1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Wales
1985–86 record53–23–4
Home record33–6–1
Road record20–17–3
Goals for335 (4th)
Goals against241 (1st)
Team information
PresidentJay Snider
General managerBobby Clarke
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainDave Poulin
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Brad Marsh
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,184[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Kalamazoo Wings
Team leaders
GoalsTim Kerr (58)
AssistsMark Howe (58)
PointsBrian Propp (97)
Penalty minutesRick Tocchet (284)
Plus/minusMark Howe (+85)
WinsBob Froese (31)
Goals against averageBob Froese (2.55)

The 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs in five game to the New York Rangers.

Regular season[]

The club began the year 12–2–0 (with both losses coming at home to New Jersey and Quebec), which included 10 consecutive wins until goaltender Pelle Lindbergh was fatally injured in a car accident in the early hours of November 10.

Due to the tragedy, back-up Bob Froese became the de facto starter, and the club called up Darren Jensen for relief work. Froese suffered a groin injury in practice prior to the team's next game against the Edmonton Oilers, so Jensen got the start against the defending Stanley Cup champions at the Spectrum on November 14.

Following an emotional memorial service, the Flyers posted a spirited 5–3 win, featuring four goals in the third period to earn their 11th victory in a row. They went on to beat Hartford two days later to set a new franchise record for consecutive wins, then rallied from three-goals down to top the New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime the next day. The Islanders ended the streak two nights later in Uniondale, almost wasting a four-goal lead in an 8–6 decision.

Philly became the first club in the NHL to reach 30 wins, after a 4–0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on January 9, but began to falter in February and early March, losing four straight games and seeing the Capitals climb within striking distance. The Caps and Flyers each spent time in first place for the remainder of the schedule, but the orange and black took the division crown on the last day of the season (April 6) with a come-from-behind 5–3 home win.

In a 7–3 loss to the Devils on March 8, Tim Kerr set an NHL record with his 29th power-play goal of the season, passing Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito's mark. He finished the year with 34, the league record to this day.

Propp had the best chance of his career to crack the 100-point mark, but that was derailed on March 6, when Buffalo Sabres forward Lindy Ruff caught him in the eye with a high stick. The incident cost Propp several games, and he finished with a team-high 97 points while also causing him to wear a visor for the remainder of his career.

Bob Clarke made a couple minor deals during the season, trading Ed Hospodar and the enigmatic Todd Bergen to the Minnesota North Stars for Dave Richter and Bo Berglund on November 29. Neither player lasted beyond the season with the Flyers, while Hospodar returned in 1986–87. Also, Joe Paterson and Len Hachborn were sent in separate deals to the Los Angeles Kings, and Chico Resch was acquired from the Devils for a draft pick in early March.

Froese finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy. Mark Howe finished second in voting for the Norris Trophy and third in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP.[2] Howe was named to the first NHL All-Star Team and took home the NHL Plus-Minus Award – the defense pairing of Howe and Brad McCrimmon finished with a +85 and a +83 respectively – while Froese was named to the second NHL All-Star Team and was the co-winner with Jensen of the William M. Jennings Trophy.

Season standings[]

Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 53 23 4 335 241 110
Washington Capitals 80 50 23 7 315 272 107
New York Islanders 80 39 29 12 327 284 90
New York Rangers 80 36 38 6 280 276 78
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 34 38 8 313 305 76
New Jersey Devils 80 28 49 3 300 374 59

[3]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[]

Despite their regular season success, an emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Rangers in five games.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

