1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost in five games to the Edmonton Oilers.
1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Wales Conference champions | |
Patrick Division champions | |
Division | 1st Patrick |
Conference | 1st Wales |
1984–85 record | 53–20–7 |
Home record | 32–4–4 |
Road record | 21–16–3 |
Goals for | 348 (4th) |
Goals against | 241 (3rd) |
Team information | |
President | Jay Snider |
General Manager | Bob Clarke |
Coach | Mike Keenan |
Captain | Dave Poulin |
Alternate captains | None[lower-alpha 1] |
Arena | Spectrum |
Average attendance | 16,951[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears Kalamazoo Wings |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tim Kerr (54) |
Assists | Brian Propp (54) |
Points | Tim Kerr (98) |
Penalty minutes | Dave Brown (165) |
Plus/minus | Brad McCrimmon (+52) |
Wins | Pelle Lindbergh (40) |
Goals against average | Bob Froese (2.39) |
Off-season
Bob Clarke's first move as general manager was hiring Mike Keenan as head coach.[2] Second-year player Dave Poulin was named team captain.[3]
Regular season
On October 18 they tied a franchise record for most goals in one game, after a 13–2 rout of the Vancouver Canucks at the Spectrum. They recorded another 10-plus goal contest on March 10 against Pittsburgh, crushing the Penguins 11–4. In addition, the team snapped the Edmonton Oilers' then NHL record 12–0–3 unbeaten streak to start the year with a 7–5 win on November 11. Four days later, they paid tribute to the recently retired Bobby Clarke on Bobby Clarke Night with a 6–1 win over the Hartford Whalers.
Although the club got off to a hot 16–4–4 start, they faltered in December, losing four straight games and five of six prior to Christmas. With the team's slate of games thin throughout January, the Washington Capitals surged to the top of the Patrick Division although the Flyers kept winning consistently.
After trailing the division-leading Capitals by 11 points in early February, the Flyers clinched the division title on March 28 and finished 12 points ahead of Washington, reeling off an incredible 24–4–0 record after February 9. The game that kicked off the stretch, on February 9 at the Capital Centre, saw Tim Kerr score four goals but Brian Propp won it, 5-4, with two seconds remaining in regulation. The club set a franchise record with 11 straight wins from March 5–24.
One season before the President's Trophy was created to reward the NHL club with the most points, the Flyers finished the season with 113, four ahead of eventual Cup champion Edmonton. They also recorded their second-highest single-season goal total (tied with 1975–76, and two fewer than the previous season) and allowed the third-fewest goals behind Washington and Buffalo.
Twice during the season two players recorded hat tricks in the same game. Propp and Ilkka Sinisalo turned the trick in the Vancouver rout, while Poulin and Kerr teamed up for six goals in a wild 9–6 win over Washington on March 7.
Goaltender Pelle Lindbergh, who led the league with 40 wins, won the Vezina Trophy.
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 53 | 20 | 7 | 348 | 241 | 113 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 322 | 240 | 101 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 345 | 312 | 86 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 295 | 345 | 62 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 264 | 346 | 54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 24 | 51 | 5 | 276 | 385 | 53 |
[4]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.
Playoffs
The Flyers rolled through the playoffs by sweeping the New York Rangers in three games, defeating the New York Islanders in five, and beating the Quebec Nordiques in six to return to the Stanley Cup Finals. Though they defeated the defending champion Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 by a score of 4–1 at home, Edmonton won the next four games and the series.
