1971-1972 Philadelphia Flyers team stats

1971-1972 Philadelphia Flyers: 26-38-14
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Home record: 19-13-7  (111 goals scored, 97 allowed)
Road record: 7-25-7  (89 goals scored, 139 allowed)
Head Coach: Fred Shero

Power Play: 52/268 (19.4%)
Penalty Killing: 271/324 (83.6%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-10
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 142-173

200 goals scored (14th of 14 teams), 236 goals allowed (7th), 1233 PIM (1st)

NHL Averages: 3.07 goals/game (239.1 goals/team), 953.5 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     16  Bobby Clarke         5'10  185   22   78   35   46   81   87  11   1  105   32   69   18  225  15.6  +22
RW    12  Gary Dornhoefer      6'1   190   28   75   17   32   49  183   2   3   68   20   77   14  167  10.2  -15
RW    17  Simon Nolet          5'9   185   30   67   23   20   43   22   6   0   70   27   40    3  201  11.4   +6
D     22  Rick Foley           6'4   223   26   58   11   25   36  168   5   0   65   33   51    3  124   8.9  -16
LW     9  Bob Kelly            5'10  200   21   78   14   15   29  157   0   0   41    1   25    1  117  12.0  +16
C     20  Jim Johnson          5'9   190   29   46   13   15   28   12   5   2   34   12   58   15   86  15.1  -21
RW    21  Serge Bernier        6'1   190   24   44   12   11   23   51   5   0   32   13   39    0  120  10.0  -20
C     15  Bill Clement         6'1   194   21   49    9   14   23   39   0   0   30    4   50   10   94   9.6  -14
D      5  Brent Hughes         6'0   205   28   63    2   20   22   35   0   0   77   17   67   13   93   2.2   +6
RW    21  Bill Flett           6'1   205   28   31   11   10   21   26   3   0   38   11   24    2  116   9.5   +5
D      4  Barry Ashbee         5'10  180   32   73    6   14   20   75   2   0   80   12   87   21  104   5.8   +2
LW    11  Jean-Guy Gendron     5'9   165   37   56    6   13   19   36   2   0   32    9   26    1   95   6.3   -2
D     25  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   22   29    3   12   15    6   2   0   22   16   13    1   23  13.0   -6
LW    18  Ross Lonsberry       5'11  195   24   32    7    7   14   22   0   0   25    5   30    1   88   8.0   -9
C      7  Michel Parizeau      5'10  165   23   37    2   12   14   10   1   0   21    9   21    3   39   5.1   -6
LW    18  Bill Lesuk           5'9   187   25   45    7    6   13   31   2   0   29    7   48   12  116   6.0  -14
D      2  Ed Van Impe          5'10  205   31   73    4    9   13   78   0   0   62    1   95   26  110   3.6   -8
RW     8  Lew Morrison         6'0   185   23   58    5    5   10   26   1   0   15    1   49   17   57   8.8  -18
D     14  Joe Watson           5'10  185   28   65    3    7   10   38   0   0   39    0   76   20  110   2.7  -17
C     20  Eddie Joyal          6'0   178   31   26    3    4    7    8   1   0   22    2   50    0   70   4.3  -30
RW    24  Dick Sarrazin        6'0   185   25   28    3    4    7    4   1   0   14    6   10    2   38   7.9    0
LW    10  Willie Brossart      6'0   190   22   42    0    4    4   12   0   0   18    1   29    5   42   0.0   -7
RW    15  Larry Mickey         5'11  175   28   14    1    2    3    8   1   0    8    4    9    0   22   4.5   -5
C     19  Rick MacLeish        5'11  185   21   17    1    2    3    9   0   0    5    2   13    1   37   2.7   -9
D      6  Wayne Hillman        6'1   205   33   47    0    3    3   21   0   0   14    2   38   10   18   0.0  -16
LW    23  Larry Keenan         5'11  175   31   14    1    1    2    2   1   0    4    2    7    1   13   7.7   -4
RW    25  Pierre Plante        6'1   190   20   24    1    0    1   15   0   0    4    1   14    0   24   4.2  -11
D     24  Ralph MacSweyn       5'11  190   29    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    3    1    2    0    2   0.0    0
D     19  Larry Hale           6'1   180   30    6    0    1    1    0   0   0    5    0   11    1    2   0.0   -5
C     10  Larry Wright         6'2   180   20   27    0    1    1    2   0   0    3    1    9    1   21   0.0   -6
G      1  Doug Favell          5'10  172   26   54    0    1    1   32  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    25  Dave Schultz         6'1   190   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    0   ---    0
RW    25  Don Saleski          6'3   205   22    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    2   0.0   -1
RW    23  Rene Drolet          5'8   160   27    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    3   0.0    0
D      3  Jim Mair             5'9   170   25    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    2    2    0    3   0.0   -2
G     34  Don McLeod           6'0   190   25    4    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Bobby Taylor         6'1   180   26    6    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Larry Brown          6'2   210   24   12    0    0    0    2   0   0    4    0   12    5    9   0.0   -3
G     30  Bruce Gamble         5'9   200   33   24    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage

Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Doug Favell          26   54  2993  140  2.81  18  25   9 1635   .914   5   5
G   30  Bruce Gamble         33   24  1186   58  2.93   7   8   2  668   .913   2   2
G   30  Bobby Taylor         26    6   320   16  3.00   1   2   2  193   .917   0   0
G   34  Don McLeod           25    4   181   14  4.64   0   3   1  102   .863   1   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1971 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    8  C    Larry Wright             106          Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  1    9  RW   Pierre Plante            599          Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)        [pick acquired from TOR]
  3   36  D    Glen Irwin                      233   Estevan Bruins (WCHL)              
  4   50  D    Ted Scharf                      238   Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  5   64  D    Don McCulloch                    51   Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  6   78  D    Yvon Bilodeau                     4   Estevan Bruins (WCHL)              
  7   92  RW   Bobby Gerrard                         Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  8  106  G    Jerome Mrazek              1          University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)  

Traded draft picks:

#2 to TOR (Rick Kehoe)

Transactions

06-08-1971	claimed Frank Spring from Bruins in intra-league draft
06-08-1971	Bruins claimed Garry Peters in intra-league draft
06-08-1971	claimed Larry Brown from Rangers in intra-league draft
06-13-1971	traded Larry Hillman to Kings for Larry Mickey
07-1971	signed Orest Kindrachuk as a free agent
09-1971	sold Cliff Schmautz to Portland (WHL)
10-15-1971	traded Andre Lacroix to Black Hawks for Rick Foley
11-16-1971	traded Larry Mickey to Sabres for Larry Keenan
12-08-1971	claimed Michel Parizeau on waivers from Blues
01-28-1972	Kings claimed Larry Brown on waivers
01-28-1972	traded Jim Johnson, Bill Lesuk and Serge Bernier to Kings for Ross Lonsberry, Bill Flett, Eddie Joyal and Jean Potvin
06-06-1972	Flames selected Lew Morrison in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Larry Hale in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Jim Mair in expansion draft
06-08-1972	Hershey (AHL) claimed Hank Nowak in reverse draft
09-1972	signed Jack McIlhargey as a free agent


Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/09/1971   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-3     0-1-0
10/12/1971   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     0-2-0
10/13/1971   at California Golden Seals   W   5-4     1-2-0
10/16/1971   at Los Angeles Kings         W   1-0     2-2-0
10/21/1971   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   0-7     2-3-0
10/23/1971   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-5     2-4-0
10/24/1971   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   2-1     3-4-0
10/28/1971   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   3-2     4-4-0
10/30/1971   at St. Louis Blues           T   4-4     4-4-1
10/31/1971   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-3     5-4-1
11/03/1971   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-3     5-5-1
11/05/1971   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     5-6-1
11/07/1971   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   0-3     5-7-1
11/11/1971   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-3     6-7-1
11/13/1971   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   3-6     6-8-1
11/14/1971   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     6-8-2
11/18/1971   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   2-0     7-8-2
11/20/1971   at Montreal Canadiens        T   2-2     7-8-3
11/21/1971   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   1-1     7-8-4
11/24/1971   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-2     7-9-4
11/25/1971   at Boston Bruins             L   2-4     7-10-4
11/28/1971   vs New York Rangers          L   2-4     7-11-4
12/02/1971   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   1-1     7-11-5
12/04/1971   at Minnesota North Stars     L   1-3     7-12-5
12/05/1971   vs California Golden Seals   W   3-0     8-12-5
12/09/1971   vs New York Rangers          L   0-5     8-13-5
12/11/1971   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-6     8-14-5
12/12/1971   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   4-1     9-14-5
12/15/1971   at New York Rangers          L   2-6     9-15-5
12/16/1971   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   5-0     10-15-5
12/19/1971   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   0-4     10-16-5
12/25/1971   at Boston Bruins             L   1-5     10-17-5
12/26/1971   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   6-1     11-17-5
12/29/1971   at New York Rangers          L   1-5     11-18-5
01/01/1972   at St. Louis Blues           T   4-4     11-18-6
01/02/1972   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-6     11-19-6
01/06/1972   vs St. Louis Blues           L   2-3     11-20-6
01/08/1972   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   2-2     11-20-7
01/09/1972   vs California Golden Seals   W  10-3     12-20-7
01/11/1972   at Detroit Red Wings         L   0-5     12-21-7

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/15/1972   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-4     12-22-7
01/16/1972   vs Los Angeles Kings         T   3-3     12-22-8
01/20/1972   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-2     13-22-8
01/22/1972   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4     13-23-8
01/23/1972   at California Golden Seals   L   1-3     13-24-8
01/27/1972   at Boston Bruins             L   2-4     13-25-8
01/29/1972   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-4     13-26-8
01/30/1972   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-0     14-26-8
02/03/1972   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-4     15-26-8
02/05/1972   at Toronto Maple Leafs       W   3-1     16-26-8
02/06/1972   vs St. Louis Blues           T   2-2     16-26-9
02/08/1972   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-1     17-26-9
02/09/1972   at California Golden Seals   L   2-3     17-27-9
02/12/1972   at Minnesota North Stars     L   1-5     17-28-9
02/13/1972   at Buffalo Sabres            T   4-4     17-28-10
02/16/1972   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     17-28-11
02/17/1972   vs Boston Bruins             L   1-4     17-29-11
02/19/1972   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-3     17-30-11
02/20/1972   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   3-1     18-30-11
02/23/1972   at New York Rangers          L   3-4     18-31-11
02/26/1972   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-5     18-32-11
02/27/1972   at Detroit Red Wings         W   3-1     19-32-11
03/02/1972   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   3-0     20-32-11
03/04/1972   vs St. Louis Blues           W   6-2     21-32-11
03/05/1972   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   0-4     21-33-11
03/08/1972   at Vancouver Canucks         W   6-5     22-33-11
03/09/1972   at Los Angeles Kings         W   5-3     23-33-11
03/11/1972   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-4     23-34-11
03/13/1972   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-2     23-35-11
03/16/1972   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   3-3     23-35-12
03/18/1972   vs New York Rangers          L   3-5     23-36-12
03/23/1972   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4     23-37-12
03/25/1972   vs California Golden Seals   W   3-0     24-37-12
03/26/1972   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-1     25-37-12
03/28/1972   at Minnesota North Stars     T   2-2     25-37-13
03/30/1972   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   3-1     26-37-13
04/01/1972   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       T   4-4     26-37-14
04/02/1972   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3     26-38-14

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