1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers
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
Goals against	179
General Manager	Bud Poile
Coach	Keith Allen
Captain	Lou Angotti
Alternate captains	Bill Sutherland Ed Van Impe
Arena	The Spectrum Madison Square Garden[1] Maple Leaf Gardens[1] Le Colisée[1]
Average attendance	9,625[2]
Team leaders
Goals	Leon Rochefort (21)
Assists	Lou Angotti (37)
Points	Lou Angotti (49)
Penalties in minutes	Ed Van Impe (141)
Plus/Minus	Joe Watson (+12) Larry Zeidel (+12)
Wins	Bernie Parent (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, Pennsylvania since the 1930–31 NHL season.

The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] The Flyers' top goal scorer that first season, Leon Rochefort, scored only 21 times. With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a sub-.500 record despite being forced to play their last seven home games on the road due to a storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.^[1] Playoff success did not come so quickly, as the Flyers were upset by St. Louis in a first round, seven-game series.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

West Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Philadelphia Flyers	74	31	32	11	173	179	73
Los Angeles Kings	74	31	33	10	200	224	72
St. Louis Blues	74	27	31	16	177	191	70
Minnesota North Stars	74	27	32	15	191	226	69
Pittsburgh Penguins	74	27	34	13	195	216	67
Oakland Seals	74	15	42	17	153	219	47