Schedule and results
Regular season
1984–85 regular season | ||||||
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October: 6–2–2, 15 Points (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 3–2–1)
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November: 8–2–2, 18 Points (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 2–0–1)
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December: 7–6–1, 15 Points (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–5–0)
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January: 8–4–1, 17 Points (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 3–4–1)
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February: 8–3–1, 17 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)
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March: 13–3–0, 26 Points (Home: 7–0–0; Road: 6–3–0)
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April: 3–0–0, 6 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 2–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
1985 Stanley Cup playoffs | ||||||
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Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Flyers win 3–0
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Patrick Division Finals vs. New York Islanders - Flyers win 4–1
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Wales Conference Finals vs. Quebec Nordiques - Flyers win 4–2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. Edmonton Oilers - Oilers win 4–1
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
12 | Tim Kerr | 25 | RW | 74 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 29 | 57 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
26 | Brian Propp | 25 | LW | 76 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 46 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
20 | Dave Poulin | 26 | C | 73 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 43 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
23 | Ilkka Sinisalo | 26 | RW | 70 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 32 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −1 | 0 |
32 | Murray Craven | 20 | LW | 80 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
25 | Peter Zezel | 19 | C | 65 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −5 | 28 |
2 | Mark Howe | 29 | D | 73 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
14 | Ron Sutter | 21 | C | 73 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 94 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −1 | 28 |
10 | Brad McCrimmon | 25 | D | 66 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
18 | Lindsay Carson | 24 | C | 77 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
24 | Derrick Smith | 20 | LW | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
22 | Rick Tocchet | 20 | RW | 75 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 181 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 72 |
27 | Thomas Eriksson | 25 | D | 72 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
3 | Doug Crossman | 24 | D | 80 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −3 | 38 |
11, 36 | Len Hachborn | 23 | C | 40 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Brad Marsh | 26 | D | 77 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 42 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 65 |
9 | Miroslav Dvorak | 33 | D | 47 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
19, 42 | Todd Bergen | 21 | C | 14 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
15 | Rich Sutter | 21 | LW | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 89 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 10 |
21 | Dave Brown | 22 | RW | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 165 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 59 |
6 | Tim Young | 29 | C | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Ed Hospodar | 25 | D | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 130 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 69 |
29 | Glen Cochrane | 27 | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Ray Allison | 25 | RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
34 | Ross Fitzpatrick | 24 | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Bob Froese | 26 | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2 |
34 | Paul Guay | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Pelle Lindbergh | 25 | G | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 0 |
6, 28 | Joe Paterson | 24 | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 70 |
5 | Steve Smith | 21 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | Mike Stothers | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30, 33 | Darren Jensen | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | Age | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Pelle Lindbergh | 25 | 65 | 63 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 1926 | 194 | 3.02 | .899 | 2 | 3,848:58 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 487 | 42 | 2.50 | .914 | 3 | 1,006:43 |
35 | Bob Froese | 26 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 427 | 37 | 2.39 | .913 | 1 | 927:24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 4.51 | .849 | 0 | 146:19 |
30, 33 | Darren Jensen | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 7.00 | .767 | 0 | 60:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | Jack Adams Award | Mike Keenan | [5] |
NHL First All-Star Team | Pelle Lindbergh (Goaltender) | [6] | |
Vezina Trophy | Pelle Lindbergh | [7] | |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mark Howe[lower-alpha 2] | [8][9][10] |
Tim Kerr | |||
Pelle Lindbergh | |||
NHL Player of the Month | Pelle Lindbergh (March)[lower-alpha 3] | [11] | |
NHL Player of the Week | Pelle Lindbergh (November 19) | [12] | |
Ilkka Sinisalo (March 11)[lower-alpha 4] | [13] | ||
Pelle Lindbergh (April 9)[lower-alpha 5] | [14] | ||
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Brad McCrimmon | [15] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Pelle Lindbergh | [15] | |
Class Guy Award | Brad Marsh | [15] |
Records
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NHL record -
Tied for NHL record
Individual
Record | Type | Total | Player | Date(s) | Opponent | Ref |
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Goals scored | Period | 3[lower-alpha 6] | Tim Kerr | 10/25/1984 | St. Louis Blues | [16] |
Goals scored | Game | 4[lower-alpha 7] | Tim Kerr | 10/25/1984 | St. Louis Blues | [17] |
1/17/1985 | Detroit Red Wings | |||||
2/9/1985 | Washington Capitals | |||||
Shorthanded goals | Season | 7[lower-alpha 8] | Brian Propp | — | — | [18] |
Hat tricks | Season | 5 | Tim Kerr | — | — | [17] |
Fastest three goals scored by one player, playoffs | Game | 3:24 | Tim Kerr | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Fastest four goals scored by one player, playoffs | Game | 8:16 |
Tim Kerr | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Goals scored, playoffs | Period | 4 |
Tim Kerr | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Powerplay goals scored, playoffs | Period | 3 |
Tim Kerr | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Assists, playoffs | Period | 3 |
Peter Zezel | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Points, playoffs | Period | 4 |
Tim Kerr | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Powerplay goals scored, playoffs | Game | 3 |
Tim Kerr | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Points by a rookie, playoffs | Game | 4[lower-alpha 10] | Peter Zezel | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [19] |
Assists, playoffs | Period | 3 |
Tim Kerr | 4/21/1985 | New York Islanders | [19] |
Powerplay goals scored by a defenseman, playoffs | Season | 3[lower-alpha 11] | Doug Crossman | — | — | [20] |
Team
Record | Type | Total | Date(s) | Opponent | Refs |
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Goals scored | Game | 13[lower-alpha 12] | 10/18/1984 | Vancouver Canucks | [21] |
Shorthanded goals scored | Season | 3[lower-alpha 13] | 12/15/1984 | Washington Capitals | [21] |
1/13/1985 | Calgary Flames | ||||
Most wins | Season | 53[lower-alpha 14] | — | — | [22] |
Fewest road ties | Season | 3[lower-alpha 15] | — | — | [23] |
Goals scored | Period | 5 | 4/13/1985 | New York Rangers | [24] |
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 20, 1984, the day after the deciding game of the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 30, 1985, the day of the deciding game of the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals.[25]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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May 24, 1984 | To Philadelphia Flyers Ian Armstrong |
To New Jersey Devils 10th-round pick in 1985 |
[26] |
September 27, 1984 | To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations |
To New Jersey Devils Sam St. Laurent |
[27] |
October 10, 1984 | To Philadelphia Flyers Murray Craven Joe Paterson |
To Detroit Red Wings Darryl Sittler |
[28] |
March 12, 1985 | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 1986[lower-alpha 16] |
To Vancouver Canucks Glen Cochrane |
[30][31] |
Signings
Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.
