1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season

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.

1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers
Division3rd West
1970–71 record28–33–17
Home record20–10–9
Road record8–23–8
Goals for207 (12th)
Goals against225 (8th)
Team information
PresidentJoe Scott
General managerKeith Allen
CoachVic Stasiuk
CaptainEd Van Impe
Alternate captainsJean-Guy Gendron
Bill Sutherland
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance14,131[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Quebec Aces
Flint Generals
Jersey Devils
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Clarke (27)
AssistsBobby Clarke (36)
PointsBobby Clarke (63)
Penalty minutesGary Dornhoefer (93)
Plus/minusWayne Hillman (+12)
WinsDoug Favell (16)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.67)

Regular season

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

Season standings

West Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7849209277184+93107
2St. Louis Blues78342519223208+1587
3Philadelphia Flyers78283317207225−1873
4Minnesota North Stars78283416191223−3272
5Los Angeles Kings78254013239303−6463
6Pittsburgh Penguins78213720221240−1962
7California Golden Seals7820535199320−12145

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.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1970–71 regular season
October: 5–3–1, 11 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecordPoints
110Minnesota North Stars2–11–0–02
211Montreal Canadiens1–21–1–02
315Vancouver Canucks5–42–1–04
417@ Pittsburgh Penguins0–02–1–15
518Toronto Maple Leafs4–23–1–17
622Buffalo Sabres4–24–1–19
724@ Montreal Canadiens1–34–2–19
825@ Boston Bruins3–44–3–19
929Los Angeles Kings3–15–3–111
November: 5–6–1, 11 Points (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 1–3–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecordPoints
101Pittsburgh Penguins3–26–3–113
115@ Detroit Red Wings1–36–4–113
127Chicago Black Hawks1–16–4–214
138@ Buffalo Sabres3–17–4–216
1411@ Chicago Black Hawks1–77–5–216
1515St. Louis Blues1–27–6–216
1619California Golden Seals6–28–6–218
1721Boston Bruins2–58–7–218
1822Detroit Red Wings2–48–8–218
1925New York Rangers3–19–8–220
2028@ Chicago Black Hawks1–39–9–220
2129Vancouver Canucks4–210–9–222
December: 2–8–3, 7 Points (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 0–6–2)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecordPoints
221@ Vancouver Canucks4–510–10–222
234@ California Golden Seals4–011–10–224
245@ Los Angeles Kings4–411–10–325
259@ St. Louis Blues5–212–10–327
2610@ Detroit Red Wings1–312–11–327
2712Boston Bruins0–112–12–327
2813St. Louis Blues2–212–12–428
2915@ Vancouver Canucks2–312–13–428
3018@ California Golden Seals0–112–14–428
3119@ Los Angeles Kings2–212–14–529
3226@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–912–15–529
3327Montreal Canadiens2–412–16–529
3430@ St. Louis Blues2–512–17–529
January: 7–5–4, 18 Points (Home: 5–3–2; Road: 2–2–2)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecordPoints
352Chicago Black Hawks1–312–18–529
363Boston Bruins1–512–19–529
376Pittsburgh Penguins4–313–19–531
387Los Angeles Kings5–513–19–632
399California Golden Seals5–314–19–634
4010@ Montreal Canadiens3–215–19–636
4114Toronto Maple Leafs3–016–19–638
4216@ Detroit Red Wings4–217–19–640
4317Los Angeles Kings1–417–20–640
4420@ New York Rangers3–317–20–741
4521Montreal Canadiens5–517–20–842
4623@ Minnesota North Stars2–217–20–943
4724@ Buffalo Sabres4–617–21–943
4828@ Boston Bruins2–617–22–943
4930New York Rangers5–218–22–945
5031Detroit Red Wings3–119–22–947
February: 5–6–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–5–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecordPoints
