1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers
Campbell Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Campbell
1976–77 record48–16–16
Home record33–6–1
Road record15–10–15
Goals for323 (2nd)
Goals against213 (3rd)
Team information
PresidentJoe Scott
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainBobby Clarke
Alternate captainsNone[a]
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Indians
Philadelphia Firebirds
Team leaders
GoalsRick MacLeish (49)
AssistsBobby Clarke (63)
PointsRick MacLeish (97)
Penalty minutesPaul Holmgren (201)
Plus/minusAndre Dupont (+57)
WinsBernie Parent (35)
Goals against averageWayne Stephenson (2.31)

The 1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished first in the Patrick Division with a record of 48 wins, 16 losses, and 16 ties for 112 points.

Regular season[]

Dethroned, the heyday of the Broad Street Bullies came to an end, as prior to the 1976–77 season, tough-guy Dave Schultz was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Despite a slight drop-off in performance, the Flyers dominated the Patrick Division with what proved to be their 4th straight division title.

Season standings[]

Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 48 16 16 323 213 112
New York Islanders 80 47 21 12 288 193 106
Atlanta Flames 80 34 34 12 264 265 80
New York Rangers 80 29 37 14 272 310 72

[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs[]

After disposing of Toronto—after which series Toronto coach Red Kelly claimed "I don't think I'd call [Bobby] Clarke dirty—mean is a better word"—in six games, the Flyers found themselves in the semi-finals for the fifth consecutive season. Pitted against Boston, the Flyers lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime and would not return home as they were swept in four straight games.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

1976–77 regular season
October: 7–3–2, 16 Points (Home: 7–2–0; Road: 0–1–2)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 7 New York Islanders 0–3 0–1–0 0
2 9 @ Atlanta Flames 3–4 0–2–0 0
3 10 Los Angeles Kings 1–0 1–2–0 2
4 14 Montreal Canadiens 1–7 1–3–0 2
5 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–5 1–3–1 3
6 17 Detroit Red Wings 7–4 2–3–1 5
7 21 Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 3–3–1 7
8 23 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 4–3–1 9
9 24 Colorado Rockies 5–3 5–3–1 11
10 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 6–3–1 13
11 30 @ New York Islanders 3–3 6–3–2 14
12 31 Minnesota North Stars 9–1 7–3–2 16
November: 5–4–2, 12 Points (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 1–4–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
13 4 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–3 7–4–2 16
14 5 @ Cleveland Barons 4–6 7–5–2 16
15 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–5 7–6–2 16
16 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 7–6–3 17
17 11 Vancouver Canucks 6–4 8–6–3 19
18 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 8–7–3 19
19 16 Detroit Red Wings 2–0 9–7–3 21
20 21 Atlanta Flames 6–5 10–7–3 23
21 24 New York Rangers 2–2 10–7–4 24
22 26 @ Colorado Rockies 4–2 11–7–4 26
23 28 New York Islanders 5–3 12–7–4 28
December: 10–0–4, 24 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 4–0–4)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
24 1 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–2 12–7–5 29
25 3 @ Washington Capitals 4–4 12–7–6 30
26 5 Cleveland Barons 6–2 13–7–6 32
27 9 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 14–7–6 34
28 11 Boston Bruins 4–3 15–7–6 36
29 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 16–7–6 38
30 14 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–3 16–7–7 39
31 16 Chicago Black Hawks 4–1 17–7–7 41
32 18 @ St. Louis Blues 2–0 18–7–7 43
33 19 Colorado Rockies 4–3 19–7–7 45
34 22 @ New York Rangers 3–3 19–7–8 46
35 23 Washington Capitals 5–2 20–7–8 48
36 27 @ Vancouver Canucks 5–1 21–7–8 50
37 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–0 22–7–8 52
January: 7–3–4, 18 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–2–4)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
38 1 @ Cleveland Barons 7–2 23–7–8 54
39 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–6 23–8–8 54
40 5 @ New York Rangers 4–4 23–8–9 55
41 6 St. Louis Blues 7–1 24–8–9 57
42 8 Los Angeles Kings 6–1 25–8–9 59
43 10 @ New York Islanders 3–8 25–9–9 59
44 15 Colorado Rockies 5–2 26–9–9 61
45 16 Minnesota North Stars 4–2 27–9–9 63
46 20 Montreal Canadiens 2–6 27–10–9 63
47 22 @ Atlanta Flames 4–4 27–10–10 64
48 23 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 27–10–11 65
49 27 @ St. Louis Blues 2–0 28–10–11 67
50 29 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 29–10–11 69
51 30 @ Washington Capitals 5–5 29–10–12 70
February: 9–3–0, 18 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
52 3 Chicago Black Hawks 6–0 30–10–12 72
53 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–5 31–10–12 74
54 7 Atlanta Flames 7–4 32–10–12 76
55 10 Washington Capitals 9–2 33–10–12 78
56 12 @ New York Islanders 1–2 33–11–12 78
57 14 St. Louis Blues 6–4 34–11–12 80
58 17 New York Rangers 7–1 35–11–12 82
59 19 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–5 35–12–12 82
60 20 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 36–12–12 84
61 24 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–2 36–13–12 84
62 26 @ St. Louis Blues 5–1 37–13–12 86
63 27 @ Colorado Rockies 4–3 38–13–12 88
March: 9–3–3, 21 Points (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 4–0–3)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
64 1 @ Minnesota North Stars 5–2 39–13–12 90
65 3 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 40–13–12 92
66 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 41–13–12 94
67 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 41–14–12 94
68 10 Cleveland Barons 7–2 42–14–12 96
69 12 Boston Bruins 1–3 42–15–12 96
70 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 43–15–12 98
71 16 @ New York Rangers 4–4 43–15–13 99
72 17 Atlanta Flames 1–4 43–16–13 99
73 19 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–3 44–16–13 101
74 22 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–4 44–16–14 102
75 24 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 45–16–14 104
76 26 Vancouver Canucks 9–3 46–16–14 106
77 29 New York Islanders 3–1 47–16–14 108
78 30 @ Cleveland Barons 3–3 47–16–15 109
April: 1–0–1, 3 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–1)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
79 2 New York Rangers 4–1 48–16–15 111
80 3 @ Atlanta Flames 3–3 48–16–16 112
Legend:

