1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers
Wales Conference Champions
Patrick Division Champions
Division	1st Patrick
Conference	1st Wales
1984–85 record	53–20–7
Home record	32–4–4
Road record	21–16–3
Goals for	348
Goals against	241
General Manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Dave Poulin
Alternate captains	None
Arena	The Spectrum
Average attendance	16,951[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Tim Kerr (54)
Assists	Brian Propp (54)
Points	Tim Kerr (98)
Penalties in minutes	Dave Brown (165)
Plus/Minus	Brad McCrimmon (+52)
Wins	Pelle Lindbergh (40)
Goals against average	Bob Froese (2.41)

The 1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals.

Mike Keenan, a relative unknown at the time, was hired in 1984 to coach the team, and named second-year player Dave Poulin team captain. Behind the goaltending of Pelle Lindbergh (who led the league with 40 wins and won the Vezina Trophy) and two 40-goal scorers, Kerr and Propp, the Flyers posted a record of 53–20–7, good enough to be the best in the NHL. The Flyers would roll through the playoffs by sweeping the Rangers in three games, defeating the Islanders in five, and beating Quebec in six to return to the Stanley Cup Finals. Though they defeated the defending Stanley Cup Champion Oilers in Game 1 by a score of 4–1 at home, Edmonton won the next four games and the series.

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

[edit] Regular season

The Flyers recorded their second-highest single-season goal total (tied with 1975–76, and two fewer than the previous season) and allowed the third-fewest goals behind Washington and Buffalo.

On October 18, they tied a franchise record for most goals in one game, after a 13–2 rout of the lowly Vancouver Canucks at The Spectrum. They recorded another 10-plus goal contest on March 10 against Pittsburgh, crushing the Penguins 11–4. In addition, the team snapped the Edmonton Oilers' NHL record 12–0–3 unbeaten streak to start the year with a 7–5 win on November 11. Four days later, they paid tribute to recently-retired current GM Bob Clarke with a 6–1 slamming of the Hartford Whalers.

Although the club got off to a hot 16–4–4 start, they faltered in December, losing four straight games and five of six prior to Christmas. With the team's slate of games thin throughout January, the Washington Capitals surged to the top of the Patrick Division although the Flyers kept winning consistently.

After trailing the division-leading Capitals by 11 points in early February, the Flyers clinched the division title in late March and finished 12 points ahead of Washington, reeling off an incredible 24–4–0 record after February 9. In the process, the club set a franchise record with 11 straight wins from March 5–24.

One season before the President's Trophy was created to reward the NHL club with the most points, the Flyers finished the season with 113, four ahead of eventual Cup champion Edmonton.

Twice during the season two players recorded hat tricks in the same game. Propp and Ilkka Sinisalo turned the trick in the Vancouver rout, while Poulin and Kerr teamed up for six goals in a wild 9–6 win over Washington on March 7.

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Philadelphia Flyers	80	53	20	7	348	241	113
Washington Capitals	80	46	25	9	322	240	101
New York Islanders	80	40	34	6	345	312	86
New York Rangers	80	26	44	10	295	345	62
New Jersey Devils	80	22	48	10	264	346	54
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	24	51	5	276	385	53

[edit] Game log

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

1984–85 Game Log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 11 Washington 2 – 2 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 0–0–1 1
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts November 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts December 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts January 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts February 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts March 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts April 1 0 – 0 0–0–0

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Game log

      Win       Loss

1985 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals vs. NY Rangers - Flyers win 3–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 10 NY Rangers 4 – 5 Philadelphia OT Lindbergh 17,191 Flyers lead 1–0 2 April 11 NY Rangers 1 – 3 Philadelphia Lindbergh 18,130 Flyers lead 2–0 3 April 13 Philadelphia 6 – 5 NY Rangers Lindbergh n/a Flyers win 3–0 Patrick Division Finals vs. NY Islanders - Flyers win 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 18 NY Islanders 0 – 3 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 Flyers lead 1–0 2 April 21 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Philadelphia Lindbergh n/a Flyers lead 2–0 3 April 23 Philadelphia 5 – 3 NY Islanders Lindbergh n/a Flyers lead 3–0 4 April 25 Philadelphia 2 – 6 NY Islanders Lindbergh n/a Flyers lead 3–1 5 April 28 NY Islanders 0 – 1 Philadelphia Lindbergh n/a Flyers win 4–1 Wales Conference Finals vs. Quebec - Flyers win 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 May 5 Philadelphia 1 – 2 Quebec OT Lindbergh 15,194 Nordiques lead 1–0 2 May 7 Philadelphia 4 – 2 Quebec Lindbergh n/a Series tied 1–1 3 May 9 Quebec 2 – 4 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 Flyers lead 2–1 4 May 12 Quebec 5 – 3 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 Series tied 2–2 5 May 14 Philadelphia 2 – 1 Quebec Lindbergh 15,380 Flyers lead 3–2 6 May 16 Quebec 0 – 3 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 Flyers win 4–2 Stanley Cup Finals vs. Edmonton - Oilers win 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 May 21 Edmonton 1 – 4 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 Flyers lead 1–0 2 May 23 Edmonton 3 – 1 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 Series tied 1–1 3 May 25 Philadelphia 3 – 4 Edmonton Lindbergh 17,498 Oilers lead 2–1 4 May 28 Philadelphia 3 – 5 Edmonton Lindbergh 17,498 Oilers lead 3–1 5 May 30 Philadelphia 3 – 8 Edmonton Froese 17,498 Oilers win 4–1

