2016–17 Calgary Flames season

The 2016–17 Calgary Flames season was their 37th season in Calgary, and the 45th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.
==Off-season==
After a season of high expectations from the 2014–15 season for the Flames, those results did not carry over into the 2015–16 season. The team finished with only 77 points and failed to qualify for the 2016 NHL Playoffs. To start with, Bob Hartley was let go, and Glen Gulutzan was brought in as the new coach. The biggest question the Flames faced in the off-season was acquiring a proven number one goalie. Jonas Hiller, Karri Ramo, and Joni Ortio all combined for a save percentage of .892 and goals against of 3.13, an NHL-worst in the 2015–16 season. General manager Brad Treliving addressed this need by acquiring veteran Brian Elliott on June 24, 2016, in a deal on the sidelines of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. On the draft's opening day the Flames got top prospect Matthew Tkachuk as the 6th overall pick of the Draft. On July 1, 2016, the Flames made significant acquisitions by signing power forward Troy Brouwer and journeyman goaltender Chad Johnson. Several other players such as Alex Chiasson and Linden Vey were also brought in. The next biggest task Treliving faced was signing rising stars Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan to contracts. On August 19, 2016, Monahan and the Flames agreed to a 7-year deal worth $44.625 million. On October 10, 2016, two days before the start of the regular season, Gaudreau and the Flames agreed to a 6-year deal worth $40.5 million. Gaudreau will be tied with defenceman and 2016–17 captain Mark Giordano as the highest-paid Flames player.
==Regular season==
===October – December ===
The Flames open their season with their first two losses 7-4 and 5-3 to their provincial rival Edmonton Oilers. The team was expected to have an improved save percentage with Brian Eliott. However, they had a rough time with their No. 1 goaltender Brian Elliott which led them being placed outside of playoff picture promoting them to switch to their backup goaltender Chad Johnson. Chad Johnson was proved to be a better goaltender than Brian Eliott for about a month. They had a six-game winning streak from November 30 to December 14 which elevated them back into playoff position. After their six-game winning streak ended with a 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3, the starting goaltender position slowly shifted back to Brian Elliott.
=== January – April ===
The Flames continued to maintain their position in the playoff spot. They struggled the rest of the month, but they continued to keep pace in the conference standings. Even on February 25, 2017, the Flames still held the first wildcard spot in the Western Conference.
With their win over the New York Islanders on March 5, the Flames surpassed their total number of wins – 35 – of the 2015–16 season.
With their win over the Winnipeg Jets on March 11, the Flames surpassed their franchise-long winning streak while based in the city of Calgary, at 9 consecutive games. Goalie Brian Elliott also recorded his second shutout in a row. The Flames tied their all-time franchise winning streak of 10 games with a shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 13. The Atlanta Flames won 10 straight from October 14 to November 3, 1978. The streak would end with their next game on March 15, being outscored by the Boston Bruins 5–2. Though Chad Johnson started in net due to Brian Elliott waking up that morning with the flu, coach Glen Gulutzan told reporters that no individual player was responsible for the loss to the Bruins and the end of the streak.
On March 20, Brian Elliott was named the NHL's 3rd Star of the Week for the week of March 20 to the 26th. From February 20 – March 20, Elliott recorded a career-best winning streak of 11 games, featuring back-to-back shutouts on March 9 and 11. In addition during the streak, Elliott also tied the longest winning streak for a Flames game-starting goalie, an 11-game record set by the legendary Mike Vernon from January 17 to February 27, 1989.
Forward Matthew Tkachuk was suspended by the NHL for two games (on March 21 and March 23) due to Tkachuk's elbow purposely hitting the head of the L.A. Kings' Drew Doughty in the Flames' win on March 19.
In the Flames' 3–2 win over the St. Louis Blues on March 25, centreman and alternate captain Sean Monahan broke Jarome Iginla's franchise regular-season overtime winning goal record with Monahan's seventh career regular-season 5-minute overtime period goal.
With a win against the San Jose Sharks on March 31, the Flames clinched a playoff berth, their first postseason appearance since the 2014–15 season and only their second playoff appearance in the last eight seasons.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 16 	Calgary Rookies 	4–1 	Winnipeg Rookies 	 	Gillies 	2,706 	1–0–0 	Recap 	
2 	September 17 	Calgary Rookies 	3–4 	Edmonton Rookies 	OT 	McDonald 	4,086 	1–0–1 	Recap 	
3 	September 19 	Vancouver Rookies 	3–4 	Calgary Rookies 	OT 	Parsons 	3,376 	2–0–1 	Recap 	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia	
Young Stars Classic Rookie Tournament at South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia
===Regular season===
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October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 4–5–1 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	October 12 	Calgary 	4–7 	Edmonton 	 	Elliott 	18,347 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap 	
2 	October 14 	Edmonton 	5–3 	Calgary 	 	Elliott 	19,289 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap 	
