1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd West
1972–73 record37–30–11
Home record27–8–4
Road record10–22–7
Goals for296 (4th)
Goals against256 (11th)
Team information
PresidentJoe Scott
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainEd Van Impe (Oct-Jan)[a]
Bobby Clarke (Jan-Apr)[a]
Alternate captainsBill Clement
Joe Watson
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance16,063[3]
Minor league affiliate(s)Richmond Robins
San Diego Gulls
Jersey Devils
Team leaders
GoalsRick MacLeish (50)
AssistsBobby Clarke (67)
PointsBobby Clarke (104)
Penalty minutesDave Schultz (259)
Plus/minusBobby Clarke (+32)
WinsDoug Favell (20)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.83)

The 1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers earned the nickname "Broad Street Bullies" en route to their first winning season and first playoff series victory, beating the Minnesota North Stars, before losing in the semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens.

Regular season[]

It was during the 1972–73 season that the Flyers shed the mediocre expansion team label by recording their first winning season and becoming known as the intimidating "Broad Street Bullies", a nickname coined by Jack Chevalier and Pete Cafone of the Philadelphia Bulletin on January 3, 1973[4] after a 3–1 brawling victory over the Atlanta Flames that led Chevalier to write in his game account, "The image of the fightin' Flyers spreading gradually around the NHL, and people are dreaming up wild nicknames. They're the Mean Machine, the Bullies of Broad Street and Freddy's Philistines." Cafone wrote the accompanying headline, "Broad Street Bullies Muscle Atlanta".[5]

Rick MacLeish was the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

That same month Bobby Clarke was the youngest player (at that time) in NHL history to be named team captain, replacing Ed Van Impe who had stepped aside in favor of Clarke.[1][2] Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

After the season, Clarke was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player.

Season standings[]

West Division[6]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 78 42 27 9 284 225 +59 93
2 Philadelphia Flyers 78 37 30 11 296 256 +40 85
3 Minnesota North Stars 78 37 30 11 254 230 +24 85
4 St. Louis Blues 78 32 34 12 233 251 −18 76
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 32 37 9 257 265 −8 73
6 Los Angeles Kings 78 31 36 11 232 245 −13 73
7 Atlanta Flames 78 25 38 15 191 239 −48 65
8 California Golden Seals 78 16 46 16 213 323 −110 48


Playoffs[]

An overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers' favor, as the Flyers got their first playoff series win in six games. The goal was later immortalized as a bronze statue on the south side of the Spectrum. They were outmatched in the semi-finals by the Montreal Canadiens, however, losing in five games.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

