1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers
West Division Champions
Division 1st West
1967–68 record 31–32–11
Home record 17–13–7
Road record 14–19–4
Goals for 173
Goals against 179
General Manager Bud Poile
Coach Keith Allen
Captain Lou Angotti
Alternate captains Bill Sutherland
Ed Van Impe
Arena The Spectrum
Madison Square Garden[1]
Maple Leaf Gardens[1]
Le Colisée[1]
Average attendance 9,625[2]
Team leaders
Goals Leon Rochefort (21)
Assists Lou Angotti (37)
Points Lou Angotti (49)
Penalties in minutes Ed Van Impe (141)
Plus/Minus Joe Watson (+12)
Larry Zeidel (+12)
Wins Bernie Parent (16)
Goals against average Doug Favell (2.27)

The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers inaugural season and the first National Hockey League (NHL) season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since the 1930–31 NHL season.

The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals.[3] Bill Sutherland scored the first goal in franchise history. They won their first game a week later, defeating the St. Louis Blues on the road, 2–1.[4] The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting out their trans-Pennsylvania rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–0 on October 19.[5] The Flyers' top goal scorer that first season, Leon Rochefort, scored only 21 times. With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a sub-.500 record despite being forced to play their last seven home games on the road due to a storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.[1] Playoff success did not come so quickly, as the Flyers were upset by St. Louis in a first round, seven-game series.

Contents:
Regular seasonPlayoffsPlayer statsAwards and records - Transactions
Draft picksFarm teamsSee alsoReferences


[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

West Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 74 31 32 11 173 179 73
Los Angeles Kings 74 31 33 10 200 224 72
St. Louis Blues 74 27 31 16 177 191 70
Minnesota North Stars 74 27 32 15 191 226 69
Pittsburgh Penguins 74 27 34 13 195 216 67
Oakland Seals 74 15 42 17 153 219 47

[edit] Game log

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

1967–68 Game Log

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Game log

      Win       Loss

1968 Stanley Cup Playoffs

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Lou Angotti 7 70 12 37 49 35 7 0 0 0 2
Gary Dornhoefer 12 65 13 30 43 134 3 0 0 0 15
Leon Rochefort 9 74 21 21 42 16 7 2 0 2 2
Ed Hoekstra 18 70 15 21 36 6 7 0 1 1 0
Brit Selby 10 56 15 15 30 24 7 1 1 2 4
Bill Sutherland 11 60 20 9 29 6 7 1 3 4 0
Don Blackburn 8 67 9 20 29 23 7 3 0 3 8
Forbes Kennedy 22 73 10 18 28 130 7 1 4 5 14
Pat Hannigan 14 65 11 15 26 36 7 1 2 3 9
Claude LaForge 16 63 9 16 25 36 5 1 2 3 15
John Miszuk 4 74 5 17 22 79 7 0 3 3 11
Joe Watson 3 73 5 14 19 56 7 1 1 2 28
Ed Van Impe 2 67 4 13 17 141 7 0 4 4 11
Andre Lacroix 15 18 6 8 14 6 7 2 3 5 0
Garry Peters 15 31 7 5 12 22 - - - - -
Jean Gauthier 5 65 5 7 12 74 7 1 3 4 6
Larry Zeidel 24 57 1 10 11 68 7 0 1 1 12
Wayne Hicks 17 32 2 7 9 6 - - - - -
Art Stratton 19 12 0 4 4 4 5 0 0 0 0
Jim Johnson 21 13 2 1 3 2 - - - - -
Rosaire Paiement 20 7 1 0 1 11 3 3 0 3 0
Bernie Parent (G) 30 38 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 0
Jean-Guy Gendron 20 1 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
Doug Favell (G) 1 37 0 0 0 37 2 0 0 0 5
John Hanna 6 15 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Ralph MacSweyn 19 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Simon Nolet 21 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Keith Wright 20 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Terry Ball 24 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Dwight Carruthers 21 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Roger Pelletier 19 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Bench X 8

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO Sv% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Bernie Parent 30 38 2248 16 17 5 93 4 .926 2.48 5 355 2 3 8 0 .963 1.35
Doug Favell 1 37 2192 15 15 6 83 4 .931 2.27 2 120 1 1 8 0 .871 4.00

