1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers
Division5th West
1971–72 record26–38–14
Home record19–13–7
Road record7–25–7
Goals for200 (14th)
Goals against236 (7th)
Team information
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainEd Van Impe
Alternate captainsJean-Guy Gendron
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance14,379[1]
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Clarke (35)
AssistsBobby Clarke (46)
PointsBobby Clarke (81)
Penalty minutesGary Dornhoefer (183)
Plus/minusBobby Clarke (+22)
WinsDoug Favell (18)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.81)

The 1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Bobby Clarke continued to progress as he led the team in goals (35), assists (46), and points (81) in 1971–72 and he became the first Flyer to win an NHL award, the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. However, in the season's final game, the Flyers needed a win or a tie against the second-year Buffalo Sabres to beat out Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot. The score was tied late in the game, but with just four seconds on the clock, former Flyer Gerry Meehan took a shot from just inside the blue line that eluded Flyers goalie Doug Favell.[2] With identical records the playoff berth was determined by 'goals for' and went to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flyers missed out on the playoffs for the second time in three years.

Regular season

Season standings

West Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 78 46 17 15 256 166 +90 107
2 Minnesota North Stars 78 37 29 12 212 191 +21 86
3 St. Louis Blues 78 28 39 11 208 247 −39 67
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 26 38 14 220 258 −38 66
5 Philadelphia Flyers 78 26 38 14 200 236 −36 66
6 California Golden Seals 78 21 39 18 216 288 −72 60
7 Los Angeles Kings 78 20 49 9 206 305 −99 49

Game log

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

1971–72 game log

Playoffs

The Flyers did not qualify for the post-season.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position (C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing); GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus (playoff plus-minus not available); PIM = Penalties in minutes; † = Joined team via trade or waivers during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only. ‡ = Left team via trade or waivers during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

# Player Age Pos GP G A P +/- PIM GP G A P PIM
Regular season Playoffs
16 Bobby Clarke 22 C 78 35 46 81 22 87 — — — — —
12 Gary Dornhoefer 28 RW 75 17 32 49 -15 183 — — — — —
17 Simon Nolet 30 RW 67 23 20 43 6 22 — — — — —
22 Rick Foley† 26 D 58 11 25 36 -16 168 — — — — —
9 Bob Kelly 21 LW 78 14 15 29 16 157 — — — — —
20 Jim Johnson‡ 29 C 46 13 15 28 -21 12 — — — — —
21 Serge Bernier‡ 24 C 44 12 11 23 -20 51 — — — — —
10, 15 Bill Clement 21 C 49 9 14 23 -14 39 — — — — —
5 Brent Hughes 28 D 63 2 20 22 6 35 — — — — —
21 Bill Flett† 28 RW 31 11 10 21 5 26 — — — — —
4 Barry Ashbee 32 D 73 6 14 20 2 75 — — — — —
11 Jean-Guy Gendron 37 LW 56 6 13 19 -2 36 — — — — —
25 Jean Potvin† 22 D 29 3 12 15 -6 6 — — — — —
18 Ross Lonsberry† 24 LW 32 7 7 14 -9 22 — — — — —
7 Michel Parizeau† 23 LW 37 2 12 14 -6 10 — — — — —
18 Bill Lesuk‡ 25 LW 45 7 6 13 -14 31 — — — — —
2 Ed Van Impe 31 D 73 4 9 13 -8 78 — — — — —
8 Lew Morrison 23 LW 58 5 5 10 -18 26 — — — — —
14 Joe Watson 28 D 65 3 7 10 -17 38 — — — — —
24 Dick Sarrazin 26 RW 28 3 4 7 0 4 — — — — —
20 Eddie Joyal† 31 C 26 3 4 7 -13 8 — — — — —
3, 10 Willie Brossart 22 D 42 0 4 4 -7 12 — — — — —
19 Rick MacLeish 22 C 17 1 2 3 -9 9 — — — — —
15 Larry Mickey‡ 28 RW 14 1 2 3 -5 8 — — — — —
6 Wayne Hillman 33 D 47 0 3 3 -16 21 — — — — —
23 Larry Keenan† 31 LW 14 1 1 2 -4 2 — — — — —
25 Pierre Plante 20 RW 24 1 0 1 -11 15 — — — — —
1 Doug Favell 26 G 54 0 1 1 N/A 32 — — — — —
10 Larry Wright 20 C 27 0 1 1 -6 2 — — — — —
19, 23 Larry Hale 30 D 6 0 1 1 -5 0 — — — — —
19, 24 Ralph MacSweyn 29 D 2 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — —
30 Bruce Gamble 33 G 24 0 0 0 N/A 2 — — — — —
3 Larry Brown‡ 24 D 12 0 0 0 -3 2 — — — — —
30 Bobby Taylor 27 G 6 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — —
24, 30, 34 Don McLeod 25 G 4 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — —
3 Jim Mair 25 D 2 0 0 0 -2 0 — — — — —
25 Dave Schultz 22 LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
23 Rene Drolet 27 RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
25 Don Saleski 22 RW 1 0 0 0 -1 0 — — — — —

