1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers season

1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers
Campbell Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Campbell
1975–76 record51–13–16
Home record36–2–2
Road record15–11–14
Goals for348 (1st)
Goals against209 (3rd)
Team information
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainBobby Clarke
Alternate captainsNone[a]
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Richmond Robins
Philadelphia Firebirds
Team leaders
GoalsReggie Leach (61)
AssistsBobby Clarke (89)
PointsBobby Clarke (119)
Penalty minutesDave Schultz (307)
Plus/minusBobby Clarke (+83)
WinsWayne Stephenson (40)
Goals against averageGary Inness (1.51)

The 1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' ninth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the third consecutive year, but they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in a four-game sweep.

Regular season

The Flyers recorded the best record in team history (points wise) with a record of 51–13–16 in 1975–76. They also tied the record set by the 1929–30 Boston Bruins for most consecutive home ice wins, with 20.[b] The 1975–76 Flyers continue to hold the all-time records for most regulation wins at home[c] The LCB line, featuring Reggie Leach at right-wing, Bobby Clarke at center, and Bill Barber at left-wing, set an NHL record for goals by a single line with 141 (Leach 61, Clarke 30, Barber 50). Clarke, on his way to a third Hart Trophy, set a club record for points in one season with 119.

The highlight of the season had no bearing on the season standings. On January 11 at the Spectrum, the Flyers, as part of the Super Series '76, played a memorable exhibition game against the Soviet Union's dominant Central Red Army team. As the Bullies had put intimidation to good use the past three years, the Flyers' rugged style of play led the Soviets to leave the ice midway through the first period, protesting a hit by Ed Van Impe on Valeri Kharlamov (whom Clarke had slashed on the ankle in the famous Summit Series '72). After some delay, the Soviets returned after they were warned that they would lose their salary for the entire series. The Flyers went on to win the game rather easily, 4–1, and were the only team to defeat the Red Army outright in the series. Head coach Fred Shero would proclaim, "Yes we are world champions. If they had won, they would have been world champions. We beat the hell out of a machine."[7]

Season standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 51 13 16 348 209 118
New York Islanders 80 42 21 17 297 190 101
Atlanta Flames 80 35 33 12 262 237 82
New York Rangers 80 29 42 9 262 333 67

[8]

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.

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents


Playoffs

Heading into the playoffs, the Flyers squeaked past Toronto in seven games and defeated Boston in five games, Game 5 featuring a five-goal outburst by Leach, the Riverton Rifle, to head to a third straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, the Flyers didn't come close to a third straight championship, as they ran into an up-and-coming dynasty in Montreal, and were swept in four straight games. Despite the loss, Leach was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 19 goals in 16 playoff games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1975–76 regular season[10]
October: 7–1–2, 16 points (home: 5–0–0; road: 2–1–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 9 Washington Capitals 5–4 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 @ Minnesota North Stars 9–5 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 12 California Golden Seals 4–1 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 16 St. Louis Blues 3–2 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–2 4–0–1 9 Recap
6 October 19 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 5–0–1 11 Recap
7 October 23 @ New York Islanders 0–3 5–1–1 11 Recap
8 October 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 5–1–2 12 Recap
9 October 26 @ New York Rangers 7–2 6–1–2 14 Recap
10 October 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 7–1–2 16 Recap
November: 9–2–4, 22 points (home: 8–1–2; road: 1–1–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
11 November 1 Boston Bruins 8–1 8–1–2 18 Recap
12 November 2 Kansas City Scouts 10–0 9–1–2 20 Recap
13 November 5 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 9–1–3 21 Recap
14 November 6 Los Angeles Kings 1–1 9–1–4 22 Recap
15 November 8 New York Islanders 3–4 9–2–4 22 Recap
16 November 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 10–2–4 24 Recap
17 November 12 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–1 11–2–4 26 Recap
18 November 13 Chicago Black Hawks 5–5 11–2–5 27 Recap
19 November 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–3 11–3–5 27 Recap
20 November 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 12–3–5 29 Recap
21 November 20 California Golden Seals 3–2 13–3–5 31 Recap
22 November 22 New York Rangers 4–2 14–3–5 33 Recap
23 November 26 Atlanta Flames 7–3 15–3–5 35 Recap
24 November 29 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 15–3–6 36 Recap
25 November 30 Vancouver Canucks 5–3 16–3–6 38 Recap
December: 6–3–2, 14 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 3–2–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
26 December 4 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 17–3–6 40 Recap
27 December 6 @ St. Louis Blues 2–7 17–4–6 40 Recap
28 December 7 Minnesota North Stars 6–1 18–4–6 42 Recap
29 December 10 @ California Golden Seals 1–1 18–4–7 43 Recap
30 December 13 @ Los Angeles Kings 6–4 19–4–7 45 Recap
31 December 17 @ Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 20–4–7 47 Recap
32 December 19 @ Washington Capitals 7–5 21–4–7 49 Recap
33 December 21 St. Louis Blues 8–3 22–4–7 51 Recap
34 December 23 @ Atlanta Flames 2–2 22–4–8 52 Recap
35 December 28 Boston Bruins 2–4 22–5–8 52 Recap
36 December 30 @ New York Islanders 2–6 22–6–8 52 Recap
January: 8–4–2, 18 points (home: 4–0–0; road: 4–4–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
37 January 1 @ Kansas City Scouts 4–2 23–6–8 54 Recap
38 January 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4 24–6–8 56 Recap
39 January 4 New York Islanders 5–3 25–6–8 58 Recap
40 January 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 26–6–8 60 Recap
41 January 8 Los Angeles Kings 6–4 27–6–8 62 Recap
—[a] January 11 HC CSKA Moscow 4–1 [11]
42 January 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 28–6–8 64 Recap
43 January 17 @ Kansas City Scouts 7–1 29–6–8 66 Recap
44 January 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 29–7–8 66 Recap
45 January 22 Atlanta Flames 7–2 30–7–8 68 Recap
46 January 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–5 30–8–8 68 Recap
47 January 25 @ Boston Bruins 3–5 30–9–8 68 Recap
48 January 27 @ Atlanta Flames 4–8 30–10–8 68 Recap
49 January 29 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–1 30–10–9 69 Recap
50 January 31 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–3 30–10–10 70 Recap

