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1979–80 Atlanta Flames season

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Division
  
4th Patrick

Goals for
  
282

Alternate captains
  
None

Start date
  
1979

Conference
  
Western Conference

General manager
  
Cliff Fletcher

1979–80 record
  
35–32–13

Goals against
  
269

Average attendance
  
10,016 (66.1%)

Coach
  
Al MacNeil

Captain
  
Jean Pronovost

Arena
  
Omni Coliseum

Similar
  
1979–80 NHL season, 1985–86 NHL season, 1967–68 NHL season

The 1979–80 Atlanta Flames season was the eighth and final season in Atlanta for the franchise. The franchise was bought and moved to Calgary, Alberta to become the Calgary Flames.

Contents

Offseason

  • Al MacNeil left his position as head coach of the Canadiens farm club, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, to become head coach of the Atlanta Flames.
  • Boom Boom Geoffrion left his position as a broadcaster with the Flames to become the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens.

    • Final standings

    Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

    Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

    Skaters

    Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Atlanta. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
    ‡Traded mid-season.

    Goaltending

    Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Transactions

    The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.

    References

    1979–80 Atlanta Flames season Wikipedia
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