[edit] Game log

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

1967–68 Game Log
October: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 11 Philadelphia 1 – 5 California Parent 6,886 0–1–0 0 2 October 14 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Los Angeles Favell 7,035 0–2–0 0 3 October 18 Philadelphia 2 – 1 St. Louis Favell 5,234 1–2–0 2 4 October 19 Pittsburgh 0 – 1 Philadelphia Favell 7,812 2–2–0 4 5 October 22 California 2 – 5 Philadelphia Favell 5,783 3–2–0 6 6 October 28 Detroit 3 – 1 Philadelphia Favell 10,859 3–3–0 6 7 October 29 California 2 – 2 Philadelphia Favell 4,708 3–3–1 7
November: 7–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 3–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 8 November 2 Minnesota 3 – 1 Philadelphia Favell 4,203 3–4–1 7 9 November 4 Philadelphia 4 – 1 Montreal Parent 14,822 4–4–1 9 10 November 5 Montreal 1 – 1 Philadelphia Parent 9,188 4–4–2 10 11 November 8 Philadelphia 1 – 1 Pittsburgh Parent 4,719 4–4–3 11 12 November 12 Philadelphia 4 – 2 Boston Parent 13,909 5–4–3 13 13 November 15 Philadelphia 0 – 5 Pittsburgh Parent 6,876 5–5–3 13 14 November 16 New York 2 – 3 Philadelphia Favell 11,276 6–5–3 15 15 November 18 Philadelphia 2 – 2 Minnesota Favell 10,466 6–5–4 16 16 November 19 St. Louis 2 – 3 Philadelphia Parent 7,102 7–5–4 18 17 November 22 Detroit 2 – 4 Philadelphia Parent 12,086 8–5–4 20 18 November 25 Philadelphia 2 – 1 St. Louis Parent 8,570 9–5–4 22 19 November 26 Los Angeles 2 – 7 Philadelphia Parent 11,420 10–5–4 24 20 November 29 Philadelphia 1 – 3 Chicago Parent 17,200 10–6–4 24 21 November 30 California 3 – 1 Philadelphia Parent 3,167 10–7–4 24
December: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 22 December 3 St. Louis 2 – 4 Philadelphia Parent 8,727 11–7–4 26 23 December 6 Philadelphia 2 – 4 California Favell 2,426 11–8–4 26 24 December 8 Philadelphia 3 – 0 Los Angeles Favell 4,624 12–8–4 28 25 December 10 Chicago 3 – 0 Philadelphia Favell 14,646 12–9–4 28 26 December 14 St. Louis 2 – 2 Philadelphia Parent 8,005 12–9–5 29 27 December 16 Philadelphia 1 – 0 St. Louis Parent 7,570 13–9–5 31 28 December 17 Pittsburgh 1 – 2 Philadelphia Parent 7,522 14–9–5 33 29 December 21 Minnesota 0 – 6 Philadelphia Parent 7,638 15–9–5 35 30 December 23 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Chicago Parent 17,500 15–10–5 35 31 December 25 New York 3 – 1 Philadelphia Parent 9,456 15–11–5 35 32 December 28 Philadelphia 3 – 5 Detroit Favell 13,568 15–12–5 35 33 December 30 Philadelphia 2 – 0 Los Angeles Favell 14,000 16–12–5 37 34 December 31 Los Angeles 1 – 9 Philadelphia Favell 5,643 17–12–5 39
January: 4–7–2 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 35 January 4 Boston 3 – 2 Philadelphia Parent 10,097 17–13–5 39 36 January 6 Philadelphia 2 – 2 Pittsburgh Favell 7,351 17–13–6 40 37 January 7 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 Philadelphia Favell 7,935 18–13–6 42 38 January 10 Philadelphia 4 – 6 Minnesota Favell 9,768 18–14–6 42 39 January 11 Montreal 4 – 2 Philadelphia Parent 14,126 18–15–6 42 40 January 14 Philadelphia 6 – 3 California Parent 2,878 19–15–6 44 41 January 18 Philadelphia 4 – 2 Minnesota Favell 9,098 20–15–6 46 42 January 20 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Boston Parent 13,527 20–16–6 46 43 January 21 St. Louis 2 – 2 Philadelphia Parent 10,834 20–16–7 47 44 January 24 Philadelphia 2 – 1 Toronto Favell 15,834 21–16–7 49 45 January 25 Minnesota 3 – 0 Philadelphia Parent 9,334 21–17–7 49 46 January 27 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Detroit Parent 12,820 21–18–7 49 47 January 28 Los Angeles 2 – 0 Philadelphia Favell 13,577 21–19–7 49
February: 5–6–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 48 February 1 California 3 – 3 Philadelphia Favell 6,386 21–19–8 50 49 February 3 Chicago 3 – 5 Philadelphia Parent 14,646 22–19–8 52 50 February 4 Toronto 1 – 4 Philadelphia Favell 14,646 23–19–8 54 51 February 7 Philadelphia 1 – 4 Montreal Parent 14,026 23–20–8 54 52 February 10 Philadelphia 2 – 1 St. Louis Favell 13,112 24–20–8 56 53 February 11 Philadelphia 3 – 2 Minnesota Favell 15,154 25–20–8 58 54 February 14 Philadelphia 0 – 4 California Parent 3,069 25–21–8 58 55 February 16 Philadelphia 1 – 7 Los Angeles Parent 9,867 25–22–8 58 56 February 18 Philadelphia 1 – 3 New York Favell 17,250 25–23–8 58 57 February 21 Philadelphia 1 – 1 Pittsburgh Favell 9,198 25–23–9 59 58 February 22 Minnesota 3 – 7 Philadelphia Favell 14,392 26–23–9 61 59 February 25 Pittsburgh 2 – 1 Philadelphia Favell 14,418 26–24–9 61 60 February 29 Los Angeles 3 – 1 Philadelphia Favell 9,115 26–25–9 61
March: 5–7–2 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Pts 61 March 2 Philadelphia 0 – 4 New York Parent 17,235 26–26–9 61 62 March 3 California 1 – 1 Philadelphia[1] Favell 12,127 26–26–10 62 63 March 6 Philadelphia 2 – 7 Toronto Favell 15,831 26–27–10 62 64 March 7 Boston 2 – 1 Philadelphia[1] Parent 10,452 26–28–10 62 65 March 10 Minnesota 0 – 2 Philadelphia[1] Parent 10,171 27–28–10 64 66 March 13 Philadelphia 4 – 2 Minnesota Favell 13,387 28–28–10 66 67 March 14 Los Angeles 0 – 0 Philadelphia[1] Parent 4,116 28–28–11 67 68 March 17 Toronto 4 – 7 Philadelphia[1] Parent 13,650 29–28–11 69 69 March 20 Philadelphia 5 – 1 California Parent 3,918 30–28–11 71 70 March 23 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Los Angeles Parent 14,003 30–29–11 71 71 March 27 Philadelphia 0 – 3 St. Louis Favell 9,315 30–30–11 71 72 March 28 St. Louis 0 – 2 Philadelphia[1] Favell 5,382 31–30–11 73 73 March 30 Pittsburgh 2 – 0 Philadelphia[1] Favell 5,569 31–31–11 73 74 March 31 Philadelphia 1 – 5 Pittsburgh Favell 6,756 31–32–11 73

