2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers
Division5th Atlantic
Conference15th Eastern
2006–07 record22–48–12
Home record10–24–7
Road record12–24–5
Goals for214
Goals against303
Team information
PresidentPeter Luukko
General managerBob Clarke (resigned)[a]
Paul Holmgren[a]
CoachKen Hitchcock (fired)[a]
John Stevens[a]
CaptainPeter Forsberg (Oct-Feb)[b]
Alternate captainsSimon Gagne
Derian Hatcher
Sami Kapanen (Feb-Apr)[b]
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance19,283[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsSimon Gagne (41)
AssistsJoni Pitkanen (39)
PointsSimon Gagne (68)
Penalty minutesBen Eager (233)
Plus/minusScottie Upshall (+4)
WinsAntero Niittymaki (9)
Goals against averageMartin Biron (3.01)

The 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 40th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time in franchise history the Flyers finished with the worst record in the entire league and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1994.

Off-season[]

During the off-season the Flyers lost Michal Handzus in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, defenseman Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau to retirement.[2]

On September 12, 2006, the Flyers signed restricted free agent Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks to an offer sheet. The Canucks matched the 1-year, $1.9 million deal.[3]

Regular season[]

Peter Forsberg replaced Primeau as team captain,[4] but a chronic foot injury had him in and out of the lineup throughout the season and limited his effectiveness. Eight games into the regular season and with a record of 1–6–1, general manager Bob Clarke resigned and head coach Ken Hitchcock was fired.[5] Assistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager Paul Holmgren took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis.[5]

The changes did little to improve the Flyers fortunes in 2006–07 as setting franchise records for futility became the norm. They had several multiple-game losing streaks including a franchise worst 10–game losing streak and a 12–game home losing streak that stretched from November 29 to February 10. Ultimately, the Flyers finished with a 22–48–12 record, the most losses in franchise history and the worst record in the league. They also set the NHL record for the biggest points drop off in the standings in a one-year span (101 points in 2005–06 to 56 points in 2006–07, a difference of 45 points).

With the team clearly on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1994, Holmgren set his sights on rebuilding the team and preparing for the future. Forsberg, unwilling to commit to playing next season, was traded to the Nashville Predators for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent, and 2007 1st and 3rd-round draft picks.[6] Veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn[7] and disappointing off-season acquisition Kyle Calder was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen.[8] The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 2nd-round pick.[9] Given wide praise for his efforts, the Flyers gave Holmgren a two-year contract and removed the interim label from his title.[10]

The Flyers finished the regular season having allowed 297 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals allowed), the most in the League.[11][12]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
2 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
3 6 New York Rangers 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
4 8 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
5 15 Philadelphia Flyers 82 22 48 12 214 303 56

[13]

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[14]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

2006 Pre-season[15]
Pre-season: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 September 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins1 4 – 5 0–1–0
2 September 21 New Jersey Devils 2 – 1 1–1–0
3 September 23 Ottawa Senators 3 – 4 1–2–0
4 September 24 @ Pittsburgh Penguins2 1 – 2 1–3–0
5 September 26 Washington Capitals 1 – 6 1–4–0
6 September 28 @ New Jersey Devils 4 – 5 SO 1–4–1
7 September 29 @ Washington Capitals 0 – 1 1–5–1
^ Game played at Moncton Coliseum.
^ Game played at John Labatt Centre.
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season[]

