2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season

Philadelphia Flyers
2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	15th Eastern
2006–07 record	22–48–12
Home record	10–24–7
Road record	12–24–5
Goals for	214 (26th)
Goals against	303 (30th)
	Team information
General Manager	Bob Clarke (Oct); Paul Holmgren (Oct-Apr)
Coach	Ken Hitchcock (Oct); John Stevens (Oct-Apr)
Captain	Peter Forsberg (Oct-Feb); Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captains	Simon Gagne; Derian Hatcher; Sami Kapanen (Feb-Apr)
Arena	Wachovia Center
Average attendance	19,283
	Team leaders
Goals	Simon Gagne (41)
Assists	Joni Pitkanen (39)
Points	Simon Gagne (68)
Penalties in minutes	Ben Eager (233)
Plus/minus	Scottie Upshall (+4)
Wins	Antero Niittymaki (9)
Goals against average	Martin Biron (3.01)
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The 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 40th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The 2006–07 NHL season turned out to be the worst in franchise history. Having lost Michal Handzus in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau to retirement in the off-season, the Flyers found themselves without many leaders to guide the team. Peter Forsberg replaced Primeau as team captain, 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. Assistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager Paul Holmgren took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis.

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. Veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn and disappointing off-season acquisition Kyle Calder was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen. The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 2nd-round pick. Given wide praise for his efforts, the Flyers gave Holmgren a two-year contract and removed the interim label from his title.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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

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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.

[edit] Game log

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2006–07 game log

October: 3–7–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
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

[edit] Playoffs

The Flyers did not qualify for the post-season.

[edit] Player stats

[edit] 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; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Bold denotes franchise record; = 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
#	Player	Age	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
12	Gagne, SimonSimon Gagne	26	LW	76	41	27	68	2	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Knuble, MikeMike Knuble	34	RW	64	24	30	54	2	56	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Pitkanen, JoniJoni Pitkanen	23	D	77	4	39	43	-25	88	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg	33	C	40	11	29	40	2	72	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Carter, JeffJeff Carter	22	C	62	14	23	37	-17	48	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Richards, MikeMike Richards	21	C	59	10	22	32	-12	52	—	—	—	—	—	—
08 !8	Sanderson, GeoffGeoff Sanderson	34	LW	58	11	18	29	-16	44	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Umberger, R. J.R. J. Umberger	24	C	81	16	12	28	-32	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Kapanen, SamiSami Kapanen	33	RW	77	11	14	25	-21	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
29, 45	Picard, AlexandreAlexandre Picard	21	D	62	3	19	22	-19	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
06 !6	Jones, RandyRandy Jones	25	D	66	4	18	22	-14	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Calder, KyleKyle Calder	28	LW	59	9	12	21	-31	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille	31	C	28	5	12	17	-4	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Afanasenkov, DmitryDmitry Afanasenkov	26	LW	41	8	7	15	-19	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
09 !9	Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall	23	RW	18	6	7	13	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
09 !9, 15	Ruzicka, StefanStefan Ruzicka	21	RW	40	3	10	13	-6	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