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

Playoffs[]

1977 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarter-finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series
1 April 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 Maple Leafs lead 1–0
2 April 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Maple Leafs lead 2–0
3 April 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Maple Leafs lead 2–1
4 April 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 OT Series tied 2–2
5 April 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–0 Flyers lead 3–2
6 April 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 Flyers win 4–2
Semi-finals vs. Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score Series
1 April 24 Boston Bruins 3–4 OT Bruins lead 1–0
2 April 26 Boston Bruins 4–5 2OT Bruins lead 2–0
3 April 28 @ Boston Bruins 1–2 Bruins lead 3–0
4 May 1 @ Boston Bruins 0–3 Bruins win 4–0
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
19 Rick MacLeish 27 C 80 49 48 97 46 42 10 4 9 13 1 2
16 Bobby Clarke 27 C 80 27 63 90 39 71 10 5 5 10 0 8
12 Gary Dornhoefer 33 RW 79 25 34 59 47 85 9 1 0 1 1 22
10 Mel Bridgman 21 C 70 19 38 57 35 120 7 1 0 1 0 8
18 Ross Lonsberry 29 LW 75 23 32 55 42 43 10 1 2 3 −2 29
7 Bill Barber 24 LW 73 20 35 55 32 62 10 1 4 5 −1 2
3 Tom Bladon 24 D 80 10 43 53 34 39 10 1 3 4 −4 4
26 Orest Kindrachuk 26 C 78 15 36 51 22 79 10 2 1 3 1 0
27 Reggie Leach 26 RW 77 32 14 46 6 23 10 4 5 9 2 0
9 Bob Kelly 26 LW 73 22 24 46 27 117 10 0 1 1 −2 18
11 Don Saleski 27 RW 74 22 16 38 24 33 10 0 0 0 −3 12
14 Joe Watson 33 D 77 4 26 30 29 39 10 0 0 0 −5 2
6 Andre Dupont 27 D 59 10 19 29 57 168 10 1 1 2 −4 35
17 Paul Holmgren 21 RW 59 14 12 26 10 201 10 1 1 2 −2 25
20 Jimmy Watson 24 D 71 3 23 26 34 35 10 1 2 3 6 2
22 Harvey Bennettdagger 24 C 51 12 8 20 −9 60 4 0 0 0 0 2
2 Bob Daileydagger 23 D 32 5 14 19 16 38 10 4 9 13 11 15
5, 29 Larry Goodenoughdouble-dagger 24 D 32 4 13 17 15 21 — — — — — —
25 Terry Murraydouble-dagger 26 D 36 0 13 13 21 14 — — — — — —
5 Rick Lapointedagger 21 D 22 1 8 9 20 39 10 0 0 0 −5 7
37 Al Hilldagger 21 LW 9 2 4 6 6 27 — — — — — —
29 Jack McIlhargeydouble-dagger 24 D 40 2 1 3 6 164 — — — — — —
23 Bill Collinsdouble-dagger 33 RW 9 1 1 2 −1 4 — — — — — —
28 Drew Callander 20 C 2 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
30 Gary Inness 27 G 6 0 1 1 N/A 0 — — — — — —
4 Mark Suzor 20 D 4 0 1 1 2 4 — — — — — —
1 Bernie Parent 31 G 61 0 0 0 N/A 0 3 0 0 0 N/A 0
35 Wayne Stephenson 32 G 21 0 0 0 N/A 4 9 0 0 0 N/A 2
21 John Paddock 22 RW 5 0 0 0 0 9 — — — — — —
15 Terry Crisp 33 C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
23 Norm Barnes 23 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
31 Bob Ritchiedouble-dagger 21 LW 1 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 Bernie Parent 31 61 61 35 13 12 1582 159 2.71 .899 5 3,519:36 3 2 0 3 43 8 3.95 .814 0 121:39
35 Wayne Stephenson 32 21 17 12 3 2 472 41 2.31 .916 3 1,063:55 9 8 4 3 238 23 2.61 .903 1 529:36
30 Gary Inness 27 6 2 1 0 2 89 9 2.57 .899 0 210:28 – – – – – – – – – —

