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

		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
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

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

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