1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference5th Eastern
1998–99 record37–26–19
Home record21–9–11
Road record16–17–8
Goals for231
Goals against196
Team information
PresidentBob Clarke
General managerBob Clarke
CoachRoger Neilson
CaptainEric Lindros
Alternate captainsRod Brind'Amour
Eric Desjardins
ArenaFirst Union Center
Average attendance19,612[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Team leaders
GoalsJohn LeClair (43)
AssistsEric Lindros (53)
PointsEric Lindros (93)
Penalty minutesEric Lindros (120)
Plus/minusJohn LeClair (+36)
WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck (27)
Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck (2.18)

The 1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.

Off-season[]

In the off-season, the Flyers went looking for a new goaltender. They opted not to re-sign Sean Burke, and Ron Hextall was about to enter his final season as a backup. They chose to sign former Florida Panther John Vanbiesbrouck over former Edmonton Oilers goalie Curtis Joseph, who ended up signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Regular season[]

Looking to put the previous year's disappointment behind them, the Flyers began the season 4–0–1. However, a quick 1–6–3 downturn caused the first casualties – as Trent Klatt was dealt to Vancouver and Shjon Podein was shipped to Colorado for Keith Jones. Jones scored a goal in his first game in orange and black, a 6–1 rout of New Jersey, keying a 6–1–0 run.

Turmoil continued, as, after a 5–4 overtime loss to the Devils on December 10 saw the Flyers blow a 4–1 lead, the decision was made to end the Chris Gratton experiment. He was dealt back to Tampa Bay along with Mike Sillinger for Mikael Renberg and Daymond Langkow, and the move paid immediate dividends. Philly topped Toronto, 3–0, spurring a 15-game unbeaten streak (10–0–5) during which the club matched a record by shutting out their opponents in four consecutive games (Islanders, Carolina, Nashville, Washington).

Another run, this time a 6–0–2 streak from January 18 to February 6, tied the Flyers atop the NHL standings with the Dallas Stars. That momentum did not last long, as the club went 1–4–1 after the All-Star break, including an inexplicable 4–3 loss in Los Angeles where the Kings scored three goals in the final minutes, including a 60-foot game-winner by Jozef Stumpel just before the final buzzer.

Following a win over Pittsburgh, the team suffered through a franchise-worst 12 games without a victory (0–8–4), broken up only by a rally from two goals down to Detroit on March 21. Eric Lindros, who was having an MVP-type season with 40 goals and 53 assists in 71 games, was felled and lost for the season by a collapsed lung sustained during a 2–1 win against the expansion Nashville Predators on April 1. It is said that if roommate Keith Jones had not intervened at the last minute, Lindros might have died on the plane ride back to Philadelphia.

The Flyers managed to lock up the five-seed on the final day of the season with a win over Boston.

John LeClair continued his goal-scoring streak with 43 on the year, matching Tim Kerr's team record of four straight seasons with 40 or more goals. He was one of only a handful of players to make it through the entire season, as general manager Bob Clarke made 12 trades involving NHL players throughout the regular season,[2] including re-acquiring former Flyer Mark Recchi from the Montreal Canadiens at the trade deadline.

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 5 Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
3 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
4 10 New York Rangers 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
5 13 New York Islanders 82 24 48 10 194 244 58

[3]

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y – New Jersey Devils ATL 82 47 24 11 248 196 105
2 y – Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 23 15 239 179 103
3 y – Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 34 30 18 210 202 86
4 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 30 7 268 231 97
5 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 37 26 19 231 196 93
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 214 181 91
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 28 17 207 175 91
8 Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 82 38 30 14 242 225 90
9 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 34 18 210 228 78
10 New York Rangers ATL 82 33 38 11 217 227 77
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 32 39 11 184 209 75
12 Washington Capitals SE 82 31 45 6 200 218 68
13 New York Islanders ATL 82 24 48 10 194 244 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 54 9 179 292 47

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division


Playoffs[]

Although Vanbiesbrouck allowed nine goals to Curtis Joseph's eleven allowed, the Flyers lost their first round series with Toronto in six games.

