1978–79 Atlanta Flames season
| 1978–79 Atlanta Flames | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | 4th Patrick | |
| 1978–79 record | 41–31–8 | |
| Goals for | 327 | |
| Goals against | 280 | |
| Team information | ||
| General Manager | Cliff Fletcher | |
| Coach | Fred Creighton | |
| Captain | Tom Lysiak | |
| Alternate captains | None | |
| Arena | Omni Coliseum | |
| Team leaders | ||
| Goals | Guy Chouinard (50) | |
| Assists | Bob MacMillan (71) | |
| Points | Bob MacMillan (108) | |
| Penalties in minutes | Willi Plett (213) | |
| Wins | Dan Bouchard (32) | |
| Goals against average | Reggie Lemelin (3.32) | |
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The 1978–79 Atlanta Flames season was the seventh season for the franchise.
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders | 80 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 358 | 214 | 116 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 281 | 248 | 95 |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 316 | 292 | 91 |
| Atlanta Flames | 80 | 41 | 31 | 8 | 327 | 280 | 90 |
Schedule and results[1]
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T | October 11, 1978 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 0–0–1 | 9,107 |
| 2 | T | October 13, 1978 | 3–3 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 0–0–2 | 13,062 |
| 3 | W | October 14, 1978 | 6–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 1–0–2 | 9,243 |
| 4 | W | October 17, 1978 | 8–2 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 2–0–2 | 6,127 |
| 5 | W | October 20, 1978 | 7–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 3–0–2 | 12,611 |
| 6 | W | October 22, 1978 | 5–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 4–0–2 | 17,077 |
| 7 | W | October 24, 1978 | 7–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 5–0–2 | 8,526 |
| 8 | W | October 27, 1978 | 8–5 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 6–0–2 | 15,061 |
| 9 | W | October 28, 1978 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 7–0–2 | 10,504 |
| 10 | W | October 31, 1978 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 8–0–2 | 9,636 |
| 11 | W | November 1, 1978 | 3–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 9–0–2 | 13,136 |
| 12 | W | November 3, 1978 | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 10–0–2 | 14,169 |
| 13 | L | November 4, 1978 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 10–1–2 | 17,230 |
| 14 | W | November 7, 1978 | 4–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 11–1–2 | 9,581 |
| 15 | W | November 10, 1978 | 5–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 12–1–2 | 14,811 |
| 16 | L | November 11, 1978 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 12–2–2 | 14,995 |
| 17 | L | November 14, 1978 | 7–8 | @ Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 12–3–2 | 6,149 |
| 18 | W | November 15, 1978 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 13–3–2 | 9,157 |
| 19 | L | November 17, 1978 | 2–6 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 13–4–2 | 15,155 |
| 20 | W | November 19, 1978 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 14–4–2 | 17,409 |
| 21 | L | November 21, 1978 | 3–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 14–5–2 | 9,642 |
| 22 | W | November 24, 1978 | 4–1 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 15–5–2 | 15,017 |
| 23 | L | November 26, 1978 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 15–6–2 | 13,961 |
| 24 | L | November 29, 1978 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 15–7–2 | 10,247 |
| 25 | L | December 1, 1978 | 3–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 15–8–2 | 9,419 |
| 26 | L | December 2, 1978 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 15–9–2 | 8,561 |
| 27 | L | December 5, 1978 | 0–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 15–10–2 | 14,151 |
| 28 | W | December 8, 1978 | 4–3 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 16–10–2 | 4,897 |
| 29 | L | December 9, 1978 | 1–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 16–11–2 | 10,009 |
| 30 | T | December 13, 1978 | 5–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 16–11–3 | 15,023 |
| 31 | W | December 14, 1978 | 5–3 | Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 17–11–3 | 7,242 |
| 32 | W | December 16, 1978 | 7–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 18–11–3 | 12,384 |
| 33 | L | December 19, 1978 | 4–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 18–12–3 | 7,337 |
| 34 | L | December 21, 1978 | 4–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 18–13–3 | 16,433 |
| 35 | W | December 22, 1978 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 19–13–3 | 9,422 |
| 36 | L | December 26, 1978 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 19–14–3 | 10,546 |
| 37 | L | December 28, 1978 | 4–10 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 19–15–3 | 12,377 |
| 38 | L | December 30, 1978 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 19–16–3 | 14,995 |
| 39 | W | December 31, 1978 | 6–5 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 20–16–3 | 17,390 |
| 40 | W | January 3, 1979 | 4–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 21–16–3 | 16,485 |
| 41 | T | January 5, 1979 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 21–16–4 | 11,463 |
| 42 | W | January 9, 1979 | 5–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 22–16–4 | 9,062 |
| 43 | L | January 12, 1979 | 1–4 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 22–17–4 | 13,147 |
| 44 | L | January 14, 1979 | 4–6 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 22–18–4 | 9,522 |
| 45 | W | January 16, 1979 | 5–0 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 23–18–4 | 9,198 |
| 46 | W | January 19, 1979 | 6–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 24–18–4 | 10,389 |
| 47 | W | January 20, 1979 | 4–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 25–18–4 | 14,748 |
| 48 | L | January 22, 1979 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 25–19–4 | 13,064 |
| 49 | L | January 25, 1979 | 0–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 25–20–4 | 17,029 |
| 50 | W | January 26, 1979 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 26–20–4 | 12,042 |
| 51 | W | January 28, 1979 | 7–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) | 27–20–4 | 10,147 |
| 52 | W | January 31, 1979 | 5–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 28–20–4 | 16,433 |
| 53 | W | February 1, 1979 | 4–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 29–20–4 | 8,931 |
| 54 | L | February 3, 1979 | 2–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 29–21–4 | 14,247 |
| 55 | L | February 4, 1979 | 4–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 29–22–4 | 17,077 |
| 56 | T | February 14, 1979 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) | 29–22–5 | 7,674 |
