1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. Prior to this season, no post-1967 expansion team had either beaten an Original Six team in a playoff round or won a Stanley Cup Final game.

Goaltender Bernie Parent, an "Original Flyer", returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that the expansion teams could challenge the Original Six in 1973–74. The Bullies continued their rough-and-tumble ways, led by Dave Schultz's 348 penalty minutes, and reached the top of the West Division with a record of 50–16–12. The return of Parent proved to be of great benefit as he established himself as one of if not the best goaltender in the league by winning 47 games, a record which stood for 33 years. Since the Flyers, along with Chicago, allowed the fewest goals in the league, Parent also shared the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's Tony Esposito.

Come playoff time, the Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games in the first round. In the semifinals, the Flyers faced the New York Rangers. The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. The Flyers had home-ice advantage as they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals by winning Game 7. Their opponent, Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins, took Game 1 in Boston, but Bobby Clarke scored an overtime goal in Game 2 to even the series. The Flyers won Games 3 and 4 at home to take a 3–1 series lead, but Boston won Game 5 to stave off elimination. That set the stage for Game 6 at the Spectrum. The Flyers picked up the lead early when Rick MacLeish scored a first-period goal. Late in the game, Orr hauled down Clarke on a breakaway, a penalty which assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia for the first time. Parent, having shut out Boston in Game 6, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP.

Regular season

In addition to leading the team in penalty minutes, Dave Schultz was one of five 20 goal scorers on the Flyers.

The 1973–74 season opened on October 11, 1973, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the first time Kate Smith performed "God Bless America" in person at a Flyers' game. The Flyers started strong to begin the season winning their first four games and only allowing their opponents to score three goals total while they netted 18. The Flyers were 29–11–6 heading into the All Star Game. The Flyers were represented in the All Star Game by Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, Ed Van Impe and Joe Watson. The Flyers finished 1st in the Western Division, seven points ahead of the second place Chicago Black Hawks.

The team was led offensively by Bobby Clarke, who led the team in goals with 35, assists with 52 and points with 87. He finished fifth among scoring leader in points. Clarke was named a 2nd Team All Stars along with defenseman Barry Ashbee. Clarke was followed by Bill Barber in goals (34), and by Rick MacLeish both in assists (45) and in points (77).

In net, the Flyers were led by goaltender Bernie Parent, who went 47–13–12, posted a 1.89 goals against average (136 goals against on 2038 shots) and 12 shutouts. Parent’s 47 wins was a record until Martin Brodeur won 48 games in the 2006–07 NHL season. It remains the record for most regulation wins by a goaltender in a single season as several of Brodeur's wins came in overtime and the shootout, neither of which existed in the 1970s. Parent was a co-winner of the Vezina Trophy, which was awarded at the time to any goaltenders who played 25 or more games for the team allowing the fewest goals against, with Black Hawks’ goaltender Tony Esposito.

Season standings

West Division^[4]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	+109	112
2	Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	+108	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	+2	78
4	Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	−24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	−31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	−42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	−40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	−147	36

Playoffs

The Flyers opened the post season against the 4th place Atlanta Flames. The Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games with a combined score of 17–6. Rick MacLeish led the Flyers with four goals during the series. He scored a natural hat-trick in Game 2.

The Flyers headed into a grueling semifinals match up against the New York Rangers, who had won the regular season series 2–1–2. The series opened up in Philadelphia at the Spectrum with the Flyers shutting out the Rangers 4–0 in Game 1 and taking Game 2 5–2. The series switched back to New York and the Rangers would take Game 3 5–3 and Game 4 in overtime 2–1. The Flyers won Game 5 at home 4–1. With the Rangers on the verge of defeat in Game 6 the Rangers won 4–1. In Game 7 Gary Dornhoefer scored the game-winning goal with 10:59 left in the third. Rick MacLeish again led the Flyers in scoring in this series with seven goals. The home team was the winner of every game in the series.