Schedule and results[]

Preseason[]

1998 preseason[5]
Preseason: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 September 19 @ Washington Capitals 6–3 1–0–0
2 September 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 1–0–1
3 September 23 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–1 2–0–1
4 September 26 Pittsburgh Penguins1 0–1 2–1–1
5 September 29 Washington Capitals 5–1 3–1–1
6 October 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–2 4–1–1
7 October 2 @ New Jersey Devils 1–2 4–2–1
8 October 3 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 5–2–1
9 October 4 New Jersey Devils 5–3 6–2–1
^ Game played at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season[]

1998–99 regular season[6]
October: 5–3–2, 12 Points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–2–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 9 @ New York Rangers 1–0 1–0–0 2
2 11 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–1 2–0–0 4
3 16 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 3–0–0 6
4 17 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–1 OT 3–0–1 7
5 20 San Jose Sharks 3–1 4–0–1 9
6 22 New Jersey Devils 2–3 4–1–1 9
7 24 New York Rangers 2–2 OT 4–1–2 10
8 27 St. Louis Blues 2–1 5–1–2 12
9 29 @ Ottawa Senators 1–3 5–2–2 12
10 31 @ New York Islanders 2–3 5–3–2 12
November: 6–4–2, 14 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 3–2–1)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
11 1 Ottawa Senators 4–5 5–4–2 12
12 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT 5–4–3 13
13 7 Buffalo Sabres 2–2 OT 5–4–4 14
14 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–5 5–5–4 14
15 12 Florida Panthers 1–2 5–6–4 14
16 14 New Jersey Devils 6–1 6–6–4 16
17 17 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 7–6–4 18
18 20 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 8–6–4 20
19 22 @ Florida Panthers 2–1 OT 9–6–4 22
20 25 @ New York Islanders 2–4 9–7–4 22
21 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 10–7–4 24
22 29 Vancouver Canucks 6–2 11–7–4 26
December: 7–2–5, 19 Points (Home: 2–1–3; Road: 5–1–2)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
23 4 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–3 11–8–4 26
24 5 Washington Capitals 2–1 12–8–4 28
25 8 @ New Jersey Devils 5–5 OT 12–8–5 29
26 10 New Jersey Devils 4–5 OT 12–9–5 29
27 12 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 13–9–5 31
28 13 Edmonton Oilers 2–2 OT 13–9–6 32
29 17 Calgary Flames 3–3 OT 13–9–7 33
30 19 Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 14–9–7 35
31 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–2 OT 14–9–8 36
32 23 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 15–9–8 38
33 26 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 16–9–8 40
34 28 @ San Jose Sharks 1–1 OT 16–9–9 41
35 29 @ Calgary Flames 4–3 OT 17–9–9 43
36 31 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–2 18–9–9 45
January: 8–1–2, 18 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–0–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
37 3 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–3 OT 18–9–10 46
38 7 New York Islanders 5–0 19–9–10 48
39 9 Carolina Hurricanes 2–0 20–9–10 50
40 11 Nashville Predators 8–0 21–9–10 52
41 13 @ Washington Capitals 3–0 22–9–10 54
42 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 22–10–10 56
43 18 @ Ottawa Senators 5–0 23–10–10 56
44 21 Washington Capitals 4–1 24–10–10 58
45 26 Florida Panthers 3–3 OT 24–10–11 59
46 28 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 25–10–11 61
47 30 Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 26–10–11 63
February: 4–7–2, 10 Points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 1–6–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
48 1 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 27–10–11 65
49 4 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 28–10–11 67
50 6 Boston Bruins 2–2 OT 28–10–12 68
51 10 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–5 28–11–12 68
52 11 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–4 28–12–12 68
53 14 @ Colorado Avalanche 4–4 OT 28–12–13 69
54 16 @ Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 29–12–13 71
55 18 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 29–13–13 71
56 20 @ Ottawa Senators 1–4 29–14–13 71
57 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 30–14–13 73
58 24 @ Florida Panthers 3���5 30–15–13 73
59 26 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 30–16–13 73
60 28 @ New York Rangers 5–6 30–17–13 73
March: 3–6–5, 11 Points (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 1–4–2)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
61 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–4 30–18–13 73
62 4 Ottawa Senators 0–5 30–19–13 73
63 6 New York Islanders 3–3 OT 30–19–14 74
64 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–1 OT 30–19–15 75
65 9 @ New York Islanders 2–2 OT 30–19–16 76
66 11 Colorado Avalanche 3–5 30–20–16 76
67 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 30–21–16 76
68 14 Dallas Stars 1–1 OT 30–21–17 77
69 16 @ St. Louis Blues 2–5 30–22–17 77
70 21 Detroit Red Wings 5–4 31–22–17 79
71 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 32–22–17 81
72 27 New York Rangers 3–1 33–22–17 83
73 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–3 OT 33–23–17 83
74 30 Carolina Hurricanes 3–3 OT 33–23–18 84
April: 4–3–1, 9 Points (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
75 1 @ Nashville Predators 2–1 34–23–18 86
76 3 @ Boston Bruins 0–3 34–24–18 86
77 5 New York Rangers 1–5 34–25–18 86
78 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 35–25–18 88
79 10 @ Washington Capitals 2–1 36–25–18 90
80 13 Buffalo Sabres 2–2 OT 36–25–19 91
81 16 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 OT 36–26–19 91
82 18 Boston Bruins 3–1 37–26–19 93
Legend:

