League: | NHL |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Year: | 2021 |
Team: | Calgary Flames |
Division: | Pacific |
Divisionrank: | 1st |
Conference: | Western |
Conferencerank: | 3rd |
Record: | 50–21–11 |
Homerecord: | 25–9–7 |
Roadrecord: | 25–12–4 |
Goalsfor: | 293 |
Goalsagainst: | 208 |
Generalmanager: | Brad Treliving |
Coach: | Darryl Sutter |
Captain: | Vacant |
Altcaptain: | Mikael Backlund Sean Monahan Christopher Tanev Matthew Tkachuk |
Arena: | Scotiabank Saddledome |
Attendance: | 14,284[1] |
Minorleague: | Stockton Heat (AHL) Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk (42) |
Assistsleader: | Johnny Gaudreau (75) |
Pointsleader: | Johnny Gaudreau (115) |
Plusminusleader: | Johnny Gaudreau (+64) |
Pimleader: | Milan Lucic (84) |
Winsleader: | Jacob Markstrom (37) |
Gaaleader: | Jacob Markstrom (2.22) |
Divisionwin: | yes |
The 2021–22 Calgary Flames season was the Flames' 42nd season in Calgary, and the 50th season for the Flames' National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 6, 1972.[2] On April 16, 2022, the Flames clinched a playoff berth after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights.[3] On April 21, the Flames clinched the Pacific Division after a 4–2 victory over the Dallas Stars.[4]
The Flames beat the Stars in seven games in the First Round of the playoffs. The following round, they were defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in five games.
2021 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–3–0) | ||||||||||
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1 | September 26 | 4–0 | Calgary | 14,519 | 0–1–0 | [5] | ||||
2 | September 27 | Calgary | 2–4 | 0–2–0 | [6] | |||||
3 | September 29 | 4–3 | Calgary | SO | Vladar | 14,451 | 0–2–1 | [7] | ||
4 | October 1 | Vancouver | 1–4 | Calgary | 14,722 | 1–2–1 | [8] | |||
5 | October 2 | Calgary | 4–1 | Seattle | Vladar | 2–2–1 | [9] | |||
6 | October 4 | Calgary | 3–4 | Edmonton | Markstrom | 13,566 | 2–3–1 | [10] | ||
7 | October 6 | Calgary | 2–3 | Vladar | 2–4–1 | [11] | ||||
8 | October 8 | Winnipeg | 2–3 | Calgary | Markstrom | 14,065 | 3–4–1 | [12] | ||
Notes: Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia Game was played at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington |
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See main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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82 | 40 | 75 | 115 | +64 | 26 | ||
82 | 42 | 62 | 104 | +57 | 68 | ||
82 | 42 | 40 | 82 | +61 | 22 | ||
82 | 35 | 20 | 55 | +20 | 38 | ||
82 | 4 | 46 | 50 | +30 | 28 | ||
81 | 10 | 38 | 48 | +27 | 19 | ||
82 | 12 | 27 | 39 | +16 | 30 | ||
81 | 16 | 17 | 33 | +16 | 60 | ||
79 | 18 | 14 | 32 | +1 | 20 | ||
73 | 9 | 22 | 31 | +34 | 14 | ||
82 | 6 | 22 | 28 | +35 | 22 | ||
† | 37 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +3 | 10 | |
65 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −15 | 24 | ||
74 | 4 | 18 | 22 | +11 | 77 | ||
82 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −9 | 84 | ||
78 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +15 | 68 | ||
80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −1 | 12 | ||
28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 8 | ||
11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 4 | ||
41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −6 | 29 | ||
27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 27 | ||
† | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
‡ | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 2 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 2 | ||
12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −6 | 20 | ||
12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −7 | 6 | ||
12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 8 | ||
12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −10 | 23 | ||
12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 10 | ||
12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 12 | ||
12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −6 | 6 | ||
9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 4 | ||
12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 14 | ||
12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | ||
12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 8 | ||
12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −11 | 4 | ||
12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 24 | ||
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | ||
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | ||
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 33 |
63 | 63 | 3,695:50 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 137 | 2.22 | 1,754 | .922 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
23 | 19 | 1,243:08 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 2.75 | 608 | .906 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | 12 | 712:27 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 2.95 | 354 | .901 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Flames have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary Flames Tyler Pitlick | [115] | ||
To Los Angeles Kings EDM 3rd-round pick in 2021 | To Calgary Flames TOR 3rd-round pick in 2021 6th-round pick in 2021 | [116] | ||
To Chicago Blackhawks TOR 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary Flames Nikita Zadorov | [117] | ||
To Boston Bruins 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary Flames Daniel Vladar | [118] | ||
February 14, 2022 | To Montreal Canadiens Tyler Pitlick Emil Heineman Conditional 1st-round pick in 2022 5th-round pick in 2022 | To Calgary Flames Tyler Toffoli | [119] | |
To Montreal Canadiens Future considerations | To Calgary Flames Michael McNiven | [120] | ||
To Seattle Kraken FLA 2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2023 7th-round pick in 2024 | To Calgary Flames Calle Jarnkrok | [121] | ||
To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2024 | To Calgary Flames Ryan Carpenter | [122] | ||
To Ottawa Senators Michael McNiven | To Calgary Flames Future considerations | [123] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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6-year | Free agency | [124] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [125] | ||||
Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [126] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
1-year | Free agency | [127] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [128] | ||||
Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [129] | |||
Bili Tygri Liberec (ELH) | 2-year | Free agency | [130] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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[131] | ||||||
1-year | Free agency | [132] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [133] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [134] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [135] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [136] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [137] | ||||
Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [138] | |||
Waivers | [139] | |||||
Contract termination | [140] | |||||
HC Sochi (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [141] | |||
Brynäs IF (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [142] | |||
Malmö Redhawks (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [143] | |||
Ilves (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [144] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref | |
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1-year | Re-signing | [145] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [146] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [147] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | ||||
1-year | Re-signing | [148] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [149] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [150] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [151] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [152] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | ||||
3-year | Re-signing | [153] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [154] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | [155] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [156] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [157] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [158] |
See also: List of Calgary Flames draft picks. Below are the Calgary Flames' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
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1 | 13 | Matthew Coronato | RW | Chicago Steel (USHL) | ||
2 | 45 | William Stromgren | LW | MoDo (HockeyAllsvenskan) | ||
3 | 77 | Cole Huckins | C | Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) | ||
3 | 89 | Cameron Whynot | D | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | ||
5 | 141 | Cole Jordan | D | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | ||
6 | 168 | Jack Beck | RW | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | ||
6 | 173 | Lucas Ciona | LW | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | ||
7 | 205 | Arsenii Sergeev | G | Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) |