1985–86 regular season
October: 7–2–0, 14 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–0–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 10 New Jersey Devils 5–6 0–1–0 0
2 12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 1–1–0 2
3 13 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 2–1–0 4
4 17 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 2–2–0 4
5 19 Minnesota North Stars 7–3 3–2–0 6
6 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 4–2–0 8
7 24 Hartford Whalers 3–0 5–2–0 10
8 27 Vancouver Canucks 7–4 6–2–0 12
9 30 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 7–2–0 14
November: 12–2–0, 24 Points (Home: 8–0–0; Road: 4–2–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
10 2 @ Quebec Nordiques 5–3 8–2–0 16
11 3 Los Angeles Kings 7–4 9–2–0 18
12 6 @ New York Rangers 5–2 10–2–0 20
13 7 Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 11–2–0 22
14 9 Boston Bruins 5–3 12–2–0 24
15 14 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 13–2–0 26
16 16 @ Hartford Whalers 5–2 14–2–0 28
17 17 New York Islanders 5–4 OT 15–2–0 30
18 19 @ New York Islanders 6–8 15–3–0 30
19 21 Hartford Whalers 3–0 16–3–0 32
20 23 @ Boston Bruins 4–5 16–4–0 32
21 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 17–4–0 34
22 27 Winnipeg Jets 6–1 18–4–0 36
23 29 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–1 19–4–0 38
December: 9–6–0, 18 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–5–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
24 1 @ Winnipeg Jets 1–2 19–5–0 38
25 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–4 19–6–0 38
26 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–6 19–7–0 38
27 7 New York Rangers 4–0 20–7–0 40
28 8 @ New York Rangers 1–3 20–8–0 40
29 10 Boston Bruins 7–4 21–8–0 42
30 12 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 22–8–0 44
31 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–4 23–8–0 46
32 17 @ New Jersey Devils 4–7 23–9–0 46
33 19 New Jersey Devils 6–3 24–9–0 48
34 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 25–9–0 50
35 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT 26–9–0 52
36 27 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–1 27–9–0 54
37 28 @ Calgary Flames 6–5 28–9–0 56
38 31 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–4 28–10–0 56
January: 7–5–1, 15 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–4–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
39 2 @ Los Angeles Kings 7–4 29–10–0 58
40 4 @ St. Louis Blues 1–2 29–11–0 58
41 9 Washington Capitals 4–0 30–11–0 60
42 11 @ New Jersey Devils 8–4 31–11–0 62
43 12 Calgary Flames 3–0 32–11–0 64
44 14 New Jersey Devils 3–2 33–11–0 66
45 17 New York Islanders 3–4 33–12–0 66
46 18 @ Washington Capitals 2–5 33–13–0 66
47 21 @ New York Islanders 3–7 33–14–0 66
48 23 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 34–14–0 68
49 25 @ St. Louis Blues 1–0 35–14–0 70
50 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT 35–14–1 71
51 30 @ New York Islanders 4–8 35–15–1 71
February: 6–3–3, 15 Points (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–3–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
52 1 @ Quebec Nordiques 2–2 OT 35–15–2 72
53 6 St. Louis Blues 4–3 36–15–2 74
54 8 Minnesota North Stars 3–3 OT 36–15–3 75
55 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 OT 36–15–4 76
56 12 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–0 37–15–4 78
57 13 New York Islanders 6–3 38–15–4 80
58 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–5 38–16–4 80
59 17 Winnipeg Jets 8–4 39–16–4 82
60 20 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 40–16–4 84
61 22 Washington Capitals 3–1 41–16–4 86
62 27 @ Calgary Flames 4–7 41–17–4 86
63 28 @ Vancouver Canucks 1–3 41–18–4 86
March: 8–5–0, 16 Points (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 2–3–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
64 2 @ Edmonton Oilers 1–2 OT 41–19–4 86
65 4 Buffalo Sabres 4–6 41–20–4 86
66 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 42–20–4 88
67 8 @ New Jersey Devils 3–7 42–21–4 88
68 9 @ New York Rangers 4–1 43–21–4 90
69 13 Washington Capitals 2–0 44–21–4 92
70 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 OT 45–21–4 94
71 16 New Jersey Devils 4–1 46–21–4 96
72 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 47–21–4 98
73 22 New York Rangers 4–2 48–21–4 100
74 23 @ Washington Capitals 5–6 48–22–4 100
75 27 Buffalo Sabres 0–1 48–23–4 100
76 29 New York Rangers 8–2 49–23–4 102
April: 4–0–0, 8 Points (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–0–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
77 1 New York Islanders 4–2 50–23–4 104
78 2 @ New York Rangers 3–2 51–23–4 106
79 5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT 52–23–4 108
80 6 Washington Capitals 5–3 53–23–4 110
Legend:

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

Playoffs[]

1986 Stanley Cup playoffs
Patrick Division Semi-finals vs. New York Rangers - Rangers win 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series
1 April 9 New York Rangers 2–6 Rangers lead 1–0
2 April 10 New York Rangers 2–1 Series tied 1–1
3 April 12 @ New York Rangers 2–5 Rangers lead 2–1
4 April 14 @ New York Rangers 7–1 Series tied 2–2
5 April 15 New York Rangers 2–5 Rangers win 3–2
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
26 Brian Propp 26 LW 72 40 57 97 24 47 5 0 2 2 −2 4
12 Tim Kerr 26 RW 76 58 26 84 −5 79 5 3 3 6 −2 8
2 Mark Howe 30 D 77 24 58 82 85 36 5 0 4 4 0 0
23 Ilkka Sinisalo 27 LW 74 39 37 76 17 31 5 2 2 4 1 2
20 Dave Poulin 27 C 79 27 42 69 20 49 5 2 0 2 −4 2
9 Pelle Eklund 22 C 70 15 51 66 −4 12 5 0 2 2 2 0
14 Ron Sutter 22 C 75 18 42 60 26 159 5 0 2 2 2 10
10 Brad McCrimmon 26 D 80 13 43 56 83 85 5 2 0 2 1 2
32 Murray Craven 21 LW 78 21 33 54 24 34 5 0 3 3 0 4
25 Peter Zezel 20 C 79 17 37 54 27 76 5 3 1 4 −2 4
3 Doug Crossman 25 D 80 6 37 43 −5 55 5 0 1 1 0 4
15 Rich Sutter 22 RW 78 14 25 39 28 199 5 2 0 2 2 19
22 Rick Tocchet 21 RW 69 14 21 35 12 284 5 1 2 3 1 26
18 Lindsay Carson 25 LW 50 9 12 21 10 84 1 0 0 0 0 5
21 Dave Brown 23 RW 76 10 7 17 7 277 5 0 0 0 −3 16
8 Brad Marsh 27 D 79 0 13 13 0 123 5 0 0 0 1 2
24 Derrick Smith 21 LW 69 6 6 12 14 57 4 0 0 0 −3 10
17 Ed Hospodardouble-dagger 26 D 17 3 1 4 0 55 — — — — — —
27 Thomas Eriksson 26 D 43 0 4 4 −12 16 — — — — — —
42 Don Nachbaur 27 C 5 1 1 2 3 7 — — — — — —
34 Dave Richterdagger 25 D 50 0 2 2 −2 138 5 0 0 0 0 21
29 Daryl Stanley 23 D 33 0 2 2 −5 69 1 0 0 0 0 2
37 Bo Berglunddagger 30 RW 7 0 2 2 0 4 — — — — — —
35 Bob Froese 27 G 51 0 1 1 N/A 8 5 0 1 1 N/A 0
30 Darren Jensen 25 G 29 0 1 1 N/A 2 — — — — — —
44 Mike Stothers 23 D 6 0 1 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 4
31 Pelle Lindbergh 26 G 8 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — — —
33 Glenn Reschdagger 37 G 5 0 0 0 N/A 0 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
6 Joe Patersondouble-dagger 25 LW 5 0 0 0 1 12 — — — — — —
5 Kevin McCarthy 28 D 4 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
39 Ross Fitzpatrick 25 C 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
5 Steve Smith 22 D 2 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
19 Scott Mellanby 19 RW 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
36 Carl Mokosak 23 LW 1 0 0 0 0 5 — — — — — —