77	Zhitnik, AlexeiAlexei Zhitnik	34	D	31	3	10	13	-16	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	Potulny, RyanRyan Potulny	22	C	35	7	5	12	1	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Eager, BenBen Eager	23	LW	63	6	5	11	-13	233	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Fedoruk, ToddTodd Fedoruk	27	LW	48	3	8	11	-11	84	—	—	—	—	—	—
02 !2	Hatcher, DerianDerian Hatcher	34	D	82	3	6	9	-24	67	—	—	—	—	—	—
61	York, MikeMike York	29	LW	34	4	4	8	-9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
93	Nedved, PetrPetr Nedved	35	C	21	1	6	7	-20	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
05 !5	Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn	21	D	20	3	4	7	-2	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Meyer, FreddyFreddy Meyer	26	D	25	2	3	5	-4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Gauthier, DenisDenis Gauthier	30	D	43	0	4	4	-11	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	Timonen, JussiJussi Timonen	23	D	14	0	4	4	-10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Meloche, EricEric Meloche	30	RW	13	1	2	3	-6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Kane, BoydBoyd Kane	28	LW	15	0	2	2	-4	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
65	Guenin, NateNate Guenin	24	D	9	0	2	2	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Jonsson, LarsLars Jonsson	25	D	8	0	2	2	-4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Esche, RobertRobert Esche	29	G	18	0	2	2	-0.1 !N/A	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
03 !3	Rathje, MikeMike Rathje	32	D	18	0	1	1	-7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
52	Grant, TristonTriston Grant	22	LW	8	0	1	1	-1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
05 !5	Baumgartner, NolanNolan Baumgartner	30	D	6	0	1	1	0	21	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki	26	G	52	0	0	0	-0.1 !N/A	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Kukkonen, LasseLasse Kukkonen	25	D	20	0	0	0	-1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Biron, MartinMartin Biron	21	G	16	0	0	0	-0.1 !N/A	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Reid, DarrenDarren Reid	23	RW	14	0	0	0	-7	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
54	Printz, DavidDavid Printz	26	D	12	0	0	0	-3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Cote, RileyRiley Cote	24	LW	8	0	0	0	0	11	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Hamel, DenisDenis Hamel	29	LW	7	0	0	0	-4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Dimitrakos, NikoNiko Dimitrakos	27	RW	5	0	0	0	-4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton	25	G	4	0	0	0	-0.1 !N/A	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Mark CullenMark Cullen	28	C	3	0	0	0	-3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Grenier, MartinMartin Grenier	26	D	3	0	0	0	-3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Ellison, MattMatt Ellison	23	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Houle, MartinMartin Houle	21	G	1	0	0	0	-0.1 !N/A	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
77	Parent, RyanRyan Parent	19	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; MIN = Minutes played; Bold denotes franchise record; = 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	GP	W	L	OT	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
#	Player	Age	Regular season									Playoffs
30	Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki	26	52	9	29	8	0	166	.894	3.38	2942	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Esche, RobertRobert Esche	29	18	5	9	1	1	62	.872	4.32	860	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Biron, MartinMartin Biron	29	16	6	8	2	1	47	.908	3.01	935	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton	25	4	2	2	0	0	12	.882	3.70	195	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Houle, MartinMartin Houle	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	.667	27.27	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Simon Gagne
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Derian Hatcher
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Simon Gagne
Gene Hart Memorial Award	Sami Kapanen
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial	Ben Eager
Toyota Cup	Simon Gagne
Yanick Dupre Memorial	Mike Knuble

