1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers
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
President	Joe Scott
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]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Richmond Robins; San Diego Gulls
Team leaders
Goals	Bobby Clarke (35)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (52)
Points	Bobby Clarke (87)
Penalty minutes	Dave Schultz (348)
Plus/minus	Barry Ashbee (+52)
Wins	Bernie Parent (47)
Goals against average	Bernie Parent (1.89)

The 1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. Prior to this season, no post-1967 expansion team had either beaten an Original Six team in a playoff round or won a Stanley Cup Final game.

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 semi-finals, the Flyers faced the New York Rangers. The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. The Flyers 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 shut out Boston in Game 6, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP.

Regular season

In addition to leading the team in penalty minutes, Dave Schultz was one of five 20 goal scorers on the Flyers.

The 1973–74 season opened on October 11, 1973, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the first time Kate Smith performed "God Bless America" in person at a Flyers' game. The Flyers started strong to begin the season winning their first four games and only allowing their opponents to score three goals total while they netted 18. The Flyers were 29–11–6 heading into the All Star Game. The Flyers were represented in the All Star Game by Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, Ed Van Impe and Joe Watson. The Flyers finished 1st in the Western Division, seven points ahead of the second place Chicago Black Hawks.

The team was led offensively by Bobby Clarke, who led the team in goals with 35, assists with 52 and points with 87. He finished fifth among scoring leader in points. Clarke was named a 2nd Team All Stars along with defenseman Barry Ashbee. Clarke was followed by Bill Barber in goals (34), and by Rick MacLeish both in assists (45) and in points (77).

In net, the Flyers were led by goaltender Bernie Parent, who went 47–13–12, posted a 1.89 goals against average (136 goals against on 2038 shots) and 12 shutouts. Parent's 47 wins was a record until Martin Brodeur won 48 games in the 2006–07 NHL season. It remains the record for most regulation wins by a goaltender in a single season as several of Brodeur's wins came in overtime and the shootout, neither of which existed in the 1970s. Parent was a co-winner of the Vezina Trophy, which was awarded at the time to any goaltenders who played 25 or more games for the team allowing the fewest goals against, with Black Hawks' goaltender Tony Esposito.

Season standings

West Division[2]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	+109	112
2	Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	+108	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	+2	78
4	Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	−24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	−31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	−42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	−40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	−147	36

Playoffs

The Flyers opened the post season against the 4th place Atlanta Flames. The Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games with a combined score of 17–6. Rick MacLeish led the Flyers with four goals during the series. He scored a natural hat-trick in Game 2.

The Flyers headed into a grueling semi-finals match up against the New York Rangers, who had won the regular season series 2–1–2. The series opened up in Philadelphia at the Spectrum with the Flyers shutting out the Rangers 4–0 in Game 1 and taking Game 2 5–2. The series switched back to New York and the Rangers would take Game 3 5–3 and Game 4 in overtime 2–1. The Flyers won Game 5 at home 4–1. With the Rangers on the verge of defeat in Game 6 the Rangers won 4–1. In Game 7 Gary Dornhoefer scored the game-winning goal with 10:59 left in the third. Rick MacLeish again led the Flyers in scoring in this series with seven goals. The home team was the winner of every game in the series.

This set up a Stanley Cup Finals matchup against the Boston Bruins, who won the season series 3–1–1. The series opened in Boston at the Boston Garden with Boston winning Game 1, 3–2 and the Flyers winning Game 2, 3–2 in overtime on a Bobby Clarke goal. The series moved to Philadelphia where the Flyers won Game 3, 4–1 and Game 4, 4–2. The series returned to Boston and Bruins won Game 5, 5–1. The series returned to Philadelphia for Game 6. Kate Smith performed "God Bless America" to a sell out crowd of 17,007 prior to the game. The Flyers won their first Stanley Cup on the lone goal of the game by Rick MacLeish in the first period. With seconds left on the Clock Gene Hart, the Flyers play-by-play announcer, made his famous call "Ladies and gentlemen, the Flyers are going to win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers have won the Stanley Cup!". Bernie Parent was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1973–74 regular season

