1979-1980 Atlanta Flames team stats

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1979-1980 Atlanta Flames: 35-32-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 18-15-7 (147 goals scored, 132 allowed) Road record: 17-17-6 (135 goals scored, 137 allowed) Head Coach: Al MacNeil Power Play: 51/216 (23.6%) Penalty Killing: 220/272 (80.9%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 225-210 282 goals scored (11th of 21 teams), 269 goals allowed (8th), 1048 PIM (15th) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     14  Kent Nilsson         6'1   195   23   80   40   53   93   10  14   0  118   44   77    0  217  18.4   -3
C     16  Guy Chouinard        5'11  182   23   76   31   46   77   22   9   0  103   35   64    1  208  14.9   +5
RW    11  Bob MacMillan        5'11  185   27   77   22   39   61   10   2   3   92   23   81   15  164  13.4   +3
RW     6  Ken Houston          6'2   210   26   80   23   31   54  100   4   0   85   15   72    1  155  14.8   -1
LW    27  Eric Vail            6'1   220   26   77   28   25   53   22   6   0   98   23   75    5  193  14.5   +5
D     23  Paul Reinhart        5'11  205   19   79    9   38   47   31   4   0  118   31   78    2  130   6.9  +11
RW     9  Jean Pronovost       6'0   185   34   80   24   19   43   12   6   0   66   14   72   32  119  20.2  +12
C     12  Ivan Boldirev        6'0   190   30   52   16   24   40   20   1   0   65   13   53    0  121  13.2   -1
D      3  Phil Russell         6'2   205   27   80    5   31   36  115   1   0  104    6  103   19  104   4.8  +14
C      7  Garry Unger          5'11  170   32   79   17   16   33   39   1   0   55    9   51    7  170  10.0   +2
RW    25  Willi Plett          6'3   205   24   76   13   19   32  231   0   0   56    1   59    0  119  10.9   -4
LW    12  Don Lever            5'11  185   27   28   14   16   30    4   1   1   41    6   32    2   74  18.9   +5
D      4  Pekka Rautakallio    5'11  185   26   79    5   25   30   18   1   0  100   18   60    0  104   4.8  +22
C     10  Bill Clement         6'1   194   29   64    7   14   21   32   0   2   28    1   53   29   51  13.7   +3
D     20  Bob Murdoch          6'0   200   33   80    5   16   21   48   0   0   75    0  105   32   68   7.4   +2
LW    18  Darcy Rota           5'11  180   26   44   10    8   18   49   0   0   30    3   24    0   70  14.3   +3
RW    19  Paul Henderson       5'11  180   36   30    7    6   13    6   1   0   21    7   10    1   29  24.1   +5
D      5  Brad Marsh           6'3   220   21   80    2    9   11  119   0   0   66    1  120   40   73   2.7  -15
D      8  Dave Shand           6'2   200   23   74    3    7   10  104   0   0   54    0   65   12   47   6.4   +1
LW     2  Curt Bennett         6'3   195   31   21    1    3    4    0   0   0    6    0   15    3   21   4.8   -6
C      7  Bobby Lalonde        5'5   155   28    3    0    1    1    2   0   0    2    1    2    0    2   0.0   -1
G     30  Dan Bouchard         6'0   190   29   53    0    1    1   34  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    22  Bobby Gould          6'0   195   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
C     21  Earl Ingarfield      5'11  180   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    7   0.0   -1
D     24  Gord Wappel          6'2   205   21    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    0    1    0    2   0.0   +1
RW    15  Dave Gorman          5'11  185   24    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
G      1  Reggie Lemelin       5'11  170   25    3    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     24  Serge Beaudoin       6'2   215   27    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
C     17  Rick Adduono         5'11  182   24    3    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    0    1   0.0   -1
G      1  Jim Craig            6'1   190   22    4    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    18  Brad Smith           6'1   195   21    4    0    0    0    4   0   0    2    0    1    0    0   ---   +1
G     31  Pat Riggin           5'9   170   20   25    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  Dan Bouchard         29   53  3076  163  3.18  23  19  10 1584   .897   5   2
G   31  Pat Riggin           20   25  1368   73  3.20  11   9   2  687   .894   0   2
G    1  Jim Craig            22    4   206   13  3.79   1   2   1   81   .840   0   0
G    1  Reggie Lemelin       25    3   150   15  6.00   0   2   0   67   .776   0   0

