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The 1972 NHL expansion draft was held on June 6, 1972. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two then-new expansion teams for the 1972–73 season , the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames .
All three were first-round draft picks of the Flames. This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Atlanta Flames franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, from 1972 to 1979, regardless of whether they played for the team.
The Flames made their NHL debut in Long Island against their expansion cousins, the New York Islanders, on October 7, 1972.They won the game 3–2; Morris Stefaniw scored the first goal in franchise history and the first NHL goal in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. [10]
The 1972–73 Atlanta Flames season was the inaugural season for the Flames' franchise. Offseason ... NHL Expansion Draft. Pick Player Position Drafted From 1.
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 1972–73 NHL season.It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick(s), if applicable.
4.3 Expansion draft. 5 Draft picks. ... The 1974–75 Atlanta Flames season was the third season for the franchise. ... 1974–75 NHL records
Nelson Skalbania and his ownership group bought the franchise and moved it to Calgary on June 24, 1980, leaving Atlanta without an NHL franchise. [10] Since the Flames' relocation and rebranding as the Calgary Flames in 1980, ice hockey in Atlanta has been an interest of the NHL. [11] In 1997, the Atlanta Thrashers were founded as an expansion ...
5.3 Expansion draft. 6 Draft picks. ... The 1979–80 Atlanta Flames season was the eighth and final season in Atlanta for the franchise. ... 1979–80 NHL records [5]