1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

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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
Goals against	164
General Manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains	Terry Crisp Gary Dornhoefer Joe Watson
Arena	The Spectrum
Average attendance	17,007[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Bobby Clarke (35)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (52)
Points	Bobby Clarke (87)
Penalties in 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 Philadelphia Flyers seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.

Goaltender Bernie Parent, an "Original Flyer", would return to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers would prove that the expansion teams could challenge the Original Six in 1973–74. The Bullies would continue their rough-and-tumble ways, led by Dave Schultz's 348 penalty minutes, and they would reach 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 a record 47 games. 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 semifinals, the Flyers faced the New York Rangers. The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. Fortunately for the Flyers, they 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; the penalty assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia for the first time. Parent, having shutout Boston in Game 6, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

West Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	112
Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	105
Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	78
Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	74
Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	65
St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	64
Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	63
California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	36

[edit] Game log

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

1973–74 Game Log
October: 6–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 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) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 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) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 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) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 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) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 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) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 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) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 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

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Game log

      Win       Loss

1974 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals vs. Atlanta - Flyers win 4–0 # 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 Semifinals vs. NY Rangers - Flyers win 4–3 # 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 - Flyers win 4–2 # 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

[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
Bobby Clarke	16		77	35	52	87	113		17	5	11	16	42
Rick MacLeish	19		78	32	45	77	42		17	13	9	22	20
Bill Barber	7		75	34	35	69	54		17	3	6	9	18
Ross Lonsberry	18		75	32	19	51	48		17	4	9	11	18
Gary Dornhoefer	12		57	11	39	50	125		14	5	6	11	43
Bill Flett	21		67	17	27	44	51		17	0	6	6	21
Orest Kindrachuk	26		71	11	30	41	85		17	5	4	9	17
Don Saleski	11		77	15	25	40	131		17	2	7	9	24
Dave Schultz	8		73	20	16	36	348		17	2	4	6	139
Simon Nolet	17		52	19	17	36	13		15	1	1	2	4
Tom Bladon	3		70	12	22	34	37		16	4	6	10	25
Terry Crisp	15		71	10	21	31	28		17	2	2	4	4
Andre Dupont	6		75	3	20	23	216		16	4	3	7	67
Jim Watson	20		74	2	18	20	44		17	1	2	3	41
Ed Van Impe	2		77	2	16	18	119		17	1	2	3	41
Joe Watson	14		74	1	17	18	34		17	1	4	5	24
Bill Clement	10		39	9	8	17	34		4	1	0	1	4
Barry Ashbee	4		69	4	13	17	52		6	0	0	0	2
Bob Kelly	9		65	4	10	14	130		5	0	0	0	11
Bernie Parent (G)	1		73	0	3	3	24		17	0	0	0	4
Bobby Taylor (G)	30		8	0	0	0	12		-	-	-	-	-
Al MacAdam	25		5	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0
Serge Lajeunesse	5		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Bruce Cowick	27		-	-	-	-	-		8	0	0	0	9
Bench	X						10

^†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; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; 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	1		73	4314	47	13	12	136	12	.933	1.89		17	1042	12	5	35	2	.933	2.02
Bobby Taylor	30		8	366	3	3	0	26	0	.876	4.26		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Bobby Clarke Bernie Parent Ed Van Impe Joe Watson
Conn Smythe Trophy	Bernie Parent
Jack Adams Award	Fred Shero
NHL All-Star First Team, Goaltender	Bernie Parent
NHL All-Star Second Team, Center	Bobby Clarke
NHL All-Star Second Team, Defense	Barry Ashbee
Vezina Trophy	Bernie Parent [2]

[edit] Records

NHL player
Player	Record	Mark
Bernie Parent	Regulation time wins, one season	47
Flyers player
Player	Record	Mark
Bernie Parent	Games played by a goalie, one season	73
Bernie Parent	Time on ice, one season	4,314 min.
Bernie Parent	Wins, one season	47
Bernie Parent	Shutouts, one season	12
Bernie Parent	Save percentage, one season[3]	.933
Dave Schultz	Penalty minutes, one playoff season	139

[edit] Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Bernie Parent	25th Shutout	March 3, 1974

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1973–74 season.