2006–07 Regular season
October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
1 October 5 Philadelphia 0–4 Pittsburgh Esche 16,957 0–1–0 0
2 October 7 NY Rangers 5–4 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,798 0–1–1 1
3 October 10 Philadelphia 4–2 NY Rangers Niittymaki 18,200 1–1–1 3
4 October 11 Montreal 3–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,256 1–2–1 3
5 October 14 Philadelphia 2–3 New Jersey Niittymaki 14,177 1–3–1 3
6 October 17 Philadelphia 1–9 Buffalo Esche 18,690 1–4–1 3
7 October 19 Philadelphia 1–4 Tampa Bay Niittymaki 19,920 1–5–1 3
8 October 20 Philadelphia 2–3 Florida Niittymaki 17,194 1–6–1 3
9 October 26 Atlanta 2–3 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,228 2–6–1 5
10 October 28 Pittsburgh 8–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,589 2–7–1 5
11 October 30 Chicago 0–3 Philadelphia Esche 18,876 3–7–1 7
November: 5–8–2 (Home: 1–5–2; Road: 4–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
12 November 2 Tampa Bay 5–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 18,633 3–8–1 7
13 November 4 Washington 5–3 Philadelphia Esche 19,564 3–9–1 7
14 November 6 Philadelphia 1–4 Toronto Niittymaki 19,501 3–10–1 7
15 November 9 NY Islanders 3–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 18,656 3–11–1 7
16 November 11 Buffalo 5–4 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,633 3–11–2 8
17 November 13 Philadelphia 2–3 Pittsburgh Niittymaki 13,781 3–12–2 8
18 November 15 Philadelphia 7–4 Anaheim Esche 15,379 4–12–2 10
19 November 16 Philadelphia 4–3 Los Angeles Niittymaki 16,446 5–12–2 12
20 November 18 Philadelphia 1–6 San Jose Esche 17,496 5–13–2 12
21 November 20 Pittsburgh 5–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,349 5–14–2 12
22 November 22 Ottawa 3–2 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 18,990 5–14–3 13
23 November 24 Columbus 2–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,301 6–14–3 15
24 November 25 Philadelphia 4–2 Montreal Niittymaki 21,273 7–14–3 17
25 November 29 Nashville 3–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 18,789 7–15–3 17
26 November 30 Philadelphia 3–2 NY Islanders Niittymaki 10,280 8–15–3 19
December: 2–9–1 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 2–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
27 December 2 New Jersey 4–3 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,559 8–15–4 20
28 December 8 Philadelphia 0–2 New Jersey Niittymaki 14,003 8–16–4 20
29 December 9 Washington 5–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,211 8–17–4 20
30 December 12 NY Rangers 3–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,389 8–18–4 20
31 December 13 Philadelphia 4–8 Pittsburgh Niittymaki 14,150 8–19–4 20
32 December 16 Philadelphia 1–4 Washington Niittymaki 15,021 8–20–4 20
33 December 19 Carolina 2–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,111 8–21–4 20
34 December 21 Philadelphia 2–4 Montreal Niittymaki 21,273 8–22–4 20
35 December 23 Ottawa 6–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,268 8–23–4 20
36 December 27 Philadelphia 1–3 Florida Niittymaki 17,771 8–24–4 20
37 December 28 Philadelphia 4–3 Tampa Bay Esche 21,171 9–24–4 22
38 December 31 Philadelphia 5–2 Carolina Esche 18,796 10–24–4 24
January: 2–8–2 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 2–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
39 January 2 Philadelphia 3–2 NY Islanders Esche 10,461 11–24–4 26
40 January 4 Philadelphia 2–3 NY Rangers Esche 18,200 11–25–4 26
41 January 6 Philadelphia 3–4 Boston Esche 17,565 11–26–4 26
42 January 7 Philadelphia 1–6 Ottawa Niittymaki 18,509 11–27–4 26
43 January 9 Philadelphia 2–6 Washington Esche 13,143 11–28–4 26
44 January 11 Montreal 4–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,411 11–29–4 26
45 January 13 Pittsburgh 5–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,587 11–30–4 26
46 January 18 NY Islanders 4–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,118 11–31–4 26
47 January 20 Philadelphia 3–4 New Jersey SO Niittymaki 16,621 11–31–5 27
48 January 27 NY Rangers 2–1 Philadelphia Esche 19,618 11–32–5 27
49 January 28 Philadelphia 2–1 Atlanta Niittymaki 18,598 12–32–5 29
50 January 30 Tampa Bay 4–3 Philadelphia SO Esche 19,313 12–32–6 30
February: 4–5–4 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–2–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
51 February 1 New Jersey 6–5 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,427 12–32–7 31
52 February 3 Philadelphia 5–2 Atlanta Niittymaki 18,622 13–32–7 33
53 February 7 Philadelphia 0–2 NY Islanders Niittymaki 10,229 13–33–7 33
54 February 8 Pittsburgh 5–4 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,512 13–33–8 34
55 February 10 St. Louis 3–4 Philadelphia OT Leighton 19,215 14–33–8 36
