1972-1973 Philadelphia Flyers team stats

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1972-1973 Philadelphia Flyers: 37-30-11
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 27-8-4 (177 goals scored, 100 allowed) Road record: 10-22-7 (119 goals scored, 156 allowed) Head Coach: Fred Shero Power Play: 74/257 (28.8%) Penalty Killing: 292/360 (81.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 212-184 296 goals scored (4th of 16 teams), 256 goals allowed (11th), 1756 PIM (1st) NHL Averages: 3.28 goals/game (255.5 goals/team), 947.5 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   23   78   37   67  104   80  10   2  141   50   93   34  231  16.0  +32
C     19  Rick MacLeish        5'11  185   22   78   50   50  100   69  21   2  124   46   83   20  279  17.9  +15
RW    12  Gary Dornhoefer      6'1   190   29   77   30   49   79  168   3   0  109   30   78   16  187  16.0  +17
RW    21  Bill Flett           6'1   205   29   69   43   31   74   53  11   3  119   41   70   23  283  15.2  +31
LW     7  Bill Barber          6'0   195   20   69   30   34   64   46   7   0   98   32   57    1  214  14.0  +10
LW    18  Ross Lonsberry       5'11  195   25   77   21   29   50   59   6   0   94   28   74   14  205  10.2   +6
D     23  Tom Bladon           6'1   195   20   78   11   31   42   26   7   0  116   48   64    5  151   7.3   +9
RW    17  Simon Nolet          5'9   185   31   70   16   20   36    6   6   0   61   28   39    3  146  11.0   -3
C     10  Bill Clement         6'1   194   22   73   14   14   28   51   0   1   38    0   57    8  132  10.6  -11
D     14  Joe Watson           5'10  185   29   63    2   24   26   46   0   0   87    8   77   28   72   2.8  +30
D     28  Andre Dupont         6'0   200   23   46    3   20   23  164   1   0   71   16   63   16  103   2.9   +8
RW    11  Don Saleski          6'3   205   23   78   12    9   21  205   1   1   36    3   57    4  158   7.6  -20
LW     9  Bob Kelly            5'10  200   22   77   10   11   21  238   0   0   35    0   35    1  125   8.0   +1
LW     8  Dave Schultz         6'1   190   23   76    9   12   21  259   0   0   29    0   25    0   63  14.3   +4
D      4  Barry Ashbee         5'10  180   33   64    1   17   18  106   0   1   69    3   92   24   61   1.6   -2
D      5  Brent Hughes         6'0   205   29   29    2   11   13   32   0   0   36   11   43   10   40   5.0   -8
D     25  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   23   35    3    9   12   10   1   0   25   12   17    3   27  11.1   -1
D      2  Ed Van Impe          5'10  205   32   72    1   11   12   76   0   0   81    2   97   40   66   1.5  +22
D      6  Wayne Hillman        6'1   205   34   74    0   10   10   33   0   0   63    1   59   13   41   0.0  +16
C     29  Terry Crisp          5'10  180   29   12    1    5    6    2   0   0    9    0    8    3   18   5.6   +4
RW    20  Pierre Plante        6'1   190   21    2    0    3    3    0   0   0    4    0    1    0    5   0.0   +3
G      1  Doug Favell          5'10  172   27   44    0    2    2    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     20  Jimmy Watson         6'0   195   20    4    0    1    1    5   0   0    3    3    1    0    4   0.0   -1
LW     3  Willie Brossart      6'0   190   23    4    0    1    1    0   0   0    2    1    7    1    6   0.0   -5
C     20  Larry Wright         6'2   180   21    9    0    1    1    4   0   0    2    1    4    0    6   0.0   -3
G     35  Michel Belhumeur     5'10  160   23   23    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     30  Bobby Taylor         6'1   180   27   23    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     26  Orest Kindrachuk     5'10  175   22    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0

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          27   44  2420  115  2.85  20  16   4 1365   .916   3   3
G   35  Michel Belhumeur     23   23  1116   59  3.17   9   6   3  617   .904   0   0
G   30  Bobby Taylor         27   23  1144   76  3.99   8   8   4  697   .891   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

