1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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West Division champions | |
Division | 1st West |
1967–68 record | 31–32–11 |
Home record | 17–13–7 |
Road record | 14–19–4 |
Goals for | 173 (11th) |
Goals against | 179 (3rd) |
Team information | |
President | Bill Putnam |
General manager | Bud Poile |
Coach | Keith Allen |
Captain | Lou Angotti |
Alternate captains | Bill Sutherland Ed Van Impe |
Arena | Spectrum[a] |
Average attendance | 9,625[2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Quebec Aces Seattle Totems Phoenix Roadrunners Knoxville Knights |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Leon Rochefort (21) |
Assists | Lou Angotti (37) |
Points | Lou Angotti (49) |
Penalty minutes | Ed Van Impe (141) |
Plus/minus | Joe Watson (+12) Larry Zeidel (+12) |
Wins | Doug Favell (16) |
Goals against average | Doug Favell (2.27) |
The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League (NHL) season in Philadelphia, since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season. The Flyers won the West Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the St. Louis Blues in seven games.
NHL expansion
[edit]Philadelphia waited almost 35 years from when the Quakers' played their last home game (a 4–0 loss to Chicago on March 17, 1931) for the NHL to return when the city was awarded an expansion franchise on February 9, 1966. Philadelphia was a bit of a surprise choice since a group from the nearby city of Baltimore were considered favorites to land a team.[3]
The man who often receives the most credit for bringing NHL hockey back to Philadelphia is Ed Snider. While attending a basketball game in 1964 at the Boston Garden, the then vice-president of the Philadelphia Eagles observed a crowd of Boston Bruins fans lining up to purchase tickets to see a last-place team.[4] Intrigued, he began making plans for a new arena upon hearing the NHL was looking to expand due to fears of a competing league taking hold on the West Coast and the desire for a new television contract in the United States. Snider made his proposal to the league and the Philadelphia group – including Snider, Bill Putnam, Jerome Schiff, and Eagles owner Jerry Wolman – was chosen over the Baltimore group.
On April 4, 1966, Putnam announced there would be a name-the-team contest and that orange, black and white would be the team colors.[5] Wanting what he referred to as "hot" colors, Putnam's choice was influenced by the orange and white of his alma mater, the University of Texas, and the orange and black of Philadelphia's previous NHL team, the Quakers.[5] Also announced on April 4 was the hiring of a Chicago firm to design the team's arena.[5]
Details of the name-the-team contest were released on July 12, 1966.[5] As sponsor of the contest, ballots were available at local Acme Markets grocery stores and included a top prize of a RCA 21" color television, two season tickets for both the second and third prize winners, and a pair of tickets to a game for the next 100 winners.[5] Among the names considered behind the scenes were Quakers, Ramblers, and Liberty Bells.[5] The first two were the names of previous Philadelphia hockey teams and given the connotations of losing (Quakers) and the minor leagues (Ramblers), were passed over. Liberty Bells, though seriously considered, was also the name of a local race track. Bashers, Blizzards, Bruisers, Huskies, Keystones, Knights, Lancers, Raiders, and Sabres were among the other names considered.[5]
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It was Ed Snider's sister Phyllis who ended up naming the team when she suggested Flyers on a return trip from a Broadway play.[5] Ed knew immediately it would be the winning name, since it captured the speed of the game and went well phonetically with Philadelphia. On August 3, 1966, the team name was announced.[5] Of the 11,000 ballots received, more than 100 selected Flyers as the team name and were entered into a drawing to select a winner. 9-year-old boy Alec Stockard from Narberth, who had spelled it "Fliers" on his entry,[5] won the drawing and was declared the winner.