1972–73 regular season
October: 4–4–2, 10 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–2)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 7 @ St. Louis Blues 4–4 0–0–1 1
2 12 Vancouver Canucks 7–3 1–0–1 3
3 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 0–5 1–1–1 3
4 15 California Golden Seals 1–4 1–2–1 3
5 18 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–3 2–2–1 5
6 20 @ California Golden Seals 3–3 2–2–2 6
7 25 @ New York Rangers 1–6 2–3–2 6
8 26 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 3–3–2 8
9 28 @ Minnesota North Stars 1–2 3–4–2 8
10 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 4–4–2 10
November: 6–7–1, 13 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 0–6–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
11 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 5–4–2 12
12 4 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 6–4–2 14
13 5 New York Rangers 2–3 6–5–2 14
14 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 6–6–2 14
15 9 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 7–6–2 16
16 11 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 8–6–2 18
17 12 California Golden Seals 8–3 9–6–2 20
18 15 @ New York Rangers 3–7 9–7–2 20
19 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–6 9–8–2 20
20 19 @ Atlanta Flames 2–3 9–9–2 20
21 22 New York Islanders 5–3 10–9–2 22
22 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–6 10–10–2 22
23 26 @ Boston Bruins 4–6 10–11–2 22
24 30 Atlanta Flames 5–5 10–11–3 23
December: 6–6–3, 15 Points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 1–4–3)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
25 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 10–11–4 24
26 3 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 11–11–4 26
27 7 Minnesota North Stars 6–2 12–11–4 28
28 9 Boston Bruins 3–4 12–12–4 28
29 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 13–12–4 30
30 13 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–7 13–13–4 30
31 14 St. Louis Blues 5–3 14–13–4 32
32 16 @ New York Islanders 2–1 15–13–4 34
33 17 Boston Bruins 3–5 15–14–4 34
34 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 15–15–4 34
35 21 Los Angeles Kings 6–3 16–15–4 36
36 23 @ St. Louis Blues 1–6 16–16–4 36
37 27 @ California Golden Seals 2–2 16–16–5 37
38 29 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–4 16–16–6 38
39 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–5 16–17–6 38
January: 7–4–1, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
40 3 @ Atlanta Flames 3–1 17–17–6 40
41 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–2 17–18–6 40
42 11 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 17–19–6 40
43 13 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 18–19–6 42
44 14 New York Rangers 2–5 18–20–6 42
45 18 Minnesota North Stars 6–1 19–20–6 44
46 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–6 19–21–6 44
47 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 20–21–6 46
48 23 Detroit Red Wings 4–4 20–21–7 47
49 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 21–21–7 49
50 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 22–21–7 51
51 28 California Golden Seals 4–3 23–21–7 53
February: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
52 1 Vancouver Canucks 5–4 24–21–7 55
53 3 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 24–21–8 56
54 4 @ Boston Bruins 2–2 24–21–9 57
55 7 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–2 24–22–9 57
56 9 @ Vancouver Canucks 10–5 25–22–9 59
57 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–7 25–23–9 59
58 13 New York Islanders 8–2 26–23–9 61
59 15 Boston Bruins 1–3 26–24–9 61
60 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–6 27–24–9 63
61 18 Minnesota North Stars 5–1 28–24–9 65
62 20 @ St. Louis Blues 5–3 29–24–9 67
63 25 @ California Golden Seals 7–0 30–24–9 69
64 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–6 30–25–9 69
March: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 7–1–1; Road: 0–3–2)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
65 1 Los Angeles Kings 0–2 30–26–9 69
66 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 10–0 31–26–9 71
67 7 @ New York Rangers 2–2 31–26–10 72
68 10 Atlanta Flames 2–1 32–26–10 74
69 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 33–26–10 76
70 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 33–27–10 76
71 18 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 33–27–11 77
72 22 Vancouver Canucks 9–0 34–27–11 79
73 24 @ New York Islanders 2–3 34–28–11 79
74 25 St. Louis Blues 5–2 35–28–11 81
75 28 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–6 35–29–11 81
76 29 Atlanta Flames 4–2 36–29–11 83
77 31 New York Islanders 10–2 37–29–11 85
April: 0–1–0, 0 Points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–1–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
78 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 37–30–11 85
Legend:

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

Playoffs[]

1973 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarter-finals vs. Minnesota North Stars – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series
1 April 4 Minnesota North Stars 0–3 North Stars lead 1–0
2 April 5 Minnesota North Stars 4–1 Series tied 1–1
3 April 7 @ Minnesota North Stars 0–5 North Stars lead 2–1
4 April 8 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–0 Series tied 2–2
5 April 10 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 OT Flyers lead 3–2
6 April 12 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–1 Flyers win 4–2
Semi-finals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series
1 April 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Flyers lead 1–0
2 April 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Series tied 1–1
3 April 19 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Canadiens lead 2–1
4 April 22 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Canadiens lead 3–1
5 April 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Canadiens win 4–1
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Playoffs
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16 Bobby Clarke 23 C 78 37 67 104 32 80 11 2 6 8 −1 6
19 Rick MacLeish 23 C 78 50 50 100 15 69 10 3 4 7 −2 2
12, 24 Gary Dornhoefer 29 RW 77 30 49 79 17 168 11 3 3 6 0 16
21 Bill Flett 29 RW 69 43 31 74 31 53 11 3 4 7 −2 0
7 Bill Barber 20 LW 69 30 34 64 10 46 11 3 2 5 −2 22
18 Ross Lonsberry 25 LW 77 21 29 50 6 59 11 4 3 7 −1 9
23 Tom Bladon 20 D 78 11 31 42 9 26 11 0 4 4 −3 2
17, 22 Simon Nolet 31 RW 70 16 20 36 −3 6 11 3 1 4 1 4
10 Bill Clement 22 C 73 14 14 28 −11 51 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 Joe Watson 29 D 63 2 24 26 30 46 11 0 2 2 2 12
28 Andre Dupontdagger 23 D 46 3 20 23 8 164 11 1 2 3 −4 29
11 Don Saleski 23 RW 78 12 9 21 −20 205 11 1 2 3 1 4
9 Bob Kelly 22 LW 77 10 11 21 1 238 11 0 1 1 0 8
8 Dave Schultz 23 LW 76 9 12 21 4 259 11 1 0 1 −2 51
4 Barry Ashbee 33 D 64 1 17 18 −2 106 11 0 4 4 3 20
5 Brent Hughesdouble-dagger 29 D 29 2 11 13 −8 32 — — — — — —
25 Jean Potvindouble-dagger 23 D 35 3 9 12 −1 10 — — — — — —
2 Ed Van Impe 32 D 72 1 11 12 22 76 11 0 0 0 −3 16
6 Wayne Hillman 34 D 74 0 10 10 16 33 8 0 0 0 1 0
29 Terry Crispdagger 29 C 12 1 5 6 4 2 11 3 2 5 −1 2
20 Pierre Plantedouble-dagger 21 RW 2 0 3 3 3 0 — — — — — —
1 Doug Favell 27 G 44 0 2 2 N/A 4 11 0 0 0 N/A 2
30, 35 Michel Belhumeur 23 G 23 0 1 1 N/A 2 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
30 Bobby Taylor 28 G 23 0 1 1 N/A 0 — — — — — —
15, 20 Larry Wright 21 C 9 0 1 1 −3 4 — — — — — —
3 Willie Brossart 23 D 4 0 1 1 −5 0 — — — — — —
20 Jimmy Watson 20 D 4 0 1 1 −1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
26 Orest Kindrachuk 22 C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending[]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Doug Favell 27 44 39 20 15 4 1365 114 2.83 .916 3 2,413:02 11 11 5 6 359 29 2.61 .919 1 665:47
30 Bobby Taylor 28 23 20 8 8 4 697 78 4.10 .888 0 1,141:22 – – – – – – – – – —
30, 35 Michel Belhumeur 23 23 19 9 7 3 617 60 3.22 .903 0 1,115:17 1 0 0 0 9 1 5.94 .889 0 10:06

