1968β69 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Division | 3rd West |
1968β69 record | 20β35β21 |
Home record | 14β16β8 |
Road record | 6β19β13 |
Goals for | 174 (12th) |
Goals against | 225 (7th) |
Team information | |
President |
Bill Putnam Joe Scott |
General manager | Bud Poile |
Coach | Keith Allen |
Captain | Vacant (OctβNov) Ed Van Impe [a] (NovβApr) |
Alternate captains |
Dick Cherry Jean-Guy Gendron [a] (Nov-Apr) Allan Stanley Ed Van Impe [a] (Oct-Nov) |
Arena | Spectrum |
Average attendance | 11,196 [2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Quebec Aces Seattle Totems Jersey Devils |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Andre Lacroix (24) |
Assists | Jean-Guy Gendron (35) |
Points | Andre Lacroix (56) |
Penalty minutes | Forbes Kennedy (195) |
Plus/minus | Bill Sutherland (+5) |
Wins | Bernie Parent (17) |
Goals against average | Bernie Parent (2.70) |
The 1968β69 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the St. Louis Blues for the second consecutive season.
The Flyers coaxed Dick Cherry, who they selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, out of retirement by agreeing to a three-year contract. [3]
Lou Angotti, the Flyers first captain, was involved in a three-team trade. [4] The Flyers traded Angotti to the St. Louis Blues for Darryl Edestrand and Gerry Melnyk and the Blues subsequently traded Angotti to the Pittsburgh Penguins. [4] Melnyk suffered a heart attack in training camp and retired to become a scout for the team. [5]
The Flyers claimed veteran defenseman Allan Stanley in the reverse draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs. [6]
Defenseman Ed Van Impe was named Angotti's replacement as captain in November. [1]
Led by Van Impe and the team-leading 24 goals of Andre Lacroix, the Flyers struggled finishing 15 games under .500.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 204 | 157 | +47 | 88 |
2 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 219 | 251 | β32 | 69 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 174 | 225 | β51 | 61 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 185 | 260 | β75 | 58 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 189 | 252 | β63 | 51 |
6 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 189 | 270 | β81 | 51 |
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Despite the poor regular season showing, they made the playoffs; however, they were manhandled by St. Louis in a four-game sweep. Not wanting his team to be physically outmatched again, owner Ed Snider instructed general manager Bud Poile to acquire bigger, tougher players. [9]
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November: 5β8β0 (home: 3β5β0; road: 2β3β0)
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December: 3β6β5 (home: 1β2β3; road: 2β4β2)
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February: 1β8β4 (home: 1β4β1; road: 0β4β3)
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March: 7β2β5 (home: 6β0β1; road: 1β2β4)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
7 | Andre Lacroix | C | 75 | 24 | 32 | 56 | β12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
11 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 74 | 20 | 35 | 55 | β8 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 6 |
21 | Dick Sarrazin | RW | 54 | 16 | 30 | 46 | β7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
20 | Jim Johnson | C | 69 | 17 | 27 | 44 | β5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 2 |
9 | Leon Rochefort | RW | 65 | 14 | 21 | 35 | β7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
12 | Gary Dornhoefer | RW | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | β20 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Brit Selbyβ‘ | LW | 63 | 10 | 13 | 23 | β11 | 23 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
2 | Ed Van Impe | D | 68 | 7 | 12 | 19 | β13 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 17 |
17 | Larry Hale | D | 67 | 3 | 16 | 19 | β24 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β8 | 10 |
6 | Allan Stanley | D | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | β4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Don Blackburn | LW | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | β13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 2 |
5 | Dick Cherry | D | 71 | 9 | 6 | 15 | β11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 4 |
22 | Forbes Kennedyβ‘ | C | 59 | 8 | 7 | 15 | β25 | 195 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
15 | Garry Peters | C | 66 | 8 | 6 | 14 | β20 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
14 | Simon Nolet | RW | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | β10 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
4 | John Miszuk | D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | β6 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
10 | Bill Sutherlandβ | LW | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β4 | 0 |
3 | Joe Watson | D | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | β21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
19 | Earl Heiskala | LW | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β4 | 51 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
19 | Rosaire Paiement | RW | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β14 | 52 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
23 | Myron Stankiewiczβ | LW | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | β11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Ralph MacSweyn | D | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 4 |
23 | Gerry Meehanβ | C | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
22 | Mike Byersβ | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β2 | 0 |
14 | Pat Hanniganβ‘ | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β4 | 22 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Bernie Parent | G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | Doug Favell | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | Larry Zeidelβ‘ | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
16 | Claude LaForge | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
