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1993–94 Calgary Flames season

The 1993–94 Calgary Flames season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Calgary. It was a season of change across the NHL, as the league reorganized its divisions and playoff format. The Smythe Division was retired and the Flames joined the new Pacific Division of the Western Conference, as the NHL aligned itself with the other major sports leagues in naming divisions by geographical boundaries. The change angered fans, who preferred the traditional convention, which honoured the game's past builders.[1]

1993–94 Calgary Flames
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
1993–94 record42–29–13
Home record25–12–5
Road record17–17–8
Goals for302
Goals against256
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachDave King
CaptainJoe Nieuwendyk
Alternate captainsAl MacInnis
Joel Otto
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance19,325
Minor league affiliateSaint John Flames
Team leaders
GoalsGary Roberts (41)
AssistsAl MacInnis (54)
PointsRobert Reichel (93)
Penalty minutesRon Stern (243)
Plus/minusFrank Musil (+38)
WinsMike Vernon (26)
Goals against averageMike Vernon (2.81)

Realignment also led to significant changes in the playoff format, as the top eight teams in each conference now qualified for the post-season, rather than the top four in each division. Under the new format, the top team in each division was guaranteed one of the top two seeds, and declared the divisional champion, as opposed to having to win two playoff rounds to capture the division title. Thus, the Flames became the first Pacific Division champions, and the second seed in the playoffs. They faced the second place Vancouver Canucks in the playoffs rather than the fourth place Mighty Ducks of Anaheim who failed to qualify under the new system.[2]

The playoffs ended in another bitter disappointment, as the Flames blew a 3–1 series lead, losing the last three games in overtime to the Canucks,[3] who would eventually go onto the Stanley Cup finals before bowing out to the New York Rangers.[4]

Two Flames represented the Western Conference at the 1994 All-Star Game: Forward Joe Nieuwendyk and defenceman Al MacInnis.[5]

For the second consecutive season, four Flames reached the 30-goal plateau. Three of them (Theoren Fleury, Robert Reichel and Gary Roberts) were also 40-goal scorers.[6][7]

Prior to the season, Calgary lost two players in the 1993 NHL expansion draft, as the Florida Panthers selected defenceman Alexander Godynyuk 13th overall, and centre Brian Skrudland 32nd overall. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim did not select any Flames players.

Regular season

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The Flames were shorthanded a total of 465 times during the regular season, the most among all 26 teams.[8]

Season standings

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Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames8442291330225697
27Vancouver Canucks844140327927685
38San Jose Sharks8433351625226582
49Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346522925171
510Los Angeles Kings8427451229432266
611Edmonton Oilers8425451426130564

[9] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[10]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Playoffs

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The Flames entered the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs as the second seed under the new alignment, facing the seventh seeded Vancouver Canucks. After getting blown out at home in game one, the Flames responded by winning the next three games to take a 3–1 series lead. The Flames, however, lost the last three games in overtime, as they proved unable to overcome a series of injuries to key players, and the tenacious play of the Canucks. Pavel Bure scored the series winner on a breakaway in double overtime for the Canucks, who reached the Stanley Cup finals before falling to the New York Rangers in seven games.

