1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season

After sweeping the Colorado Rockies in 2 games in the preliminary round, the Flyers moved on and beat Buffalo in five games. They faced Boston in the semifinals for the second consecutive season, and lost again, this time in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1977–78 regular season

October: 5–2–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–1–1)

November: 9–2–2, 20 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 3–1–1)

December: 10–3–1, 21 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–2–1)

January: 4–4–5, 13 Points (Home: 3–0–3; Road: 1–4–2)

February: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 2–2–2)

March: 8–4–2, 18 Points (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 2–4–1)

April: 2–1–2, 6 Points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–0–2)

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

Playoffs

1978 Stanley Cup playoffs

Preliminary Round vs. Colorado Rockies - Flyers win 2–0

Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres - Flyers win 4–1

Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins - Bruins win 4–1

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
= Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	28	C	71	21	68	89	47	83	12	4	7	11	8
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	25	LW	80	41	31	72	31	34	12	6	3	9	2
19	MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish	28	LW	76	31	39	70	24	33	12	7	9	16	4
26	Kindrachuk, OrestOrest Kindrachuk	27	C	73	17	45	62	35	128	12	5	5	10	13
2	Dailey, BobBob Dailey	24	D	76	21	36	57	45	62	12	1	5	6	22
27	Leach, ReggieReggie Leach	27	RW	72	24	28	52	20	24	12	2	2	4	0
18	Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry	30	LW	78	18	30	48	41	45	12	2	2	4	6
10	Bridgman, MelMel Bridgman	22	C	76	16	32	48	26	203	12	1	7	8	36
11	Saleski, DonDon Saleski	28	RW	70	27	18	45	34	44	11	2	0	2	19
3	Bladon, TomTom Bladon	25	D	79	11	24	35	32	57	12	0	2	2	11
17	Holmgren, PaulPaul Holmgren	22	RW	62	16	18	34	23	190	12	1	4	5	26
9	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	27	LW	74	19	13	32	15	95	12	3	5	8	26
29	Dean, BarryBarry Dean	22	LW	56	7	18	25	12	34	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
5	Lapointe, RickRick Lapointe	22	D	47	4	16	20	35	91	12	0	3	3	19
20	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	25	D	71	5	12	17	33	62	12	1	7	8	6
25	McCarthy, KevinKevin McCarthy	20	D	62	2	15	17	29	32	10	0	1	1	8
14	Watson, JoeJoe Watson	34	D	65	5	9	14	23	22	1	0	0	0	0
6	Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont	28	D	69	2	12	14	31	225	12	2	1	3	13
12	Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	34	RW	47	7	5	12	−3	62	4	0	0	0	7
8	Hoyda, DaveDave Hoyda	20	LW	41	1	3	4	−5	119	9	0	0	0	17
22	Bennett, HarveyHarvey Bennett	25	C	2	1	0	1	1	7	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
32	Dunlop, BlakeBlake Dunlop	24	C	3	0	1	1	1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
1	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	32	G	49	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	4	12	0	0	0	0
35	Stephenson, WayneWayne Stephenson	33	G	26	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
30	St. Croix, RickRick St. Croix	23	G	7	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
15	Hill, AlAl Hill	22	LW	3	0	0	0	0	2	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
21	Bathe, FrankFrank Bathe	23	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
21	Cunningham, JimJim Cunningham	21	LW	1	0	0	0	1	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
28	Callander, DrewDrew Callander	21	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

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	32	49	29	6	13	7	108	.912	2.22	2923	12	7	5	0	33	.891	2.74	722
35	Stephenson, WayneWayne Stephenson	33	26	14	10	1	3	68	.892	2.75	1482	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
30	St. Croix, RickRick St. Croix	23	7	2	4	1	0	20	.894	3.04	395	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient	Ref
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Bill Barber	^[6]
	Tom Bladon
	Bobby Clarke
	Bob Dailey
	Fred Shero (Coach)
	Wayne Stephenson
	Jim Watson

Team awards^[7]
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Jim Watson
Class Guy Award	Joe Watson

Records

* NHL record
** Tied for NHL record

Individual regular season single game records
Record	Player	Total	Date and opponent
Most goals scored	Tom Bladon	4	December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons (tied 15 times by eight different players)
Most points	Tom Bladon	8	December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons
Most points by a defenseman	Tom Bladon	8**	December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons
Best plus-minus	Tom Bladon	+10*	December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland Barons

Individual regular season streaks records
Record	Player	Games	Dates
Longest assists streak	Bobby Clarke	12	February 1, 1978 through March 16, 1978 (tied by Clarke from March 11, 1976 through April 3, 1976)

Milestones

Individual career milestones^[8]
Milestone	Player	Date
500th game played	Bernie Parent	December 8, 1977

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 15, 1977, the day after the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1978, the day of the deciding game of the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals.^[9]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 14, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers 8th-round pick in 1977 9th-round pick in 1977 10th-round pick in 1977 11th-round pick in 1977	To Buffalo Sabres cash
June 17, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations^[a]	To Los Angeles Kings Steve Short	^[10]
August 5, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Barry Dean	To Colorado Rockies Mark Suzor	^[11]
October 28, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Blake Dunlop 3rd-round pick in 1978	To Minnesota North Stars Harvey Bennett	^[12]
November 1, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Terry Murray	To Detroit Red Wings cash	^[13]