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

Playoffs[]

1999 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series
1 April 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Flyers lead 1–0
2 April 24 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 Series tied 1–1
3 April 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 Maple Leafs lead 2–1
4 April 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Series tied 2–2
5 April 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 OT Maple Leafs lead 3–2
6 May 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–1 Maple Leafs win 4–2
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
88 Eric Lindros 25 C 71 40 53 93 35 120 — — — — — —
10 John LeClair 29 LW 76 43 47 90 36 30 6 3 0 3 0 12
17 Rod Brind'Amour 28 C 82 24 50 74 3 47 6 1 3 4 1 0
37 Eric Desjardins 29 D 68 15 36 51 18 38 6 2 2 4 1 0
20 Keith Jonesdagger 30 RW 66 18 31 49 29 78 6 2 1 3 4 14
3 Dan McGillis 26 D 78 8 37 45 16 61 6 0 1 1 2 12
19 Mikael Renbergdagger 26 RW 46 11 15 26 7 14 6 0 1 1 −1 0
26 Valeri Zelepukin 30 LW 74 16 9 25 0 48 4 1 0 1 1 2
18 Daymond Langkowdagger 22 C 56 10 13 23 −8 24 6 0 2 2 3 2
6 Chris Therien 27 D 74 3 15 18 16 48 6 0 0 0 1 6
12 Colin Forbesdouble-dagger 22 LW 66 9 7 16 0 51 — — — — — —
8 Jody Hull 29 RW 72 3 11 14 −2 12 6 0 0 0 −1 4
28 Marc Bureau 32 C 71 4 6 10 −2 10 6 0 2 2 2 2
5 Dmitri Tertyshny 22 D 62 2 8 10 −1 30 1 0 0 0 0 2
9 Dainius Zubrusdouble-dagger 20 RW 63 3 5 8 −5 25 — — — — — —
15 Mike Manelukdouble-dagger 25 RW 13 2 6 8 4 8 — — — — — —
77 Chris Grattondouble-dagger 23 C 26 1 7 8 −8 41 — — — — — —
25 Steve Duchesnedagger 33 D 11 2 5 7 0 2 6 0 2 2 2 2
11 Mark Recchidagger 30 RW 10 4 2 6 −3 6 6 0 1 1 −1 2
23 Petr Svobodadouble-dagger 32 D 25 4 2 6 5 28 — — — — — —
44 Dave Babychdouble-dagger 37 D 33 2 4 6 0 20 — — — — — —
24, 29 Karl Dykhuisdagger 26 D 45 2 4 6 −2 32 5 1 0 1 1 4
22 Luke Richardson 29 D 78 0 6 6 −3 106 — — — — — —
11, 19 Alexandre Daigledouble-dagger 23 C 31 3 2 3 −1 2 — — — — — —
9, 15, 23 Mark Greig 29 RW 7 1 3 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0
11 Mike Sillingerdouble-dagger 27 C 25 0 3 3 −9 8 — — — — — —
24, 29 Roman Vopatdagger 22 C 48 0 3 3 −3 80 — — — — — —
27 Ron Hextall 34 G 23 0 2 2 N/A 2 — — — — — —
25 Shjon Podeindouble-dagger 30 LW 14 1 0 1 −2 0 — — — — — —
32 Ryan Bastdagger 23 D 2 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — —
43 Andy Delmore 22 D 2 0 1 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
14 Mikael Anderssondagger 32 RW 7 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 1 1 1 2
15, 25 Andrei Kovalenkodaggerdouble-dagger 28 RW 13 0 1 1 −5 2 — — — — — —
21 Sandy McCarthydagger 26 RW 13 0 1 1 −2 25 6 0 1 1 1 0
2 Adam Burtdagger 30 D 17 0 1 1 1 14 6 0 0 0 1 4
34 John Vanbiesbrouck 35 G 62 0 1 1 N/A 12 6 0 0 0 N/A 2
49 Jean-Marc Pelletier 20 G 1 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — — —
54 Brian Wesenberg 21 RW 1 0 0 0 1 5 — — — — — —
25 Chris Joseph 29 D 2 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
20 Trent Klattdouble-dagger 28 RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
21 Dan Kordic 27 LW 2 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
40 Jason Zent 27 LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
14 Peter White 29 C 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
15 Richard Park 22 C 7 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
12, 32 Craig Berubedagger 33 LW 11 0 0 0 −3 28 6 1 0 1 1 4