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Game log

      Win       Loss

1968 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals vs. St. Louis - Blues win 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 4 St. Louis 1 – 0 Philadelphia Parent 10,649 Blues lead 1–0 2 April 6 St. Louis 3 – 4 Philadelphia Favell 11,111 Series tied 1–1 3 April 10 Philadelphia 2 – 3 St. Louis OT Parent 10,867 Blues lead 2–1 4 April 11 Philadelphia 2 – 5 St. Louis Favell 11,070 Blues lead 3–1 5 April 13 St. Louis 1 – 6 Philadelphia Parent 10,587 Blues lead 3–2 6 April 16 Philadelphia 2 – 1 St. Louis OT Parent 13,738 Series tied 3–3 7 April 18 St. Louis 3 – 1 Philadelphia Parent 14,646 Blues win 4–3

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

			Regular season						Playoffs
Player	#		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Lou Angotti	7		70	12	37	49	35		7	0	0	0	2
Gary Dornhoefer	12		65	13	30	43	134		3	0	0	0	15
Leon Rochefort	9		74	21	21	42	16		7	2	0	2	2
Ed Hoekstra	18		70	15	21	36	6		7	0	1	1	0
Brit Selby	10		56	15	15	30	24		7	1	1	2	4
Bill Sutherland	11		60	20	9	29	6		7	1	3	4	0
Don Blackburn	8		67	9	20	29	23		7	3	0	3	8
Forbes Kennedy	22		73	10	18	28	130		7	1	4	5	14
Pat Hannigan	14		65	11	15	26	36		7	1	2	3	9
Claude LaForge	16		63	9	16	25	36		5	1	2	3	15
John Miszuk	4		74	5	17	22	79		7	0	3	3	11
Joe Watson	3		73	5	14	19	56		7	1	1	2	28
Ed Van Impe	2		67	4	13	17	141		7	0	4	4	11
Andre Lacroix	15		18	6	8	14	6		7	2	3	5	0
Garry Peters	15		31	7	5	12	22		-	-	-	-	-
Jean Gauthier	5		65	5	7	12	74		7	1	3	4	6
Larry Zeidel	24		57	1	10	11	68		7	0	1	1	12
Wayne Hicks‡	17		32	2	7	9	6		-	-	-	-	-
Art Stratton†	19		12	0	4	4	4		5	0	0	0	0
Jim Johnson	21		13	2	1	3	2		-	-	-	-	-
Rosaire Paiement	20		7	1	0	1	11		3	3	0	3	0
Bernie Parent (G)	30		38	0	1	1	2		5	0	0	0	0
Jean-Guy Gendron	20		1	0	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
Doug Favell (G)	1		37	0	0	0	37		2	0	0	0	5
John Hanna	6		15	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Ralph MacSweyn	19		4	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Simon Nolet	21		4	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
Keith Wright	20		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Terry Ball	24		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Dwight Carruthers	21		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Roger Pelletier	19		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Bench	X						8

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

			Regular season										Playoffs
Player	#		GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Bernie Parent	30		38	2248	16	17	5	93	4	.926	2.48		5	355	2	3	8	0	.963	1.35
Doug Favell	1		37	2192	15	15	6	83	4	.931	2.27		2	120	1	1	8	0	.871	4.00

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Leon Rochefort

[edit] Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Lou Angotti Jean Gauthier Wayne Hicks John Miszuk Bernie Parent Brit Selby	First Flyers Players[6]	October 11, 1967
Lou Angotti Jean Gauthier	First Flyers Penalty	October 11, 1967
Bill Sutherland	First Flyers Goal	October 11, 1967
Leon Rochefort John Miszuk	First Flyers Assists	October 11, 1967
Ed Hoekstra	First Flyers Game Winning Goal	October 18, 1967
Doug Favell	First Flyers Shutout	October 19, 1967
Leon Rochefort	First Flyers Hatrick	November 4, 1967
Leon Rochefort	First Flyers 20 Goal Season	February 29, 1968
Pat Hannigan	First Flyers Playoff Goal	April 6, 1968
Leon Rochefort	First Flyers Playoff Game Winning Goal	April 6, 1968

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1967–68 season.

