1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season

1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd Patrick
Conference2nd Campbell
1977–78 record45–20–15
Home record29–6–5
Road record16–14–10
Goals for296 (4th)
Goals against200 (2nd)
Team information
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainBobby Clarke
Alternate captainsNone[a]
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Maine Mariners
Philadelphia Firebirds
Team leaders
GoalsBill Barber (41)
AssistsBobby Clarke (68)
PointsBobby Clarke (89)
Penalty minutesAndré Dupont (225)
Plus/minusBobby Clarke (+47)
WinsBernie Parent (29)
Goals against averageBernie Parent (2.22)

The 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Flyers lost their hold on the Patrick Division in 1977–78 and settled for second place.

Tom Bladon's 8 points (4 goals and 4 assists) in a game against the Cleveland Barons on December 11 set an NHL record for a defenseman.[2]

Season standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Islanders 80 48 17 15 334 210 111
Philadelphia Flyers 80 45 20 15 296 200 105
Atlanta Flames 80 34 27 19 274 252 87
New York Rangers 80 30 37 13 279 280 73

[3]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.

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents


Playoffs

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[5]
October: 5–2–1, 11 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 13 Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 16 St. Louis Blues 7–0 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–0 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–6 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–6 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 26 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 4–2–1 9 Recap
8 October 29 @ St. Louis Blues 7–3 5–2–1 11 Recap
November: 9–2–2, 20 points (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
9 November 3 Washington Capitals 4–1 6–2–1 13 Recap
10 November 5 @ Washington Capitals 3–1 7–2–1 15 Recap
11 November 6 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 8–2–1 17 Recap
12 November 10 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 8–3–1 17 Recap
13 November 12 @ New York Islanders 2–2 8–3–2 18 Recap
14 November 13 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 9–3–2 20 Recap
15 November 17 New York Islanders 4–4 9–3–3 21 Recap
16 November 19 @ Minnesota North Stars 7–2 10–3–3 23 Recap
17 November 20 Atlanta Flames 4–0 11–3–3 25 Recap
18 November 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–4 11–4–3 25 Recap
19 November 25 Cleveland Barons 7–2 12–4–3 27 Recap
20 November 27 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 13–4–3 29 Recap
21 November 29 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–0 14–4–3 31 Recap
December: 10–3–1, 21 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 5–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
22 December 1 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–2 15–4–3 33 Recap
23 December 3 @ Colorado Rockies 6–3 16–4–3 35 Recap
24 December 7 @ New York Rangers 3–3 16–4–4 36 Recap
25 December 8 New York Rangers 7–4 17–4–4 38 Recap
26 December 10 Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 18–4–4 40 Recap
27 December 11 Cleveland Barons 11–1 19–4–4 42 Recap
28 December 15 Boston Bruins 6–4 20–4–4 44 Recap
29 December 17 @ Atlanta Flames 4–3 21–4–4 46 Recap
30 December 18 Montreal Canadiens 0–2 21–5–4 46 Recap
31 December 21 @ Cleveland Barons 4–0 22–5–4 48 Recap
32 December 23 @ Boston Bruins 1–6 22–6–4 48 Recap
33 December 28 @ New York Rangers 4–3 23–6–4 50 Recap
34 December 29 Minnesota North Stars 5–2 24–6–4 52 Recap
35 December 31 @ St. Louis Blues 2–3 24–7–4 52 Recap
January: 4–4–5, 13 points (home: 3–0–3; road: 1–4–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
36 January 3 Cleveland Barons 5–4 25–7–4 54 Recap
37 January 5 Los Angeles Kings 4–4 25–7–5 55 Recap
38 January 6 @ Atlanta Flames 3–5 25–8–5 55 Recap
39 January 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–3 25–8–6 56 Recap
40 January 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–5 25–9–6 56 Recap
41 January 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 25–9–7 57 Recap
42 January 14 New York Rangers 4–1 26–9–7 59 Recap
43 January 16 Atlanta Flames 5–3 27–9–7 61 Recap
44 January 19 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 27–9–8 62 Recap
45 January 21 @ New York Islanders 1–6 27–10–8 62 Recap
46 January 26 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–2 28–10–8 64 Recap
47 January 28 @ Colorado Rockies 4–6 28–11–8 64 Recap
48 January 29 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 28–11–9 65 Recap
February: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
49 February 1 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 28–12–9 65 Recap
50 February 2 Colorado Rockies 3–0 29–12–9 67 Recap
51 February 4 @ Cleveland Barons 2–2 29–12–10 68 Recap
52 February 6 St. Louis Blues 2–0 30–12–10 70 Recap
53 February 9 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 31–12–10 72 Recap
54 February 12 Washington Capitals 4–1 32–12–10 74 Recap
55 February 16 Minnesota North Stars 2–4 32–13–10 74 Recap