Goaltending[]

  • 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 GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Bob Froese 27 51 47 31 10 3 1270 116 2.55 .909 5 2,724:05 5 5 2 3 123 15 3.08 .878 0 292:07
30 Darren Jensen 25 29 23 15 9 1 753 88 3.69 .883 2 1,430:54 – – – – – – – – – —
31 Pelle Lindbergh 26 8 8 6 2 0 200 23 2.88 .885 1 478:25 – – – – – – – – – —
33 Glenn Reschdagger 37 5 2 1 2 0 84 10 3.23 .881 0 185:38 1 0 0 0 1 1 8.24 .000 0 7:17

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) Emery Edge Award Mark Howe [4]
NHL First All-Star Team Mark Howe (Defense) [5]
NHL Second All-Star Team Bob Froese (Goaltender) [5]
William M. Jennings Trophy Bob Froese [6]
Darren Jensen
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Bob Froese [7][8]
Mark Howe
Mike Keenan (Coach)
Tim Kerr[a]
Pelle Lindbergh[b]
Dave Poulin
Brian Propp
NHL Player of the Month Bob Froese (March) [9]
NHL Player of the Week Bob Froese (December 29) [10]
Bob Froese (January 9) [11]
Bob Froese (March 17)[c] [12]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Mark Howe [13]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Mark Howe [13]
Class Guy Award Murray Craven [13]

Records[]

  •  dagger  NHL record

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 1985–86 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Powerplay goals scored Game 3[d] Tim Kerr 11/3/1985 Los Angeles Kings [14]
Goals scored by a defenseman Season 24 Mark Howe — — [15]
Powerplay goals scored Season 34dagger Tim Kerr — — [16]
Shorthanded goals scored Season 7[e] Mark Howe — — [16]
Points by a defenseman Season 82 Mark Howe — — [15]
Highest plus/minus Season +85 Mark Howe — — [16]
Assists by a rookie Season 51 Pelle Eklund — — [14]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 1985–86 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Refs
Games won Streak 13 10/19/1985 – 11/17/1985 — [17]
Most wins Season 53[f] — — [18]
Fewest ties Season 4 — — [18]
Fewest home ties Season 1[g] — — [19]
Fewest road ties Season 3[h] — — [19]
Goals scored, playoffs Period 5[i] 4/14/1986 New York Rangers [20]

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 31, 1985, the day after the deciding game of the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1986, the day of the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals.[21]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
October 11, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Seguin
2nd-round pick in 1986 		To Los Angeles Kings
Paul Guay
4th-round pick in 1986 		[22]
November 7, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations[j] 		To Edmonton Oilers
Ron Low 		[23]
November 29, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bo Berglund
Dave Richter 		To Minnesota North Stars
Todd Bergen
Ed Hospodar 		[24]
December 5, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations 		To Los Angeles Kings
Len Hachborn 		[25]
December 18, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia's 4th-round pick in 1986 		To Los Angeles Kings
Joe Paterson 		[26]
March 11, 1986 To Philadelphia Flyers
Glenn Resch 		To New Jersey Devils
3rd-round pick in 1986 		[27]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
July 19, 1985 Kevin McCarthy Pittsburgh Penguins [28]
July 26, 1985 Jim Dobson Quebec Nordiques [29]
July 26, 1985 Carl Mokosak Los Angeles Kings [29]
July 26, 1985 Tim Tookey Pittsburgh Penguins [29]
September 30, 1985 Steve Martinson Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL) [30]
October 7, 1985 Dave Farrish Toronto Maple Leafs [31]
October 8, 1985 Florent Robidoux Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) [32]
January 15, 1986 John Kemp Canadian National Team [33]
March 19, 1986 Craig Berube Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) [34]

