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1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers
Campbell Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Campbell
1976–77 record48–16–16
Home record33–6–1
Road record15–10–15
Goals for323 (2nd)
Goals against213 (3rd)
Team information
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainBobby Clarke
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Indians (AHL)[2]
Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL)[3]
Team leaders
GoalsRick MacLeish (49)
AssistsBobby Clarke (63)
PointsRick MacLeish (97)
Penalty minutesPaul Holmgren (201)
Plus/minusAndre Dupont (+57)
WinsBernie Parent (35)
Goals against averageWayne Stephenson (2.31)

The 1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished first in the Patrick Division with a record of 48 wins, 16 losses, and 16 ties for 112 points.

Regular season

Dethroned, the heyday of the Broad Street Bullies came to an end, as prior to the 1976–77 season, tough-guy Dave Schultz was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Despite a slight drop-off in performance, the Flyers dominated the Patrick Division with what proved to be their 4th straight division title.

Season standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 48 16 16 323 213 112
New York Islanders 80 47 21 12 288 193 106
Atlanta Flames 80 34 34 12 264 265 80
New York Rangers 80 29 37 14 272 310 72

[4]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

After disposing of Toronto — after which series Toronto coach Red Kelly claimed "I don't think I'd call [Bobby] Clarke dirty — mean is a better word" — in six games, the Flyers found themselves in the semifinals for the fifth consecutive season. Pitted against Boston, the Flyers lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime and would not return home as they were swept in four straight games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1976–77 regular season
October: 7–3–2, 16 Points (Home: 7–2–0; Road: 0–1–2)
November: 5–4–2, 12 Points (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 1–4–1)
December: 10–0–4, 24 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 4–0–4)
January: 7–3–4, 18 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–2–4)
February: 9–3–0, 18 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)
March: 9–3–3, 21 Points (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 4–0–3)
April: 1–0–1, 3 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–1)

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

Playoffs

1977 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - Flyers win 4–2
Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins - Bruins 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
19 Rick MacLeish 27 C 80 49 48 97 46 42 10 4 9 13 2
16 Bobby Clarke 27 C 80 27 63 90 39 71 10 5 5 10 8
12 Gary Dornhoefer 33 RW 79 25 34 59 47 85 9 1 0 1 22
10 Mel Bridgman 21 C 70 19 38 57 35 120 7 1 0 1 8
18 Ross Lonsberry 29 LW 75 23 32 55 42 43 10 1 2 3 29
7 Bill Barber 24 LW 73 20 35 55 32 62 10 1 4 5 2
3 Tom Bladon 24 D 80 10 43 53 34 39 10 1 3 4 4
26 Orest Kindrachuk 26 C 78 15 36 51 22 79 10 2 1 3 0
27 Reggie Leach 26 RW 77 32 14 46 6 23 10 4 5 9 0
9 Bob Kelly 26 LW 73 22 24 46 27 117 10 0 1 1 18
11 Don Saleski 27 RW 74 22 16 38 24 33 10 0 0 0 12
14 Joe Watson 33 D 77 4 26 30 29 39 10 0 0 0 2
6 Andre Dupont 27 D 59 10 19 29 57 168 10 1 1 2 35
17 Paul Holmgren 21 RW 59 14 12 26 10 201 10 1 1 2 25
20 Jimmy Watson 24 D 71 3 23 26 34 35 10 1 2 3 2
22 Harvey Bennett† 24 C 51 12 8 20 −9 60 4 0 0 0 2
2 Bob Dailey† 23 D 32 5 14 19 16 38 10 4 9 13 15
5, 29 Larry Goodenough‡ 24 D 32 4 13 17 15 21 — — — — —
25 Terry Murray‡ 26 D 36 0 13 13 21 14 — — — — —
5 Rick Lapointe† 21 D 22 1 8 9 20 39 10 0 0 0 7
37 Al Hill† 21 LW 9 2 4 6 6 27 — — — — —
29 Jack McIlhargey‡ 24 D 40 2 1 3 6 164 — — — — —
23 Bill Collins‡ 33 RW 9 1 1 2 −1 4 — — — — —
28 Drew Callander 20 C 2 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
30 Gary Inness 27 G 6 0 1 1 N/A 0 — — — — —
4 Mark Suzor 20 D 4 0 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
1 Bernie Parent 31 G 61 0 0 0 N/A 0 3 0 0 0 0
35 Wayne Stephenson 32 G 21 0 0 0 N/A 4 9 0 0 0 2
21 John Paddock 22 RW 5 0 0 0 0 9 — — — — —
15 Terry Crisp 33 C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
23 Norm Barnes 23 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
31 Bob Ritchie‡ 21 LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Goaltenders