Notes:
a The final game of the Super Series '76 exhibitions between eight NHL teams and two teams from the Soviet Championship League.

February: 10–0–4, 24 points (home: 7–0–1; road: 3–0–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
51 February 5 Vancouver Canucks 6–1 31–10–10 72 Recap
52 February 7 St. Louis Blues 8–2 32–10–10 74 Recap
53 February 8 New York Islanders 4–2 33–10–10 76 Recap
54 February 12 New York Rangers 6–1 34–10–10 78 Recap
55 February 13 @ New York Rangers 5–3 35–10–10 80 Recap
56 February 15 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 36–10–10 82 Recap
57 February 17 Vancouver Canucks 2–2 36–10–11 83 Recap
58 February 18 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–4 37–10–11 85 Recap
59 February 20 @ California Golden Seals 5–4 38–10–11 87 Recap
60 February 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–3 38–10–12 88 Recap
61 February 24 @ Washington Capitals 5–5 38–10–13 89 Recap
62 February 26 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 39–10–13 91 Recap
63 February 28 @ St. Louis Blues 2–2 39–10–14 92 Recap
64 February 29 California Golden Seals 6–1 40–10–14 94 Recap
March: 9–2–2, 20 points (home: 7–0–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
65 March 4 @ Kansas City Scouts 6–1 41–10–14 96 Recap
66 March 6 Detroit Red Wings 6–1 42–10–14 98 Recap
67 March 7 Kansas City Scouts 4–1 43–10–14 100 Recap
68 March 11 Buffalo Sabres 6–1 44–10–14 102 Recap
69 March 14 Atlanta Flames 6–1 45–10–14 104 Recap
70 March 16 @ Atlanta Flames 4–2 46–10–14 106 Recap
71 March 18 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 47–10–14 108 Recap
72 March 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–4 47–11–14 108 Recap
73 March 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 48–11–14 110 Recap
74 March 23 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–3 48–11–15 111 Recap
75 March 25 New York Rangers 4–1 49–11–15 113 Recap
76 March 27 @ Boston Bruins 4–4 49–11–16 114 Recap
77 March 29 @ New York Islanders 1–5 49–12–16 114 Recap
April: 2–1–0, 4 points (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
78 April 1 Washington Capitals 11–2 50–12–16 116 Recap
79 April 3 Buffalo Sabres 5–2 51–12–16 118 Recap
80 April 4 @ New York Rangers 0–2 51–13–16 118 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1976 Stanley Cup playoffs[10]
Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Flyers win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 Flyers lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–5 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–8 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 Flyers win 4–3 Recap
Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins – Flyers win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 27 Boston Bruins 2–4 Bruins lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 29 Boston Bruins 2–1 OT Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 2 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–2 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 6 Boston Bruins 6–3 Flyers win 4–1 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–0
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 May 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 11 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Canadiens lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Canadiens lead 3–0 Recap
4 May 16 Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Canadiens win 4–0 Recap
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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16 Bobby Clarke C 76 30 89 119 83 136 16 2 14 16 11 28
7 Bill Barber LW 80 50 62 112 74 104 16 6 7 13 9 18
27 Reggie Leach RW 80 61 30 91 73 41 16 19 5 24 14 8
26 Orest Kindrachuk C 76 26 49 75 32 101 16 4 7 11 3 4