56 February 12 Detroit 1–6 Philadelphia Leighton 19,575 15–33–8 38
57 February 15 Toronto 4–2 Philadelphia Leighton 19,321 15–34–8 38
58 February 17 Philadelphia 5–3 NY Rangers Niittymaki 18,200 16–34–8 40
59 February 19 Boston 6–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,209 16–35–8 40
60 February 20 Philadelphia 3–6 Buffalo Esche 18,690 16–36–8 40
61 February 22 Philadelphia 2–3 Carolina OT Niittymaki 14,533 16–36–9 41
62 February 24 Toronto 5–2 Philadelphia Leighton 19,277 16–37–9 41
63 February 27 Philadelphia 5–6 NY Islanders OT Niittymaki 11,443 16–37–10 42
March: 5–9–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 1–5–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
64 March 1 Philadelphia 4–3 Boston OT Biron 12,294 17–37–10 44
65 March 4 Philadelphia 3–4 Pittsburgh SO Biron 17,132 17–37–11 45
66 March 6 New Jersey 4–5 Philadelphia OT Biron 19,210 18–37–11 47
67 March 8 Florida 2–1 Philadelphia Biron 19,489 18–38–11 47
68 March 10 Boston 4–1 Philadelphia Biron 19,550 19–38–11 49
69 March 12 Philadelphia 0–4 Phoenix Biron 14,799 19–39–11 49
70 March 13 Philadelphia 2–3 Dallas Niittymaki 17,618 19–40–11 49
71 March 15 Atlanta 2–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,122 20–40–11 51
72 March 17 Philadelphia 2–3 Ottawa Biron 19,639 20–41–11 51
73 March 20 Florida 4–1 Philadelphia Biron 18,721 20–42–11 51
74 March 21 Philadelphia 0–5 NY Rangers Niittymaki 18,200 20–43–11 51
75 March 24 NY Islanders 4–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,422 20–44–11 51
76 March 28 Carolina 1–5 Philadelphia Biron 19,123 21–44–11 53
77 March 30 Philadelphia 1–3 New Jersey Biron 17,493 21–45–11 53
78 March 31 NY Rangers 6–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,555 21–46–11 53
April: 1–2–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–0–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points
79 April 3 Philadelphia 2–3 Toronto OT Biron 19,547 21–46–12 54
80 April 5 New Jersey 3–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,177 21–47–12 54
81 April 7 NY Islanders 4–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,412 21–48–12 54
82 April 8 Buffalo 3–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,550 22–48–12 56
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (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
12 Simon Gagne 26 LW 76 41 27 68 2 30
22 Mike Knuble 34 RW 64 24 30 54 2 56
44 Joni Pitkanen 23 D 77 4 39 43 −25 88
21 Peter Forsbergdouble-dagger 33 C 40 11 29 40 2 72
17 Jeff Carter 22 C 62 14 23 37 −17 48
18 Mike Richards 21 C 59 10 22 32 −12 52
8 Geoff Sanderson 34 LW 58 11 18 29 −16 44
20 R. J. Umberger 24 C 81 16 12 28 −32 41
24 Sami Kapanen 33 RW 77 11 14 25 −21 22
29, 45 Alexandre Picard 21 D 62 3 19 22 −19 17
6 Randy Jones 25 D 66 4 18 22 −14 38
19 Kyle Calderdouble-dagger 28 LW 59 9 12 21 −31 36
27 Randy Robitailledouble-dagger 31 C 28 5 12 17 −4 22
27 Dmitry Afanasenkovdagger 26 LW 41 8 7 15 −19 12
9 Scottie Upshalldagger 23 RW 18 6 7 13 4 8
9, 15 Stefan Ruzicka 21 RW 40 3 10 13 −6 18
77 Alexei Zhitnikdaggerdouble-dagger 34 D 31 3 10 13 −16 38
11 Ryan Potulny 22 C 35 7 5 12 1 22
55 Ben Eager 23 LW 63 6 5 11 −13 233
29 Todd Fedorukdagger 27 LW 48 3 8 11 −11 84
2 Derian Hatcher 34 D 82 3 6 9 −24 67
61 Mike Yorkdagger 29 LW 34 4 4 8 −9 8
93 Petr Nedveddouble-dagger 35 C 21 1 6 7 −20 18
5 Braydon Coburndagger 21 D 20 3 4 7 −2 16
34 Freddy Meyerdouble-dagger 26 D 25 2 3 5 −4 14
23 Denis Gauthier 30 D 43 0 4 4 −11 45
46 Jussi Timonen 23 D 14 0 4 4 −10 6
40 Eric Meloche 30 RW 13 1 2 3 −6 4
42 Robert Esche 29 G 18 0 3 3 N/A 2
28 Boyd Kane 28 LW 15 0 2 2 −4 28
65 Nate Guenin 24 D 9 0 2 2 0 4
43 Lars Jonsson 25 D 8 0 2 2 −4 6
3 Mike Rathje 32 D 18 0 1 1 −7 6
52 Triston Grant 22 LW 8 0 1 1 −1 10
5 Nolan Baumgartnerdouble-dagger 30 D 6 0 1 1 0 21
30 Antero Niittymaki 26 G 52 0 0 0 N/A 2
28 Lasse Kukkonendagger 25 D 20 0 0 0 −1 8
43 Martin Birondagger 29 G 16 0 0 0 N/A 0
26 Darren Reiddagger 23 RW 14 0 0 0 −7 18
54 David Printz 26 D 12 0 0 0 −3 4
33 Riley Cote 24 LW 8 0 0 0 0 11
14 Denis Hameldagger 29 LW 7 0 0 0 −4 0
15 Niko Dimitrakos 27 RW 5 0 0 0 −4 6
49 Michael Leightondaggerdouble-dagger 25 G 4 0 0 0 N/A 0
14 Mark Cullen 28 C 3 0 0 0 −3 0
32 Martin Grenier 26 D 3 0 0 0 −3 0
36 Matt Ellison 23 RW 2 0 0 0 0 0
35 Martin Houle 21 G 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
77 Ryan Parentdagger 19 D 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
No. Player Age GP GS W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Antero Niittymaki 26 52 46 9 29 9 1567 166 3.38 .894 0 2,942:50
42 Robert Esche 29 18 16 5 9 1 483 62 4.32 .872 1 860:16
43 Martin Birondagger 29 16 16 6 8 2 509 47 3.01 .908 0 935:20
49 Michael Leightondaggerdouble-dagger 25 4 4 2 2 0 102 12 3.70 .882 0 194:33
35 Martin Houle 21 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 27.27 .667 0 2:12

