1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After finishing second in the Patrick Division, the Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games.

Regular season

Bobby Clarke wore the number 16 throughout his entire NHL career except for two games during the 1980–81 season.^[4] Prior to a road game on February 27, 1981,^[5] Clarke's jersey was stolen.^[4] Clarke wore the only other jersey available, number 36,^[4] in the next two games.^[5]^[6] A month later, Clarke hit a personal milestone in memorable fashion. On March 19 during a game against the Boston Bruins, a Reggie Leach slapshot struck Clarke.^[7] After leaving the ice, he re-appeared moments later stitched up and with his jersey covered in blood.^[7] 31 seconds into the third period Clarke beat Bruins goalie Marco Baron for his 19th goal of the season^[8] and his 1000th career point.^[7]

Season standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	80	48	18	14	355	260	110
Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	24	15	313	249	97
Calgary Flames	80	39	27	14	329	298	92
New York Rangers	80	30	36	14	312	317	74
Washington Capitals	80	26	36	18	286	317	70

^[9]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

After a tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques, the Flyers moved on to face the Calgary Flames in the quarterfinals. After falling behind 3 games to 1, they managed to force a Game 7 by winning the next two games. The Flyers lost Game 7, 4–1, at the Spectrum.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1980–81 regular season

October: 7–3–1, 15 Points (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–1–0)

November: 10–2–3, 23 Points (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 4–2–2)

December: 7–4–1, 15 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–3–1)

January: 6–5–3, 15 Points (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 4–3–2)

February: 6–5–2, 14 Points (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 4–4–0)

March: 5–4–4, 14 Points (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 1–2–2)

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

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

Playoffs

1981 Stanley Cup playoffs

Preliminary Round vs. Quebec Nordiques - Flyers win 3–2

Quarterfinals vs. Calgary Flames - Flames win 4–3

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
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	28	LW	80	43	42	85	6	69	12	11	5	16	0
19	MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish	31	LW	78	38	36	74	22	25	12	5	5	10	0
27	Leach, ReggieReggie Leach	30	RW	79	34	36	70	21	59	9	0	0	0	2
14 !14, 26	Propp, BrianBrian Propp	21	LW	79	26	40	66	27	110	12	6	6	12	32
16 !16, 36	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	31	C	80	19	46	65	17	140	12	3	3	6	6
3	Wilson, BehnBehn Wilson	22	D	77	16	47	63	39	237	12	2	10	12	36
17	Holmgren, PaulPaul Holmgren	25	RW	77	22	37	59	12	306	12	5	9	14	49
10	Bridgman, MelMel Bridgman	25	C	77	14	37	51	28	195	12	2	4	6	39
14 !14, 26	Linseman, KenKen Linseman	22	C	51	17	30	47	9	150	12	4	16	20	67
12	Kerr, TimTim Kerr	21	C/RW	68	22	23	45	3	84	10	1	3	4	2
22	Gorence, TomTom Gorence	23	RW	79	24	18	42	17	46	12	3	2	5	29
2	Dailey, BobBob Dailey	27	D	53	7	27	34	8	141	7	0	1	1	18
15	Hill, AlAl Hill	25	LW	57	10	15	25	11	45	12	2	4	6	18
24	Murray, TerryTerry Murray	30	D	71	1	17	18	46	53	12	2	1	3	10
21	Morrison, GaryGary Morrison	25	RW	33	1	13	14	10	68	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
8	Eriksson, ThomasThomas Eriksson	21	D	24	1	10	11	4	14	7	0	2	2	6
6	Wesley, BlakeBlake Wesley	21	D	50	3	7	10	13	107	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
11 !11, 43	Flockhart, RonRon Flockhart	20	C	14	3	7	10	6	11	3	1	0	1	2
9 !9, 29, 35	Cochrane, GlenGlen Cochrane	23	D	31	1	8	9	3	219	6	1	1	2	18
18	Preston, YvesYves Preston	24	LW	19	4	2	6	1	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
28	Busniuk, MikeMike Busniuk	29	D	72	1	5	6	27	204	6	0	1	1	11
20	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	28	D	18	2	2	4	14	6	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
9 !9, 34, 35, 36	Bailey, ReidReid Bailey	24	D	17	1	3	4	8	55	12	0	2	2	23
25 !25, 36	Adams, GregGreg Adams	20	LW	6	3	0	3	0	8	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
5	Bathe, FrankFrank Bathe	26	D	44	0	3	3	−3	175	12	0	3	3	16
25	Barnes, NormNorm Barnes	27	D	22	0	3	3	−3	18	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
33	Peeters, PetePete Peeters	23	G	40	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	8	3	0	0	0	19
30	St. Croix, RickRick St. Croix	26	G	27	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	0	9	0	0	0	2
30 !30, 31	Myre, PhilPhil Myre	32	G	16	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
29	McIlhargey, JackJack McIlhargey	28	D	3	0	0	0	2	22	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
23	Evans, PaulPaul Evans	26	C	1	0	0	0	0	2	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Goaltenders

= 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	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
33	Peeters, PetePete Peeters	23	40	22	15	5	2	115	.897	2.96	2333	3	2	1	0	12	.815	4.00	180
30	St. Croix, RickRick St. Croix	26	27	13	7	6	2	65	.913	2.49	1567	9	4	5	1	27	.892	2.99	541
30 !30, 31	Myre, PhilPhil Myre	32	16	6	5	4	0	61	.864	4.07	900	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Awards and records

Awards

Bob Dailey participated in the All Star Game and won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers top defenseman during the 1980–81 season.

