1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers
Division5th West
1971–72 record26–38–14
Home record19–13–7
Road record7–25–7
Goals for200 (14th)
Goals against236 (7th)
Team information
PresidentJoe Scott
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainEd Van Impe
Alternate captainsJean-Guy Gendron
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance14,379[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Richmond Robins
San Diego Gulls
Jersey Devils
Salem Rebels
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Clarke (35)
AssistsBobby Clarke (46)
PointsBobby Clarke (81)
Penalty minutesGary Dornhoefer (183)
Plus/minusBobby Clarke (+22)
WinsDoug Favell (18)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.81)

The 1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.

Off-season[]

The Flyers fired head coach Vic Stasiuk on May 27, 1971,[2] after heavy criticism by Flyers players.[3] On June 2, the Flyers hired Fred Shero to replace him.[3] In the previous two seasons Shero had guided two teams to league championships, the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League and the Omaha Knights of the Central Hockey League.[3]

Regular season[]

Bobby Clarke continued to progress as he led the team in goals (35), assists (46), and points (81) in 1971–72 and he became the first Flyer to win an NHL award, the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. However, in the season's final game, the Flyers needed a win or a tie against the second-year Buffalo Sabres to beat out the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final playoff spot. The score was tied late in the game, but with just four seconds on the clock, former Flyer Gerry Meehan took a shot from just inside the blue line that eluded Flyers goalie Doug Favell.[4] With identical records the playoff berth was determined by 'goals for' and went to the Penguins.

Season standings[]

West Division[5]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 78 46 17 15 256 166 +90 107
2 Minnesota North Stars 78 37 29 12 212 191 +21 86
3 St. Louis Blues 78 28 39 11 208 247 −39 67
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 26 38 14 220 258 −38 66
5 Philadelphia Flyers 78 26 38 14 200 236 −36 66
6 California Golden Seals 78 21 39 18 216 288 −72 60
7 Los Angeles Kings 78 20 49 9 206 305 −99 49


Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

1971–72 regular season
October: 5–4–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–3–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 0–1–0 0
2 12 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–3 0–2–0 0
3 13 @ California Golden Seals 5–4 1–2–0 2
4 16 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–0 2–2���0 4
5 21 Los Angeles Kings 0–7 2–3–0 4
6 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 2–4–0 4
7 24 Chicago Black Hawks 2–1 3–4–0 6
8 28 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 4–4–0 8
9 30 @ St. Louis Blues 4–4 4–4–1 9
10 31 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 5–4–1 11
November: 2–7–3, 7 Points (Home: 2–4–2; Road: 0–3–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
11 3 @ Chicago Black Hawks 0–3 5–5–1 11
12 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–5 5–6–1 11
13 7 Minnesota North Stars 0–3 5–7–1 11
14 11 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 6–7–1 13
15 13 Detroit Red Wings 3–6 6–8–1 13
16 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–3 6–8–2 14
17 18 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 7–8–2 16
18 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–2 7–8–3 17
19 21 Minnesota North Stars 1–1 7–8–4 18
20 24 Boston Bruins 1–2 7–9–4 18
21 25 @ Boston Bruins 2–4 7–10–4 18
22 28 New York Rangers 2–4 7–11–4 18
December: 4–7–1, 9 Points (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 0–5–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
23 2 Detroit Red Wings 1–1 7–11–5 19
24 4 @ Minnesota North Stars 1–3 7–12–5 19
25 5 California Golden Seals 3–0 8–12–5 21
26 9 New York Rangers 0–5 8–13–5 21
27 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–6 8–14–5 21
28 12 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 9–14–5 23
29 15 @ New York Rangers 2–6 9–15–5 23
30 16 Buffalo Sabres 5–0 10–15–5 25
31 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–4 10–16–5 25
32 25 @ Boston Bruins 1–5 10–17–5 25
33 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 11–17–5 27
34 29 @ New York Rangers 1–5 11–18–5 27
January: 3–8–3, 9 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 0–6–2)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
35 1 @ St. Louis Blues 4–4 11–18–6 28
36 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–6 11–19–6 28
37 6 St. Louis Blues 2–3 11–20–6 28
38 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 11–20–7 29
39 9 California Golden Seals 10–3 12–20–7 31
40 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 0–5 12–21–7 31
41 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 12–22–7 31
42 16 Los Angeles Kings 3–3 12–22–8 32
43 20 Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 13–22–8 34
44 22 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–4 13–23–8 34
45 23 @ California Golden Seals 1–3 13–24–8 34
46 27 @ Boston Bruins 2–4 13–25–8 34
47 29 Boston Bruins 2–4 13–26–8 34
48 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 14–26–8 36
February: 5–6–3, 13 Points (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–5–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
49 3 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 15–26–8 38
50 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 16–26–8 40
51 6 St. Louis Blues 2–2 16–26–9 41
52 8 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–1 17–26–9 43
53 9 @ California Golden Seals 2–3 17–27–9 43
54 12 @ Minnesota North Stars 1–5 17–28–9 43
55 13 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–4 17–28–10 44
56 16 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–3 17–28–11 45
57 17 Boston Bruins 1–4 17–29–11 45
58 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–3 17–30–11 45
59 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 18–30–11 47
60 23 @ New York Rangers 3–4 18–31–11 47
61 26 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 18–32–11 47
62 27 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 19–32–11 49
March: 7–5–2, 16 Points (Home: 5–3–1; Road: 2–2–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
63 2 Minnesota North Stars 3–0 20–32–11 51
64 4 St. Louis Blues 6–2 21–32–11 53
65 5 Montreal Canadiens 0–4 21–33–11 53
66 8 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–5 22–33–11 55
67 9 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–3 23–33–11 57
68 11 @ St. Louis Blues 2–4 23–34–11 57
69 13 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–2 23–35–11 57
70 16 Buffalo Sabres 3–3 23–35–12 58
71 18 New York Rangers 3–5 23–36–12 58
72 23 Chicago Black Hawks 2–4 23–37–12 58
73 25 California Golden Seals 3–0 24–37–12 60
74 26 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 25–37–12 62
75 28 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–2 25–37–13 63
76 30 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 26–37–13 65
April: 0–1–1, 1 Points (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 0–1–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
77 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 26–37–14 66
78 2 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–3 26–38–14 66
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics[]