| 57 | W | February 17, 1979 | 5–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) | 30–22–5 | 7,675 |
| 58 | W | February 18, 1979 | 6–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 31–22–5 | 11,284 |
| 59 | W | February 20, 1979 | 5–3 | Washington Capitals (1978–79) | 32–22–5 | 8,837 |
| 60 | T | February 23, 1979 | 2–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 32–22–6 | 13,185 |
| 61 | W | February 24, 1979 | 6–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) | 33–22–6 | 15,086 |
| 62 | W | February 28, 1979 | 6–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79) | 34–22–6 | 16,485 |
| 63 | W | March 2, 1979 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1978–79) | 35–22–6 | 14,620 |
| 64 | L | March 3, 1979 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 35–23–6 | 14,995 |
| 65 | W | March 8, 1979 | 7–5 | Boston Bruins (1978–79) | 36–23–6 | 11,709 |
| 66 | T | March 10, 1979 | 5–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 36–23–7 | 13,622 |
| 67 | L | March 11, 1979 | 4–9 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) | 36–24–7 | 16,433 |
| 68 | W | March 14, 1979 | 6–4 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 37–24–7 | 17,405 |
| 69 | L | March 15, 1979 | 4–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 37–25–7 | 17,077 |
| 70 | L | March 18, 1979 | 1–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) | 37–26–7 | 12,962 |
| 71 | L | March 20, 1979 | 3–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 37–27–7 | 9,792 |
| 72 | L | March 23, 1979 | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 37–28–7 | 15,155 |
| 73 | W | March 25, 1979 | 8–2 | St. Louis Blues (1978–79) | 38–28–7 | 9,343 |
| 74 | L | March 27, 1979 | 4–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) | 38–29–7 | 11,592 |
| 75 | W | March 30, 1979 | 5–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) | 39–29–7 | 10,292 |
| 76 | W | April 1, 1979 | 7–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) | 40–29–7 | 13,798 |
| 77 | L | April 3, 1979 | 2–3 | @ New York Islanders (1978–79) | 40–30–7 | 14,995 |
| 78 | T | April 4, 1979 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1978–79) | 40–30–8 | 17,414 |
| 79 | W | April 6, 1979 | 9–2 | New York Rangers (1978–79) | 41–30–8 | 13,455 |
| 80 | L | April 8, 1979 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) | 41–31–8 | 17,077 |
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty ,inutes
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | 79 | 37 | 71 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | 80 | 50 | 57 | 107 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Eric Vail | 27 | 80 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | 75 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tom Lysiak‡ | 12 | 52 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | 78 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ken Houston | 6 | 80 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Willi Plett | 25 | 74 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 213 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | ||
| Bill Clement | 10 | 65 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red Laurence | 17 | 59 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Harold Phillipoff‡ | 24 | 51 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dave Shand | 8 | 79 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Ed Kea | 19 | 53 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Ribble‡ | 3 | 66 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Brad Marsh | 5 | 80 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Bob Murdoch† | 20 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| John Gould | 21 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Mulhern‡ | 4 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Darcy Rota† | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Ivan Boldirev† | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Greg Fox‡ | 2 | 64 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Gene Carr | 14 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Phil Russell† | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Rod Seiling† | 15 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yves Belanger | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
†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 | ||
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | 18 | 994 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 3.32 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | 64 | 3624 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 201 | 3 | 3.33 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5.40 | ||
| Yves Belanger | 31 | 5 | 182 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6.92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- | ||
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season.
Trades
| September 6, 1978 | To Atlanta Flames Gregg Sheppard |
To Boston Bruins Dick Redmond |
| September 6, 1978 | To Atlanta Flames Jean Pronovost |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Gregg Sheppard |
| October 10, 1978 | To Atlanta Flames Gerry O'Flaherty |
To Minnesota North Stars Cash |
| November 4, 1978 | To Atlanta Flames Rod Seiling |
To St. Louis Blues Cash |
| January 16, 1979 | To Atlanta Flames Bob Murdoch 2nd round pick in 1980 (Tony Curtale) |
To Los Angeles Kings Richard Mulhern 2nd round pick in 1980 (Dave Morrison) |
| March 13, 1979 | To Atlanta Flames Ivan Boldirev Darcy Rota Phil Russell |
To Chicago Black Hawks Greg Fox Tom Lysiak Harold Phillipoff Pat Ribble Miles Zaharko |
Free agents
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Bernhardt Engelbrecht was the first German player selected in the NHL Draft. The Flames selected him in the 12th round.[2]
See also: 1978 NHL Amateur Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11. | Brad Marsh (D) |  Canada |
London Knights (OHA) |
| 3 | 47. | Tim Bernhardt (G) | Canada |
Cornwall Royals (OHA) |
| 4 | 64. | Jim MacRae (F) | Canada |
London Knights (OHA) |
| 5 | 80. | Gord Wappel (D) | Canada |
Regina Pats (WCHL) |
| 6 | 97. | Greg Meredith (D) | Canada |
University of Notre Dame (NCAA) |
| 7 | 114. | Dave Hindmarch (C) | Canada |
University of Alberta (CIAU) |
| 8 | 131. | Dave Morrison (RW) | Canada |
Calgary Wranglers (WCHL) |
| 9 | 148. | Doug Todd (RW) | Canada |
University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 10 | 165. | Mark Green (C) |  United States |
Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 180. | Bob Sullivan (LW) | Canada |
Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL) |
| 12 | 196. | Bernhardt Engelbrecht (G) |  West Germany |
Landshut EV (Bundesliga) |
References
- ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/team_results.php?tid=235&sid=1978
- ↑ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
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