The 1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the St. Louis Blues for the second consecutive season.
1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Division | 3rd West |
1968–69 record | 20–35–21 |
Home record | 14–16–8 |
Road record | 6–19–13 |
Goals for | 174 (12th) |
Goals against | 225 (7th) |
Team information | |
President | Bill Putnam Joe Scott |
General manager | Bud Poile |
Coach | Keith Allen |
Captain | Vacant (Oct–Nov) Ed Van Impe[a] (Nov–Apr) |
Alternate captains | Dick Cherry Jean-Guy Gendron[a] (Nov-Apr) Allan Stanley Ed Van Impe[a] (Oct-Nov) |
Arena | Spectrum |
Average attendance | 11,196[2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Quebec Aces Seattle Totems Jersey Devils |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Andre Lacroix (24) |
Assists | Jean-Guy Gendron (35) |
Points | Andre Lacroix (56) |
Penalty minutes | Forbes Kennedy (195) |
Plus/minus | Bill Sutherland (+5) |
Wins | Bernie Parent (17) |
Goals against average | Bernie Parent (2.70) |
Off-season
editThe Flyers coaxed Dick Cherry, who they selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, out of retirement by agreeing to a three-year contract.[3]
Lou Angotti, the Flyers first captain, was involved in a three-team trade.[4] The Flyers traded Angotti to the St. Louis Blues for Darryl Edestrand and Gerry Melnyk and the Blues subsequently traded Angotti to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[4] Melnyk suffered a heart attack in training camp and retired to become a scout for the team.[5]
The Flyers claimed veteran defenseman Allan Stanley in the reverse draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs.[6]
Regular season
editDefenseman Ed Van Impe was named Angotti's replacement as captain in November.[1]
Led by Van Impe and the team-leading 24 goals of Andre Lacroix, the Flyers struggled finishing 15 games under .500.
Season standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 204 | 157 | +47 | 88 |
2 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 219 | 251 | −32 | 69 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 174 | 225 | −51 | 61 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 185 | 260 | −75 | 58 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 189 | 252 | −63 | 51 |
6 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 189 | 270 | −81 | 51 |
Record vs. opponents
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Vs. West Divisionedit
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Vs. East Divisionedit
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Playoffs
editDespite the poor regular season showing, they made the playoffs; however, they were manhandled by St. Louis in a four-game sweep. Not wanting his team to be physically outmatched again, owner Ed Snider instructed general manager Bud Poile to acquire bigger, tougher players.[9]
Schedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 1–5–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 0–4–1)
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November: 5–8–0 (home: 3–5–0; road: 2–3–0)
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December: 3–6–5 (home: 1–2–3; road: 2–4–2)
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January: 3–6–5 (home: 2–4–2; road: 1–2–3)
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February: 1–8–4 (home: 1–4–1; road: 0–4–3)
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March: 7–2–5 (home: 6–0–1; road: 1–2–4)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Quarterfinals vs. St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–0
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- 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 | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
7 | Andre Lacroix | C | 75 | 24 | 32 | 56 | −12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
11 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 74 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −8 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 |
21 | Dick Sarrazin | RW | 54 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
20 | Jim Johnson | C | 69 | 17 | 27 | 44 | −5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
9 | Leon Rochefort | RW | 65 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
12 | Gary Dornhoefer | RW | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −20 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Brit Selby‡ | LW | 63 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Ed Van Impe | D | 68 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −13 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 17 |
17 | Larry Hale | D | 67 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −24 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 10 |
6 | Allan Stanley | D | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Don Blackburn | LW | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
5 | Dick Cherry | D | 71 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
22 | Forbes Kennedy‡ | C | 59 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −25 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Garry Peters | C | 66 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −20 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
14 | Simon Nolet | RW | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | John Miszuk | D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −6 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
10 | Bill Sutherland† | LW | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 0 |
3 | Joe Watson | D | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
19 | Earl Heiskala | LW | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −4 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Rosaire Paiement | RW | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −14 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Myron Stankiewicz† | LW | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Ralph MacSweyn | D | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
23 | Gerry Meehan† | C | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
22 | Mike Byers† | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
14 | Pat Hannigan‡ | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Serge Bernier | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Doug Favell | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | Claude LaForge | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Bernie Parent | G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | Larry Zeidel‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
30 | Bernie Parent | 58 | 56 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 2009 | 151 | 2.70 | .925 | 1 | 3,357 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 12 | 4.01 | .872 | 0 | 180 |
1 | Doug Favell | 21 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 731 | 71 | 3.58 | .903 | 1 | 1,191 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 5.00 | .861 | 0 | 60 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Bernie Parent | [11] |
Ed Van Impe |
Records
editAmong the franchise records set during the 1968–69 season, the Flyers had two tie-related streaks. They tied four games in a row from January 2 to January 8, which was matched during the 1991–92 season, and they tied four road games in a row from March 1 to March 15.[12] On January 30, they allowed 12 goals against to the Chicago Black Hawks, a single game franchise high.[13] Their six road wins on the season is tied for the fewest in franchise history with the 1969–70 team.[14]
