1993–94 Calgary Flames season

1993–94 Calgary Flames
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
1993–94 record42–29–13
Home record25–12–5
Road record17–17–8
Goals for302 (3rd)
Goals against256 (11th)
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachDave King
CaptainJoe Nieuwendyk
Alternate captainsAl MacInnis
Joel Otto
ArenaOlympic Saddledome
Average attendance19,325
Minor league affiliate(s)Saint John Flames
Team leaders
GoalsGary Roberts (41)
AssistsAl MacInnis (54)
PointsRobert Reichel (93)
Penalty minutesRon Stern (243)
Plus/minusFrank Musil (+38)
WinsMike Vernon (26)
Goals against averageMike Vernon (2.81)

The 1993–94 Calgary Flames season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Calgary. It was a season of change across the NHL, as the league reorganized its divisions and playoff format. The Smythe Division was retired and the Flames joined the new Pacific Division of the Western Conference, as the NHL aligned itself with the other major sports leagues in naming divisions by geographical boundaries. The change angered fans, who preferred the traditional convention, which honoured the game's past builders.[1]

Realignment also led to significant changes in the playoff format, as the top eight teams in each conference now qualified for the post-season, rather than the top four in each division. Under the new format, the top team in each division was guaranteed one of the top two seeds, and declared the divisional champion, as opposed to having to win two playoff rounds to capture the division title. Thus, the Flames became the first Pacific Division champions, and the second seed in the playoffs. They faced the second place Vancouver Canucks in the playoffs rather than the fourth place Mighty Ducks of Anaheim who failed to qualify under the new system.[2]

The playoffs ended in another bitter disappointment, as the Flames blew a 3–1 series lead, losing the last three games in overtime to the Canucks,[3] who would eventually go onto the Stanley Cup finals before bowing out to the New York Rangers.[4]

Two Flames represented the Western Conference at the 1994 All-Star Game: Forward Joe Nieuwendyk and defenceman Al MacInnis.[5]

For the second consecutive season, four Flames reached the 30-goal plateau. Three of them (Theoren Fleury, Robert Reichel and Gary Roberts) were also 40-goal scorers.[6][7]

Prior to the season, Calgary lost two players in the 1993 NHL expansion draft, as the Florida Panthers selected defenceman Alexander Godynyuk 13th overall, and centre Brian Skrudland 32nd overall. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim did not select any Flames players.

Regular season

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The Flames were shorthanded a total of 465 times during the regular season, the most among all 26 teams.[8]

Season standings

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Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 3 Calgary Flames 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
2 7 Vancouver Canucks 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
3 8 San Jose Sharks 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
4 9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
5 10 Los Angeles Kings 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
6 11 Edmonton Oilers 84 25 45 14 261 305 64

[9] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[10]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y- Detroit Red Wings * CEN 84 46 30 8 356 275 100
2 x- Calgary Flames * PAC 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
3 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 84 43 29 12 280 243 98
4 Dallas Stars CEN 84 42 29 13 286 265 97
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 84 40 33 11 270 283 91
6 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 84 39 36 9 254 240 87
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
10 Los Angeles Kings PAC 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC 84 25 45 14 261 305 64
12 Winnipeg Jets CEN 84 24 51 9 245 344 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader


Playoffs

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The Flames entered the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs as the second seed under the new alignment, facing the seventh seeded Vancouver Canucks. After getting blown out at home in game one, the Flames responded by winning the next three games to take a 3–1 series lead. The Flames, however, lost the last three games in overtime, as they proved unable to overcome a series of injuries to key players, and the tenacious play of the Canucks. Pavel Bure scored the series winner on a breakaway in double overtime for the Canucks, who reached the Stanley Cup finals before falling to the New York Rangers in seven games.