[edit] Trades

May 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Stanfield	To Portland Buckaroos (WHL) cash
May 15, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Bernie Parent 2nd round pick in 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st round pick in 1973 futures
May 15, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Serge Lajeunesse	To Detroit Red Wings Rick Foley
May 23, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Willie Brossart
May 25, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Bruce Cowick	To San Diego Gulls (WHL) Bob Currier Tom Trevelyan Bob Hulburst Jim Stanfield
July 27, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers	To Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Favell[4]
November 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers George Pesut	To Detroit Red Wings Bob Stumpf
December 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Ray Schultz	To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Spring

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Steve Coates Michigan Tech (WCHA) free agency (6/1) Mike Boland Ottawa (WHA) free agency (9/1)

Subtractions Player New team Via — — —

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.^[5]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	20	Larry Goodenough	Defenseman	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
2	26	Brent Leavins	Left Wing	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
3	40	Bob Stumpf	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3	42	Mike Clarke	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4	58	Dale Cook	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
5	74	Michel Latreille	Defenseman	Canada	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
6	90	Doug Ferguson	Defenseman	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
7	106	Tom Young	Forward	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
8	122	Norm Barnes	Defenseman	Canada	Michigan State (CCHA)
9	137	Dan O'Donohue	Defenseman	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
10	153	Brian Dick	Right Wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL and the San Diego Gulls of the WHL.^[6] 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.^[7] San Diego finished 3rd in the 6-team WHL's final season in existence. The Gulls also ceased operations once the New Jersey Knights of the WHA moved to San Diego and became the San Diego Mariners.

[edit] See also

• 1973–74 NHL season
• 1974 Stanley Cup Finals

[edit] References

v • d • e 1973–74 NHL season by team East Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Toronto • Vancouver West Atlanta • Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis See also 1973 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1974 Stanley Cup Finals

v • d • e Philadelphia Flyers Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • General Managers • Head Coaches • Players • Award Winners • Draft Picks • Broadcasters Arenas The Spectrum • Wachovia Center Culture Broad Street Bullies • Flyers versus Red Army • Curse of Billy Penn • Legion of Doom • Treehouse of Horror IV Rivalries Flyers-Rangers • Battle of the Jersey Turnpike • Battle of Pennsylvania • Others Important Figures Keith Allen • Barry Ashbee • Bill Barber • Daniel Briere • Rod Brind'Amour • Bobby Clarke • Eric Desjardins • Gary Dornhoefer • Peter Forsberg • Simon Gagne • Gene Hart • Ron Hextall • Mark Howe • Tim Kerr • Reggie Leach • John LeClair • Pelle Lindbergh • Eric Lindros • Rick MacLeish • Bernie Parent • Dave Poulin • Keith Primeau • Brian Propp • Mark Recchi • Mike Richards • Jeremy Roenick • Dave Schultz • Joe Scott • Fred Shero • Kate Smith • Ed Snider • Kimmo Timonen • Rick Tocchet • Ed Van Impe • Joe Watson Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 7 • 16 • 31 (unofficial) • 99 (league-wide) Team Awards Barry Ashbee Trophy • Bobby Clarke Trophy • Flyers Hall of Fame • Gene Hart Memorial Award • Pelle Lindbergh Memorial • Toyota Cup • Yanick Dupre Memorial Key Personnel Owner: Comcast-Spectacor • Chairman and Governor: Ed Snider • President and COO: Peter Luukko • General Manager: Paul Holmgren • Head Coach: John Stevens • Team Captain: Jason Smith Stanley Cup Finals (7) Wins: 1974 • 1975 • Losses: 1976 • 1980 • 1985 • 1987 • 1997 Seasons (41) 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 Minor League Affiliates Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) • Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

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