1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season

1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers
Stanley Cup champions
Campbell Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division 1st Patrick
Conference 1st Campbell
1974–75 record 51–18–11
Home record 32–6–2
Road record 19–12–9
Goals for 293 (6th)
Goals against 181 (1st)
Team information
President Joe Scott
General Manager Keith Allen
Coach Fred Shero
Captain Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains Terry Crisp
Gary Dornhoefer
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance 17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s) Richmond Robins
Philadelphia Firebirds
Team leaders
Goals Reggie Leach (45)
Assists Bobby Clarke (89)
Points Bobby Clarke (116)
Penalties in minutes Dave Schultz (472)
Plus/minus Bobby Clarke (+79)
Wins Bernie Parent (44)
Goals against average Bernie Parent (2.03)

The 1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. The 1974–75 Flyers were the last Stanley Cup champion to be composed entirely of Canadian-born players.[2]

Regular season

In 1974–75, Dave Schultz topped his mark from the previous season by setting an NHL record for penalty minutes (472 in all). Bobby Clarke's efforts earned him his second Hart Trophy and Bernie Parent was the lone recipient of the Vezina Trophy. The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51–18–11, the best record in the league.

Season standings

Patrick Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers80511811293181+112113
2New York Rangers80372914319276+4388
3New York Islanders80332522264221+4388
4Atlanta Flames80343115243233+1083

Playoffs

After a first-round bye, the Flyers easily swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and were presented with another New York-area team in the semifinals. The Flyers looked to be headed toward another sweep against the New York Islanders after winning the first three games. The Islanders, however, fought back by winning the next three games, setting up a deciding seventh game. The Flyers were finally able to shut the door on the Islanders, winning Game 7, 4–1.

Facing the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers won the first two games at home. Game 3, played in Buffalo, would go down in hockey lore as "The Fog Game" due to an unusual May heat wave in Buffalo which forced parts of the game to be played in heavy fog, as Buffalo's arena lacked air conditioning. The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5–1. On the road for Game 6, Bob Kelly scored the decisive goal and Parent posted another shutout (his fourth of the playoffs) as the Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. Parent also repeated as the playoff MVP, winning his second consecutive Conn Smythe Trophy.

Players

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders

Coaching and administrative staff:

  • Chairman/Owner: Ed Snider
  • President: Joe Scott
  • Vice Chairman: F. Eugene Dixon Jr.
  • Head Coach: Fred Shero
  • Vice President/General Manager: Keith Allen
  • Vice President: Lou Scheinfield
  • Assistant Coach: Mike Nykoluk
  • Director of Player Development: Marcel Pelletier
  • Assistant Coach: Barry Ashbee,
  • Trainer: Frank Lewis
  • Assistant Trainer: Jim McKenzie
  • Director of Public Relations: Joe Kadlec (left off Cup)
  • Director of Public Relations John Brogan (left off Cup)

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Edward "Ted" Harris won 5 Stanley Cups. He was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens as Edward Harris in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969. Harris was engraved as Ted Harris with Philadelphia Flyers in 1975.
  • Joe Kadlec, John Brogan (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup.
  • Bobby Taylor only played 3 regular season games after coming out of retirement. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup.
  • Philadelphia Flyers was the last Stanley Cup winning team to have every player born in Canada.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1974–75 regular season

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

Playoffs

1975 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts PIM
16Bobby Clarke25C80278911679125174121616
19Rick MacLeish25C80384179295017119208
5, 27Reggie Leach24RW8045337853631782106
7Bill Barber22LW7934377146661769158
18Ross Lonsberry27LW8024254928991743710
12Gary Dornhoefer31RW691727442310217551033
10Bill Clement24C682116372142121018
6Andre Dupont25D80112132412761732549
26Orest Kindrachuk24C601021318721402212
9Bob Kelly24LW6711182921991633615
3, 4Tom Bladon22D769202942541313412
11Don Saleski25RW6310182871071723525
15Terry Crisp31C7181927112092460
8Dave Schultz25LW7691726164721723583
20Jimmy Watson22D687182541721718910
14Joe Watson31D80617234242170446
2Ed Van Impe34D7811718391091704428
4, 5, 23, 29Larry Goodenough22D20391212050442
25Ted Harris38D701672748160444
21Bob Sirois20RW310114—————
1Bernie Parent29G68000N/A16150000
35Wayne Stephenson30G12000N/A020110
5Serge Lajeunesse24D500012—————
30Bobby Taylor30G3000N/A2—————
5, 17Mike Boland25RW200000—————
29Jack McIlhargey22D2000−111—————
17Randy Osburn22LW100000—————