19 | Serge Bernier | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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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 | 58 | 56 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 2009 | 151 | 2.70 | .925 | 1 | 3,357:13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 12 | 4.01 | .872 | 0 | 179:45 |
1 | Doug Favell | 21 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 731 | 71 | 3.58 | .903 | 1 | 1,191:20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 5.00 | .861 | 0 | 60:00 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Bernie Parent | [11] |
Ed Van Impe |
Among the franchise records set during the 1968β69 season, the Flyers had two tie-related streaks. They tied four games in a row from January 2 to January 8, which was matched during the 1991β92 season, and they tied four road games in a row from March 1 to March 15. [12] On January 30, they allowed 12 goals against to the Chicago Black Hawks, a single game franchise high. [13] Their six road wins on the season is tied for the fewest in franchise history with the 1969β70 team. [14]
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1968, the day after the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 4, 1969, the day of the deciding game of the 1969 Stanley Cup Finals. [15]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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May 20, 1968 | To
Philadelphia Flyers Earl Heiskala |
To
Seattle Totems (
WHL) Loan of Bob Courcy Loan of Ray LaRose Future considerations [b] |
[17] |
June 11, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Darryl Edestrand Gerry Melnyk |
To
St. Louis Blues Lou Angotti Ian Campbell |
[4] |
August 21, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Loan of Bobby Rivard |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Cash |
[18] |
October 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash |
To
Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Al Millar |
[19] |
December 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash |
To
Quebec Aces (
AHL) Keith Wright |
[20] |
December 2, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Sneddon |
To
Chicago Black Hawks Brian Bradley |
[21] |
March 2, 1969 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash |
To Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Pat Hannigan |
[22] |
March 2, 1969 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Byers Gerry Meehan Bill Sutherland |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs Forbes Kennedy Brit Selby |
[22] |
Date | Player | Former team | Via | Ref |
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June 12, 1968 | Ron Buchanan | Boston Bruins | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] |
Larry Hale | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] | |
June 13, 1968 | Allan Stanley | Toronto Maple Leafs | Reverse draft [c] | [6] [26] |
September 1968 | Bobby Taylor | Calgary Spurs ( AJHL) | Free agency | [27] |
September 18, 1968 | Jean Lapointe | Laval Saints ( QMJHL) | Free agency | [28] |
Bill McEwan | Free agency | [28] | ||
January 16, 1969 | Myron Stankiewicz | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [29] |
Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref |
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June 12, 1968 | Jean Gauthier | Boston Bruins | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] |
Fern Rivard | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] | |
Bill Sutherland | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] | |
June 13, 1968 | Jim Morrison | Baltimore Clippers (AHL) | Reverse draft | [6] [26] |
Ed Hoekstra | Denver Spurs (WHL) | Reverse draft | [6] [26] | |
October 7, 1968 | Gerry Melnyk | Retirement | [5] | |
December 13, 1968 | Larry Zeidel [d] | Release | [31] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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May 27, 1968 | Dick Cherry | 3-year | [3] |
September 18, 1968 | Dunc Wilson | [28] | |
September 21, 1968 | Brit Selby | 2-year | |
October 5, 1968 | Ralph MacSweyn | ||
Bobby Rivard | |||
October 8, 1968 | Forbes Kennedy | [32] | |
Garry Peters | [32] | ||
October 9, 1968 | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Jim Johnson | |||
Rosaire Paiement | |||
October 12, 1968 | Larry Hale | 1-year |
Philadelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968. [33]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
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1 | 8 | Lew Morrison | Right wing | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers ( WCHL) |
Philadelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968. [34] Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1968, who played as amateurs during the 1967β68 season were eligible for selection. [35] [36]
Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | NHL rights |
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Dunc Wilson | Goaltender | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals ( OHA) | Boston Bruins |
The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, [37] [38] the Seattle Totems of the WHL, [39] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL. [39]
1968β69 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Division | 3rd West |
1968β69 record | 20β35β21 |
Home record | 14β16β8 |
Road record | 6β19β13 |
Goals for | 174 (12th) |
Goals against | 225 (7th) |
Team information | |
President |
Bill Putnam Joe Scott |
General manager | Bud Poile |
Coach | Keith Allen |
Captain | Vacant (OctβNov) Ed Van Impe [a] (NovβApr) |
Alternate captains |
Dick Cherry Jean-Guy Gendron [a] (Nov-Apr) Allan Stanley Ed Van Impe [a] (Oct-Nov) |
Arena | Spectrum |
Average attendance | 11,196 [2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Quebec Aces Seattle Totems Jersey Devils |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Andre Lacroix (24) |
Assists | Jean-Guy Gendron (35) |
Points | Andre Lacroix (56) |
Penalty minutes | Forbes Kennedy (195) |
Plus/minus | Bill Sutherland (+5) |
Wins | Bernie Parent (17) |
Goals against average | Bernie Parent (2.70) |
The 1968β69 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the St. Louis Blues for the second consecutive season.