Scoring[]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16 Bobby Clarke 22 C 78 35 46 81 22 87
12 Gary Dornhoefer 28 RW 75 17 32 49 −15 183
17 Simon Nolet 30 RW 67 23 20 43 6 22
22 Rick Foleydagger 26 D 58 11 25 36 −16 168
9 Bob Kelly 21 LW 78 14 15 29 16 157
20 Jim Johnsondouble-dagger 29 C 46 13 15 28 −21 12
21 Serge Bernierdouble-dagger 24 C 44 12 11 23 −20 51
10, 15 Bill Clement 21 C 49 9 14 23 −14 39
5 Brent Hughes 28 D 63 2 20 22 6 35
21 Bill Flettdagger 28 RW 31 11 10 21 5 26
4 Barry Ashbee 32 D 73 6 14 20 2 75
11 Jean-Guy Gendron 37 LW 56 6 13 19 −2 36
25 Jean Potvindagger 22 D 29 3 12 15 −6 6
18 Ross Lonsberrydagger 24 LW 32 7 7 14 −9 22
7 Michel Parizeaudagger 23 LW 37 2 12 14 −6 10
18 Bill Lesukdouble-dagger 25 LW 45 7 6 13 −14 31
2 Ed Van Impe 31 D 73 4 9 13 −8 78
8 Lew Morrison 23 LW 58 5 5 10 −18 26
14 Joe Watson 28 D 65 3 7 10 −17 38
24 Dick Sarrazin 26 RW 28 3 4 7 0 4
20 Eddie Joyaldagger 31 C 26 3 4 7 −13 8
3, 10 Willie Brossart 22 D 42 0 4 4 −7 12
19 Rick MacLeish 22 C 17 1 2 3 −9 9
15 Larry Mickeydouble-dagger 28 RW 14 1 2 3 −5 8
6 Wayne Hillman 33 D 47 0 3 3 −16 21
23 Larry Keenandagger 31 LW 14 1 1 2 −4 2
25 Pierre Plante 20 RW 24 1 0 1 −11 15
1 Doug Favell 26 G 54 0 1 1 N/A 32
10 Larry Wright 20 C 27 0 1 1 −6 2
19, 23 Larry Hale 30 D 6 0 1 1 −5 0
19, 24 Ralph MacSweyn 29 D 2 0 1 1 0 0
30 Bruce Gambledouble-dagger 33 G 24 0 0 0 N/A 2
3 Larry Browndouble-dagger 24 D 12 0 0 0 −3 2
30 Bobby Taylor 27 G 6 0 0 0 N/A 0
24, 30, 34 Don McLeod 25 G 4 0 0 0 N/A 0
3 Jim Mair 25 D 2 0 0 0 −2 0
25 Dave Schultz 22 LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Rene Drolet 27 RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Don Saleski 22 RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltending[]

Regular season
No. Player Age GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Doug Favell 26 54 52 18 25 9 1655 140 2.81 .915 5 2,984:44
30 Bruce Gambledouble-dagger 33 24 18 7 8 2 659 58 2.94 .912 2 1,184:18
30 Bobby Taylor 27 6 5 1 2 2 193 16 3.00 .917 0 319:45
24, 30, 34 Don McLeod 25 4 3 0 3 1 109 14 4.65 .872 0 180:45

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Bobby Clarke [6]
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Bobby Clarke [7]
Simon Nolet

Records[]

