1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers earned the nickname "Broad Street Bullies" en route to their first winning season and first playoff series victory, beating the Minnesota North Stars, before losing in the semifinals to the Montreal Canadiens.

1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	2nd West
1972–73 record	37–30–11
Home record	27–8–4
Road record	10–22–7
Goals for	296 (4th)
Goals against	256 (11th)
Team information
President	Joe Scott
General Manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Ed Van Impe (Oct-Jan)[lower-alpha 1] Bobby Clarke (Jan-Apr)[lower-alpha 1]
Alternate captains	Bill Clement Joe Watson
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	16,063[3]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Richmond Robins San Diego Gulls Jersey Devils
Team leaders
Goals	Rick MacLeish (50)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (67)
Points	Bobby Clarke (104)
Penalty minutes	Dave Schultz (259)
Plus/minus	Bobby Clarke (+32)
Wins	Doug Favell (20)
Goals against average	Doug Favell (2.83)

Regular season

It was during the 1972–73 season that the Flyers shed the mediocre expansion team label by recording their first winning season and becoming known as the intimidating "Broad Street Bullies", a nickname coined by Jack Chevalier and Pete Cafone of the Philadelphia Bulletin on January 3, 1973[4] after a 3–1 brawling victory over the Atlanta Flames that led Chevalier to write in his game account, "The image of the fightin' Flyers spreading gradually around the NHL, and people are dreaming up wild nicknames. They're the Mean Machine, the Bullies of Broad Street and Freddy's Philistines." Cafone wrote the accompanying headline, "Broad Street Bullies Muscle Atlanta".[5]

Rick MacLeish was the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

That same month Bobby Clarke was the youngest player (at that time) in NHL history to be named team captain, replacing Ed Van Impe who had stepped aside in favor of Clarke.[1][2] Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

After the season, Clarke was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player.

Season standings

West Division[6]

		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	42	27	9	284	225	+59	93
2	Philadelphia Flyers	78	37	30	11	296	256	+40	85
3	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	30	11	254	230	+24	85
4	St. Louis Blues	78	32	34	12	233	251	−18	76
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	32	37	9	257	265	−8	73
6	Los Angeles Kings	78	31	36	11	232	245	−13	73
7	Atlanta Flames	78	25	38	15	191	239	−48	65
8	California Golden Seals	78	16	46	16	213	323	−110	48

