1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers
Stanley Cup Champions
West Division Champions
Division 1st West
1973–74 record 50–16–12
Home record 28–6–5
Road record 22–10–7
Goals for 273 (5th)
Goals against 164 (1st)
Team information
General Manager Keith Allen
Coach Fred Shero
Captain Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains Terry Crisp
Gary Dornhoefer
Joe Watson
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance 17,007[1]
Team leaders
Goals Bobby Clarke (35)
Assists Bobby Clarke (52)
Points Bobby Clarke (87)
Penalties in minutes Dave Schultz (348)
Plus/minus Barry Ashbee (+52)
Wins Bernie Parent (47)
Goals against average Bernie Parent (1.89)
<1972–73 1974–75>

The 1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.

Goaltender Bernie Parent, an "Original Flyer", returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that the expansion teams could challenge the Original Six in 1973–74. The Bullies continued their rough-and-tumble ways, led by Dave Schultz's 348 penalty minutes, and reached the top of the West Division with a record of 50–16–12. The return of Parent proved to be of great benefit as he established himself as one of if not the best goaltender in the league by winning 47 games, a record which stood for 33 years. Since the Flyers, along with Chicago, allowed the fewest goals in the league, Parent also shared the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's Tony Esposito.

Come playoff time, the Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games in the first round. In the semifinals, the Flyers faced the New York Rangers. The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. Fortunately for the Flyers, they had home-ice advantage as they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals by winning Game 7. Their opponent, Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins, took Game 1 in Boston, but Bobby Clarke scored an overtime goal in Game 2 to even the series. The Flyers won Games 3 and 4 at home to take a 3–1 series lead, but Boston won Game 5 to stave off elimination. That set the stage for Game 6 at the Spectrum. The Flyers picked up the lead early when Rick MacLeish scored a first period goal. Late in the game, Orr hauled down Clarke on a breakaway, a penalty which assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia for the first time. Parent, having shutout Boston in Game 6, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP.

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 78 50 16 12 273 164 112
Chicago Black Hawks 78 41 14 23 272 164 105
Los Angeles Kings 78 33 33 12 233 231 78
Atlanta Flames 78 30 34 14 214 238 74
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 28 41 9 242 273 65
St. Louis Blues 78 26 40 12 206 248 64
Minnesota North Stars 78 23 38 17 235 275 63
California Golden Seals 78 13 55 10 195 342 36


Game log

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

1973–74 Game Log

Playoffs

Game log

      Win       Loss

1974 Stanley Cup playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position (C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing); GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus (playoff plus-minus not available); PIM = Penalties in minutes; Bold denotes franchise record

# Player Age Pos GP G A P +/- PIM GP G A P PIM
Regular season Playoffs
16 Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke 24 C 77 35 52 87 35 113 17 5 11 16 42
19 MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish 24 C 78 32 45 77 21 42 17 13 9 22 20
7 Barber, BillBill Barber 21 LW 75 34 35 69 34 54 17 3 6 9 18
18 Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry 26 LW 75 32 19 51 16 48 17 4 9 11 18
12 Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer 30 RW 57 11 39 50 13 125 14 5 6 11 43
21 Flett, BillBill Flett 30 RW 67 17 27 44 20 51 17 0 6 6 21
26 Kindrachuk, OrestOrest Kindrachuk 23 C 71 11 30 41 19 85 17 5 4 9 17
11 Saleski, DonDon Saleski 24 RW 77 15 25 40 21 131 17 2 7 9 24
8 Schultz, DaveDave Schultz 24 LW 73 20 16 36 26 348 17 2 4 6 139
17 Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet 32 RW 52 19 17 36 28 13 15 1 1 2 4
3 Bladon, TomTom Bladon 21 D 70 12 22 34 24 37 16 4 6 10 25
15 Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp 30 C 71 10 21 31 12 28 17 2 2 4 4
6 Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont 24 D 75 3 20 23 34 216 16 4 3 7 67
20 Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson 21 D 74 2 18 20 33 44 17 1 2 3 41
2 Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe 33 D 77 2 16 18 31 119 17 1 2 3 41
14 Watson, JoeJoe Watson 30 D 74 1 17 18 28 34 17 1 4 5 24
10 Clement, BillBill Clement 23 C 39 9 8 17 15 34 4 1 0 1 4
4 Ashbee, BarryBarry Ashbee 34 D 69 4 13 17 52 52 6 0 0 0 2
9 Kelly, BobBob Kelly 23 LW 65 4 10 14 10 130 5 0 0 0 11
1 Parent, BernieBernie Parent 28 G 73 0 3 3 N/A 24 17 0 0 0 4
30 Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor 29 G 8 0 0 0 N/A 12
25 MacAdam, AlAl MacAdam 21 RW 5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 Lajeunesse, SergeSerge Lajeunesse 23 D 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Cowick, BruceBruce Cowick 22 LW 8 0 0 0 9