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
34 John Vanbiesbrouck 35 62 61 27 18 15 1380 135 2.18 .902 6 3,711:57 6 6 2 4 146 9 1.46 .938 1 369:07
27 Ron Hextall 34 23 19 10 7 4 464 52 2.53 .888 0 1,235:29 – – – – – – – – – —
49 Jean-Marc Pelletier 20 1 1 0 1 0 29 5 5.00 .828 0 60:00 – – – – – – – – – —

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) Bud Light Plus-Minus Award John LeClair [7]
NHL Second All-Star Team Eric Desjardins (Defense) [8]
John LeClair (Left Wing)
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection John LeClair [9]
Eric Lindros
NHL Player of the Month Eric Lindros (November) [10]
NHL Player of the Week John LeClair (November 30) [11]
Eric Lindros (January 18) [12]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Eric Desjardins [13]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Eric Lindros [13]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Daymond Langkow [13]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Eric Desjardins [13]

Records[]

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 1998–99 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Goals scored Period 3[a] John LeClair 11/29/1998 Vancouver Canucks [14]
Goals scored Game 4[b] John LeClair 11/29/1998 Vancouver Canucks [15]
Games with a point Streak 18[c] Eric Lindros 1/7/1999 – 2/18/1999 — [15]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 1998–99 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Refs
Games with a shutout Streak 4[d] 1/7/1999 – 1/13/1999 [16]
Games without a win Streak 12[e] 2/24/1999 – 3/16/1999 [17]
Fewest goals against, playoffs Season 9 —

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 17, 1998, the day after the deciding game of the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 19, 1999, the day of the deciding game of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals.[18]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 26, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 1998 		To Nashville Predators
Dominic Roussel
Jeff Staples 		[19]
June 27, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
NY Islanders' 5th-round pick in 1998 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Coffey[f] 		[20]
June 27, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
9th-round pick in 1998 		To Dallas Stars
9th-round pick in 1999 		[21]
August 6, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 1999 		To San Jose Sharks
rights to Johan Hedberg 		[22]
August 25, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2000 		To New York Islanders
rights to Ray Giroux 		[23]
October 5, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
Valeri Zelepukin 		To Edmonton Oilers
Daniel Lacroix 		[24]
October 13, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
rights to Ryan Bast
8th-round pick in 1999 		To Calgary Flames
3rd-round pick in 1999 		[25]
October 19, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2000 		To Vancouver Canucks
Trent Klatt[g] 		[26]
November 12, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
Keith Jones 		To Colorado Avalanche
Shjon Podein 		[27]
November 17, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
Roman Vopat 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Maneluk 		[28]
December 12, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
Daymond Langkow
Mikael Renberg 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Chris Gratton
Mike Sillinger 		[29]
December 28, 1998 To Philadelphia Flyers
Karl Dykhuis 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Petr Svoboda 		[30]
January 8, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Dennis Bonvie 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Frank Bialowas 		[31]
January 26, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations 		To Nashville Predators
Sergei Klimentiev 		[32]
January 29, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Andrei Kovalenko 		To Edmonton Oilers
Alexandre Daigle 		[33]
February 10, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Sean O'Brien 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
future considerations 		[34]
March 6, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Adam Burt 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Kovalenko 		[35]
March 10, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mark Recchi 		To Montreal Canadiens
Dainius Zubrus
Canadiens choice of a 2nd-round pick[h]
Canadiens choice of a 6th or 7th-round pick[i] 		[36]
March 20, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mikael Andersson
Sandy McCarthy 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Colin Forbes
conditional draft pick in 1999 or 2000[j] 		[37]
March 23, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Craig Berube 		To Washington Capitals
future considerations 		[38]
March 23, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Duchesne 		To Los Angeles Kings
Dave Babych
5th-round pick in 2000 		[38]
May 25, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
rights to Francis Lessard 		To Carolina Hurricanes
8th-round pick in 1999 		[39]
June 1, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 1999 		To Vancouver Canucks
rights to Pat Kavanagh 		[40]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
July 6, 1998 Marc Bureau Montreal Canadiens 3-year [41]
July 7, 1998 John Vanbiesbrouck Florida Panthers 3-year[k] [42]
July 9, 1998 Sergei Klimentiev Rochester Americans (AHL) 2-year* [43]
July 28, 1998 Mark Eaton (ELC) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA) 3-year* [44]
August 3, 1998 David MacIsaac Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) 1-year* [45]
August 4, 1998 Mark Greig Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) 2-year* [46]
August 4, 1998 Jason Zent Ottawa Senators 2-year* [46]
August 17, 1998 Steve McLaren Indianapolis Ice (IHL) 1-year* [47]
August 24, 1998 Richard Park Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1-year* [48]
October 7, 1998 Jody Hull Tampa Bay Lightning 2-year [49][50]