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award Recipient
All-Star Game representative Leon Rochefort

[edit] Milestones

Player Milestone Reached
Lou Angotti
Jean Gauthier
Wayne Hicks
John Miszuk
Bernie Parent
Brit Selby
First Flyers Players[6] October 11, 1967
Lou Angotti
Jean Gauthier
First Flyers Penalty October 11, 1967
Bill Sutherland First Flyers Goal October 11, 1967
Leon Rochefort
John Miszuk
First Flyers Assists October 11, 1967
Ed Hoekstra First Flyers Game Winning Goal October 18, 1967
Doug Favell First Flyers Shutout October 19, 1967
Leon Rochefort First Flyers Hatrick November 4, 1967
Leon Rochefort First Flyers 20 Goal Season February 29, 1968
Pat Hannigan First Flyers Playoff Goal April 6, 1968
Leon Rochefort First Flyers Playoff Game Winning Goal April 6, 1968

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1967–68 season.

[edit] Trades

September 1, 1967
To Philadelphia Flyers
Al Millar
To Toronto Maple Leafs
cash
October 1, 1967
To Philadelphia Flyers
Dick Sarrazin
To Detroit Red Wings
cash
October 18, 1967
To Philadelphia Flyers
Rosaire Paiement
To Boston Bruins
1st round pick in 1970
October 23, 1967
To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Zeidel
To Cleveland Barons (AHL)
cash
February 27, 1968
To Philadelphia Flyers
Art Stratton
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wayne Hicks

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player Former team Via
Bud Poile San Francisco (WHL) signed as GM (5/31/66)
Keith Allen Seattle (WHL) signed as Coach (6/5/66)
Rene Drolet Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Jean-Guy Gendron Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
John Hanna Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Wayne Hicks Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Ed Hoekstra Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Andre Lacroix Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Claude LaForge Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Ralph MacSweyn Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Simon Nolet Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Roger Pelletier Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Bill Sutherland Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8)
Bernie Parent Boston Expansion Draft (6/6)
Doug Favell Boston Expansion Draft (6/6)
Ed Van Impe Chicago Expansion Draft (6/6)
John Miszuk Chicago Expansion Draft (6/6)
Joe Watson Boston Expansion Draft (6/6)
Dick Cherry Boston Expansion Draft (6/6)
Jean Gauthier Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6)
Terry Ball New York Expansion Draft (6/6)
Brit Selby Toronto Expansion Draft (6/6)
Lou Angotti Chicago Expansion Draft (6/6)
Leon Rochefort Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6)
Don Blackburn Toronto Expansion Draft (6/6)
Gary Dornhoefer Boston Expansion Draft (6/6)
Forbes Kennedy Boston Expansion Draft (6/6)
Pat Hannigan Toronto Expansion Draft (6/6)
Dwight Carruthers Detroit Expansion Draft (6/6)
Bob Courcy Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6)
Keith Wright Boston Expansion Draft (6/6)
Garry Peters Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6)
Jim Johnson New York Expansion Draft (6/6)
Subtractions
Player New team Via

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.[7]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 5 Serge Bernier Center Flag of Canada Canada Sorel Eperviers (QJHL)
2 14 Al Sarault Defenseman Flag of Canada Canada Pembroke (Ontario Jr. A)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the Seattle Totems of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL.[8] Quebec finished second in their division and made it to the Calder Cup Finals before losing to the Rochester Americans in six games. Head coach Vic Stasiuk was awarded the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year and Simon Nolet won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the league's leading scorer.[9] Seattle finished 2nd in the 5-team WHL and won the Lester Patrick Cup as league champions. Knoxville finished 9th in the 12-team EHL and missed the playoffs in what proved to be their final season in existence.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k News: This Date In Flyers History... March 1, 1968... Roof Blows Off Of Spectrum. PhiladelphiaFlyers.com (2005). Retrieved on 2007-10-27.
  2. ^ FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
  3. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Flyers First Ever Game.
  4. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Flyers First Ever Win.
  5. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Flyers First Home Game.
  6. ^ On ice for opening faceoff of the opening game
  7. ^ hockeydb.com, 1967 NHL Amateur Draft
  8. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
  9. ^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1967–68