12 Gary Dornhoefer RW 74 28 35 63 14 128 16 3 4 7 0 43
10 Mel Bridgman C 80 23 27 50 22 86 16 6 8 14 1 31
11 Don Saleski RW 78 21 26 47 33 68 16 6 5 11 8 47
18 Ross Lonsberry LW 80 19 28 47 29 87 16 4 3 7 −3 2
19 Rick MacLeish C 51 22 23 45 6 16 — — — — — —
5 Larry Goodenough D 77 8 34 42 45 83 16 3 11 14 8 6
3 Tom Bladon D 80 14 23 37 45 68 16 2 6 8 2 14
6 Andre Dupont D 75 9 27 36 40 214 15 2 2 4 14 46
20 Jimmy Watson D 79 2 34 36 65 66 16 1 8 9 11 6
8 Dave Schultz LW 71 13 19 32 24 307 16 2 2 4 7 90
14 Joe Watson D 78 2 22 24 56 28 16 1 1 2 −1 10
9 Bob Kelly LW 79 12 8 20 3 125 16 0 2 2 1 44
15 Terry Crisp C 38 6 9 15 6 28 10 0 5 5 4 2
2 Ed Van Impe‡ D 40 0 8 8 16 60 — — — — — —
29 Jack McIlhargey D 57 1 2 3 11 205 15 0 3 3 5 41
21 Larry Wright C 2 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
17 Paul Holmgren RW 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
30 Gary Inness† G 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
33 Jerome Mrazek G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
25 Terry Murray D 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 1 2 0
1 Bernie Parent G 11 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0
21 Bob Sirois‡ RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
35 Wayne Stephenson G 66 0 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 0
30 Bobby Taylor‡ G 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = 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.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Wayne Stephenson 66 64 40 10 14 1774 164 2.58 .908 1 3,811 8 8 4 4 228 22 2.69 .904 0 491
1 Bernie Parent 11 10 6 2 2 259 24 2.35 .907 0 614 8 8 4 4 250 27 3.40 .892 0 477
30 Bobby Taylor‡ 4 4 3 1 0 125 15 3.75 .880 0 240 — — — — — — — — — —
30 Gary Inness† 2 2 2 0 0 60 3 1.51 .950 0 120 — — — — — — — — — —
33 Jerome Mrazek 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.55 .500 0 6 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Conn Smythe Trophy Reggie Leach [12]
Hart Memorial Trophy Bobby Clarke [13]
NHL first All-Star team Bill Barber (Left wing) [14]
Bobby Clarke (Center)
NHL second All-Star team Reggie Leach (Right wing) [14]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Bill Barber [15][16]
Bobby Clarke[d]
André Dupont
Reggie Leach
Rick MacLeish[d]
Fred Shero (coach)
Wayne Stephenson
Jim Watson
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Jim Watson [17]
Miscellaneous Lionel Conacher Award Bobby Clarke [18]
Lou Marsh Trophy Bobby Clarke [19]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

The LCB line of Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke, and Bill Barber set a number of franchise records during the 1975–76 season. The trios combined totals of 141 goals and 322 points is the most by one Flyers line.[20] Leach became the first Flyer to score 60 goals in a season, setting the high mark of 61.[21] Clarke's 89 assists on the season tied his franchise record from the previous season and his 1.17 assists per game average is a franchise high.[22][23] Clarke was one of two Flyers to set a record franchise streak, going twelve consecutive games with an assist from March 11 to April 3.[24] The other was goaltender Wayne Stephenson's 14-game home winning streak from January 4 to March 18.[25] Barber's 380 shots on goal set a franchise single season high.[23] The team as a whole set the single season franchise records for most home wins (36, tied for the NHL record), fewest home losses (2), most points (118), and best points percentage (.738).[26][27][28] Their 20 consecutive home wins from January 4 to April 3 is also a franchise record.[29] During their April 1 game against the Washington Capitals, the Flyers recorded a franchise single game high 62 shots on goal.[30]

