1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

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
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 affiliations	Richmond Robins (AHL)[2] San Diego Gulls (WHL)[3]
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)
<1972–73 1974–75>

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 semifinals, 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

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^[4]

		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 −24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	-31 −31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	-42 −42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	-40 −40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	-147 −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 semifinals 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.

Roster

Stanley Cup engraving

• Al MacAdam played five regular season games and one playoff game. Although he did receive a Stanley Cup ring, his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup.^[5]
• Joe Kadlec, John Brogan (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup.

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
Quarterfinals 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
Semifinals 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

Skaters

• 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	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	24	C	77	35	52	87	35	113	17	5	11	16	42
19	MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish	24	C	78	32	45	77	21	42	17	13	9	22	20
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	21	LW	75	34	35	69	34	54	17	3	6	9	18
18	Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry	26	LW	75	32	19	51	16	48	17	4	9	11	18
12	Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	30	RW	57	11	39	50	13	125	14	5	6	11	43
21	Flett, BillBill Flett	30	RW	67	17	27	44	20	51	17	0	6	6	21
26	Kindrachuk, OrestOrest Kindrachuk	23	C	71	11	30	41	19	85	17	5	4	9	17
11	Saleski, DonDon Saleski	24	RW	77	15	25	40	21	131	17	2	7	9	24
8	Schultz, DaveDave Schultz	24	LW	73	20	16	36	26	348	17	2	4	6	139
17	Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet	32	RW	52	19	17	36	28	13	15	1	1	2	4
3	Bladon, TomTom Bladon	21	D	70	12	22	34	24	37	16	4	6	10	25
15	Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp	30	C	71	10	21	31	12	28	17	2	2	4	4
6	Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont	24	D	75	3	20	23	34	216	16	4	3	7	67
20	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	21	D	74	2	18	20	33	44	17	1	2	3	41
2	Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe	33	D	77	2	16	18	31	119	17	1	2	3	41
14	Watson, JoeJoe Watson	30	D	74	1	17	18	28	34	17	1	4	5	24
10	Clement, BillBill Clement	23	C	39	9	8	17	15	34	4	1	0	1	4
4	Ashbee, BarryBarry Ashbee	34	D	69	4	13	17	52	52	6	0	0	0	2
9	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	23	LW	65	4	10	14	10	130	5	0	0	0	11
1	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	28	G	73	0	3	3	-98 !N/A	24	17	0	0	0	4
30	Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor	29	G	8	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	12	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
25	MacAdam, AlAl MacAdam	21	RW	5	0	0	0	-2 −2	0	1	0	0	0	0
5	Lajeunesse, SergeSerge Lajeunesse	23	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
27	Cowick, BruceBruce Cowick	22	LW	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—	8	0	0	0	9

Goaltenders

			Regular season									Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
1	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	28	73	47	13	12	12	136	.933	1.89	4314	17	12	5	2	35	.933	2.02	1042
30	Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor	29	8	3	3	0	0	26	.876	4.26	366	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors

Award or honor	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Bobby Clarke Bernie Parent Ed Van Impe Joe Watson
Conn Smythe Trophy	Bernie Parent
Jack Adams Award	Fred Shero
Lester B. Pearson Award	Bobby Clarke
NHL First All-Star Team	Bernie Parent (G)
NHL Second All-Star Team	Barry Ashbee (D) Bobby Clarke (C)
Vezina Trophy	Bernie Parent (co-winner with Tony Esposito of the Chicago Black Hawks)

Records

•    *  NHL record
•   **  Tied for NHL record

Individual single season records

Record	Total	Player
Games played, goaltender	73	Bernie Parent
Wins	47	Bernie Parent
Wins in regulation time	47*	Bernie Parent
Shutouts	12	Bernie Parent (tied by Parent in 1974–75)
Save percentage	.933	Bernie Parent
Minutes played, goaltender	4,314	Bernie Parent
Powerplay goals by a defenseman, playoffs	3	Tom Bladon (tied by Doug Crossman in 1984–85 and Chris Pronger in 2009–10)
Game-winning goals, playoffs	4	Rick MacLeish (tied by Bill Barber in 1979–80 and Danny Briere in 2009–10)
Penalites in minutes, playoffs	139	Dave Schultz
Save percentage, playoffs	.933	Bernie Parent

Team single season records

Record	Total
Fewest goals against	164

Milestones

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

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.^[6]

