1986–87 Calgary Flames season

The 1986–87 Calgary Flames season was the seventh National Hockey League season in Calgary and 15th for the Flames franchise. The Flames posted their best record in franchise history to that time, as Calgary's 95 points was the third best total in the league. The Flames' defence of their 1986 Campbell Conference championship was quickly snuffed out by the Winnipeg Jets, as the Flames were upset in the first round of the playoffs in six games by their Manitoba rivals.

1986–87 Calgary Flames
Division2nd Smythe
ConferenceCampbell
1986–87 record46–31–3
Home record25–13–2
Road record21–18–1
Goals for318 (T-2nd)
Goals against289 (11th)
Team information
General managerCliff Fletcher
CoachBob Johnson
CaptainLanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski and Doug Risebrough
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance16,798
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Mullen (47)
AssistsAl MacInnis (56)
PointsJoe Mullen (87)
Penalty minutesTim Hunter (361)
WinsMike Vernon (30)
Goals against averageRejean Lemelin (3.25)

Joe Mullen captured his first Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for gentlemanly conduct, while Al MacInnis was named a Second Team All-star.[1] The Flames had no player representatives at Rendez-vous '87, which replaced the All-Star Game for this season, though head coach Bob Johnson served as an assistant coach for the NHL all-stars.

Tragedy struck the Flames in the summer of 1986, as their first round draft pick, George Pelawa, died in an automobile crash over the Labour Day weekend.[2] Pelawa's death is commonly rumoured to be an inspiration for the 1988 Tom Cochrane song "Big League", but has never been confirmed as true.

Following the season, the Flames released a music video to benefit charity. The "Red Hot" video featured many players, including Lanny McDonald, Gary Roberts, Mike Vernon, Al MacInnis and Joel Otto, among others, lipsynching and pretending to play instruments. It was released on VHS and on vinyl. It enjoyed popularity then but was forgotten until the video surfaced on the internet in 2005.

Regular season

Season standings

Smythe Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oilers8050246372284106
Calgary Flames804631331828995
Winnipeg Jets804032827927188
Los Angeles Kings803141831834170
Vancouver Canucks802943828231466

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.

Schedule and results

1986–87 Game log

Playoffs

1987 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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
Joe Mullen7794740871462130
Al MacInnis2792056769741010
Paul Reinhart26761553682240116
Carey Wilson33802036564261126
Mike Bullard25572826543464372
John Tonelli27782031517230002
Joel Otto296819315018520226
Jim Peplinski2480183250181610124
Gary Suter20689404970603310
Hakan Loob12681826442651230
Jamie Macoun6797334011130118
Steve Bozek26711718352241012
Brian Bradley144010182816-----
Lanny McDonald9581412265450002
Colin Patterson11681313265460222
Tim Hunter197361521361-----
Gary Roberts32/1032510158520004
Dale DeGray2827671329-----
Neil Sheehy5544610151600021
Dan Quinn101636914-----
Perry Berezan21245382420227
Nick Fotiu2242538145-----
Kari Eloranta3213167960220
Joe Nieuwendyk189516060220
Doug Risebrough82223566401123
Kevan Guy32404419401123
Brian Engblom63204428-----
Paul Baxter41802266200010
Mike Vernon30540221450000
Brett Hull165101042130
Doug Dadswell3620000-----
Rejean Lemelin1340002020110

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Traded mid-season.

Goaltenders

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
Rejean Lemelin3134173516919413.15210101603.56
Mike Vernon305429573021117813.615263231603.65
Doug Dadswell3621250111004.80

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

Trades

October 3, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Jim Korn
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry Johnson
October 3, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Brian Engblom
To Buffalo Sabres
Jim Korn
October 7, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Mark Paterson
To Hartford Whalers
Yves Courteau
November 12, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Mike Bullard
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dan Quinn

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
G Doug DadswellCornell University (NCAA)
C Marc BureauLongueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
PlayerNew team
D Robin BartellVancouver Canucks
C Mark LambDetroit Red Wings

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec.[4]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
116George Pelawa United StatesFBemidji (USHS)
237Brian Glynn CanadaDSaskatoon Blades (WHL)4312579104410
479Tom Quinlan United StatesRWN/A
5100Scott Bloom United StatesLWN/A
6121John Parker United StatesCN/A
7142Rick Lessard CanadaDOttawa 67's (OHL)1504418
8163Mark Olsen United StatesDN/A
9184Scott Sharples CanadaGPenticton Knights (BCJHL)10–0–1, 3.69GAA
10205Doug Pickel CanadaLWKamloops Blazers (WHL)
11226Anders Lindstrom SwedenCN/A
12247Antonin Stavjana CzechoslovakiaDN/A
S219Steve MacSwain United StatesRWN/A

See also

References

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 125
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 141
  • Team standings: 1986–87 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com
  1. Award Winners, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 23.
  2. Ulmer, Mike, Heat is on, canoe.ca, October 8, 2003.
  3. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed October 10, 2007.
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