2007–08 Calgary Flames
Division	3rd Northwest
Conference	7th Western
2007–08 record	42–30–10
Home record	21–11–9
Road record	21–19–1
Goals for	229
Goals against	227
General Manager	Darryl Sutter
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Jarome Iginla
Alternate captains	Owen Nolan Robyn Regehr Rhett Warrener Stephane Yelle
Arena	Pengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance	19,289 (100%)
Team leaders
Goals	Jarome Iginla (50)
Assists	Jarome Iginla (48)
Points	Jarome Iginla (98)
Penalties in minutes	Dion Phaneuf (182)
Plus/Minus	Jarome Iginla (+27)
Wins	Miikka Kiprusoff (39)
Goals against average	Mikka Kiprusoff (2.69)

The 2007–08 Calgary Flames season began October 4, 2007. It was the franchise's 35th season in the National Hockey League, 27th season as the Calgary Flames.

In a surprise move, the Flames announced on June 14 that Jim Playfair would be replaced by "Iron" Mike Keenan as the team's head coach. Playfair remains with the Flames as an associate coach. Keenan entered the season 6th all-time in the NHL in wins. Keenan also captured the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year in 1984–85 with the Philadelphia Flyers.^[1] On December 16, Keenan recorded his 600th career win as a head coach in a 5–3 victory over one of his former teams, the St. Louis Blues.^[2]

Al MacInnis was among four players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 12, 2007. MacInnis spent 13 years in Calgary, and captured the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP when the Flames won the Stanley Cup in 1989.^[3]

On November 29, captain Jarome Iginla played in his 804th game, setting a new franchise record for games played in a Flames uniform, surpassing Al MacInnis' mark. Two nights later, Iginla registered his 700th career point in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. On March 10, Iginla scored his 365th goal, surpassing Theoren Fleury's mark of 364 to become the Flames' all-time goal scoring leader.^[4]

In December, the Flames became the third team in NHL history to win all six games of a six-game road trip, a feat previously accomplished by the 1971–72 Bruins and 1982–83 Flyers.^[5][6] The 2001–02 Red Wings also won six consecutive road games, though that trip was broken in half by the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Two Flames players were voted to start for the Western Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game. Defenceman Dion Phaneuf joined Iginla for the game, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia.^[7]

On February 18, Flames' prospect Mickey Renaud, a fifth round pick in the 2007 draft, collapsed and died at the age of 19 at his home in Tecumseh, Ontario. Renaud had been playing for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League, and was the team's captain.^[8] The cause of death was not immediately known.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, p - clinched Presidents' Trophy and best record in conference, e - eliminated from playoff contention, * - division leader

Game log

Playoffs

The Flames finished 7th in the Western Conference with 94 points, earning a first round match-up against the Pacific Division champion San Jose Sharks. It is the third time the two teams have met in the playoffs, with the Sharks defeating the Flames in seven games in the first round of the 1995 playoffs, while the Flames defeated San Jose in six games in the 2004 Western Conference final.

After splitting the first two games in San Jose, the Flames gave up three goals to the Sharks in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the game, but came back to win 4–3. In doing so, the Flames became only the second team in NHL history, after the 1985 Minnesota North Stars to come back from a 3–0 deficit in the first ten minutes of a playoff game.^[9] During Game 6, in which the Flames faced elimination, they scored once in the first and second period each to shutout the Sharks 2–0, as the Sharks did during Game 2. Nolan and Langkow scored both goals respectively and Kiprusoff made 21 saves for his 6th postseason shutout.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes; +/- = Plus-Minus

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
As of the completion of the regular season

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

As of the completion of the regular season

Awards and records

Records

• 7: most games to start the season with a player scoring two goals in one game.^[10]
• 6: consecutive wins on a single road trip (tied for record).

Milestones

Transactions

The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.^[11]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	24	Mikael Backlund	C	Sweden	Västerås IK (SEL)
3	70	John Negrin	D	Canada	Kootenay Ice (WHL)
4	116	Keith Aulie	D	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5	143	Mickey Renaud	C	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7	186	C. J. Severyn	LW	United States	USA-U18 (USDL)

Farm teams

Quad City Flames

After two seasons in Omaha, Nebraska, and over $4 million in operating losses, the Calgary Flames chose to relocate their American Hockey League affiliate to the Quad Cities.^[12] The new team, known as the Quad City Flames, will play in the West Division of the Western Conference.

Las Vegas Wranglers

The Las Vegas Wranglers remain the Flames ECHL affiliate in 2007–08

See also

• 2007–08 NHL season

Final roster

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of birth
31		Curtis Joseph	L	2008	Keswick, Ontario
32		Curtis McElhinney	L	2002	London, Ontario
34		Miikka Kiprusoff	L	2003	Turku, Finland

Defencemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth
3		Dion Phaneuf	L	2003	Edmonton, Alberta
4		Jim Vandermeer	L	2008	Caroline, Alberta
6		Cory Sarich	R	2007	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
8		Anders Eriksson	L	2007	Bollnäs, Sweden
21		David Hale	L	2007	Colorado Springs, Colorado
28		Robyn Regehr – A	L	1999	Recife, Brazil
33		Adrian Aucoin	R	2007	Ottawa, Ontario
44		Rhett Warrener – A	R	2003	Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
61		John Negrin	L	2007	West Vancouver, British Columbia

Forwards
#		Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of birth
7		Stephane Yelle – A	L	C	2002	Ottawa, Ontario
11		Owen Nolan – A	R	RW	2007	Belfast, United Kingdom
12		Jarome Iginla – C	R	RW	1995	Edmonton, Alberta
16		Mark Smith	L	C	2007	Edmonton, Alberta
17		Eric Godard	R	RW	2006	Vernon, British Columbia
18		Matthew Lombardi	L	C	2002	Montreal, Quebec
19		Wayne Primeau	L	C	2007	Scarborough, Ontario
20		Kristian Huselius	L	LW	2005	Österhaninge, Sweden
22		Daymond Langkow	L	C	2004	Edmonton, Alberta
23		Eric Nystrom	L	LW	2002	Syosset, New York
24		Craig Conroy	R	C	2007	Potsdam, New York
25		David Moss	R	RW	2001	Livonia, Michigan
26		Marcus Nilson	R	LW	2004	Bålsta, Sweden
29		Grant Stevenson	L	C	2007	Spruce Grove, Alberta
37		Brandon Prust	L	C	2004	London, Ontario
40		Alex Tanguay	L	LW	2006	Sainte-Justine, Quebec
41		Dustin Boyd	L	C	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba
59		David van der Gulik	L	RW	2002	Abbotsford, British Columbia

References