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1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers
Campbell Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Campbell
1979–80 record48–12–20
Home record27–5–8
Road record21–7–12
Goals for327 (2nd)
Goals against254 (7th)
Team information
General managerKeith Allen
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMel Bridgman
Alternate captainsNone[a]
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Maine Mariners
Toledo Goaldiggers
Hampton Aces
Team leaders
GoalsReggie Leach (50)
AssistsBobby Clarke (57)
Ken Linseman (57)
PointsKen Linseman (79)
Penalty minutesPaul Holmgren (267)
Plus/minusJimmy Watson (+53)
WinsPete Peeters (29)
Goals against averageRick St. Croix (2.00)

The 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). This team owns the longest unbeaten streak in major North American sports history in 35 consecutive games without a loss, from October 14 to January 6.[2][3][4][5] The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost in six games to the New York Islanders.

Off-season

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On August 10, 1979, Bobby Clarke was named a player-assistant coach.[6] In order to become an assistant coach, Clarke was required to give up the captaincy due to NHL rules.[7] Mel Bridgman was named Clarke's replacement as team captain on October 11.[8]

Regular season

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The Flyers went undefeated for a North American professional sports record 35 straight games (25–0–10), a record that still stands to this day.[2] In doing so, the Flyers wrapped up the Patrick Division title with 14 games to spare and the #1 overall seed in the playoffs.

Season standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 48 12 20 327 254 116
New York Islanders 80 39 28 13 281 247 91
New York Rangers 80 38 32 10 308 284 86
Atlanta Flames 80 35 32 13 282 269 83
Washington Capitals 80 27 40 13 261 293 67

[9]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.

League standings[10]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 48 12 20 327 254 116
2 y – Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 47 17 16 318 201 110
3 x – Montreal Canadiens NRS 80 47 20 13 328 240 107
4 Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 21 13 310 234 105
5 New York Islanders PTK 80 39 28 13 281 247 91
6 Minnesota North Stars ADM 80 36 28 16 311 253 88
7 x – Chicago Black Hawks SMY 80 34 27 19 241 250 87
8 New York Rangers PTK 80 38 32 10 308 284 86
9 Atlanta Flames PTK 80 35 32 13 282 269 83
10 St. Louis Blues SMY 80 34 34 12 266 278 80
11 Toronto Maple Leafs ADM 80 35 40 5 304 327 75
12 Los Angeles Kings NRS 80 30 36 14 290 313 74
13 Pittsburgh Penguins NRS 80 30 37 13 251 303 73
14 Hartford Whalers NRS 80 27 34 19 303 312 73
15 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 27 37 16 256 281 70
16 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 28 39 13 301 322 69
17 Washington Capitals PTK 80 27 40 13 261 293 67
18 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 26 43 11 268 306 63
19 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 25 44 11 248 313 61
20 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 20 49 11 214 314 51
21 Colorado Rockies SMY 80 19 48 13 234 308 51

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

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Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

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Vs. Wales Conference


Playoffs

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The Flyers' regular-season success continued into the playoffs, as the Flyers swept a young Wayne Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers in the first round, then went on to get revenge against Fred Shero and his Rangers by beating them in five before disposing of Minnesota in five to lock up a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers would ultimately lose in six games on Bob Nystrom's overtime Cup-winning goal. The result of the series was marred by controversy, as the Islanders were arguably offside on the play that resulted in their second goal in Game 6, but no call was made. Linesman Leon Stickle admitted after the game that he had blown the call.[12]