[edit] Trades

September 1, 1967	To Philadelphia Flyers Al Millar	To Toronto Maple Leafs cash
October 1, 1967	To Philadelphia Flyers Dick Sarrazin	To Detroit Red Wings cash
October 18, 1967	To Philadelphia Flyers Rosaire Paiement	To Boston Bruins 1st round pick in 1970
October 23, 1967	To Philadelphia Flyers Larry Zeidel	To Cleveland Barons (AHL) cash
February 27, 1968	To Philadelphia Flyers Art Stratton	To Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Hicks

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Bud Poile San Francisco (WHL) signed as GM (5/31/66) Keith Allen Seattle (WHL) signed as Coach (6/5/66) Rene Drolet Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Jean-Guy Gendron Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) John Hanna Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Wayne Hicks Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Ed Hoekstra Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Andre Lacroix Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Claude LaForge Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Ralph MacSweyn Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Simon Nolet Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Roger Pelletier Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Bill Sutherland Quebec (AHL) purchase of Quebec Aces (5/8) Bernie Parent Boston Expansion Draft (6/6) Doug Favell Boston Expansion Draft (6/6) Ed Van Impe Chicago Expansion Draft (6/6) John Miszuk Chicago Expansion Draft (6/6) Joe Watson Boston Expansion Draft (6/6) Dick Cherry Boston Expansion Draft (6/6) Jean Gauthier Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6) Terry Ball New York Expansion Draft (6/6) Brit Selby Toronto Expansion Draft (6/6) Lou Angotti Chicago Expansion Draft (6/6) Leon Rochefort Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6) Don Blackburn Toronto Expansion Draft (6/6) Gary Dornhoefer Boston Expansion Draft (6/6) Forbes Kennedy Boston Expansion Draft (6/6) Pat Hannigan Toronto Expansion Draft (6/6) Dwight Carruthers Detroit Expansion Draft (6/6) Bob Courcy Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6) Keith Wright Boston Expansion Draft (6/6) Garry Peters Montreal Expansion Draft (6/6) Jim Johnson New York Expansion Draft (6/6)

Subtractions Player New team Via — — —

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.^[7]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	5	Serge Bernier	Center	Canada	Sorel Eperviers (QJHL)
2	14	Al Sarault	Defenseman	Canada	Pembroke (Ontario Jr. A)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the Seattle Totems of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.

[edit] See also

• 1967–68 NHL season

[edit] References

v • d • e 1967–68 NHL season by team East Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto West Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis See also 1967 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1968 Stanley Cup Finals

v • d • e Philadelphia Flyers Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • General Managers • Head Coaches • Players • Award Winners • Draft Picks • Broadcasters Arenas The Spectrum • Wachovia Center Culture Broad Street Bullies • Flyers versus Red Army • Curse of Billy Penn • Legion of Doom • Treehouse of Horror IV Rivalries Flyers-Rangers • Battle of the Jersey Turnpike • Battle of Pennsylvania • Others Important Figures Keith Allen • Barry Ashbee • Bill Barber • Daniel Briere • Rod Brind'Amour • Bobby Clarke • Eric Desjardins • Gary Dornhoefer • Peter Forsberg • Simon Gagne • Gene Hart • Ron Hextall • Mark Howe • Tim Kerr • Reggie Leach • John LeClair • Pelle Lindbergh • Eric Lindros • Rick MacLeish • Bernie Parent • Dave Poulin • Keith Primeau • Brian Propp • Mark Recchi • Mike Richards • Jeremy Roenick • Dave Schultz • Joe Scott • Fred Shero • Kate Smith • Ed Snider • Kimmo Timonen • Rick Tocchet • Ed Van Impe • Joe Watson Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 7 • 16 • 31 (unofficial) • 99 (league-wide) Team Awards Barry Ashbee Trophy • Bobby Clarke Trophy • Flyers Hall of Fame • Gene Hart Memorial Award • Pelle Lindbergh Memorial • Toyota Cup • Yanick Dupre Memorial Key Personnel Owner: Comcast-Spectacor • Chairman and Governor: Ed Snider • President and COO: Peter Luukko • General Manager: Paul Holmgren • Head Coach: John Stevens • Team Captain: Jason Smith Stanley Cup Finals (7) Wins: 1974 • 1975 • Losses: 1976 • 1980 • 1985 • 1987 • 1997 Seasons (41) 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 Minor League Affiliates Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) • Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

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