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Simon Gagne [16]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Derian Hatcher [17]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Simon Gagne [17]
Gene Hart Memorial Award Sami Kapanen [17]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Ben Eager [17]
Toyota Cup Simon Gagne [17]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Mike Knuble [17]

Records[]

The 2006–07 edition of the Philadelphia Flyers (Kyle Calder, Jeff Carter, and Sami Kapanen pictured on the left during a January 4 game against the New York Rangers) holds several dubious franchise records, including most losses, fewest points, fewest home wins, and three different losing/winless streaks.

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 2006–07 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Games without a win Streak 15 Antero Niittymaki 12/2/2006 – 1/20/2007 — [18]
Assists by a defenseman Game 5 Alexandre Picard 2/1/2007 New Jersey Devils [19]
Assists by a rookie Game 5 Alexandre Picard 2/1/2007 New Jersey Devils [19]
Losses Season 29[c] Antero Niittymaki — — [20]
Lowest plus-minus Season –32 R. J. Umberger — — [21]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 2006–07 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Refs
Games winless at home Streak 13[d] 11/29/2006 – 2/8/2007 [22]
Games lost Streak 9 12/8/2006 – 12/27/2006 [22]
Games lost at home Streak 8 12/9/2006 – 1/27/2007 [22]
Fewest wins at home Season 10 — [23]
Most losses Season 48 — [24]
Most losses at home Season 24 — [23]
Fewest points Season 56 — [24]
Worst winning percentage Season .341 — [24]
Fewest shootout wins Season 1 — [25]

Milestones[]

Individual career milestones[26]
Milestone Player Date Ref
750th game coached Ken Hitchcock October 5, 2006 [27]
600th assist Peter Forsberg January 18, 2007[e] [28][29]
1,000th game played Alexei Zhitnik February 20, 2007
1,000th game played Derian Hatcher April 7, 2007

