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2017–18 Calgary Flames
Division5th Pacific
Conference11th Western
2017–18 record37–35–10
Home record17–20–4
Road record20–15–6
Goals for218
Goals against248
Team information
General managerBrad Treliving
CoachGlen Gulutzan
CaptainMark Giordano
Alternate captainsTroy Brouwer
Sean Monahan
ArenaScotiabank Saddledome
Average attendance18,653
Minor league affiliate(s)Stockton Heat (AHL)
Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsSean Monahan (31)
AssistsJohnny Gaudreau (60)
PointsJohnny Gaudreau (84)
Penalty minutesGarnet Hathaway (88)
Plus/minusMicheal Ferland (+5)
WinsMike Smith (25)
Goals against averageMike Smith (2.65)

The 2017–18 Calgary Flames season is their 38th season in Calgary, and the 46th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[1] The Flames missed the playoffs for the seventh time in their last nine seasons.

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vegas Golden Knights 82 51 24 7 47 272 228 +44 109
2 x – Anaheim Ducks 82 44 25 13 40 235 216 +19 101
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 45 27 10 40 252 229 +23 100
4 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
5 Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
8 Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Template:2017–18 NHL Western Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was released on June 15, 2017.[2] Before the start of pre-season games, the Flames' rookies and prospects participated in the annual Young Stars Classic tournament.[3]

Pre-season game log

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[4]

2017–18 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of March 13, 2018[5]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Mike Smith 50 50 2,912:18 24 18 6 126 2.51 1551 .918 3 0 2 6
David Rittich 19 15 898:14 8 5 3 43 2.84 474 .909 0 0 0 14
Jon Gillies 7 5 366:25 2 2 1 17 2.77 178 .904 0 0 0 2
Eddie Lack 4 2 136:12 1 2 0 12 5.29 64 .813 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Roster

Updated April 18, 2024[6][7]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
4 Sweden Rasmus Andersson (A) D R 27 2015 Malmö, Sweden
11 Sweden Mikael Backlund (C) C L 35 2007 Västerås, Sweden
20 United States Blake Coleman (A) C L 32 2021 Plano, Texas
29 Canada Dillon Dube C L 25 2016 Golden, British Columbia
71 United States Walker Duehr RW R 26 2021 Sioux Falls, South Dakota
48 United States Dennis Gilbert D L 27 2022 Buffalo, New York
18 Canada A. J. Greer LW L 27 2023 Joliette, Quebec
44 Canada Joel Hanley D L 32 2024 Keswick, Ontario
10 Canada Jonathan Huberdeau (A) C/LW L 30 2022 Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
15 Canada Dryden Hunt LW L 28 2023 Cranbrook, British Columbia
91 Canada Nazem Kadri (A) C L 33 2022 London, Ontario
96 Russia Andrei Kuzmenko LW R 28 2024 Yakutsk, Russia
58 Sweden Oliver Kylington D L 27 2015 Stockholm, Sweden
88 Canada Andrew Mangiapane LW L 28 2015 Bolton, Ontario
25 Sweden Jacob Markstrom G L 34 2020 Gävle, Sweden
62 Russia Daniil Miromanov D R 26 2024 Moscow, Russia
28 Russia Nikita Okhotiuk D L 23 2024 Chelyabinsk, Russia
94 Canada Brayden Pachal D R 24 2024 Estevan, Saskatchewan
76 Slovakia Martin Pospisil C L 24 2018 Zvolen, Slovakia
21 United States Kevin Rooney C L 31 2022 Canton, Massachusetts
17 Belarus Yegor Sharangovich C/LW L 25 2023 Minsk, Belarus
80 Czech Republic Daniel Vladar Injured Reserve G L 26 2021 Prague, Czech Republic
52 Canada MacKenzie Weegar (A) D R 30 2022 Nepean, Ontario
47 Canada Connor Zary C L 22 2020 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan


Awards and honours

Milestones

Player Milestone Reached Ref
Mark Giordano 100th NHL goal October 14, 2017 [8]
Mike Smith 200th NHL win October 24, 2017 [9]
Mark Jankowski 1st NHL goal November 9, 2017 [10]
Mikael Backlund 100th NHL goal November 25, 2017 [11]
David Rittich 1st NHL win November 25, 2017 [11]
Dougie Hamilton 400th NHL game
1st NHL hat trick
February 17, 2018 [12]
Johnny Gaudreau 300th NHL game March 7, 2018 [13]
Matt Stajan 1,000th NHL game March 21, 2018 [14]
Spencer Foo 1st career NHL game March 31, 2018 [15]
Spencer Foo 1st career NHL goal April 5, 2018 [16]
Mark Jankowski 1st NHL hat trick April 8, 2018 [17]

Transactions

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 29, 2017 Kris Versteeg 1-year, $1.75 million [18]
June 30, 2017 Michael Stone 3-year, $10.5 million [19]
July 13, 2017 Micheal Ferland 2-year, $3.5 million [20]
July 14, 2017 Curtis Lazar 2-year, $1.9 million [21]
July 20, 2017 Garnet Hathaway 1-year, $650,000 [22]
July 21, 2017 Juuso Valimaki 3-year, $4.05 million entry-level contract [23]
July 22, 2017 Jon Gillies 1-year, $725,000 [24]
July 22, 2017 David Rittich 1-year, $725,000 [24]
August 29, 2017 Brett Kulak 1-year, $650,000 [25]
September 5, 2017 Tyler Wotherspoon 1-year, $650,000 [26]
September 6, 2017 Sam Bennett 2-year, $3.9 million [27]
November 16, 2017 Glenn Gawdin 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [28]
December 31, 2017 Matthew Phillips 3-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract [29]
February 16, 2018 Mikael Backlund 6-year, $32.1 million contract extension [30]

Trades

June 24, 2017[31] To Calgary Flames
Travis Hamonic
conditional 4th round pick
To New York Islanders
1st round pick in 2018
2nd round pick in 2018
conditional 2nd round pick
June 29, 2017[32] To Calgary Flames
Eddie Lack
Ryan Murphy
7th round pick in 2019
To Carolina Hurricanes
Keegan Kanzig
6th round pick in 2019
July 1, 2017[33] To Calgary Flames
conditional 7th round pick in 2018
To Detroit Red Wings
Tom McCollum
December 30, 2017[34] To Calgary Flames
Dalton Prout
To New Jersey Devils
Eddie Lack
February 26, 2018[35] To Calgary Flames
Nick Shore
To Ottawa Senators
7th-round pick in 2019

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Spencer Foo Union Dutchmen (ECAC) Free agency[36]
Marek Hrivik New York Rangers Free agency[37]
Luke Gazdic New Jersey Devils Free agency[38]
Tanner Glass New York Rangers Free agency[39]
Jaromir Jagr Florida Panthers Free agency[40]
Cody Goloubef Stockton Heat (AHL) Free agency[41]
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Brandon Bollig San Jose Sharks Free agency[42]
Lance Bouma Chicago Blackhawks Free agency[43]
Alex Chiasson Washington Capitals Free agency[44]
Ryan Culkin Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) Free agency[45]
Brian Elliott Philadelphia Flyers Free agency[46]
Deryk Engelland Vegas Golden Knights Expansion Draft[47]
Michael Kostka Skellefteå AIK (SHL) Free agency
Kenney Morrison Chicago Wolves (AHL) Free agency[48]
Ryan Murphy Minnesota Wild Free agency[49]
Linden Vey Barys Astana (KHL) Free agency

Draft picks

Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 16 Juuso Valimaki D Finland Finland Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4 109 Adam Ruzicka C Slovakia Slovakia Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5 140 Zach Fisher RW Canada Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
6 171 D'Artagnan Joly RW Canada Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
7 202 Filip Sveningsson LW Sweden Sweden HV71 (J20 SuperElit)

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