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	9–8–5
23 	W	November 24, 1976	6–2 	Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	10–8–5
24 	W	November 26, 1976	5–2 	St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 	11–8–5
25 	T	November 30, 1976	2–2 	New York Rangers (1976–77) 	11–8–6
26 	W	December 3, 1976 	3–1 	Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	12–8–6
27 	W	December 4, 1976 	1–0 	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 	13–8–6
28 	W	December 8, 1976 	5–0 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	14–8–6
29 	T	December 10, 1976	3–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 	14–8–7
30 	W	December 11, 1976	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	15–8–7
31 	L	December 15, 1976	1–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	15–9–7
32 	L	December 17, 1976	2–4 	New York Islanders (1976–77) 	15–10–7
33 	L	December 18, 1976	3–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	15–11–7
34 	L	December 20, 1976	2–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	15–12–7
35 	W	December 22, 1976	2–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	16–12–7
36 	W	December 27, 1976	6–2 	Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	17–12–7
37 	L	December 29, 1976	3–6 	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	17–13–7
38 	W	December 31, 1976	4–2 	@ New York Rangers (1976–77) 	18–13–7
39 	L	January 2, 1977 	0–7 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	18–14–7
40 	W	January 5, 1977 	4–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	19–14–7
41 	L	January 7, 1977 	4–5 	New York Islanders (1976–77) 	19–15–7
42 	L	January 8, 1977 	3–6 	@ New York Islanders (1976–77) 	19–16–7
43 	W	January 12, 1977 	6–1 	New York Rangers (1976–77) 	20–16–7
44 	W	January 14, 1977 	3–2 	St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 	21–16–7
45 	W	January 16, 1977 	6–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	22–16–7
46 	T	January 20, 1977 	4–4 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77)	22–16–8
47 	T	January 22, 1977 	4–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	22–16–9
48 	L	January 23, 1977 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	22–17–9
49 	T	January 27, 1977 	1–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	22–17–10
50 	T	January 28, 1977 	3–3 	Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	22–17–11
51 	W	January 31, 1977 	7–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	23–17–11
52 	L	February 2, 1977 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	23–18–11
53 	W	February 4, 1977 	6–3 	Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	24–18–11
54 	L	February 7, 1977 	4–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	24–19–11
55 	L	February 9, 1977 	1–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	24–20–11
56 	L	February 12, 1977	1–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) 	24–21–11
57 	L	February 13, 1977	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	24–22–11
58 	W	February 17, 1977	4–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) 	25–22–11
59 	L	February 19, 1977	1–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	25–23–11
60 	L	February 21, 1977	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	25–24–11
61 	L	February 23, 1977	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) 	25–25–11
62 	W	February 25, 1977	6–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) 	26–25–11
63 	L	February 26, 1977	2–8 	@ New York Islanders (1976–77) 	26–26–11
64 	L	March 2, 1977 	1–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) 	26–27–11
65 	L	March 5, 1977 	1–2 	Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	26–28–11
66 	W	March 6, 1977 	4–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1976–77) 	27–28–11
67 	L	March 8, 1977 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1976–77) 	27–29–11
68 	L	March 9, 1977 	2–6 	New York Islanders (1976–77) 	27–30–11
69 	W	March 12, 1977 	6–3 	New York Rangers (1976–77) 	28–30–11
70 	W	March 13, 1977 	5–3 	@ New York Rangers (1976–77) 	29–30–11
71 	W	March 15, 1977 	7–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) 	30–30–11
72 	W	March 17, 1977 	4–1 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	31–30–11
73 	L	March 19, 1977 	4–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) 	31–31–11
74 	L	March 20, 1977 	4–5 	@ Cleveland Barons (1976–77) 	31–32–11
75 	L	March 22, 1977 	3–6 	Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) 	31–33–11
76 	W	March 24, 1977 	3–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) 	32–33–11
77 	W	March 26, 1977 	2–1 	@ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) 	33–33–11
78 	L	March 30, 1977 	3–4 	@ New York Rangers (1976–77) 	33–34–11
79 	W	April 1, 1977 	6–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) 	34–34–11
80 	T	April 3, 1977 	3–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) 	34–34–12
== Player stats==
=== 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 		79 	30 	51 	81 	52 		3 	1 	3 	4 	8
Eric Vail 	27 		78 	32 	39 	71 	22 		3 	1 	3 	4 	0
Willi Plett 	25 		64 	33 	23 	56 	123 		3 	1 	0 	1 	19
Guy Chouinard 	16 		80 	17 	33 	50 	8 		3 	2 	0 	2 	0
Curt Bennett 	5 		76 	22 	25 	47 	36 		3 	1 	0 	1 	7
Ken Houston 	6 		78 	20 	24 	44 	35 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4
Richard Mulhern 	4 		79 	12 	32 	44 	80 		3 	0 	2 	2 	5
Bill Clement 	10 		67 	17 	26 	43 	27 		3 	1 	1 	2 	0
Rey Comeau 	18 		80 	15 	18 	33 	16 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
Randy Manery 	7 		73 	5 	24 	29 	33 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
Tim Ecclestone 	14 		78 	9 	18 	27 	26 		3 	0 	2 	2 	6
Ed Kea 	19 		72 	4 	21 	25 	63 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2
Bobby Simpson 	11 		72 	13 	10 	23 	45 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
John Gould† 	21 		54 	8 	15 	23 	8 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
Barry Gibbs 	2 		66 	1 	16 	17 	63 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
Dave Shand 	8 		55 	5 	11 	16 	62 		3 	0 	0 	0 	33
Hilliard Graves‡	17 		25 	8 	5 	13 	17 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Pat Quinn 	3 		59 	1 	12 	13 	58 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Larry Romanchych	21/9		25 	4 	5 	9 	4 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bill Flett‡ 	9 		24 	4 	4 	8 	6 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Larry Carriere‡ 	23 		25 	2 	3 	5 	16 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Pat Ribble 	23 		23 	2 	2 	4 	31 		2 	0 	0 	0 	6
Rick Bowness 	15 		28 	0 	4 	4 	29 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Phil Myre 	1 		43 	0 	2 	2 	6 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Dan Bouchard 	30 		42 	0 	1 	1 	9 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
†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
Phil Myre 	1 		43 	2422 	17 	17 	7 	124 	3 	3.07 		2 	120 	1 	1 	5 	0 	2.50
Dan Bouchard	30		42 	2378 	17 	17 	5 	139 	1 	3.51 		1 	60 	0 	1 	5 	0 	5.00
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions==
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season.
=== Trades===
December 1, 1976	To Atlanta Flames----
Cash	To Edmonton Oilers (WHA)----
Bill Flett
December 2, 1976	To Atlanta Flames----
John Gould
Kings' 2nd round pick in 1977 (Brian Hill)	To Vancouver Canucks----
Larry Carriere
Hilliard Graves
 == Draft picks==
 
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	8. 	Dave Shand (D) 	Canada 	Peterborough Petes (OHA)
1 	10. 	Harold Phillipoff (LW)	Canada 	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
2 	28. 	Bobby Simpson (LW) 	Canada 	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
3 	46. 	Rick Hodgson (D) 	Canada 	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 	64. 	Kent Nilsson (C) 	Sweden 	Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
5 	82. 	Mark Earp (G) 	Canada 	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
Category:Atlanta Flames seasons