1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished first in the Patrick Division with a record of 48 wins, 16 losses, and 16 ties for 112 points.

Regular season

Dethroned, the heyday of the Broad Street Bullies came to an end, as prior to the 1976–77 season, tough-guy Dave Schultz was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Despite a slight drop-off in performance, the Flyers dominated the Patrick Division with what proved to be their 4th straight division title.

Season standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	48	16	16	323	213	112
New York Islanders	80	47	21	12	288	193	106
Atlanta Flames	80	34	34	12	264	265	80
New York Rangers	80	29	37	14	272	310	72

^[4]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 disposing of Toronto — after which series Toronto coach Red Kelly claimed "I don't think I'd call [Bobby] Clarke dirty — mean is a better word" — in six games, the Flyers found themselves in the semifinals for the fifth consecutive season. Pitted against Boston, the Flyers lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime and would not return home as they were swept in four straight games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1976–77 regular season

October: 7–3–2, 16 Points (Home: 7–2–0; Road: 0–1–2)

November: 5–4–2, 12 Points (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 1–4–1)

December: 10–0–4, 24 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 4–0–4)

January: 7–3–4, 18 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–2–4)

February: 9–3–0, 18 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)

March: 9–3–3, 21 Points (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 4–0–3)

April: 1–0–1, 3 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–1)

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

Playoffs

1977 Stanley Cup playoffs

Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - Flyers win 4–2

Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins - Bruins win 4–0

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
19	MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish	27	C	80	49	48	97	46	42	10	4	9	13	2
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	27	C	80	27	63	90	39	71	10	5	5	10	8
12	Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	33	RW	79	25	34	59	47	85	9	1	0	1	22
10	Bridgman, MelMel Bridgman	21	C	70	19	38	57	35	120	7	1	0	1	8
18	Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry	29	LW	75	23	32	55	42	43	10	1	2	3	29
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	24	LW	73	20	35	55	32	62	10	1	4	5	2
3	Bladon, TomTom Bladon	24	D	80	10	43	53	34	39	10	1	3	4	4
26	Kindrachuk, OrestOrest Kindrachuk	26	C	78	15	36	51	22	79	10	2	1	3	0
27	Leach, ReggieReggie Leach	26	RW	77	32	14	46	6	23	10	4	5	9	0
9	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	26	LW	73	22	24	46	27	117	10	0	1	1	18
11	Saleski, DonDon Saleski	27	RW	74	22	16	38	24	33	10	0	0	0	12
14	Watson, JoeJoe Watson	33	D	77	4	26	30	29	39	10	0	0	0	2
6	Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont	27	D	59	10	19	29	57	168	10	1	1	2	35
17	Holmgren, PaulPaul Holmgren	21	RW	59	14	12	26	10	201	10	1	1	2	25
20	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	24	D	71	3	23	26	34	35	10	1	2	3	2
22	Bennett, HarveyHarvey Bennett	24	C	51	12	8	20	−9	60	4	0	0	0	2
2	Dailey, BobBob Dailey	23	D	32	5	14	19	16	38	10	4	9	13	15
5 !5, 29	Goodenough, LarryLarry Goodenough	24	D	32	4	13	17	15	21	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
25	Murray, TerryTerry Murray	26	D	36	0	13	13	21	14	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
5	Lapointe, RickRick Lapointe	21	D	22	1	8	9	20	39	10	0	0	0	7
37	Hill, AlAl Hill	21	LW	9	2	4	6	6	27	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
29	McIlhargey, JackJack McIlhargey	24	D	40	2	1	3	6	164	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
23	Collins, BillBill Collins	33	RW	9	1	1	2	−1	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
28	Callander, DrewDrew Callander	20	C	2	1	0	1	1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
30	Inness, GaryGary Inness	27	G	6	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
4	Suzor, MarkMark Suzor	20	D	4	0	1	1	2	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
1	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	31	G	61	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	3	0	0	0	0
35	Stephenson, WayneWayne Stephenson	32	G	21	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	4	9	0	0	0	2
21	Paddock, JohnJohn Paddock	22	RW	5	0	0	0	0	9	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
15	Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp	33	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
23	Barnes, NormNorm Barnes	23	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
31	Ritchie, BobBob Ritchie	21	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

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	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	31	61	35	13	12	5	159	.897	2.71	3525	3	0	3	0	8	.814	3.90	123
35	Stephenson, WayneWayne Stephenson	32	21	12	3	2	3	41	.916	2.31	1065	9	4	3	1	23	.900	2.59	532
30	Inness, GaryGary Inness	27	6	1	0	2	0	9	.904	2.57	210	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient	Ref
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Tom Bladon	^[5]
	Bobby Clarke
	Gary Dornhoefer
	Rick MacLeish
	Bernie Parent
	Fred Shero (Coach)
	Jim Watson
	Joe Watson