Date | Player | Previous team (league) | Term | Ref |
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July 25, 1984 | Ed Hospodar | Hartford Whalers | [32] | |
September 30, 1984 | Nick Kypreos | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | [33] | |
October 4, 1984 | Don Nachbaur | Los Angeles Kings | [34] | |
October 8, 1984 | Al Hill | Maine Mariners (AHL) | [35] | |
October 15, 1984 | Tim Young | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [36] |
November 22, 1984 | Craig Piette | University of Wisconsin–River Falls (NAIA) | [37][38] |
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 |
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August 17, 1984 | Doug Crossman | [39] | |
August 17, 1984 | Len Hachborn | [39] | |
August 17, 1984 | Brad McCrimmon | [39] | |
September 22, 1984 | Tim Kerr | multi-year | [40] |
February 17, 1985 | Lindsay Carson |
Waivers
The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1984 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 9, 1984.[41] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltender Gil Hudon and skaters Don Nachbaur and Brian Tutt.[42]
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 |
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N/A | Frank Bathe | — | Retirement[lower-alpha 17] | [43] |
N/A | Randy Holt | — | Retirement[lower-alpha 18] | [43] |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 9, 1984.[44] The Flyers selection of Petr Rucka in the eleventh-round, 226th overall, was voided since Rucka had already been selected by the Calgary Flames in the tenth-round.[45]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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2 | 22 | Greg Smyth | Defense | London Knights (OHL) | [lower-alpha 19] | |
2 | 27 | Scott Mellanby | Right Wing | Henry Carr Secondary School (Toronto) | [lower-alpha 20] | |
2 | 37 | Jeff Chychrun | Defense | Kingston Canadians (OHL) | ||
3 | 43 | Dave McLay | Forward | Kelowna Wings (WHL) | [lower-alpha 19] | |
3 | 47 | John Stevens | Defense | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | [lower-alpha 21] | |
4 | 79 | David Hanson | Center | Grand Forks High School (N. Dakota) | ||
5 | 100 | Brian Dobbin | Right Wing | London Knights (OHL) | ||
6 | 121 | John Dzikowski | Center | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
7 | 142 | Tom Allen | Defense | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||
8 | 163 | Luke Vitale | Forward | Henry Carr Secondary School (Toronto) | ||
9 | 184 | Billy Powers | Forward | Matignon High School (Mass.) | ||
10 | 204 | Daryn Fersovich | Forward | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | ||
12 | 245 | Juraj Bakos | Defense | HC Kosice (Czech) |
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[46][47] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.[48]
Notes
- The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
- Did not play
- Co-winner with Winnipeg Jets' Brian Hayward
- Co-winner with St. Louis Blues' Rick Wamsley
- Co-winner with St. Louis Blues' Joe Mullen
- Tied nine times by eight different players.
- Tied thirteen times by eight different players.
- Tied by Mark Howe during the 1985–86 season and Mike Richards during the 2008–09 season.
- Tied four times by four different players.
- Tied by Sean Couturier during the 2011–12 season.
- Tied mark set by Tom Bladon during the 1973–74 season and subsequently tied by Chris Pronger during the 2009–10 season.
- Tied mark set during the 1983–84 season.
- Tied during the 1995–96 season.
- Tied during the 1985–86 season.
- Tied during the 1985–86 and 1987–88 seasons.
- The Flyers initially received a 1985 3rd-round pick from Vancouver, but the deal was altered when Canucks' team doctors discovered Cochrane's right knee had not fully recovered from surgery the previous year.[29]
- No official announcement
- No official announcement
- The Flyers first-round pick, 16th overall, was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Andy Brickley, Ron Flockhart, Mark Taylor, and the Flyers' third-round pick for Rich Sutter and the Penguins' 1984 second and third-round picks on October 23, 1983.[45]
- The Flyers traded Behn Wilson to the Chicago Black Hawks for Doug Crossman and the Black Hawks' second-round pick, 27th overall, on June 8, 1983.[45]
- The Flyers received the Hartford Whalers' third-round pick, 47th overall, as compensation for an earlier trade involving Fred Arthur, who retired before his contract expired.[45]
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