The NHL finally came to Canada's Old Western town of Calgary as the Flames moved into the old Calgary Corral, which once played home for Calgary's WHA team the Cowboys. The Flames played their first game in Cow-Town on October 9th battling the Quebec Nordiques to a 5-5- deadlock.

Already a solid contender in Atlanta the Flames put together a solid 39-27-14 record finishing in third place in the Patrick Division. After failing miserably in the postseason in Atlanta, winning just two games in seven playoff appearances, the Calgary Flames won their first ever playoff series by sweeping the Chicago Black Hawks in three straight games.

The Flames stayed red hot in the second round jumping out to a 3-1 series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers. However, the Flyers would recover to win the next two games to force a seventh game in Philadelphia.

The Flames would recover winning Game 7 by a 4-1 score to reach the semifinals. However, the Flames would run out of gas in the semis as they fell to the Minnesota North Stars in six games.