Goaltenders

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP W L T SO GA SV% GAA MIN GP W L SO GA SV% GAA MIN
1Bernie Parent29684414912137.9192.03404115105429.9221.89922
35Wayne Stephenson3012721129.8952.7263922014.9221.95123
30Bobby Taylor303021013.8126.50120————————

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
Conn Smythe Trophy Bernie Parent [4]
Hart Memorial Trophy Bobby Clarke [5]
NHL First All-Star Team Bobby Clarke (Center) [6]
Bernie Parent (Goaltender)
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Bill Barber [7]
Bobby Clarke
Bernie Parent
Fred Shero (Coach)
Ed Van Impe
Jim Watson
Vezina Trophy Bernie Parent [8]
Team awards[9]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Joe Watson

Records

  •  dagger  NHL record

Individual

Franchise player records set during the 1974–75 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Ref
Games with a point Streak 18[lower-alpha 1] Bobby Clarke 2/26/1975 – 4/3/1975 [10]
Most assists Season 89[lower-alpha 2] Bobby Clarke — [11]
Most penalties in minutes Season 472dagger Dave Schultz — [10]
Most shutouts Season 12[lower-alpha 3] Bernie Parent — [12]
Hat tricks, playoffs Season 2 Rick MacLeish — [13]
Most shutouts, playoffs Season 4 Bernie Parent — [14]

Team

Franchise team records set during the 1974–75 season
Record Type Total Refs
Most shutouts, playoffs Season 5[lower-alpha 4] [15]

Milestones

Franchise firsts[16]
Milestone Player Details Date Ref
Penalty shot goal Orest Kindrachuk Scored at 10:41 of the second period against Michel Belhumeur November 9, 1974 [17]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 20, 1974, the day after the deciding game of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 27, 1975, the day of the deciding game of the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals.[18]

Trades

Date Details Ref
May 24, 1974 To Philadelphia Flyers
Reggie Leach		 To California Golden Seals
Al MacAdam
Larry Wright
1st-round pick in 1974		 [19]
May 27, 1974 To Philadelphia Flyers
Dave Fortier
Randy Osburn		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Flett		 [20]
August 20, 1974 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash		 To Syracuse Eagles (AHL)
Larry Keenan		 [21]
September 13, 1974 To Philadelphia Flyers
Wayne Stephenson		 To St. Louis Blues
rights to Randy Andreachuk
2nd-round pick in 1975		 [22]
September 15, 1974 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ted Harris		 To St. Louis Blues
future considerations		 [23]
December 11, 1974 To Philadelphia Flyers
rights to Ron Chipperfield		 To California Golden Seals
George Pesut		 [24][25]

Signings

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date Player Contract details Notes Ref
June 20, 1974Bill Barbermulti-year[26]
June 20, 1974Tom Bladonmulti-year[26]
June 20, 1974Reggie Leachmulti-yearAcquired in May 24 trade[26]
June 20, 1974Randy Osburnmulti-yearAcquired in May 27 trade[26]
June 20, 1974Graham Parsonsmulti-yearClaimed during Reverse Draft on June 13[26]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date Player Previous team (league) Draft Contract details Ref
June 11, 1974Bob SiroisMontreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (QMJHL)1974 3rd-round pickmulti-year[27]
June 20, 1974Don McLeanSudbury Wolves (OHA)1974 2nd-round pickmulti-year[26]
June 20, 1974Norm BarnesMichigan State Spartans (WCHA)1973 8th-round pickmulti-year[26]
August 27, 1974Steve ShortMinnesota Junior Stars (MidJHL)1974 8th-round pickmulti-year[28]

NHL Intra-League Draft

The 1974 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 10, 1974.[29][30] It cost $40,000 to make a claim.[29]

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1974 NHL Intra-League Draft[29][31]
Pick Player Selected by Selected from Notes
2Dave FortierNew York IslandersPhiladelphia Flyers

NHL Expansion Draft

The 1974 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 12, 1974.[32][33] It featured two expansion teams, the Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals, selecting players from the 16 existing NHL teams.[32] Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.[32]