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP W L T SO GA SV% GAA MIN GP W L SO GA SV% GAA MIN
1 Bernie Parent 31 61 35 13 12 5 159 .897 2.71 3525 3 0 3 0 8 .814 3.90 123
35 Wayne Stephenson 32 21 12 3 2 3 41 .916 2.31 1065 9 4 3 1 23 .900 2.59 532
30 Gary Inness 27 6 1 0 2 0 9 .904 2.57 210 — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Tom Bladon [5]
Bobby Clarke
Gary Dornhoefer
Rick MacLeish
Bernie Parent
Fred Shero (Coach)
Jim Watson
Joe Watson
Team awards[6]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Andre Dupont
Class Guy Award Gary Dornhoefer

Records

  •   *  NHL record
  •  **  Tied for NHL record
Team single season records
Record Total
Ties at home 1
(tied in 1985–86)
Ties on the road 15*
Individual regular season single game records
Record Player Total Date and opponent
Most points, first NHL game Al Hill 5*
(two goals, three assists) 		February 14, 1977 vs. St. Louis Blues

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 17, 1976, the day after the deciding game of the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 14, 1977, the day of the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals.[7]

Trades

Date Details Ref
September 29, 1976 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations[a] 		To Los Angeles Kings
Dave Schultz 		[8]
November 24, 1976 To Philadelphia Flyers
Harvey Bennett 		To Washington Capitals
cash 		[9]
December 4, 1976 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Washington Capitals
Bill Collins 		[10]
January 20, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Dailey 		To Vancouver Canucks
Larry Goodenough
Jack McIlhargey 		[11]
February 17, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Korney
Rick Lapointe 		To Detroit Red Wings
Steve Coates
Dave Kelly
Terry Murray
Bob Ritchie 		[12]
Trade notes
  • a The Flyers later received a 1977 4th-round pick and a 1978 2nd-round pick.

Signings

Free agency

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Contract details Ref
October 20, 1976 Bill Collins New York Rangers [13]
October 22, 1976 Al Hill Victoria Cougars (WCHL) [14]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date Player Previous team (league) Draft Contract details Ref
June 16, 1976 Mark Suzor Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 1976 1st-round pick multi-year [15]
June 16, 1976 Drew Callander Regina Pats (WCHL) 1976 2nd-round pick multi-year [15]
June 16, 1976 Craig Hanmer Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) 1976 3rd-round pick multi-year [15]
June 16, 1976 Dave Hynek Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) 1976 4th-round pick multi-year [15]

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 Notes Ref
N/A Serge Lajeunesse — Retirement [16]
N/A Larry Wright Düsseldorfer EG (Bundesliga) Free agency [17]
October 1976 Terry Crisp — Retirement Played two games during season [18]
November 16, 1976 Wayne Stephenson* — Retirement Un-retired on December 7 [19][20]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec on June 1, 1976.[21]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1976 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) GP G A Pts PIM W L T GAA
1 17 Mark Suzor Defense  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA) 64 4 16 20 60 — — — —
2 35 Drew Callander Center  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL) 39 6 2 8 7 — — — —
3 53 Craig Hanmer Defense  United States Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) — — — — — — — — —
4 71 Dave Hynek Defense  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA) — — — — — — — — —
5 89 Robin Lang Defense  Canada Cornell Big Red (ECAC) — — — — — — — — —
6 107 Paul Klasinski Left Wing  United States St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) — — — — — — — — —
7 117 Ray Kurpis Right Wing  United States Austin Mavericks (MJHL) — — — — — — — — —

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Springfield Indians of the AHL[2][22] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[3]

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ^ "30th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  8. ^ Dunn, Art (September 30, 1976). "Schultz traded". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Harvey Bennett - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Bill Collins - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "no title". The Des Moines Register. January 21, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Richard Lapointe - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Flyers sign winger Bill Collins". UPI. Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Alan Hill - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ a b c d "TRANSACTIONS". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 17, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Serge Lajeunesse career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". HockeyDraftCentral. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  17. ^ "Larry Wright career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". HockeyDraftCentral. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  18. ^ "Terry Crisp - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Flyer goalie retires". UPI. The Lowell Sun. November 17, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Wayne Stephenson rejoins Flyers". AP. Ottawa Journal. December 8, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  22. ^ "AHL Season Overview: 1976–77". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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