1989–90 Calgary Flames season
1989–90 Calgary Flames | |
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Smythe Division champions | |
Division | 1st Smythe |
Conference | 1st Campbell |
1989–90 record | 42–23–15 |
Home record | 28–7–5 |
Road record | 14–16–10 |
Goals for | 348 (1st) |
Goals against | 265 (4th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
Coach | Terry Crisp |
Captain | Jim Peplinski (Oct) Brad McCrimmon (Oct-Apr) |
Alternate captains | Doug Gilmour Tim Hunter |
Arena | Olympic Saddledome |
Average attendance | 19,861 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Nieuwendyk (45) |
Assists | Doug Gilmour (67) |
Points | Joe Nieuwendyk (95) |
Penalty minutes | Tim Hunter (279) |
Wins | Mike Vernon (23) |
Goals against average | Mike Vernon (3.13) |
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The 1989–90 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' eighteenth season, and their tenth in Calgary. In defense of their first Stanley Cup championship, despite losing both Lanny McDonald and Jim Peplinski to retirement, the Flames remained a dominant team on the ice, finishing atop the Smythe Division and the Campbell Conference for the third consecutive year, and 2nd overall in the NHL with 99 points – two points behind the Boston Bruins.
The regular season success did not translate in the postseason, however, as the Flames were stunned by the Los Angeles Kings in six games in the first round of the playoffs. The loss began 15 years of playoff frustration, as the Flames would not win another postseason round until the 2003–04 season.
Following the loss, the Flames fired head coach Terry Crisp, later replacing him with Doug Risebrough. In three seasons with the Flames, Crisp compiled a 144–63–33 record, with one Stanley Cup win and two Presidents' Trophies.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Individually, Russian superstar Sergei Makarov, who was drafted by the Flames in 1983, was allowed to leave the Soviet Union and play in the NHL. Makarov finished 4th in team scoring with 86 points. The 32-year-old Makarov captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year. The selection was controversial, as Makarov had played 11 pro seasons in the Soviet Union prior to joining the Flames. As a result, the league changed the rules for the following seasons, stating that only players under the age of 26 would be eligible for the award.[7]
Four Flames were named to represent the Campbell Conference at the 1990 All-Star Game: Forwards Joe Mullen and Joe Nieuwendyk, defenceman Al MacInnis and goaltender Mike Vernon.[8]
Regular season
[edit]The Flames finished first in scoring, with 348 goals for, and first in power-play percentage, with 27.73% (99 for 357).[9]
Season standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Calgary Flames | 80 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 348 | 265 | 99 |
Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 315 | 283 | 90 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 298 | 290 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 338 | 337 | 75 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 245 | 306 | 64 |
[10]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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Calgary Flames | SMY | 80 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 348 | 265 | 99 |
2 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 315 | 283 | 90 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 316 | 294 | 88 |
4 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 298 | 290 | 85 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | NRS | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 279 | 83 |
6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NRS | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 337 | 358 | 80 |
7 | Minnesota North Stars | NRS | 80 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 284 | 291 | 76 |
8 | Los Angeles Kings | SMY | 80 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 338 | 337 | 75 |
9 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 288 | 323 | 70 |
10 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 245 | 306 | 64 |
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Vs. Campbell Conference
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Vs. Smythe Division
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Vs. Norris Division
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
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Vs. Patrick Division
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Schedule and results
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October: 6–3–4 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 3–3–2)
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November: 5–6–4 (Home: 4–1–2; Road: 1–5–2)
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December: 6–4–2 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 1–2–2)
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January: 8–2–3 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–1–2)
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February: 6–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 3–3–0)
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March: 10–3–2 (Home: 8–1–0; Road: 2–2–2)
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April: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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Playoffs
[edit]The Flames defense of their first Stanley Cup championship ended quickly as Calgary was stunned by the Los Angeles Kings in six games. The loss would begin a string of playoff disappointments for the Flames, who would not win another playoff round until the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Flames 12–4 defeat in game four of the series remains a Flames team record for most goals against in one playoff game.[13]
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Smythe Division semi-final vs. Los Angeles – Kings win 4–2
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Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Joe Nieuwendyk | 25 | 79 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