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 entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Term Ref
June 22, 1998 Neil Little 1-year* [51]
June 25, 1998 Eric Lindros 1-year [52][53]
July 15, 1998 Paul Healey 2-year* [54]
July 15, 1998 Ron Hextall 1-year extension [54]
July 15, 1998 Jeff Lank 2-year* [54]
July 16, 1998 Dmitri Tertyshny (ELC) 2-year* [55]
August 3, 1998 Mike Maneluk 1-year* [24][45]
August 3, 1998 John Stevens 2-year* [45]
August 13, 1998 Trent Klatt 1-year[l] [57]
August 14, 1998 Rod Brind'Amour 3-year [58]
August 17, 1998 Peter White 3-year* [47]
September 1, 1998 Daniel Lacroix 1-year [59]
March 30, 1999 Eric Desjardins 4-year extension [60][61]
May 10, 1999 Mark Recchi 5-year extension [62]

NHL Expansion Draft[]

The 1998 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 26, 1998.[19][63] It featured one expansion team, the Nashville Predators, selecting players from the other 26 NHL teams.[63] Each NHL team was allowed to protect either 1 goaltender, 5 defensemen, and 10 forwards OR 2 goaltenders, 3 defensemen, and 7 forwards.[63] All first-year players were exempt.[63] The Predators were provided a list of players they could select.[63]

Philadelphia Flyers protection lists at the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft
Status Players
Protected[63] Dave Babych (D), Rod Brind'Amour (F), Alexandre Daigle (F), Eric Desjardins (D), Chris Gratton (F), Ron Hextall (G), Trent Klatt (F), Jeff Lank (D), John LeClair (F), Eric Lindros (F), Mike Maneluk (F), Shjon Podein (F), Luke Richardson (D), Mike Sillinger (F), Petr Svoboda (D), Chris Therien (D)
Unprotected[63] Artem Anisimov (D, unsigned draft pick), Frank Bialowas (F), Sean Burke (G, unrestricted free agent), Paul Coffey (D), (F), Craig Darby (F), John Druce (F), Paul Healey (F, restricted free agent), Chris Joseph (D), Patrik Juhlin (F), Dan Kordic (F), Daniel Lacroix (F, restricted free agent), Jan Lipiansky (F), Neil Little (G), Shawn McCosh (F), Jim Montgomery (F), Brantt Myhres (F, restricted free agent), Joel Otto (F, unrestricted free agent), Dominic Roussel (G, restricted free agent), Kjell Samuelsson (D, unrestricted free agent), Jeff Staples (D, restricted free agent), John Stevens (D), Roman Zolotov (D, unsigned draft pick)
Selection[64] Nashville Predators selected Craig Darby

