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1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season

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Division
  
2nd Patrick

1977–78 record
  
45–20–15

Road record
  
16–14–10

Conference
  
2nd Campbell

Home record
  
29–6–5

Goals for
  
296 (4th)

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

Contents

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.

Season standings

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.

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.

    • Records

  •   *  NHL record
  •  **  Tied for NHL record

    • 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.

    Trades

    Trade notes
  • a The Kings sent Paul Evans to the Flyers on November 3, 1977, to complete trade.

    • Free agency

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

    Draft picks

    The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

    NHL Waiver Draft

    The 1977 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 10, 1977. 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. First-year professional players were exempt. The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.

    The Flyers protected the following players: 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 (*).

    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.

    Draft notes
  • a The Flyers traded Dave Schultz to the Los Angeles Kings for the Kings' fourth-round pick, 67th overall, and the Kings' 1978 second-round pick on September 29, 1976.
  • b The Flyers traded Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Gary Inness and future considerations (the Penguins' eighth through twelfth-round picks) on March 9, 1976.
  • c The Flyers traded cash to the Buffalo Sabres for the Sabres' eighth through eleventh-round picks on June 14, 1977.

    • Farm teams

    The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.

    References

    1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season Wikipedia
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