For the Flames, it was another year of playoff frustration, as for the fifth consecutive year, Calgary failed to reach the second round of the post-season.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1993–94 regular season[11]
October: 8–3–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
1 October 5 NY Islanders 1 – 2 Calgary 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 7 San Jose 2 – 6 Calgary 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 9 Calgary 5 – 1 Vancouver 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 14 Calgary 2 – 1 San Jose 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 16 Calgary 4 – 8 Los Angeles 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 17 Calgary 2 – 2 Anaheim OT 4–1–1 9 Recap
7 October 20 Calgary 5 – 3 Edmonton 5–1–1 11 Recap
8 October 21 Vancouver 6 – 3 Calgary 5–2–1 11 Recap
9 October 23 Boston 3 – 3 Calgary OT 5–2–2 12 Recap
10 October 25 Washington 2 – 3 Calgary OT 6–2–2 14 Recap
11 October 27 Buffalo 5 – 3 Calgary 6–3–2 14 Recap
12 October 30 Edmonton 1 – 4 Calgary 7–3–2 16 Recap
13 October 31 Calgary 4 – 3 Winnipeg 8–3–2 18 Recap
November: 7–4–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
14 November 3 Calgary 6 – 3 Hartford 9–3–2 20 Recap
15 November 4 Calgary 3 – 6 Boston 9–4–2 20 Recap
16 November 6 Calgary 4 – 3 Montreal 10–4–2 22 Recap
17 November 9 Los Angeles 3 – 4 Calgary 11–4–2 24 Recap
18 November 11 Anaheim 4 – 5 Calgary 12–4–2 26 Recap
19 November 13 Vancouver 3 – 4 Calgary 13–4–2 28 Recap
20 November 15 Winnipeg 2 – 7 Calgary 14–4–2 30 Recap
21 November 18 Calgary 3 – 3 St. Louis OT 14–4–3 31 Recap
22 November 20 Calgary 3 – 4 Dallas 14–5–3 31 Recap
23 November 22 Anaheim 2 – 1 Calgary 14–6–3 31 Recap
24 November 24 Toronto 3 – 5 Calgary 15–6–3 33 Recap
25 November 26 Chicago 6 – 3 Calgary 15–7–3 33 Recap
26 November 30 Dallas 2 – 2 Calgary OT 15–7–4 34 Recap
December: 5–7–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–4–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
27 December 4 Philadelphia 0 – 6 Calgary 16–7–4 36 Recap
28 December 6 Calgary 6 – 1 Ottawa 17–7–4 38 Recap
29 December 7 Calgary 4 – 4 Quebec OT 17–7–5 39 Recap
30 December 10 Calgary 2 – 6 Buffalo 17–8–5 39 Recap
31 December 11 Calgary 1 – 3 Toronto 17–9–5 39 Recap
32 December 14 Vancouver 4 – 8 Calgary 18–9–5 41 Recap
33 December 17 St. Louis 4 – 3 Calgary 18–10–5 41 Recap
34 December 18 Winnipeg 4 – 5 Calgary OT 19–10–5 43 Recap
35 December 20 Los Angeles 5 – 4 Calgary OT 19–11–5 43 Recap
36 December 22 Calgary 3 – 7 Edmonton 19–12–5 43 Recap
37 December 23 Calgary 3 – 4 Vancouver 19–13–5 43 Recap
38 December 28 Calgary 3 – 3 San Jose OT 19–13–6 44 Recap
39 December 30 Edmonton 1 – 7 Calgary 20–13–6 46 Recap
40 December 31 Montreal 5 – 2 Calgary 20–14–6 46 Recap
January: 4–5–3 (home: 2–2–2; road: 2–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
41 January 2 Calgary 3 – 4 St. Louis OT 20–15–6 46 Recap
42 January 5 Calgary 4 – 1 NY Rangers 21–15–6 48 Recap
43 January 7 Calgary 2 – 6 NY Islanders 21–16–6 48 Recap
44 January 8 Calgary 2 – 2 Pittsburgh 21–16–7 49 Recap
45 January 11 Quebec 0 – 1 Calgary 22–16–7 51 Recap
46 January 15 Ottawa 0 – 10 Calgary 23–16–7 53 Recap
47 January 17 Calgary 2 – 3 San Jose 23–17–7 53 Recap
48 January 19 Calgary 4 – 3 Vancouver 24–17–7 55 Recap
49 January 24 Los Angeles 3 – 3 Calgary OT 24–17–8 56 Recap
50 January 26 Dallas 3 – 2 Calgary 24–18–8 56 Recap
51 January 28 New Jersey 2 – 2 Calgary OT 24–18–9 57 Recap
52 January 29 St. Louis 5 – 3 Calgary 24–19–9 57 Recap
February: 8–3–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
53 February 2 Calgary 4 – 2 Anaheim 25–19–9 59 Recap
54 February 5 Calgary 5 – 4 Los Angeles OT 26–19–9 61 Recap
55 February 7 Edmonton 3 – 4 Calgary 27–19–9 63 Recap
56 February 9 Calgary 1 – 6 Edmonton 28–19–9 65 Recap
57 February 11 Hartford 1 – 4 Calgary 29–19–9 67 Recap
58 February 12 Toronto 2 – 3 Calgary 30–19–9 69 Recap
59 February 14 Chicago 4 – 2 Calgary 30–20–9 69 Recap
60 February 18 Calgary 2 – 4 Dallas 30–21–9 69 Recap
61 February 20 Calgary 5 – 2 Winnipeg 31–21–9 71 Recap
62 February 22 Calgary 4 – 4 Vancouver OT 31–21–10 72 Recap