514Chicago Black Hawks6–220–22–949
526@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–420–23–949
537St. Louis Blues2–620–24–949
5410@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–520–25–949
5513@ Minnesota North Stars2–220–25–1050
5614@ Buffalo Sabres2–320–26–1050
5717@ Los Angeles Kings4–021–26–1052
5819@ Vancouver Canucks3–222–26–1054
5920@ California Golden Seals3–522–27–1054
6024@ New York Rangers2–422–28–1054
6125Buffalo Sabres3–223–28–1056
6227Vancouver Canucks8–124–28–1058
March: 3–5–5, 11 Points (Home: 2–0–4; Road: 1–5–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecordPoints
634Detroit Red Wings2–224–28–1159
646California Golden Seals4–424–28–1260
657@ Minnesota North Stars1–324–29–1260
6610@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–224–29–1361
6712@ New York Rangers2–724–30–1361
6813@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–225–30–1363
6918New York Rangers2–126–30–1365
7020@ Boston Bruins3–526–31–1365
7121Toronto Maple Leafs1–126–31–1466
7224@ Montreal Canadiens3–526–32–1466
7325Minnesota North Stars2–226–32–1567
7427@ Chicago Black Hawks1–326–33–1567
7528Pittsburgh Penguins3–127–33–1569
April: 1–0–2, 4 Points (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 0–0–1)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecordPoints
761@ St. Louis Blues1–127–33–1670
773Minnesota North Stars3–228–33–1672
784Buffalo Sabres3–328–33–1773
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1971 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarter-finals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Black Hawks win 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreSeries
1April 7@ Chicago Black Hawks2–5Black Hawks lead 1–0
2April 8@ Chicago Black Hawks2–6Black Hawks lead 2–0
3April 10Chicago Black Hawks2–3Black Hawks lead 3–0
4April 11Chicago Black Hawks2–6Black Hawks win 4–0
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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
16Bobby Clarke21C772736639784000−32
21Serge Bernier23RW77232851−7774112−40
20Jim Johnson28C66162945−10164022−20
7Andre Lacroix25C78202242−9124022−10
12Gary Dornhoefer27RW572020403932000−14
11Jean-Guy Gendron36LW76201636−9464011−30
18Bill Lesuk24LW78171936−5814101−38
9Bob Kelly20LW76141832770410102
17Simon Nolet29RW7491928−1424213−40
4Barry Ashbee31D6442327344
10Cliff Schmautz31RW3081220323
3Larry Hillman33D73313169394022−22
15Garry Peters28C736713−14694112−115
8Lew Morrison22RW785712−12254000−22
6Wayne Hillman32D6957121247
23Larry Hale29D7011112−18344000−42
5Brent Hughes27D3011011−6214000−36
2Ed Van Impe30D7701111−13804011−48
14Joe Watson27D573710950100000
19Rick MacLeish21LW26246−4194101−20
19Earl Heiskala28LW41213−972
22Danny Schock22LW1412310
30Bernie Parent25G30022N/A5
1Doug Favell25G44011N/A92000N/A0
30Bruce Gamble32G11000N/A02000N/A0
25Jim Mair24D2000−103123−24
22George Swarbrick28RW2000−20
25Willie Brossart21D1000−20
10Bill Sutherland36LW100000
4Ralph MacSweyn28D4000−22

Goaltending

  • = 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 GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1Doug Favell2544411615912751082.67.91522,427:5522026084.02.8670119:23
30Bernie Parent2530269126825732.77.91221,580:59
30Bruce Gamble321111362373373.37.9010658:18220267126.00.8210119:54

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Bobby Clarke [3]

Team

Franchise team records set during the 1970–71 season
Record Type Total Refs
Fewest wins, playoffs Season 0[lower-alpha 1] [4]

Milestones

Franchise firsts[5]
Milestone Player Date Ref
Natural hat-trick Gary Dornhoefer March 6, 1971[lower-alpha 2] [6]

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.[7]

