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1998–99 Calgary Flames season

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The 1998–99 Calgary Flames season was the 19th National Hockey League season in Calgary. The Flames opened their season up at "home", in Tokyo, Japan, as the NHL scheduled a two-game series in the Asian country between the Flames and the San Jose Sharks.[1]

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Calgary Flames 3rd jersey logo, introduced in 1998

The Flames were plagued by numerous injuries to their goaltenders, including both starter Ken Wregget and backup Tyler Moss at the same time. Ultimately, the Flames were forced to recall Tyrone Garner from his junior team on an emergency basis before finally signing Fred Brathwaite, who was playing in Europe with the Canadian National team. The highly popular Brathwaite recorded a shutout against the Dallas Stars in his first start, allowing the Flames goaltending situation to stabilize. In all, the Flames used six different goaltenders.

February 28, 1999, marked the end of an era for the Flames, as diminutive star Theoren Fleury was dealt to the Colorado Avalanche in a five player trade that ultimately saw prospect Robyn Regehr come to the Flames as part of the deal. Fleury was the Flames' all-time leading scorer when he was dealt. The deal was made as the small-market Flames felt they would be unable to meet Fleury's contract demands, as he was set to become an Unrestricted Free Agent in the summer.[2]

Despite losing their top star, the Flames proceeded to win seven of their first ten games without Fleury, propelling them into a playoff position. Calgary would win only two of their last eleven games, however, falling to 9th in the conference and missing the playoffs by six points.

Before being dealt, Fleury represented the Flames at the 1999 NHL All Star Game, recording two assists for the North American team.[3]

During this season, the Flames introduced the "flaming horse" third jerseys in conjunction with the "Year of the Cowboy."[4]

Prior to the season, the Flames lost defenceman Joel Bouchard to the Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL expansion draft. In addition, the Flames dealt Jim Dowd to the Preds in exchange for a promise not to draft a goaltender in the draft.

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Regular season

Season standings

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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

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Schedule and results

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
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Goaltending

  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
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Awards and records

Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1998–99 season.[13]

Trades

June 17, 1998 To Calgary Flames
Ken Wregget
Dave Roche
To Pittsburgh Penguins
German Titov
Todd Hlushko
June 26, 1998 To Calgary Flames
Future Considerations
To Nashville Predators
Jim Dowd
July 2, 1998 To Calgary Flames
David Cooper
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ladislav Kohn
July 14, 1998 To Calgary Flames
Bob Bassen
To Dallas Stars
Aaron Gavey
August 7, 1998 To Calgary Flames
Future Considerations
To Washington Capitals
Rick Tabaracci
October 27, 1998 To Calgary Flames
Jeff Shantz
Steve Dubinsky
To Dallas Stars
Jamie Allison
Marty McInnis
Erik Andersson
December 29, 1998 To Calgary Flames
Andrei Trefilov
To Chicago Blackhawks
Future Considerations
February 28, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Rene Corbet
Wade Belak
Robyn Regehr
To Colorado Avalanche
Theoren Fleury
Chris Dingman
March 22, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Tom Chorske
To Washington Capitals
Future Considerations
March 23, 1999 To Calgary Flames
Cash considerations
To San Jose Sharks
Greg Pankewicz

Free agents

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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1998 NHL entry draft, held in Buffalo, New York.[14]

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Farm teams

Saint John Flames

The Baby Flames finished the 1998–99 AHL season with a record of 31–40–8–1, fourth in the Atlantic Division with 71 points. They proceeded to shock the division winning Lowell Lock Monsters in the first round of the playoffs 3 games to 0. The Flames would then be swept themselves by the Fredericton Canadiens.[15] Martin St. Louis led the Flames in both goals (28) and points (62). Saint John used five different goaltenders as a result of Calgary's injury woes in goal. Jean-Sebastien Giguere played the most games, going 18–16–3 in 39 games.[16]

Johnstown Chiefs

The Flames signed a secondary affiliation deal with the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League prior to the start of the season.[13] They finished 27–34–9, fifth, and last, in the Northeast Division. The Chiefs missed the playoffs.[17]

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See also

Notes

  1. St. Louis wore number 46 in his first seven games.
  2. Fata wore number 62 in his first seven games.

References

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