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 1971–72 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Goals scored Period 3[a] Bill Flett 3/9/1972 Los Angeles Kings [8]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 1971–72 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Player(s) Refs
Powerplay goals scored Game 6[b] 1/9/1972 California Golden Seals — [9]
Games winless on road Streak 19[c] 10/23/1971 – 1/27/1972 — — [10]
Fastest goal from start of period Game 0:08[b] 3/2/1972 Minnesota North Stars Bob Kelly [11]
Most losses on road Season 25 — — — [12]

Milestones[]

Franchise firsts[13]
Milestone Player Date Ref
30-goal season Bobby Clarke March 13, 1972[d] [14]

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 19, 1971, the day after the deciding game of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 11, 1972, the day of the deciding game of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 13, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Mickey 		To Los Angeles Kings
Larry Hillman 		[16]
September 8, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
Cliff Schmautz 		[17]
October 15, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rick Foley 		To Chicago Black Hawks
Andre Lacroix 		[18]
November 16, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Keenan 		To Buffalo Sabres
Larry Mickey 		[19]
January 28, 1972 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bill Flett
Eddie Joyal
Ross Lonsberry
Jean Potvin 		To Los Angeles Kings
Serge Bernier
Jim Johnson
Bill Lesuk 		[20]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
July 1971 Orest Kindrachuk Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) [21]
September 11, 1971 Bob Hurlburt Quebec Aces (AHL)

Internal[]

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to contracts.

Date Player Term Ref
August 7, 1971 Pierre Plante (DP) 2-year [22]
August 16, 1971 Bruce Gamble [23]
September 2, 1971 Larry Brown [24]
September 2, 1971 Bob Kelly [24]
September 2, 1971 Rick MacLeish [24]
September 5, 1971 Jim Johnson [25]
September 5, 1971 Lew Morrison [25]
September 5, 1971 Joe Watson [25]
September 7, 1971 Gary Dornhoefer [26]
September 7, 1971 Wayne Hillman [26]
September 7, 1971 Danny Schock [26]
September 7, 1971 Frank Spring [26]
September 7, 1971 Ed Van Impe [26]
September 8, 1971 Serge Bernier [17]
September 8, 1971 Jean-Guy Gendron [17]
September 8, 1971 Bill Lesuk [17]
September 8, 1971 Larry Mickey [17]
September 10, 1971 Andre Lacroix
October 7, 1971 Doug Favell
March 20, 1972 Bobby Clarke 5-year extension [22]
N/A Glen Irwin (DP) 2-year [22]
N/A Don McCulloch (DP) 2-year [22]
N/A Larry Wright (DP) 2-year [22]

Drafts[]

Intra-League[]

The 1971 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 8, 1971.[27][28] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[27] It cost $40,000 to make a claim.[27]

Date Player Team Ref
June 8, 1971 Larry Brown[e] from New York Rangers [27][29]
June 8, 1971 Frank Spring[f] from Boston Bruins [27][29][30]
June 8, 1971 Garry Peters[g] to Boston Bruins [27][29][31]

Reverse[]

The 1971 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 9, 1971.[32] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.[32] It cost $15,000 to make a claim.[32]

Date Player Team Ref
June 9, 1971 Don McLeod from Detroit Red Wings[h] [33]

Waivers[]

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Date Player Team Ref
December 8, 1971 Michel Parizeau from St. Louis Blues [34]
January 28, 1972 Larry Brown to Los Angeles Kings [35]

Departures[]

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player New team (league) Via Ref
September 20, 1971 Keith Wright – Release
February 9, 1972 Bruce Gamble* – Retirement[i] [36]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 10, 1971.[37]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 8 Larry Wright Center  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
1 9 Pierre Plante Right Wing  Canada Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) [j]
3 36 Glen Irwin Defense  Canada Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
4 50 Ted Scharf Right Wing  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
5 64 Don McCulloch Defense  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
6 78 Yvon Bilodeau Defense  Canada Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
7 92 Bobby Gerrard Right Wing  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
8 106 Jerome Mrazek Goaltender  Canada University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL,[39][40] the San Diego Gulls of the WHL,[41] and the Jersey Devils and Salem Rebels of the EHL.[41]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Tied nine times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  2. ^ a b Tied during the 1988–89 season.
  3. ^ 15 losses and 4 ties.
  4. ^ Even-strength goal at 1:37 of the first period against Ken Dryden
  5. ^ The Flyers removed Larry Hillman from their protected list after selecting Brown.
  6. ^ The Flyers removed Garry Peters from their protected list after selecting Spring.
  7. ^ The Bruins claimed Peters in lieu of cash.
  8. ^ Claimed by the Quebec Aces, the Flyers' AHL affiliate.
  9. ^ Gamble suffered a career-ending heart attack during game played on February 9, 1972.
  10. ^ The Flyers acquired the 9th overall pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Bruce Gamble and Mike Walton for Bernie Parent and the Flyers' second-round pick, 22nd overall, on January 31, 1971.[38]

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