Best Seasons In Calgary Flames History

What is the best season in Calgary Flames history?

The best regular season in Calgary Flames franchise history is 54-17-9, set by the 1988-89 Calgary Flames. The 1988-89 Flames have the most wins, the highest winning percentage and the best goal differential in Flames franchise history. The Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final.

	Year	Regular Season	Postseason	GD	Result
1	1988-89	54-17-9	16-6	+128	Won Final
2	1987-88	48-23-9	4-5	+92	Lost Conf Semi
3	1990-91	46-26-8	3-4	+81	Lost First Round
4	1989-90	42-23-15	2-4	+83	Lost First Round
5	2021-22	50-21-11	5-7	+85	Lost Conf Semi
	2018-19	50-25-7	1-4	+66	Lost First Round
7	1986-87	46-31-3	2-4	+29	Lost First Round
8	1984-85	41-27-12	1-3	+61	Lost First Round
9	1992-93	43-30-11	2-4	+40	Lost First Round
10	1993-94	42-29-13	3-4	+46	Lost First Round
11	1980-81	39-27-14	9-7	+31	Lost Conf Finals
12	1994-95	24-17-7	3-4	+28	Lost First Round
13	1978-79	41-31-8	0-2	+47	Lost First Round
14	2005-06	46-25-11	3-4	+23	Lost First Round
	2008-09	46-30-6	2-4	+5	Lost First Round
16	2003-04	42-30-7-3	15-11	+24	Lost Final
17	1985-86	40-31-9	12-10	+39	Lost Final
18	2014-15	45-30-7	5-6	+24	Lost Conf Semi
	2016-17	45-33-4	0-4	+3	Lost First Round
20	1977-78	34-27-19	0-2	+22	Lost First Round
21	2006-07	43-29-10	2-4	+34	Lost First Round
22	1979-80	35-32-13	1-3	+13	Lost First Round
23	1974-75	34-31-15	–	+10	Missed Playoffs
24	2019-20	36-27-7	5-5	-10	Lost First Round
25	1975-76	35-33-12	0-2	+25	Lost First Round
26	1983-84	34-32-14	6-5	-3	Lost Conf Semi
27	2007-08	42-30-10	3-4	+2	Lost First Round
28	2010-11	41-29-12	–	+11	Missed Playoffs
29	1976-77	34-34-12	1-2	-1	Lost First Round
30	2009-10	40-32-10	–	-2	Missed Playoffs
31	1982-83	32-34-14	4-5	+4	Lost Conf Semi
32	1995-96	34-37-11	0-4	+1	Lost First Round
33	1973-74	30-34-14	0-4	-24	Lost Conf Semi
34	1981-82	29-34-17	0-3	-11	Lost First Round

	Year	Regular Season	Postseason	GD	Result
1	1988-89	54-17-9	16-6	+128	Won Final
2	2021-22	50-21-11	5-7	+85	Lost Conf Semi
	2018-19	50-25-7	1-4	+66	Lost First Round
4	1987-88	48-23-9	4-5	+92	Lost Conf Semi
5	1990-91	46-26-8	3-4	+81	Lost First Round
	1986-87	46-31-3	2-4	+29	Lost First Round
	2005-06	46-25-11	3-4	+23	Lost First Round
	2008-09	46-30-6	2-4	+5	Lost First Round
9	2014-15	45-30-7	5-6	+24	Lost Conf Semi
	2016-17	45-33-4	0-4	+3	Lost First Round
11	1992-93	43-30-11	2-4	+40	Lost First Round
	2006-07	43-29-10	2-4	+34	Lost First Round
13	1989-90	42-23-15	2-4	+83	Lost First Round
	1993-94	42-29-13	3-4	+46	Lost First Round
	2003-04	42-30-7-3	15-11	+24	Lost Final
	2007-08	42-30-10	3-4	+2	Lost First Round
17	1984-85	41-27-12	1-3	+61	Lost First Round
	1978-79	41-31-8	0-2	+47	Lost First Round
	2010-11	41-29-12	–	+11	Missed Playoffs
20	1985-86	40-31-9	12-10	+39	Lost Final
	2009-10	40-32-10	–	-2	Missed Playoffs
22	1980-81	39-27-14	9-7	+31	Lost Conf Finals
23	2022-23	38-27-17	–	+11	Missed Playoffs
	2023-24	38-39-5	–	-14	Missed Playoffs
25	2011-12	37-29-16	–	-18	Missed Playoffs
	2017-18	37-35-10	–	-27	Missed Playoffs
27	2019-20	36-27-7	5-5	-10	Lost First Round
28	1979-80	35-32-13	1-3	+13	Lost First Round
	1975-76	35-33-12	0-2	+25	Lost First Round
	2015-16	35-40-7	–	-28	Missed Playoffs
	2013-14	35-40-7	–	-36	Missed Playoffs
32	1977-78	34-27-19	0-2	+22	Lost First Round
	1974-75	34-31-15	–	+10	Missed Playoffs
	1983-84	34-32-14	6-5	-3	Lost Conf Semi
	1976-77	34-34-12	1-2	-1	Lost First Round
	1995-96	34-37-11	0-4	+1	Lost First Round
37	1982-83	32-34-14	4-5	+4	Lost Conf Semi
	2001-02	32-35-12-3	–	-19	Missed Playoffs
	1996-97	32-41-9	–	-25	Missed Playoffs
40	1991-92	31-37-12	–	-9	Missed Playoffs
	1999-00	31-36-10-5	–	-45	Missed Playoffs
42	1973-74	30-34-14	0-4	-24	Lost Conf Semi
	1998-99	30-40-12	–	-23	Missed Playoffs
44	1981-82	29-34-17	0-3	-11	Lost First Round
	2002-03	29-36-13-4	–	-42	Missed Playoffs
46	2000-01	27-36-15-4	–	-39	Missed Playoffs
47	2020-21	26-27-3	–	-5	Missed Playoffs
	1997-98	26-41-15	–	-35	Missed Playoffs
49	1972-73	25-38-15	–	-48	Missed Playoffs
50	1994-95	24-17-7	3-4	+28	Lost First Round

What was the best start to a Flames season?

The two best starts to a Flames season was the 1993-94 Calgary Flames and the 2009-10 Calgary Flames, who both started the season at 4-0. The third best starts to a Flames season was the 1989-90 Calgary Flames, the 1990-91 Calgary Flames and the 2022-23 Calgary Flames, who all started the season at 3-0.

Who was the best Calgary Flames team that missed the playoffs?

Based on win percentage, the best team in Calgary Flames franchise history that missed the playoffs was the 1974-75 Atlanta Flames, who finished the season 34-31-15 but still didn't qualify for the playoffs.