Playoffs

An overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers' favor, as the Flyers got their first playoff series win in six games. The goal was later immortalized as a bronze statue on the south side of the Spectrum. They were outmatched in the semifinals by the Montreal Canadiens, however, losing in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1972–73 regular season
October: 4–4–2, 10 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–2) Game October Opponent Score Record Points 1 7 @ St. Louis Blues 4–4 0–0–1 1 2 12 Vancouver Canucks 7–3 1–0–1 3 3 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 0–5 1–1–1 3 4 15 California Golden Seals 1–4 1–2–1 3 5 18 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–3 2–2–1 5 6 20 @ California Golden Seals 3–3 2–2–2 6 7 25 @ New York Rangers 1–6 2–3–2 6 8 26 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 3–3–2 8 9 28 @ Minnesota North Stars 1–2 3–4–2 8 10 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 4–4–2 10
November: 6–7–1, 13 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 0–6–0) Game November Opponent Score Record Points 11 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 5–4–2 12 12 4 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 6–4–2 14 13 5 New York Rangers 2–3 6–5–2 14 14 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 6–6–2 14 15 9 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 7–6–2 16 16 11 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 8–6–2 18 17 12 California Golden Seals 8–3 9–6–2 20 18 15 @ New York Rangers 3–7 9–7–2 20 19 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–6 9–8–2 20 20 19 @ Atlanta Flames 2–3 9–9–2 20 21 22 New York Islanders 5–3 10–9–2 22 22 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–6 10–10–2 22 23 26 @ Boston Bruins 4–6 10–11–2 22 24 30 Atlanta Flames 5–5 10–11–3 23
December: 6–6–3, 15 Points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 1–4–3) Game December Opponent Score Record Points 25 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 10–11–4 24 26 3 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 11–11–4 26 27 7 Minnesota North Stars 6–2 12–11–4 28 28 9 Boston Bruins 3–4 12–12–4 28 29 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 13–12–4 30 30 13 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–7 13–13–4 30 31 14 St. Louis Blues 5–3 14–13–4 32 32 16 @ New York Islanders 2–1 15–13–4 34 33 17 Boston Bruins 3–5 15–14–4 34 34 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 15–15–4 34 35 21 Los Angeles Kings 6–3 16–15–4 36 36 23 @ St. Louis Blues 1–6 16–16–4 36 37 27 @ California Golden Seals 2–2 16–16–5 37 38 29 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–4 16–16–6 38 39 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–5 16–17–6 38
January: 7–4–1, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–0) Game January Opponent Score Record Points 40 3 @ Atlanta Flames 3–1 17–17–6 40 41 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–2 17–18–6 40 42 11 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 17–19–6 40 43 13 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 18–19–6 42 44 14 New York Rangers 2–5 18–20–6 42 45 18 Minnesota North Stars 6–1 19–20–6 44 46 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–6 19–21–6 44 47 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 20–21–6 46 48 23 Detroit Red Wings 4–4 20–21–7 47 49 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 21–21–7 49 50 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 22–21–7 51 51 28 California Golden Seals 4–3 23–21–7 53
February: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–3–1) Game February Opponent Score Record Points 52 1 Vancouver Canucks 5–4 24–21–7 55 53 3 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 24–21–8 56 54 4 @ Boston Bruins 2–2 24–21–9 57 55 7 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–2 24–22–9 57 56 9 @ Vancouver Canucks 10–5 25–22–9 59 57 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–7 25–23–9 59 58 13 New York Islanders 8–2 26–23–9 61 59 15 Boston Bruins 1–3 26–24–9 61 60 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–6 27–24–9 63 61 18 Minnesota North Stars 5–1 28–24–9 65 62 20 @ St. Louis Blues 5–3 29–24–9 67 63 25 @ California Golden Seals 7–0 30–24–9 69 64 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–6 30–25–9 69
March: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 7–1–1; Road: 0–3–2) Game March Opponent Score Record Points 65 1 Los Angeles Kings 0–2 30–26–9 69 66 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 10–0 31–26–9 71 67 7 @ New York Rangers 2–2 31–26–10 72 68 10 Atlanta Flames 2–1 32–26–10 74 69 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 33–26–10 76 70 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 33–27–10 76 71 18 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 33–27–11 77 72 22 Vancouver Canucks 9–0 34–27–11 79 73 24 @ New York Islanders 2–3 34–28–11 79 74 25 St. Louis Blues 5–2 35–28–11 81 75 28 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–6 35–29–11 81 76 29 Atlanta Flames 4–2 36–29–11 83 77 31 New York Islanders 10–2 37–29–11 85
April: 0–1–0, 0 Points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–1–0) Game April Opponent Score Record Points 78 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 37–30–11 85
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1973 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota North Stars – Flyers win 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score Series 1 April 4 Minnesota North Stars 0–3 North Stars lead 1–0 2 April 5 Minnesota North Stars 4–1 Series tied 1–1 3 April 7 @ Minnesota North Stars 0–5 North Stars lead 2–1 4 April 8 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–0 Series tied 2–2 5 April 10 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 OT Flyers lead 3–2 6 April 12 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–1 Flyers win 4–2
Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score Series 1 April 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Flyers lead 1–0 2 April 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Series tied 1–1 3 April 19 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Canadiens lead 2–1 4 April 22 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Canadiens lead 3–1 5 April 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Canadiens win 4–1
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.

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
16	Bobby Clarke	23	C	78	37	67	104	32	80	11	2	6	8	−1	6
19	Rick MacLeish	23	C	78	50	50	100	15	69	10	3	4	7	−2	2
12, 24	Gary Dornhoefer	29	RW	77	30	49	79	17	168	11	3	3	6	0	16
21	Bill Flett	29	RW	69	43	31	74	31	53	11	3	4	7	−2	0
7	Bill Barber	20	LW	69	30	34	64	10	46	11	3	2	5	−2	22
18	Ross Lonsberry	25	LW	77	21	29	50	6	59	11	4	3	7	−1	9
23	Tom Bladon	20	D	78	11	31	42	9	26	11	0	4	4	−3	2
17, 22	Simon Nolet	31	RW	70	16	20	36	−3	6	11	3	1	4	1	4
10	Bill Clement	22	C	73	14	14	28	−11	51	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	Joe Watson	29	D	63	2	24	26	30	46	11	0	2	2	2	12
28	Andre Dupont	23	D	46	3	20	23	8	164	11	1	2	3	−4	29
11	Don Saleski	23	RW	78	12	9	21	−20	205	11	1	2	3	1	4
9	Bob Kelly	22	LW	77	10	11	21	1	238	11	0	1	1	0	8
8	Dave Schultz	23	LW	76	9	12	21	4	259	11	1	0	1	−2	51
4	Barry Ashbee	33	D	64	1	17	18	−2	106	11	0	4	4	3	20
5	Brent Hughes	29	D	29	2	11	13	−8	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Jean Potvin	23	D	35	3	9	12	−1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Ed Van Impe	32	D	72	1	11	12	22	76	11	0	0	0	−3	16
6	Wayne Hillman	34	D	74	0	10	10	16	33	8	0	0	0	1	0
29	Terry Crisp	29	C	12	1	5	6	4	2	11	3	2	5	−1	2
20	Pierre Plante	21	RW	2	0	3	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Doug Favell	27	G	44	0	2	2	N/A	4	11	0	0	0	N/A	2
30, 35	Michel Belhumeur	23	G	23	0	1	1	N/A	2	1	0	0	0	N/A	0
30	Bobby Taylor	28	G	23	0	1	1	N/A	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
15, 20	Larry Wright	21	C	9	0	1	1	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Willie Brossart	23	D	4	0	1	1	−5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Jimmy Watson	20	D	4	0	1	1	−1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
26	Orest Kindrachuk	22	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