Waivers[]

The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1998 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1998.[65] The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Ron Hextall and John Vanbiesbrouck, defensemen Dave Babych, Eric Desjardins, Dan McGillis, Luke Richardson, Petr Svoboda, and Chris Therien, and forwards Rod Brind'Amour, Marc Bureau, Alexandre Daigle, Chris Gratton, Trent Klatt, Dan Kordic, John LeClair, Eric Lindros, Mike Maneluk, Shjon Podein, Mike Sillinger, and Dainius Zubrus.[66] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltender Neil Little, defensemen Chris Joseph, Sergei Klimentiev, Jeff Lank, David MacIsaac, and John Stevens, and forwards Frank Bialowas, , Mark Greig, Paul Healey, Patrik Juhlin, Daniel Lacroix, Shawn McCosh, Jim Montgomery, Richard Park, Peter White, and Jason Zent.[67]

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
August 6, 1998 Jamie Heward Nashville Predators Free agency [68]
September 5, 1998 Joel Otto — Retirement [69]
September 11, 1998 Sean Burke Florida Panthers Free agency [70]
N/A John Druce Hannover Scorpions (DEL) Free agency [71]
October 14, 1998 Kjell Samuelsson Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency [72]
February 10, 1999 John Stevens* — Retirement [73]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York, on June 27, 1998.[74] The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 81st overall, to the Vancouver Canucks for Dave Babych and the Flyers' fifth-round pick, 139th overall, on March 24, 1998.[75]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 22 Simon Gagne Left Wing  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2 42 Jason Beckett Defense  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) [m]
2 51 Ian Forbes Defense  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
4 109 J. P. Morin Defense  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
5 124 Francis Belanger Left Wing  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) [n]
5 139 Garrett Prosofsky Center  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 168 Antero Niittymaki Goaltender  Finland TPS (SM-liiga)
7 175 Cam Ondrik Goaltender  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) [o]
7 195 Tomas Divisek Right Wing  Czech Republic HC Slavia Praha (CZE)
8 222 Lubomir Pistek Right Wing  Slovakia HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
9 243 Petr Hubacek Center  Czech Republic HC Kometa Brno (Czech) [p]
9 253 Bruno St. Jacques Defense  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
9 258 Sergei Skrobot Defense  Russia Dynamo-2 Moscow (RUS) [q]

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.[76][77]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Tied nine times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  2. ^ Tied fifteen times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  3. ^ Tied mark set by Bobby Clarke during the 1974–75 season.
  4. ^ Tied mark set during the 1996–97 season.
  5. ^ 8 losses and 4 ties.
  6. ^ The Flyers also agreed to pay $1 million of Coffey's salary.[20]
  7. ^ The Flyers also agreed to pay $1 million over three seasons of Klatt's salary.[26]
  8. ^ The Canadiens had the choice of receiving the Flyers' second-round pick in 1999 or 2000. The Canadiens chose the 1999 second-round pick.[36]
  9. ^ The Canadiens had the choice of receiving the San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick in 1999 or the New York Islanders' sixth-round pick in 2000. The Canadiens chose the Islanders' sixth-round pick.[36]
  10. ^ The Lightning received the Flyers' 1999 fifth-round pick.
  11. ^ Third year is option year
  12. ^ Salary arbitration award. Klatt later signed a two-year contract extension.[26][56]
  13. ^ The Flyers traded Janne Niinimaa to the Edmonton Oilers for Dan McGillis and the Oilers' second-round pick, 42nd overall, on March 24, 1998.[75]
  14. ^ The Flyers traded Paul Coffey to the Chicago Blackhawks for the New York Islanders' fifth-round pick, 124th overall, on June 27, 1998.[75]
  15. ^ The Flyers traded Dominic Roussel and Jeff Staples to the Nashville Predators for the Predators' seventh-round pick, 175th overall, on June 26, 1998.[75]
  16. ^ The Flyers received the 243rd overall pick as compensation for losing Michel Petit as a free agent.[75]
  17. ^ The Flyers traded their 1999 ninth-round pick to the Dallas Stars for the Stars' ninth-round pick, 258th overall, on June 27, 1998.[75]

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General
  • hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
  • hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
    • Flyers History: Season Overview
    • Game Scores & Results
    • Playoff Results
  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
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