1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season – Wikipedia
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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[edit]
Bobby Clarke led the team in goals (27), assists (36), and points (63) in his second season.
Season standings[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
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[edit]
Regular season[edit]
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October: 5–3–1, 11 Points (home: 5–1–0; road: 0–2–1) |
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November: 5–6–1, 11 Points (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–3–0) |
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December: 2–8–3, 7 Points (home: 0–2–1; road: 0–6–2)
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January: 7–5–4, 18 Points (home: 5–3–2; road: 2–2–2)
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February: 5–6–1, 11 Points (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–5–1)
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March: 3–5–5, 11 Points (home: 2–0–4; road: 1–5–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs[edit]
1971 Stanley Cup playoffs[3] |
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Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Black Hawks win 4–0 |
Legend:
Win Loss |
Player statistics[edit]
Scoring[edit]
- 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.
Goaltending[edit]
- = 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.
Awards and records[edit]
Awards[edit]
Records[edit]
The Flyers were swept in their first round series with the Chicago Black Hawks, going winless in the playoffs for the second time, which matched the 1968–69 season and was later matched during the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons.[5]
Milestones[edit]
Transactions[edit]
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.[8]
Trades[edit]
Players acquired[edit]
Players lost[edit]
Signings[edit]
Draft picks[edit]
Philadelphia’s picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1970.[30] The Flyers were without a first-round draft pick due to having traded it three years previously to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement.[31] 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.
Farm teams[edit]
The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,[32][33] the Flint Generals of the IHL,[34] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[34]
- ^ Dornhoefer scored even-strength goals at 10:07 of the second period and 0:26 and 1:11 of the third period against Golden Seals goalie Chris Worthy.
- ^ The player to be named later was Darryl Edestrand.[10]
- ^ Caron was claimed by the San Diego Gulls.
References[edit]
- General
- Specific
- ^ “All Time Team Attendance”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ “1970–1971 Division Standings Standings – NHL.com – Standings”. National Hockey League.
- ^ a b “1970-71 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results”. Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ “24th NHL All-Star Game”. NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, pp. 335–340
- ^ “Flyers History – All-Time Firsts”. P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ “Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Game Summary”. P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
6-Mar-71 California Golden Seals 4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4
- ^ “Hockey Transactions Search Results”. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ “Sports in Brief”. Chicago Tribune. May 21, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Darryl Edestrand at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved September 5, 2022
- ^ “no title”. The Evening Sun. May 30, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Former Clipper Swarbrick Traded”. AP. The News. June 13, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Claude LaForge at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved September 5, 2022
- ^ a b Plaisant, John (February 1, 1971). “Flyers deal Parent, hoping to help attack”. Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Hugh Harvey – Notes”. NHL.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Parsons, Mark (August 5, 2012). “1970 NHL Intra-League Draft”. Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ “1970 NHL Intraleague Draft Picks at hockeydb.com”. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ a b “Flyers Pick Bill Lesuk”. AP. Pottstown Mercury. June 10, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Alain Caron – Notes”. NHL.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ “Reverse draft”. Brandon Sun. June 12, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Schmautz joins Flyers”. UPI. Delaware County Daily Times. December 29, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Parsons, Mark (August 3, 2012). “1970 NHL Expansion Draft”. Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c d “Sabres, Canucks Rich, Poor After NHL’s Draft”. AP. Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. June 11, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d “1970 NHL Expansion Draft Picks at hockeydb.com”. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ “Flyers A-Z: Sutherland, Bill”. Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ “FLYERS SIGN LESUK PHILADELPHIA”. AP. The Post-Standard. August 13, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c “Flyers sign 3”. UPI. Times Herald-Record. September 8, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ a b “Flyers Sign Veterans”. UPI. The Raleigh Register. September 9, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c “FLYERS SIGN BROTHERS”. UPI. Ludington Daily News. October 6, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “1970 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com”. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ “1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick Transactions”. Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ^ “AHL Franchise Statistics”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ “AHL Season Overview: 1970–71”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ a b “Non-AHL Affiliates”. P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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