			Regular season											Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
1	Doug Favell	27	44	39	20	15	4	1365	114	2.83	.916	3	2,413:02	11	11	5	6	359	29	2.61	.919	1	665:47
30	Bobby Taylor	28	23	20	8	8	4	697	78	4.10	.888	0	1,141:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30, 35	Michel Belhumeur	23	23	19	9	7	3	617	60	3.22	.903	0	1,115:17	1	0	0	0	9	1	5.94	.889	0	10:06

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Hart Memorial Trophy	Bobby Clarke	[7]
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Bobby Clarke (Center)	[8]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bobby Clarke	[9]
		Gary Dornhoefer

Records

•    Tied for NHL record

Individual

Franchise player records set during the 1972–73 season

Record	Type	Total	Player	Date(s)	Opponent	Ref
Goals scored	Period	3[lower-alpha 2]	Rick MacLeish	2/13/1973	New York Islanders	[10]
Goals scored	Game	4[lower-alpha 3]	Rick MacLeish	2/13/1973	New York Islanders	[11]
Fastest 4 goals scored by one player	Game	19:47	Rick MacLeish	2/13/1973	New York Islanders	[10]
Goals scored	Game	4[lower-alpha 3]	Rick MacLeish	3/4/1973	Toronto Maple Leafs	[11]
Assists, playoffs	Period	3[lower-alpha 4]	Barry Ashbee	4/5/1973	Minnesota North Stars	[12]

Team

Franchise team records set during the 1972–73 season

Record	Type	Total	Date(s)	Opponent	Refs
Goals scored	Period	8	3/31/1973	New York Islanders	[13]

Milestones

Franchise firsts[14]

Milestone	Player	Details	Date	Ref
4-goal game	Rick MacLeish	1: Powerplay goal at 6:30 of the second period against Billy Smith	February 13, 1973	[15]
		2: Powerplay goal at 6:57 of the second period against Smith
		3: Even-strength goal at 13:25 of the second period against Smith
		4: Even-strength goal at 6:17 of the third period against Smith
40-goal season	Rick MacLeish	Even-strength goal at 8:37 of the second period	March 4, 1973	[16]
100-point season	Bobby Clarke	Power play goal at 14:43 of the third period against Phil Myre	March 29, 1973	[17]
50-goal season	Rick MacLeish	Even-strength goal at 2:02 of the second period against Cam Newton	April 1, 1973	[16]
Shutout, playoffs	Doug Favell	Stopped all 31 shots against the Minnesota North Stars	April 8, 1973	[18]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1972, the day after the deciding game of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 10, 1973, the day of the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals.[19]

Trades

Date	Details		Refs
June 8, 1972	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Minnesota North Stars 10th-round pick in 1972
August 10, 1972	To Philadelphia Flyers John McKenzie	To Boston Bruins cash	[20]
December 14, 1972	To Philadelphia Flyers Andre Dupont 3rd-round pick in 1973	To St. Louis Blues Brent Hughes Pierre Plante	[21]
March 5, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Terry Crisp	To New York Islanders Jean Potvin player to be named later[lower-alpha 5]	[23]
May 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Stanfield	To Portland Buckaroos (WHL) cash	[24]

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Term	Ref
September 1972	Jack McIlhargey	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)		[25]

Internal

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to contracts.

