1974–75 Atlanta Flames season

	1974–75 Atlanta Flames
Division	4th Patrick
Conference	Campbell
1974–75 record	34–31–15
Goals for	243
Goals against	233
Team information
General manager	Cliff Fletcher
Coach	Bernie Geoffrion; Fred Creighton
Captain	Keith McCreary
Arena	Omni Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals	Eric Vail (39)
Assists	Tom Lysiak (52)
Points	Tom Lysiak (77)
Penalty minutes	Pat Quinn (156)
Wins	Dan Bouchard (20)
Goals against average	Dan Bouchard (2.77)
	← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 Atlanta Flames season was the 3rd season for the franchise. The Flames finished last in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Pre-season[]

On September 29, 1974, the Flames won an exhibition game 4-1 against the Winnipeg Jets.

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	51	18	11	293	181	113
New York Rangers	80	37	29	14	319	276	88
New York Islanders	80	33	25	22	264	221	88
Atlanta Flames	80	34	31	15	243	233	83

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 9, 1974	3–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	0–0–1
2	L	October 11, 1974	0–3	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	0–1–1
3	W	October 13, 1974	4–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	1–1–1
4	L	October 16, 1974	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	1–2–1
5	W	October 18, 1974	4–2	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	2–2–1
6	W	October 20, 1974	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	3–2–1
7	L	October 22, 1974	1–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	3–3–1
8	W	October 23, 1974	10–1	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	4–3–1
9	T	October 25, 1974	2–2	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	4–3–2
10	L	October 27, 1974	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	4–4–2
11	W	October 30, 1974	4–1	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	5–4–2
12	W	November 1, 1974	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	6–4–2
13	L	November 2, 1974	0–9	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	6–5–2
14	W	November 6, 1974	2–1	New York Islanders (1974–75)	7–5–2
15	W	November 8, 1974	2–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	8–5–2
16	L	November 10, 1974	3–4	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	8–6–2
17	T	November 12, 1974	2–2	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	8–6–3
18	W	November 13, 1974	4–3	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	9–6–3
19	T	November 15, 1974	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	9–6–4
20	L	November 17, 1974	0–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	9–7–4
21	W	November 20, 1974	1–0	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	10–7–4
22	T	November 22, 1974	4–4	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	10–7–5
23	W	November 24, 1974	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	11–7–5
24	W	November 27, 1974	4–2	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	12–7–5
25	W	November 29, 1974	3–2	New York Rangers (1974–75)	13–7–5
26	L	December 2, 1974	0–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	13–8–5
27	L	December 4, 1974	1–3	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	13–9–5
28	L	December 6, 1974	5–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	13–10–5
29	L	December 7, 1974	2–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	13–11–5
30	L	December 11, 1974	2–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	13–12–5
31	L	December 13, 1974	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	13–13–5
32	L	December 14, 1974	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	13–14–5
33	L	December 17, 1974	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	13–15–5
34	W	December 20, 1974	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	14–15–5
35	W	December 22, 1974	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	15–15–5
36	W	December 26, 1974	2–1	New York Islanders (1974–75)	16–15–5
37	T	December 28, 1974	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	16–15–6
38	T	January 2, 1975	1–1	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	16–15–7
39	W	January 4, 1975	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	17–15–7
40	W	January 5, 1975	3–0	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	18–15–7
41	W	January 8, 1975	3–2	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	19–15–7
42	T	January 10, 1975	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	19–15–8
43	T	January 11, 1975	2–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	19–15–9
44	L	January 15, 1975	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	19–16–9
45	W	January 17, 1975	5–0	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	20–16–9
46	L	January 18, 1975	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	20–17–9
47	L	January 23, 1975	2–5	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	20–18–9
48	L	January 24, 1975	1–4	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	20–19–9
49	W	January 26, 1975	4–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	21–19–9
50	T	January 29, 1975	4–4	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	21–19–10
51	L	January 31, 1975	2–4	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	21–20–10
52	W	February 2, 1975	5–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	22–20–10
53	T	February 5, 1975	3–3	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	22–20–11
54	W	February 7, 1975	3–1	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	23–20–11
55	L	February 9, 1975	2–3	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	23–21–11
56	T	February 12, 1975	2–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	23–21–12
57	T	February 15, 1975	3–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	23–21–13
58	W	February 19, 1975	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	24–21–13
59	L	February 22, 1975	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	24–22–13
60	L	February 23, 1975	0–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	24–23–13
61	W	February 26, 1975	7–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	25–23–13
62	L	February 28, 1975	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	25–24–13
63	W	March 2, 1975	4–0	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	26–24–13
64	L	March 5, 1975	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	26–25–13
65	L	March 7, 1975	2–4	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	26–26–13
66	L	March 9, 1975	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	26–27–13
67	L	March 11, 1975	0–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	26–28–13
68	W	March 12, 1975	9–4	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	27–28–13
69	W	March 14, 1975	1–0	New York Rangers (1974–75)	28–28–13
70	L	March 17, 1975	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	28–29–13
71	W	March 19, 1975	8–7	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	29–29–13
72	W	March 21, 1975	12–4	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	30–29–13
73	W	March 23, 1975	5–0	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	31–29–13
74	W	March 26, 1975	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	32–29–13
75	W	March 28, 1975	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	33–29–13
76	T	March 30, 1975	2–2	New York Islanders (1974–75)	33–29–14
77	T	April 1, 1975	2–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	33–29–15
78	W	April 2, 1975	3–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	34–29–15
79	L	April 4, 1975	2–3	New York Rangers (1974–75)	34–30–15
80	L	April 6, 1975	2–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	34–31–15

