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1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd Patrick
Conference3rd Campbell
1980–81 record41–24–15
Home record23–9–8
Road record18–15–7
Goals for313 (11th)
Goals against249 (2nd)
Team information
General managerKeith Allen
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMel Bridgman
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Maine Mariners (AHL)[2]
Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL)[3]
Team leaders
GoalsBill Barber (43)
AssistsBehn Wilson (47)
PointsBill Barber (85)
Penalty minutesPaul Holmgren (306)
Plus/minusTerry Murray (+46)
WinsPete Peeters (22)
Goals against averageRick St. Croix (2.49)

The 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After finishing second in the Patrick Division, the Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games.

Regular season

Bobby Clarke wore the number 16 throughout his entire NHL career except for two games during the 1980–81 season.[4] Prior to a road game on February 27, 1981,[5] Clarke's jersey was stolen.[4] Clarke wore the only other jersey available, number 36,[4] in the next two games.[5][6] A month later, Clarke hit a personal milestone in memorable fashion. On March 19 during a game against the Boston Bruins, a Reggie Leach slapshot struck Clarke.[7] After leaving the ice, he re-appeared moments later stitched up and with his jersey covered in blood.[7] 31 seconds into the third period Clarke beat Bruins goalie Marco Baron for his 19th goal of the season[8] and his 1000th career point.[7]

Season standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Islanders 80 48 18 14 355 260 110
Philadelphia Flyers 80 41 24 15 313 249 97
Calgary Flames 80 39 27 14 329 298 92
New York Rangers 80 30 36 14 312 317 74
Washington Capitals 80 26 36 18 286 317 70

[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.

Playoffs

After a tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques, the Flyers moved on to face the Calgary Flames in the quarterfinals. After falling behind 3 games to 1, they managed to force a Game 7 by winning the next two games. The Flyers lost Game 7, 4–1, at the Spectrum.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1980–81 regular season
October: 7–3–1, 15 Points (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–1–0)
November: 10–2–3, 23 Points (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 4–2–2)
December: 7–4–1, 15 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–3–1)
January: 6–5–3, 15 Points (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 4–3–2)
February: 6–5–2, 14 Points (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 4–4–0)
March: 5–4–4, 14 Points (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 1–2–2)
April: 0–1–1, 1 Points (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 0–0–0)

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

Playoffs

1981 Stanley Cup playoffs
Preliminary Round vs. Quebec Nordiques - Flyers win 3–2
Quarterfinals vs. Calgary Flames - Flames win 4–3

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
7 Bill Barber 28 LW 80 43 42 85 6 69 12 11 5 16 0
19 Rick MacLeish 31 LW 78 38 36 74 22 25 12 5 5 10 0
27 Reggie Leach 30 RW 79 34 36 70 21 59 9 0 0 0 2
14, 26 Brian Propp 21 LW 79 26 40 66 27 110 12 6 6 12 32
16, 36 Bobby Clarke 31 C 80 19 46 65 17 140 12 3 3 6 6
3 Behn Wilson 22 D 77 16 47 63 39 237 12 2 10 12 36
17 Paul Holmgren 25 RW 77 22 37 59 12 306 12 5 9 14 49
10 Mel Bridgman 25 C 77 14 37 51 28 195 12 2 4 6 39
14, 26 Ken Linseman 22 C 51 17 30 47 9 150 12 4 16 20 67
12 Tim Kerr 21 C/RW 68 22 23 45 3 84 10 1 3 4 2
22 Tom Gorence 23 RW 79 24 18 42 17 46 12 3 2 5 29
2 Bob Dailey 27 D 53 7 27 34 8 141 7 0 1 1 18
15 Al Hill 25 LW 57 10 15 25 11 45 12 2 4 6 18
24 Terry Murray 30 D 71 1 17 18 46 53 12 2 1 3 10
21 Gary Morrison 25 RW 33 1 13 14 10 68 — — — — —
8 Thomas Eriksson 21 D 24 1 10 11 4 14 7 0 2 2 6
6 Blake Wesley 21 D 50 3 7 10 13 107 — — — — —
11, 43 Ron Flockhart 20 C 14 3 7 10 6 11 3 1 0 1 2
9, 29, 35 Glen Cochrane 23 D 31 1 8 9 3 219 6 1 1 2 18
18 Yves Preston 24 LW 19 4 2 6 1 4 — — — — —
28 Mike Busniuk 29 D 72 1 5 6 27 204 6 0 1 1 11
20 Jimmy Watson 28 D 18 2 2 4 14 6 — — — — —
9, 34, 35, 36 Reid Bailey 24 D 17 1 3 4 8 55 12 0 2 2 23
25, 36 Greg Adams 20 LW 6 3 0 3 0 8 — — — — —
5 Frank Bathe 26 D 44 0 3 3 −3 175 12 0 3 3 16
25 Norm Barnes‡ 27 D 22 0 3 3 −3 18 — — — — —
33 Pete Peeters 23 G 40 0 1 1 N/A 8 3 0 0 0 19
30 Rick St. Croix 26 G 27 0 1 1 N/A 0 9 0 0 0 2
30, 31 Phil Myre‡ 32 G 16 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — —
29 Jack McIlhargey‡ 28 D 3 0 0 0 2 22 — — — — —
23 Paul Evans 26 C 1 0 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
33 Pete Peeters 23 40 22 15 5 2 115 .897 2.96 2333 3 2 1 0 12 .815 4.00 180
30 Rick St. Croix 26 27 13 7 6 2 65 .913 2.49 1567 9 4 5 1 27 .892 2.99 541
30, 31 Phil Myre‡ 32 16 6 5 4 0 61 .864 4.07 900 — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Bob Dailey participated in the All Star Game and won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers top defenseman during the 1980–81 season.
League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
NHL Second All-Star Team Bill Barber (Left Wing) [10]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Bill Barber [11]
Bob Dailey
Paul Holmgren
Pete Peeters
Pat Quinn (Coach)
Behn Wilson
Team awards[12]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Bob Dailey
Class Guy Award Bill Barber

