1986–87 Calgary Flames season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1986–87
Team=Calgary Flames
Conference=Campbell
ConferenceRank=
Division=Smythe
DivisionRank=2nd
Record=46–31–3
HomeRecord=25–13–2
RoadRecord=21–18–1
GoalsFor=318 (T-2nd)
GoalsAgainst=289 (11th)
GeneralManager=Cliff Fletcher
Coach=Bob Johnson
Captain=Lanny McDonald
Jim Peplinski
Doug Risebrough
AltCaptain=
Arena=Olympic Saddledome
Attendance=16,798
GoalsLeader=Joe Mullen (47)
AssistsLeader=Al MacInnis (56)
PointsLeader= Joe Mullen (87)
PIMLeader=Tim Hunter (361)
WinsLeader= Mike Vernon (30)
GAALeader= Rejean Lemelin (3.25)

The 1986–87 Calgary Flames season was the seventh National Hockey League season in Calgary and 15th for the Flames franchise. The Flames posted their best record in franchise history to that time, as Calgary's 95 points was the third best total in the league. The Flames' defence of their 1986 Campbell Conference championship was quickly snuffed out by the Winnipeg Jets, as the Flames were upset in the first round of the playoffs in six games by their Manitoba rivals.

Joe Mullen captured his first Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct, while Al MacInnis was named a Second Team All-star. [Award Winners, "2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide", pg. 23] The Flames had no player representatives at Rendez-vous '87, which replaced the All-Star Game for this season, though head coach Bob Johnson served as an assistant coach for the NHL all-stars.

Tragedy struck the Flames in the summer of 1986, as their first round draft pick, George Pelawa, died in an automobile crash over the Labour Day weekend. [Ulmer, Mike, [http://www.canoe.ca/Slam031008/col_ulmer-sun.html Heat is on] , canoe.ca, October 8, 2003] Pelawa's death is commonly rumoured to be an inspiration for the 1988 Tom Cochrane song "Big League", but has never been confirmed as true.

Following the season, the Flames released a music video to benefit charity. The "Red Hot" video featured many players, including Lanny McDonald, Gary Roberts, Mike Vernon, Al MacInnis, and Joel Otto, among others, lipsynching and pretending to play instruments. It was released on VHS and on vinyl. It enjoyed popularity then but was forgotten until the video surfaced on the internet in 2005.

Regular season

eason standings

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Playoffs

Player stats

katers

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

Free Agents

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, held in Montreal, Quebec. [ [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr000043.html Calgary Flames draft history] , hockeydb.com, accessed October 10, 2007]

ee also

*1986–87 NHL season

References

*Player stats: "2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide", pg 125
*Game log: "2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide", pg 141
*Team standings: [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/nhl19271987.html 1986–87 NHL standings] @hockeydb.com
*Trades: Individual player pages at [http://www.hockeydb.com hockeydb.com]