Playoffs[]

The Flames did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats[]

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 Lysiak	12	77	25	52	77	73	-	-	-	-	-
Curt Bennett	5	80	31	33	64	40	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Vail	25	72	39	21	60	46	-	-	-	-	-
Buster Harvey	8	79	17	27	44	16	-	-	-	-	-
Bryan Hextall	20	74	18	16	34	62	-	-	-	-	-
Rey Comeau	18	75	14	20	34	40	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Ecclestone^†	14	62	13	21	34	34	-	-	-	-	-
Randy Manery	7	68	5	27	32	48	-	-	-	-	-
Jacques Richard	15	63	17	12	29	31	-	-	-	-	-
Hilliard Graves	17	67	10	19	29	30	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Leiter	16	52	10	18	28	8	-	-	-	-	-
Jean Lemieux	6	75	3	24	27	19	-	-	-	-	-
Keith McCreary	9	78	11	10	21	8	-	-	-	-	-
Pat Quinn	3	80	2	19	21	156	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Romanchych	21	53	8	12	20	16	-	-	-	-	-
Noel Price	4	80	4	14	18	82	-	-	-	-	-
Barry Gibbs^†	2	39	3	13	16	39	-	-	-	-	-
Gerry Meehan^†	10	14	4	10	14	0	-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Bialowas^‡	22	37	3	9	12	20	-	-	-	-	-
Ed Kea	19	50	1	9	10	39	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Murray^‡	23	42	3	3	6	22	-	-	-	-	-
Dean Talafous^‡	24	18	1	4	5	13	-	-	-	-	-
Jerry Byers	10	14	1	1	2	9	-	-	-	-	-
Dan Bouchard	30	40	0	2	2	42	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Myre	1	40	0	1	1	6	-	-	-	-	-
Vic Mercredi	10	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Guy Chouinard	10	5	0	0	0	2	-	-	-	-	-

^†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 Bouchard	30	40	2400	20	15	5	111	3	2.77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Myre	1	40	2400	14	16	10	114	5	2.85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Awards and Records[]

Calder Memorial Trophy: Eric Vail

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

Expansion Draft[]

See also: 1974 NHL Expansion Draft

#	Player	Selected 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)		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[]

Flames on Hockey Database

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