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[30]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2006
4th-round pick in 2006 		To Montreal Canadiens
Chicago's 3rd-round pick in 2006 		[31]
August 2, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Meloche 		To Chicago Blackhawks
rights to Vaclav Pletka 		[32]
August 4, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Kyle Calder 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Michal Handzus 		[33]
November 9, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Darren Reid 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Daniel Corso 		[34]
November 13, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Todd Fedoruk 		To Anaheim Ducks
4th-round pick in 2007
conditional right to switch 5th-round picks in 2007[f] 		[35][36]
December 16, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Alexei Zhitnik 		To New York Islanders
Freddy Meyer
conditional draft pick[g] 		[37]
December 20, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike York 		To New York Islanders
Randy Robitaille
5th-round pick in 2008 		[38]
February 15, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan Parent
Scottie Upshall
1st-round pick in 2007
3rd-round pick in 2007 		To Nashville Predators
Peter Forsberg 		[6]
February 24, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Braydon Coburn 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Alexei Zhitnik 		[7]
February 26, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Lasse Kukkonen
3rd-round pick in 2007 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Kyle Calder 		[8]
February 27, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Martin Biron 		To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2007 		[9]
June 4, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations 		To Nashville Predators
Matt Ellison 		[39]

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
June 26, 2006 Brad Tapper Hannover Scorpions (DEL) 1-year* [40]
July 1, 2006 Nolan Baumgartner Vancouver Canucks 2-year [41]
July 1, 2006 Lars Jonsson HV71 (Elitserien) 1-year* [41][42]
July 4, 2006 Randy Robitaille Minnesota Wild 1-year [43]
July 5, 2006 Mark Cullen Chicago Blackhawks 1-year [44]
July 5, 2006 Denis Tolpeko (ELC) Regina Pats (WHL) 3-year* [45]
July 13, 2006 Daniel Corso Frankfurt Lions (DEL) 1-year* [46]
July 13, 2006 Martin Grenier New York Rangers 1-year* [46]
July 13, 2006 Boyd Kane Washington Capitals 1-year* [46]
July 19, 2006 Geoff Sanderson Phoenix Coyotes 2-year [47]
August 16, 2006 Nate Guenin (ELC) Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA) 2-year* [48]
March 15, 2007 Kyle Greentree (ELC) Alaska Nanooks (CCHA) 2-year* [49]

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
July 5, 2006 Antero Niittymaki 1-year [50]
July 6, 2006 R. J. Umberger 2-year [51]
July 13, 2006 Matt Ellison 1-year* [46]
July 14, 2006 Joni Pitkanen 1-year [52]
July 29, 2006 David Printz 1-year* [53]
September 2, 2006 Tony Voce 1-year* [54]
September 11, 2006 Simon Gagne 5-year [55]
September 23, 2006 Oskars Bartulis (ELC) 3-year* [56]
November 29, 2006 Mike Knuble 2-year extension [57]
February 13, 2007 Sami Kapanen 2-year extension [58]
March 15, 2007 Jon Matsumoto (ELC) 3-year* [49]
March 27, 2007 Martin Biron 2-year extension [59]
May 11, 2007 Scottie Upshall 2-year extension [60]
May 14, 2007 Ben Eager 2-year extension [61]
May 17, 2007 Lasse Kukkonen 2-year extension [62]
May 17, 2007 David Laliberte (ELC) 3-year* [62]
June 1, 2007 Josh Beaulieu (ELC) 3-year* [63]
June 1, 2007 Jeremy Duchesne (ELC) 3-year* [63]

Waivers[]

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. Players claimed on recall waivers are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Team Ref
November 11, 2006 Marty Murray* to Los Angeles Kings [64]
December 30, 2006 Dmitry Afanasenkov from Tampa Bay Lightning [65]
January 2, 2007 Petr Nedved* to Edmonton Oilers [66]
January 11, 2007 Michael Leighton from Nashville Predators [67]
February 24, 2007 Nolan Baumgartner* to Dallas Stars [68]
February 27, 2007 Denis Hamel from Atlanta Thrashers [69]
February 27, 2007 Michael Leighton to Montreal Canadiens [69]