Team awards^[6]
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Andre Dupont
Class Guy Award	Gary Dornhoefer

Records

* NHL record
** Tied for NHL record

Team single season records
Record	Total
Ties at home	1 (tied in 1985–86)
Ties on the road	15*

Individual regular season single game records
Record	Player	Total	Date and opponent
Most points, first NHL game	Al Hill	5* (two goals, three assists)	February 14, 1977 vs. St. Louis Blues

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 17, 1976, the day after the deciding game of the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 14, 1977, the day of the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals.^[7]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
September 29, 1976	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations^[a]	To Los Angeles Kings Dave Schultz	^[8]
November 24, 1976	To Philadelphia Flyers Harvey Bennett	To Washington Capitals cash	^[9]
December 4, 1976	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Washington Capitals Bill Collins	^[10]
January 20, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Dailey	To Vancouver Canucks Larry Goodenough Jack McIlhargey	^[11]
February 17, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Korney Rick Lapointe	To Detroit Red Wings Steve Coates Dave Kelly Terry Murray Bob Ritchie	^[12]

Trade notes

^a The Flyers later received a 1977 4th-round pick and a 1978 2nd-round pick.

Signings

Free agency

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

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details	Ref
October 20, 1976	Bill Collins	New York Rangers		^[13]
October 22, 1976	Al Hill	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)		^[14]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
June 16, 1976	Mark Suzor	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)	1976 1st-round pick	multi-year	^[15]
June 16, 1976	Drew Callander	Regina Pats (WCHL)	1976 2nd-round pick	multi-year	^[15]
June 16, 1976	Craig Hanmer	Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL)	1976 3rd-round pick	multi-year	^[15]
June 16, 1976	Dave Hynek	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)	1976 4th-round pick	multi-year	^[15]

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	Serge Lajeunesse	—	Retirement		^[16]
N/A	Larry Wright	Düsseldorfer EG (Bundesliga)	Free agency		^[17]
October 1976	Terry Crisp	—	Retirement	Played two games during season	^[18]
November 16, 1976	Wayne Stephenson*	—	Retirement	Un-retired on December 7	^[19]^[20]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec on June 1, 1976.^[21]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1976 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA
1	17	Suzor, MarkMark Suzor	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)	64	4	16	20	60	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	35	Callander, DrewDrew Callander	Center	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)	39	6	2	8	7	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	53	Hanmer, CraigCraig Hanmer	Defense	United States	Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	71	Hynek, DaveDave Hynek	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	89	Lang, RobinRobin Lang	Defense	Canada	Cornell Big Red (ECAC)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	107	Klasinski, PaulPaul Klasinski	Left Wing	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	117	Kurpis, RayRay Kurpis	Right Wing	United States	Austin Mavericks (MJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Springfield Indians of the AHL^[2]^[22] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.^[3]

References

General

hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

Specific

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↑ "30th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
↑ Dunn, Art (September 30, 1976). "Schultz traded". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
↑ "Harvey Bennett - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
↑ "Bill Collins - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
↑ "no title". The Des Moines Register. January 21, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Richard Lapointe - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
↑ "Flyers sign winger Bill Collins". UPI. Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
↑ "Alan Hill - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
1 2 3 4 "TRANSACTIONS". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. June 17, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Serge Lajeunesse career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". HockeyDraftCentral. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
↑ "Larry Wright career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". HockeyDraftCentral. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
↑ "Terry Crisp - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
↑ "Flyer goalie retires". UPI. The Lowell Sun. November 17, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Wayne Stephenson rejoins Flyers". AP. Ottawa Journal. December 8, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "1976 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
↑ "AHL Season Overview: 1976–77". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

Philadelphia Flyers seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Philadelphia Flyers

Founded in 1967 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Eric Lindros trade Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Comcast Spectacor President Paul Holmgren General manager Ron Hextall Head coach Dave Hakstol Team captain Claude Giroux Current roster

Arenas	Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

Rivalries	Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers New Jersey Devils

Affiliates	AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms ECHL Reading Royals USPHL Premier Philadelphia Flyers-USPHL Affiliate history

Media	CSN Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia 97.5 The Fanatic Broadcasters

Culture/Lore	1976 Flyers–Red Army game 2010 NHL Winter Classic 2012 NHL Winter Classic Broad Street Bullies Curse of Billy Penn Ed Snider Flyers–Senators brawl Gene Hart "God Bless America" Kate Smith Lauren Hart Legion of Doom Lou Nolan Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

1976–77 NHL season

Patrick	Atlanta NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia

Adams	Boston Buffalo Cleveland Toronto

Norris	Detroit Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh Washington

Smythe	Chicago Colorado Minnesota St. Louis Vancouver

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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