With the name and colors already known, Philadelphia advertising firm Mel Richmann Inc. was hired to design a logo and jersey.[5] With Tom Paul as head of the project, artist Sam Ciccone designed both the logo and jerseys with the concept to represent speed.[5] Ciccone's winged P design, four stylized wings attached to a slanted P with an orange dot to represent a puck, was considered the "obvious choice" over his other designs which included a winged skate.[5] Ciccone's jersey design, a stripe down each shoulder and down the arms, represented wings.[5]
Off-season
[edit]The men hired to build the expansion Flyers were Bud Poile as general manager and Keith Allen as head coach.[6][7] Both were former NHL players and were Western Hockey League coaches in the years preceding expansion, Poile with the San Francisco Seals and Allen with the Seattle Totems.[6][7] On May 8, 1967, the Flyers purchased the American Hockey League's Quebec Aces and with them acquired sixteen professional players and the rights to sixteen amateur players.[8] The NHL Expansion Draft was held a month later on June 6.[9] The six expansion franchises selected 20 players from the Original Six teams, though most of the players available were either aging veterans or career minor-leaguers before expansion occurred.[9] Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti (who was named the Flyers' first captain),[10] Leon Rochefort, and Gary Dornhoefer.[9] The following day, the Flyers made two selections in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, notably Serge Bernier 5th overall from the Sorel Éperviers.
Regular season
[edit]The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals.[11] Bill Sutherland scored the first goal in franchise history. They won their first game a week later, defeating the St. Louis Blues on the road, 2–1.[12] The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting out their trans-Pennsylvania rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–0 on October 19.[13] With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a below .500 record and after being forced to play their last seven home games on the road (five of them at Le Colisée in Quebec City, the home of their AHL affiliate) due to a March 1 storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.[1]
The team was led offensively by Leon Rochefort in goals (21) and Lou Angotti in assists (37) and points (49). Bill Sutherland was the only other player on the team with at least 20 goals and Gary Dornhoefer was the only other player with at least 30 assists. Rochefort was the only Flyer to take part in the NHL All-Star Game. Despite the lack of offensive firepower, the Flyers were strong enough defensively to be a respectable 8–15–1 against Original Six teams, winning at least one game against all six and winning three of their four games against the defending Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs. 22-year-old goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent split time in net and put up similar numbers. Favell finished 3rd in Calder Memorial Trophy voting.[14]
Season standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 74 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 173 | 179 | −6 | 73 |
2 | Los Angeles Kings | 74 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 200 | 224 | −24 | 72 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | 74 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 177 | 191 | −14 | 70 |
4 | Minnesota North Stars | 74 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 191 | 226 | −35 | 69 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 74 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 195 | 216 | −21 | 67 |
6 | Oakland Seals | 74 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 153 | 219 | −66 | 47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Vs. West Division[edit]
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Vs. East Division[edit]
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Playoffs
[edit]The Flyers returned to the Spectrum in time to open up their first playoff series on April 4, 1968, against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues came into the series as underdogs, but they took Game 1 1–0. Pat Hannigan scored the Flyers first ever playoff goal 1:32 into the first period of Game 2. Tied going into the third period, Leon Rochefort's goal with 13:09 left proved to be the game winner in a 4–3 result. The series shifted to St. Louis and the Flyers lost both Games 3 and 4. With the Flyers on the verge of elimination, Rosaire Paiement scored a hat trick in Game 5 and the Flyers won 6–1. Returning to St. Louis for Game 6, Don Blackburn's goal with 8:42 left in the 2nd overtime forced a Game 7. However, the Flyers lost Game 7 by a score of 3–1.