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1979–80 regular season[13]
October: 6–1–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 1–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 11 NY Islanders 2–5 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 13 Philadelphia 2–9 Atlanta Myre 13,358 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 14 Toronto 3–4 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 18 Atlanta 2–6 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 20 Philadelphia 7–3 Detroit Myre 15,417 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 21 Montreal 6–6 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 4–1–1 9 Recap
7 October 25 NY Rangers 2–5 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 5–1–1 11 Recap
8 October 28 Detroit 4–5 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 6–1–1 13 Recap
November: 11–0–2 (home: 6–0–0; road: 5–0–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
9 November 1 St. Louis 1–3 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 7–1–1 15 Recap
10 November 3 Philadelphia 5–3 Montreal Myre 17,012 8–1–1 17 Recap
11 November 4 Buffalo 1–3 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 9–1–1 19 Recap
12 November 7 Philadelphia 4–3 Quebec Myre 11,899 10–1–1 21 Recap
13 November 10 Philadelphia 5–2 NY Islanders Peeters 14,995 11–1–1 23 Recap
14 November 11 Vancouver 4–5 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 12–1–1 25 Recap
15 November 15 Edmonton 3–5 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 13–1–1 27 Recap
16 November 17 Philadelphia 3–3 St. Louis Peeters 12,723 13–1–2 28 Recap
17 November 21 Philadelphia 6–4 Los Angeles Peeters 10,030 14–1–2 30 Recap
18 November 23 Philadelphia 5–2 Vancouver Myre 16,413 15–1–2 32 Recap
19 November 24 Philadelphia 2–2 Edmonton Peeters 15,423 15–1–3 33 Recap
20 November 27 Hartford 2–6 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 16–1–3 35 Recap
21 November 29 Minnesota 4–6 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 17–1–3 37 Recap
December: 7–0–7 (home: 4–0–4; road: 3–0–3)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
22 December 1 Philadelphia 4–4 Toronto Myre 16,485 17–1–4 38 Recap
23 December 2 Detroit 4–4 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 17–1–5 39 Recap
24 December 4 Boston 2–2 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 17–1–6 40 Recap
25 December 6 Los Angeles 4–9 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 18–1–6 42 Recap
26 December 9 Chicago 4–4 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 18–1–7 43 Recap
27 December 13 Quebec 4–6 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 19–1–7 45 Recap
28 December 15 Buffalo 2–3 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 20–1–7 47 Recap
29 December 16 Philadelphia 1–1 NY Rangers Myre 17,404 20–1–8 48 Recap
30 December 20 Pittsburgh 1–1 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 20–1–9 49 Recap
31 December 22 Philadelphia 5–2 Boston Myre 14,673 21–1–9 51 Recap
32 December 23 Hartford 2–4 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 22–1–9 53 Recap
33 December 26 Philadelphia 4–4 Hartford Myre 7,627 22–1–10 54 Recap
34 December 28 Philadelphia 5–3 Winnipeg Peeters 16,038 23–1–10 56 Recap
35 December 29 Philadelphia 3–2 Colorado Myre 16,452 24–1–10 58 Recap
January: 10–2–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 6–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
36 January 4 Philadelphia 5–3 NY Rangers Myre 17,398 25–1–10 60 Recap
37 January 6 Philadelphia 4–2 Buffalo Peeters 16,433 26–1–10 62 Recap
38 January 7 Philadelphia 1–7 Minnesota Myre 15,962 26–2–10 62 Recap
39 January 10 Winnipeg 4–5 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 27–2–10 64 Recap
40 January 12 Philadelphia 3–4 Montreal Myre 18,091 27–3–10 64 Recap
41 January 13 St. Louis 1–1 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 27–3–11 65 Recap
42 January 15 Washington 4–7 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 28–3–11 67 Recap
