1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season – Wikipedia
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NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
The 1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. The 1974–75 Flyers were the last Stanley Cup champion to be composed entirely of Canadian-born players.[2]
Regular season[edit]
In 1974–75, Dave Schultz topped his mark from the previous season by setting an NHL record for penalty minutes (472 in all). Bobby Clarke’s efforts earned him his second Hart Trophy and Bernie Parent was the lone recipient of the Vezina Trophy. The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51–18–11, the best record in the league.
Season standings[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
After a first-round bye, the Flyers easily swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and were presented with another New York-area team in the semifinals. The Flyers looked to be headed toward another sweep against the New York Islanders after winning the first three games. The Islanders, however, fought back by winning the next three games, setting up a deciding seventh game. The Flyers were finally able to shut the door on the Islanders, winning Game 7, 4–1.
Facing the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers won the first two games at home. Game 3, played in Buffalo, would go down in hockey lore as “The Fog Game” due to an unusual May heat wave in Buffalo which forced parts of the game to be played in heavy fog, as Buffalo’s arena lacked air conditioning. The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5–1. On the road for Game 6, Bob Kelly scored the decisive goal and Parent posted another shutout (his fourth of the playoffs) as the Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. Parent also repeated as the playoff MVP, winning his second consecutive Conn Smythe Trophy.
Schedule and results[edit]
Regular season[edit]
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October: 6–3–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–1–0)
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November: 8–3–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 3–1–2)
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December: 10–1–2 (home: 7–0–0; road: 3–1–2)
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January: 7–3–2 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–2–2)
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February: 5–7–2 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–6–2)
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March: 13–1–1 (home: 8–0–0; road: 5–1–1)
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April: 2–0–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 1–0–0) |
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs[edit]
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Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Flyers win 4–0
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Semifinals vs. New York Islanders – Flyers win 4–3
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Legend:
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Player statistics[edit]
Scoring[edit]
Goaltending[edit]
Awards and records[edit]
Awards[edit]
Records[edit]
Among the team records set during the 1974–75 season was Bobby Clarke’s 18-game point streak from February 26 to April 3, which was later tied by Eric Lindros during the 1998–99 season.[11] Clarke’s 89 assists on the season set a franchise high that he replicated in 1975–76.[12] Goaltender Bernie Parent’s 12 shutouts tied his mark from the previous season and enforcer Dave Schultz’s 472 penalty minutes set a still-standing single season NHL record.[13][14]
Two franchise winning streaks were set during the playoffs. The final win of an eight-game winning streak dating back to May 19, 1974, occurred on May 4.[15] Likewise, the final win of an 13-game home winning streak dating back to April 9, 1974, occurred on May 1.[16]Rick MacLeish scored a franchise record two hat tricks in the playoffs and Parent recorded four shutouts during the playoffs.[17][18] The team as a whole had five shutouts during the playoffs, a mark which was later tied by the 2009–10 team.[19]
Milestones[edit]
Transactions[edit]
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 20, 1974, the day after the deciding game of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 27, 1975, the day of the deciding game of the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals.[22]
Trades[edit]
Players acquired[edit]
Players lost[edit]
Signings[edit]
Draft picks[edit]
Philadelphia’s picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft, which was held via conference call at the NHL’s office in Montreal, Quebec, on May 28, 1974.[42] The Flyers first-round pick, 17th overall, was traded to the California Golden Seals along with Al MacAdam and Larry Wright for Reggie Leach on May 24, 1974.[43]
Farm teams[edit]
The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL[44] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[45] The Flyers and the expansion Washington Capitals had a joint affiliation agreement with Richmond and both teams sent players there.[44] Richmond finished 2nd in their division and lost in seven games to the Hershey Bears in the first round of the playoffs.[46] Playing in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the first-year Firebirds finished 2nd in the league but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Long Island Cougars.
- ^ Goodenough wore number 4 in his first game, number 29 in his next three games, and number 23 in the following three games.
- ^ Boland wore number 17 in his first game.
- ^ Scored at 10:41 of the second period against Michel Belhumeur
- ^ Selected by the Richmond Robins, the Flyers’ AHL affiliate.
References[edit]
- General
- Specific
- ^ “All Time Team Attendance”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Weekes, Don, The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, Greystone Books, p. 558
- ^ “1974-1975 Division Standings Standings – NHL.com – Standings”. National Hockey League.
- ^ a b “1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results”. Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ “Conn Smythe Trophy”. National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ “Hart Memorial Trophy”. National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32
- ^ “Vezina Trophy”. National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ “28th NHL All-Star Game”. NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ “Flyers History – Team Awards”. P.Anson. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ “Skater Records: Longest Point Streaks, Season”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ “Skater Records: Most Assists, Season”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ “Goaltender Records: Most Shutouts, Season”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ “Skater Records: Most Penalty Minutes, Season”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ “Playoff Team: Records Longest Winning Streaks, Multiple Playoff Years”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 346
- ^ “Playoff Skater Records: Most Hat Tricks, Playoff Year”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ “Playoff Goaltender Records: Most Shutouts, Playoff Year”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 347
- ^ “Flyers History – All-Time Firsts”. P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ “Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Game Summary”. P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
9-Nov-74 Washington Capitals 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 6
- ^ “Hockey Transactions Search Results”. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Porter, John (May 25, 1974). “2nd Seals Deal – Leach to Philly”. Oakland Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Maple Leafs get Flett from Flyers”. AP. The Berkshire Eagle. May 30, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Flyers sell Keenan”. AP. Independent. August 21, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Blues Give Up On Stephenson”. AP. The Mexico Ledger. September 14, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Flyers Get Ted Harris From Blues”. AP. The Yuma Daily Sun. September 16, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Seals Add Talent For Game Tonight”. AP. The Times. December 12, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Ronald Chipperfield – Notes”. NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ a b Parsons, Mark (November 24, 2012). “1974 NHL Reverse Draft”. Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ a b “no title”. Independent. June 14, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Career Ended For Ashbee”. UPI. Lebanon Daily News. June 5, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Parsons, Mark (November 24, 2012). “1974 NHL Intra-League Draft”. Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ “Campbell nixes Imlach’s claim”. Sedalia Democrat. June 11, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “1974 NHL Intraleague Draft Picks at hockeydb.com”. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c Parsons, Mark (November 17, 2012). “1974 NHL Expansion Draft”. Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c “NHL Adds Two New Franchises” (PDF). UPI. Watertown Daily Times. June 13, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c “1974 NHL Expansion Draft Picks at hockeydb.com”. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ “Flyers Sign Amateur Star”. UPI. The Daily News. June 12, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g “Flyers Sign 7”. AP. The Morning Herald. June 21, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Hockey Transactions”. The Kansas City Times. August 28, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “1974 NHL amateur draft Picks at hockeydb.com”. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ “1974 NHL amateur draft Pick Transactions”. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ^ a b “AHL Franchise Statistics”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ “Non-AHL Affiliates”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ “AHL Season Overview: 1974–75”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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