1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.
1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Division | 2nd Atlantic |
Conference | 5th Eastern |
1998–99 record | 37–26–19 |
Home record | 21–9–11 |
Road record | 16–17–8 |
Goals for | 231 |
Goals against | 196 |
Team information | |
President | Bob Clarke |
General manager | Bob Clarke |
Coach | Roger Neilson |
Captain | Eric Lindros |
Alternate captains | Rod Brind'Amour Eric Desjardins |
Arena | First Union Center |
Average attendance | 19,612[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Philadelphia Phantoms |
Team leaders | |
Goals | John LeClair (43) |
Assists | Eric Lindros (53) |
Points | Eric Lindros (93) |
Penalty minutes | Eric Lindros (120) |
Plus/minus | John LeClair (+36) |
Wins | John Vanbiesbrouck (27) |
Goals against average | John Vanbiesbrouck (2.19) |
Off-season
editIn the off-season, the Flyers went looking for a new goaltender. They opted not to re-sign Sean Burke, and Ron Hextall was about to enter his final season as a backup. They chose to sign former Florida Panther John Vanbiesbrouck over former Edmonton Oilers goalie Curtis Joseph, who ended up signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Regular season
editLooking to put the previous year's disappointment behind them, the Flyers began the season 4–0–1. However, a quick 1–6–3 downturn caused the first casualties – as Trent Klatt was dealt to Vancouver and Shjon Podein was shipped to Colorado for Keith Jones. Jones scored a goal in his first game in orange and black, a 6–1 rout of New Jersey, keying a 6–1–0 run.
Turmoil continued, as, after a 5–4 overtime loss to the Devils on December 10 saw the Flyers blow a 4–1 lead, the decision was made to end the Chris Gratton experiment. He was dealt back to Tampa Bay along with Mike Sillinger for Mikael Renberg and Daymond Langkow, and the move paid immediate dividends. Philly topped Toronto, 3–0, spurring a 15-game unbeaten streak (10–0–5) during which the club matched a record by shutting out their opponents in four consecutive games (Islanders, Carolina, Nashville, Washington).
Another run, this time a 6–0–2 streak from January 18 to February 6, tied the Flyers atop the NHL standings with the Dallas Stars. That momentum did not last long, as the club went 1–4–1 after the All-Star break, including an inexplicable 4–3 loss in Los Angeles where the Kings scored three goals in the final minutes, including a 60-foot game-winner by Jozef Stumpel just before the final buzzer.
Following a win over Pittsburgh, the team suffered through a then franchise-worst 12 games without a victory (0–8–4), broken up only by a rally from two goals down to Detroit on March 21. Eric Lindros, who was having an MVP-type season with 40 goals and 53 assists in 71 games, was felled and lost for the season by a collapsed lung sustained during a 2–1 win against the expansion Nashville Predators on April 1. It is said that if roommate Keith Jones had not intervened at the last minute, Lindros might have died on the plane ride back to Philadelphia.[2]
The Flyers managed to lock up the five-seed on the final day of the season with a win over Boston.
John LeClair continued his goal-scoring streak with 43 on the year, matching Tim Kerr's team record of four straight seasons with 40 or more goals. He was one of only a handful of players to make it through the entire season, as general manager Bob Clarke made 12 trades involving NHL players throughout the regular season,[3] including re-acquiring former Flyer Mark Recchi from the Montreal Canadiens at the trade deadline.
