1976-1977 Atlanta Flames team stats

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1976-1977 Atlanta Flames: 34-34-12
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 22-11-7 (151 goals scored, 111 allowed) Road record: 12-23-5 (113 goals scored, 154 allowed) Head Coach: Fred Creighton Power Play: 42/214 (19.6%) Penalty Killing: 198/248 (79.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 12-6 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 210-209 264 goals scored (9th of 18 teams), 265 goals allowed (8th), 889 PIM (13th) NHL Averages: 3.32 goals/game (265.7 goals/team), 1040.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     12  Tom Lysiak           6'1   185   23   79   30   51   81   52   5   1  120   30   93    6  277  10.8   +3
LW    27  Eric Vail            6'1   220   23   78   32   39   71   22  12   1  107   26   76    4  206  15.5   +9
RW    25  Willi Plett          6'3   205   21   64   33   23   56  123   5   0   91   22   54    0  156  21.2  +15
C     16  Guy Chouinard        5'11  182   20   80   17   33   50    8   3   0   65   27   50    0  167  10.2  -12
LW     5  Curt Bennett         6'3   195   28   76   22   25   47   36   5   1   74   15   84   11  183  12.0  -14
RW     6  Ken Houston          6'2   210   23   78   20   24   44   35   3   0   67    8   54    0  151  13.2   +5
D      4  Richard Mulhern      6'1   188   21   79   12   32   44   80   2   1  104   19   93   14  156   7.7   +6
C     10  Bill Clement         6'1   194   26   67   17   26   43   27   2   5   61    9   77   21  114  14.9   -4
C     18  Rey Comeau           5'8   190   28   80   15   18   33   16   2   1   48    3   50   12  133  11.3   +7
D      7  Randy Manery         6'0   185   27   73    5   24   29   33   0   0   84   14   82   10  108   4.6   -2
LW    14  Tim Ecclestone       5'10  195   29   78    9   18   27   26   0   1   44    1   65   32  116   7.8  +10
D     19  Ed Kea               6'3   200   28   72    4   21   25   63   0   0   73    4   90   21  112   3.6    0
LW    22  Bobby Simpson        6'0   190   20   72   13   10   23   45   0   0   42    3   37    0  118  11.0   +2
RW    21  John Gould           5'11  197   27   54    8   15   23    8   1   1   41   13   37    7  113   7.1   -2
D      2  Barry Gibbs          5'11  195   28   66    1   16   17   63   0   0   80    5  103   23   81   1.2   -5
D      8  Dave Shand           6'2   200   20   55    5   11   16   62   0   0   51    1   42   13   79   6.3  +21
RW    17  Hilliard Graves      5'11  175   26   25    8    5   13   17   1   0   23    3   21    0   41  19.5   -1
D      3  Pat Quinn            6'3   205   33   59    1   12   13   58   0   0   47    0   66   12   29   3.4   -7
RW     9  Larry Romanchych     6'1   180   27   25    4    5    9    4   0   0   12    2   13    0   42   9.5   -3
RW     9  Bill Flett           6'1   205   33   24    4    4    8    6   1   0   13    3   14    5   35  11.4   +1
D     23  Larry Carriere       6'1   190   24   25    2    3    5   16   0   0   25    1   25    4   28   7.1   +3
D     23  Pat Ribble           6'4   210   22   23    2    2    4   31   0   0   19    0   23    3   31   6.5   -1
RW    15  Rick Bowness         6'1   185   21   28    0    4    4   29   0   0    8    0   18    1   21   0.0   -9
G      1  Phil Myre            6'1   185   28   43    0    2    2    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Dan Bouchard         6'0   190   26   42    0    1    1    9  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Phil Myre            28   43  2422  124  3.07  17  17   7 1087   .886   0   3
G   30  Dan Bouchard         26   42  2378  139  3.51  17  17   5 1128   .877   2   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1976 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    8  D    Dave Shand               421          Peterborough Petes (OHA)             [pick acquired from VAN]
  1   10  LW   Harold Phillipoff        141          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  2   28  LW   Bobby Simpson            175          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  3   46  D    Rick Hodgson               6          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  4   64  RW   Kent Nilsson             553    158   Djurgardens IF Stockholm (Sweden)  
  5   82  G    Mark Earp                             Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)             

Traded draft picks:

#6 to WAS (Don Wilson)


Transactions

10-07-1976	signed Michel Belhumeur as a free agent
12-1976	sold Bill Flett to Oilers
12-02-1976	traded Hilliard Graves and Larry Carriere to Canucks for John Gould and Los Angeles' #2 pick in the 1977 draft
05-23-1977	traded Randy Manery to Kings for Ab DeMarco
08-1977	traded Al McDonough to Red Wings for future considerations
08-18-1977	sold Rick Bowness to Red Wings
09-20-1977	signed Bobby Lalonde as a free agent
09-29-1977	released Bill Moen