Transactions
editThe Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1968, the day after the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 4, 1969, the day of the deciding game of the 1969 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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May 20, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Earl Heiskala |
To Seattle Totems (WHL) Loan of Bob Courcy Loan of Ray LaRose Future considerations[b] |
[18] |
June 11, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Darryl Edestrand Gerry Melnyk |
To St. Louis Blues Lou Angotti Ian Campbell |
[4] |
June 13, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Brian Bradley |
To Seattle Totems (WHL) cash |
[17] |
August 21, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Loan of Bobby Rivard |
To Pittsburgh Penguins cash |
[19] |
October 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers cash |
To Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Al Millar |
[20] |
December 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers cash |
To Quebec Aces (AHL) Keith Wright |
[21] |
December 2, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Sneddon |
To Chicago Black Hawks Brian Bradley |
[22] |
March 2, 1969 | To Philadelphia Flyers cash |
To Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Pat Hannigan |
[23] |
March 2, 1969 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Byers Gerry Meehan Bill Sutherland |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Forbes Kennedy Brit Selby |
[23] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Via | Ref |
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June 12, 1968 | Ron Buchanan | Boston Bruins | Intra-League draft | [24][25][26] |
Larry Hale | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [24][25][26] | |
June 13, 1968 | Allan Stanley | Toronto Maple Leafs | Reverse draft[c] | [6][27] |
September 1968 | Bobby Taylor | Calgary Spurs (AJHL) | Free agency | [28] |
September 18, 1968 | Jean Lapointe | Laval Saints (QMJHL) | Free agency | [29] |
Bill McEwan | Free agency | [29] | ||
January 16, 1969 | Myron Stankiewicz | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [30] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via | Ref |
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June 12, 1968 | Jean Gauthier | Boston Bruins | Intra-League draft | [24][25][26] |
Fern Rivard | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [24][25][26] | |
Bill Sutherland | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [24][25][26] | |
June 13, 1968 | Jim Morrison | Baltimore Clippers (AHL) | Reverse draft | [6][27] |
Ed Hoekstra | Denver Spurs (WHL) | Reverse draft | [6][27] | |
October 7, 1968 | Gerry Melnyk | Retirement | [5] | |
December 13, 1968 | Larry Zeidel[d] | Release | [32] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Ref |
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May 27, 1968 | Dick Cherry | 3-year | [3] |
September 18, 1968 | Dunc Wilson | [29] | |
September 21, 1968 | Brit Selby | 2-year | |
October 5, 1968 | Ralph MacSweyn | ||
Bobby Rivard | |||
October 8, 1968 | Forbes Kennedy | [33] | |
Garry Peters | [33] | ||
October 9, 1968 | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Jim Johnson | |||
Rosaire Paiement | |||
October 12, 1968 | Larry Hale | 1-year |
Draft picks
editNHL Amateur Draft
editPhiladelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968.[34]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
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1 | 8 | Lew Morrison | Right wing | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft
editPhiladelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968.[35] Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1968, who played as amateurs during the 1967–68 season were eligible for selection.[36][37]
Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | NHL rights |
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Dunc Wilson | Goaltender | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHA) | Boston Bruins |
Farm teams
editThe Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,[38][39] the Seattle Totems of the WHL,[40] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[40]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Van Impe was named captain on November 5. Gendron replaced him as an alternate captain.[1]
- ^ The Flyers sent John Hanna and Art Stratton to Seattle on June 13 to complete trade.[16][17]
- ^ Stanley was selected by the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Quebec Aces.
- ^ Zeidel refused an assignment to the Quebec Aces and retired.[31]
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- ^ a b "Sports Beat". Independent. October 8, 1968. p. C2. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 259
- ^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 261
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- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Art Stratton at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved February 13, 2016
- ^ a b "Flyers have their ace waiting in Quebec City". Newspapers.com. The Province. June 14, 1968. p. 21. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Flyers Acquire Penalty King". AP. Winnipeg Free Press. May 21, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Flyers, Penguins in Lend-lease Player Agreement". Lebanon Daily News. August 22, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Millar at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved February 13, 2016
- ^ Keith Wright at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved February 13, 2016
- ^ "Flyers Trade Bradley". AP. Standard-Speaker. December 3, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Flyers, Leafs Swap". AP. The Times Record. March 3, 1969. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ a b c Parsons, Mark (June 3, 2012). "1968 Reverse Draft". Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ Bobby Taylor at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved February 13, 2016
- ^ a b c "NHL Teams Flex Muscles, Howe in Form Again". CP. Ottawa Journal. September 19, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Myron Stankiewicz at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved February 13, 2016
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- ^ "Flyers Shift Two Players". AP. The Daily American. December 19, 1968. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Flyers Sign Players". UPI. Delaware County Daily Times. October 9, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Lindsay among 10 western draftees". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. June 14, 1968. p. 20. Retrieved December 23, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kelly still in spotlight; minor draft overshadowed". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. June 8, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved December 23, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dunc Wilson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved February 13, 2016
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