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1967-68 Philadelphia Flyers season

1967-68 Philadelphia Flyers · NHL
Western Division Champions
Division 1st Western
1967-68 record 31-32-11
Home record 17-13-7
Road record 14-19-4
Goals for 173
Goals against 179
General Manager Bud Poile
Coach Keith Allen
Captain Lou Angotti
Alternate captains Bill Sutherland
Ed Van Impe
Arena The Spectrum
Team leaders
Goals Leon Rochefort (21)
Assists Lou Angotti (37)
Points Lou Angotti (49)
Penalties in minutes Ed Van Impe (141)
Wins Bernie Parent (16)
Goals against average Doug Favell (2.27)

The 1967-68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the inaugural season of Philadelphia Flyers NHL ice hockey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5-1 on the road to the California Seals.[1] Bill Sutherland scored the first goal in franchise history. They won their first game a week later, defeating the St. Louis Blues on the road, 2-1.[2] The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting out their trans-Pennsylvania rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1-0 on October 19.[3] The Flyers' top goal scorer that first season, Leon Rochefort, scored only 21 times. With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a sub-.500 record despite being forced to play their last seven home games on the road due to a storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off. Playoff success did not come so quickly, as the Flyers were upset by St. Louis in a first round, seven-game series.


Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


Regular season

Season standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Western Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 74 31 32 11 173 179 73
Los Angeles Kings 74 31 33 10 200 224 72
St. Louis Blues 74 27 31 16 177 191 70
Minnesota North Stars 74 27 32 15 191 226 69
Pittsburgh Penguins 74 27 34 13 195 216 67
Oakland Seals 74 15 42 17 153 219 47

Game log

October

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 11 Philadelphia 1-5 California Parent 6886 0-1-0 0
2 October 14 Philadelphia 2-4 Los Angeles Favell 7035 0-2-0 0
3 October 18 Philadelphia 2-1 St. Louis Favell 5234 1-2-0 2
4 October 19 Pittsburgh 0-1 Philadelphia Favell 7812 2-2-0 4
5 October 22 California 2-5 Philadelphia Favell 5783 3-2-0 6
6 October 28 Detroit 3-1 Philadelphia Favell 10859 3-3-0 6
7 October 29 California 2-2 Philadelphia Favell 4708 3-3-1 7

November

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
8 November 2 Minnesota 3-1 Philadelphia Favell 4203 3-4-1 7
9 November 4 Philadelphia 4-1 Montreal Parent 14822 4-4-1 9
10 November 5 Montreal 1-1 Philadelphia Parent 9188 4-4-2 10
11 November 8 Philadelphia 1-1 Pittsburgh Parent 4719 4-4-3 11
12 November 12 Philadelphia 4-2 Boston Parent 13909 5-4-3 13
13 November 15 Philadelphia 0-5 Pittsburgh Parent 6876 5-5-3 13
14 November 16 New York 2-3 Philadelphia Favell 11276 6-5-3 15
15 November 18 Philadelphia 2-2 Minnesota Favell 10466 6-5-4 16
16 November 19 St. Louis 2-3 Philadelphia Parent 7102 7-5-4 18
17 November 22 Detroit 2-4 Philadelphia Parent 12086 8-5-4 20
18 November 25 Philadelphia 2-1 St. Louis Parent 8570 9-5-4 22
19 November 26 Los Angeles 2-7 Philadelphia Parent 11420 10-5-4 24
20 November 29 Philadelphia 1-3 Chicago Parent 17200 10-6-4 24
21 November 30 California 3-1 Philadelphia Parent 3167 10-7-4 24

December

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
22 December 3 St. Louis 2-4 Philadelphia Parent 8727 11-7-4 26
23 December 6 Philadelphia 2-4 California Favell 2426 11-8-4 26
24 December 8 Philadelphia 3-0 Los Angeles Favell 4624 12-8-4 28
25 December 10 Chicago 3-0 Philadelphia Favell 14646 12-9-4 28
26 December 14 St. Louis 2-2 Philadelphia Parent 8005 12-9-5 29
27 December 16 Philadelphia 1-0 St. Louis Parent 7570 13-9-5 31
28 December 17 Pittsburgh 1-2 Philadelphia Parent 7522 14-9-5 33
29 December 21 Minnesota 0-6 Philadelphia Parent 7638 15-9-5 35
30 December 23 Philadelphia 2-3 Chicago Parent 17500 15-10-5 35
31 December 25 New York 3-1 Philadelphia Parent 9456 15-11-5 35
32 December 28 Philadelphia 3-5 Detroit Favell 13568 15-12-5 35
33 December 30 Philadelphia 2-0 Los Angeles Favell 14000 16-12-5 37
34 December 31 Los Angeles 1-9 Philadelphia Favell 5643 17-12-5 39