56 February 18 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 33–13–10 76 Recap
57 February 19 New York Islanders 1–4 33–14–10 76 Recap
58 February 23 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–4 33–15–10 76 Recap
59 February 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 34–15–10 78 Recap
60 February 26 @ Washington Capitals 6–1 35–15–10 80 Recap
61 February 28 @ Boston Bruins 4–4 35–15–11 81 Recap
March: 8–4–2, 18 points (home: 6–0–1; road: 2–4–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
62 March 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 35–16–11 81 Recap
63 March 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–7 35–17–11 81 Recap
64 March 5 St. Louis Blues 7–1 36–17–11 83 Recap
65 March 7 Atlanta Flames 5–3 37–17–11 85 Recap
66 March 11 Boston Bruins 6–2 38–17–11 87 Recap
67 March 12 Colorado Rockies 6–2 39–17–11 89 Recap
68 March 15 @ New York Rangers 2–2 39–17–12 90 Recap
69 March 16 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–3 39–18–12 90 Recap
70 March 18 Buffalo Sabres 2–2 39–18–13 91 Recap
71 March 20 New York Islanders 4–2 40–18–13 93 Recap
72 March 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 41–18–13 95 Recap
73 March 25 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–3 42–18–13 97 Recap
74 March 28 @ Colorado Rockies 3–4 42–19–13 97 Recap
75 March 31 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–2 43–19–13 99 Recap
April: 2–1–2, 6 points (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–0–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
76 April 1 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–2 44–19–13 101 Recap
77 April 4 @ New York Islanders 3–3 44–19–14 102 Recap
78 April 6 New York Rangers 3–0 45–19–14 104 Recap
79 April 8 @ Atlanta Flames 1–1 45–19–15 105 Recap
80 April 9 Minnesota North Stars 1–3 45–20–15 105 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1978 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Preliminary Round vs. Colorado Rockies – Flyers win 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 11 Colorado Rockies 3–2 OT Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 13 @ Colorado Rockies 3–1 Flyers win 2–0 Recap
Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Flyers win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 17 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Sabres lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 OT Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 5–2 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 23 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 25 Buffalo Sabres 6–3 Flyers win 4–1 Recap
Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 May 2 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 Bruins lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 4 @ Boston Bruins 5–7 Bruins lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 7 Boston Bruins 3–1 Bruins lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 9 Boston Bruins 2–4 Bruins lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 11 @ Boston Bruins 3–6 Bruins win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16 Bobby Clarke C 71 21 68 89 47 83 12 4 7 11 −5 8
7 Bill Barber LW 80 41 31 72 31 34 12 6 3 9 −2 2
19 Rick MacLeish LW 76 31 39 70 24 33 12 7 9 16 1 4
26 Orest Kindrachuk C 73 17 45 62 35 128 12 5 5 10 3 13
2 Bob Dailey D 76 21 36 57 45 62 12 1 5 6 −2 22
27 Reggie Leach RW 72 24 28 52 20 24 12 2 2 4 −3 0
18 Ross Lonsberry LW 78 18 30 48 41 45 12 2 2 4 −3 6
10 Mel Bridgman C 76 16 32 48 26 203 12 1 7 8 0 36
11 Don Saleski RW 70 27 18 45 34 44 11 2 0 2 2 19
3 Tom Bladon D 79 11 24 35 32 57 12 0 2 2 −4 11
17 Paul Holmgren RW 62 16 18 34 23 190 12 1 4 5 −7 26
9 Bob Kelly LW 74 19 13 32 15 95 12 3 5 8 8 26
29 Barry Dean LW 56 7 18 25 12 34 — — — — — —
5 Rick Lapointe D 47 4 16 20 35 91 12 0 3 3 −3 19
20 Jimmy Watson D 71 5 12 17 33 62 12 1 7 8 4 6
25 Kevin McCarthy D 62 2 15 17 29 32 10 0 1 1 2 8
14 Joe Watson D 65 5 9 14 23 22 1 0 0 0 −1 0
6 Andre Dupont D 69 2 12 14 31 225 12 2 1 3 4 13
12 Gary Dornhoefer RW 47 7 5 12 −3 62 4 0 0 0 0 7
8 Dave Hoyda LW 41 1 3 4 −5 119 9 0 0 0 1 17
22 Harvey Bennett‡ C 2 1 0 1 1 7 — — — — — —
32 Blake Dunlop† C 3 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
21 Frank Bathe D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
28 Drew Callander C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
21 Jim Cunningham LW 1 0 0 0 1 4 — — — — — —
15 Al Hill LW 3 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
1 Bernie Parent G 49 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0
30 Rick St. Croix G 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
35 Wayne Stephenson G 26 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Bernie Parent 49 48 29 6 13 1223 108 2.22 .912 7 2,919 12 12 7 5 306 33 2.75 .892 0 719
35 Wayne Stephenson 26 25 14 10 1 648 68 2.76 .895 3 1,480 — — — — — — — — — —
30 Rick St. Croix 7 7 2 4 1 165 20 3.05 .879 0 394 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Bill Barber [6]
Tom Bladon
Bobby Clarke
Bob Dailey
Fred Shero (Coach)
Wayne Stephenson
Jim Watson
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Jim Watson [7]
Class Guy Award Joe Watson [7]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

