1999–2000 Calgary Flames season
NHL team season
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The 1999–2000 Calgary Flames season was the 20th National Hockey League season in Calgary . It featured a very young line-up, as befitted the "Young Guns" slogan the team was using at the time. Twenty-nine-year-old Steve Dubinsky was the oldest forward on the team when the season started.[ 1] The Flames were pitting their hopes for ending their playoff drought on the off-season acquisition of 37-year-old goaltender Grant Fuhr .[ 1]
The season started with young sniper Jarome Iginla holding out, as he was unable to come to a contract agreement with General Manager Al Coates . Despite lacking a contract, Iginla attended training camp, however he missed the first two games of the season before a deal could be reached.[ 2]
The Flames youth led to an inconsistent team, often bouncing between long winning and losing streaks. It took the Flames 20 games to win their first game in regulation time, however the team would break an NHL record on January 21, 2000 by winning their eighth overtime game. At the end of the season the Flames set an NHL record by winning ten games in overtime. The Flames also struggled with injuries all season, losing 479 man-games to injury, and using a total of 45 players over the course of 1999–2000.[ 3] As a result, the Flames would finish last in the Northwest Division, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.
Following the season, the Flames cleaned house, firing Coates, and announcing they would not be offering head coach Brian Sutter and assistant coach Rich Preston new contracts.[ 3]
On the bright side for the Flames, two players were selected to participate in the 2000 NHL All Star Game , as Phil Housley represented the North American team, while Valeri Bure represented the European team.[ 4]
Rookie defenceman Robyn Regehr became the youngest nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in NHL history after he survived a serious car accident over the summer of 1999 that left him with two broken legs.[ 5] [ 6] Regehr would play 57 games for the Flames, but would not win the award.
Prior to the season, the Flames lost right winger Ed Ward to the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft . The Flames also dealt Andreas Karlsson to the Thrashers in exchange for promises not to select certain unprotected players.
Regular season
Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy ; y – Won division
Schedule and results
1999–2000 regular season[ 9]
October: 3–8–2–0 (home: 0–3–2–0; road: 3–5–0–0)
November: 5–6–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 0–4–0–0)
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Record
Pts
Recap
14
November 3
Nashville
4 – 5
Calgary
OT
4–8–2–0
10
Recap
15
November 6
Florida
6 – 3
Calgary
4–9–2–0
10
Recap
16
November 10
San Jose
3 – 4
Calgary
OT
5–9–2–0
12
Recap
17
November 13
Colorado
5 – 2
Calgary
5–10–2–0
12
Recap
18
November 16
Calgary
1 – 2
Phoenix
5–11–2–0
12
Recap
19
November 17
Calgary
1 – 2
Anaheim
5–12–2–0
12
Recap
20
November 19
Detroit
1 – 3
Calgary
6–12–2–0
14
Recap
21
November 23
NY Islanders
2 – 3
Calgary
7–12–2–0
16
Recap
22
November 25
Chicago
1 – 2
Calgary
OT
8–12–2–0
18
Recap
23
November 27
Calgary
1 – 7
Colorado
8–13–2–0
18
Recap
24
November 30
Calgary
3 – 4
Carolina
8–14–2–0
18
Recap
December: 8–2–3–1 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 4–1–2–1)
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Record
Pts
Recap
25
December 2
Calgary
5 – 0
NY Islanders
9–14–2–0
20
Recap
26
December 4
Calgary
4 – 2
New Jersey
10–14–2–0
22
Recap
27
December 6
Calgary
2 – 3
NY Rangers
