1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers season
Ice hockey team season
The 1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the fifth consecutive season, the Flyers failed to make the playoffs.
Off-season
Mike Eaves was hired to replace Ken Hitchcock , who left to become the head coach of the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League , as an assistant coach under new head coach Terry Simpson . Simpson named Kevin Dineen captain and made Eric Lindros an alternate captain to groom him for a leadership role.[ 2]
Regular season
This season began on a brighter note, as the club raced out to an 11–3–0 record. A loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens on November 6 signaled a sharp downturn, however. Lindros went down with his second knee injury in as many years and soon after, the Penguins routed the Flyers 11–5 in Pittsburgh.
Other lowlights on the slide included a 6–0 loss in Calgary, and an 8–0 defeat in the club's first-ever road game against the Dallas Stars in early January. Lindros netted an impressive hat-trick in an 8–3 win over the Blues later in the month, but an 0–6–1 slide placed the team out of playoff contention.
Despite Simpson's efforts to employ a defensive system akin to the yet-to-be unleashed neutral zone trap , the team continued to crack with Dominic Roussel and Tommy Soderstrom in net. Soderstrom struggled with heart ailments and bad luck all season, winning just six games. After climbing within three points of eighth-seeded Washington in late March, the Flyers finished the year 2–5–3 and rested in sixth place in the Atlantic Division, three points behind the expansion Florida Panthers .
Mark Recchi recorded 107 points (40 goals, 67 assists) and Lindros 97 (44 goals, 53 assists). Rod Brind'Amour improved with another 97 (35 goals, 62 assists) and Mikael Renberg set a Flyers rookie record with 82 points. Philadelphia had the best shooting percentage of all 26 teams, scoring 294 goals on 2,409 shots (12.2%).[ 3] Offense was generated as the Flyers had four 30-goal scorers for the second-straight season[ 4] and averaged 3.5 goals per game, but they still failed to clinch a playoff berth, again falling four points short of the final playoff spot.
After the season, Ed Snider had decided he had seen enough of Russ Farwell as general manager, and began courting Bobby Clarke to leave his GM post with the Florida Panthers to return to Philadelphia. Farwell's last move was firing Simpson after a lackluster season.[ 5]
Season standings
[ 6]
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader
Schedule and results
Regular season
1993–94 regular season[ 8]
October: 9–3–0, 18 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 5–1–0)
November: 7–6–1, 15 points (home: 4–4–0; road: 3–2–1)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
13
November 2
@ Florida Panthers
4–3
10–3–0
20
Recap
14
November 4
Quebec Nordiques
4–1
11–3–0
22
Recap
15
November 6
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
3–5
11–4–0
22
Recap
16
November 7
Vancouver Canucks
2–5
11–5–0
22
Recap
17
November 10
@ Buffalo Sabres
5–3
12–5–0
24
Recap
18
November 11
New Jersey Devils
3–5
12–6–0
24
Recap
19
November 13
Buffalo Sabres
2–7
12–7–0
24
Recap
20
November 16
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
5–11
12–8–0
24
Recap
21
November 18
Hartford Whalers
6–3
13–8–0
26
Recap
22
November 20
@ Boston Bruins
5–5 OT
13–8–1
27
Recap
23
November 21
New York Islanders
4–5 OT
13–9–1
27
Recap
24
November 24
Montreal Canadiens
9–2
14–9–1
29
Recap
25
November 26
Tampa Bay Lightning
3–0
15–9–1
31
Recap
26
November 27
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
4–3 OT
16–9–1
33
Recap
December: 4–8–2, 10 points (home: 1–4–1; road: 3–4–1)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
27
December 1
@ Edmonton Oilers
1–3
16–10–1
33
Recap
28
December 2
@ Vancouver Canucks
6–3
17–10–1
35
Recap
29
December 4
@ Calgary Flames
0–6
17–11–1
35
Recap
30
December 9
Washington Capitals
2–4
17–12–1
35
Recap
31
December 11
@ New York Islanders
2–5
17–13–1
35
Recap
32
December 12
Edmonton Oilers
1–2
17–14–1
35
Recap
33
December 16
Quebec Nordiques
3–2
18–14–1
37
Recap
34
December 18
Chicago Blackhawks
2–2 OT
18–14–2
38
Recap
35
December 19
@ New Jersey Devils
2–4
18–15–2
38
Recap
36
December 21
Washington Capitals
1–4
18–16–2
38
Recap
37
December 23
Detroit Red Wings
1–3
18–17–2
38
Recap
38
December 27
@ Buffalo Sabres
2–0
19–17–2
40
Recap
39
December 28
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
4–4 OT
19–17–3
41
Recap
40[a]
December 31
@ Boston Bruins
4–3
20–17–3
43
Recap
Notes:
a Neutral site game played at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota .
