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1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers
Division3rd West
1970–71 record28–33–17
Home record20–10–9
Road record8–23–8
Goals for207 (12th)
Goals against225 (8th)
Team information
PresidentJoe Scott
General managerKeith Allen
CoachVic Stasiuk
CaptainEd Van Impe
Alternate captainsJean-Guy Gendron
Bill Sutherland
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance14,131[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Quebec Aces
Flint Generals
Jersey Devils
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Clarke (27)
AssistsBobby Clarke (36)
PointsBobby Clarke (63)
Penalty minutesGary Dornhoefer (93)
Plus/minusWayne Hillman (+12)
WinsDoug Favell (16)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.66)

The 1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Chicago Black Hawks in a four-game sweep.

Regular season

Bobby Clarke led the team in goals (27), assists (36), and points (63) in his second season.

Season standings

West Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 78 49 20 9 277 184 +93 107
2 St. Louis Blues 78 34 25 19 223 208 +15 87
3 Philadelphia Flyers 78 28 33 17 207 225 −18 73
4 Minnesota North Stars 78 28 34 16 191 223 −32 72
5 Los Angeles Kings 78 25 40 13 239 303 −64 63
6 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 21 37 20 221 240 −19 62
7 California Golden Seals 78 20 53 5 199 320 −121 45


Playoffs

The Flyers were swept in four games by the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round. Even though the team had improved their record in his second season behind the bench, head coach Vic Stasiuk was replaced by Fred Shero in the off-season.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1970–71 regular season
October: 5–3–1, 11 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
November: 5–6–1, 11 Points (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 1–3–0)
December: 2–8–3, 7 Points (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 0–6–2)
January: 7–5–4, 18 Points (Home: 5–3–2; Road: 2–2–2)
February: 5–6–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–5–1)
March: 3–5–5, 11 Points (Home: 2–0–4; Road: 1–5–1)
April: 1–0–2, 4 Points (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 0–0–1)

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

Playoffs

1971 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Black Hawks win 4–0

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = 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
16 Bobby Clarke 21 C 77 27 36 63 9 78 4 0 0 0 2
21 Serge Bernier 23 RW 77 23 28 51 −7 77 4 1 1 2 0
20 Jim Johnson 28 C 66 16 29 45 −10 16 4 0 2 2 0
7 Andre Lacroix 25 C 78 20 22 42 −9 12 4 0 2 2 0
12 Gary Dornhoefer 27 RW 57 20 20 40 3 93 2 0 0 0 4
11 Jean-Guy Gendron 36 LW 76 20 16 36 −9 46 4 0 1 1 0
18 Bill Lesuk 24 LW 78 17 19 36 −5 81 4 1 0 1 8
9 Bob Kelly 20 LW 76 14 18 32 7 70 4 1 0 1 2
17 Simon Nolet 29 RW 74 9 19 28 −1 42 4 2 1 3 0
4 Barry Ashbee 31 D 64 4 23 27 3 44 — — — — —
10 Cliff Schmautz† 31 RW 30 8 12 20 3 23 — — — — —
3 Larry Hillman 33 D 73 3 13 16 9 39 4 0 2 2 2
15 Garry Peters 28 C 73 6 7 13 −14 69 4 1 1 2 15
8 Lew Morrison 22 RW 78 5 7 12 −12 25 4 0 0 0 2
6 Wayne Hillman 32 D 69 5 7 12 12 47 — — — — —
23 Larry Hale 29 D 70 1 11 12 −18 34 4 0 0 0 2
5 Brent Hughes 27 D 30 1 10 11 −6 21 4 0 0 0 6
2 Ed Van Impe 30 D 77 0 11 11 −13 80 4 0 1 1 8
14 Joe Watson 27 D 57 3 7 10 9 50 1 0 0 0 0
19 Rick MacLeish† 21 LW 26 2 4 6 −4 19 4 1 0 1 0
19 Earl Heiskala 28 LW 41 2 1 3 −9 72 — — — — —
22 Danny Schock† 22 LW 14 1 2 3 1 0 — — — — —
30 Bernie Parent‡ 25 G 30 0 2 2 N/A 5 — — — — —
1 Doug Favell 25 G 44 0 1 1 N/A 9 2 0 0 0 0
30 Bruce Gamble† 32 G 11 0 0 0 N/A 0 2 0 0 0 0
25 Jim Mair 24 D 2 0 0 0 −1 0 3 1 2 3 4
22 George Swarbrick 28 RW 2 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — —
25 Willie Brossart 21 D 1 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — —
10 Bill Sutherland‡ 36 LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
4 Ralph MacSweyn 28 D — — — — — — 4 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = 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 GP W L T SO GA SV% GAA MIN GP W L SO GA SV% GAA MIN
1 Doug Favell 25 44 16 15 9 2 108 .915 2.66 2434 2 0 2 0 8 .867 4.00 120
30 Bernie Parent‡ 25 30 9 12 6 2 73 .912 2.76 1586 — — — — — — — —
30 Bruce Gamble† 32 11 3 6 2 0 37 .901 3.36 660 2 0 2 0 12 .821 6.00 120

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Bobby Clarke [3]

Records

Team

Franchise team records set during the 1970–71 season
Record Type Total Refs
Fewest wins, playoffs Season 0[a] [4]

Milestones

Franchise firsts[5]
Milestone Player Details Date Ref
Natural hat-trick Gary Dornhoefer 1: Even-strength goal at 10:07 of the second period against Chris Worthy March 6, 1971 [6]
2: Even-strength goal at 0:26 of the third period against Worthy
3: Even-strength goal at 1:11 of the third period against Worthy