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 18, 1985 Pelle Eklund (DP) 2-year [35]
August 14, 1985 Ray Allison [36]
August 14, 1985 Ed Hospodar [36]
August 14, 1985 Brad Marsh [36]
August 14, 1985 Dave McLay (DP) [36]
August 14, 1985 John Stevens (DP) [36]
August 14, 1985 Rich Sutter [36]
August 14, 1985 Ron Sutter [36]
October 10, 1985 Pelle Lindbergh 6-year [37]
November 7, 1985 Jeff Chychrun (DP) [38]
March 13, 1986 Scott Mellanby (DP) [39]

Waivers[]

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. The 1985 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 7, 1985.[40] The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Bob Froese and Pelle Lindbergh, defensemen Doug Crossman, Thomas Eriksson, Ed Hospodar, Mark Howe, Brad Marsh, Brad McCrimmon, and Daryl Stanley, and forwards Dave Brown, Lindsay Carson, Murray Craven, Len Hachborn, Tim Kerr, Joe Paterson, Dave Poulin, Brian Propp, and Ilkka Sinisalo.[41] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: defensemen Kevin McCarthy and Mike Stothers, and forwards Ray Allison, Bill Barber, Jim Dobson, Ross Fitzpatrick, Al Hill, Steve Martinson, Carl Mokosak, and Don Nachbaur.[41]

Date Player Team Ref
November 7, 1985 Ron Low from Edmonton Oilers [23]

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
June 10, 1985 Miroslav Dvorak ESG Kassel (Germany) Retirement[k] [42]
August 22, 1985 Bill Barber – Retirement[l] [43]
September 25, 1985 Todd Bergen Minnesota North Stars[m] Retirement [44]
N/A Tim Young – Retirement[n] [45]
N/A Jim Dobson New York Rangers[o] Released [46]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on June 15, 1985.[47] The Flyers traded their tenth-round pick, 210th overall, to the Boston Bruins for on May 24, 1984.[48]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 21 Glen Seabrooke Center  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 42 Bruce Rendall Left Wing  Canada Chatham Maroons (OPJHL)
3 48 Darryl Gilmour Goaltender  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) [p]
3 63 Shane Whelan Center  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 84 Paul Marshall Defense  United States Northwood School (N.Y.)
5 105 Daril Holmes Right Wing  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
6 126 Ken Alexander Defense  United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 147 Tony Horacek Left Wing  Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
8 168 Mike Cusack Forward  United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
9 189 Gord Murphy Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
11 231 Rod Williams Right Wing  Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
12 252 Paul Maurice Defense  Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[49][50] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.[51]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Voted starting Right Wing
  2. ^ Posthumously voted starting Goaltender
  3. ^ Co-winner with Edmonton Oilers' Paul Coffey
  4. ^ Tied four times by four different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  5. ^ Tied mark set by Brian Propp during the 1984–85 season and subsequently tied by Mike Richards during the 2008–09 season.
  6. ^ Tied mark set during the 1984–85 season.
  7. ^ Tied mark set during the 1976–77 season.
  8. ^ Tied mark set during the 1984–85 season and subsequently tied during the 1987–88 season.
  9. ^ Tied four times. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  10. ^ The Flyers claimed Low off waivers and agreed to a deal which allowed Edmonton to retain Low's rights but would guarantee them Low if Edmonton did not need him as a backup goaltender after Grant Fuhr recovered from an injury.[23] On December 3, the Flyers passed on reacquiring Low and Edmonton returned him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Nova Scotia.[23]
  11. ^ Retired from NHL
  12. ^ Barber missed the 1984–85 season due to a knee injury.
  13. ^ Bergen was traded to Minnesota on November 29, 1985.[24]
  14. ^ No official announcement
  15. ^ Dobson signed with New York on December 13, 1985.
  16. ^ The Flyers traded Paul Holmgren to the Minnesota North Stars for the rights to Paul Guay and the North Stars' third-round pick, 48th overall, on February 23, 1984.[48]

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