Doug Gilmour | 39 | 78 | 24 | 67 | 91 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
Al MacInnis | 2 | 79 | 28 | 62 | 90 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
Sergei Makarov | 42 | 80 | 24 | 62 | 86 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
Gary Suter | 20 | 76 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
Gary Roberts | 10 | 78 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 222 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 41 | ||
Joe Mullen | 7 | 78 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Theoren Fleury | 14 | 80 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 157 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
Paul Ranheim | 28 | 80 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
Brian MacLellan | 27 | 65 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
Jamie Macoun | 34 | 78 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
Joel Otto | 29 | 75 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 116 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
Jiri Hrdina | 17 | 64 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Dana Murzyn | 5 | 78 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 140 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
Brad McCrimmon | 4 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
Ric Nattress | 6 | 49 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
Colin Patterson | 11 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Jonas Bergqvist | 18 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Mark Hunter | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Tim Hunter | 19 | 67 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 279 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Roger Johansson | 21 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Sergei Priakin | 16 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mike Vernon | 30 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jim Korn† | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
Jim Peplinski | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Brian Glynn | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Steve Guenette | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Stu Grimson | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Marc Bureau | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ken Sabourin | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Rick Wamsley | 31 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Goaltenders
[edit]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
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Mike Vernon | 30 | 47 | 2795 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 146 | 1 | 3.13 | 6 | 342 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3.33 | ||
Rick Wamsley | 31 | 36 | 1969 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 107 | 0 | 3.26 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11.02 | ||
Steve Guenette | 1 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Transactions
[edit]The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season.
Trades
[edit]June 16, 1989 | To Calgary Flames 2nd round pick in 1989 (Kent Manderville) |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Ramage |
March 6, 1990 | To Calgary Flames Jim Korn |
To New Jersey Devils 5th round pick in 1990 (Petr Kuchyna) |
Free Agents
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Draft picks
[edit]Calgary's picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, held in Bloomington, Minnesota.[14]
Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | ||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
2 | 24 | Kent Manderville | ![]() |
C | N/A | 646 | 37 | 67 | 104 | 348 |
2 | 42 | Ted Drury | ![]() |
C | N/A | 414 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 367 |
3 | 50 | Veli-Pekka Kautonen | ![]() |
D | HIFK Helsinki (FNL) | |||||
3 | 63 | Corey Lyons | ![]() |
RW | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | |||||
4 | 70 | Robert Reichel | ![]() |
C | CHZ LITVÍNOV (CZE) | 830 | 252 | 378 | 630 | 388 |
4 | 84 | Ryan O'Leary | ![]() |
C | N/A | |||||
5 | 105 | Toby Kearney | ![]() |
LW | N/A | |||||
7 | 147 | Alex Nikolic | ![]() |
LW | Cornell (ECAC) | |||||
8 | 168 | Kevin Wortman | ![]() |
D | N/A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | 189 | Sergey Gomolyako | ![]() |
RW | Traktor Chelyabinsk (USSR) | |||||
10 | 210 | Dan Sawyer | ![]() |
D | N/A | |||||
11 | 231 | Alexander Yudin | ![]() |
D | HC Dynamo Moscow (USSR) | |||||
12 | 252 | Kenneth Kennholt | ![]() |
D | Djurgårdens IF (SEL) | |||||
S | 26 | Shawn Heaphy | ![]() |
C | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 122
- Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 138
- Team standings: 1989–90 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
- Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com
- ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Crisp Is Dismissed As Coach of Flames". New York Times. May 8, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (May 7, 1990). "A Year After Cup, Flames Oust Crisp : NHL: Defending champion Calgary fires its coach in the wake of a first-round playoff loss to the Kings. No successor is named". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "CRISP FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONALITY". Deseret News. May 8, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Flames fire coach - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (May 18, 1990). "Flames Name Risebrough as Coach : Hockey: Former Calgary player replaces Terry Crisp, who was fired last month". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (May 19, 1990). "Flames Replace Fired Crisp With Risebrough". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ New Rules for Rookies, New York Times, June 20, 1990, accessed June 10, 2007
- ^ All-Stars, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22
- ^ "1989-90 NHL Summary".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "1989-1990 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Playoff Records, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 225
- ^ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed June 4, 2007