The Flyers coaxed Dick Cherry, who they selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, out of retirement by agreeing to a three-year contract. [3]
Lou Angotti, the Flyers first captain, was involved in a three-team trade. [4] The Flyers traded Angotti to the St. Louis Blues for Darryl Edestrand and Gerry Melnyk and the Blues subsequently traded Angotti to the Pittsburgh Penguins. [4] Melnyk suffered a heart attack in training camp and retired to become a scout for the team. [5]
The Flyers claimed veteran defenseman Allan Stanley in the reverse draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs. [6]
Defenseman Ed Van Impe was named Angotti's replacement as captain in November. [1]
Led by Van Impe and the team-leading 24 goals of Andre Lacroix, the Flyers struggled finishing 15 games under .500.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 204 | 157 | +47 | 88 |
2 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 219 | 251 | β32 | 69 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 174 | 225 | β51 | 61 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 185 | 260 | β75 | 58 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 189 | 252 | β63 | 51 |
6 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 189 | 270 | β81 | 51 |
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Despite the poor regular season showing, they made the playoffs; however, they were manhandled by St. Louis in a four-game sweep. Not wanting his team to be physically outmatched again, owner Ed Snider instructed general manager Bud Poile to acquire bigger, tougher players. [9]
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March: 7β2β5 (home: 6β0β1; road: 1β2β4)
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Legend:
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
7 | Andre Lacroix | C | 75 | 24 | 32 | 56 | β12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
11 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 74 | 20 | 35 | 55 | β8 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 6 |
21 | Dick Sarrazin | RW | 54 | 16 | 30 | 46 | β7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
20 | Jim Johnson | C | 69 | 17 | 27 | 44 | β5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 2 |
9 | Leon Rochefort | RW | 65 | 14 | 21 | 35 | β7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
12 | Gary Dornhoefer | RW | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | β20 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Brit Selbyβ‘ | LW | 63 | 10 | 13 | 23 | β11 | 23 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
2 | Ed Van Impe | D | 68 | 7 | 12 | 19 | β13 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 17 |
17 | Larry Hale | D | 67 | 3 | 16 | 19 | β24 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β8 | 10 |
6 | Allan Stanley | D | 64 | 4 | 13 | 17 | β4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Don Blackburn | LW | 48 | 7 | 9 | 16 | β13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 2 |
5 | Dick Cherry | D | 71 | 9 | 6 | 15 | β11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 4 |
22 | Forbes Kennedyβ‘ | C | 59 | 8 | 7 | 15 | β25 | 195 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
15 | Garry Peters | C | 66 | 8 | 6 | 14 | β20 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
14 | Simon Nolet | RW | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | β10 | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
4 | John Miszuk | D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | β6 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
10 | Bill Sutherlandβ | LW | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β4 | 0 |
3 | Joe Watson | D | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | β21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β5 | 0 |
19 | Earl Heiskala | LW | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | β4 | 51 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
19 | Rosaire Paiement | RW | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β14 | 52 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
23 | Myron Stankiewiczβ | LW | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | β11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Ralph MacSweyn | D | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 4 |
23 | Gerry Meehanβ | C | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
22 | Mike Byersβ | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β2 | 0 |
14 | Pat Hanniganβ‘ | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β4 | 22 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Bernie Parent | G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | Doug Favell | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | Larry Zeidelβ‘ | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
16 | Claude LaForge | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
