1974–75 Atlanta Flames season

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

1974–75 Atlanta Flames
Division4th Patrick
ConferenceCampbell
1974–75 record34–31–15
Goals for243
Goals against233
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachBernie Geoffrion
Fred Creighton
CaptainKeith McCreary
Alternate captainsBob Leiter
Pat Quinn
Noel Price
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsEric Vail (39)
AssistsTom Lysiak (52)
PointsTom Lysiak (77)
Penalty minutesPat Quinn (156)
WinsDan Bouchard (20)
Goals against averageDan Bouchard (2.77)

Regular season

Final standings
Patrick Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers80511811293181+112113
2New York Rangers80372914319276+4388
3New York Islanders80332522264221+4388
4Atlanta Flames80343115243233+1083

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance [3]
1TOctober 9, 19743–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)0–0–115,570
2LOctober 11, 19740–3@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)0–1–15,426
3WOctober 13, 19744–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)1–1–1N/A
4LOctober 16, 19742–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)1–2–111,106
5WOctober 18, 19744–2Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)2–2–113,117
6WOctober 20, 19745–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)3–2–111,751
7LOctober 22, 19741–2@ New York Islanders (1974–75)3–3–111,254
8WOctober 23, 197410–1Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)4–3–112,161
9TOctober 25, 19742–2Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)4–3–213,411
10LOctober 27, 19741–4@ New York Rangers (1974–75)4–4–217,500
11WOctober 30, 19744–1California Golden Seals (1974–75)5–4–211,493
12WNovember 1, 19745–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)6–4–213,205
13LNovember 2, 19740–9@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)6–5–217,839
14WNovember 6, 19742–1New York Islanders (1974–75)7–5–212,156
15WNovember 8, 19742–0Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)8–5–214,434
16LNovember 10, 19743–4@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)8–6–215,003
17TNovember 12, 19742–2@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)8–6–37,823
18WNovember 13, 19744–3Washington Capitals (1974–75)9–6–311,692
19TNovember 15, 19742–2Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)9–6–415,141
20LNovember 17, 19740–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)9–7–415,863
21WNovember 20, 19741–0@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)10–7–46,455
22TNovember 22, 19744–4Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)10–7–514,144
23WNovember 24, 19744–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)11–7–517,007
24WNovember 27, 19744–2Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)12–7–512,752
25WNovember 29, 19743–2New York Rangers (1974–75)13–7–515,141
26LDecember 2, 19740–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)13–8–516,548
27LDecember 4, 19741–3@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)13–9–52,913
28LDecember 6, 19745–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)13–10–515,570
29LDecember 7, 19742–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)13–11–511,997
30LDecember 11, 19742–5Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)13–12–512,629
31LDecember 13, 19742–3Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)13–13–515,141
32LDecember 14, 19742–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)13–14–516,349
33LDecember 17, 19743–5@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)13–15–513,967
34WDecember 20, 19746–2St. Louis Blues (1974–75)14–15–512,717
35WDecember 22, 19744–3@ New York Rangers (1974–75)15–15–517,500
36WDecember 26, 19742–1New York Islanders (1974–75)16–15–515,141
37TDecember 28, 19743–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)16–15–610,939
38TJanuary 2, 19751–1Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)16–15–715,141
39WJanuary 4, 19754–1@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)17–15–719,219
40WJanuary 5, 19753–0Washington Capitals (1974–75)18–15–712,045
41WJanuary 8, 19753–2California Golden Seals (1974–75)19–15–712,013
42TJanuary 10, 19753–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)19–15–813,629
43TJanuary 11, 19752–2@ New York Islanders (1974–75)19–15–914,865
44LJanuary 15, 19753–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)19–16–97,554
45WJanuary 17, 19755–0Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)20–16–914,507
46LJanuary 18, 19751–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)20–17–917,007
47LJanuary 23, 19752–5@ New York Rangers (1974–75)20–18–917,500
48LJanuary 24, 19751–4Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)20–19–913,967
49WJanuary 26, 19754–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)21–19–915,863
50TJanuary 29, 19754–4@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)21–19–106,677
51LJanuary 31, 19752–4St. Louis Blues (1974–75)21–20–1014,107
52WFebruary 2, 19755–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)22–20–1012,187
53TFebruary 5, 19753–3Boston Bruins (1974–75)22–20–1115,002
54WFebruary 7, 19753–1Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)23–20–1113,702
55LFebruary 9, 19752–3Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)23–21–1112,057
56TFebruary 12, 19752–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)23–21–1212,346
57TFebruary 15, 19753–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)23–21–1315,570
58WFebruary 19, 19754–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)24–21–1312,262
59LFebruary 22, 19753–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)24–22–1312,744
60LFebruary 23, 19750–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)24–23–13N/A
61WFebruary 26, 19757–4Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)25–23–1315,087
62LFebruary 28, 19753–4Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)25–24–1315,141
63WMarch 2, 19754–0Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)26–24–1312,118
64LMarch 5, 19753–4Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)26–25–1312,353
65LMarch 7, 19752–4Boston Bruins (1974–75)26–26–1315,223
66LMarch 9, 19752–5@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)26–27–1314,558
67LMarch 11, 19750–3@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)26–28–1317,833
68WMarch 12, 19759–4Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)27–28–1311,324
69WMarch 14, 19751–0New York Rangers (1974–75)28–28–1314,065
70LMarch 17, 19751–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)28–29–1316,858
71WMarch 19, 19758–7Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)29–29–1311,877
72WMarch 21, 197512–4Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)30–29–1312,490
73WMarch 23, 19755–0@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)31–29–1310,105
74WMarch 26, 19755–3Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)32–29–1312,176
75WMarch 28, 19753–2Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)33–29–1313,786
76TMarch 30, 19752–2New York Islanders (1974–75)33–29–1414,536
77TApril 1, 19752–2@ New York Islanders (1974–75)33–29–1514,865
78WApril 2, 19753–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)34–29–1516,422
79LApril 4, 19752–3New York Rangers (1974–75)34–30–1515,189
80LApril 6, 19752–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)34–31–1517,007

Player statistics

Skaters

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
Tom Lysiak127725527773-----
Curt Bennett58031336440-----
Eric Vail257239216046-----
Buster Harvey87917274416-----
Bryan Hextall207418163462-----
Rey Comeau187514203440-----
Tim Ecclestone†146213213434-----
Randy Manery7685273248-----
Jacques Richard156317122931-----
Hilliard Graves176710192930-----
Bob Leiter16521018288-----
Jean Lemieux6753242719-----
Keith McCreary9781110218-----
Pat Quinn38021921156-----
Larry Romanchych21538122016-----
Noel Price4804141882-----
Barry Gibbs†2393131639-----
Gerry Meehan†1014410140-----
Dwight Bialowas‡2237391220-----
Ed Kea1950191039-----
Bob Murray‡234233622-----
Dean Talafous‡241814513-----
Jerry Byers10141129-----
Dan Bouchard304002242-----
Phil Myre1400116-----
Vic Mercredi1020000-----
Guy Chouinard1050002-----

†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   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Dan Bouchard304024002015511132.77-------
Phil Myre140240014161011452.85-------

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
PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team

Expansion Draft
See also: 1974 NHL Expansion Draft
#PlayerSelected by
7.Butch Deadmarsh (LW)Kansas City Scouts
33.Kerry Ketter (D)Kansas City Scouts
38.Lew Morrison (RW)Washington Capitals

Draft picks
See also: 1974 NHL amateur draft
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)

References
  1. "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "Home". flyershistory.com.
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