On December 11, 1977, defenseman Tom Bladon had a record-breaking game against the Cleveland Barons. He scored four goals, tying a team record, and picked up four assists for a total of eight points, a team record and tied for the NHL record among defenseman.[8][9][10] His plus/minus of +10 in the game is an NHL single game record.[11] Goaltender Bernie Parent won a team record ten consecutive games from November 20 to December 28.[12] On April 1, Bill Barber tied a team record by scoring two shorthanded goals in a single game.[13]

During the playoffs, Mel Bridgman scored the fastest playoff overtime goal in team history (23 seconds) to end game one of the team's preliminary round series against the Colorado Rockies.[14] The three goals they allowed to Colorado in two games is the fewest goals the Flyers have allowed in any playoff series.[15] On May 11, Orest Kindrachuk scored the two fastest goals by a single player in team playoff history, scoring eleven seconds apart.[16]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Kevin McCarthy October 13, 1977 [17]
Dave Hoyda October 15, 1977
Rick St. Croix February 16, 1978
Jim Cunningham February 28, 1978
500th game played Bernie Parent December 8, 1977 [18]

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.[19]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 14, 1977 (1977-06-14) 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 (1977-06-17) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations[b]
 To Los Angeles Kings
[20]
August 5, 1977 (1977-08-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Colorado Rockies
[21]
October 28, 1977 (1977-10-28) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Minnesota North Stars
 [22]
November 1, 1977 (1977-11-01) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Detroit Red Wings
  • cash
 [23]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Via Ref
August 16, 1977 (1977-08-16) Guy Delparte Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) Free agency [24]
August 17, 1977 (1977-08-17) Brian Burke Providence College (HE) Free agency [25]
September 1977 (1977-09) Jim Cunningham Michigan State University (CCHA) Free agency [26]
September 15, 1977 (1977-09-15) Larry Romanchych Atlanta Flames Free agency [27]
September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28) Bernie Johnston Syracuse Blazers (NAHL) Free agency [28]
October 7, 1977 (1977-10-07) Frank Bathe Port Huron Flags (IHL) Free agency [29]
October 23, 1977 (1977-10-23) Mike Busniuk Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) Free agency [30]
November 6, 1977 (1977-11-06) Rudolf Tajcnar HC Slovan Bratislava (TCH) Free agency [31]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14) Gary Inness Indianapolis Racers (WHA) Free agency [32]
April 1978 (1978-04) Gary Dornhoefer Retirement[c] [33]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 30, 1977 (1977-06-30) Kevin McCarthy 3-year [34]
August 2, 1977 (1977-08-02) Tom Gorence [35]
Dave Hoyda [35]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, on June 14, 1977.[36]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 17 Kevin McCarthy Defense  Canada Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
2 35 Tom Gorence Right wing  United States University of Minnesota (CCHA)
3 53 Dave Hoyda Left wing  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
4 67 Yves Guillemette Goaltender  Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) [d]
4 71 Rene Hamelin Right wing  Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
5 89 Dan Clark Defense  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
6 107 Alain Chaput Center  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
7 123 Richard Dalpe Center  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8 135 Pete Peeters Goaltender  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) [e]
8 136 Clint Eccles Center  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) [f]
8 139 Mike Greeder Defense  United States St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)
9 150 Tom Bauer Wing  United States Providence College (HE) [e]
9 151 Michael Bauman Defense  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) [f]
9 153 Bruce Crowder Forward  Canada University of New Hampshire (HE)
10 158 Rob Nicholson Defense  United States St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL) [e]
10 159 Dave Isherwood Center  Canada Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) [f]
10 161 Steve Jones Goaltender  Canada Ohio State University (CCHA)
11 165 Jim Trainor Defense  United States Harvard University (ECAC) [e]
11 166 Barry Duench Center  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA) [f]
11 168 Rod McNair Defense  Canada Ohio State University (CCHA)
12 172 Mike Laycock Goaltender  Canada Brown University (ECAC) [e]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[38][39] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[40]

Notes

  1. ^ The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
  2. ^ The Kings sent Paul Evans to the Flyers on November 3, 1977, to complete trade.[20]
  3. ^ Effective at the end of the season.
  4. ^ 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.[37]
  5. ^ a b c d e 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.[37]
  6. ^ a b c d The Flyers traded cash to the Buffalo Sabres for the Sabres' eighth through eleventh-round picks on June 14, 1977.[37]

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