1974–75 Atlanta Flames season

1974–75 Atlanta Flames
Division 4th Patrick
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
Alternate captains Bobby Leiter
Pat Quinn
Noel Price
Arena Omni Coliseum
Team leaders
Goals Eric Vail (39)
Assists Tom Lysiak (52)
Points Tom Lysiak (77)
Penalties in 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 third season for the franchise.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers 80 51 18 11 293 181 +112 113
2 New York Rangers 80 37 29 14 319 276 +43 88
3 New York Islanders 80 33 25 22 264 221 +43 88
4 Atlanta Flames 80 34 31 15 243 233 +10 83

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance [2]
1TOctober 9, 19743–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 0–0–1 15,570
2LOctober 11, 19740–3 @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) 0–1–1 5,426
3WOctober 13, 19744–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 1–1–1 N/A
4LOctober 16, 19742–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 1–2–1 11,106
5WOctober 18, 19744–2 Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 2–2–1 13,117
6WOctober 20, 19745–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 3–2–1 11,751
7LOctober 22, 19741–2 @ New York Islanders (1974–75) 3–3–1 11,254
8WOctober 23, 197410–1 Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 4–3–1 12,161
9TOctober 25, 19742–2 Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 4–3–2 13,411
10LOctober 27, 19741–4 @ New York Rangers (1974–75) 4–4–2 17,500
11WOctober 30, 19744–1 California Golden Seals (1974–75) 5–4–2 11,493
12WNovember 1, 19745–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 6–4–2 13,205
13LNovember 2, 19740–9 @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 6–5–2 17,839
14WNovember 6, 19742–1 New York Islanders (1974–75) 7–5–2 12,156
15WNovember 8, 19742–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 8–5–2 14,434
16LNovember 10, 19743–4 @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) 8–6–2 15,003
17TNovember 12, 19742–2 @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) 8–6–3 7,823
18WNovember 13, 19744–3 Washington Capitals (1974–75) 9–6–3 11,692
19TNovember 15, 19742–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 9–6–4 15,141
20LNovember 17, 19740–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 9–7–4 15,863
21WNovember 20, 19741–0 @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 10–7–4 6,455
22TNovember 22, 19744–4 Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 10–7–5 14,144
23WNovember 24, 19744–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 11–7–5 17,007
24WNovember 27, 19744–2 Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 12–7–5 12,752
25WNovember 29, 19743–2 New York Rangers (1974–75) 13–7–5 15,141
26LDecember 2, 19740–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 13–8–5 16,548
27LDecember 4, 19741–3 @ California Golden Seals (1974–75) 13–9–5 2,913
28LDecember 6, 19745–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 13–10–5 15,570
29LDecember 7, 19742–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 13–11–5 11,997
30LDecember 11, 19742–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 13–12–5 12,629
31LDecember 13, 19742–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 13–13–5 15,141
32LDecember 14, 19742–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 13–14–5 16,349
33LDecember 17, 19743–5 @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) 13–15–5 13,967
34WDecember 20, 19746–2 St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 14–15–5 12,717
35WDecember 22, 19744–3 @ New York Rangers (1974–75) 15–15–5 17,500
36WDecember 26, 19742–1 New York Islanders (1974–75) 16–15–5 15,141
37TDecember 28, 19743–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 16–15–6 10,939
38TJanuary 2, 19751–1 Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 16–15–7 15,141
39WJanuary 4, 19754–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 17–15–7 19,219
40WJanuary 5, 19753–0 Washington Capitals (1974–75) 18–15–7 12,045
41WJanuary 8, 19753–2 California Golden Seals (1974–75) 19–15–7 12,013
42TJanuary 10, 19753–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 19–15–8 13,629
43TJanuary 11, 19752–2 @ New York Islanders (1974–75) 19–15–9 14,865
44LJanuary 15, 19753–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75) 19–16–9 7,554
45WJanuary 17, 19755–0 Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 20–16–9 14,507
46LJanuary 18, 19751–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 20–17–9 17,007
47LJanuary 23, 19752–5 @ New York Rangers (1974–75) 20–18–9 17,500
48LJanuary 24, 19751–4 Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 20–19–9 13,967
49WJanuary 26, 19754–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 21–19–9 15,863
50TJanuary 29, 19754–4 @ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 21–19–10 6,677
51LJanuary 31, 19752–4 St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 21–20–10 14,107
52WFebruary 2, 19755–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 22–20–10 12,187
53TFebruary 5, 19753–3 Boston Bruins (1974–75) 22–20–11 15,002
54WFebruary 7, 19753–1 Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 23–20–11 13,702
55LFebruary 9, 19752–3 Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 23–21–11 12,057
56TFebruary 12, 19752–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75) 23–21–12 12,346
57TFebruary 15, 19753–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 23–21–13 15,570
58WFebruary 19, 19754–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 24–21–13 12,262
59LFebruary 22, 19753–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 24–22–13 12,744
60LFebruary 23, 19750–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 24–23–13 N/A
61WFebruary 26, 19757–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 25–23–13 15,087
62LFebruary 28, 19753–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75) 25–24–13 15,141
63WMarch 2, 19754–0 Kansas City Scouts (1974–75) 26–24–13 12,118
64LMarch 5, 19753–4 Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 26–25–13 12,353
65LMarch 7, 19752–4 Boston Bruins (1974–75) 26–26–13 15,223
66LMarch 9, 19752–5 @ Boston Bruins (1974–75) 26–27–13 14,558
67LMarch 11, 19750–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1974–75) 26–28–13 17,833
68WMarch 12, 19759–4 Minnesota North Stars (1974–75) 27–28–13 11,324
69WMarch 14, 19751–0 New York Rangers (1974–75) 28–28–13 14,065
70LMarch 17, 19751–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75) 28–29–13 16,858
71WMarch 19, 19758–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 29–29–13 11,877
72WMarch 21, 197512–4 Vancouver Canucks (1974–75) 30–29–13 12,490
73WMarch 23, 19755–0 @ Washington Capitals (1974–75) 31–29–13 10,105
74WMarch 26, 19755–3 Detroit Red Wings (1974–75) 32–29–13 12,176
75WMarch 28, 19753–2 Buffalo Sabres (1974–75) 33–29–13 13,786
76TMarch 30, 19752–2 New York Islanders (1974–75) 33–29–14 14,536
77TApril 1, 19752–2 @ New York Islanders (1974–75) 33–29–15 14,865
78WApril 2, 19753–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75) 34–29–15 16,422
79LApril 4, 19752–3 New York Rangers (1974–75) 34–30–15 15,189
80LApril 6, 19752–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75) 34–31–15 17,007

Player statistics

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 - - - - - - -

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

Free agents

Player Former team
Player New team
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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

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

  1. ↑ "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ http://www.flyershistory.com
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