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Tom Bladon [3]
Bobby Clarke
Gary Dornhoefer
Rick MacLeish
Bernie Parent
Fred Shero (Coach)
Jim Watson
Joe Watson
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Andre Dupont [4]
Class Guy Award Gary Dornhoefer [4]

Records[]

  •  dagger  NHL record

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 1976–77 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Points in NHL debut Game 5dagger Al Hill 2/14/1977 St. Louis Blues [5]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 1976–77 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Refs
Fewest home ties Season 1[b] — — [6]
Most road ties Season 15dagger — — [6]
Longest home game Game 90:07 4/26/1977 Boston Bruins [7]

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 17, 1976, the day after the deciding game of the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 14, 1977, the day of the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals.[8]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
September 29, 1976 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations[c] 		To Los Angeles Kings
Dave Schultz 		[9]
November 24, 1976 To Philadelphia Flyers
Harvey Bennett 		To Washington Capitals
cash 		[10]
December 4, 1976 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Washington Capitals
Bill Collins 		[11]
January 20, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Dailey 		To Vancouver Canucks
Larry Goodenough
Jack McIlhargey 		[12]
February 17, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Korney
Rick Lapointe 		To Detroit Red Wings
Steve Coates
Dave Kelly
Terry Murray
Bob Ritchie 		[13]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
October 20, 1976 Bill Collins New York Rangers [14]
October 22, 1976 Al Hill Victoria Cougars (WCHL) [15]

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
June 16, 1976 Mark Suzor (DP) multi-year [16]
June 16, 1976 Drew Callander (DP) multi-year [16]
June 16, 1976 Craig Hanmer (DP) multi-year [16]
June 16, 1976 Dave Hynek (DP) multi-year [16]

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
N/A Serge Lajeunesse – Retirement [17]
N/A Larry Wright Düsseldorfer EG (Bundesliga) Free agency [18]
October 1976 Terry Crisp – Retirement[d] [19]
November 16, 1976 Wayne Stephenson* – Retirement[e] [21]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec, on June 1, 1976.[22]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 17 Mark Suzor Defense  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
2 35 Drew Callander Center  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
3 53 Craig Hanmer Defense  United States Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL)
4 71 Dave Hynek Defense  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA)
5 89 Robin Lang Defense  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
6 107 Paul Klasinski Left Wing  United States St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)
7 117 Ray Kurpis Right Wing  United States Austin Mavericks (MJHL)

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Springfield Indians of the AHL[23][24] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[25]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
  2. ^ Tied in 1985–86.
  3. ^ The Flyers later received a 1977 4th-round pick and a 1978 2nd-round pick.
  4. ^ Crisp played two games during the 1976–77 season.
  5. ^ Stephenson un-retired and returned to the team on December 7, 1976.[20]

References[]

General
Specific
  1. ^ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ "30th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Meltzer, Bill (February 18, 2008). "Great Moments: Al Hill Makes Record-Breaking Debut". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  6. ^ a b 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 244
  7. ^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 348
  8. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  9. ^ Dunn, Art (September 30, 1976). "Schultz traded". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  10. ^ "Harvey Bennett – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "Bill Collins – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  12. ^ "no title". The Des Moines Register. January 21, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Cite uses generic title (help)
  13. ^ "Richard Lapointe – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "Flyers sign winger Bill Collins". UPI. Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  15. ^ "Alan Hill – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  16. ^ a b c d "TRANSACTIONS". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 17, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Serge Lajeunesse career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". HockeyDraftCentral. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  18. ^ "Larry Wright career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". HockeyDraftCentral. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  19. ^ "Terry Crisp – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  20. ^ "Wayne Stephenson rejoins Flyers". AP. Ottawa Journal. December 8, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Flyer goalie retires". UPI. The Lowell Sun. November 17, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  23. ^ "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  24. ^ "AHL Season Overview: 1976–77". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  25. ^ "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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