For the Flames, it was another year of playoff frustration, as for the fifth consecutive year, Calgary failed to reach the second round of the post-season.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1993–94 regular season[11]
October: 8–3–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
1October 5NY Islanders1 – 2Calgary1–0–02W
2October 7San Jose2 – 6Calgary2–0–04W
3October 9Calgary5 – 1Vancouver3–0–06W
4October 14Calgary2 – 1San Jose4–0–08W
5October 16Calgary4 – 8Los Angeles4–1–08L
6October 17Calgary2 – 2AnaheimOT4–1–19T
7October 20Calgary5 – 3Edmonton5–1–111W
8October 21Vancouver6 – 3Calgary5–2–111L
9October 23Boston3 – 3CalgaryOT5–2–212T
10October 25Washington2 – 3CalgaryOT6–2–214W
11October 27Buffalo5 – 3Calgary6–3–214L
12October 30Edmonton1 – 4Calgary7–3–216W
13October 31Calgary4 – 3Winnipeg8–3–218W
November: 7–4–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
14November 3Calgary6 – 3Hartford9–3–220W
15November 4Calgary3 – 6Boston9–4–220L
16November 6Calgary4 – 3Montreal10–4–222W
17November 9Los Angeles3 – 4Calgary11–4–224W
18November 11Anaheim4 – 5Calgary12–4–226W
19November 13Vancouver3 – 4Calgary13–4–228W
20November 15Winnipeg2 – 7Calgary14–4–230W
21November 18Calgary3 – 3St. LouisOT14–4–331T
22November 20Calgary3 – 4Dallas14–5–331L
23November 22Anaheim2 – 1Calgary14–6–331L
24November 24Toronto3 – 5Calgary15–6–333W
25November 26Chicago6 – 3Calgary15–7–333L
26November 30Dallas2 – 2CalgaryOT15–7–434T
December: 5–7–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
27December 4Philadelphia0 – 6Calgary16–7–436W
28December 6Calgary6 – 1Ottawa17–7–438W
29December 7Calgary4 – 4QuebecOT17–7–539T
30December 10Calgary2 – 6Buffalo17–8–539L
31December 11Calgary1 – 3Toronto17–9–539L
32December 14Vancouver4 – 8Calgary18–9–541W
33December 17St. Louis4 – 3Calgary18–10–541L
34December 18Winnipeg4 – 5CalgaryOT19–10–543W
35December 20Los Angeles5 – 4CalgaryOT19–11–543L
36December 22Calgary3 – 7Edmonton19–12–543L
37December 23Calgary3 – 4Vancouver19–13–543L
38December 28Calgary3 – 3San JoseOT19–13–644T
39December 30Edmonton1 – 7Calgary20–13–646W
40December 31Montreal5 – 2Calgary20–14–646L
January: 4–5–3 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
41January 2Calgary3 – 4St. LouisOT20–15–646L
42January 5Calgary4 – 1NY Rangers21–15–648W
43January 7Calgary2 – 6NY Islanders21–16–648L
44January 8Calgary2 – 2Pittsburgh21–16–749T
45January 11Quebec0 – 1Calgary22–16–751W
46January 15Ottawa0 – 10Calgary23–16–753W
47January 17Calgary2 – 3San Jose23–17–753L
48January 19Calgary4 – 3Vancouver24–17–755W
49January 24Los Angeles3 – 3CalgaryOT24–17–856T
50January 26Dallas3 – 2Calgary24–18–856L
51January 28New Jersey2 – 2CalgaryOT24–18–957T
52January 29St. Louis5 – 3Calgary24–19–957L
February: 8–3–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
53February 2Calgary4 – 2Anaheim25–19–959W
54February 5Calgary5 – 4Los AngelesOT26–19–961W
55February 7Edmonton3 – 4Calgary27–19–963W
56February 9Calgary1 – 6Edmonton28–19–965W
57February 11Hartford1 – 4Calgary29–19–967W
58February 12Toronto2 – 3Calgary30–19–969W
59February 14Chicago4 – 2Calgary30–20–969L
60February 18Calgary2 – 4Dallas30–21–969L
61February 20Calgary5 – 2Winnipeg31–21–971W
62February 22Calgary4 – 4VancouverOT31–21–1072T
63February 24Tampa Bay4 – 0Calgary31–22–1072L
64February 26Los Angeles2 – 4Calgary32–22–1074W
March: 6–5–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
65March 1Calgary2 – 5Detroit32–23–1074L
66March 3Calgary2 – 4Chicago32–24–1074L
67March 5Calgary3 – 6New Jersey32–25–1074L
68March 6Calgary4 – 4WashingtonOT32–25–1175T
69March 9Detroit5 – 1Calgary32–26–1175L
70March 11Florida2 – 4Calgary33–26–1177W
71March 12San Jose0 – 2Calgary34–26–1179W
72March 15Calgary7 – 3Tampa Bay35–26–1181W
73March 16Calgary1 – 2Florida35–27–1181L
74March 20Calgary6 – 3Toronto36–27–1183W
75March 22NY Rangers4 – 4Calgary36–27–1284T
76March 26Pittsburgh3 – 5Calgary37–27–1286W
77March 31Calgary4 – 1Philadelphia38–27–1288W
April: 4–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPtsRecap
78April 2Calgary3 – 3Detroit38–27–1389T
79April 3Calgary1 – 2Chicago38–28–1389L
80April 6Anaheim2 – 4Calgary39–28–1391W
81April 8San Jose2 – 5Calgary40–28–1393W
82April 9Detroit2 – 4Calgary41–28–1395W
83April 11Calgary3 – 0Anaheim42–28–1397W
84April 13Calgary4 – 6Los Angeles42–29–1397L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[11]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Vancouver Canucks (7) – Vancouver wins 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 18Vancouver5 – 0Calgary17,764Vancouver leads 1–0L
2April 20Vancouver5 – 7Calgary18,318Series tied 1–1W
3April 22Calgary4 – 2Vancouver16,150Calgary leads 2–1W
4April 24Calgary3 – 2Vancouver16,150Calgary leads 3–1W
5April 26Vancouver2 – 1CalgaryOT19,059Calgary leads 3–2L
6April 28Calgary2 – 3VancouverOT16,150Series tied 3–3L
7April 30Vancouver4 – 3Calgary2OT20,230Vancouver wins 4–3L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Robert Reichel26844053935870550
Theoren Fleury1483404585186764105
Gary Roberts1071414384145726824
Al MacInnis27528548295726812
Joe Nieuwendyk25643639755162240
German Titov13762718452872134
Wes Walz17531127381663032
Kelly Kisio1151723302870228
Ron Stern227192029243720212
Paul Ranheim286710142420-----
Joel Otto29811112239230114
Michel Petit76322123110-----
Trent Yawney18586152160700016
Dan Keczmer†3957120214830004
Gary Suter2025491320-----
Ted Drury2734571226-----
Chris Dahlquist577111125210000
Paul Kruse12683811185700014
Michael Nylander†92152911630000
Sandy McCarthy15795510173700034
Zarley Zalapski†331337101870332
Frank Musil3751891071128
Brad Schlegel21261674-----
Mike Sullivan†3219235671128
James Patrick†615224670116
Trevor Kidd37310444-----
Vesa Viitakoski32/1981230-----
Len Esau3660337-----
Kevin Dahl4330332360004
Greg Paslawski23152022-----
David Haas1921127-----
Guy Larose†4270114-----
Brad Miller55/34801114-----
Lee Norwood61601116-----
Jason Muzzatti3110000-----
Jeff Reese3510000-----
Mark Freer1620004-----
Peter Ahola3820000-----
David Struch3340004-----
Kevin Wortman3450002-----
Andrei Trefilov1110004-----
Mike Vernon30480001470002