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

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   12  D    Paul Reinhart            648          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  2   23  D    Mike Perovich                         Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)            [pick acquired from STL]
  2   33  G    Pat Riggin               350     46   London Knights (OHA)               
  3   54  D    Tim Hunter               815          Seattle Breakers (WHL)             
  4   75  RW   Jim Peplinski            711          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  5   96  C    Brad Kempthorne                       Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)          
  6  117  C    Glenn Johnson                         University of Denver (NCAA)        

Traded draft picks:


Transactions

06-05-1979	signed Pekka Rautakallio as a free agent
06-13-1979	Oilers selected John Gould in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Brian Hill in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Rck Hodgson in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Gene Carr in expansion draft
08-1979	traded future considerations to Jets for Paul Terbenche
08-1979	signed Dave Gorman as a free agent
08-15-1979	signed Serge Beaudoin as a free agent
09-11-1979	signed Dale Lewis as a free agent
09-17-1979	signed Paul Henderson as a free agent
10-09-1979	signed Rick Adduono as a free agent
10-09-1979	signed Earl Ingarfield as a free agent
10-10-1979	traded Don Laurence, Ed Kea and Atlanta's #2 pick in the 1981 draft to Blues for Garry Unger
10-23-1979	traded Bobby Lalonde to Bruins for future considerations
11-06-1979	purchased Harvey Bennett from Blues
02-08-1980	traded Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota to Canucks for Don Lever and Brad Smith
06-02-1980	traded Jim Craig to Bruins for Boston's #2 pick in the 1980 draft and #3 pick in the 1981 draft
06-06-1980	traded Garry Unger to Kings for Bert Wilson and Randy Holt
06-10-1980	traded Dave Shand and Calgary's #3 pick in the 1980 draft to Maple Leafs for Toronto's #2 pick in the 1980 draft

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1980   at New York Rangers          L   1-2 (OT)
04/09/1980   at New York Rangers          L   1-5 
04/11/1980   vs New York Rangers          W   4-2 
04/12/1980   vs New York Rangers          L   2-5