Schedule and results
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Regular season
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October: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–0)
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November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–2)
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December: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
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February: 5–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–1)
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March: 5–7–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 2–5–0)
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Legend:
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Playoffs
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Player statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- 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 | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
7 | Lou Angotti | C | 70 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Gary Dornhoefer | RW | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 6 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 15 |
9 | Leon Rochefort | RW | 74 | 21 | 21 | 42 | −1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
18 | Ed Hoekstra | C | 70 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
10 | Brit Selby | LW | 56 | 15 | 15 | 30 | −3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Bill Sutherland | LW | 60 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
8 | Don Blackburn | LW | 67 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
22 | Forbes Kennedy | C | 73 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 130 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
14 | Pat Hannigan | RW | 65 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 9 |
16 | Claude LaForge | LW | 63 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
4 | John Miszuk | D | 74 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
3 | Joe Watson | D | 73 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
2 | Ed Van Impe | D | 67 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −5 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 11 |
15 | Andre Lacroix | C | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
15 | Garry Peters | C | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | −2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Jean Gauthier | D | 65 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 6 |
24 | Larry Zeidel† | D | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
17 | Wayne Hicks‡ | RW | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Art Stratton† | C | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
21 | Jim Johnson | C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20[b] | Rosaire Paiement† | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
30 | Bernie Parent | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Doug Favell | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
6 | John Hanna | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Ralph MacSweyn | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Simon Nolet | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Keith Wright | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Terry Ball | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Dwight Carruthers | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Roger Pelletier | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Bernie Parent | 38 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1249 | 93 | 2.48 | .926 | 4 | 2,243:51 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 215 | 8 | 1.36 | .963 | 0 | 353:33 |
1 | Doug Favell | 37 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1204 | 83 | 2.27 | .931 | 4 | 2,190:44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 4.01 | .871 | 0 | 119:47 |
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Leon Rochefort | [28] |
Records
[edit]Excluding the shortened 1994–95, 2012–13, and 2020–21 seasons, the 173 goals scored during the regular season is the lowest total in franchise history.[29] During game six of the team’s playoff series against St. Louis that the Flyers won 2–1 in the second overtime period, goaltender Bernie Parent made 63 saves on 64 shots against, both team records.[30][31] His playoff year totals for goals against average (1.36) is also a team record and his save percentage (.963) is a league record.[32][33]
Milestones
[edit]Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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Players on ice for opening faceoff | Lou Angotti (F) | October 11, 1967 | |
Jean Gauthier (D) | |||
Wayne Hicks (F) | |||
John Miszuk (D) | |||
Bernie Parent (G) | |||
Brit Selby (F) | |||
Penalty | Lou Angotti | October 11, 1967[c] | [35] |
Goal | Bill Sutherland | October 11, 1967[d] | [35] |