43 January 17 Chicago 1–5 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 29–3–11 69 Recap
44 January 19 Philadelphia 4–4 Washington Myre 18,130 29–3–12 70 Recap
45 January 22 Philadelphia 3–1 St. Louis Peeters 17,453 30–3–12 72 Recap
46 January 23 Philadelphia 4–1 Chicago Myre 17,160 31–3–12 74 Recap
47 January 25 Philadelphia 5–4 Winnipeg Peeters 15,122 32–3–12 76 Recap
48 January 27 Philadelphia 5–3 Edmonton Peeters 15,423 33–3–12 78 Recap
49 January 31 Minnesota 2–4 Philadelphia St. Croix 17,077 34–3–12 80 Recap
February: 7–2–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
50 February 2 Philadelphia 4–0 Pittsburgh Peeters 16,033 35–3–12 82 Recap
51 February 3 Boston 3–3 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 35–3–13 83 Recap
52 February 7 Vancouver 4–1 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 35–4–13 83 Recap
53 February 9 Philadelphia 6–5 Detroit Peeters 19,353 36–4–13 85 Recap
54 February 10 Los Angeles 2–5 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 37–4–13 87 Recap
55 February 14 Winnipeg 1–5 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 38–4–13 89 Recap
56 February 17 Pittsburgh 5–6 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 39–4–13 91 Recap
57 February 19 Philadelphia 6–8 Colorado Peeters 11,563 39–5–13 91 Recap
58 February 22 Philadelphia 7–3 Vancouver Myre 16,341 40–5–13 93 Recap
59 February 23 Philadelphia 5–1 Los Angeles Peeters 16,005 41–5–13 95 Recap
60 February 27 Philadelphia 1–1 Buffalo Myre 16,433 41–5–14 96 Recap
March: 6–6–5 (home: 4–3–1; road: 2–3–4)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
61 March 1 Philadelphia 3–3 Toronto Myre 16,485 41–5–15 97 Recap
62 March 2 Montreal 5–1 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 41–6–15 97 Recap
63 March 4 Colorado 1–4 Philadelphia Peeters 17,007 42–6–15 99 Recap
64 March 6 NY Islanders 5–2 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 42–7–15 99 Recap
65 March 8 Philadelphia 6–2 Minnesota Peeters 15,701 43–7–15 101 Recap
66 March 9 Edmonton 3–5 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 44–7–15 103 Recap
67 March 11 Philadelphia 4–3 Pittsburgh Peeters 9,972 45–7–15 105 Recap
68 March 12 Philadelphia 6–6 Chicago Myre 17,306 45–7–16 106 Recap
69 March 15 Philadelphia 3–4 Atlanta Peeters 15,156 45–8–16 106 Recap
70 March 16 Colorado 4–4 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 45–8–17 107 Recap
71 March 20 Toronto 3–0 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 45–9–17 107 Recap
72 March 21 Philadelphia 5–5 Hartford Myre 14,460 45–9–18 108 Recap
73 March 23 Philadelphia 2–7 Boston Peeters 14,673 45–10–18 108 Recap
74 March 25 Philadelphia 2–5 NY Islanders Myre 14,995 45–11–18 108 Recap
75 March 27 Quebec 2–5 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 46–11–18 110 Recap
76 March 29 Philadelphia 3–3 Washington Myre 18,130 46–11–19 111 Recap
77 March 30 Atlanta 2–4 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 47–11–19 113 Recap
April: 1–1–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–0–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
78 April 1 Philadelphia 3–3 Quebec Myre 10,706 47–11–20 114 Recap
79 April 3 Washington 2–4 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 48–11–20 116 Recap
80 April 6 NY Rangers 8–3 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 48–12–20 116 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1980 Stanley Cup playoffs[13]
Preliminary Round vs. Edmonton Oilers - Flyers win 3–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 Edmonton 3–4 Philadelphia OT Peeters 17,077 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 9 Edmonton 1–5 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 Flyers lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 11 Philadelphia 3–2 Edmonton OT Myre 15,423 Flyers win 3–0 Recap
Quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers – Flyers win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 16 NY Rangers 1–2 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 17 NY Rangers 1–4 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 Flyers lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 19 Philadelphia 3–0 NY Rangers Peeters 17,374 Flyers lead 3–0 Recap
4 April 20 Philadelphia 2–4 NY Rangers Peeters 17,368 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 22 NY Rangers 1–3 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 Flyers win 4–1 Recap
Semifinals vs. Minnesota North Stars – Flyers win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 29 Minnesota 6–5 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 North Stars lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 1 Minnesota 0–7 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 4 Philadelphia 5–3 Minnesota Myre 15,706 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 6 Philadelphia 3–2 Minnesota Myre 15,650 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 8 Minnesota 3–7 Philadelphia Myre 17,077 Flyers win 4–1 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. New York Islanders – Islanders win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 13 NY Islanders 4–3 Philadelphia OT Peeters 17,077 Islanders lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 15 NY Islanders 3–8 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 17 Philadelphia 2–6 NY Islanders Myre 14,995 Islanders lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 19 Philadelphia 2–5 NY Islanders Peeters 14,995 Islanders lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 22 NY Islanders 3–6 Philadelphia Peeters 17,077 Islanders lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 24 Philadelphia 4–5 NY Islanders OT Peeters 14,995 Islanders win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14 Ken Linseman C 80 22 57 79 26 107 17 4 18 22 13 40
27 Reggie Leach RW 76 50 26 76 40 28 19 9 7 16 8 6
26 Brian Propp LW 80 34 41 75 45 54 19 5 10 15 12 29
7 Bill Barber LW 79 40 32 72 39 17 19 12 9 21 10 23
16 Bobby Clarke C 76 12 57 69 42 65 19 8 12 20 10 16
19 Rick MacLeish LW 78 31 35 66 23 28 19 9 6 15 1 2
17 Paul Holmgren RW 74 30 35 65 35 267 18 10 10 20 15 47
10 Mel Bridgman C 74 16 31 47 13 136 19 2 9 11 8 70
2 Bob Dailey D 61 13 26 39 30 71 19 4 13 17 9 22
9 Bob Kelly LW 75 15 20 35 19 122 19 1 1 2 −1 38
3 Behn Wilson D 61 9 25 34 21 212 19 4 9 13 6 66
11 Dennis Ververgaert RW 58 14 17 31 9 24 2 0 0 0 −3 0
15 Al Hill LW 61 16 10 26 14 53 19 3 5 8 3 19
25 Norm Barnes D 59 4 21 25 23 59 10 0 0 0 −2 8
20 Jimmy Watson D 71 5 18 23 53 51 15 0 4 4 16 20
22 Tom Gorence RW 51 8 13 21 7 15 15 3 3 6 6 18
28[b] Mike Busniuk D 71 2 18 20 39 93 19 2 4 6 17 23
12 John Paddock LW 32 3 7 10 −4 36 3 2 0 2 0 0
6 Andre Dupont D 58 1 7 8 37 107 19 0 4 4 21 50
5 Frank Bathe D 47 0 7 7 7 111 1 0 0 0 −1 0
29 Jack McIlhargey† D 26 0 4 4 7 95 9 0 0 0 1 25
23 Dave Gardner† C 2 1 1 2 1 0 — — — — — —
21 Gary Morrison RW 3 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 2 2
21 Don Gillen RW 1 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
34 Dennis Patterson D 3 0 1 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
8 Blake Wesley D 2 0 1 1 −3 2 — — — — — —
31 Phil Myre G 41 0 0 0 37 6 0 0 0 0
33 Pete Peeters G 40 0 0 0 28 13 0 0 0 2
30 Rick St. Croix G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33 Pete Peeters 40 39 29 5 5 1061 108 2.73 .898 1 2,370 13 13 8 5 377 37 2.79 .902 1 797
31 Phil Myre 41 40 18 7 15 1127 141 3.58 .875 0 2,363 6 6 5 1 201 16 2.50 .920 1 384
30 Rick St. Croix 1 1 1 0 0 25 2 2.00 .920 0 60 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Jack Adams Award Pat Quinn [14]
Lester Patrick Trophy[c] Bobby Clarke [15]
Ed Snider
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Bill Barber [16][17]
Norm Barnes
Reggie Leach[d]
Rick MacLeish
Pete Peeters
Brian Propp
Jimmy Watson
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Norm Barnes [18]
Class Guy Award Andre Dupont [18]