October: 6–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
1	October 11	Toronto	0–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	1–0–0	2
2	October 13	Philadelphia	6–0	NY Islanders	Parent	13,057	2–0–0	4
3	October 14	Detroit	2–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	3–0–0	6
4	October 17	Philadelphia	5–1	California	Parent	4,679	4–0–0	8
5	October 19	Philadelphia	1–2	Vancouver	Parent	15,570	4–1–0	8
6	October 20	Philadelphia	0–3	Los Angeles	Parent	11,734	4–2–0	8
7	October 25	Montreal	4–0	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	4–3–0	8
8	October 27	Philadelphia	6–0	Pittsburgh	Parent	11,217	5–3–0	10
9	October 28	California	1–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	6–3–0	12

November: 7–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
10	November 1	Chicago	0–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	7–3–0	14
11	November 3	Atlanta	2–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	7–4–0	14
12	November 4	Pittsburgh	0–7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	8–4–0	16
13	November 7	Philadelphia	4–1	Detroit	Parent	12,509	9–4–0	18
14	November 8	Los Angeles	3–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	9–5–0	18
15	November 11	St. Louis	3–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	10–5–0	20
16	November 14	Philadelphia	5–4	Los Angeles	Parent	10,045	11–5–0	22
17	November 16	Philadelphia	2–1	California	Parent	6,511	12–5–0	24
18	November 17	Philadelphia	2–2	Vancouver	Parent	15,570	12–5–1	25
19	November 22	Philadelphia	2–4	Boston	Taylor	15,003	12–6–1	25
20	November 24	Philadelphia	1–0	St. Louis	Parent	19,274	13–6–1	27
21	November 29	NY Rangers	2–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	13–6–2	28

December: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
22	December 1	Philadelphia	2–1	NY Islanders	Parent	14,865	14–6–2	30
23	December 2	California	1–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	15–6–2	32
24	December 8	Philadelphia	3–1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	16–6–2	34
25	December 9	Boston	3–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	16–6–3	35
26	December 12	Philadelphia	2–2	Chicago	Parent	11,000	16–6–4	36
27	December 15	Atlanta	3–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	16–7–4	36
28	December 16	NY Islanders	0–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	17–7–4	38
29	December 20	Vancouver	3–9	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	18–7–4	40
30	December 22	Chicago	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	19–7–4	42
31	December 26	Philadelphia	1–2	NY Rangers	Parent	17,500	19–8–4	42
32	December 29	Philadelphia	4–1	St. Louis	Parent	10,265	20–8–4	44
33	December 30	Philadelphia	5–4	Buffalo	Parent	15,858	21–8–4	46

January: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
34	January 3	NY Rangers	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	22–8–4	48
35	January 5	Philadelphia	3–3	Minnesota	Parent	15,296	22–8–5	49
36	January 7	Philadelphia	1–2	Montreal	Parent	19,040	22–9–5	49
37	January 10	Minnesota	4–7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	23–9–5	51
38	January 11	Philadelphia	7–6	Atlanta	Taylor	5,141	24–9–5	53
39	January 13	Atlanta	0–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	25–9–5	55
40	January 17	Buffalo	2–7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	26–9–5	57
41	January 19	Los Angeles	0–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	27–9–5	59
42	January 20	Pittsburgh	5–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	27–10–5	59
43	January 22	Philadelphia	3–2	Vancouver	Taylor	15,570	28–10–5	61
44	January 24	Philadelphia	4–4	Los Angeles	Parent	14,343	28–10–6	62
45	January 25	Philadelphia	5–0	California	Parent	10,776	29–10–6	64
46	January 27	Philadelphia	3–5	Boston	Taylor	15,003	29–11–6	64
47	January 31	Buffalo	3–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	30–11–6	66

February: 5–3–4 (Home: 3–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
48	February 2	Detroit	2–12	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	31–11–6	68
49	February 3	Philadelphia	2–2	Atlanta	Parent	14,123	31–11–7	69
50	February 7	Pittsburgh	4–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	32–11–7	71
51	February 9	Philadelphia	3–5	Boston	Parent	15,003	32–12–7	71
52	February 10	Montreal	1–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	33–12–7	73
53	February 13	Philadelphia	3–1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	34–12–7	75
54	February 14	NY Rangers	4–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	34–12–8	76
55	February 17	Philadelphia	2–2	Montreal	Parent	17,757	34–12–9	77
56	February 20	Philadelphia	3–1	Detroit	Parent	15,128	35–12–9	79
57	February 23	Philadelphia	1–3	Chicago	Parent	16,666	35–13–9	79
58	February 24	Philadelphia	2–3	NY Rangers	Parent	17,500	35–14–9	79
59	February 28	Minnesota	2–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	35–14–10	80