Trades

Date	Details
May 14, 1973[7]	To Philadelphia Flyers Serge Lajeunesse	To Detroit Red Wings Rick Foley
May 15, 1973[8]	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Bernie Parent 2nd-round pick in 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 1973 future considerations[a]
May 25, 1973[9]	To Philadelphia Flyers Bruce Cowick	To San Diego Gulls (WHL) Bob Currier Bob Hurlburt Jim Stanfield Tom Trevelyan
May 30, 1973[10]	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Willie Brossart
November 1, 1973[11]	To Philadelphia Flyers George Pesut	To Detroit Red Wings Bob Stumpf
December 1973[12]	To Philadelphia Flyers Ray Schultz	To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Spring

Trade notes

• ^a 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^[13] and the Maple Leafs chose Favell on July 27.^[14]

Signings

Free agency

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

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details
June 1973[15]	Steve Coates	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)
July 31, 1973[16]	Mark Bousquet	American International Yellow Jackets
September 1973[17]	Mike Boland	Ottawa Nationals (WHA)

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date	Player	Contract details	Notes
June 5, 1973[18]	Bruce Cowick	multi-year	Acquired in May 25 trade
June 12, 1973[19]	Orest Kindrachuk	multi-year
June 22, 1973[13]	Bernie Parent	multi-year	Acquired in May 15 trade

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details
June 5, 1973[18]	Larry Goodenough	London Knights (OHA)	1973 2nd-round pick
June 5, 1973[18]	Brent Levins	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)	1973 2nd-round pick
June 5, 1973[18]	Bob Stumpf	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	1973 3rd-round pick
June 5, 1973[18]	Mike Clarke	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)	1973 3rd-round pick
June 5, 1973[18]	Dale Cook	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)	1973 4th-round pick
June 5, 1973[18]	Michel Latreille	Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)	1973 5th-round pick
July 31, 1973[16]	Tom Young	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)	1973 7th-round pick
July 31, 1973[16]	Don O'Donahue	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)	1973 9th-round pick
August 20, 1973[20]	Doug Ferguson	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)	1973 6th-round pick	3 years

Departures

The following players — excluding those who were traded or claimed on waivers — left the team during the off-season. Players who were under contract during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via
September 12, 1973[21]	Wayne Hillman	Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)	Free agency

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.^[22]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1973 and their NHL career regular season statistics

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA	Notes
2	20	Goodenough, LarryLarry Goodenough	Defense	Canada	London Knights (OHA)	242	22	77	99	179	& —	& —	& —	& —	[a]
2	26	Leavins, BrentBrent Leavins	Left Wing	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	40	Stumpf, BobBob Stumpf	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	10	1	1	2	20	& —	& —	& —	& —	[b]
3	42	Clarke, MikeMike Clarke	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	58	Cook, DaleDale Cook	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	74	Latreille, MichelMichel Latreille	Defense	Canada	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	90	Ferguson, DougDoug Ferguson	Defense	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	106	Young, TomTom Young	Forward	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	122	Barnes, NormNorm Barnes	Defense	Canada	Michigan State Spartans (CCHA)	156	6	38	44	178	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	137	O'Donohue, DanDan O'Donohue	Defense	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
10	153	Dick, BrianBrian Dick	Right Wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes^[23]

• ^a 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.
• ^b 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.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL^[2] and the San Diego Gulls of the WHL.^[3] 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.^[24] 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.

References

General

• hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
• hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
• Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

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Philadelphia Flyers Founded in 1967 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franchise Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season History 1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Records Award winners Personnel Owner Comcast Spectacor (Ed Snider, chairman) President Paul Holmgren General manager Ron Hextall Head coach Vacant Team captain Claude Giroux Current roster Arenas Spectrum Wells Fargo Center Rivalries Flyers–Rangers rivalry Devils–Flyers rivalry Flyers–Penguins rivalry Affiliates AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms ECHL Reading Royals USPHL Premier Philadelphia Flyers-USPHL Affiliate history Media CSN Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia 97.5 The Fanatic Broadcasters Culture/Lore 1976 Flyers–Red Army game 2010 NHL Winter Classic 2012 NHL Winter Classic Broad Street Bullies Curse of Billy Penn Ed Snider Flyers–Senators brawl Gene Hart "God Bless America" Kate Smith Lauren Hart Legion of Doom Lou Nolan Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

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Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2009 1974 & 1975 Philadelphia Flyers Larry Bowa John Cappelletti Eddie Collins Bill Conlin Joey Giardello Julius "Judy" Johnson Neil Johnston Tommy Lasorda Merrill Reese Pete Retzlaff Betty Shellenberger Mel Sheppard Emlen Tunnell