[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
Tim Kerr	12		74	54	44	98	57		12	10	4	14	13
Brian Propp	26		76	43	54	97	43		19	8	10	18	6
Dave Poulin	20		73	30	44	74	59		11	3	5	8	6
Ilkka Sinisalo	23		70	36	37	73	16		19	6	1	7	0
Murray Craven	32		80	26	35	61	30		19	4	6	10	11
Peter Zezel	25		65	15	46	61	26		19	1	8	9	28
Mark Howe	2		73	18	39	57	31		19	3	8	11	6
Ron Sutter	14		73	16	29	45	94		19	4	8	12	28
Brad McCrimmon	10		66	8	35	43	81		11	2	1	3	15
Lindsay Carson	18		77	20	19	39	123		17	0	3	3	24
Derrick Smith	24		77	17	22	39	31		19	2	5	7	16
Rick Tocchet	22		75	14	25	39	181		19	3	4	7	72
Thomas Eriksson	27		72	10	29	39	36		9	0	0	0	6
Doug Crossman	3		80	4	33	37	65		19	4	6	10	38
Len Hachborn	11		40	5	17	22	23		4	0	3	3	0
Brad Marsh	8		77	2	18	20	91		19	0	6	6	65
Miroslav Dvorak	9		47	3	14	17	4		13	0	1	1	4
Todd Bergen	42		14	11	5	16	4		17	4	9	13	8
Rich Sutter	15		56	6	10	16	89		11	3	0	3	10
Dave Brown	21		57	3	6	9	165		11	0	0	0	59
Tim Young	6		20	2	6	8	12		-	-	-	-	-
Ed Hospodar	17		50	3	4	7	130		18	1	1	2	69
Glen Cochrane‡	29		18	0	3	3	100		-	-	-	-	-
Ray Allison	19		11	1	1	2	2		1	0	0	0	2
Ross Fitzpatrick	34		5	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
Bob Froese (G)	35		17	0	1	1	2		4	0	0	0	2
Paul Guay	34		2	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
Pelle Lindbergh (G)	31		65	0	0	0	4		18	0	1	1	0
Joe Paterson	28		6	0	0	0	31		17	3	4	7	70
Steve Smith	5		2	0	0	0	7		-	-	-	-	-
Mike Stothers	44		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Darren Jensen (G)	33		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
Pelle Lindbergh	31		65	3858	40	17	7	194	2	.899	3.02		18	1008	12	6	42	3	.914	2.50
Bob Froese	35		17	923	13	2	0	37	1	.913	2.41		4	146	0	1	11	0	.845	4.52
Darren Jensen	33		1	60	0	1	0	7	0	.767	7.00		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Tim Kerr Pelle Lindbergh
Jack Adams Award	Mike Keenan
NHL All-Star First Team, Goalie	Pelle Lindbergh
NHL Player of the Month	Pelle Lindbergh (April)[2]
NHL Player of the Week	Pelle Lindbergh (November 19) Ilkka Sinisalo (March 12)[3] Pelle Lindbergh (April 8)[4]
Vezina Trophy	Pelle Lindbergh
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Brad McCrimmon
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Pelle Lindbergh
Class Guy Award	Brad Marsh

[edit] Records

NHL player
Player	Record	Mark
Tim Kerr	Goals, one playoff period	4 [5]
Tim Kerr	Points, one playoff period	4 [6]
Tim Kerr	Powerplay goals, one playoff game	3 [7]
Tim Kerr	Powerplay Goals, one playoff period	3 [8]

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1984–85 season.

[edit] Trades

October 10, 1984	To Philadelphia Flyers Murray Craven Joe Paterson	To Detroit Red Wings Darryl Sittler
October 16, 1984	To Philadelphia Flyers Tim Young	To Winnipeg Jets futures
March 12, 1985	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd round pick in 1986	To Vancouver Canucks Glen Cochrane

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Darren Jensen Fort Wayne (IHL) free agency (5/1) Bobby Clarke — signed as GM (5/15) Ed Hospodar Hartford free agency (7/25) Nick Kypreos North Bay (OHL) free agency (9/30) Don Nachbaur Hershey (AHL) free agency (10/4) Al Hill Hershey (AHL) free agency (10/8)

Subtractions Player New team Via Bobby Clarke — retirement (5/15)

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.^[9]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	22	Greg Smyth	Defenseman	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
2	27	Scott Mellanby	Right Wing	Canada	Henry Carr H.S. (Toronto)
2	37	Jeff Chychrun	Defenseman	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
3	43	Dave McLay	Forward	Canada	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
3	47	John Stevens	Defenseman	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	79	David Hanson	Center	United States	Grand Forks H.S. (N. Dakota)
5	100	Brian Dobbin	Right Wing	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
6	121	John Dzikowski	Center	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
7	142	Tom Allen	Defenseman	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
8	163	Luke Vitale	Forward	Canada	Henry Carr H.S. (Toronto)
9	184	Billy Powers	Forward	United States	Matignon High School (Mass.)
10	204	Daryn Fersovich	Forward	Canada	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
12	245	Juraj Bakos	Defenseman	Slovakia	HC Kosice (Czech)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.^[10][11]

[edit] See also

• 1984–85 NHL season
• 1985 Stanley Cup Finals

[edit] References

v • d • e 1984–85 NHL season by team Patrick New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington Adams Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec Norris Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto Smythe Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver See also 1984 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1985 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

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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