1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	5th West
1971–72 record	26–38–14
Home record	19–13–7
Road record	7–25–7
Goals for	200
Goals against	236
General Manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Ed Van Impe
Alternate captains	Jean-Guy Gendron
Arena	The Spectrum
Average attendance	14,379^[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Bobby Clarke (35)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (46)
Points	Bobby Clarke (81)
Penalties in minutes	Gary Dornhoefer (183)
Plus/Minus	Bobby Clarke (+22)
Wins	Doug Favell (18)
Goals against average	Doug Favell (2.81)

The 1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Bobby Clarke continued to progress as he led the team in goals (35), assists (46), and points (81) in 1971–72 and he became the first Flyer to win an NHL award, the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. However, in the season's final game, the Flyers needed a win or a tie against the second-year Buffalo Sabres to beat out Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot. The score was tied late in the game, but with just four seconds on the clock, former Flyer Gerry Meehan took a shot from 80 feet away that somehow eluded Flyers goalie Doug Favell.^[2] The Flyers lost the tiebreaker to Pittsburgh and missed out on the playoffs for the second time in three years.

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

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

West Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Chicago Black Hawks	78	46	17	15	256	166	107
Minnesota North Stars	78	37	29	12	212	191	86
St. Louis Blues	78	28	39	11	208	247	67
Pittsburgh Penguins	78	26	38	14	220	258	66
Philadelphia Flyers	78	26	38	14	200	236	66
California Golden Seals	78	21	39	18	216	288	60
Los Angeles Kings	78	20	49	9	206	305	49

[edit] Game log

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

1971–72 Game Log

October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 9	Philadelphia	2 – 3	Pittsburgh	Favell	11,733	0–1–0	0

November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	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	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	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	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	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	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
	April 1		0 – 0				0–0–0

[edit] Playoffs

The Flyers did not qualify for the post-season.

[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
Bobby Clarke	16	78	35	46	81	87	-	-	-	-	-
Gary Dornhoefer	12	75	17	32	49	183	-	-	-	-	-
Simon Nolet	17	67	23	20	43	22	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Foley	22	58	11	25	36	168	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Kelly	9	78	14	15	29	157	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Johnson^‡	20	46	13	15	28	12	-	-	-	-	-
Serge Bernier^‡	21	44	12	11	23	51	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Clement	15	49	9	14	23	39	-	-	-	-	-
Brent Hughes	5	63	2	20	22	35	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Flett^†	21	31	11	10	21	26	-	-	-	-	-
Barry Ashbee	4	73	6	14	20	75	-	-	-	-	-
Jean-Guy Gendron	11	56	6	13	19	36	-	-	-	-	-
Jean Potvin^†	25	29	3	12	15	6	-	-	-	-	-
Ross Lonsberry^†	18	32	7	7	14	22	-	-	-	-	-
Michel Parizeau^†	7	37	2	12	14	10	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Lesuk^‡	18	45	7	6	13	31	-	-	-	-	-
Ed Van Impe	2	73	4	9	13	78	-	-	-	-	-
Lew Morrison	8	58	5	5	10	26	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Watson	14	65	3	7	10	38	-	-	-	-	-
Dick Sarrazin	24	28	3	4	7	4	-	-	-	-	-
Eddie Joyal^†	20	26	3	4	7	8	-	-	-	-	-
Willie Brossart	3	42	0	4	4	12	-	-	-	-	-
Rick MacLeish	19	17	1	2	3	9	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Mickey^‡	15	14	1	2	3	8	-	-	-	-	-
Wayne Hillman	6	47	0	3	3	21	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Keenan^†	23	14	1	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-
Pierre Plante	25	24	1	0	1	15	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Favell (G)	1	54	0	1	1	32	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Wright	10	27	0	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Hale	23	6	0	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
Ralph MacSweyn	19	2	0	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
Bruce Gamble (G)	30	24	0	0	0	2	-	-	-	-	-
Larry Brown	3	12	0	0	0	2	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Taylor (G)	30	6	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Don McLeod (G)	30	4	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Mair	3	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Schultz	25	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Rene Drolet	23	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Don Saleski	25	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Bench	X					14

^†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
Doug Favell	1	54	2993	18	25	9	140	5	.916	2.81	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bruce Gamble	30	24	1186	7	8	2	58	2	.913	2.93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Taylor	30	6	320	1	2	2	16	0	.918	3.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don McLeod	30	4	181	0	3	1	14	0	.863	4.64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] Awards and records

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Bobby Clarke Simon Nolet
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Bobby Clarke

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1971–72 season.

[edit] Trades

June 13, 1971	To Philadelphia Flyers Larry Mickey	To Los Angeles Kings Larry Hillman
September 8, 1971	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Portland Buckaroos (WHL) Cliff Schmautz
October 15, 1971	To Philadelphia Flyers Rick Foley	To Chicago Black Hawks Andre Lacroix
November 16, 1971	To Philadelphia Flyers Larry Keenan	To Buffalo Sabres Larry Mickey
January 28, 1972	To Philadelphia Flyers Bill Flett Eddie Joyal Ross Lonsberry Jean Potvin	To Los Angeles Kings Serge Bernier Jim Johnson Bill Lesuk

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Fred Shero	Omaha (CHL)	signed as Coach (6/2)
Frank Spring	Boston	intra-league draft (6/8)
Larry Brown	New York	intra-league draft (6/8)
Don McLeod	Detroit	intra-league draft (6/8)
Orest Kindrachuk	Saskatoon (WCHL)	free agency (7/1)
Bob Hurlburt	Quebec (AHL)	free agency (9/11)
Michel Parizeau	St. Louis	waivers (12/8)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Garry Peters	Boston	intra-league draft (6/8)
Keith Wright	—	released (9/20)
Larry Brown	Los Angeles	waivers (1/28)

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.^[3]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	8	Larry Wright	Center	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
1	9	Pierre Plante	Right Wing	Canada	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
3	36	Glen Irwin	Defenseman	Canada	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
4	50	Ted Scharf	Right Wing	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
5	64	Don McCulloch	Defenseman	Canada	Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)
6	78	Yvon Bilodeau	Defenseman	Canada	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
7	92	Bobby Gerard	Right Wing	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
8	106	Jerome Mrazek	Goaltender	Canada	U. of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL, the San Diego Gulls of the WHL, and the Jersey Devils and Salem Rebels of the EHL.^[4]^[5]

[edit] See also

1971–72 NHL season

[edit] References

General: 1971–72 Flyers season on FlyersHistory.net
Regular season game log: Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log on FlyersHistory.net

^ FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
^ FlyersHistory.net, Philadelphia-Buffalo boxscore from April 2, 1972.
^ hockeydb.com, 1971 NHL Amateur Draft
^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1971–72

v • d • e 1971–72 NHL season by team

East	Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto • Vancouver

West	Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

See also	1971 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1972 Stanley Cup Finals

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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