OT
10–14–2–1
23
Recap
28
December 7
Calgary
3 – 3
Montreal
OT
10–14–3–1
24
Recap
29
December 10
Vancouver
2 – 3
Calgary
11–14–3–1
26
Recap
30
December 12
Calgary
2 – 1
Chicago
12–14–3–1
28
Recap
31
December 14
Calgary
1 – 1
St. Louis
OT
12–14–4–1
29
Recap
32
December 15
Calgary
1 – 5
Dallas
12–15–4–1
29
Recap
33
December 18
Ottawa
1 – 2
Calgary
13–15–4–1
31
Recap
34
December 21
Dallas
0 – 0
Calgary
OT
13–15–5–1
32
Recap
35
December 23
Edmonton
1 – 2
Calgary
14–15–5–1
34
Recap
36
December 26
Calgary
2 – 0
Vancouver
15–15–5–1
36
Recap
37
December 27
Philadelphia
5 – 1
Calgary
15–16–5–1
36
Recap
38
December 29
Anaheim
1 – 3
Calgary
16–16–5–1
38
Recap
January: 7–6–0–0 (home: 6–0–0–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Record
Pts
Recap
39
January 2
Vancouver
2 – 4
Calgary
17–16–5–1
40
Recap
40
January 5
Calgary
0 – 4
Colorado
17–17–5–1
40
Recap
41
January 6
Calgary
2 – 5
Chicago
17–18–5–1
40
Recap
42
January 8
Tampa Bay
2 – 3
Calgary
OT
18–18–5–1
42
Recap
43
January 12
Dallas
1 – 2
Calgary
19–18–5–1
44
Recap
44
January 15
Toronto
0 – 4
Calgary
20–18–5–1
46
Recap
45
January 18
Detroit
1 – 6
Calgary
21–18–5–1
48
Recap
46
January 19
Calgary
0 – 7
Edmonton
21–19–5–1
48
Recap
47
January 21
Nashville
4 – 5
Calgary
OT
22–19–5–1
50
Recap
48
January 24
Calgary
4 – 3
Boston
OT
23–19–5–1
52
Recap
49
January 26
Calgary
1 – 2
Washington
23–20–5–1
52
Recap
50
January 28
Calgary
1 – 4
Detroit
23–21–5–1
52
Recap
51
January 29
Calgary
1 – 3
Nashville
23–22–5–1
52
Recap
February: 3–3–2–4 (home: 2–1–2–1; road: 1–2–0–3)
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Record
Pts
Recap
52
February 1
St. Louis
5 – 4
Calgary
OT
23–22–5–2
53
Recap
53
February 3
Chicago
5 – 5
Calgary
OT
23–22–6–2
54
Recap
54
February 9
Calgary
3 – 4
Vancouver
OT
23–22–6–3
55
Recap
55
February 10
Calgary
2 – 3
Colorado
23–23–6–3
55
Recap
56
February 12
Calgary
3 – 4
Phoenix
23–24–6–3
55
Recap
57
February 14
Calgary
3 – 4
Los Angeles
OT
23–24–6–4
56
Recap
58
February 16
Calgary
5 – 6
Anaheim
OT
23–24–6–5
57
Recap
59
February 18
Edmonton
2 – 4
Calgary
24–24–6–5
59
Recap
60
February 19
Calgary
3 – 2
Edmonton
OT
25–24–6–5
61
Recap
61
February 23
Los Angeles
7 – 2
Calgary
25–25–6–5
61
Recap
62
February 25
Phoenix
3 – 3
Calgary
OT
25–25–7–5
62
Recap
63
February 26
Atlanta
2 – 5
Calgary
26–25–7–5
64
Recap
March: 4–8–2–0 (home: 2–5–1–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Record
Pts
Recap
64
March 1
Pittsburgh
2 – 8
Calgary
27–25–7–5
66
Recap
65
March 3
Anaheim
1 – 4
Calgary
28–25–7–5
68
Recap
66
March 5
New Jersey
2 – 2
Calgary
OT
28–25–8–5
69
Recap
67
March 7
Colorado
8 – 3
Calgary
28–26–8–5
69
Recap
68
March 9
Toronto
6 – 2
Calgary
28–27–8–5
69
Recap
69
March 11
Calgary
1 – 3
Los Angeles
28–28–8–5
69
Recap
70
March 13
Calgary
3 – 5
San Jose
28–29–8–5
69
Recap
71
March 15
Ottawa
3 – 1
Calgary
28–30–8–5
69
Recap
72
March 18
Buffalo
5 – 1
Calgary
28–31–8–5
69
Recap
73
March 19
Calgary
3 – 2
Edmonton
29–31–8–5
71
Recap
74
March 22
Calgary
2 – 2
Detroit
OT
29–31–9–5
72
Recap
75
March 23
Calgary
2 – 4
Buffalo
29–32–9–5
72
Recap
76
March 25
Calgary
2 – 1
Nashville
30–32–9–5
74
Recap
77
March 31
Phoenix
3 – 1
Calgary
30–33–9–5
74
Recap
April: 1–3–1–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Record
Pts
Recap
78
April 1
San Jose
0 – 3
Calgary
31–33–9–5
76
Recap
79
April 3
Calgary
2 – 2
Dallas
OT
31–33–10–5
77
Recap
80
April 5
Calgary
5 – 6
St. Louis
31–34–10–5
77
Recap
81
April 7
Colorado
3 – 1
Calgary
31–35–10–5
77
Recap
82
April 8
Edmonton
6 – 3
Calgary
31–36–10–5
77
Recap
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Tie (1 point)
Overtime loss (1 point)
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.