Season standings
editR | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 248 | 196 | 105 |
2 | 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 231 | 196 | 93 |
3 | 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 242 | 225 | 90 |
4 | 10 | New York Rangers | 82 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 217 | 227 | 77 |
5 | 13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 194 | 244 | 58 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | y – New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 248 | 196 | 105 |
2 | y – Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 239 | 179 | 103 |
3 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 210 | 202 | 86 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 268 | 231 | 97 |
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 231 | 196 | 93 |
6 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 214 | 181 | 91 |
7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 207 | 175 | 91 |
8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | ATL | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 242 | 225 | 90 |
9 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 210 | 228 | 78 |
10 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 217 | 227 | 77 |
11 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 184 | 209 | 75 |
12 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 200 | 218 | 68 |
13 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 194 | 244 | 58 |
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 179 | 292 | 47 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division
Playoffs
editAlthough Vanbiesbrouck allowed nine goals to Curtis Joseph's eleven allowed, the Flyers lost their first round series with Toronto in six games. Flyers chairman Ed Snider and head coach Roger Neilson were fined $50,000 and $25,000, respectively, for criticizing the officiating in game six.[6]
Schedule and results
editPreseason
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Preseason: 6–2–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 3–1–0)
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Legend:
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Regular season
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October: 5–3–2, 12 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
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November: 6–4–2, 14 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–2–1)
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December: 7–2–5, 19 points (home: 2–1–3; road: 5–1–2)
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January: 8–1–2, 18 points (home: 6–1–1; road: 2–0–1)
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February: 4–7–2, 10 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–6–1)
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March: 3–6–5, 11 points (home: 2–2–3; road: 1–4–2)
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April: 4–3–1, 9 points (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–2–0)
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Legend:
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Playoffs
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–2
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Legend:
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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 | |||
88 | Eric Lindros | C | 71 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 35 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | John LeClair | LW | 76 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
17 | Rod Brind'Amour | C | 82 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 3 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
37 | Eric Desjardins | D | 68 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
20 | Keith Jones† | RW | 66 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
3 | Dan McGillis | D | 78 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
19 | Mikael Renberg† | RW | 46 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
26 | Valeri Zelepukin | LW | 74 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Daymond Langkow† | C | 56 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −8 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
6 | Chris Therien | D | 74 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
12 | Colin Forbes‡ | LW | 66 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Jody Hull | RW | 72 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
28 | Marc Bureau | C | 71 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
5 | Dmitri Tertyshny | D | 62 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Dainius Zubrus‡ | RW | 63 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Mike Maneluk‡ | RW | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
77 | Chris Gratton‡ | C | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −8 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Steve Duchesne† | D | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Mark Recchi† | RW | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
23 | Petr Svoboda‡ | D | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | Dave Babych‡ | D | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24[a] | Karl Dykhuis† | D | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
22 | Luke Richardson | D | 78 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −3 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11[b] | Alexandre Daigle‡ | C | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9[c] | Mark Greig | RW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
11 | Mike Sillinger‡ | C | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29[d] | Roman Vopat† | C | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Ron Hextall | G | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
25 | Shjon Podein‡ | LW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | Mikael Andersson† | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
32 | Ryan Bast† | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Adam Burt† | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
43 | Andy Delmore | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15[e] | Andrei Kovalenko†‡ | RW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Sandy McCarthy† | RW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | G | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
32[f] | Craig Berube† | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