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 30, 2006 Turner Stevenson —[h] Buyout [70]
June 30, 2006 Chris Therien — Retirement [71]
July 1, 2006 Kim Johnsson Minnesota Wild Free agency [72]
July 6, 2006 Branko Radivojevic Minnesota Wild Free agency [73]
July 14, 2006 Donald Brashear Washington Capitals Free agency [74]
July 14, 2006 John Slaney Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Free agency [75]
July 21, 2006 Wade Skolney Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [76]
August 1, 2006 Mark Murphy Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency [77]
August 10, 2006 Eric Desjardins — Retirement [78]
August 22, 2006 Stephen Wood Peoria Rivermen (AHL) Free agency [79]
September 14, 2006 Keith Primeau — Retirement[i] [2]
September 15, 2006 Ryan Ready Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency [80]
September 21, 2006 Brian Savage — Retirement [81]
October 2, 2006 Kiel McLeod Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) Free agency [82]
October 11, 2006 Pat Kavanagh Portland Pirates (AHL) Free agency [83]
June 4, 2007 David Printz* Djurgarden IF (Elitserien) Free agency[j] [84]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver on June 24, 2006.[85] The Flyers original third-round pick, 85th overall, was traded to the San Jose Sharks for Niko Dimitrakos on March 9, 2006.[86]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 22 Claude Giroux Right Wing  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
2 39 Andreas Nodl Right Wing  Austria Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) [k]
2 42 Mike Ratchuk Defense  United States U.S. NTDP (NAHL) [l]
2 55 Denis Bodrov Defense  Russia Tolyatti Lada (RSL)
3 79 Jon Matsumoto Center  Canada Bowling Green State University (CCHA) [m]
4 101 Joonas Lehtivuori Defense  Finland Ilves (SM-liiga) [n]
4 109 Jakub Kovar Goaltender  Czech Republic Budějovice Jr. (CZE) [m]
5 145 Jon Rheault Right Wing  United States Providence College (HE)
6 175 Michael Dupont Goaltender   Switzerland Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
7 205 Andrei Popov Right Wing  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Vysshaya Liga)

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[87] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[88] After an early season coaching change from Craig Berube, who joined the Flyers as an assistant, to Kjell Samuelsson, the Phantoms struggled finishing sixth in their division and missing the playoffs.[89] Trenton finished 4th in their division and made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs before losing to the Dayton Bombers in their last season as a Flyers affiliate. Following the 2006–07 ECHL season the Titans were renamed the Trenton Devils by their new owners, the New Jersey Devils.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d On October 22, Clarke resigned and Hitchcock was fired. Holmgren was named interim general manager and Stevens was named head coach. Berube was named an assistant coach. Holmgren had the interim label removed from his title when he was given a two-year contract extension on March 14.
  2. ^ a b Forsberg was traded to the Nashville Predators on February 15. No new captain was named for the remainder of the season. Kapanen was named an alternate captain for the remainder of the season.
  3. ^ Tied mark set by Bernie Parent during the 1969–70 season.
  4. ^ 10 losses and 3 shootout losses.
  5. ^ Primary assist on Simon Gagne's powerplay goal at 14:19 of the second period
  6. ^ Condition not met.
  7. ^ The Islanders had a choice between the Flyers' third-round pick in 2007 or the Flyers' second-round pick in 2008. The Islanders chose the 2007 third-round pick.
  8. ^ Stevenson announced his retirement on April 13, 2007.
  9. ^ Two years remained on Primeau's contract.
  10. ^ Contract for the 2007–08 season
  11. ^ The Flyers traded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's 2005 second-round pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for the Coyotes' second-round pick, 39th overall, and the Columbus Blue Jackets' 2005 fourth-round pick on July 30, 2005.[86]
  12. ^ The Flyers received the Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick, 42nd overall, as compensation for the Kings hiring Dean Lombardi as their general manager.[86]
  13. ^ a b The Flyers traded Eric Meloche and Patrick Sharp to the Chicago Blackhawks for Matt Ellison and the Blackhawks' third-round pick, 66th overall, on December 5, 2005.[86] The Flyers traded the Blackhawks' pick to the Montreal Canadiens for the Canadiens' third, 79th overall, and fourth-round pick, 109th overall, on June 24, 2006.
  14. ^ The Flyers traded Dennis Seidenberg to the Phoenix Coyotes for Petr Nedved on January 20, 2006. The Flyers also had the option of swapping fourth-round picks, which was exercised resulting in the Flyers moving from the 115th overall pick to the 101st overall pick, and 2007 third-round picks, which was not exercised.[86]

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