1977-1978 Philadelphia Flyers: 45-20-15
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Home record: 29-6-5 (170 goals scored, 80 allowed)
Road record: 16-14-10 (126 goals scored, 120 allowed)
Head Coach: Fred Shero
Power Play: 51/219 (23.3%)
Penalty Killing: 274/340 (80.6%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 18-5
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 227-129
296 goals scored (4th of 18 teams), 200 goals allowed (2nd), 1668 PIM (1st)
NHL Averages: 3.30 goals/game (263.7 goals/team), 1099.7 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 28 71 21 68 89 83 5 2 115 35 51 18 131 16.0 +47
LW 7 Bill Barber 6'0 195 25 80 41 31 72 34 8 4 107 34 66 24 262 15.6 +31
C 19 Rick MacLeish 5'11 185 27 76 31 39 70 33 7 2 98 29 54 9 253 12.3 +24
C 26 Orest Kindrachuk 5'10 175 27 73 17 45 62 128 1 1 87 14 56 18 170 10.0 +35
D 2 Bob Dailey 6'5 220 24 76 21 36 57 62 5 2 136 40 77 26 211 10.0 +45
RW 27 Reggie Leach 6'0 180 27 72 24 28 52 24 9 0 82 25 39 2 195 12.3 +20
LW 18 Ross Lonsberry 5'11 195 30 78 18 30 48 45 2 1 82 11 47 17 172 10.5 +41
C 10 Mel Bridgman 6'0 190 22 76 16 32 48 203 3 1 71 11 51 17 154 10.4 +26
RW 11 Don Saleski 6'3 205 28 70 27 18 45 44 5 4 69 10 40 15 163 16.6 +34
D 3 Tom Bladon 6'1 195 25 79 11 24 35 57 1 1 92 13 73 26 153 7.2 +32
RW 17 Paul Holmgren 6'3 210 22 62 16 18 34 190 2 0 66 11 34 2 91 17.6 +23
LW 9 Bob Kelly 5'10 200 27 74 19 13 32 95 0 0 45 1 29 0 96 19.8 +15
LW 29 Barry Dean 6'1 195 22 56 7 18 25 34 0 0 36 3 22 1 76 9.2 +12
D 5 Rick Lapointe 6'2 200 22 47 4 16 20 91 1 0 64 6 32 9 56 7.1 +35
D 20 Jimmy Watson 6'0 195 25 71 5 12 17 62 0 0 75 0 68 26 112 4.5 +33
D 25 Kevin McCarthy 5'11 195 20 62 2 15 17 32 0 0 56 0 35 8 91 2.2 +29
D 14 Joe Watson 5'10 185 34 65 5 9 14 22 0 0 57 0 47 13 68 7.4 +23
D 6 Andre Dupont 6'0 200 28 69 2 12 14 225 0 0 72 1 66 26 108 1.9 +31
RW 12 Gary Dornhoefer 6'1 190 34 47 7 5 12 62 2 0 24 6 22 1 61 11.5 -3
LW 8 Dave Hoyda 6'1 205 20 41 1 3 4 119 0 0 7 0 12 0 8 12.5 -5
C 22 Harvey Bennett 6'4 215 25 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0 +1
C 32 Blake Dunlop 5'10 170 24 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 +1
D 21 Frank Bathe 6'1 185 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
LW 21 Jim Cunningham 5'11 185 21 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 --- +1
C/RW 28 Drew Callander 6'2 185 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 0
C 15 Al Hill 6'1 175 22 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 0
G 30 Rick St. Croix 5'10 160 22 7 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 35 Wayne Stephenson 5'9 175 32 26 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Bernie Parent 5'10 180 32 49 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
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
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 1 Bernie Parent 32 49 2923 108 2.22 29 6 13 1223 .912 1 7
G 35 Wayne Stephenson 32 26 1482 68 2.75 14 10 1 636 .893 2 3
G 30 Rick St. Croix 22 7 395 20 3.04 2 4 1 169 .882 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
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1977 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 17 D Kevin McCarthy 537 Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
2 35 RW Tom Gorence 303 University of Minnesota (NCAA)
3 53 LW Dave Hoyda 132 Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
4 67 G Yves Guillemette Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) [pick acquired from LA]
4 71 LW Rene Hamelin Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
5 89 D Dan Clark 4 Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
6 107 C Alain Chaput Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
7 123 C Richard Dalpe Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
8 135 G Pete Peeters 489 Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) [pick acquired from PIT]
8 136 LW Clint Eccles Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) [pick acquired from BUF]
8 139 D Mike Greeder St. Paul Jrs. (MWJHL)
9 150 LW Tom Bauer Providence College (NCAA) [pick acquired from PIT]