19 | Serge Bernier | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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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 | 58 | 56 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 2009 | 151 | 2.70 | .925 | 1 | 3,357:13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 12 | 4.01 | .872 | 0 | 179:45 |
1 | Doug Favell | 21 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 731 | 71 | 3.58 | .903 | 1 | 1,191:20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 5.00 | .861 | 0 | 60:00 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Bernie Parent | [11] |
Ed Van Impe |
Among the franchise records set during the 1968β69 season, the Flyers had two tie-related streaks. They tied four games in a row from January 2 to January 8, which was matched during the 1991β92 season, and they tied four road games in a row from March 1 to March 15. [12] On January 30, they allowed 12 goals against to the Chicago Black Hawks, a single game franchise high. [13] Their six road wins on the season is tied for the fewest in franchise history with the 1969β70 team. [14]
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1968, the day after the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 4, 1969, the day of the deciding game of the 1969 Stanley Cup Finals. [15]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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May 20, 1968 | To
Philadelphia Flyers Earl Heiskala |
To
Seattle Totems (
WHL) Loan of Bob Courcy Loan of Ray LaRose Future considerations [b] |
[17] |
June 11, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Darryl Edestrand Gerry Melnyk |
To
St. Louis Blues Lou Angotti Ian Campbell |
[4] |
August 21, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Loan of Bobby Rivard |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Cash |
[18] |
October 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash |
To
Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Al Millar |
[19] |
December 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash |
To
Quebec Aces (
AHL) Keith Wright |
[20] |
December 2, 1968 | To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Sneddon |
To
Chicago Black Hawks Brian Bradley |
[21] |
March 2, 1969 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash |
To Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Pat Hannigan |
[22] |
March 2, 1969 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Byers Gerry Meehan Bill Sutherland |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs Forbes Kennedy Brit Selby |
[22] |
Date | Player | Former team | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 12, 1968 | Ron Buchanan | Boston Bruins | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] |
Larry Hale | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] | |
June 13, 1968 | Allan Stanley | Toronto Maple Leafs | Reverse draft [c] | [6] [26] |
September 1968 | Bobby Taylor | Calgary Spurs ( AJHL) | Free agency | [27] |
September 18, 1968 | Jean Lapointe | Laval Saints ( QMJHL) | Free agency | [28] |
Bill McEwan | Free agency | [28] | ||
January 16, 1969 | Myron Stankiewicz | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [29] |
Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 12, 1968 | Jean Gauthier | Boston Bruins | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] |
Fern Rivard | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] | |
Bill Sutherland | Minnesota North Stars | Intra-League draft | [23] [24] [25] | |
June 13, 1968 | Jim Morrison | Baltimore Clippers (AHL) | Reverse draft | [6] [26] |
Ed Hoekstra | Denver Spurs (WHL) | Reverse draft | [6] [26] | |
October 7, 1968 | Gerry Melnyk | Retirement | [5] | |
December 13, 1968 | Larry Zeidel [d] | Release | [31] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
May 27, 1968 | Dick Cherry | 3-year | [3] |
September 18, 1968 | Dunc Wilson | [28] | |
September 21, 1968 | Brit Selby | 2-year | |
October 5, 1968 | Ralph MacSweyn | ||
Bobby Rivard | |||
October 8, 1968 | Forbes Kennedy | [32] | |
Garry Peters | [32] | ||
October 9, 1968 | Gary Dornhoefer | ||
Jim Johnson | |||
Rosaire Paiement | |||
October 12, 1968 | Larry Hale | 1-year |
Philadelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968. [33]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | Lew Morrison | Right wing | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers ( WCHL) |
Philadelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968. [34] Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1968, who played as amateurs during the 1967β68 season were eligible for selection. [35] [36]
Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | NHL rights |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dunc Wilson | Goaltender | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals ( OHA) | Boston Bruins |
The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, [37] [38] the Seattle Totems of the WHL, [39] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL. [39]