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1970, the day after the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 18, 1971, the day of the deciding game of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals.[7]

Trades

Date Details Ref
May 20, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brent Hughes 		To Los Angeles Kings
Mike Byers 		[8]
May 29, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Barry Ashbee 		To Hershey Bears (AHL)
Larry McKillop
player to be named later[b] 		[10]
June 12, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
George Swarbrick 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Terry Ball 		[11]
August 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Denver Spurs (WHL)
Claude LaForge 		[12]
August 10, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
loan for season 		To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Guy Dufour
January 31, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bruce Gamble
Mike Walton
1st-round pick in 1971 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bernie Parent
2nd-round pick in 1971 		[13]
January 31, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rick MacLeish
Danny Schock 		To Boston Bruins
Mike Walton 		[13]

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date Player Previous team (league) Contract details Ref
June 1970 Hugh Harvey Kingston Aces (OHA) [14]

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date Player Contract details Ref
August 13, 1970 Bill Lesuk [15]
September 7, 1970 Earl Heiskala [16]
September 7, 1970 Jim Johnson [16]
September 7, 1970 Lew Morrison [16]
September 9, 1970 Larry Hale [17]
September 9, 1970 Joe Watson [17]
October 5, 1970 Doug Favell [18]
October 5, 1970 Larry Hillman [18]
October 5, 1970 Wayne Hillman [18]

NHL Intra-League Draft

The 1970 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 9, 1970.[19][20] It cost $30,000 to make a claim.[20]

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1970 NHL Intra-League Draft[19][21]
Round Pick Player Selected by Selected from Notes
1 3 Bill Lesuk Philadelphia Flyers Boston Bruins Flyers removed Dick Cherry from protected list
Bruins claimed Cherry in lieu of cash

NHL Expansion Draft

The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 10, 1970.[22][23] It featured two expansion teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, selecting players from the 12 existing NHL teams.[22] Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.[22]

Philadelphia Flyers protection lists at the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft
Status Players
Protected[22] Barry Ashbee, Serge Bernier, Gary Dornhoefer, Doug Favell (G), Jean-Guy Gendron, Larry Hale, Earl Heiskala, Larry Hillman, Wayne Hillman, Brent Hughes (added after Fleming selection), Jim Johnson, Andre Lacroix, Bill Lesuk, Lew Morrison, Simon Nolet, Bernie Parent (G), Garry Peters (added after Paiement selection), Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson
Selections[24] Vancouver Canucks selected Rosaire Paiement 10th overall
Buffalo Sabres selected Reg Fleming 15th overall
Buffalo Sabres selected Gerry Meehan 29th overall

NHL Reverse Draft

The 1970 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 11, 1970.[25] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1970 NHL Reverse Draft[14][25]
Player Selected by Selected from Notes
Alain Caron San Diego Gulls (WHL) Montreal Canadiens Played entire 1970–71 season with San Diego
Hugh Harvey Hershey Bears (AHL) Philadelphia Flyers Played entire 1970–71 season with Oklahoma City (CHL)

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Date Player Claimed by Claimed from Ref
October 19, 1970 Bill Sutherland Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers [26]
December 28, 1970 Cliff Schmautz Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres [27]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1970.[28] The Flyers were without a first-round draft pick due to having traded it three years previously to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement.[29] The Bruins used the pick, fourth overall, to select Rick MacLeish, who the Flyers would acquire seven months later in a trade with the Bruins.

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1970 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) GP G A Pts PIM W L T GAA
2 18 Bill Clement Center  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA) 719 148 208 356 383 — — — —
3 32 Bob Kelly Left Wing  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA) 837 154 208 362 1454 — — — —
4 46 Jacques Lapierre Defense  Canada Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) — — — — — — — — —
5 60 Doug Kerslake Right Wing  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) — — — — — — — — —
6 74 Dennis Giannini Left Wing  Canada London Knights (OHA) — — — — — — — — —
7 87 Hank Nowak Left Wing  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA) 180 26 29 55 161 — — — —
8 99 Gary Cunningham Defense  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) — — — — — — — — —
9 109 Jean Daigle Left Wing  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) — — — — — — — — —

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,[30][31] the Flint Generals of the IHL,[32] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[32]

Notes

  1. ^ Tied total from the 1968–69 season and subsequently tied during the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons.
  2. ^ The player to be named later was Darryl Edestrand.[9]

References

General
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  2. ^ "1970–1971 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "24th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  4. ^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, pp. 335–340
  5. ^ "Flyers History – All-Time Firsts". P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Game Summary". P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015. 6-Mar-71 California Golden Seals 4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4
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  8. ^ "Sports in Brief". Chicago Tribune. May 21, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Barry Ashbee – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "no title". The Evening Sun. May 30, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Former Clipper Swarbrick Traded". AP. The News. June 13, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Claude Laforge – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ a b Plaisant, John (February 1, 1971). "Flyers deal Parent, hoping to help attack". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  15. ^ "FLYERS SIGN LESUK PHILADELPHIA". AP. The Post-Standard. August 13, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  17. ^ a b "Flyers Sign Veterans". UPI. The Raleigh Register. September 9, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ a b c "FLYERS SIGN BROTHERS". UPI. Ludington Daily News. October 6, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ a b Parsons, Mark (August 5, 2012). "1970 NHL Intra-League Draft". Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  20. ^ a b "Flyers Pick Bill Lesuk". AP. Pottstown Mercury. June 10, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "1970 NHL Intraleague Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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  27. ^ "Schmautz joins Flyers". UPI. Delaware County Daily Times. December 29, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  31. ^ "AHL Season Overview: 1970–71". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  32. ^ a b "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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