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 16 Guy Chouinard 5'11 182 23 4 1 3 4 4 1 0 LW 27 Eric Vail 6'1 220 26 4 3 1 4 2 1 0 C 7 Garry Unger 5'11 170 32 4 0 3 3 2 0 0 RW 6 Ken Houston 6'2 210 26 4 1 1 2 10 0 0 LW 12 Don Lever 5'11 185 27 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 D 20 Bob Murdoch 6'0 200 33 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 C 21 Earl Ingarfield 5'11 180 20 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 5 Brad Marsh 6'3 220 21 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 RW 25 Willi Plett 6'3 205 24 4 1 0 1 15 1 0 D 4 Pekka Rautakallio 5'11 185 26 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 D 3 Phil Russell 6'2 205 27 4 0 1 1 6 0 0 D 8 Dave Shand 6'2 200 23 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 24 Gord Wappel 6'2 205 21 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 G 30 Dan Bouchard 6'0 190 29 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 10 Bill Clement 6'1 194 29 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 RW 19 Paul Henderson 5'11 180 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 11 Bob MacMillan 5'11 185 27 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 C 14 Kent Nilsson 6'1 195 23 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 RW 9 Jean Pronovost 6'0 185 34 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 C 17 Rick Adduono 5'11 182 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 Serge Beaudoin 6'2 215 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 2 Curt Bennett 6'3 195 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Ivan Boldirev 6'0 190 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Jim Craig 6'1 190 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 15 Dave Gorman 5'11 185 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 22 Bobby Gould 6'0 195 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 7 Bobby Lalonde 5'5 155 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Reggie Lemelin 5'11 170 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 23 Paul Reinhart 5'11 205 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Pat Riggin 5'9 170 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 18 Darcy Rota 5'11 180 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 18 Brad Smith 6'1 195 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 30 Dan Bouchard 29 4 241 14 3.49 1 3 117 .880 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1979 at Quebec Nordiques W 5-3 1-0-0 10/11/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-3 1-1-0 10/13/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 9-2 2-1-0 10/16/1979 at New York Islanders L 1-5 2-2-0 10/18/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-6 2-3-0 10/20/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 2-3-1 10/23/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-5 2-4-1 10/26/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers W 7-3 3-4-1 10/27/1979 at St. Louis Blues W 3-0 4-4-1 10/30/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 3-1 5-4-1 11/02/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques T 4-4 5-4-2 11/03/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 3-3 5-4-3 11/06/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 8-0 6-4-3 11/09/1979 vs New York Islanders W 5-2 7-4-3 11/11/1979 at Boston Bruins L 3-6 7-5-3 11/13/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 7-6-3 11/15/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-5 7-7-3 11/16/1979 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 8-7-3 11/18/1979 at Washington Capitals W 4-2 9-7-3 11/21/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 10-7-3 11/23/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 11-7-3 11/25/1979 at Hartford Whalers L 2-4 11-8-3 11/27/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 11-9-3 12/04/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-6 11-10-3 12/05/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-6 11-11-3 12/08/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-4 11-12-3 12/09/1979 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-4 12-12-3 12/12/1979 at Edmonton Oilers T 5-5 12-12-4 12/14/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars W 3-2 13-12-4 12/15/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-8 13-13-4 12/21/1979 vs St. Louis Blues L 1-5 13-14-4 12/22/1979 at St. Louis Blues W 7-3 14-14-4 12/26/1979 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 14-15-4 12/28/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-4 14-16-4 12/29/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 14-17-4 01/04/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings L 3-6 14-18-4 01/06/1980 at New York Rangers T 5-5 14-18-5 01/08/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 2-0 15-18-5 01/11/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 4-3 16-18-5 01/12/1980 at Boston Bruins L 3-5 16-19-5

Date Opponent Result Record 01/14/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 16-20-5 01/16/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 17-20-5 01/17/1980 at Colorado Rockies W 4-1 18-20-5 01/19/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-2 19-20-5 01/21/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres T 3-3 19-20-6 01/22/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 19-21-6 01/25/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 19-21-7 01/26/1980 at Detroit Red Wings W 4-3 20-21-7 01/28/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 1-6 20-22-7 01/30/1980 at Quebec Nordiques W 4-1 21-22-7 02/01/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 4-2 22-22-7 02/02/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 5-3 23-22-7 02/08/1980 at Edmonton Oilers W 4-2 24-22-7 02/10/1980 at Colorado Rockies W 6-1 25-22-7 02/13/1980 at Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 25-22-8 02/16/1980 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 25-22-9 02/17/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 25-23-9 02/19/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 25-23-10 02/21/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 3-0 26-23-10 02/23/1980 vs Hartford Whalers L 5-6 26-24-10 02/26/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 26-24-11 03/01/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-1 27-24-11 03/05/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-1 28-24-11 03/07/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 9-3 29-24-11 03/09/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 30-24-11 03/10/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 30-25-11 03/13/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 30-25-12 03/15/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 31-25-12 03/17/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-1 32-25-12 03/18/1980 at New York Islanders L 3-6 32-26-12 03/20/1980 vs St. Louis Blues W 8-4 33-26-12 03/22/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 2-5 33-27-12 03/23/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 33-28-12 03/25/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers L 4-5 33-29-12 03/28/1980 vs New York Rangers W 4-2 34-29-12 03/30/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 34-30-12 04/01/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 34-31-12 04/02/1980 at New York Rangers W 7-3 35-31-12 04/04/1980 vs New York Islanders L 3-7 35-32-12 04/05/1980 at Washington Capitals T 4-4 35-32-13

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