This set up a Stanley Cup Finals matchup against the Boston Bruins, who won the season series 3–1–1. The series opened in Boston at the Boston Garden with Boston winning Game 1, 3–2 and the Flyers winning Game 2, 3–2 in overtime on a Bobby Clarke goal. The series moved to Philadelphia where the Flyers won Game 3, 4–1 and Game 4, 4–2. The series returned to Boston and Bruins won Game 5, 5–1. The series returned to Philadelphia for Game 6. Kate Smith performed "God Bless America" to a sell out crowd of 17,007 prior to the game. The Flyers won their first Stanley Cup on the lone goal of the game by Rick MacLeish in the first period. With seconds left on the Clock Gene Hart, the Flyers play-by-play announcer, made his famous call “Ladies and gentlemen, the Flyers are going to win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers have won the Stanley Cup!”. Bernie Parent was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Roster

Centres

10 – Bill Clement
15 – Terry Crisp - A
16 – Bobby Clarke - C
19 – Rick MacLeish
26 – Orest Kindrachuk

Wingers

7 – Bill Barber
8 – Dave Schultz
9 – Bob Kelly
11 – Don Saleski
12 – Gary Dornhoefer - A
17 – Simon Nolet
18 – Ross Lonsberry
21 – Bill Flett
25 – Al MacAdam
27 – Bruce Cowick

Defencemen

2 – Ed Van Impe
3 – Tom Bladon
4 – Barry Ashbee
6 – Andre Dupont
14 – Joe Watson - A
20 – Jimmy Watson

Goaltenders

1 – Bernie Parent
30 – Bobby Taylor

Coaching and administrative staff

Chairman/Owner: Ed Snider
President: Joe Scott
Vice Chairman: F. Eugene Dixon, Jr.
Vice President/General Manager: Keith Allen
Head Coach: Fred Shero
Assistant Coach: Mike Nykoluk
Director of Player Development: Marcel Pelletier
Trainer: Frank Lewis
Assistant Trainer: Jim McKenzie
Director of Public Relations: Joe Kadlec (left off cup)
Director of Public Relations: John Brogan (left off cup)

Stanley Cup engraving

Al MacAdam played five regular season games and one playoff game. Although he did receive a Stanley Cup ring, his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup.^[5]
Joe Kadlec, John Brogan (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1973–74 regular season

October: 6–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)

November: 7–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)

December: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)

January: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)

February: 5–3–4 (Home: 3–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–2)

March: 12–1–2 (Home: 8–1–1 ; Road: 4–0–1)

April: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)

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

Playoffs

1974 Stanley Cup playoffs

Quarterfinals vs. Atlanta Flames - Flyers win 4–0

Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Flyers win 4–3

Stanley Cup Finals vs. Boston Bruins - Flyers win 4–2

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	24	C	77	35	52	87	35	113	17	5	11	16	42
19	MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish	24	C	78	32	45	77	21	42	17	13	9	22	20
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	21	LW	75	34	35	69	34	54	17	3	6	9	18
18	Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry	26	LW	75	32	19	51	16	48	17	4	9	11	18
12	Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	30	RW	57	11	39	50	13	125	14	5	6	11	43
21	Flett, BillBill Flett	30	RW	67	17	27	44	20	51	17	0	6	6	21
26	Kindrachuk, OrestOrest Kindrachuk	23	C	71	11	30	41	19	85	17	5	4	9	17
11	Saleski, DonDon Saleski	24	RW	77	15	25	40	21	131	17	2	7	9	24
8	Schultz, DaveDave Schultz	24	LW	73	20	16	36	26	348	17	2	4	6	139
17	Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet	32	RW	52	19	17	36	28	13	15	1	1	2	4
3	Bladon, TomTom Bladon	21	D	70	12	22	34	24	37	16	4	6	10	25
15	Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp	30	C	71	10	21	31	12	28	17	2	2	4	4
6	Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont	24	D	75	3	20	23	34	216	16	4	3	7	67
20	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	21	D	74	2	18	20	33	44	17	1	2	3	41
2	Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe	33	D	77	2	16	18	31	119	17	1	2	3	41
14	Watson, JoeJoe Watson	30	D	74	1	17	18	28	34	17	1	4	5	24
10	Clement, BillBill Clement	23	C	39	9	8	17	15	34	4	1	0	1	4
4	Ashbee, BarryBarry Ashbee	34	D	69	4	13	17	52	52	6	0	0	0	2
9	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	23	LW	65	4	10	14	10	130	5	0	0	0	11
1	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	28	G	73	0	3	3	-98 !N/A	24	17	0	0	0	4
30	Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor	29	G	8	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	12	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
25	MacAdam, AlAl MacAdam	21	RW	5	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	0	0
5	Lajeunesse, SergeSerge Lajeunesse	23	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
27	Cowick, BruceBruce Cowick	22	LW	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—	8	0	0	0	9

