1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers
Division 2nd Patrick
Conference 2nd Campbell
1977–78 record 45–20–15
Home record 29–6–5
Road record 16–14–10
Goals for 296 (4th)
Goals against 200 (2nd)
Team information
General Manager Keith Allen
Coach Fred Shero
Captain Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains None
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance 17,077[1]
Minor league affiliations Maine Mariners (AHL)[2]
Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL)[3]
Team leaders
Goals Bill Barber (41)
Assists Bobby Clarke (68)
Points Bobby Clarke (89)
Penalties in minutes Andre Dupont (225)
Plus/minus Bobby Clarke (+47)
Wins Bernie Parent (29)
Goals against average Bernie Parent (2.22)
<1976–77 1978–79>

The 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Flyers lost their hold on the Patrick Division in 1977–78 and settled for second place.

Tom Bladon's 8 points (4 goals and 4 assists) in a game against the Cleveland Barons on December 11 set an NHL record for a defenseman.[4]

Season standings

Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Islanders 80 48 17 15 334 210 111
Philadelphia Flyers 80 45 20 15 296 200 105
Atlanta Flames 80 34 27 19 274 252 87
New York Rangers 80 30 37 13 279 280 73

[5]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 sweeping the Colorado Rockies in 2 games in the preliminary round, the Flyers moved on and beat Buffalo in five games. They faced Boston in the semifinals for the second consecutive season, and lost again, this time in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1977–78 regular season
October: 5–2–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–1–1)
November: 9–2–2, 20 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 3–1–1)
December: 10–3–1, 21 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–2–1)
January: 4–4–5, 13 Points (Home: 3–0–3; Road: 1–4–2)
February: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 2–2–2)
March: 8–4–2, 18 Points (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 2–4–1)
April: 2–1–2, 6 Points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–0–2)

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

Playoffs

1978 Stanley Cup playoffs
Preliminary Round vs. Colorado Rockies - Flyers win 2–0
Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres - Flyers win 4–1
Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins - Bruins win 4–1

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = 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
16 Bobby Clarke 28 C 71 21 68 89 47 83 12 4 7 11 8
7 Bill Barber 25 LW 80 41 31 72 31 34 12 6 3 9 2
19 Rick MacLeish 28 LW 76 31 39 70 24 33 12 7 9 16 4
26 Orest Kindrachuk 27 C 73 17 45 62 35 128 12 5 5 10 13
2 Bob Dailey 24 D 76 21 36 57 45 62 12 1 5 6 22
27 Reggie Leach 27 RW 72 24 28 52 20 24 12 2 2 4 0
18 Ross Lonsberry 30 LW 78 18 30 48 41 45 12 2 2 4 6
10 Mel Bridgman 22 C 76 16 32 48 26 203 12 1 7 8 36
11 Don Saleski 28 RW 70 27 18 45 34 44 11 2 0 2 19
3 Tom Bladon 25 D 79 11 24 35 32 57 12 0 2 2 11
17 Paul Holmgren 22 RW 62 16 18 34 23 190 12 1 4 5 26
9 Bob Kelly 27 LW 74 19 13 32 15 95 12 3 5 8 26
29 Barry Dean 22 LW 56 7 18 25 12 34 — — — — —
5 Rick Lapointe 22 D 47 4 16 20 35 91 12 0 3 3 19
20 Jimmy Watson 25 D 71 5 12 17 33 62 12 1 7 8 6
25 Kevin McCarthy 20 D 62 2 15 17 29 32 10 0 1 1 8
14 Joe Watson 34 D 65 5 9 14 23 22 1 0 0 0 0
6 Andre Dupont 28 D 69 2 12 14 31 225 12 2 1 3 13
12 Gary Dornhoefer 34 RW 47 7 5 12 −3 62 4 0 0 0 7
8 Dave Hoyda 20 LW 41 1 3 4 −5 119 9 0 0 0 17
22 Harvey Bennettdouble-dagger 25 C 2 1 0 1 1 7 — — — — —
32 Blake Dunlopdagger 24 C 3 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — —
1 Bernie Parent 32 G 49 0 0 0 N/A 4 12 0 0 0 0
35 Wayne Stephenson 33 G 26 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — —
30 Rick St. Croix 23 G 7 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — —
15 Al Hill 22 LW 3 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
21 Frank Bathe 23 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
21 Jim Cunningham 21 LW 1 0 0 0 1 4 — — — — —
28 Drew Callander 21 C 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 32 49 29 6 13 7 108 .912 2.22 2923 12 7 5 0 33 .891 2.74 722
35 Wayne Stephenson 33 26 14 10 1 3 68 .892 2.75 1482 — — — — — — — —
30 Rick St. Croix 23 7 2 4 1 0 20 .894 3.04 395 — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Bill Barber [6]
Tom Bladon
Bobby Clarke
Bob Dailey
Fred Shero (Coach)
Wayne Stephenson
Jim Watson
Team awards[7]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Jim Watson
Class Guy Award Joe Watson

