1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Chicago Black Hawks in a four-game sweep.

Regular season

Bobby Clarke led the team in goals (27), assists (36), and points (63) in his second season.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Flyers were swept in four games by the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round. Even though the team had improved their record in his second season behind the bench, head coach Vic Stasiuk was replaced by Fred Shero in the off-season.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
• = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	21	C	77	27	36	63	9	78	4	0	0	0	2
21	Bernier, SergeSerge Bernier	23	RW	77	23	28	51	−7	77	4	1	1	2	0
20	Johnson, JimJim Johnson	28	C	66	16	29	45	−10	16	4	0	2	2	0
7	Lacroix, AndreAndre Lacroix	25	C	78	20	22	42	−9	12	4	0	2	2	0
12	Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	27	RW	57	20	20	40	3	93	2	0	0	0	4
11	Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	36	LW	76	20	16	36	−9	46	4	0	1	1	0
18	Lesuk, BillBill Lesuk	24	LW	78	17	19	36	−5	81	4	1	0	1	8
9	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	20	LW	76	14	18	32	7	70	4	1	0	1	2
17	Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet	29	RW	74	9	19	28	−1	42	4	2	1	3	0
4	Ashbee, BarryBarry Ashbee	31	D	64	4	23	27	3	44	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
10	Schmautz, CliffCliff Schmautz	31	RW	30	8	12	20	3	23	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
3	Hillman, LarryLarry Hillman	33	D	73	3	13	16	9	39	4	0	2	2	2
15	Peters, GarryGarry Peters	28	C	73	6	7	13	−14	69	4	1	1	2	15
8	Morrison, LewLew Morrison	22	RW	78	5	7	12	−12	25	4	0	0	0	2
6	Hillman, WayneWayne Hillman	32	D	69	5	7	12	12	47	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
23	Hale, LarryLarry Hale	29	D	70	1	11	12	−18	34	4	0	0	0	2
5	Hughes, BrentBrent Hughes	27	D	30	1	10	11	−6	21	4	0	0	0	6
2	Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe	30	D	77	0	11	11	−13	80	4	0	1	1	8
14	Watson, JoeJoe Watson	27	D	57	3	7	10	9	50	1	0	0	0	0
19	MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish	21	LW	26	2	4	6	−4	19	4	1	0	1	0
19	Heiskala, EarlEarl Heiskala	28	LW	41	2	1	3	−9	72	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
22	Schock, DannyDanny Schock	22	LW	14	1	2	3	1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
30	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	25	G	30	0	2	2	-98 !N/A	5	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
1	Favell, DougDoug Favell	25	G	44	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	9	2	0	0	0	0
30	Gamble, BruceBruce Gamble	32	G	11	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	2	0	0	0	0
25	Mair, JimJim Mair	24	D	2	0	0	0	−1	0	3	1	2	3	4
22	Swarbrick, GeorgeGeorge Swarbrick	28	RW	2	0	0	0	−2	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
25	Brossart, WillieWillie Brossart	21	D	1	0	0	0	−2	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
10	Sutherland, BillBill Sutherland	36	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
4	MacSweyn, RalphRalph MacSweyn	28	D	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—	4	0	0	0	2

Goaltenders

• = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

			Regular season									Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
1	Favell, DougDoug Favell	25	44	16	15	9	2	108	.915	2.66	2434	2	0	2	0	8	.867	4.00	120
30	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	25	30	9	12	6	2	73	.912	2.76	1586	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
30	Gamble, BruceBruce Gamble	32	11	3	6	2	0	37	.901	3.36	660	2	0	2	0	12	.821	6.00	120

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Team

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1970, the day after the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 18, 1971, the day of the deciding game of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals.^[7]

Trades

Signings

Free agency

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

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

NHL Intra-League Draft

The 1970 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 9, 1970.^[19][20] It cost $30,000 to make a claim.^[20]

NHL Expansion Draft

The 1970 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 10, 1970.^[22][23] It featured two expansion teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, selecting players from the 12 existing NHL teams.^[22] Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.^[22]

NHL Reverse Draft

The 1970 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 11, 1970.^[25] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1970.^[28] The Flyers were without a first-round draft pick due to having traded it three years previously to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement.^[29] The Bruins used the pick, fourth overall, to select Rick MacLeish, who the Flyers would acquire seven months later in a trade with the Bruins.

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1970 and their NHL career regular season statistics

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA
2	18	Clement, BillBill Clement	Center	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)	719	148	208	356	383	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	32	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	Left Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)	837	154	208	362	1454	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	46	Lapierre, JacquesJacques Lapierre	Defense	Canada	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	60	Kerslake, DougDoug Kerslake	Right Wing	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	74	Giannini, DennisDennis Giannini	Left Wing	Canada	London Knights (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	87	Nowak, HankHank Nowak	Left Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)	180	26	29	55	161	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	99	Cunningham, GaryGary Cunningham	Defense	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	109	Daigle, JeanJean Daigle	Left Wing	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,^[30][31] the Flint Generals of the IHL,^[32] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.^[32]

Notes

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

Specific