25 | Chris Joseph | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | Trent Klatt‡ | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Dan Kordic | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Richard Park | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | Jean-Marc Pelletier | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
54 | Brian Wesenberg | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | Peter White | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Jason Zent | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | ||
34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 62 | 61 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 1380 | 135 | 2.19 | .902 | 6 | 3,712 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 146 | 9 | 1.46 | .938 | 1 | 369 |
27 | Ron Hextall | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 464 | 52 | 2.52 | .888 | 0 | 1,235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
49 | Jean-Marc Pelletier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 5.00 | .828 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Bud Light Plus-Minus Award | John LeClair | [18] |
NHL second All-Star team | Eric Desjardins (Defense) | [19] | |
John LeClair (Left wing) | |||
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | John LeClair | [20] |
Eric Lindros | |||
NHL Player of the Month | Eric Lindros (November) | [21] | |
NHL Player of the Week | John LeClair (November 30) | [22] | |
Eric Lindros (January 18) | [23] | ||
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Eric Desjardins | [24] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Eric Lindros | [24] | |
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Daymond Langkow | [24] | |
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Eric Desjardins | [24] |
Records
editAmong the team records set during the 1998–99 season was Eric Lindros tying the team record for most points during a single period (4) on November 14.[25] Lindros replicated this feat two weeks later on November 29, also tying the team record for most assists in a period (4), while John LeClair tied team records for goals scored in a regular season game (4) and period (3).[25][26][27][28] From January 7 to January 13, the Flyers tied a team record with four straight shutouts.[29] January 7 was also the first of 18 consecutive games until February 18 that Lindros recorded at least one point, tying Bobby Clarke’s team record set during the 1974–75 season.[30] The season finale on April 18 was the 484th and final game of Rod Brind'Amour’s franchise record consecutive games streak.[31] The Flyers nine goals allowed is the team record for the fewest allowed during a single playoff season.[32]
1998–99 was the final NHL season for longtime Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall, who holds several career records for the team. Serving in a backup role to starter John Vanbiesbrouck, Hextall was able to surpass Bernie Parent for games played by a goaltender (489) and wins (240) during the season.[33][34] He also holds the team playoff career goalie marks for games played (84), wins (45), and minutes played (4,928).[35][36][37] Hextall holds the NHL career records for most penalty minutes by a goaltender in the regular season (569) and playoffs (115), and is one of only two goalies to score a goal during a Stanley Cup playoffs game.[38][39][40]
Transactions
editThe Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 17, 1998, the day after the deciding game of the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 19, 1999, the day of the deciding game of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals.[41]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 26, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1998 |
To Nashville Predators Dominic Roussel Jeff Staples |
[42] |
June 27, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers NY Islanders' 5th-round pick in 1998 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Paul Coffey[g] |
[43] |
June 27, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers 9th-round pick in 1998 |
To Dallas Stars 9th-round pick in 1999 |
[44] |
August 6, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1999 |
To San Jose Sharks Rights to Johan Hedberg |
[45] |
August 25, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2000 |
To New York Islanders Rights to Ray Giroux |
[46] |
October 5, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers Valeri Zelepukin |
To Edmonton Oilers Daniel Lacroix |
[47] |
October 13, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Ryan Bast 8th-round pick in 1999 |
To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 1999 |
[48] |
October 19, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2000 |
To Vancouver Canucks Trent Klatt[h] |
[50] |
November 12, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers Keith Jones |
To Colorado Avalanche Shjon Podein |
[51] |
November 17, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers Roman Vopat |
To Chicago Blackhawks Mike Maneluk |
[52] |
December 12, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers Daymond Langkow Mikael Renberg |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton Mike Sillinger |
[53] |
December 28, 1998 | To Philadelphia Flyers Karl Dykhuis |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Petr Svoboda |
[54] |
January 8, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dennis Bonvie |
To Chicago Blackhawks Frank Bialowas |
[55] |
January 26, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations |
To Nashville Predators Sergei Klimentiev |
[56] |
January 29, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Andrei Kovalenko |
To Edmonton Oilers Alexandre Daigle |
[57] |
February 10, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Sean O'Brien |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations |
[58] |
March 6, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Adam Burt |
To Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Kovalenko |
[59] |
March 10, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Recchi |
To Montreal Canadiens Dainius Zubrus Canadiens choice of a 2nd-round pick[i] Canadiens choice of a 6th or 7th-round pick[j] |
[60] |
March 20, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mikael Andersson Sandy McCarthy |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Colin Forbes Conditional draft pick in 1999 or 2000[k] |
[61] |
March 23, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Craig Berube |
To Washington Capitals Future considerations |
[62] |
March 23, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Duchesne |
To Los Angeles Kings Dave Babych 5th-round pick in 2000 |
[63] |