March: 12–1–2 (Home: 8–1–1 ; Road: 4–0–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
60	March 2	Buffalo	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	36–14–10	82
61	March 3	Montreal	0–6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	37–14–10	84
62	March 7	Detroit	1–6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	38–14–10	86
63	March 9	Philadelphia	2–1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	39–14–10	88
64	March 10	Philadelphia	4–3	Buffalo	Parent	15,858	40–14–10	90
65	March 12	Philadelphia	2–1	NY Islanders	Parent	14,865	41–14–10	92
66	March 14	St. Louis	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	42–14–10	94
67	March 16	Philadelphia	4–2	Minnesota	Parent	15,450	43–14–10	96
68	March 17	Toronto	2–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	43–14–11	97
69	March 21	Vancouver	1–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	44–14–11	99
70	March 23	Chicago	3–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	44–15–11	99
71	March 24	St. Louis	1–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	45–15–11	101
72	March 27	Philadelphia	6–2	St. Louis	Parent	18,443	46–15–11	103
73	March 28	Philadelphia	3–3	Atlanta	Parent	15,141	46–15–12	104
74	March 30	Boston	3–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	47–15–12	106

April: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points
75	April 2	Philadelphia	6–3	Minnesota	Taylor	15,110	48–15–12	108
76	April 4	NY Islanders	0–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	49–15–12	110
77	April 6	Philadelphia	1–6	Pittsburgh	Taylor	13,368	49–16–12	110
78	April 7	Minnesota	2–6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	50–16–12	112

Legend:

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

Playoffs

1974 Stanley Cup playoffs

Quarter-finals vs. Atlanta Flames – Flyers win 4–0

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 9	Atlanta	1–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 1–0
2	April 11	Atlanta	1–5	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–0
3	April 12	Philadelphia	4–1	Atlanta		Parent	15,141	Flyers lead 3–0
4	April 14	Philadelphia	4–3	Atlanta	OT	Parent	15,141	Flyers win 4–0

Semi-finals vs. New York Rangers – Flyers win 4–3

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 20	NY Rangers	0–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 1–0
2	April 23	NY Rangers	2–5	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–0
3	April 25	Philadelphia	3–5	NY Rangers		Parent	17,500	Flyers lead 2–1
4	April 28	Philadelphia	1–2	NY Rangers	OT	Parent	17,500	Series tied 2–2
5	April 30	NY Rangers	1–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 3–2
6	May 2	Philadelphia	1–4	NY Rangers		Parent	17,500	Series tied 3–3
7	May 5	NY Rangers	3–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers win 4–3

Stanley Cup Finals vs. Boston Bruins – Flyers win 4–2

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 7	Philadelphia	2–3	Boston		Parent	15,003	Bruins lead 1–0
2	May 9	Philadelphia	3–2	Boston	OT	Parent	15,003	Series tied 1–1
3	May 12	Boston	1–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–1
4	May 14	Boston	2–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 3–1
5	May 16	Philadelphia	1–5	Boston		Parent	15,003	Flyers lead 3–2
6	May 19	Boston	0–1	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers win 4–2