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders

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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   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Andrei Trefilov1116233422622.50-------
Mike Vernon304827982617513132.817466342302.96
Trevor Kidd3731161413768503.16-------
Jeff Reese35113000104.62-------
Jason Muzzatti36160010808.00-------

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Transactions

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The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season.

Trades

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DateDetails
June 20, 1993 To Hartford Whalers
Sergei Makarov		 To Calgary Flames
Future Considerations (1993 WSH 4th-round pick (#95 overall))
June 26, 1993 To Washington Capitals
Craig Berube		 To Calgary Flames
1993 5th-round pick (#121 overall)
June 26, 1993 To Washington Capitals
1993 7th-round pick (#174 overall)		 To Calgary Flames
Brad Schlegel
September 2, 1993 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Todd Gillingham
Paul Holden		 To Calgary Flames
Jeff Perry
Brad Miller
October 5, 1993 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cash		 To Calgary Flames
Peter Ahola
November 19, 1993 To Hartford Whalers
Jeff Reese		 To Calgary Flames
Dan Keczmer
Future Considerations
January 24, 1994 To Hartford Whalers
Todd Harkins		 To Calgary Flames
Scott Morrow
March 10, 1994 To Hartford Whalers
Gary Suter
Paul Ranheim
Ted Drury		 To Calgary Flames
Michael Nylander
James Patrick
Zarley Zalapski

Draft picks

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Calgary's picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft, held in Quebec City, Quebec.[12]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
118Jesper Mattsson SwedenRWMalmö Redhawks (SEL)
244Jamie Allison CanadaDDetroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)37272330639
370Dan Tompkins United StatesFOmaha Lancers (USHL)
495Jason Smith CanadaDPrinceton (NCAA)
496Marty Murray CanadaCBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)26131427341
5121Darryl LaFrance CanadaRWOshawa Generals (OHL)
5122John Emmons United StatesCYale University (NCAA)8524664
6148Andreas Karlsson SwedenCLeksands IF (SEL)26416355172
8200Derek Sylvester United StatesRWNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
10252German Titov RussiaCVoskresensk Khimik (RSL)624157220377311
11278Burke Murphy CanadaRWSt. Lawrence University (NCAA)

Farm teams

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Saint John Flames

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The 1993–94 American Hockey League season was the first for the Flames top minor league affiliate as the new expansion team was created in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Flames posted a respectable 37–33–10 record in their first season, good enough for second in the Atlantic division. They fell to the Moncton Hawks in seven games in the first round of the playoffs, however.[13] Cory Stillman led the Flames with 35 goals, while Mark Freer lead with 86 points. Jason Muzzatti was the starting goaltender, posting a 26–23–3 record with a 3.74 GAA in 51 games.[14]

See also

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References

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  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 118
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 137
  • Team standings: 1993–94 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades: hockeydb.com player pages
  1. ↑ A question of values, sportsillustrated.com, January 18, 2007, accessed March 4, 2007
  2. ↑ Hockey's revised roadmap, USAToday, reproduced by findarticles.com, November 1993, accessed March 4, 2007
  3. ↑ All-time playoff results, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 220
  4. ↑ SI Flashback: Stanley Cup 1994, sportsillustrated.com, accessed March 4, 2007
  5. ↑ All-star selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22
  6. ↑ "1992-93 Calgary Flames Roster and Statistics".
  7. ↑ "1993-94 Calgary Flames Roster and Statistics".
  8. ↑ "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  10. ↑ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "1993-94 Calgary Flames Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed February 25, 2007
  13. ↑ 1993–94 AHL playoffs, hockeydb.com, accessed March 4, 2007
  14. ↑ Saint John Flames player stats, hockeydb.com, accessed March 4, 2007
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