63 February 24 Tampa Bay 4 – 0 Calgary 31–22–10 72 Recap
64 February 26 Los Angeles 2 – 4 Calgary 32–22–10 74 Recap
March: 6–5–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
65 March 1 Calgary 2 – 5 Detroit 32–23–10 74 Recap
66 March 3 Calgary 2 – 4 Chicago 32–24–10 74 Recap
67 March 5 Calgary 3 – 6 New Jersey 32–25–10 74 Recap
68 March 6 Calgary 4 – 4 Washington OT 32–25–11 75 Recap
69 March 9 Detroit 5 – 1 Calgary 32–26–11 75 Recap
70 March 11 Florida 2 – 4 Calgary 33–26–11 77 Recap
71 March 12 San Jose 0 – 2 Calgary 34–26–11 79 Recap
72 March 15 Calgary 7 – 3 Tampa Bay 35–26–11 81 Recap
73 March 16 Calgary 1 – 2 Florida 35–27–11 81 Recap
74 March 20 Calgary 6 – 3 Toronto 36–27–11 83 Recap
75 March 22 NY Rangers 4 – 4 Calgary 36–27–12 84 Recap
76 March 26 Pittsburgh 3 – 5 Calgary 37–27–12 86 Recap
77 March 31 Calgary 4 – 1 Philadelphia 38–27–12 88 Recap
April: 4–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts Recap
78 April 2 Calgary 3 – 3 Detroit 38–27–13 89 Recap
79 April 3 Calgary 1 – 2 Chicago 38–28–13 89 Recap
80 April 6 Anaheim 2 – 4 Calgary 39–28–13 91 Recap
81 April 8 San Jose 2 – 5 Calgary 40–28–13 93 Recap
82 April 9 Detroit 2 – 4 Calgary 41–28–13 95 Recap
83 April 11 Calgary 3 – 0 Anaheim 42–28–13 97 Recap
84 April 13 Calgary 4 – 6 Los Angeles 42–29–13 97 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[11]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Vancouver Canucks (7) – Vancouver wins 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series Recap
1 April 18 Vancouver 5 – 0 Calgary 17,764 Vancouver leads 1–0 Recap
2 April 20 Vancouver 5 – 7 Calgary 18,318 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 22 Calgary 4 – 2 Vancouver 16,150 Calgary leads 2–1 Recap
4 April 24 Calgary 3 – 2 Vancouver 16,150 Calgary leads 3–1 Recap
5 April 26 Vancouver 2 – 1 Calgary OT 19,059 Calgary leads 3–2 Recap
6 April 28 Calgary 2 – 3 Vancouver OT 16,150 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 30 Vancouver 4 – 3 Calgary 2OT 20,230 Vancouver wins 4–3 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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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
Robert Reichel 26 84 40 53 93 58 7 0 5 5 0
Theoren Fleury 14 83 40 45 85 186 7 6 4 10 5
Gary Roberts 10 71 41 43 84 145 7 2 6 8 24
Al MacInnis 2 75 28 54 82 95 7 2 6 8 12
Joe Nieuwendyk 25 64 36 39 75 51 6 2 2 4 0
German Titov 13 76 27 18 45 28 7 2 1 3 4
Wes Walz 17 53 11 27 38 16 6 3 0 3 2
Kelly Kisio 11 51 7 23 30 28 7 0 2 2 8
Ron Stern 22 71 9 20 29 243 7 2 0 2 12
Paul Ranheim 28 67 10 14 24 20 - - - - -
Joel Otto 29 81 11 12 23 92 3 0 1 1 4
Michel Petit 7 63 2 21 23 110 - - - - -
Trent Yawney 18 58 6 15 21 60 7 0 0 0 16
Dan Keczmer† 39 57 1 20 21 48 3 0 0 0 4
Gary Suter 20 25 4 9 13 20 - - - - -
Ted Drury 27 34 5 7 12 26 - - - - -
Chris Dahlquist 5 77 1 11 12 52 1 0 0 0 0
Paul Kruse 12 68 3 8 11 185 7 0 0 0 14
Michael Nylander† 92 15 2 9 11 6 3 0 0 0 0
Sandy McCarthy 15 79 5 5 10 173 7 0 0 0 34
Zarley Zalapski† 33 13 3 7 10 18 7 0 3 3 2
Frank Musil 3 75 1 8 9 10 7 1 1 2 8
Brad Schlegel 21 26 1 6 7 4 - - - - -
Mike Sullivan† 32 19 2 3 5 6 7 1 1 2 8
James Patrick† 6 15 2 2 4 6 7 0 1 1 6
Trevor Kidd 37 31 0 4 4 4 - - - - -
Vesa Viitakoski 32/19 8 1 2 3 0 - - - - -
Len Esau 36 6 0 3 3 7 - - - - -
Kevin Dahl 4 33 0 3 3 23 6 0 0 0 4
Greg Paslawski 23 15 2 0 2 2 - - - - -
David Haas 19 2 1 1 2 7 - - - - -
Guy Larose† 42 7 0 1 1 4 - - - - -
Brad Miller 55/34 8 0 1 1 14 - - - - -
Lee Norwood 6 16 0 1 1 16 - - - - -
Jason Muzzatti 31 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Jeff Reese 35 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Mark Freer 16 2 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
Peter Ahola 38 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
David Struch 33 4 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
Kevin Wortman 34 5 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
Andrei Trefilov 1 11 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
Mike Vernon 30 48 0 0 0 14 7 0 0 0 2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders

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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
Andrei Trefilov 1 11 623 3 4 2 26 2 2.50 - - - - - - -
Mike Vernon 30 48 2798 26 17 5 131 3 2.81 7 466 3 4 23 0 2.96
Trevor Kidd 37 31 1614 13 7 6 85 0 3.16 - - - - - - -
Jeff Reese 35 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 4.62 - - - - - - -
Jason Muzzatti 36 1 60 0 1 0 8 0 8.00 - - - - - - -

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Transactions

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The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season.

Trades

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Date Details
June 20, 1993 (1993-06-20) To Hartford Whalers
Sergei Makarov 		To Calgary Flames
Future Considerations (1993 WSH 4th-round pick (#95 overall))
June 26, 1993 (1993-06-26) To Washington Capitals
Craig Berube 		To Calgary Flames
1993 5th-round pick (#121 overall)
June 26, 1993 (1993-06-26) To Washington Capitals
1993 7th-round pick (#174 overall) 		To Calgary Flames
Brad Schlegel
September 2, 1993 (1993-09-02) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Todd Gillingham
Paul Holden 		To Calgary Flames
Jeff Perry
Brad Miller
October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cash 		To Calgary Flames
Peter Ahola
November 19, 1993 (1993-11-19) To Hartford Whalers
Jeff Reese 		To Calgary Flames
Dan Keczmer
Future Considerations
January 24, 1994 (1994-01-24) To Hartford Whalers
Todd Harkins 		To Calgary Flames
Scott Morrow
March 10, 1994 (1994-03-10) To Hartford Whalers
Gary Suter
Paul Ranheim
Ted Drury 		To Calgary Flames
Michael Nylander
James Patrick
Zarley Zalapski

Draft picks

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Main article: List of Calgary Flames draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft, held in Quebec City, Quebec.[12]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GP G A Pts PIM
1 18 Jesper Mattsson  Sweden RW Malmö Redhawks (SEL)
2 44 Jamie Allison  Canada D Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 372 7 23 30 639
3 70 Dan Tompkins  United States F Omaha Lancers (USHL)
4 95 Jason Smith  Canada D Princeton (NCAA)
4 96 Marty Murray  Canada C Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 261 31 42 73 41
5 121 Darryl LaFrance  Canada RW Oshawa Generals (OHL)
5 122 John Emmons  United States C Yale University (NCAA) 85 2 4 6 64
6 148 Andreas Karlsson  Sweden C Leksands IF (SEL) 264 16 35 51 72
8 200 Derek Sylvester  United States RW Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
10 252 German Titov  Russia C Voskresensk Khimik (RSL) 624 157 220 377 311
11 278 Burke Murphy  Canada RW St. Lawrence University (NCAA)

Farm teams

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Saint John Flames

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The 1993–94 American Hockey League season was the first for the Flames top minor league affiliate as the new expansion team was created in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Flames posted a respectable 37–33–10 record in their first season, good enough for second in the Atlantic division. They fell to the Moncton Hawks in seven games in the first round of the playoffs, however.[13] Cory Stillman led the Flames with 35 goals, while Mark Freer lead with 86 points. Jason Muzzatti was the starting goaltender, posting a 26–23–3 record with a 3.74 GAA in 51 games.[14]

See also

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References

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  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 118
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 137
  • Team standings: 1993–94 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
  • Trades: hockeydb.com player pages
  1. ^ A question of values, sportsillustrated.com, January 18, 2007, accessed March 4, 2007
  2. ^ Hockey's revised roadmap, USAToday, reproduced by findarticles.com, November 1993, accessed March 4, 2007
  3. ^ All-time playoff results, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 220
  4. ^ SI Flashback: Stanley Cup 1994, sportsillustrated.com, accessed March 4, 2007
  5. ^ All-star selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 22
  6. ^ "1992-93 Calgary Flames Roster and Statistics".
  7. ^ "1993-94 Calgary Flames Roster and Statistics".
  8. ^ "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  9. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  10. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "1993-94 Calgary Flames Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  12. ^ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed February 25, 2007
  13. ^ 1993–94 AHL playoffs, hockeydb.com, accessed March 4, 2007
  14. ^ Saint John Flames player stats, hockeydb.com, accessed March 4, 2007
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