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient	Ref
NHL Second All-Star Team	Bill Barber (Left Wing)	^[10]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Bill Barber	^[11]
	Bob Dailey
	Paul Holmgren
	Pete Peeters
	Pat Quinn (Coach)
	Behn Wilson

Team awards^[12]
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Bob Dailey
Class Guy Award	Bill Barber

Records

* NHL record
** Tied for NHL record

Team single season records
Record	Total
Most penalties in minutes	2,621

Individual post season single game records
Record	Player	Total	Date and opponent
Most assists	Ken Linseman	4	April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames (tied five times by five different players)
Most assists, one period	Ken Linseman	3**	April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames (tied five times by five different players)

Team post season single game records
Record	Total	Date and opponent
Goals for	9	April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames
Goals for, one period	5	April 22, 1981 vs. Calgary Flames (tied four times)

Milestones

Individual career milestones^[13]
Milestone	Player	Details	Date	Ref
1000th point	Bobby Clarke	Even-strength goal at 0:31 of the third period against Marco Baron	March 19, 1981	^[14]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1980, the day after the deciding game of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 21, 1981, the day of the deciding game of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.^[15]

Trades

Phil Myre was traded to Colorado on February 26, 1981.

Date	Details		Ref
June 11, 1980	To Philadelphia Flyers Ron Areshenkoff 10th-round pick in 1980	To Edmonton Oilers Barry Dean	^[16]
August 11, 1980	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Quebec Nordiques John Paddock	^[17]
August 21, 1980	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 1982	To Washington Capitals Bob Kelly	^[18]
September 15, 1980	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1981 cash	To Quebec Nordiques Andre Dupont	^[19]
November 21, 1980	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1982	To Hartford Whalers Norm Barnes Jack McIlhargey	^[20]
February 26, 1981	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Colorado Rockies Phil Myre	^[21]

Signings

Free agency

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

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Notes	Ref
July 2, 1980	Ron Flockhart	Regina Pats (WCHL)		^[22]
February 17, 1981	Ilkka Sinisalo	HIFK (SM-liiga)	Contract begins with 1981–82 season	^[23]
March 6, 1981	Dave Logan	Vancouver Canucks		^[24]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
May 28, 1980	Thomas Eriksson	Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)	1979 5th-round pick	3 years	^[25]
May 28, 1980	Pelle Lindbergh	AIK IF (Elitserien)	1979 2nd-round pick	3 years	^[25]
June 6, 1980	Mark Taylor	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA)	1978 6th-round pick		^[26]

NHL Waiver Draft

The 1980 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 8, 1980.^[27] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.^[27] First-year professional players were exempt.^[27] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.^[27]

The Flyers protected the following players:^[28] goaltenders Phil Myre and Pete Peeters, defensemen Norm Barnes, Frank Bathe, Mike Busniuk, Glen Cochrane, Bob Dailey, Jack McIlhargey, Jimmy Watson, and Behn Wilson, and forwards Bill Barber, Mel Bridgman, Bobby Clarke, Tom Gorence, Al Hill, Paul Holmgren, Reggie Leach, Ken Linseman, Rick MacLeish, and Gary Morrison.

The Flyers left the following players unprotected:^[28] goaltender Robbie Moore, defenseman Terry Murray, and forwards Ron Areshenkoff, Gordie Clark, Paul Evans, Danny Lucas, and Yves Preston.

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	Notes	Ref
N/A	Dave Gardner	HC Ambri-Piotta (NLB)	Free agency		^[29]
October 6, 1980	Dennis Ververgaert	Washington Capitals	Free agency		^[30]
October 1980	Danny Lucas	Colorado Rockies	Buyout	Signed with Colorado later that month	^[31]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1980.^[32]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1980 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	21	Stothers, MikeMike Stothers	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)	30	0.1 !0	2	2	65	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	42	Fraser, JayJay Fraser	Left Wing	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	63	Mercier, PaulPaul Mercier	Defense	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	84	Zytynsky, TarasTaras Zytynsky	Defense	Canada	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	105	Held, DanDan Held	Forward	Canada	Seattle Breakers (WHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	126	Tutt, BrianBrian Tutt	Defense	Canada	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)	7	1	0.1 !0	1	2	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	147	Fitzpatrick, RossRoss Fitzpatrick	Forward	Canada	Western Michigan Broncos (CCHA)	20	5	2	7	0.1 !0	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	168	Botell, MarkMark Botell	Defense	Canada	Brantford Alexanders (OHA)	32	4	10	14	31	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	189	Dineen, PeterPeter Dineen	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
10	195	O'Brien, BobBob O'Brien	Right Wing	Canada	Dixie Beehives (OPJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[a]
10	210	Brickley, AndyAndy Brickley	Left Wing	United States	New Hampshire Wildcats (HE)	385	82	140	222	81	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes^[33]

^a The Flyers traded Barry Dean to the Edmonton Oilers for Ron Areshenkoff and the Oilers' tenth-round pick, 195th overall, on June 11, 1980.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL^[2]^[34] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.^[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

1980–81 NHL season

Patrick	Calgary NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Minnesota Quebec Toronto

Norris	Detroit Hartford Los Angeles Montreal Pittsburgh

Smythe	Chicago Colorado Edmonton St. Louis Vancouver Winnipeg

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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