January

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
35 January 4 Boston 3-2 Philadelphia Parent 10097 17-13-5 39
36 January 6 Philadelphia 2-2 Pittsburgh Favell 7351 17-13-6 40
37 January 7 Pittsburgh 1-3 Philadelphia Favell 7935 18-13-6 42
38 January 10 Philadelphia 4-6 Minnesota Favell 9768 18-14-6 42
39 January 11 Montreal 4-2 Philadelphia Parent 14126 18-15-6 42
40 January 14 Philadelphia 6-3 California Parent 2878 19-15-6 44
41 January 18 Philadelphia 4-2 Minnesota Favell 9098 20-15-6 46
42 January 20 Philadelphia 2-4 Boston Parent 13527 20-16-6 46
43 January 21 St. Louis 2-2 Philadelphia Parent 10834 20-16-7 47
44 January 24 Philadelphia 2-1 Toronto Favell 15834 21-16-7 49
45 January 25 Minnesota 3-0 Philadelphia Parent 9334 21-17-7 49
46 January 27 Philadelphia 2-3 Detroit Parent 12820 21-18-7 49
47 January 28 Los Angeles 2-0 Philadelphia Favell 13577 21-19-7 49

February

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
48 February 1 California 3-3 Philadelphia Favell 6386 21-19-8 50
49 February 3 Chicago 3-5 Philadelphia Parent 14646 22-19-8 52
50 February 4 Toronto 1-4 Philadelphia Favell 14646 23-19-8 54
51 February 7 Philadelphia 1-4 Montreal Parent 14026 23-20-8 54
52 February 10 Philadelphia 2-1 St. Louis Favell 13112 24-20-8 56
53 February 11 Philadelphia 3-2 Minnesota Favell 15154 25-20-8 58
54 February 14 Philadelphia 0-4 California Parent 3069 25-21-8 58
55 February 16 Philadelphia 1-7 Los Angeles Parent 9867 25-22-8 58
56 February 18 Philadelphia 1-3 New York Favell 17250 25-23-8 58
57 February 21 Philadelphia 1-1 Pittsburgh Favell 9198 25-23-9 59
58 February 22 Minnesota 3-7 Philadelphia Favell 14392 26-23-9 61
59 February 25 Pittsburgh 2-1 Philadelphia Favell 14418 26-24-9 61
60 February 29 Los Angeles 3-1 Philadelphia Favell 9115 26-25-9 61

March

# Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts
61 March 2 Philadelphia 0-4 New York Parent 17235 26-26-9 61
62 March 3 California 1-1 Philadelphia [4] Favell 12127 26-26-10 62
63 March 6 Philadelphia 2-7 Toronto Favell 15831 26-27-10 62
64 March 7 Boston 2-1 Philadelphia [5] Parent 10452 26-28-10 62
65 March 10 Minnesota 0-2 Philadelphia [6] Parent 10171 27-28-10 64
66 March 13 Philadelphia 4-2 Minnesota Favell 13387 28-28-10 66
67 March 14 Los Angeles 0-0 Philadelphia [7] Parent 4116 28-28-11 67
68 March 17 Toronto 4-7 Philadelphia [8] Parent 13650 29-28-11 69
69 March 20 Philadelphia 5-1 California Parent 3918 30-28-11 71
70 March 23 Philadelphia 2-4 Los Angeles Parent 14003 30-29-11 71
71 March 27 Philadelphia 0-3 St. Louis Favell 9315 30-30-11 71
72 March 28 St. Louis 0-2 Philadelphia [9] Favell 5382 31-30-11 73
73 March 30 Pittsburgh 2-0 Philadelphia [10] Favell 5569 31-31-11 73
74 March 31 Philadelphia 1-5 Pittsburgh Favell 6756 31-32-11 73
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.
  • White background indicates tie.

Playoffs

The Flyers earned the #1 seed in the Western Division by virtue of finishing with the highest point total in the division.