Records

  •   *  NHL record
  •  **  Tied for NHL record
Individual regular season single game records
Record Player Total Date and opponent
Most goals scored Tom Bladon 4 December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons
(tied 15 times by eight different players)
Most points Tom Bladon 8 December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons
Most points by a defenseman Tom Bladon 8** December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons
Best plus-minus Tom Bladon +10* December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons
Individual regular season streaks records
Record Player Games Dates
Longest assists streak Bobby Clarke 12 February 1, 1978 through March 16, 1978
(tied by Clarke from March 11, 1976 through April 3, 1976)

Milestones

Individual career milestones[8]
Milestone Player Date
500th game played Bernie Parent December 8, 1977

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 15, 1977, the day after the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1978, the day of the deciding game of the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals.[9]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 14, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
8th-round pick in 1977
9th-round pick in 1977
10th-round pick in 1977
11th-round pick in 1977		 To Buffalo Sabres
cash
June 17, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations[a]		 To Los Angeles Kings
Steve Short		 [10]
August 5, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
Barry Dean		 To Colorado Rockies
Mark Suzor		 [11]
October 28, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
Blake Dunlop
3rd-round pick in 1978		 To Minnesota North Stars
Harvey Bennett		 [12]
November 1, 1977 To Philadelphia Flyers
Terry Murray		 To Detroit Red Wings
cash		 [13]
Trade notes
  • a The Kings sent Paul Evans to the Flyers on November 3, 1977 to complete trade.[10]

Signings

Free agency

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Contract details Ref
August 17, 1977 Brian Burke Providence Friars (HE) [14]
September 1977 Jim Cunningham Michigan State Spartans (CCHA) [15]
September 1977 Guy Delparte Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) [16]
September 7, 1977 Wayne Schaab VEU Feldkirch (Austria)
September 15, 1977 Larry Romanchych Atlanta Flames [17]
September 28, 1977 Bernie Johnston Syracuse Blazers (NAHL) [18]
October 7, 1977 Frank Bathe Port Huron Flags (IHL) [19]
October 23, 1977 Mike Busniuk Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) [20]
October 27, 1977 Grant Cole Springfield Indians (AHL)

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date Player Previous team (league) Draft Contract details Ref
June 30, 1977 Kevin McCarthy Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) 1977 1st-round pick 3 years [21]
August 2, 1977 Tom Gorence Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA) 1977 2nd-round pick [22]
August 2, 1977 Dave Hoyda Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) 1977 3rd-round pick [22]

NHL Waiver Draft

The 1977 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 10, 1977.[23] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters, 2 goaltenders, and up to 3 additional players with no more than 2 years of pro experience on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[23] First-year professional players were exempt.[23] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.[23]

The Flyers protected the following players:[23] goaltenders Bernie Parent and Wayne Stephenson, and skaters Bill Barber, Tom Bladon, Mel Bridgman, Bobby Clarke, Bob Dailey, Barry Dean, Gary Dornhoefer, Paul Holmgren, Bob Kelly, Orest Kindrachuk, Rick Lapointe, Reggie Leach, Ross Lonsberry, Rick MacLeish, Don Saleski, Jimmy Watson, and Joe Watson.

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 Ref
September 1977 Gary Inness Indianapolis Racers (WHA) Free agency [24]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec on June 14, 1977.[25]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1977 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 17 Kevin McCarthy Defense  Canada Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) 537 67 191 258 527 &
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2 35 Tom Gorence Right Wing  United States Minnesota Golden Gophers (CCHA) 303 58 53 111 89 &
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3 53 Dave Hoyda Left Wing  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL) 132 6 17 23 299 &
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4 67 Yves Guillemette Goaltender  Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) &
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4 71 Rene Hamelin Right Wing  Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) &
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5 89 Dan Clark Defense  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) 4 0 1 1 6 &
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6 107 Alain Chaput Center  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL) &
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7 123 Richard Dalpe Center  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) &
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8 135 Pete Peeters Goaltender  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) 489 0 14 14 212 246 155 51 3.08 [b]
8 136 Clint Eccles Center  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) &
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8 139 Mike Greeder Defense  United States St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) &
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9 150 Tom Bauer Wing  United States Providence Friars (HE) &
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9 151 Michael Bauman Defense  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) &
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9 153 Bruce Crowder Forward  Canada New Hampshire Wildcats (HE) 243 47 51 98 156 &
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10 158 Rob Nicholson Defense  United States St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) &
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10 159 Dave Isherwood Center  Canada Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) &
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10 161 Steve Jones Goaltender  Canada Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA) &
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11 165 Jim Trainor Defense  United States Harvard Crimson (ECAC) &
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11 166 Barry Duench Center  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA) &
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11 168 Rod McNair Defense  Canada Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA) &
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12 172 Mike Laycock Goaltender  Canada Brown Bears (ECAC) &
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Draft notes[26]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[2][27] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[3]

References

General
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