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1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season

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Division
  
3rd West

Home record
  
20–10–9

Goals for
  
207 (12th)

1970–71 record
  
28–33–17

Road record
  
8–23–8

Goals against
  
225 (8th)

The 1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Chicago Black Hawks in a four-game sweep.

Contents

Regular season

Bobby Clarke led the team in goals (27), assists (36), and points (63) in his second season.

Playoffs

The Flyers were swept in four games by the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round. Even though the team had improved their record in his second season behind the bench, head coach Vic Stasiuk was replaced by Fred Shero in the off-season.

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.

    • Goaltenders

  • = 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.

    • Records

    Record notes
  • a Tied three times.

    • Transactions

    The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1970, the day after the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 18, 1971, the day of the deciding game of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals.

    Trades

    Trade notes
  • a The player to be named later was Darryl Edestrand.

    • Free agency

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

    Re-signed

    The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

    NHL Intra-League Draft

    The 1970 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 9, 1970. It cost $30,000 to make a claim.

    NHL Expansion Draft

    The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 10, 1970. It featured two expansion teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, selecting players from the 12 existing NHL teams. Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.

    The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent, and skaters Barry Ashbee, Serge Bernier, Gary Dornhoefer, Jean-Guy Gendron, Larry Hale, Earl Heiskala, Larry Hillman, Wayne Hillman, Jim Johnson, Andre Lacroix, Bill Lesuk, Lew Morrison, Simon Nolet, Ed Van Impe, and Joe Watson.

    NHL Reverse Draft

    The 1970 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 11, 1970. The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.

    Waivers

    The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

    Draft picks

    Philadelphia's picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1970.

    Draft notes
  • The Flyers first-round pick, 4th overall, was traded to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement on October 18, 1967.

    • Farm teams

    The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, the Flint Generals of the IHL, and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.

    References

    1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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