1974–75 Atlanta Flames season

The 1974–75 Atlanta Flames season was the third season for the franchise.

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	Bob Leiter Pat Quinn Noel Price
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)

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]
1	T	October 9, 1974	3–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	0–0–1	15,570
2	L	October 11, 1974	0–3	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	0–1–1	5,426
3	W	October 13, 1974	4–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	1–1–1	N/A
4	L	October 16, 1974	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	1–2–1	11,106
5	W	October 18, 1974	4–2	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	2–2–1	13,117
6	W	October 20, 1974	5–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	3–2–1	11,751
7	L	October 22, 1974	1–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	3–3–1	11,254
8	W	October 23, 1974	10–1	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	4–3–1	12,161
9	T	October 25, 1974	2–2	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	4–3–2	13,411
10	L	October 27, 1974	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	4–4–2	17,500
11	W	October 30, 1974	4–1	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	5–4–2	11,493
12	W	November 1, 1974	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	6–4–2	13,205
13	L	November 2, 1974	0–9	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	6–5–2	17,839
14	W	November 6, 1974	2–1	New York Islanders (1974–75)	7–5–2	12,156
15	W	November 8, 1974	2–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	8–5–2	14,434
16	L	November 10, 1974	3–4	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	8–6–2	15,003
17	T	November 12, 1974	2–2	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	8–6–3	7,823
18	W	November 13, 1974	4–3	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	9–6–3	11,692
19	T	November 15, 1974	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	9–6–4	15,141
20	L	November 17, 1974	0–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	9–7–4	15,863
21	W	November 20, 1974	1–0	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	10–7–4	6,455
22	T	November 22, 1974	4–4	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	10–7–5	14,144
23	W	November 24, 1974	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	11–7–5	17,007
24	W	November 27, 1974	4–2	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	12–7–5	12,752
25	W	November 29, 1974	3–2	New York Rangers (1974–75)	13–7–5	15,141
26	L	December 2, 1974	0–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	13–8–5	16,548
27	L	December 4, 1974	1–3	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	13–9–5	2,913
28	L	December 6, 1974	5–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	13–10–5	15,570
29	L	December 7, 1974	2–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	13–11–5	11,997
30	L	December 11, 1974	2–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	13–12–5	12,629
31	L	December 13, 1974	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	13–13–5	15,141
32	L	December 14, 1974	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	13–14–5	16,349
33	L	December 17, 1974	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	13–15–5	13,967
34	W	December 20, 1974	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	14–15–5	12,717
35	W	December 22, 1974	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	15–15–5	17,500
36	W	December 26, 1974	2–1	New York Islanders (1974–75)	16–15–5	15,141
37	T	December 28, 1974	3–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	16–15–6	10,939
38	T	January 2, 1975	1–1	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	16–15–7	15,141
39	W	January 4, 1975	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	17–15–7	19,219
40	W	January 5, 1975	3–0	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	18–15–7	12,045
41	W	January 8, 1975	3–2	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	19–15–7	12,013
42	T	January 10, 1975	3–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	19–15–8	13,629
43	T	January 11, 1975	2–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	19–15–9	14,865
44	L	January 15, 1975	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	19–16–9	7,554
45	W	January 17, 1975	5–0	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	20–16–9	14,507
46	L	January 18, 1975	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	20–17–9	17,007
47	L	January 23, 1975	2–5	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	20–18–9	17,500
48	L	January 24, 1975	1–4	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	20–19–9	13,967
49	W	January 26, 1975	4–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	21–19–9	15,863
50	T	January 29, 1975	4–4	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	21–19–10	6,677
51	L	January 31, 1975	2–4	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	21–20–10	14,107
52	W	February 2, 1975	5–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	22–20–10	12,187
53	T	February 5, 1975	3–3	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	22–20–11	15,002
54	W	February 7, 1975	3–1	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	23–20–11	13,702
55	L	February 9, 1975	2–3	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	23–21–11	12,057
56	T	February 12, 1975	2–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	23–21–12	12,346
57	T	February 15, 1975	3–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	23–21–13	15,570
58	W	February 19, 1975	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	24–21–13	12,262
59	L	February 22, 1975	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	24–22–13	12,744
60	L	February 23, 1975	0–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	24–23–13	N/A
61	W	February 26, 1975	7–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	25–23–13	15,087
62	L	February 28, 1975	3–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	25–24–13	15,141
63	W	March 2, 1975	4–0	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	26–24–13	12,118
64	L	March 5, 1975	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	26–25–13	12,353
65	L	March 7, 1975	2–4	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	26–26–13	15,223
66	L	March 9, 1975	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	26–27–13	14,558
67	L	March 11, 1975	0–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	26–28–13	17,833
68	W	March 12, 1975	9–4	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	27–28–13	11,324
69	W	March 14, 1975	1–0	New York Rangers (1974–75)	28–28–13	14,065
70	L	March 17, 1975	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	28–29–13	16,858
71	W	March 19, 1975	8–7	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	29–29–13	11,877
72	W	March 21, 1975	12–4	Vancouver Canucks (1974–75)	30–29–13	12,490
73	W	March 23, 1975	5–0	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	31–29–13	10,105
74	W	March 26, 1975	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	32–29–13	12,176
75	W	March 28, 1975	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	33–29–13	13,786
76	T	March 30, 1975	2–2	New York Islanders (1974–75)	33–29–14	14,536
77	T	April 1, 1975	2–2	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	33–29–15	14,865
78	W	April 2, 1975	3–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	34–29–15	16,422
79	L	April 4, 1975	2–3	New York Rangers (1974–75)	34–30–15	15,189
80	L	April 6, 1975	2–6	@ 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)	United States	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

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