The 1981–82

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season was the

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and tenth for the Flames franchise in the

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. The follow-up to the Flames' first season in Calgary proved to be disappointing on the ice. Twenty-nine wins represented the Flames lowest total since the franchise's inaugural season in

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. Despite the poor record, Calgary finished in third place in the newly organized Smythe Division, earning a playoff match-up against the

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. The Flames returned to their Atlanta form, being swept out of the post-season in three straight games, as the Canucks began their run to the

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Finals. The 1981–82 season saw the Flames acquire

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from the

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, bringing the

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product home. Sporting his trademark moustache, McDonald would spend his final seven seasons with the Flames, and remains an icon in Calgary. McDonald would score 34 of his 40 goals that season in a Flames uniform. Pekka Rautakallio was the Flames representative at the 1982 All-Star Game.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
^‡Traded mid-season.

Goaltenders

''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''

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the

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, held in

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.Calgary Flames draft history
hockeydb.com, accessed December 16, 2007.

References

*Player stats: ''2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 130. *Game log: ''2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 141. *Team standings:
1981–82 NHL standings
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