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; MIN = Minutes played

# Player Age GP W L T SO GA SV% GAA MIN GP W L SO GA SV% GAA MIN
Regular season Playoffs
1 Doug Favell 26 54 18 25 9 5 140 .916 2.81 2993 — — — — — — — —
30 Bruce Gamble 33 24 7 8 2 2 58 .913 2.93 1186 — — — — — — — —
30 Bobby Taylor 27 6 1 2 2 0 16 .918 3.00 320 — — — — — — — —
24, 30, 34 Don McLeod 25 4 0 3 1 0 14 .863 4.64 181 — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

NHL
Award Recipient
All-Star Game representative Bobby Clarke
Simon Nolet
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Bobby Clarke

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1971–72 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 13, 1971
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Mickey 		To Los Angeles Kings
Larry Hillman
September 8, 1971
 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
Cliff Schmautz
October 15, 1971
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rick Foley 		To Chicago Black Hawks
Andre Lacroix
November 16, 1971
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Keenan 		To Buffalo Sabres
Larry Mickey
January 28, 1972
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bill Flett
Eddie Joyal
Ross Lonsberry
Jean Potvin 		To Los Angeles Kings
Serge Bernier
Jim Johnson
Bill Lesuk

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Fred Shero Omaha (CHL) signed as Coach (6/2)
Frank Spring Boston intra-league draft (6/8)
Larry Brown New York intra-league draft (6/8)
Don McLeod Detroit intra-league draft (6/8)
Orest Kindrachuk Saskatoon (WCHL) free agency (7/1)
Bob Hurlburt Quebec (AHL) free agency (9/11)
Michel Parizeau St. Louis waivers (12/8)
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Garry Peters Boston intra-league draft (6/8)
Keith Wright — released (9/20)
Larry Brown Los Angeles waivers (1/28)

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.[4]

Rnd # Player Position Nationality Drafted from
1 8 Larry Wright Center  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
1 9 Pierre Plante Right wing  Canada Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
3 36 Glen Irwin Defenseman  Canada Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
4 50 Ted Scharf Right wing  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
5 64 Don McCulloch Defenseman  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
6 78 Yvon Bilodeau Defenseman  Canada Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
7 92 Bobby Gerard Right wing  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL)
8 106 Jerome Mrazek Goaltender  Canada U. of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL, the San Diego Gulls of the WHL, and the Jersey Devils and Salem Rebels of the EHL.[5][6]

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
  2. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Philadelphia-Buffalo boxscore from April 2, 1972.
  3. ^ "1971–1972 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  4. ^ hockeydb.com, 1971 NHL Amateur Draft
  5. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
  6. ^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1971–72
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