3 	October 15 	Calgary 	1–2 	Vancouver 	SO 	Johnson 	18,865 	0–2–1 	1 	Recap 	
4 	October 18 	Buffalo 	3–4 	Calgary 	OT 	Johnson 	19,289 	1–2–1 	3 	Recap 	
5 	October 20 	Carolina 	4–2 	Calgary 	 	Elliott 	17,652 	1–3–1 	3 	Recap 	
6 	October 22 	St. Louis 	6–4 	Calgary 	 	Johnson 	18,076 	1–4–1 	3 	Recap 	
7 	October 24 	Calgary 	3–2 	Chicago 	SO 	Elliott 	21,348 	2–4–1 	5 	Recap 	
8 	October 25 	Calgary 	4–1 	St. Louis 	 	Elliott 	17,337 	3–4–1 	7 	Recap 	
9 	October 28 	Ottawa 	2–5 	Calgary 	 	Elliott 	18,132 	4–4–1 	9 	Recap 	
10 	October 30 	Washington 	3–1 	Calgary 	 	Elliott 	18,454 	4–5–1 	9 	Recap 	
===Playoffs===
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0	Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim wins 4–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 13 	Calgary 	2–3 	Anaheim 	 	Elliott 	17,174 	Anaheim leads 1–0 	Recap 	
2 	April 15 	Calgary 	2–3 	Anaheim 	 	Elliott 	17,271 	Anaheim leads 2–0 	Recap 	
3 	April 17 	Anaheim 	5–4 	Calgary 	OT 	Elliott 	19,289 	Anaheim leads 3–0 	Recap 	
4 	April 19 	Anaheim 	3–1 	Calgary 	 	Johnson 	19,289 	Anaheim wins 4–0 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
 Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	72	18	43	61	−7 	4
 	82	27	31	58	−1 	20
 	81	22	31	53	9 	36
 	81	13	37	50	12 	64
 	76	13	35	48	14 	105
 	82	17	27	44	13 	58
 	81	12	27	39	22 	59
 	69	15	22	37	–3 	46
 	82	6 	30	36	−16	24
 	81	13	13	26	–16	75
 	76	15	10	25	–1 	50
 	74	13	12	25	–11	31
 	81	12	12	24	–6 	46
 	81	6 	17	23	3 	40
 	57	5 	13	18	–6 	32
 	81	4 	12	16	2 	85
 	61	3 	4 	7 	–2 	35
† 	19	2 	4 	6 	5 	20
‡ 	38	1 	5 	6 	−3 	12
 	26	1 	4 	5 	0 	44
† 	4 	1 	2 	3 	2 	0
 	21	0 	3 	3 	–3 	12
 	26	2 	0 	2 	–3 	8
† 	24	1 	1 	2 	–4 	26
 	7 	0 	1 	1 	–3 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−4 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
 Playoffs 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	1	5	−4	0
 	4	1	3	4	–2	4
 	4	0	4	4	−1	2
 	4	1	2	3	−3	0
 	4	2	0	2	–1	4
 	4	0	2	2	–1	0
 	4	0	2	2	−4	0
 	4	1	0	1	−1	0
 	4	0	1	1	−2	2
 	4	0	1	1	−2	0
 	4	0	1	1	−3	8
 	4	0	0	0	−3	2
 	4	0	0	0	–5	0
 	4	0	0	0	–1	2
 	4	0	0	0	–4	7
 	4	0	0	0	−2	4
 	3	0	0	0	−1	0
 	3	0	0	0	–1	2
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
 	1	0	0	0	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	49	45	2844:25	26	18	3	121	2.55	1,338	.910	2	0	0	4
 	36	36	2013:12	18	15	1	87 	2.59	969 	.910	3	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	60:00 	1 	0 	0	1 	1.00	28 	.964	0	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	20:00 	0 	0 	0	1 	3.00	10 	.900	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	4	4	185:20	0	3	12	3.89	100	.880	0	0	0	0
 	1	0	51:50 	0	1	1 	1.15	21 	.952	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another organization before joining Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
==Roster==
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	Ref.
Johnny Gaudreau	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2017 	
Johnny Gaudreau	NHL 3rd Star of the Week (Feb. 27 – Mar. 5) 	February 27, 2017	
Brian Elliott 	NHL 3rd Star of the Week (Mar. 20 – Mar. 26)	March 20, 2017 	
===Milestones===
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	Ref
 	1st NHL game 	October 12, 2016 	
Brett Kulak 	1st NHL point (assist) 	October 18, 2016 	
Matthew Tkachuk	1st NHL goal 	October 18, 2016 	
Garnet Hathaway	1st NHL goal 	November 20, 2016	
Sean Monahan 	100th NHL goal 	February 23, 2017	
Johnny Gaudreau	200th NHL point 	March 27, 2017 	
Jon Gillies 	1st NHL start1st NHL win	April 6, 2017 	
===Records===
==Transactions==
===Trades===
February 20, 2017	To Calgary Flames Michael Stone	To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2017conditional 5th-round pick in 2018 	
June 17, 2017 	To Calgary Flames Mike Smith 	To Arizona Coyotes Chad JohnsonBrandon Hickeyconditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 or      3rd-round pick in 2018	
===Free agents acquired===
===Free agents lost===
===Claimed via waivers===
===Lost via waivers===
===Player signings===
==Draft picks==
Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	6 	Matthew Tkachuk 	LW 	United States	London Knights (Ontario Hockey League)
2 	54 	Tyler Parsons 	G 	United States	London Knights (OHL)
2 	56 	Dillon Dube 	C 	Canada 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 	66 	Adam Fox 	D 	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
4 	96 	Linus Lindstrom 	C 	Sweden 	Skelleftea AIK (SHL)
5 	126	Mitchell Mattson	C 	United States	Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (US-MN HS)
6 	156	Eetu Tuulola 	RW 	Finland 	HPK (Liiga)
6 	166	Matthew Phillips	C 	Canada 	Victoria Royals (WHL)
7 	186	Stepan Falkovsky	D 	Belarus 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
* The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Brian Elliott to Calgary in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016, that sent Jiri Hudler to Florida in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
* The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Kris Russell to Dallas in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka, Brett Pollock and this pick (being conditional at time of the trade). The condition – Calgary will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Dallas fails to qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final – was converted on May 11, 2016.
* The Minnesota Wild's sixth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent David Jones to Minnesota in exchange for Niklas Backstrom and this pick.
==References==
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