Goaltenders

			Regular season									Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
1	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	28	73	47	13	12	12	136	.933	1.89	4314	17	12	5	2	35	.933	2.02	1042
30	Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor	29	8	3	3	0	0	26	.876	4.26	366	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient	Notes	Ref
Conn Smythe Trophy	Bernie Parent		^[6]
Jack Adams Award	Fred Shero		^[7]
Lester B. Pearson Award	Bobby Clarke		^[8]
NHL First All-Star Team	Bernie Parent (Goaltender)		^[9]
NHL Second All-Star Team	Barry Ashbee (Defense)		^[9]
NHL Second All-Star Team	Bobby Clarke (Center)		^[9]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Bobby Clarke		^[10]
	Bernie Parent
	Ed Van Impe
	Joe Watson
Vezina Trophy	Bernie Parent	Co-winner with Chicago Black Hawks' Tony Esposito	^[11]

Records

* NHL record
** Tied for NHL record

Individual single season records
Record	Total	Player
Games played, goaltender	73	Bernie Parent
Wins	47	Bernie Parent
Wins in regulation time	47*	Bernie Parent
Shutouts	12	Bernie Parent (tied by Parent in 1974–75)
Save percentage	.933	Bernie Parent
Minutes played, goaltender	4,314	Bernie Parent
Powerplay goals by a defenseman, playoffs	3	Tom Bladon (tied by Doug Crossman in 1984–85 and Chris Pronger in 2009–10)
Game-winning goals, playoffs	4	Rick MacLeish (tied by Bill Barber in 1979–80 and Danny Briere in 2009–10)
Penalites in minutes, playoffs	139	Dave Schultz
Save percentage, playoffs	.933	Bernie Parent

Team single season records
Record	Total
Fewest goals against	164

Milestones

Franchise firsts^[12]
Milestone	Player	Details	Date	Ref
30-win season, goaltender	Bernie Parent	Stopped 25 of 26 shots against the Montreal Canadiens	February 10, 1974	^[13]
40-win season, goaltender	Bernie Parent	Stopped 40 of 42 shots against the Minnesota North Stars	March 16, 1974	^[13]

Individual career milestones^[14]
Milestone	Player	Details	Date	Ref
25th shutout	Bernie Parent	Stopped all 24 shots against the Montreal Canadiens	March 3, 1974	^[13]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1973, the day after the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 19, 1974, the day of the deciding game of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals.^[15]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
May 14, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Serge Lajeunesse	To Detroit Red Wings Rick Foley	^[16]
May 15, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Bernie Parent 2nd-round pick in 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 1973 future considerations^[a]	^[17]
May 25, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Bruce Cowick	To San Diego Gulls (WHL) Bob Currier Bob Hurlburt Jim Stanfield Tom Trevelyan	^[18]
May 30, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Willie Brossart	^[19]
November 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers George Pesut	To Detroit Red Wings Bob Stumpf	^[20]
December 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Ray Schultz	To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Spring	^[21]

Trade notes

^a If Parent signed with the Flyers the Maple Leafs would receive their choice of goaltender Doug Favell or additional draft picks. Parent was signed on June 22^[22] and the Maple Leafs chose Favell on July 27.^[23]

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Ref
June 1973	Steve Coates	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)	^[24]
July 31, 1973	Mark Bousquet	American International Yellow Jackets	^[25]
September 1973	Mike Boland	Ottawa Nationals (WHA)	^[26]