Assists | Leon Rochefort | October 11, 1967[d] | [35] |
John Miszuk | |||
Game-winning goal | Ed Hoekstra | October 18, 1967[e] | [36] |
Shutout | Doug Favell | October 19, 1967[f] | [37] |
Powerplay goal | Ed Hoekstra | October 22, 1967[g] | [38] |
Shorthanded goal | Forbes Kennedy | October 29, 1967[h] | [39] |
Hat-trick | Leon Rochefort | November 4, 1967[i] | [40] |
20-goal season | Leon Rochefort | February 29, 1968[j] | [41] |
Penalty, playoffs | John Miszuk | April 4, 1968[k] | [42] |
Goal, playoffs | Pat Hannigan | April 6, 1968[l] | [43] |
Assists, playoffs | Claude LaForge | April 6, 1968[l] | [43] |
Jean Gauthier | |||
Powerplay goal, playoffs | Don Blackburn | April 6, 1968[m] | [43] |
Game-winning goal, playoffs | Leon Rochefort | April 6, 1968[n] | [43] |
Shorthanded goal, playoffs | Forbes Kennedy | April 13, 1968[o] | [44] |
Hat-trick, playoffs | Rosaire Paiement | April 13, 1968[p] | [44] |
Overtime goal, playoffs | Don Blackburn | April 16, 1968[q] | [45] |
Transactions
[edit]The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 3, 1967, the day after the deciding game of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 11, 1968, the day of the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.[46]
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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September 12, 1967 | To Philadelphia Flyers Al Millar |
To Toronto Maple Leafs cash |
[47] |
September 14, 1967 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dick Sarrazin |
To Detroit Red Wings cash |
[48] |
October 18, 1967 | To Philadelphia Flyers Rosaire Paiement |
To Boston Bruins 1st-round pick in 1970 |
[49] |
October 20, 1967 | To Philadelphia Flyers Larry Zeidel |
To Cleveland Barons (AHL) cash |
[50] |
February 27, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations[r] |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Hicks |
[51] |
Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Via | Ref |
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May 8, 1967 | Gil Banville | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team | [52] |
Rene Drolet | [52] | |||
Jean-Guy Gendron | [52] | |||
John Hanna | [52] | |||
Wayne Hicks | [52] | |||
Ed Hoekstra | [52] | |||
Yvon Lacoste | [52] | |||
Andre Lacroix | [52] | |||
Claude LaForge | [52] | |||
Ray LaRose | [52] | |||
Ralph MacSweyn | [53] | |||
Jim Morrison | [52] | |||
Keke Mortson | [52] | |||
Simon Nolet | [52] | |||
Roger Pelletier | [52] | |||
Fern Rivard | [54] | |||
Rino Robazza | [52] | |||
Bill Sutherland | [52] | |||
June 6, 1967 | Dick Cherry | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft | [9] |
Gary Dornhoefer | ||||
Doug Favell | ||||
Forbes Kennedy | ||||
Bernie Parent | ||||
Joe Watson | ||||
Keith Wright | ||||
Lou Angotti | Chicago Black Hawks | |||
Pat Hannigan | ||||
John Miszuk | ||||
Ed Van Impe | ||||
Dwight Carruthers | Detroit Red Wings | |||
Bob Courcy | Montreal Canadiens | |||
Jean Gauthier | ||||
Garry Peters | ||||
Leon Rochefort | ||||
Terry Ball | New York Rangers | |||
Jim Johnson | ||||
Don Blackburn | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
Brit Selby | ||||
August 12, 1967 | Claude Cyr | Drummondville Eagles (QSHL) | Free agency | [55] |
April 30, 1968 | Andre Gaudette | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | Free agency | [56] |
Signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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August 12, 1967 | Bernie Parent | 3-year | [55] |
September 13, 1967 | Gary Dornhoefer | [57] | |
Forbes Kennedy | [57] | ||
Jim Johnson | [57] | ||
Keith Wright | [57] | ||
September 14, 1967 | Serge Bernier | [48] | |
Andre Lacroix | [48] | ||
September 15, 1967 | Lou Angotti | [58] | |
Gil Banville | 1-year | [59] | |
September 18, 1967 | John Miszuk | [60] | |
Garry Peters | [60] | ||
September 22, 1967 | Ralph MacSweyn | [61] | |
September 25, 1967 | Dwight Carruthers | [62] | |
Brit Selby | [62] | ||
September 28, 1967 | Doug Favell | [63] | |
Jean Gauthier | [63] | ||
September 30, 1967 | Ed Van Impe | 2-year | [64][65] |
October 3, 1967 | Joe Watson | 2-year | [66] |
October 5, 1967 | John Hanna | [67] | |
Ed Hoekstra | [67] | ||
Al Millar | [67] | ||
October 9, 1967 | Don Blackburn | 1-year | [68] |
Pat Hannigan | 1-year | [68] | |
Bill Sutherland | 2-year | [68] | |
October 11, 1967 | Wayne Hicks | [69] | |
Leon Rochefort | [69] | ||
October 24, 1967 | Jim Morrison | [70] | |
February 22, 1968 | Simon Nolet |
Draft picks
[edit]NHL Expansion Draft
[edit]Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, on June 6, 1967.[71]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
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1 | 2 | Bernie Parent | Goaltender | Boston Bruins |
2 | 9 | Doug Favell | Goaltender | Boston Bruins |
3 | 16 | Ed Van Impe | Defense | Chicago Black Hawks |
4 | 21 | Joe Watson | Defense | Boston Bruins |