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    7  LW   Bill Barber              903          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  2   23  D    Tom Bladon               610          Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)          
  3   39  D    Jimmy Watson             613          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  4   55  RW   Al MacAdam               864          Charlottetown Islanders (MaJHL)    
  5   71  G    Daryl Fedorak                         Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  6   87  G    Dave Hastings                         Charlottetown Islanders (MaJHL)    
  7  103  D    Serge Beaudoin             3    332   Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)        
  8  119  RW   Pat Russell                           Vancouver Nats (WCHL)              
  9  135  G    Ray Boutin                            Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          

Traded draft picks:

#10 to MIN (Marcel Comeau)


Transactions

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
12-14-1972	traded Pierre Plante and Brent Hughes to Blues for Andre Dupont and St. Louis' #3 pick in the 1973 draft
03-05-1973	traded Jean Potvin and Glen Irwin to Islanders for Terry Crisp
05-1973	purchased Jim Stanfield from Portland (WHL)
05-15-1973	traded Rick Foley to Red Wings for Serge Lajeunesse
05-15-1973	traded Philadelphia's #1 pick in the 1973 draft and future considerations (Doug Favell, acq. 7/27/73) to Maple Leafs for Bernie Parent and Toronto's #2 pick in the 1973 draft
05-23-1973	sold Willie Brossart to Maple Leafs
05-23-1973	traded Jim Stanfield, Bob Currier, Tom Trevelyan and Bob Hurlburt to San Diego (WHL) for Bruce Cowick
06-1973	signed Steve Coates as a free agent
09-1973	signed Mike Boland as a free agent

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/04/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   0-3 
04/05/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-1 
04/07/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     L   0-5 
04/08/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     W   3-0 
04/10/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   3-2 (OT)
04/12/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     W   4-1 
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Semifinals
04/14/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        W   5-4 (OT)
04/17/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-4 (OT)
04/19/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-2 
04/22/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4 
04/24/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-5