Trades

Date Details Ref
May 20, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brent Hughes
To Los Angeles Kings
Mike Byers
[8]
May 29, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Barry Ashbee
To Hershey Bears (AHL)
Larry McKillop
player to be named later[lower-alpha 3]
[10]
June 12, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
George Swarbrick
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Terry Ball
[11]
August 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash
To Denver Spurs (WHL)
Claude LaForge
[12]
August 10, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
loan for season
To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Guy Dufour
January 31, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bruce Gamble
Mike Walton
1st-round pick in 1971
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bernie Parent
2nd-round pick in 1971
[13]
January 31, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rick MacLeish
Danny Schock
To Boston Bruins
Mike Walton
[13]

Free agency

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
June 1970Hugh HarveyKingston Aces (OHA)[14]

Internal

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Amateur Draft, signed to contracts.

Date Player Term Ref
August 13, 1970Bill Lesuk[15]
September 7, 1970Earl Heiskala[16]
September 7, 1970Jim Johnson[16]
September 7, 1970Lew Morrison[16]
September 9, 1970Larry Hale[17]
September 9, 1970Joe Watson[17]
October 5, 1970Doug Favell[18]
October 5, 1970Larry Hillman[18]
October 5, 1970Wayne Hillman[18]

Intra-League

The 1970 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 9, 1970.[19][20] It cost $30,000 to make a claim.[21]

Date Player Team Ref
June 9, 1970Bill Lesuk[lower-alpha 4]from Boston Bruins[21]
June 9, 1970Dick Cherry[lower-alpha 5]to Boston Bruins[21]

Expansion

The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 10, 1970.[22][23] It featured two expansion teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, selecting players from the 12 existing NHL teams.[22] Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.[22]

Philadelphia Flyers protection lists at the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft
Status Players
Protected[22] Barry Ashbee, Serge Bernier, Gary Dornhoefer, Doug Favell (G), Jean-Guy Gendron, Larry Hale, Earl Heiskala, Larry Hillman, Wayne Hillman, Brent Hughes (added after Fleming selection), Jim Johnson, Andre Lacroix, Bill Lesuk, Lew Morrison, Simon Nolet, Bernie Parent (G), Garry Peters (added after Paiement selection), Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson
Selections[24] Vancouver Canucks selected Rosaire Paiement 10th overall
Buffalo Sabres selected Reg Fleming 15th overall
Buffalo Sabres selected Gerry Meehan 29th overall
Vancouver Canucks selected Dunc Wilson 37th overall

Reverse

The 1970 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 11, 1970.[25] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.

Date Player Team Ref
June 11, 1970Alain Caronfrom Montreal Canadiens[lower-alpha 6][26]
June 11, 1970Hugh Harveyto Hershey Bears (AHL)[27]

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Date Player Team Ref
October 19, 1970Bill Sutherlandto Buffalo Sabres[28]
December 28, 1970Cliff Schmautzfrom Buffalo Sabres[29]

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.[30] The Flyers were without a first-round draft pick due to having traded it three years previously to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement.[31] The Bruins used the pick, fourth overall, to select Rick MacLeish, who the Flyers would acquire seven months later in a trade with the Bruins.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
2 18 Bill Clement Center  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
3 32 Bob Kelly Left Wing  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
4 46 Jacques Lapierre Defense  Canada Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
5 60 Doug Kerslake Right Wing  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
6 74 Dennis Giannini Left Wing  Canada London Knights (OHA)
7 87 Hank Nowak Left Wing  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
8 99 Gary Cunningham Defense  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9 109 Jean Daigle Left Wing  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,[32][33] the Flint Generals of the IHL,[34] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[34]

Notes

  1. Tied total from the 1968–69 season and subsequently tied during the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons.
  2. Dornhoefer scored even-strength goals at 10:07 of the second period and 0:26 and 1:11 of the third period against Golden Seals goalie Chris Worthy.
  3. The player to be named later was Darryl Edestrand.[9]
  4. The Flyers removed Dick Cherry from their protected list after selecting Lesuk.
  5. The Bruins claimed Cherry in lieu of cash.
  6. Claimed by the San Diego Gulls.

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