Trade notes

^a The Kings sent Paul Evans to the Flyers on November 3, 1977 to complete trade.^[10]

Signings

Free agency

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

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Ref
August 17, 1977	Brian Burke	Providence Friars (HE)	^[14]
September 1977	Jim Cunningham	Michigan State Spartans (CCHA)	^[15]
September 1977	Guy Delparte	Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL)	^[16]
September 7, 1977	Wayne Schaab	VEU Feldkirch (Austria)
September 15, 1977	Larry Romanchych	Atlanta Flames	^[17]
September 28, 1977	Bernie Johnston	Syracuse Blazers (NAHL)	^[18]
October 7, 1977	Frank Bathe	Port Huron Flags (IHL)	^[19]
October 23, 1977	Mike Busniuk	Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL)	^[20]
October 27, 1977	Grant Cole	Springfield Indians (AHL)

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
June 30, 1977	Kevin McCarthy	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)	1977 1st-round pick	3 years	^[21]
August 2, 1977	Tom Gorence	Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA)	1977 2nd-round pick		^[22]
August 2, 1977	Dave Hoyda	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)	1977 3rd-round pick		^[22]

NHL Waiver Draft

The 1977 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 10, 1977.^[23] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters, 2 goaltenders, and up to 3 additional players with no more than 2 years of pro experience on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.^[23] First-year professional players were exempt.^[23] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.^[23]

The Flyers protected the following players:^[23] goaltenders Bernie Parent and Wayne Stephenson, and skaters Bill Barber, Tom Bladon, Mel Bridgman, Bobby Clarke, Bob Dailey, Barry Dean, Gary Dornhoefer, Paul Holmgren, Bob Kelly, Orest Kindrachuk, Rick Lapointe, Reggie Leach, Ross Lonsberry, Rick MacLeish, Don Saleski, Jimmy Watson, and Joe Watson.

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 1977	Gary Inness	Indianapolis Racers (WHA)	Free agency	^[24]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec on June 14, 1977.^[25]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1977 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA	Notes
1	17	McCarthy, KevinKevin McCarthy	Defense	Canada	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)	537	67	191	258	527	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	35	Gorence, TomTom Gorence	Right Wing	United States	Minnesota Golden Gophers (CCHA)	303	58	53	111	89	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	53	Hoyda, DaveDave Hoyda	Left Wing	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)	132	6	17	23	299	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	67	Guillemette, YvesYves Guillemette	Goaltender	Canada	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[a]
4	71	Hamelin, ReneRene Hamelin	Right Wing	Canada	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	89	Clark, DanDan Clark	Defense	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)	4	0.1 !0	1	1	6	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	107	Chaput, AlainAlain Chaput	Center	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	123	Dalpe, RichardRichard Dalpe	Center	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	135	Peeters, PetePete Peeters	Goaltender	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)	489	0.1 !0	14	14	212	246	155	51	3.08	^[b]
8	136	Eccles, ClintClint Eccles	Center	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[c]
8	139	Greeder, MikeMike Greeder	Defense	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	150	Bauer, TomTom Bauer	Wing	United States	Providence Friars (HE)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[b]
9	151	Bauman, MichaelMichael Bauman	Defense	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[c]
9	153	Crowder, BruceBruce Crowder	Forward	Canada	New Hampshire Wildcats (HE)	243	47	51	98	156	& —	& —	& —	& —
10	158	Nicholson, RobRob Nicholson	Defense	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[b]
10	159	Isherwood, DaveDave Isherwood	Center	Canada	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[c]
10	161	Jones, SteveSteve Jones	Goaltender	Canada	Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
11	165	Trainor, JimJim Trainor	Defense	United States	Harvard Crimson (ECAC)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[b]
11	166	Duench, BarryBarry Duench	Center	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[c]
11	168	McNair, RodRod McNair	Defense	Canada	Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
12	172	Laycock, MikeMike Laycock	Goaltender	Canada	Brown Bears (ECAC)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[b]

Draft notes^[26]

^a The Flyers traded Dave Schultz to the Los Angeles Kings for the Kings' fourth-round pick, 67th overall, and the Kings' 1978 second-round pick on September 29, 1976.
^b The Flyers traded Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Gary Inness and future considerations (the Penguins' eighth through twelfth-round picks) on March 9, 1976.
^c The Flyers traded cash to the Buffalo Sabres for the Sabres' eighth through eleventh-round picks on June 14, 1977.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL^[2]^[27] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.^[3]

References

General

hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

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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

1977–78 NHL season

Patrick	Atlanta NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia

Adams	Boston Buffalo Cleveland Toronto

Norris	Detroit Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh Washington

Smythe	Chicago Colorado Minnesota St. Louis Vancouver

See also	Draft All-Star Game 1978 Stanley Cup Finals

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