Playoff Stats: 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 23 11 2 6 8 6 2 0 C 19 Rick MacLeish 5'11 185 22 10 3 4 7 2 2 0 RW 21 Bill Flett 6'1 205 29 11 3 4 7 0 0 1 LW 18 Ross Lonsberry 5'11 195 25 11 4 3 7 9 0 0 RW 12 Gary Dornhoefer 6'1 190 29 11 3 3 6 16 1 0 LW 7 Bill Barber 6'0 195 20 11 3 2 5 22 0 0 C 29 Terry Crisp 5'10 180 29 11 3 2 5 2 1 0 D 4 Barry Ashbee 5'10 180 33 11 0 4 4 20 0 0 D 23 Tom Bladon 6'1 195 20 11 0 4 4 2 0 0 RW 17 Simon Nolet 5'9 185 31 11 3 1 4 4 0 0 D 28 Andre Dupont 6'0 200 23 11 1 2 3 29 0 0 RW 11 Don Saleski 6'3 205 23 11 1 2 3 4 0 0 D 14 Joe Watson 5'10 185 29 11 0 2 2 12 0 0 LW 9 Bob Kelly 5'10 200 22 11 0 1 1 8 0 0 LW 8 Dave Schultz 6'1 190 23 11 1 0 1 51 0 0 G 35 Michel Belhumeur 5'10 160 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 10 Bill Clement 6'1 194 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 20 Jimmy Watson 6'0 195 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Wayne Hillman 6'1 205 34 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 1 Doug Favell 5'10 172 27 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 D 2 Ed Van Impe 5'10 205 32 11 0 0 0 16 0 0 LW 3 Willie Brossart 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 5 Brent Hughes 6'0 205 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 26 Orest Kindrachuk 5'10 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 20 Pierre Plante 6'1 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 25 Jean Potvin 5'11 188 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Bobby Taylor 6'1 180 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Larry Wright 6'2 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Doug Favell 27 11 668 29 2.60 5 6 360 .919 1 1 G 35 Michel Belhumeur 23 1 10 1 6.00 0 0 8 .875 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1972 at St. Louis Blues T 4-4 0-0-1 10/12/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks W 7-3 1-0-1 10/14/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 0-5 1-1-1 10/15/1972 vs California Golden Seals L 1-4 1-2-1 10/18/1972 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 2-2-1 10/20/1972 at California Golden Seals T 3-3 2-2-2 10/25/1972 at New York Rangers L 1-6 2-3-2 10/26/1972 vs Detroit Red Wings W 2-1 3-3-2 10/28/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 3-4-2 10/29/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 4-4-2 11/02/1972 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 5-4-2 11/04/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-3 6-4-2 11/05/1972 vs New York Rangers L 2-3 6-5-2 11/08/1972 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-5 6-6-2 11/09/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 7-6-2 11/11/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-1 8-6-2 11/12/1972 vs California Golden Seals W 8-3 9-6-2 11/15/1972 at New York Rangers L 3-7 9-7-2 11/16/1972 at Montreal Canadiens L 5-6 9-8-2 11/19/1972 at Atlanta Flames L 2-3 9-9-2 11/22/1972 vs New York Islanders W 5-3 10-9-2 11/25/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 4-6 10-10-2 11/26/1972 at Boston Bruins L 4-6 10-11-2 11/30/1972 vs Atlanta Flames T 5-5 10-11-3 12/02/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 10-11-4 12/03/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-2 11-11-4 12/07/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-2 12-11-4 12/09/1972 vs Boston Bruins L 3-4 12-12-4 12/10/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 13-12-4 12/13/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-7 13-13-4 12/14/1972 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-3 14-13-4 12/16/1972 at New York Islanders W 2-1 15-13-4 12/17/1972 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 15-14-4 12/20/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 15-15-4 12/21/1972 vs Los Angeles Kings W 6-3 16-15-4 12/23/1972 at St. Louis Blues L 1-6 16-16-4 12/27/1972 at California Golden Seals T 2-2 16-16-5 12/29/1972 at Vancouver Canucks T 4-4 16-16-6 12/30/1972 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 16-17-6 01/03/1973 at Atlanta Flames W 3-1 17-17-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/07/1973 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-2 17-18-6 01/11/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings L 2-3 17-19-6 01/13/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2 18-19-6 01/14/1973 vs New York Rangers L 2-5 18-20-6 01/18/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-1 19-20-6 01/20/1973 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 19-21-6 01/21/1973 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-3 20-21-6 01/23/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 20-21-7 01/25/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 21-21-7 01/27/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-3 22-21-7 01/28/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 4-3 23-21-7 02/01/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-4 24-21-7 02/03/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 2-2 24-21-8 02/04/1973 at Boston Bruins T 2-2 24-21-9 02/07/1973 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-2 24-22-9 02/09/1973 at Vancouver Canucks W 10-5 25-22-9 02/11/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-7 25-23-9 02/13/1973 vs New York Islanders W 8-2 26-23-9 02/15/1973 vs Boston Bruins L 1-3 26-24-9 02/17/1973 at Montreal Canadiens W 7-6 27-24-9 02/18/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-1 28-24-9 02/20/1973 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 29-24-9 02/25/1973 at California Golden Seals W 7-0 30-24-9 02/28/1973 at Detroit Red Wings L 5-6 30-25-9 03/01/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings L 0-2 30-26-9 03/04/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 10-0 31-26-9 03/07/1973 at New York Rangers T 2-2 31-26-10 03/10/1973 vs Atlanta Flames W 2-1 32-26-10 03/11/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 33-26-10 03/14/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-5 33-27-10 03/18/1973 vs Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 33-27-11 03/22/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 9-0 34-27-11 03/24/1973 at New York Islanders L 2-3 34-28-11 03/25/1973 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 35-28-11 03/28/1973 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 35-29-11 03/29/1973 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-2 36-29-11 03/31/1973 vs New York Islanders W 10-2 37-29-11 04/01/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 37-30-11

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