Western Division Quarterfinals: vs. (3) St. Louis Blues

The Flyers faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the playoffs.

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series
1 April 4 St. Louis 1 - 0 Philadelphia Parent 10,649 Blues lead 1-0
2 April 6 St. Louis 3 - 4 Philadelphia Favell 11,111 Series tied 1-1
3 April 10 Philadelphia 2 - 3 St. Louis OT Parent 10,867 Blues lead 2-1
4 April 11 Philadelphia 2 - 5 St. Louis Favell 11,070 Blues lead 3-1
5 April 13 St. Louis 1 - 6 Philadelphia Parent 10,587 Blues lead 3-2
6 April 16 Philadelphia 2 - 1 St. Louis OT Parent 13,738 Series tied 3-3
7 April 18 St. Louis 3 - 1 Philadelphia Parent 14,646 Blues win 4-3

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Lou Angotti 7 70 12 37 49 +4 35 7 0 0 0 2
Gary Dornhoefer 12 65 13 30 43 +6 134 3 0 0 0 15
Leon Rochefort 9 74 21 21 42 -1 16 7 2 0 2 2
Ed Hoekstra 18 70 15 21 36 +6 6 7 0 1 1 0
Brit Selby 10 56 15 15 30 -3 24 7 1 1 2 4

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO Sv% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Doug Favell 1 37 2192 15 15 6 83 4 .931 2.27 2 120 1 1 8 0 .871 4.00
Bernie Parent 30 38 2248 16 17 5 93 4 .926 2.48 5 355 2 3 8 0 .963 1.35

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions during the 1967-68 season.

Quebec Aces

The Flyers acquired the following players after purchasing the American Hockey League's Quebec Aces on May 8, 1967.

Expansion Draft

The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

# Player NHL Team
1 Bernie Parent (G) Boston
2 Doug Favell (G) Boston
3 Ed Van Impe (D) Chicago
4 John Miszuk (D) Chicago
5 Joe Watson (D) Boston
6 Dick Cherry (D) Boston
7 Jean Gauthier (D) Montreal
8 Terry Ball (D) New York
9 Brit Selby (F) Toronto
10 Lou Angotti (C) Chicago
11 Leon Rochefort (F) Montreal
12 Don Blackburn (F) Toronto
13 Gary Dornhoefer (RW) Boston
14 Forbes Kennedy (F) Boston
15 Pat Hannigan (F) Toronto
16 Dwight Carruthers (F) Detroit
17 Bob Courcy (F) Montreal
18 Keith Wright (F) Boston
19 Garry Peters (C) Montreal
20 Jim Johnson (C) New York

Trades

September 1, 1967
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Al Millar		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash
October 1, 1967
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Dick Sarrazin		 To Detroit Red Wings
cash
October 18, 1967
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rosaire Paiement		 To Boston Bruins
1st round pick in 1970 NHL Amateur Draft
October 23, 1967
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Zeidel		 To Cleveland Barons (AHL)
cash
February 27, 1968
 To Philadelphia Flyers
Art Stratton		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wayne Hicks

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 5 Serge Bernier Center Flag of Canada Canada Sorel
2 14 Al Sarault Defenseman Flag of Canada Canada Pembroke Junior A

See also

References

  1. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Flyers First Ever Game.
  2. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Flyers First Ever Win.
  3. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Flyers First Home Game.
  4. ^ Game played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  5. ^ Game played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
  6. ^ Game played at Le Colisée in Quebec City.
  7. ^ Game played at Le Colisée in Quebec City.
  8. ^ Game played at Le Colisée in Quebec City.
  9. ^ Game played at Le Colisée in Quebec City.
  10. ^ Game played at Le Colisée in Quebec City.


Philadelphia Flyers

Franchise • Players • History • Award Winners • Records • Seasons • Draft Picks • The Spectrum • Wachovia Center

Head Coaches: Allen • Stasiuk • Shero • McCammon • Quinn • McCammon • Keenan • Holmgren • Dineen • Simpson • Murray • Cashman • Neilson • Ramsay • Barber • Hitchcock • Stevens

Western Division titles: 1967-68, 1973-74 • Patrick Division titles: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 • Atlantic Division titles: 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2003-04
Campbell Conference Championships: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80 • Wales Conference Championships: 1984-85, 1986-87 • Eastern Conference Championships: 1996-97
Stanley Cups: 1973-74, 1974-75

Affiliates: Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

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