Date	Player	Term	Ref
May 21, 1972	Dave Schultz	2-year	[26]
May 22, 1972	Rick Foley	3-year	[27]
May 22, 1972	Bob Kelly	2-year	[27]
May 22, 1972	Simon Nolet	multi-year	[27]
May 24, 1972	Rick MacLeish	3-year	[28][29]
May 26, 1972	Bill Clement	2-year	[30]
May 26, 1972	Joe Watson	2-year	[30]
May 31, 1972	Don Saleski	2-year	[31]
June 2, 1972	Michel Belhumeur	3-year	[32]
June 2, 1972	Gary Dornhoefer	3-year	[32]
June 2, 1972	Ross Lonsberry	multi-year	[32]
June 2, 1972	Lew Morrison	2-year	[32]
June 2, 1972	Jean Potvin	multi-year	[32]
June 2, 1972	Ed Van Impe	multi-year	[32]
June 5, 1972	Doug Favell	3-year	[33]
June 19, 1972	Bill Flett	3-year	[34]
June 20, 1972	Bill Barber (DP)	3-year	[35]
June 20, 1972	Tom Bladon (DP)	3-year	[35]
June 20, 1972	Al MacAdam (DP)	2-year	[35]
June 20, 1972	Jimmy Watson (DP)	2-year	[35]
August 15, 1972	Barry Ashbee	3-year	[36]
August 15, 1972	Yvon Bilodeau		[36]
August 15, 1972	Willie Brossart		[36]
August 15, 1972	Bob Currier	2-year	[36]
August 15, 1972	Rene Drolet		[36]
August 15, 1972	Andre Gaudette		[36]
August 15, 1972	Wayne Hillman		[36]
August 15, 1972	Orest Kindrachuk		[36]
August 15, 1972	Roger Kosar		[36]
August 15, 1972	Danny Schock		[36]
August 15, 1972	Tom Trevelyan		[36]
September 12, 1972	Brent Hughes		[37]

Drafts

Intra-League

The 1972 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 5, 1972.[38] Each NHL team placed 18 players on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[38] It cost $40,000 to make a claim.[39] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.[39]

Expansion

The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972.[40][41] It featured two expansion teams, the Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders, selecting players from the 14 existing NHL teams.[40] Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.[40] The Flyers were one of four teams exempted from protecting goaltenders since they lost a goaltender in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft.[40]

Philadelphia Flyers protection lists at the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft

Status	Players
Protected[40]	Barry Ashbee, Willie Brossart, Bobby Clarke, Bill Clement, Gary Dornhoefer, Bill Flett (added after Morrison selection), Rick Foley, Bob Kelly, Ross Lonsberry, Rick MacLeish, Simon Nolet, Michel Parizeau (added after Hale selection), Jean Potvin, Don Saleski, Dave Schultz, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson
Selections[42]	Atlanta Flames selected Lew Morrison 22nd overall
	Atlanta Flames selected Larry Hale 36th overall
	New York Islanders selected Jim Mair 39th overall

Reverse

The 1972 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 8, 1972.[43][44] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.[43] It cost $15,000 to make a claim.[43]

Date	Player	Team	Ref
June 8, 1972	Andre Gaudette	to Richmond Robins (AHL)	[43]
June 8, 1972	Hank Nowak	to Hershey Bears (AHL)	[43]

Departures

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Ref
May 25, 1972	Dick Sarrazin	New England Whalers (WHA)	Free agency	[45]
June 6, 1972	Eddie Joyal	Alberta Oilers (WHA)	Free agency	[46]
June 1972	Jean-Guy Gendron	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)	Free agency	[47]
July 19, 1972	Ralph MacSweyn	Los Angeles Sharks (WHA)	Free agency	[48]
July 1972	Michel Parizeau	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)	Free agency[lower-alpha 6]	[49]
August 8, 1972	Don McLeod	Houston Aeros (WHA)	Free agency	[50]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1972.[51] The Flyers traded their tenth round pick, 148th overall, to the Minnesota North Stars for cash during the draft.[52]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)
1	7	Bill Barber	Left Wing	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2	23	Tom Bladon	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3	39	Jimmy Watson	Defense	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4	55	Al MacAdam	Right Wing	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
5	71	Daryl Fedorak	Goaltender	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6	87	Dave Hasting	Goaltender	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
7	103	Serge Beaudoin	Defense	Canada	Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)
8	119	Pat Russell	Right Wing	Canada	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
9	135	Ray Boutin	Goaltender	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL,[53][54] the San Diego Gulls of the WHL,[55] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[55]

Notes

1. Clarke replaced Van Impe as team captain on January 17.[1][2]
2. Tied nine times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
3. Tied fourteen times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
4. Tied five times by five different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
5. The Flyers sent Glen Irwin to New York on May 18, 1973, to complete trade.[22]
6. Flyers retained NHL rights

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• hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
• hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
• Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

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