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
16	Bobby Clarke	24	C	77	35	52	87	35	113	17	5	11	16	1	42
19	Rick MacLeish	24	C	78	32	45	77	21	42	17	13	9	22	0	20
7	Bill Barber	21	LW	75	34	35	69	34	54	17	3	6	9	2	18
18	Ross Lonsberry	26	LW	75	32	19	51	16	48	17	4	9	11	0	18
12	Gary Dornhoefer	30	RW	57	11	39	50	13	125	14	5	6	11	5	43
21	Bill Flett	30	RW	67	17	27	44	20	51	17	0	6	6	3	21
26	Orest Kindrachuk	23	C	71	11	30	41	19	85	17	5	4	9	8	17
11	Don Saleski	24	RW	77	15	25	40	21	131	17	2	7	9	9	24
8	Dave Schultz	24	LW	73	20	16	36	26	348	17	2	4	6	4	139
17	Simon Nolet	32	RW	52	19	17	36	28	13	15	1	1	2	0	4
3	Tom Bladon	21	D	70	12	22	34	24	37	16	4	6	10	3	25
15	Terry Crisp	30	C	71	10	21	31	12	28	17	2	2	4	3	4
6	Andre Dupont	24	D	75	3	20	23	34	216	16	4	3	7	5	67
20	Jimmy Watson	21	D	74	2	18	20	33	44	17	1	2	3	1	41
2	Ed Van Impe	33	D	77	2	16	18	31	119	17	1	2	3	2	41
14	Joe Watson	30	D	74	1	17	18	28	34	17	1	4	5	8	24
10	Bill Clement	23	C	39	9	8	17	15	34	4	1	0	1	2	4
4	Barry Ashbee	34	D	69	4	13	17	52	52	6	0	0	0	5	2
9	Bob Kelly	23	LW	65	4	10	14	10	130	5	0	0	0	0	11
1	Bernie Parent	28	G	73	0	3	3	N/A	24	17	0	0	0	N/A	4
30	Bobby Taylor	29	G	7	0	0	0	N/A	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Al MacAdam	21	RW	5	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	0	−1	0
5	Serge Lajeunesse	23	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Bruce Cowick	22	LW	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	0	0	0	−1	9

Goaltending

			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
1	Bernie Parent	28	73	73	47	13	12	2006	136	1.89	.932	12	4,307:25	17	17	12	5	524	35	2.02	.933	2	1,039:24
30	Bobby Taylor	29	7	5	3	3	0	203	26	4.26	.876	0	365:51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Conn Smythe Trophy	Bernie Parent	[3]
	Jack Adams Award	Fred Shero	[4]
	Lester B. Pearson Award	Bobby Clarke	[5]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Bernie Parent (Goaltender)	[6]
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Barry Ashbee (Defense)	[6]
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Bobby Clarke (Center)	[6]
	Vezina Trophy	Bernie Parent[lower-alpha 1]	[7]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bobby Clarke	[8]
		Bernie Parent
		Ed Van Impe
		Joe Watson

Records

NHL record

Individual

Franchise player records set during the 1973–74 season
Record	Type	Total	Player	Date(s)	Ref
Games started by a goaltender	Streak	37	Bernie Parent	10/11/1973 – 1/10/1974	[9]
Games played by a goaltender	Season	73	Bernie Parent	—	[10]
Most wins	Season	47	Bernie Parent	—	[10]
Most wins in regulation time	Season	47	Bernie Parent	—	[11]
Most shutouts	Season	12[lower-alpha 2]	Bernie Parent	—	[10]
Most minutes played by a goaltender	Season	4,314	Bernie Parent	—	[10]
Best save percentage	Season	.932	Bernie Parent	—	[12]
Powerplay goals scored by a defenseman, playoffs	Season	3[lower-alpha 3]	Tom Bladon	—	[13]
Game-winning goals scored, playoffs	Season	4[lower-alpha 4]	Rick MacLeish	—	[14]
Penalties in minutes, playoffs	Season	139	Dave Schultz	—	[14]

Team

Franchise team records set during the 1973–74 season
Record	Type	Total	Refs
Fewest goals against	Season	164	[15]
Most shutouts	Season	13	[16]
Most home wins, playoffs	Season	9[lower-alpha 5]

Franchise firsts

Franchise firsts[17]
Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
30-win season, goaltender	Bernie Parent	February 10, 1974[lower-alpha 6]	[18]
40-win season, goaltender	Bernie Parent	March 16, 1974[lower-alpha 7]	[18]

Individual

Individual career milestones[19]
Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
25th shutout	Bernie Parent	March 3, 1974[lower-alpha 8]	[18]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1973, the day after the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 19, 1974, the day of the deciding game of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals.[20]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
May 14, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Serge Lajeunesse	To Detroit Red Wings Rick Foley	[21]
May 15, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Bernie Parent 2nd-round pick in 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 1973 future considerations[lower-alpha 9]	[24]
May 25, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Bruce Cowick	To San Diego Gulls (WHL) Bob Currier Bob Hurlburt Jim Stanfield Tom Trevelyan	[25]
May 30, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Willie Brossart	[26]
November 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers George Pesut	To Detroit Red Wings Bob Stumpf	[27]
December 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Ray Schultz	To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Spring	[28]

