▁a ▁new ▁division , ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁After ▁the ▁season , ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Blues ▁to ▁Harry ▁Or nest ▁prevent ed ▁Wild ▁Bill ▁Hunter ▁from ▁purch asing ▁that ▁team ▁and ▁moving ▁it ▁to ▁S ask ato on . ▁ ▁The ▁Cal g ary ▁Fl ames ▁played ▁their ▁final ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 - plus ▁seat ▁St amp ede ▁Cor ral ▁before ▁moving ▁into ▁the ▁Olympic ▁S add led ome , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 6 0 5 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁long ▁p ants ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers ▁and ▁Hart ford ▁Wh al ers ▁were ▁b anned , ▁due ▁to ▁player ▁safety ▁concerns . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁The ▁last ▁remaining ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁Original ▁Six ▁era ▁( p rior ▁to ▁the ▁Exp ansion ▁Era ) – Car ol ▁V ad na is , ▁Serge ▁Sav ard ▁and ▁Wayne ▁C ash man – all ▁retired ▁after ▁this ▁season . ▁C ash man ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁play , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁Wales ▁Conference ▁Final s ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bru ins . ▁ ▁The ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁overall ▁points ▁with ▁ 1 1 0 . ▁The ▁def ending ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁champion ▁New ▁York ▁Island ers ▁fell ▁from ▁first ▁overall ▁and ▁finished ▁tied ▁for ▁ 6 th ▁overall ▁and ▁the ▁high - power ed , ▁high ▁off ence ,