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The '''[[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] [[Philadelphia Flyers]] [[season (sports)|season]]''' was the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' [[List of Philadelphia Flyers seasons|33rd]] season in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). |
The '''[[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] [[Philadelphia Flyers]] [[season (sports)|season]]''' was the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' [[List of Philadelphia Flyers seasons|33rd]] season in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). |
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1999–2000 was one of the most tumultuous seasons in franchise history and the tumult actually started three months prior to the start of the regular season. In the span of a few days in July, longtime broadcaster Gene Hart died due to illness and defenseman [[Dmitri Tertyshny]], coming off his rookie season, was fatally injured in a freak boating accident. Head coach [[Roger Neilson]] was diagnosed with [[bone cancer]], forcing him to step aside in February 2000 to undergo treatment, so assistant coach [[Craig Ramsay]] took over as interim coach for the rest of the season; Neilson later recovered but was informed that he would not be returning. |
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In January, longtime Flyer and fan favorite [[Rod Brind'Amour]] was shipped to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] for [[Keith Primeau]], with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement [[Eric Lindros]]. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management (particularly GM [[Bobby Clarke|Bob Clarke]]) and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than a month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second [[concussion]] of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened. It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman [[Éric Desjardins|Eric Desjardins]] the team's captain. |
In January, longtime Flyer and fan favorite [[Rod Brind'Amour]] was shipped to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] for [[Keith Primeau]], with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement [[Eric Lindros]]. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management (particularly GM [[Bobby Clarke|Bob Clarke]]) and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than a month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second [[concussion]] of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened. It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman [[Éric Desjardins|Eric Desjardins]] the team's captain. |
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| 1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Atlantic |
| Conference | 1st Eastern |
| 1999–2000 record | 45–25–12–3 |
| Home record | 25–9–7–3 |
| Road record | 20–16–5–0 |
| Goals for | 237 (10th) |
| Goals against | 179 (2nd) |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Bob Clarke |
| Coach | Roger Neilson (Oct-Feb) Craig Ramsay (Feb-May) |
| Captain | Eric Lindros (Oct-Mar) Eric Desjardins (Mar-May) |
| Alternate captains | Rod Brind'Amour (Oct-Jan) Eric Desjardins (Oct-Mar) John LeClair (Jan-May) Mark Recchi (Mar-May) |
| Arena | First Union Center |
| Average attendance | 19,634[1] |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | John LeClair (40) |
| Assists | Mark Recchi (63) |
| Points | Mark Recchi (91) |
| Penalty minutes | Craig Berube (162) |
| Plus/minus | Eric Desjardins (+20) Mark Recchi (+20) |
| Wins | John Vanbiesbrouck (25) |
| Goals against average | Brian Boucher (1.91) |
The 1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
1999–2000 was one of the most tumultuous seasons in franchise history and the tumult actually started three months prior to the start of the regular season. In the span of a few days in July, longtime broadcaster Gene Hart died due to illness and defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny, coming off his rookie season, was fatally injured in a freak boating accident. Head coach Roger Neilson was diagnosed with bone cancer, forcing him to step aside in February 2000 to undergo treatment, so assistant coach Craig Ramsay took over as interim coach for the rest of the season; Neilson later recovered but was informed that he would not be returning.
In January, longtime Flyer and fan favorite Rod Brind'Amour was shipped to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau, with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Eric Lindros. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management (particularly GM Bob Clarke) and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than a month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second concussion of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened. It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman Eric Desjardins the team's captain.
With Lindros out indefinitely, the Flyers rallied to overcome the distractions and a 15-point deficit in the standings to win the Atlantic Division and the No. 1 seed in the East on the last day of the regular season. They easily defeated their first round opponent, the Buffalo Sabres, in five games. Primeau's goal in the fifth overtime of Game 4 against the team's second-round opponent, the Pittsburgh Penguins, turned that series in the Flyers' favor as they won in six games, coming back from a 2–0 series deficit. After dropping Game 1 to New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers peeled off three straight wins to take a 3–1 series lead. But New Jersey refused to give up. After New Jersey won Game 5, Lindros returned to the lineup for the first time since March for Game 6 in another losing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was on the receiving end of a hit by Scott Stevens, giving him another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflated. Without Lindros, the Flyers lost the decisive game by a score of 2–1. It was the second time in franchise history the team lost a series after leading 3 games to 1. New Jersey went on to win the Stanley Cup.