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; MIN = Minutes played; Bold denotes franchise record

# Player Age GP W L T SO GA SV% GAA MIN GP W L SO GA SV% GAA MIN
Regular season Playoffs
1 Parent, BernieBernie Parent 28 73 47 13 12 12 136 .933 1.89 4314 17 12 5 2 35 .933 2.02 1042
30 Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor 29 8 3 3 0 0 26 .876 4.26 366

Awards and records

Awards

NHL
Award Recipient
All-Star Game representative Bobby Clarke
Bernie Parent
Ed Van Impe
Joe Watson
Conn Smythe Trophy Bernie Parent
Jack Adams Award Fred Shero
NHL First All-Star Team Bernie Parent (G)
NHL Second All-Star Team Bobby Clarke (C)
Barry Ashbee (D)
Vezina Trophy Bernie Parent [2]

Records

NHL player
Player Record Mark
Bernie Parent Regulation time wins, one season 47
Flyers player
Player Record Mark
Bernie Parent Games played by a goalie, one season 73
Bernie Parent Time on ice, one season 4,314 min.
Bernie Parent Wins, one season 47
Bernie Parent Shutouts, one season 12
Bernie Parent Save percentage, one season[3] .933
Dave Schultz Penalty minutes, one playoff season 139

Milestones

Player Milestone Reached
Bernie Parent 25th shutout March 3, 1974

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1973–74 season.

Trades

Date
Details
May 1, 1973
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jim Stanfield
To Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
cash
May 15, 1973
To Philadelphia Flyers
rights to Bernie Parent
2nd-round pick in 1973
To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-round pick in 1973
futures (Doug Favell, July 27)
May 15, 1973
To Philadelphia Flyers
Serge Lajeunesse
To Detroit Red Wings
Rick Foley
May 23, 1973
To Philadelphia Flyers
cash
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Willie Brossart
May 25, 1973
To Philadelphia Flyers
Bruce Cowick
To San Diego Gulls (WHL)
Bob Currier
Bob Hurlburt
Jim Stanfield
Tom Trevelyan
November 1, 1973
To Philadelphia Flyers
George Pesut
To Detroit Red Wings
Bob Stumpf
December 1, 1973
To Philadelphia Flyers
Ray Schultz
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Frank Spring

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Steve Coates Michigan Tech (WCHA) free agency (6/1)
Mike Boland Ottawa (WHA) free agency (9/1)
Subtractions
Player New team Via

Philadelphia Flyers 1974 Stanley Cup champions

Roster


  Non-players
  • Chairman/Owner: Ed Snider
  • President: Joe Scott
  • Vice Chairman: F. Eugene Dixon, Jr.
  • Vice President/General Manager: Keith Allen
  • Head Coach: Fred Shero
  • Assistant Coach: Mike Nykoluk
  • Director of Player Development: Marcel Pelletier
  • Trainer: Frank Lewis
  • Assistant Trainer: Jim McKenzie
  • Director of Public Relations: Joe Kodel(left off cup)
  • Director of Public Relations: John Bolgan (left off cup)

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Al MacAdam played five regular season games and one playoff game. Although he did receive a Stanley Cup ring, his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup.[4]
  • Joe Kodel, John Blogan (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup.


Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.[5]

Rnd # Player Position Nationality Drafted from
2 20 Larry Goodenough Defenseman  Canada London Knights (OHA)
2 26 Brent Leavins Left wing  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
3 40 Bob Stumpf Right wing  Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3 42 Mike Clarke Center  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 58 Dale Cook Left wing  Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
5 74 Michel Latreille Defenseman  Canada Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
6 90 Doug Ferguson Defenseman  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
7 106 Tom Young Forward  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
8 122 Norm Barnes Defenseman  Canada Michigan State (CCHA)
9 137 Dan O'Donohue Defenseman  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
10 153 Brian Dick Right wing  Canada Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL and the San Diego Gulls of the WHL.[6] Rene Drolet led the Robins with 73 points and Richmond finished 4th in their division and lost in five games to the Baltimore Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.[7] San Diego finished 3rd in the 6-team WHL's final season in existence. The Gulls also ceased operations once the New Jersey Knights of the WHA moved to San Diego and became the San Diego Mariners.

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
  2. ^ Shared with Chicago's Tony Esposito.
  3. ^ Minimum 25 games played
  4. ^ Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Al MacAdam
  5. ^ hockeydb.com, 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
  6. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
  7. ^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1973–74

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