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date	Player	Contract details	Notes	Ref
June 5, 1973	Bruce Cowick	multi-year	Acquired in May 25 trade	^[27]
June 12, 1973	Orest Kindrachuk	multi-year		^[28]
June 22, 1973	Bernie Parent	multi-year	Acquired in May 15 trade	^[22]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
June 5, 1973	Larry Goodenough	London Knights (OHA)	1973 2nd-round pick		^[27]
June 5, 1973	Brent Levins	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)	1973 2nd-round pick		^[27]
June 5, 1973	Bob Stumpf	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	1973 3rd-round pick		^[27]
June 5, 1973	Mike Clarke	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)	1973 3rd-round pick		^[27]
June 5, 1973	Dale Cook	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)	1973 4th-round pick		^[27]
June 5, 1973	Michel Latreille	Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)	1973 5th-round pick		^[27]
July 31, 1973	Tom Young	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)	1973 7th-round pick		^[25]
July 31, 1973	Don O'Donahue	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)	1973 9th-round pick		^[25]
August 20, 1973	Doug Ferguson	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)	1973 6th-round pick	3 years	^[29]

NHL Intra-League Draft

The 1973 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 12, 1973.^[30] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.^[30] It cost $40,000 to make a claim.^[30] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.^[30]

Departures

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Ref
September 12, 1973	Wayne Hillman	Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)	Free agency	^[31]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on May 15, 1973.^[32]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1973 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA	Notes
2	20	Goodenough, LarryLarry Goodenough	Defense	Canada	London Knights (OHA)	242	22	77	99	179	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[a]
2	26	Leavins, BrentBrent Leavins	Left Wing	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	40	Stumpf, BobBob Stumpf	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	10	1	1	2	20	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[b]
3	42	Clarke, MikeMike Clarke	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	58	Cook, DaleDale Cook	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	74	Latreille, MichelMichel Latreille	Defense	Canada	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	90	Ferguson, DougDoug Ferguson	Defense	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	106	Young, TomTom Young	Forward	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	122	Barnes, NormNorm Barnes	Defense	Canada	Michigan State Spartans (CCHA)	156	6	38	44	178	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	137	O'Donohue, DanDan O'Donohue	Defense	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
10	153	Dick, BrianBrian Dick	Right Wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes^[33]

^a The Flyers first-round pick, 10th overall, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with future considerations (Doug Favell) for Bernie Parent and Toronto's second-round pick, 20th overall, on May 15, 1973.
^b The Flyers traded Brent Hughes and Pierre Plante to the St. Louis Blues for Andre Dupont and St. Louis' third-round pick, 40th overall, on December 14, 1972.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL^[2] and the San Diego Gulls of the WHL.^[3] Rene Drolet led the Robins with 73 points and Richmond finished 4th in their division and lost in five games to the Baltimore Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.^[34] San Diego finished 3rd in the 6-team WHL's final season in existence. The Gulls also ceased operations once the New Jersey Knights of the WHA moved to San Diego and became the San Diego Mariners.

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Philadelphia Flyers seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Philadelphia Flyers

Founded in 1967 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Eric Lindros trade Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Comcast Spectacor (Ed Snider, chairman) President Paul Holmgren General manager Ron Hextall Head coach Dave Hakstol Team captain Claude Giroux Current roster

Arenas	Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

Rivalries	Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers New Jersey Devils

Affiliates	AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms ECHL Reading Royals USPHL Premier Philadelphia Flyers-USPHL Affiliate history

Media	CSN Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia 97.5 The Fanatic Broadcasters

Culture/Lore	1976 Flyers–Red Army game 2010 NHL Winter Classic 2012 NHL Winter Classic Broad Street Bullies Curse of Billy Penn Ed Snider Flyers–Senators brawl Gene Hart "God Bless America" Kate Smith Lauren Hart Legion of Doom Lou Nolan Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

1973–74 NHL season

East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal NY Islanders NY Rangers Toronto Vancouver

West	Atlanta California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2009

1974 & 1975 Philadelphia Flyers Larry Bowa John Cappelletti Eddie Collins Bill Conlin Joey Giardello Julius "Judy" Johnson Neil Johnston Tommy Lasorda Merrill Reese Pete Retzlaff Betty Shellenberger Mel Sheppard Emlen Tunnell

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