May 25, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Francis Lessard |
To Carolina Hurricanes 8th-round pick in 1999 |
[64] |
June 1, 1999 | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 1999 |
To Vancouver Canucks Rights to Pat Kavanagh |
[65] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 6, 1998 | Marc Bureau | Montreal Canadiens | 3-year | Free agency | [66] |
July 7, 1998 | John Vanbiesbrouck | Florida Panthers | 3-year[l] | Free agency | [67] |
July 9, 1998 | Sergei Klimentiev | Rochester Americans (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [68] |
July 28, 1998 | Mark Eaton | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) | 3-year | Free agency | [69] |
August 3, 1998 | David MacIsaac | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [70] |
August 4, 1998 | Mark Greig | Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [71] |
Jason Zent | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free agency | [71] | |
August 17, 1998 | Steve McLaren | Indianapolis Ice (IHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [72] |
August 24, 1998 | Richard Park | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [73] |
October 7, 1998 | Jody Hull | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-year | Free agency | [74][75] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[m] | Ref |
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June 26, 1998 | Craig Darby | Nashville Predators | Expansion draft | [77] |
August 6, 1998 | Jamie Heward | Nashville Predators | Free agency | [78] |
September 5, 1998 | Joel Otto | Retirement (III) | [79] | |
September 11, 1998 | Sean Burke | Florida Panthers | Free agency (III) | [80] |
N/A | John Druce | Hannover Scorpions (DEL) | Free agency | [81] |
October 14, 1998 | Kjell Samuelsson | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) | [82] |
October 16, 1998 | Travis Van Tighem | Houston Aeros (IHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [83] |
December 29, 1998 | Brett Bruininks | Florida Everblades (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [84] |
February 10, 1999 | John Stevens | Retirement | [85] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 22, 1998 | Neil Little | 1-year | Re-signing | [86] |
June 25, 1998 | Eric Lindros | 1-year | Re-signing | [87][88] |
July 15, 1998 | Paul Healey | 2-year | Re-signing | [89] |
Ron Hextall | 1-year | Extension | [89] | |
Jeff Lank | 2-year | Extension | [89] | |
July 16, 1998 | Dmitri Tertyshny | 2-year | Entry-level | [90] |
August 3, 1998 | Mike Maneluk | 1-year | Re-signing | [47][70] |
John Stevens | 2-year | Re-signing | [70] | |
August 13, 1998 | Trent Klatt | 1-year[n] | Arbitration award | [92] |
August 14, 1998 | Rod Brind’Amour | 3-year | Re-signing | [93] |
August 17, 1998 | Peter White | 3-year | Re-signing | [72] |
September 1, 1998 | Daniel Lacroix | 1-year | Re-signing | [94] |
March 30, 1999 | Eric Desjardins | 4-year | Extension | [95] |
May 10, 1999 | Mark Recchi | 5-year | Extension | [96] |
Draft picks
editPhiladelphia's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York, on June 27, 1998.[97] The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 81st overall, to the Vancouver Canucks for Dave Babych and the Flyers' fifth-round pick, 139th overall, on March 24, 1998.[98]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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1 | 22 | Simon Gagne | Left wing | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
2 | 42 | Jason Beckett | Defense | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | [o] |
2 | 51 | Ian Forbes | Defense | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) | |
4 | 109 | J. P. Morin | Defense | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
5 | 124 | Francis Belanger | Left wing | Canada | Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) | [p] |
5 | 139 | Garrett Prosofsky | Center | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | |
6 | 168 | Antero Niittymaki | Goaltender | Finland | TPS (SM-liiga) | |
7 | 175 | Cam Ondrik | Goaltender | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | [q] |
7 | 195 | Tomas Divisek | Right wing | Czech Republic | HC Slavia Praha (CZE) | |
8 | 222 | Lubomir Pistek | Right wing | Slovakia | HC Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) | |
9 | 243 | Petr Hubacek | Center | Czech Republic | HC Kometa Brno (Czech) | [r] |
9 | 253 | Bruno St. Jacques | Defense | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) | |
9 | 258 | Sergei Skrobot | Defense | Russia | Dynamo-2 Moscow (RUS) | [s] |
Farm teams
editThe Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.[99][100]
Notes
edit- ^ Dykhuis wore number 29 in his first two games after being re-acquired.
- ^ Daigle originally wore number 19 until Renberg was re-acquired.
- ^ Greig wore number 15 in his first three games of the season and number 23 in his next two games.
- ^ Vopat originally wore number 24 before switching numbers with Dykhuis shortly after he was re-acquired.
- ^ Kovalenko wore number 25 in his first two games after being acquired.
- ^ Berube wore number 12 in his first six games after being acquired.
- ^ The Flyers also agreed to pay $1 million of Coffey's salary.[43]
- ^ The Flyers also agreed to pay $1 million over three seasons of Klatt's salary.[49]
- ^ The Canadiens had the choice of receiving the Flyers' second-round pick in 1999 or 2000. The Canadiens chose the 1999 second-round pick.[60]
- ^ The Canadiens had the choice of receiving the San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick in 1999 or the New York Islanders' sixth-round pick in 2000. The Canadiens chose the Islanders' sixth-round pick.[60]
- ^ Tampa Bay received the Flyers' 1999 fifth-round pick.
- ^ Third year is option year
- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[76]
- ^ Klatt later signed a two-year contract extension.[49][91]
- ^ The Flyers traded Janne Niinimaa to the Edmonton Oilers for Dan McGillis and the Oilers' second-round pick, 42nd overall, on March 24, 1998.[98]
- ^ The Flyers traded Paul Coffey to the Chicago Blackhawks for the New York Islanders' fifth-round pick, 124th overall, on June 27, 1998.[98]
- ^ The Flyers traded Dominic Roussel and Jeff Staples to the Nashville Predators for the Predators' seventh-round pick, 175th overall, on June 26, 1998.[98]
- ^ The Flyers received the 243rd overall pick as compensation for losing Michel Petit as a free agent.[98]
- ^ The Flyers traded their 1999 ninth-round pick to the Dallas Stars for the Stars' ninth-round pick, 258th overall, on June 27, 1998.[98]
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