Records

  •   *  NHL record
  •  **  Tied for NHL record
Team single season records
Record Total
Most penalties in minutes 2,621
Individual post season single game records
Record Player Total Date and opponent
Most assists Ken Linseman 4 April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames
(tied five times by five different players)
Most assists, one period Ken Linseman 3** April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames
(tied five times by five different players)
Team post season single game records
Record Total Date and opponent
Goals for 9 April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames
Goals for, one period 5 April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames
(tied four times)

Milestones

Individual career milestones[13]
Milestone Player Details Date Ref
1000th point Bobby Clarke Even-strength goal at 0:31 of the third period against Marco Baron March 19, 1981 [14]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1980, the day after the deciding game of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 21, 1981, the day of the deciding game of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades

Phil Myre was traded to Colorado on February 26, 1981.
Date Details Ref
June 11, 1980 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ron Areshenkoff
10th-round pick in 1980 		To Edmonton Oilers
Barry Dean 		[16]
August 11, 1980 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Quebec Nordiques
John Paddock 		[17]
August 21, 1980 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 1982 		To Washington Capitals
Bob Kelly 		[18]
September 15, 1980 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 1981
cash 		To Quebec Nordiques
Andre Dupont 		[19]
November 21, 1980 To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 1982 		To Hartford Whalers
Norm Barnes
Jack McIlhargey 		[20]
February 26, 1981 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash 		To Colorado Rockies
Phil Myre 		[21]

Signings

Free agency

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Contract details Notes Ref
July 2, 1980 Ron Flockhart Regina Pats (WCHL) [22]
February 17, 1981 Ilkka Sinisalo HIFK (SM-liiga) Contract begins with 1981–82 season [23]
March 6, 1981 Dave Logan Vancouver Canucks [24]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date Player Previous team (league) Draft Contract details Ref
May 28, 1980 Thomas Eriksson Djurgardens IF (Elitserien) 1979 5th-round pick 3 years [25]
May 28, 1980 Pelle Lindbergh AIK IF (Elitserien) 1979 2nd-round pick 3 years [25]
June 6, 1980 Mark Taylor North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA) 1978 6th-round pick [26]

NHL Waiver Draft

The 1980 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 8, 1980.[27] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[27] First-year professional players were exempt.[27] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.[27]

The Flyers protected the following players:[28] goaltenders Phil Myre and Pete Peeters, defensemen Norm Barnes, Frank Bathe, Mike Busniuk, Glen Cochrane, Bob Dailey, Jack McIlhargey, Jimmy Watson, and Behn Wilson, and forwards Bill Barber, Mel Bridgman, Bobby Clarke, Tom Gorence, Al Hill, Paul Holmgren, Reggie Leach, Ken Linseman, Rick MacLeish, and Gary Morrison.

The Flyers left the following players unprotected:[28] goaltender Robbie Moore, defenseman Terry Murray, and forwards Ron Areshenkoff, Gordie Clark, Paul Evans, Danny Lucas, and Yves Preston.

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 Dave Gardner HC Ambri-Piotta (NLB) Free agency [29]
October 6, 1980 Dennis Ververgaert Washington Capitals Free agency [30]
October 1980 Danny Lucas Colorado Rockies Buyout Signed with Colorado later that month [31]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1980.[32]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1980 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) GP G A Pts PIM W L T GAA Notes
1 21 Mike Stothers Defense  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA) 30 0 2 2 65 — — — —
2 42 Jay Fraser Left Wing  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA) — — — — — — — — —
3 63 Paul Mercier Defense  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA) — — — — — — — — —
4 84 Taras Zytynsky Defense  Canada Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) — — — — — — — — —
5 105 Dan Held Forward  Canada Seattle Breakers (WHL) — — — — — — — — —
6 126 Brian Tutt Defense  Canada Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 7 1 0 1 2 — — — —
7 147 Ross Fitzpatrick Forward  Canada Western Michigan Broncos (CCHA) 20 5 2 7 0 — — — —
8 168 Mark Botell Defense  Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHA) 32 4 10 14 31 — — — —
9 189 Peter Dineen Defense  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHA) — — — — — — — — —
10 195 Bob O'Brien Right Wing  Canada Dixie Beehives (OPJHL) — — — — — — — — — [a]
10 210 Andy Brickley Left Wing  United States New Hampshire Wildcats (HE) 385 82 140 222 81 — — — —
Draft notes[33]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[2][34] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.[3]

References

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