The 1991–92 Calgary Flames season was the

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National Hockey League season in Calgary, 20th season overall for the franchise which was founded in 1972. This season represented the start of a new era for the Flames, as

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, the only general manager the franchise had ever known, left the team to take up the same position with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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, Fletcher's former assistant, took over the reins for the Flames. Fletcher quickly took advantage of his former team, orchestrating one of the largest trades in NHL history, a ten-player mega deal that saw disgruntled forward Doug Gilmour go to the Leafs, along with

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and

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for former 50–goal scorer Gary Leeman,

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and Craig Berube.Dolezar, Jon A.
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to the San Jose Sharks in the

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. The Flames finished fifth in the Smythe Division, seven points behind the fourth-place Winnipeg Jets and out of the playoffs. It was the first time the Flames had missed the playoffs since 1975, when they were known as the Atlanta Flames and their first losing season since 1982–83Year-by-year results, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg. 106 This would be the only season that the Flames would miss the playoffs between 1976 and 1996. Individually, three Flames represented the

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at the 1992 All-Star Game: Forwards Gary Roberts and

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, and defenceman Al MacInnis. Roberts' 53 goals tied him for third in the NHL, behind Brett Hull (70) and Kevin Stevens (54). Fleury and MacInnis also represented Canada at the

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, winning the tournament. MacInnis was named a tournament all-star.

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and Gary Suter suited up for the Americans.

Regular season

On November 4, 1991, the Flames were shut-out 4–0 by the New York Rangers at

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. The Flames had not been shut out in a regular-season game since Sunday, February 26, 1989, when they lost 1–0 on the road to the Winnipeg Jets. Prior to their loss in New York, the Flames had gone 188 consecutive regular season games without being shut-out. The Flames' penalty-killing struggled during the regular season, as they most power-play goals (107) in the NHL. They were also the most penalized team in the league, being short-handed 489 times. Following an 11–0 blowout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on March 1, GM Doug Risebrough resigned as head coach and elevated assistant Guy Charron to the role on an interim basis. Unfortunately by that point of the season, it was too late to make the playoffs and the Flames went 6–7–3 following the change.

Season standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

The Flames finished 5th in the Smythe Division, seven points back of the 4th place Winnipeg Jets. As a result, the Flames missed the playoffs for the first time since their move to Calgary. The last time the franchise had missed the post season was in 1974–75 when the team was still known as the Atlanta Flames

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.

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'' ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the

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, held in Buffalo, New York.Calgary Flames draft history
hockeydb.com, accessed May 14, 2007

References

*Player stats: ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg 120 *Game log: ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', pg 138 *Team standings:
1991–92 NHL standings
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