The Flyers set a number of franchise records during their quarterfinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. During game three on April 15, the team recorded 30 penalties and 107 penalty minutes, including 17 penalties during the second period, all franchise playoffs highs.[31][32][33] In game six on April 22, enforcer Dave Schultz set an NHL record with 42 penalty minutes in a single playoff game.[34] Tom Bladon and Leach also combined to score the two fastest goals in only eight seconds during the second period.[35] During the second period of game seven three days later, the Flyers scored five goals and set the team playoff records for the fastest three goals (1:21) and four goals (3:16), as well as the fastest two goals from the start of any period for one player (Mel Bridgman in 6:04).[36][37][38][39] The Flyers recorded a franchise single series high 33 goals scored and 295 penalty minutes while Schultz set the NHL record with 116 penalty minutes during the series.[40][41][42]

Conn Smythe Trophy winner Reggie Leach set or tied three NHL playoff records. His 19 goals scored during the playoffs is tied for the NHL record with Jari Kurri.[43] He scored the first and only five-goal game in team history during the fifth and final game against the Boston Bruins on May 6, which is also tied for the NHL record with four other players.[44] Leach's 10-game goal scoring streak from April 17 to May 9 is an NHL record and his 11-game point streak from April 15 to May 9 is a franchise record.[45][46]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Mel Bridgman October 9, 1975 [47]
Jerome Mrazek February 7, 1976

Franchise firsts

Milestone Player Date Ref
60-goal season Reggie Leach April 1, 1976 [48]
5-goal game, playoffs Reggie Leach May 6, 1976 [49]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 28, 1975, the day after the deciding game of the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 16, 1976, the day of the deciding game of the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals.[50]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 3, 1975 (1975-06-03) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1st-round pick in 1975
 To Washington Capitals
[51]
December 15, 1975 (1975-12-15) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations[e]
 To Washington Capitals
[52]
March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
 [53]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Via Ref
August 6, 1975 (1975-08-06) Dave Kelly Providence College (HE) Free agency [54]
September 10, 1975 (1975-09-10) Larry Wright California Golden Seals Free agency [55]
Wayne Schaab Omaha Knights (CHL) Free agency [55]
September 23, 1975 (1975-09-23) Terry Murray California Golden Seals Free agency [56]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
June 2, 1975 (1975-06-02) Ted Harris Retirement [57]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 6, 1975 (1975-06-06) Mel Bridgman 5-year [58]
August 6, 1975 (1975-08-06) Bob Ritchie [54]
September 5, 1975 (1975-09-05) Dave Schultz 5-year [59]
September 16, 1975 (1975-09-16) Orest Kindrachuk multi-year
March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07) Paul Holmgren multi-year [60]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1975 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, on June 3, 1975.[61] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 36th overall, along with the rights to Randy Andreachuk to the St. Louis Blues for Wayne Stephenson on September 16, 1974.[62]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 1 Mel Bridgman Center  Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL) [g]
3 54 Bob Ritchie Left wing  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
4 72 Rick St. Croix Goaltender  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
5 90 Gary Morrison Forward  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
6 108 Paul Holmgren Forward  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
7 126 Dana Decker Left wing  United States Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
9 160 Viktor Khatulev Defense  Soviet Union Dynamo Riga (USSR)
10 175 Duffy Smith Defense  Canada Bowling Green State University (CCHA)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL[63][64] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[65]

Cultural references

In The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror IV segment, The Devil and Homer Simpson, the starting lineup of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers are included as members of the Devil's Jury of the Damned.[66]

Notes

  1. ^ The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
  2. ^ Whereas the 1975–76 Flyers won all 20 at home in regulation, in the early days, teams have to win in regulation or overtime for it to count in the winning streak. Notably, 1929–30 Boston Bruins won 20 at home (18 in regulation). Now, current rules state a winning streak is wins in any manner. Most notably, the 2011–12 Detroit Red Wings, who are the current NHL record holders with 23 consecutive home wins, won only 19 in regulation (one in overtime and three in shootouts).[2][3][4][5][6]
  3. ^ Prior to the 2011–12 Red Wings, one other team won at least 20 home games, this being the 1929–30 Boston Bruins (20 home wins, 18 in regulation).
  4. ^ a b Clarke did not play and was replaced by MacLeish.
  5. ^ The Capitals sent John Paddock to the Flyers on September 1, 1976, to complete trade.[52]
  6. ^ The Flyers later received the Penguins' 1977 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th-round picks to complete the trade.
  7. ^ The Flyers acquired the 1st overall pick from the Washington Capitals for Bill Clement, Don McLean and the Flyers' first-round pick, 18th overall, on June 3, 1975.[62]

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