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) Hart Memorial Trophy Bobby Clarke [7]
NHL Second All-Star Team Bobby Clarke (Center) [8]
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Bobby Clarke [9]
Gary Dornhoefer

Records[]

  •  double-dagger  Tied for NHL record

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 1972–73 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Goals scored Period 3[b] Rick MacLeish 2/13/1973 New York Islanders [10]
Goals scored Game 4[c] Rick MacLeish 2/13/1973 New York Islanders [11]
Fastest 4 goals scored by one player Game 19:47 Rick MacLeish 2/13/1973 New York Islanders [10]
Goals scored Game 4[c] Rick MacLeish 3/4/1973 Toronto Maple Leafs [11]
Assists, playoffs Period 3double-dagger[d] Barry Ashbee 4/5/1973 Minnesota North Stars [12]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 1972–73 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Refs
Goals scored Period 8 3/31/1973 New York Islanders [13]

Milestones[]

Franchise firsts[14]
Milestone Player Date Ref
4-goal game Rick MacLeish February 13, 1973[e] [15]
40-goal season Rick MacLeish March 4, 1973[f] [16]
100-point season Bobby Clarke March 29, 1973[g] [17]
50-goal season Rick MacLeish April 1, 1973[h] [16]
Shutout, playoffs Doug Favell April 8, 1973[i] [18]

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1972, the day after the deciding game of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 10, 1973, the day of the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals.[19]

Trades[]

Date Details Refs
June 8, 1972 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Minnesota North Stars
10th-round pick in 1972
August 10, 1972 To Philadelphia Flyers
John McKenzie 		To Boston Bruins
cash 		[20]
December 14, 1972 To Philadelphia Flyers
Andre Dupont
3rd-round pick in 1973 		To St. Louis Blues
Brent Hughes
Pierre Plante 		[21]
March 5, 1973 To Philadelphia Flyers
Terry Crisp 		To New York Islanders
Jean Potvin
player to be named later[j] 		[23]
May 1973 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jim Stanfield 		To Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
cash 		[24]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
September 1972 Jack McIlhargey Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) [25]