January: 4–6–0, 8 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 0–5–0)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
41
January 6
@ Dallas Stars
0–8
20–18–3
43
Recap
42
January 8
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
2–4
20–19–3
43
Recap
43
January 11
Ottawa Senators
4–1
21–19–3
45
Recap
44
January 13
Boston Bruins
6–2
22–19–3
47
Recap
45
January 14
@ New York Rangers
2–5
22–20–3
47
Recap
46
January 16
Los Angeles Kings
5–2
23–20–3
49
Recap
47
January 19
St. Louis Blues
8–3
24–20–3
51
Recap
48
January 25
@ Quebec Nordiques
4–6
24–21–3
51
Recap
49
January 29
Washington Capitals
2–4
24–22–3
51
Recap
50
January 30
@ Montreal Canadiens
4–5 OT
24–23–3
51
Recap
February: 5–8–1, 11 points (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–5–1)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
51[b]
February 2
Washington Capitals
2–5
24–24–3
51
Recap
52
February 3
San Jose Sharks
2–3 OT
24–25–3
51
Recap
53
February 5
@ Boston Bruins
0–4
24–26–3
51
Recap
54
February 8
@ Ottawa Senators
3–3 OT
24–26–4
52
Recap
55
February 10
Florida Panthers
4–3 OT
25–26–4
54
Recap
56
February 11
@ Detroit Red Wings
3–6
25–27–4
54
Recap
57
February 13
Pittsburgh Penguins
0–3
25–28–4
54
Recap
58
February 15
@ San Jose Sharks
6–4
26–28–4
56
Recap
59
February 16
@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
3–6
26–29–4
56
Recap
60
February 18
@ Los Angeles Kings
4–3
27–29–4
58
Recap
61
February 21
Montreal Canadiens
8–7
28–29–4
60
Recap
62
February 24
New York Islanders
5–4 OT
29–29–4
62
Recap
63
February 25
@ New York Islanders
0–2
29–30–4
62
Recap
64
February 28
@ New York Rangers
1–4
29–31–4
62
Recap
Notes:
b Neutral site game played at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio .
March: 4–7–3, 11 points (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–2–2)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
65
March 4
@ Washington Capitals
3–3 OT
29–31–5
63
Recap
66
March 6
@ Tampa Bay Lightning
3–1
30–31–5
65
Recap
67
March 8
Dallas Stars
3–4 OT
30–32–5
65
Recap
68
March 10
Ottawa Senators
8–2
31–32–5
67
Recap
69
March 12
@ Montreal Canadiens
4–4 OT
31–32–6
68
Recap
70
March 13
Tampa Bay Lightning
5–5 OT
31–32–7
69
Recap
71
March 19
Hartford Whalers
3–5
31–33–7
69
Recap
72
March 20
@ Florida Panthers
3–5
31–34–7
69
Recap
73
March 22
@ St. Louis Blues
6–3
32–34–7
71
Recap
74
March 24
Florida Panthers
4–3
33–34–7
73
Recap
75
March 26
@ New Jersey Devils
2–7
33–35–7
73
Recap
76
March 27
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2–3 OT
33–36–7
73
Recap
77
March 29
New York Rangers
3–4
33–37–7
73
Recap
78
March 31
Calgary Flames
1–4
33–38–7
73
Recap
April: 2–1–3, 7 points (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–0–2)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
79
April 2
@ Hartford Whalers
6–5
34–38–7
75
Recap
80
April 4
@ Winnipeg Jets
2–2 OT
34–38–8
76
Recap
81
April 7
Florida Panthers
3–3 OT
34–38–9
77
Recap
82
April 10
Boston Bruins
3–4
34–39–9
77
Recap
83
April 12
New Jersey Devils
4–2
35–39–9
79
Recap
84
April 14
@ New York Rangers
2–2 OT
35–39–10
80
Recap
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Tie (1 point)
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.
Goaltending
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Among the team records set during the 1993–94 season was Kevin Dineen tying the team record for goals scored in a single game (4) on October 31.[ 13] Eric Lindros tied the team single period records for most goals (3) and points (4) on January 19.[ 14] [ 15] A month later on February 15, Mikael Renberg matched the goals in single period record and on April 2, Lindros matched the points in a single period record.[ 14] [ 15] On the season, Renberg’s 82 points is a franchise rookie record and Gary Galley ’s 60 assists is a franchise high for defensemen.[ 16] [ 17]
Milestones
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 1993, the day after the deciding game of the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals , through June 14, 1994, the day of the deciding game of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals .[ 19]
Trades
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Draft picks
NHL entry draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft , which was held at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City on June 26–27, 1993.[ 54] The Flyers traded their first-round picks in 1993, 10th overall, and 1994 along with Steve Duchesne , Ron Hextall , Kerry Huffman , Mike Ricci , Chris Simon , the rights to Peter Forsberg , and $15 million to the Quebec Nordiques for the rights to Eric Lindros on June 30, 1992.[ 55] They also traded their third-round pick, 62nd overall, to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Kjell Samuelsson , Rick Tocchet , and Ken Wregget for the Los Angeles Kings ' first-round pick, 15th overall, Brian Benning , and Mark Recchi on February 19, 1992.[ 55]
NHL supplemental draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1993 NHL supplemental draft .[ 56]
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League [ 57] [ 58] and the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL .[ 59]
Notes
^ Malgunas wore number 43 in his first three games.
^ Lindros was voted to the starting lineup.[ 11]
^ Walz signed with Calgary on August 26, 1993.[ 43]
^ The Flyers traded the rights to Mike Bullard to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Maple Leafs' third-round pick, 71st overall, on June 29, 1991.[ 55]
^ The Flyers traded Brian Dobbin , Gord Murphy , their 1992 third-round pick and their fourth-round pick, 88th overall, to the Boston Bruins for Garry Galley , Wes Walz and the Bruins' third-round pick, 77th overall, on January 2, 1992.[ 55]
^ The Flyers traded Greg Paslawski to the Calgary Flames for the Flames' ninth-round pick, 226th overall, on March 18, 1993.[ 55]
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