Free agency

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

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Ref
June 1973	Steve Coates	Michigan Tech University (WCHA)	[29]
July 31, 1973	Mark Bousquet	American International College (ECAC 2)	[30]
September 1973	Mike Boland	Ottawa Nationals (WHA)	[31]

Internal

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

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 5, 1973	Mike Clarke (DP)		[32]
June 5, 1973	Dale Cook (DP)		[32]
June 5, 1973	Bruce Cowick	multi-year	[32]
June 5, 1973	Larry Goodenough (DP)		[32]
June 5, 1973	Michel Latreille (DP)		[32]
June 5, 1973	Brent Levins (DP)		[32]
June 5, 1973	Bob Stumpf (DP)		[32]
June 12, 1973	Orest Kindrachuk	multi-year	[33]
June 22, 1973	Bernie Parent	multi-year	[22]
July 31, 1973	Tom Young (DP)		[30]
July 31, 1973	Don O'Donahue (DP)		[30]
August 20, 1973	Doug Ferguson (DP)	3-year	[34]

NHL Intra-League Draft

The 1973 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 12, 1973.[35] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[35] It cost $40,000 to make a claim.[35] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.[35]

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 (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Ref
September 12, 1973	Wayne Hillman	Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)	Free agency	[36]
October 30, 1973	George Swarbrick	Atlanta Flames	Free agency	[37]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on May 15, 1973.[38]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
2	20	Larry Goodenough	Defense	Canada	London Knights (OHA)	[lower-alpha 10]
2	26	Brent Leavins	Left Wing	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
3	40	Bob Stumpf	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	[lower-alpha 11]
3	42	Mike Clarke	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4	58	Dale Cook	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
5	74	Michel Latreille	Defense	Canada	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
6	90	Doug Ferguson	Defense	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
7	106	Tom Young	Forward	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
8	122	Norm Barnes	Defense	Canada	Michigan State University (CCHA)
9	137	Dan O'Donohue	Defense	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[40] and the San Diego Gulls of the WHL.[41] 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.[42] San Diego finished 3rd in the 6-team WHL's final season in existence. The Gulls also ceased operations once the Jersey Knights of the WHA moved to San Diego and became the San Diego Mariners.

Notes

Co-winner with Chicago Black Hawks' Tony Esposito
Tied by Parent during 1974–75 season.
Tied by Doug Crossman in 1984–85 and Chris Pronger in 2009–10.
Tied by Bill Barber in 1979–80 and Danny Briere in 2009–10.
Tied during 1979–80 and 2009–10 seasons.
Stopped 25 of 26 shots against the Montreal Canadiens
Stopped 40 of 42 shots against the Minnesota North Stars
Stopped all 24 shots against the Montreal Canadiens
If Parent signed with the Flyers the Maple Leafs would receive their choice of goaltender Doug Favell or additional draft picks. Parent was signed on June 22[22] and the Maple Leafs chose Favell on July 27.[23]
The Flyers first-round pick, 10th overall, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with future considerations (Doug Favell) for Bernie Parent and Toronto's second-round pick, 20th overall, on May 15, 1973.[39]
The Flyers traded Brent Hughes and Pierre Plante to the St. Louis Blues for Andre Dupont and St. Louis' third-round pick, 40th overall, on December 14, 1972.[39]

References

General

"Philadelphia Flyers 1973–74 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"Flyers History - Season Overview : 1973–74". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

Specific

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"1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
"Conn Smythe Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
"Jack Adams Award". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
"Ted Lindsay Award (formerly Lester B. Pearson Award)". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32
"Vezina Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
"27th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 264
"NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
Morreale, Mike G. (December 8, 2010). "Banner night for Parent as Flyers pay tribute". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
"Flyers History - Career and Season Records". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
"NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
"NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
"NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, pp. 273–275
"Flyers History – All-Time Firsts". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
"Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Goalie Game List". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015. Goalie Game List for Bernie Parent
"Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
"Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"SPORTS NOTES". AP. The Childress Index. May 15, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers Sign Parent at Reduction in Pay". AP. Pottstown Mercury. June 23, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers, Leafs Complete Trade". AP. Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. July 28, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers Trade Draft Pick For Rights to Parent". AP. Pottstown Mercury. May 16, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"no title". Brandon Sun. May 26, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
"Brossart sold to Maple Leafs". AP. Delaware County Times. May 31, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"no title". Brandon Sun. November 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
"Frank Spring – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
"Steve Coates – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
"Flyers Sign Amateurs". AP. Standard-Speaker. August 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Mike Boland – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
"Flyers Sign Six". AP. The Bridgeport Post. June 6, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers Sign AHL Star Kindrachuk". AP. The Post-Standard. June 13, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Draft Choice Ferguson Signs Flyers' Pact". AP. The Post-Standard. August 21, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
Parsons, Mark (November 24, 2012). "1973 NHL Intra-League Draft". Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
"Crusaders sign Hillman brothers". UPI. Ottawa Journal. September 12, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved March 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
George Swarbrick at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved November 27, 2021
"1973 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
"1973 NHL Amateur Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
"AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
"Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
"AHL Season Overview: 1973–74". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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[7] Co-winner with Chicago Black Hawks' Tony Esposito

