1979-80 Atlanta Flames Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-32-13 - 83 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to New York Rangers 3-1
Coach: Al MacNeil (35-32-13)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1979-80 Atlanta Flames Statistics
1979-80 Atlanta Flames Results

The Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 35 wins and 32 losses and 13 ties for 83 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Flames scored 282 goals and gave up 269. Kent Nilsson netted 40 goals for Atlanta, while Guy Chouinard tallied 30 or more, too. Kent Nilsson contributed 53 assists. Dan Bouchard earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.18 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Al MacNeil coached the team. The 1979-80 Atlanta Flames lost in the NHL preliminary round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Rick AdduonoCJanuary 25, 19555'11"182LFort William, ON Canada
Serge BeaudoinDNovember 30, 19526'2"215LMontreal, QC Canada
Curt BennettLMarch 27, 19486'3"195LRegina, SK Canada
Ivan BoldirevCAugust 15, 19496'0"190LZranjanin, Yugoslavia
Dan BouchardGDecember 12, 19506'0"190LVal d'Or, QC Canada
Guy ChouinardCOctober 20, 19565'11"182RQuebec City, QC Canada
Bill ClementCDecember 20, 19506'1"194LBuckingham, QC Canada
Jim CraigGMay 31, 19576'1"190LNorth Easton, MA USA
Dave GormanRApril 8, 19555'11"185ROshawa, ON Canada
Bobby GouldRSeptember 2, 19576'0"195RPetrolia, ON Canada
Paul HendersonLJanuary 28, 19435'11"180RKincardine, ON Canada
Ken HoustonRSeptember 15, 19536'2"210RDresden, ON Canada
Earl IngarfieldCJanuary 30, 19595'11"180LManhasset, NY USA
Bobby LalondeCMarch 27, 19515'5"155LMontreal, QC Canada
Reggie LemelinGNovember 19, 19545'11"170LQuebec City, QC Canada
Don LeverLNovember 14, 19525'11"185LSouth Porcupine, ON Canada
Bob MacMillanCDecember 3, 19525'11"185LCharlottetown, PE Canada
Brad MarshDMarch 31, 19586'3"220LLondon, ON Canada
Bob MurdochDNovember 20, 19466'0"200RKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Kent NilssonCAugust 31, 19566'1"195LNynashamn, Sweden
Willi PlettRJune 7, 19556'3"205RAsuncion, Paraguay
Jean PronovostRDecember 18, 19456'0"185RShawinigan Falls, QC Canada
Pekka RautakallioDJuly 25, 19535'11"185LPori, Finland
Paul ReinhartDJanuary 6, 19605'11"205LKitchener, ON Canada
Pat RigginGMay 26, 19595'9"170RKincardine, ON Canada
Darcy RotaLFebruary 16, 19535'11"180LVancouver, BC Canada
Phil RussellDJuly 21, 19526'2"205LEdmonton, AB Canada
Dave ShandDAugust 11, 19566'2"200RCold Lake, AB Canada
Brad SmithRApril 13, 19586'1"195RWindsor, ON Canada
Garry UngerCDecember 7, 19475'11"170LCalgary, AB Canada
Eric VailLSeptember 16, 19536'1"220LTimmins, ON Canada
Gord WappelDJuly 26, 19586'2"205LRegina, SK Canada