[edit] Records

Flyers player
Player	Record	Mark
Antero Niittymaki	Losses, one season	29

[edit] Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Peter Forsberg	600th NHL Assist	January 18, 2007
Alexei Zhitnik	1,000th NHL Game	February 20, 2007
Derian Hatcher	1,000th NHL Game	April 7, 2007

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 2006–07 season.

[edit] Trades

Date	Details
June 24, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 4th-round pick in 2006	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2006
August 2, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Meloche	To Chicago Blackhawks Vaclav Pletka
August 4, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Kyle Calder	To Chicago Blackhawks Michal Handzus
November 9, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Darren Reid	To Tampa Bay Lightning Daniel Corso
November 13, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk	To Anaheim Ducks 4th-round pick in 2007 futures
December 16, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexei Zhitnik	To New York Islanders Freddy Meyer conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007
December 20, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike York	To New York Islanders Randy Robitaille 5th-round pick in 2008
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
February 24, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn	To Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik
February 26, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Lasse Kukkonen 3rd-round pick in 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Calder
February 27, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Martin Biron	To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 2007

[edit] Other transactions

Date	Player	Team (League)	Notes
Signed via free agency
June 15, 2006	Marty Murray	Hannover (DEL)	1 year
June 26, 2006	Brad Tapper	Hannover (DEL)	1 year
July 1, 2006	Nolan Baumgartner	Vancouver (NHL)	2 years
July 1, 2006	Lars Jonsson	HV71 (Elitserien)	1 year
July 4, 2006	Randy Robitaille	Minnesota (NHL)
July 5, 2006	Mark Cullen	Chicago (NHL)	1 year
July 13, 2006	Daniel Corso	Frankfurt (DEL)
July 13, 2006	Martin Grenier	NY Rangers (NHL)
July 13, 2006	Boyd Kane	Washington (NHL)	1 year
July 19, 2006	Geoff Sanderson	Phoenix (NHL)	2 years
September 13, 2006	Ryan Kesler	Vancouver (NHL)	Offer sheet matched by Vancouver
Lost via free agency
May 18, 2006	Jamie Storr	Düsseldorf (DEL)
July 1, 2006	Kim Johnsson	Minnesota (NHL)
July 6, 2006	Branko Radivojevic	Minnesota (NHL)
July 14, 2006	Donald Brashear	Washington (NHL)
July 21, 2006	Wade Skolney	Pittsburgh (NHL)
September 15, 2006	Ryan Ready	Iserlohn (DEL)
Retirement
August 10, 2006	Eric Desjardins	—
September 14, 2006	Keith Primeau	—	2 years remained on contract
September 21, 2006	Brian Savage	—
April 13, 2007	Turner Stevenson	—	Bought out June 30, 2006
n/a	Chris Therien	—	Not re-signed following 2005–06 season
Claimed off waivers
December 30, 2006	Dmitry Afanasenkov	Tampa Bay (NHL)
January 11, 2007	Michael Leighton	Nashville (NHL)
February 27, 2007	Denis Hamel	Atlanta (NHL)
Lost on waivers
November 11, 2006	Marty Murray	Los Angeles (NHL)
January 2, 2006	Petr Nedved	Edmonton (NHL)
February 24, 2006	Nolan Baumgartner	Dallas (NHL)
February 27, 2006	Michael Leighton	Montreal (NHL)
Re-signed
July 5, 2006	Antero Niittymaki	—	1 year
July 6, 2006	R.J. Umberger	—	2 years
July 13, 2006	Matt Ellison	—	1 year
July 14, 2006	Joni Pitkanen	—	1 year
September 11, 2006	Simon Gagne	—	5 years, $26.25 million
November 29, 2006	Mike Knuble	—	2 years, $5.6 million extension
February 13, 2007	Sami Kapanen	—	2 years, $2.5 million extension
March 27, 2007	Martin Biron	—	2 years, $7 million extension
Signed to Entry Level contracts
May 28, 2006	Frederik Cabana	Halifax (QMJHL)	Drafted 171st overall, 2004
May 30, 2006	Steve Downie	Peterborough (OHL)	Drafted 29th overall, 2005
May 30, 2006	Jussi Timonen	SaiPa (SM-liiga)	Drafted 146th overall, 2001
July 5, 2006	Denis Tolpeko	Regina (WHL)	Undrafted free agent
August 16, 2006	Nate Guenin	Ohio State (CCHA)	Unsigned NY Rangers 2002 draft pick
September 23, 2006	Oskars Bartulis	Moncton (QMJHL)	Drafted 91st overall, 2005
March 15, 2007	Kyle Greentree	Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA)	Undrafted free agent
March 15, 2007	Jon Matsumoto	Bowling Green State (CCHA)	Drafted 79th overall, 2006

[edit] Draft picks

The Philadelphia's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[3]

Rnd	#	Player	Position	Nationality	Drafted from
1	22	Claude Giroux	Right Wing	Canada	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
2	39	Andreas Nodl	Right Wing	Austria	Sioux Falls (USHL)
2	42	Michael Ratchuk	Defenseman	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2	55	Denis Bodrov	Defenseman	Russia	Tolyatti Lada (RSL)
3	79	Jon Matsumoto	Center	Canada	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
4	101	Joonas Lehtivuori	Defenseman	Finland	Ilves (SM-liiga)
4	109	Jakub Kovar	Goaltender	Czech Republic	Budejovice Jr. (CZE)
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)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.^[4] 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.^[5] 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 re-named the Trenton Devils by their new owners, the New Jersey Devils.

[edit] See also

2006–07 NHL season

[edit] References

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

Specific

^ FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
^ hockeydb.com, 2006 NHL Entry Draft
^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 2006–07

[0] FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance

[1] Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.

[2] ydb.com, 2006 NHL Entry Draft

[3] FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates

[4] FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 2006–07

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