1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	3rd Patrick
Conference	5th Wales
1983–84 record	44–26–10
Home record	25–10–5
Road record	19–16–5
Goals for	350
Goals against	290
General Manager	Bob McCammon
Coach	Bob McCammon
Captain	Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains	None
Arena	The Spectrum
Average attendance	16,636[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Tim Kerr (54)
Assists	Brian Propp (53)
Points	Tim Kerr (93)
Penalties in minutes	Glen Cochrane (225)
Plus/Minus	Brian Propp (+49)
Wins	Bob Froese (28)
Goals against average	Bob Froese (3.14)

The 1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 17th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Bob McCammon replaced Keith Allen as General Manager in the off-season, and retained his position as head coach. The youth of the team began to take over the reins from the old guard as Tim Kerr recorded his first 50-goal season. The team finished in third place but was swept in three games by the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. After the loss, Flyers President Jay Snider informed McCammon he could no longer continue as head coach. As GM, McCammon disagreed a change was needed, so he resigned from both positions altogether. Afterwards, Bobby Clarke retired from playing and was named Vice President and General Manager of the team. Also, the 1983–84 season saw Bill Barber play his final games as he would officially announce his retirement following the next season, after being unable to return from reconstructive knee surgery.

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

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	80	50	26	4	357	269	104
Washington Capitals	80	48	27	5	308	226	101
Philadelphia Flyers	80	44	26	10	350	290	98
New York Rangers	80	42	29	9	314	304	93
New Jersey Devils	80	17	56	7	231	350	41
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	16	58	6	254	390	38

[edit] Game log

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

1983–84 Game Log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 6 Washington 1 – 4 Philadelphia Lindbergh 15,269 1–0–0 2
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts November 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts December 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts January 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts February 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts March 1 0 – 0 0–0–0
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts April 1 0 – 0 0–0–0

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Game log

      Win       Loss

1984 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. Washington - Capitals win 3–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 4 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Washington Froese 18,130 Capitals lead 1–0 2 April 5 Philadelphia 2 – 6 Washington Froese 18,130 Capitals lead 2–0 3 April 7 Washington 5 – 1 Philadelphia Lindbergh 17,191 Capitals win 3–0

[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
Tim Kerr	12		79	54	39	93	29		3	0	0	0	0
Brian Propp	26		79	39	53	92	37		3	0	1	1	6
Dave Poulin	20		73	31	45	76	47		3	0	0	0	2
Darryl Sittler	27		76	27	36	63	38		3	0	2	2	7
Bobby Clarke	16		73	17	43	60	70		3	2	1	3	6
Bill Barber	7		63	22	32	54	36		-	-	-	-	-
Mark Howe	2		71	19	34	53	44		3	0	0	0	2
Ron Sutter	14		79	19	32	51	101		3	0	0	0	22
Ilkka Sinisalo	23		73	29	17	46	29		2	2	0	2	0
Thomas Eriksson	6		68	11	33	44	37		3	0	1	1	0
Doug Crossman	3		78	7	28	35	63		3	0	0	0	0
Len Hachborn	11		38	11	21	32	4		3	0	0	0	7
Miroslav Dvorak	9		66	4	27	31	27		2	0	0	0	2
Rich Sutter†	15		70	16	12	28	93		3	0	0	0	15
Brad McCrimmon	10		71	0	24	24	76		1	0	0	0	4
Glen Cochrane	29		67	7	16	23	225		-	-	-	-	-
Paul Holmgren‡	17		52	9	13	22	105		-	-	-	-	-
Rick MacLeish‡	21		29	8	14	22	4		-	-	-	-	-
Ray Allison	19		37	8	13	21	47		3	0	1	1	4
Brad Marsh	8		77	3	14	17	83		3	1	1	2	2
Paul Guay	25		14	2	6	8	14		3	0	0	0	4
Ross Fitzpatrick	34		12	4	2	6	0		-	-	-	-	-
Dave Brown	21		19	1	5	6	98		2	0	0	0	12
Daryl Stanley	28		23	1	4	5	71		3	0	0	0	19
Lindsay Carson	18		16	1	3	4	10		1	0	0	0	5
Ron Flockhart‡	11		8	0	3	3	4		-	-	-	-	-
Bob Froese (G)	35		48	0	2	2	10		3	0	0	0	0
Pelle Lindbergh (G)	31		36	0	1	1	6		2	0	0	0	0
Randy Holt	24		26	0	0	0	74		-	-	-	-	-
Mark Taylor‡	15		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Frank Bathe	5		-	-	-	-	-		1	0	0	0	0
Bench	X						6

^†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; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; 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
Bob Froese	35		48	2863	28	13	7	150	2	.887	3.14		3	154	0	2	11	0	.857	4.29
Pelle Lindbergh	31		36	1999	16	13	3	135	1	.860	4.05		2	26	0	1	3	0	.769	6.92

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Tim Kerr Brian Propp
NHL All-Rookie Team, Defense	Thomas Eriksson
NHL Player of the Week	Pelle Lindbergh (October 11) Tim Kerr (March 16)
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Miroslav Dvorak
Class Guy Award	Dave Poulin

[edit] Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Bill Barber	400 Goals	October 9, 1983
Darryl Sittler	600 Assists	November 29, 1983
Darryl Sittler	1000 Games	January 8, 1984

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1983–84 season.

[edit] Trades

June 8, 1983	To Philadelphia Flyers Doug Crossman 2nd round pick in 1984	To Chicago Black Hawks Behn Wilson
October 23, 1983	To Philadelphia Flyers Rich Sutter 2nd round pick in 1984 3rd round pick in 1984	To Pittsburgh Penguins Andy Brickley Ron Flockhart Mark Taylor 1st round pick in 1984 3rd round pick in 1984
January 5, 1984	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To St. Louis Blues Michel Larocque
January 8, 1984	To Philadelphia Flyers futures	To Detroit Red Wings Rick MacLeish
February 23, 1984	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Paul Guay 3rd round pick in 1985	To Minnesota North Stars Paul Holmgren

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Randy Holt Washington free agency (8/30) Rick MacLeish Pittsburgh free agency (10/6)

Subtractions Player New team Via — — —

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.^[2]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	41	Peter Zezel	Center	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
3	44	Derrick Smith	Left Wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4	81	Allen Bourbeau	Center	United States	Acton-Boxboro H.S. (Mass.)
5	101	Jerome Carrier	Defenseman	Canada	Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
6	121	Rick Tocchet	Right Wing	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
7	141	Bob Mormina	Forward	Canada	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
8	161	Pelle Eklund	Center	Sweden	AIK (SEL)
9	181	Robbie Nichols	Right Wing	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
10	201	Bill McCormack	Center	United States	Westminster H.S. (Conn.)
11	221	Brian Jopling	Goaltender	United States	Williston Academy (Mass.)
12	241	Harold Duvall	Left Wing	United States	Belmont Hill H.S. (Mass.)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Springfield Indians of the AHL and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.^[3][4]

[edit] See also

• 1983–84 NHL season

[edit] References

v • d • e 1983–84 NHL season by team Patrick New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington Adams Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec Norris Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto Smythe Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver See also 1983 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1984 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

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