9 151 LW Michel Bauman Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) [pick acquired from BUF]
9 153 RW Bruce Crowder 243 University of New Hampshire (NCAA)
10 158 D Rob Nicholson St. Paul (MWJHL) [pick acquired from PIT]
10 159 C Dave Isherwood Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) [pick acquired from BUF]
10 161 G Steve Jones Ohio State University (NCAA)
11 165 D Jim Trainor Harvard University (NCAA) [pick acquired from PIT]
11 166 C Barry Duench Kitchener Rangers (OHA) [pick acquired from BUF]
11 168 D Rod McNair Ohio State University (NCAA)
12 172 G Mike Laycock Brown University (NCAA) [pick acquired from PIT]
Traded draft picks:
Transactions
06-17-1977 | traded Steve Short to Kings for Paul Evans |
08-05-1977 | traded Mark Suzor to Rockies for Barry Dean |
09-1977 | signed Jim Cunningham as a free agent |
09-1977 | signed Guy Delparte as a free agent |
09-28-1977 | signed Bernie Johnston as a free agent |
10-07-1977 | signed Frank Bathe as a free agent |
10-23-1977 | signed Mike Busniuk as a free agent |
10-28-1977 | traded Harvey Bennett to North Stars for Blake Dunlop and Minnesota's #3 pick in the 1978 draft |
11-01-1977 | purchased Terry Murray from Red Wings |
06-14-1978 | traded Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry to Penguins for Pittsburgh's #1 pick in the 1978 draft |
08-31-1978 | sold Joe Watson to Rockies |
09-1978 | signed Maynard Schurman as a free agent |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/11/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 3-2 (OT)
04/13/1978 at Colorado Rockies W 3-1
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Round 2
04/17/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-1
04/19/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2
04/22/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-4
04/23/1978 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-2
04/25/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 4-2
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Semifinals
05/02/1978 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 (OT)
05/04/1978 at Boston Bruins L 5-7
05/07/1978 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1
05/09/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 2-4
05/11/1978 at Boston Bruins L 3-6
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 19 Rick MacLeish 5'11 185 27 12 7 9 16 4 3 0
C 16 Bobby Clarke 5'10 185 28 12 4 7 11 8 1 0
C 26 Orest Kindrachuk 5'10 175 27 12 5 5 10 13 2 0
LW 7 Bill Barber 6'0 195 25 12 6 3 9 2 1 0
C 10 Mel Bridgman 6'0 190 22 12 1 7 8 36 0 0
LW 9 Bob Kelly 5'10 200 27 12 3 5 8 26 0 0
D 20 Jimmy Watson 6'0 195 25 12 1 7 8 6 0 0
D 2 Bob Dailey 6'5 220 24 12 1 5 6 22 0 0
RW 17 Paul Holmgren 6'3 210 22 12 1 4 5 26 0 0
RW 27 Reggie Leach 6'0 180 27 12 2 2 4 0 1 0
LW 18 Ross Lonsberry 5'11 195 30 12 2 2 4 6 1 0
D 6 Andre Dupont 6'0 200 28 12 2 1 3 13 0 0
D 5 Rick Lapointe 6'2 200 22 12 0 3 3 19 0 0
RW 11 Don Saleski 6'3 205 28 11 2 0 2 19 0 0
D 3 Tom Bladon 6'1 195 25 12 0 2 2 11 0 0
D 25 Kevin McCarthy 5'11 195 20 10 0 1 1 8 0 0
D 14 Joe Watson 5'10 185 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 12 Gary Dornhoefer 6'1 190 34 4 0 0 0 7 0 0
LW 8 Dave Hoyda 6'1 205 20 9 0 0 0 17 0 0
G 1 Bernie Parent 5'10 180 32 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 21 Frank Bathe 6'1 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 22 Harvey Bennett 6'4 215 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C/RW 28 Drew Callander 6'2 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 21 Jim Cunningham 5'11 185 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LW 29 Barry Dean 6'1 195 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 32 Blake Dunlop 5'10 170 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 15 Al Hill 6'1 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 30 Rick St. Croix 5'10 160 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 35 Wayne Stephenson 5'9 175 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 1 Bernie Parent 32 12 722 33 2.74 7 5 304 .891 2 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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