Records

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

The 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers set the NHL record and North American pro sports record undefeated streak of 35 games, 25 wins and 10 ties, from October 14 to January 6.[19] Likewise, they set team records for longest home undefeated streak at 26 games (October 11 to February 3) and longest road undefeated streak at 16 games (October 20 to January 6).[20][21] Among other team records set during the regular season was the most powerplay goals allowed in a single game (6 on February 19) and the most penalties in a single game (38 on February 22).[22][23] Their twelve losses and seven road losses on the season are the fewest in franchise history.[24]

The Flyers set a number of franchise records during their semifinal playoff series with the Minnesota North Stars. On May 1, Bob Dailey tied a team record for most assists during a playoff game (4) and set the team record for points by a defenseman during a playoff game (5).[25][26] Team records were also tied for most powerplay goals in a single game (4) and single period (3) during the same game.[27][28] Bill Barber's three shorthanded goals during the series is tied for an NHL record, as is the same total for most shorthanded goals in a playoff year.[29][30]

Another series mark which tied the NHL record was the 15 powerplay goals allowed against the New York Islanders during the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals.[31] Barber’s four game-winning goals is also tied for a team playoff year record and defenseman Andre Dupont’s +21 plus-minus rating is the team record.[32][33] The Flyers nine home wins during the playoffs is tied for the most in team history.[24]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Brian Propp October 11, 1979 [34]
Blake Wesley October 13, 1979
Mike Busniuk October 20, 1979
Don Gillen January 27, 1980
Gary Morrison February 17, 1980
600th assist Bobby Clarke October 14, 1979 [35]

Transactions

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The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 22, 1979, the day after the deciding game of the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1980, the day of the deciding game of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals.[36]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 7, 1979 (1979-06-07) To Philadelphia Flyers
To St. Louis Blues
[37]
August 16, 1979 (1979-08-16) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 1981
 To Washington Capitals
[38]
September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Conditional 3rd or 4th-round pick in 1981[e]
 To Detroit Red Wings
[39]
January 2, 1980 (1980-01-02) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
  • cash
 [40]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09) Dennis Sobchuk Edmonton Oilers Reclamation[f] [39][41]
August 8, 1979 (1979-08-08) Dennis Patterson Maine Mariners (AHL) Free agency [42]
September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04) Fred Williams Philadelphia Firebirds (AHL) Free agency [43]
September 28, 1979 (1979-09-28) Greg Adams Victoria Cougars (WHL) Free agency [44]
October 10, 1979 (1979-10-10) Sam St. Laurent Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) Free agency [45]
October 25, 1979 (1979-10-25) Tim Kerr Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) Free agency [46]
October 28, 1979 (1979-10-28) Marc-Andre Marchand Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) 3-year Free agency [47]
October 31, 1979 (1979-10-31) Dan Barber Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) Free agency [48]
January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21) Dave Gardner Binghamton Dusters (AHL) Free agency [49]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via Ref
May 31, 1979 (1979-05-31) Bernie Parent Retirement [50]
June 9, 1979 (1979-06-09) Serge Beaudoin Atlanta Flames[g] Reclamation [41][51]
Ron Chipperfield Edmonton Oilers Reclamation [41][52]
John McKenzie[h] Reclamation [41][53]
Michel Parizeau[i] Reclamation [41][55]
June 13, 1979 (1979-06-13) Jim Cunningham Winnipeg Jets Expansion draft [41][56]
Dave Hoyda Winnipeg Jets Expansion draft [41][56]
Bernie Johnston Hartford Whalers Expansion draft [41][56]
M. F. Schurman Hartford Whalers Expansion draft [41][56]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
June 12, 1979 (1979-06-12) Frank Bathe multi-year
September 4, 1979 (1979-09-04) Lindsay Carson [43]
Don Gillen [43]
Brian Propp multi-year [43]
Blake Wesley [43]
Gord Williams [43]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1979 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, on August 9, 1979.[57]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 14 Brian Propp Left wing  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
2 22 Blake Wesley Defense  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) [j]
2 35 Pelle Lindbergh Goaltender  Sweden AIK (Elitserien)
3 56 Lindsay Carson Center  Canada Billings Bighorns (WHL)
4 77 Don Gillen Right wing  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5 98 Thomas Eriksson Defense  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
6 119 Gord Williams Forward  Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)

Farm teams

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The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL,[59][60] the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL,[61] and the Hampton Aces of the Eastern Hockey League.[61]

Notes

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  1. ^ The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
  2. ^ Busniuk wore number 21 in his first game.
  3. ^ Former Flyers coach Fred Shero also given award
  4. ^ Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
  5. ^ Received 4th-round pick.
  6. ^ Originally drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, Sobchuk was reclaimed from Edmonton prior to the Expansion draft.
  7. ^ Since Beaudoin's 1978–79 WHA team, the Birmingham Bulls, was not one of the four teams accepted into the NHL, he became a free agent and signed with Atlanta on August 15.
  8. ^ McKenzie was not reclaimed from the Hartford Whalers and retired.
  9. ^ Parizeau was not reclaimed from Edmonton and retired. He was named the head coach of the Syracuse Firebirds on September 5.[54]
  10. ^ The Flyers traded the 1978 second-round pick acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in the 1976 Dave Schultz trade to the Colorado Rockies for the Rockies' 1979 second-round pick, 22nd overall, on June 15, 1978.[58]

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