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
May 21, 1972 Dave Schultz 2-year [26]
May 22, 1972 Rick Foley 3-year [27]
May 22, 1972 Bob Kelly 2-year [27]
May 22, 1972 Simon Nolet multi-year [27]
May 24, 1972 Rick MacLeish 3-year [28][29]
May 26, 1972 Bill Clement 2-year [30]
May 26, 1972 Joe Watson 2-year [30]
May 31, 1972 Don Saleski 2-year [31]
June 2, 1972 Michel Belhumeur 3-year [32]
June 2, 1972 Gary Dornhoefer 3-year [32]
June 2, 1972 Ross Lonsberry multi-year [32]
June 2, 1972 Lew Morrison 2-year [32]
June 2, 1972 Jean Potvin multi-year [32]
June 2, 1972 Ed Van Impe multi-year [32]
June 5, 1972 Doug Favell 3-year [33]
June 19, 1972 Bill Flett 3-year [34]
June 20, 1972 Bill Barber (DP) 3-year [35]
June 20, 1972 Tom Bladon (DP) 3-year [35]
June 20, 1972 Al MacAdam (DP) 2-year [35]
June 20, 1972 Jimmy Watson (DP) 2-year [35]
August 15, 1972 Barry Ashbee 3-year [36]
August 15, 1972 Yvon Bilodeau [36]
August 15, 1972 Willie Brossart [36]
August 15, 1972 Bob Currier 2-year [36]
August 15, 1972 Rene Drolet [36]
August 15, 1972 Andre Gaudette [36]
August 15, 1972 Wayne Hillman [36]
August 15, 1972 Orest Kindrachuk [36]
August 15, 1972 Roger Kosar [36]
August 15, 1972 Danny Schock [36]
August 15, 1972 Tom Trevelyan [36]
September 12, 1972 Brent Hughes [37]

Drafts[]

Intra-League[]

The 1972 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 5, 1972.[38] Each NHL team placed 18 players on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[38] It cost $40,000 to make a claim.[39] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.[39]

Expansion[]

The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972.[40][41] It featured two expansion teams, the Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders, selecting players from the 14 existing NHL teams.[40] Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.[40] The Flyers were one of four teams exempted from protecting goaltenders since they lost a goaltender in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft.[40]

Philadelphia Flyers protection lists at the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft
Status Players
Protected[40] Barry Ashbee, Willie Brossart, Bobby Clarke, Bill Clement, Gary Dornhoefer, Bill Flett (added after Morrison selection), Rick Foley, Bob Kelly, Ross Lonsberry, Rick MacLeish, Simon Nolet, Michel Parizeau (added after Hale selection), Jean Potvin, Don Saleski, Dave Schultz, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson
Selections[42] Atlanta Flames selected Lew Morrison 22nd overall
Atlanta Flames selected Larry Hale 36th overall
New York Islanders selected Jim Mair 39th overall

Reverse[]

The 1972 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 8, 1972.[43][44] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.[43] It cost $15,000 to make a claim.[43]

Date Player Team Ref
June 8, 1972 Andre Gaudette to Richmond Robins (AHL) [43]
June 8, 1972 Hank Nowak to Hershey Bears (AHL) [43]

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
May 25, 1972 Dick Sarrazin New England Whalers (WHA) Free agency [45]
May 30, 1972 Earl Heiskala Los Angeles Sharks (WHA) Free agency [46]
June 6, 1972 Eddie Joyal Alberta Oilers (WHA) Free agency [47]
June 28, 1972 Michel Parizeau Quebec Nordiques (WHA) Free agency[k] [48]
July 19, 1972 Ralph MacSweyn Los Angeles Sharks (WHA) Free agency [49]
August 8, 1972 Don McLeod Houston Aeros (WHA) Free agency [50]
August 29, 1972 Jean-Guy Gendron Quebec Nordiques (WHA) Free agency [51]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1972.[52] The Flyers traded their tenth round pick, 148th overall, to the Minnesota North Stars for cash during the draft.[53]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 7 Bill Barber Left Wing  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2 23 Tom Bladon Defense  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3 39 Jimmy Watson Defense  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 55 Al MacAdam Right Wing  Canada Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
5 71 Daryl Fedorak Goaltender  Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6 87 Dave Hasting Goaltender  Canada Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
7 103 Serge Beaudoin Defense  Canada Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)
8 119 Pat Russell Right Wing  Canada Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
9 135 Ray Boutin Goaltender  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL,[54][55] the San Diego Gulls of the WHL,[56] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[56]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Clarke replaced Van Impe as team captain on January 17.[1][2]
  2. ^ Tied nine times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  3. ^ a b Tied fourteen times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  4. ^ Tied five times by five different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  5. ^ MacLeish scored powerplay goals at 6:30 and 6:57 of the second period and even-strength goals at 13:25 of the second period and 6:17 of the third period, all against Islanders goalie Billy Smith.
  6. ^ Even-strength goal at 8:37 of the second period
  7. ^ Power play goal at 14:43 of the third period against Phil Myre
  8. ^ Even-strength goal at 2:02 of the second period against Cam Newton
  9. ^ Stopped all 31 shots against the Minnesota North Stars
  10. ^ The Flyers sent Glen Irwin to New York on May 18, 1973, to complete trade.[22]
  11. ^ Flyers retained NHL rights

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