Regular season
Season standings
| No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 179 | 105 |
| 2 | 4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 251 | 203 | 103 |
| 3 | 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 241 | 236 | 88 |
| 4 | 11 | New York Rangers | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 218 | 246 | 73 |
| 5 | 13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 275 | 58 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Game log
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie/overtime loss (1 point)
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Playoffs
Game log
Win Loss
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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; 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 |
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| 8 | Mark Recchi | 31 | RW | 82 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 20 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | John LeClair | 30 | LW | 82 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 8 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| 88 | Eric Lindros | 26 | C | 55 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Eric Desjardins | 30 | D | 81 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Daymond Langkow | 23 | C | 82 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | 19 | LW | 80 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Valeri Zelepukin | 31 | LW | 77 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -3 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 19 | Mikael Renberg‡ | 27 | RW | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Keith Jones | 31 | RW | 57 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 82 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 3 | Dan McGillis | 27 | D | 68 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 25 | Keith Primeau | 28 | C | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Jody Hull† | 30 | RW | 67 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Therien | 28 | D | 80 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 32 | Craig Berube | 34 | LW | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 162 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 23 |
| 21 | Sandy McCarthy‡ | 27 | RW | 58 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Rod Brind'Amour‡ | 29 | C | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Andy Delmore | 23 | D | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | 30 | D | 74 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 140 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 41 |
| 2 | Adam Burt | 31 | D | 67 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 92 | Rick Tocchet† | 35 | RW | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 49 |
| 15 | Peter White | 30 | C | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Mark Greig | 30 | RW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Mikael Andersson‡ | 33 | LW | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Gino Odjick† | 29 | LW | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Marc Bureau‡ | 33 | C | 54 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Ulf Samuelsson | 35 | D | 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Kent Manderville† | 28 | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 22 |
| 44 | Mark Eaton | 22 | D | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Zarley Zalapski | 31 | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15, 23 | Todd White† | 24 | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 36 | G | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | 23 | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 24 | Karl Dykhuis‡ | 27 | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Jeff Lank | 24 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Mike Maneluk | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Steve Washburn† | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 36 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 108 | .906 | 2.20 | 2950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | 23 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 65 | .918 | 1.91 | 2038 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 40 | .918 | 2.03 | 1183 |
Awards and records
Awards
| NHL | |||||||||
| Award | Recipient | ||||||||
| All-Star Game representative | Eric Desjardins John LeClair Eric Lindros Roger Neilson (Assistant Coach) Mark Recchi | ||||||||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Brian Boucher (G) Simon Gagne (LW) | ||||||||
| NHL Player of the Week | John Vanbiesbrouck (October 25) | ||||||||
| NHL Second All-Star Team | Eric Desjardins (D) | ||||||||
| Team | |||||||||
| Award | Recipient | ||||||||
| Barry Ashbee Trophy | Eric Desjardins | ||||||||
| Bobby Clarke Trophy | Mark Recchi | ||||||||
| Pelle Lindbergh Memorial | Luke Richardson | ||||||||
| Yanick Dupre Memorial | Keith Jones | ||||||||
Records
| NHL player | |||||||||
| Player | Record | Mark | |||||||
| Andy Delmore | Goals by a defenseman, one playoff game | 3[3] | |||||||
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1999–2000 season.
Trades
Other transactions
| Date | Player | Team (League) | Notes |
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| Signed via free agency | |||
| July 22, 1999 | Dean Melanson | Buffalo (NHL) | 2 years |
| August 2, 1999 | Mike Maneluk | NY Rangers (NHL) | 1 year |
| October 19, 1999 | Ulf Samuelsson | Detroit (NHL) | 2 years |
| February 15, 2000 | Zarley Zalapski | Utah (IHL) | 1 year |
| Lost via free agency | |||
| August 18, 1999 | Chris Joseph | Ottawa (NHL) | |
| September 3, 1999 | Steve Duchesne | Detroit (NHL) | |
| September 22, 1999 | Richard Park | Utah (IHL) | |
| December 19, 1999 | Roman Vopat | Essen (DEL) | released |
| Lost in 1999 NHL Expansion Draft | |||
| June 25, 1999 | Jody Hull | Atlanta (NHL) | |
| Retirement | |||
| September 6, 1999 | Ron Hextall | — | |
| n/a | Dan Kordic | — | |
| Re-signed | |||
| June 30, 1999 | Eric Lindros | — | 1 year |
| July 18, 1999 | Keith Jones | — | 3 years |
| July 29, 1999 | Sandy McCarthy | — | 1 year |
| July 29, 1999 | Mikael Renberg | — | 1 year |
| August 5, 1999 | Dan McGillis | — | 2 years |
| August 18, 1999 | Karl Dykhuis | — | 3 years |
| September 3, 1999 | Daymond Langkow | — | 2 years |
| September 6, 1999 | Craig Berube | — | 1 year |
| September 6, 1999 | Valeri Zelepukin | — | 1 year |
| January 23, 2000 | Keith Primeau | — | 3 years, $22.7 million |
| Signed to Entry Level contracts | |||
| August 3, 1999 | Ruslan Fedotenko | Sioux City (USHL) | Undrafted free agent |
| August 20, 1999 | Simon Gagne | Quebec (QMJHL) | Drafted 22nd overall, 1998 |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts.[6]
| Rnd | # | Player | Position | Nationality | Drafted from |
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| 1 | 22 | Maxime Ouellet | Goaltender |  Canada
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Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 119 | Jeff Feniak | Defenseman | Canada
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Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 6 | 160 | Konstantin Rudenko | Forward |  Russia
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Severstal Cherepovets (RUS) |
| 7 | 200 | Pavel Kasparik | Center |  Czech Republic
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IHC Pisek (CZE) |
| 7 | 208 | Vaclav Pletka | Left Wing | Czech Republic
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HC Oceláři Třinec (CZE) |
| 8 | 224 | David Nystrom | Right Wing |  Sweden
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Frölunda HC (Elitserien) |
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[7][8]
See also
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 · Playoff Results
- Specific
- ^ FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
- ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ May 7, 2000, vs. Pittsburgh.
- ^ Washburn did not play required number of games so no pick was required.
- ^ White did not play required number of games so no pick was required.
- ^ hockeydb.com, 1999 NHL Entry Draft
- ^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
- ^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1999–2000
External links
- Michael Farber (2000–04–10). "Team Turmoil". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2011–06–26.
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