[13] Tied by Parent during 1974–75 season.

[15] Tied by Doug Crossman in 1984–85 and Chris Pronger in 2009–10.

[17] Tied by Bill Barber in 1979–80 and Danny Briere in 2009–10.

[21] Tied during 1979–80 and 2009–10 seasons.

[23] Stopped 25 of 26 shots against the Montreal Canadiens

[25] Stopped 40 of 42 shots against the Minnesota North Stars

[27] Stopped all 24 shots against the Montreal Canadiens

[32] If Parent signed with the Flyers the Maple Leafs would receive their choice of goaltender Doug Favell or additional draft picks. Parent was signed on June 22[22] and the Maple Leafs chose Favell on July 27.[23]

[49] The Flyers first-round pick, 10th overall, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with future considerations (Doug Favell) for Bernie Parent and Toronto's second-round pick, 20th overall, on May 15, 1973.[39]

[50] The Flyers traded Brent Hughes and Pierre Plante to the St. Louis Blues for Andre Dupont and St. Louis' third-round pick, 40th overall, on December 14, 1972.[39]

[1] "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[standings-west-div-2] "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[3] "Conn Smythe Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[4] "Jack Adams Award". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[5] "Ted Lindsay Award (formerly Lester B. Pearson Award)". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[FirstAndSecondTeam-6] 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32

[8] "Vezina Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[9] "27th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[p264-10] 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 264

[rsgoalie-11] "NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[12] Morreale, Mike G. (December 8, 2010). "Banner night for Parent as Flyers pay tribute". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

[flyershistory-14] "Flyers History - Career and Season Records". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

[16] "NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[poskaters-18] "NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[rsteam-19] "NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[20] 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, pp. 273–275

[22] "Flyers History – All-Time Firsts". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[Parentwins-24] "Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Goalie Game List". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015. Goalie Game List for Bernie Parent

[26] "Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[28] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[29] "SPORTS NOTES". AP. The Childress Index. May 15, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[ParentSigned-30] "Flyers Sign Parent at Reduction in Pay". AP. Pottstown Mercury. June 23, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[31] "Flyers, Leafs Complete Trade". AP. Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. July 28, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[33] "Flyers Trade Draft Pick For Rights to Parent". AP. Pottstown Mercury. May 16, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[34] "no title". Brandon Sun. May 26, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[35] "Brossart sold to Maple Leafs". AP. Delaware County Times. May 31, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[36] "no title". Brandon Sun. November 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[37] "Frank Spring – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[38] "Steve Coates – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[ThreeSigned-39] "Flyers Sign Amateurs". AP. Standard-Speaker. August 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[40] "Mike Boland – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[SevenSigned-41] "Flyers Sign Six". AP. The Bridgeport Post. June 6, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[42] "Flyers Sign AHL Star Kindrachuk". AP. The Post-Standard. June 13, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[43] "Draft Choice Ferguson Signs Flyers' Pact". AP. The Post-Standard. August 21, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[Intraleague-44] Parsons, Mark (November 24, 2012). "1973 NHL Intra-League Draft". Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

[45] "Crusaders sign Hillman brothers". UPI. Ottawa Journal. September 12, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved March 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[46] George Swarbrick at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved November 27, 2021

[47] "1973 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

[draftnotes-48] "1973 NHL Amateur Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.

[ahl-51] "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[nonahl-52] "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[53] "AHL Season Overview: 1973–74". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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