Goaltending
Awards and records
Awards
Milestones
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.[ 16]
Trades
Free agents
Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft , held in Boston, Massachusetts .[ 17] The Flames had the 9th overall pick, however they traded down two spots to get Marc Savard from the New York Rangers . With the 11th overall pick, the Flames drafted Oleg Saprykin .
Statistics are updated to the end of the 2014–15 NHL season . † denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15.
Farm teams
The Baby Flames finished the 1999–2000 season with a .500 record at 32–32–11–5, good enough for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division. They would be swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Lowell Lock Monsters three games to none, however. Daniel Tkaczuk and Benoit Gratton led the team in points with 66 each, while Rico Fata led in goals with 29. Ten different goaltenders suited up for the Flames, led by Jean-Sebastien Giguere , who started 44 games.[ 18]
See also
Notes
^ Krivokrasov wore number 17 in his first game.
^ Begin wore number 7 in his first six games and number 33 in his next six games.
^ Gratton wore number 37 in his first five games.
^ Clark wore number 7 through February 23.
^ Scoville wore number 4 in his first game and number 2 in his next three games.
References
^ a b King, Kelley, Calgary Flames 1999–2000 team preview , cnnsi.com, accessed January 12, 2007
^ Jarome Iginla may hold out: report , cbcsports, August 21, 2002, accessed January 12, 2007
^ a b Calgary Flames fire coach and GM , cbcsports, Accessed January 12, 2007
^ All Star Selections, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 22
^ Robyn Regehr profile, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg. 61
^ Mah, Andrew Robyn Regehr:Calgary Flames Strongman Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine , Where Calgary, November 2006, accessed January 12, 2007
^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings" . NHL.com . Retrieved May 30, 2023 .
^ "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings" . NHL.
^ "1999-00 Calgary Flames Schedule" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved June 3, 2023 .
^ "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved August 29, 2024 .
^ "Flames' Iginla Named Player of the Month" . NHL.com . March 1, 2000. Archived from the original on May 17, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024 .
^ "Calgary's Brathwaite Named Player of Week" . NHL.com . December 27, 1999. Archived from the original on April 16, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024 .
^ Hanlon, Peter; Kelso, Sean (eds.), 2010–11 Calgary Flames Media Guide , Calgary Flames Hockey Club, p. 143
^ "JAROME IGINLA SELECTED AS RECIPIENT OF RALPH SCURFIELD HUMANITARIAN AWARD" . Calgary Flames . April 9, 2002. Archived from the original on October 21, 2002. Retrieved June 9, 2023 .
^ "1999-00 NHL Debuts" . Hockey-Reference.com . Retrieved October 10, 2024 .
^ Calgary Flames 1997–2003 transactions , hockeynut.com, accessed January 12, 2007
^ Calgary Flames draft history , hockeydb.com, accessed January 12, 2007
^ 1999–2000 Saint John Flames , hockeydb.com, Accessed January 12, 2007
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