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/05/1977   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-5 
04/07/1977   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   3-2 
04/09/1977   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 12 Tom Lysiak 6'1 185 23 3 1 3 4 8 1 0 LW 27 Eric Vail 6'1 220 23 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 C 16 Guy Chouinard 5'11 182 20 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 C 10 Bill Clement 6'1 194 26 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 LW 14 Tim Ecclestone 5'10 195 29 3 0 2 2 6 0 0 D 4 Richard Mulhern 6'1 188 21 3 0 2 2 5 0 0 LW 22 Bobby Simpson 6'0 190 20 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 LW 5 Curt Bennett 6'3 195 28 3 1 0 1 7 0 0 D 19 Ed Kea 6'3 200 28 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 25 Willi Plett 6'3 205 21 3 1 0 1 19 0 0 G 30 Dan Bouchard 6'0 190 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 3 Pat Quinn 6'3 205 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 9 Larry Romanchych 6'1 180 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Phil Myre 6'1 185 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 23 Pat Ribble 6'4 210 22 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 C 18 Rey Comeau 5'8 190 28 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 2 Barry Gibbs 5'11 195 28 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 21 John Gould 5'11 197 27 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 6 Ken Houston 6'2 210 23 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 D 7 Randy Manery 6'0 185 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 8 Dave Shand 6'2 200 20 3 0 0 0 33 0 0 RW 15 Rick Bowness 6'1 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Larry Carriere 6'1 190 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 9 Bill Flett 6'1 205 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Hilliard Graves 5'11 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Phil Myre 28 2 120 5 2.50 1 1 46 .891 1 0 G 30 Dan Bouchard 26 1 60 5 5.00 0 1 25 .800 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/05/1976 at Washington Capitals L 5-6 0-1-0 10/07/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-2 1-1-0 10/09/1976 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 2-1-0 10/12/1976 at New York Islanders L 0-7 2-2-0 10/13/1976 at Cleveland Barons W 4-2 3-2-0 10/15/1976 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 2-1 4-2-0 10/17/1976 at Buffalo Sabres W 6-5 5-2-0 10/20/1976 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-4 5-3-0 10/22/1976 vs Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 5-4-0 10/24/1976 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 5-4-1 10/27/1976 at Colorado Rockies L 2-4 5-5-1 10/28/1976 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-5 5-6-1 10/30/1976 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 5-6-2 11/03/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 7-0 6-6-2 11/05/1976 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 6-7-2 11/07/1976 at Detroit Red Wings T 0-0 6-7-3 11/10/1976 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 6-7-4 11/12/1976 vs Cleveland Barons T 3-3 6-7-5 11/13/1976 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 7-7-5 11/17/1976 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-3 8-7-5 11/19/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 9-7-5 11/21/1976 at Philadelphia Flyers L 5-6 9-8-5 11/24/1976 vs Washington Capitals W 6-2 10-8-5 11/26/1976 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 11-8-5 11/30/1976 vs New York Rangers T 2-2 11-8-6 12/03/1976 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 12-8-6 12/04/1976 at St. Louis Blues W 1-0 13-8-6 12/08/1976 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-0 14-8-6 12/10/1976 vs Minnesota North Stars T 3-3 14-8-7 12/11/1976 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 3-1 15-8-7 12/15/1976 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-3 15-9-7 12/17/1976 vs New York Islanders L 2-4 15-10-7 12/18/1976 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-6 15-11-7 12/20/1976 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-6 15-12-7 12/22/1976 vs Detroit Red Wings W 2-1 16-12-7 12/27/1976 vs Colorado Rockies W 6-2 17-12-7 12/29/1976 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 17-13-7 12/31/1976 at New York Rangers W 4-2 18-13-7 01/02/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-7 18-14-7 01/05/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-1 19-14-7

Date Opponent Result Record 01/07/1977 vs New York Islanders L 4-5 19-15-7 01/08/1977 at New York Islanders L 3-6 19-16-7 01/12/1977 vs New York Rangers W 6-1 20-16-7 01/14/1977 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-2 21-16-7 01/16/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-5 22-16-7 01/20/1977 at Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 22-16-8 01/22/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 22-16-9 01/23/1977 at Boston Bruins L 0-3 22-17-9 01/27/1977 at Buffalo Sabres T 1-1 22-17-10 01/28/1977 vs Colorado Rockies T 3-3 22-17-11 01/31/1977 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-3 23-17-11 02/02/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 23-18-11 02/04/1977 vs Boston Bruins W 6-3 24-18-11 02/07/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-7 24-19-11 02/09/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-5 24-20-11 02/12/1977 at St. Louis Blues L 1-3 24-21-11 02/13/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 24-22-11 02/17/1977 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 25-22-11 02/19/1977 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-5 25-23-11 02/21/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 25-24-11 02/23/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 25-25-11 02/25/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-2 26-25-11 02/26/1977 at New York Islanders L 2-8 26-26-11 03/02/1977 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-2 26-27-11 03/05/1977 vs Cleveland Barons L 1-2 26-28-11 03/06/1977 at Washington Capitals W 4-2 27-28-11 03/08/1977 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 27-29-11 03/09/1977 vs New York Islanders L 2-6 27-30-11 03/12/1977 vs New York Rangers W 6-3 28-30-11 03/13/1977 at New York Rangers W 5-3 29-30-11 03/15/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-3 30-30-11 03/17/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-1 31-30-11 03/19/1977 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-5 31-31-11 03/20/1977 at Cleveland Barons L 4-5 31-32-11 03/22/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 31-33-11 03/24/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 3-1 32-33-11 03/26/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 2-1 33-33-11 03/30/1977 at New York Rangers L 3-4 33-34-11 04/01/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-4 34-34-11 04/03/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 34-34-12

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