Philadelphia Flyers protection lists at the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft
Status Players
Protected[32] Bill Barber, Tom Bladon, Bobby Clarke, Bill Clement, Terry Crisp (added after Nolet selection), Gary Dornhoefer, Andre Dupont, Bob Kelly, Orest Kindrachuk, Reggie Leach, Ross Lonsberry, Rick MacLeish, Bernie Parent (G), Don Saleski, Dave Schultz, Bobby Taylor (G), Ed Van Impe, Jimmy Watson, Joe Watson (added after Belhumeur selection)
Selections[34] Washington Capitals selected Michel Belhumeur 4th overall
Kansas City Scouts selected Simon Nolet 5th overall
Washington Capitals selected Bruce Cowick 18th overall

NHL Reverse Draft

The 1974 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 13, 1974.[35][36] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.[35] It cost $15,000 to make a claim.[35]

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1974 NHL Reverse Draft[35]
Pick Player Selected by Selected from Notes
3Rene DroletTidewater Wings (AHL)Philadelphia FlyersPlayed entire 1973–74 season with Richmond
4Graham ParsonsRichmond Robins (AHL)Minnesota North StarsPlayed entire 1974–75 season with Richmond

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
June 4, 1974Barry Ashbee—Retirement[37]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held via conference call at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec, on May 28, 1974.[38] The Flyers first-round pick, 17th overall, was traded to the California Golden Seals along with Al MacAdam and Larry Wright for Reggie Leach on May 24, 1974.[39]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) GP G A Pts PIM W L T GAA
2 35 Don McLean Defense  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHA) 9 0 0 0 6 &
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3 53 Bob Sirois Right Wing  Canada Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL) 286 92 120 212 42 &
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4 71 Randy Andreachuk Center  Canada Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL) &
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5 89 Dennis Sobchuk Center  Canada Regina Pats (WCHL) 35 5 6 11 2 &
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6 107 Willie Friesen Left Wing  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WCHL) &
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7 125 Reggie Lemelin Goaltender  Canada Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) 507 0 16 16 109 236 162 63 3.46
8 142 Steve Short Left Wing  United States Minnesota Junior Stars (MJHL) 6 0 0 0 2 &
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9 159 Peter McKenzie Defense  Canada St. Francis Xavier University (CIAU) &
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10 174 Marcel Labrosse Center  Canada Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL) &
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11 189 Scott Jessee Right Wing  United States Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) &
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12 201 Richard Guay Goaltender  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) &
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13 211 Brad Morrow Defense  United States Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA) &
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14 219 Craig Arvidson Left Wing  United States Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA) &
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Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL[40] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[41] The Flyers and the expansion Washington Capitals had a joint affiliation agreement with Richmond and both teams sent players there.[40] Richmond finished 2nd in their division and lost in seven games to the Hershey Bears in the first round of the playoffs.[42] Playing in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the first-year Firebirds finished 2nd in the league but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Long Island Cougars.

Notes

  1. ↑ Tied by Eric Lindros during the 1998–99 season.
  2. ↑ Tied by Clarke in 1975–76.
  3. ↑ Tied Parent's mark from 1973–74 season.
  4. ↑ Tied in 2009–10.

References

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  2. ↑ Weekes, Don, The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, Greystone Books, p. 558
  3. ↑ "1974-1975 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  4. ↑ "Conn Smythe Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hart Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32
  7. ↑ "28th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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  13. ↑ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 352
  14. ↑ "NHL.com - Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 347
  16. ↑ "Flyers History – All-Time Firsts". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Game Summary". P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015. 9-Nov-74 Washington Capitals 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 6
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  19. ↑ Porter, John (May 25, 1974). "2nd Seals Deal — Leach to Philly". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Maple Leafs get Flett from Flyers". AP. The Berkshire Eagle. May 30, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Flyers sell Keenan". AP. Independent. August 21, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ "Blues Give Up On Stephenson". AP. The Mexico Ledger. September 14, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Flyers Get Ted Harris From Blues". AP. The Yuma Daily Sun. September 16, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "Seals Add Talent For Game Tonight". AP. The Times. December 12, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Flyers Sign 7". AP. The Morning Herald. June 21, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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  35. 1 2 3 4 Parsons, Mark (November 24, 2012). "1974 NHL Reverse Draft". Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  36. ↑ "no title". Independent. June 14, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. ↑ "Career Ended For Ashbee". UPI. Lebanon Daily News. June 5, 1974. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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  41. ↑ "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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