5 | 27 | Brit Selby | Left wing | Toronto Maple Leafs |
6 | 33 | Lou Angotti | Right wing | Chicago Black Hawks |
7 | 39 | Leon Rochefort | Right wing | Montreal Canadiens |
8 | 45 | Don Blackburn | Left wing | Toronto Maple Leafs |
9 | 51 | John Miszuk | Defense | Chicago Black Hawks |
10 | 57 | Garry Peters | Center | Montreal Canadiens |
11 | 63 | Dick Cherry | Defense | Boston Bruins |
12 | 69 | Jean Gauthier | Defense | Montreal Canadiens |
13 | 75 | Jim Johnson | Center | New York Rangers |
14 | 81 | Gary Dornhoefer | Right wing | Boston Bruins |
15 | 87 | Forbes Kennedy | Center | Boston Bruins |
16 | 93 | Pat Hannigan | Left wing | Toronto Maple Leafs |
17 | 99 | Dwight Carruthers | Defense | Detroit Red Wings |
18 | 105 | Bob Courcy | Center | Montreal Canadiens |
19 | 111 | Keith Wright | Right wing | Boston Bruins |
20 | 117 | Terry Ball | Defense | New York Rangers |
NHL Amateur Draft
[edit]Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967.[72]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
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1 | 5 | Serge Bernier | Center | ![]() |
Sorel Éperviers (QJHL) |
2 | 14 | Al Sarault | Defense | ![]() |
Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) |
NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft
[edit]Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967.[73] Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1967, who played as amateurs during the 1966–67 season were eligible for selection.[73] There were only four selections total in this draft, two of which were made by the Flyers.[73][74][75][76]
Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | NHL rights |
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John Marshall | Right wing | ![]() |
Markham Seal-a-Wax (MJBHL) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Ken Schutz | Right wing | ![]() |
London Nationals (OHA) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Farm teams
[edit]The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,[77] whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the Seattle Totems and Phoenix Roadrunners[78] of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL.[79] Quebec finished second in their division and made it to the Calder Cup Finals before losing to the Rochester Americans in six games. Head coach Vic Stasiuk was awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year and Simon Nolet won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the league's leading scorer.[80] Seattle finished 2nd in the 5-team WHL and won the Lester Patrick Cup as league champions. Knoxville finished 9th in the 12-team EHL and missed the playoffs in what proved to be their final season in existence.
Notes
[edit]- ^ After a March 1 storm blew parts of the Spectrum's roof off, the Flyers played their final seven regular season home games at neutral-site locations. After playing their next two home games at Madison Square Garden and Maple Leaf Gardens, they played their final five home games at Le Colisée in Quebec City, the home arena of their AHL affiliate.[1]
- ^ Paiement wore number 19 in his final three regular season games.
- ^ 2 minutes for interference at 0:21 of the first period
- ^ a b Even-strength goal at 10:07 of the second period against Charlie Hodge. Rochefort and Miszuk received assists.
- ^ Even-strength goal at 12:40 of the third period against Glenn Hall
- ^ Stopped all 21 shots against the Pittsburgh Penguins
- ^ Scored at 13:17 of the first period against Charlie Hodge
- ^ Scored at 4:19 of the first period against Charlie Hodge
- ^ Rochefort scored a powerplay goal at 4:23 of the first period and even-strength goals at 10:18 and 13:31 of the third period against Canadiens goalie Rogie Vachon.
- ^ Powerplay goal at 14:58 of the first period against Wayne Rutledge
- ^ 2 minutes for high-sticking at 1:00 of the first period
- ^ a b Even-strength goal at 1:32 of the first period against Glenn Hall. LaForge and Gauthier received assists.
- ^ Scored at 18:37 of the first period against Glenn Hall
- ^ Even-strength goal at 6:51 of the third period against Glenn Hall
- ^ Scored at 15:52 of the first period against Glenn Hall
- ^ Paiement scored an even-strength goal at 13:18 of the first period and powerplay goals at 10:27 and 13:25 of the third period against Blues goalie Glenn Hall.
- ^ Even-strength goal at 11:18 of the second overtime period against Glenn Hall
- ^ The Penguins had to send a player or cash to the Flyers. Art Stratton was sent to the Flyers on March 1.[51]
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External links
[edit]- "Flyers Media Guide: 1967–1968". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- Meltzer, Bill (October 9, 2016). "How the Original Flyers Roster Was Built". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- Mulvoy, Mark (February 19, 1968). "Expansion's Bright New Heroes". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 27, 2021.