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1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers
Division3rd Patrick
Conference4th Wales
1987–88 record38–33–9
Home record20–14–6
Road record18–19–3
Goals for292 (12th)
Goals against292 (9th)
Team information
General managerBob Clarke
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainDave Poulin
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Brad Marsh
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,405[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Flint Spirits
Team leaders
GoalsRick Tocchet (31)
AssistsBrian Propp (49)
PointsMurray Craven
Brian Propp (70)
Penalty minutesRick Tocchet (299)
Plus/minusKjell Samuelsson (+28)
WinsRon Hextall (30)
Goals against averageRon Hextall (3.51)

The 1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Washington Capitals in seven games.

Regular season

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The season was one of many ups and downs. With Ron Hextall lost to an eight-game suspension to start the year after slashing Kent Nilsson in the Stanley Cup Finals, Tim Kerr lost indefinitely with a shoulder problem, and Brad McCrimmon traded to Calgary over a salary dispute, the club limped to a 3–6–2 record in October. Additionally, Dave Brown served a 15-game suspension for cross-checking New York Ranger Tomas Sandstrom in the face on October 26.

The free-fall continued until late November. After blowing a 4–1 lead into a 6–4 loss to the Islanders at home on November 21, the Flyers were at 6–13–3 and last in the division. However, just as quickly, the club rebounded with a 14-game unbeaten streak (12–0–2) from November 25 to December 26 – despite losing out to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Paul Coffey sweepstakes. The run was highlighted by Hextall becoming the first goaltender to shoot the puck into the opposing team's net on December 8, a game-winning two-man short tally by Murray Craven in Winnipeg on December 13, and a post-Christmas comeback win against the Capitals.

A 6–0–1 run through late February and early March saw Rick Tocchet post three hat tricks in a span of four games (Detroit, at Los Angeles, at Vancouver). On February 23, the club set a still-standing franchise road record with 11 goals in an amazing 11–6 win in Detroit, including a team-record 7 third-period tallies.

After a 7–3 win over the Canucks March 1, the Flyers finished the year in free-fall due to almost daily injuries, going 4–11–2, ending up the lower seed in a second-place tie with Washington. Kerr returned to the lineup finally on March 10, but was unable to find his range before the playoffs began.

Season standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Islanders 80 39 31 10 308 267 88
Philadelphia Flyers 80 38 33 9 292 292 85
Washington Capitals 80 38 33 9 281 249 85
New Jersey Devils 80 38 36 6 295 296 82
New York Rangers 80 36 34 10 300 283 82
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 36 35 9 319 316 81

[2]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

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Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Playoffs

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In their first round playoff series with the Washington Capitals, the Flyers blew a 3–1 series lead as Washington forced a Game 7. They then blew a 3–0 lead in Game 7 as Washington won 5–4, in overtime.

Afterwards, general manager Bobby Clarke fired head coach Mike Keenan citing a lack of enthusiasm from the club to continue playing for him.[4]

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1987–88 regular season[5]
October: 3–6–2, 8 points (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 8 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 OT 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 10 @ Minnesota North Stars 5–4 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 11 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 15 New York Islanders 0–6 1–2–1 3 Recap
5 October 17 @ New York Islanders 4–3 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 3–2–1 7 Recap
7 October 22 Washington Capitals 1–4 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 24 New York Rangers 3–5 3–4–1 7 Recap
9 October 26 @ New York Rangers 2–2 OT 3–4–2 8 Recap
10 October 27 @ New Jersey Devils 0–4 3–5–2 8 Recap
11 October 31 @ Hartford Whalers 4–7 3–6–2 8 Recap
November: 5–7–1, 11 points (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
12 November 1 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 4–6–2 10 Recap
13 November 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 4–7–2 10 Recap
14 November 5 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 4–8–2 10 Recap
15 November 7 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–5 4–9–2 10 Recap
16 November 8 New Jersey Devils 3–3 OT 4–9–3 11 Recap
17 November 10 @ St. Louis Blues 2–5 4–10–3 11 Recap
18 November 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 5–10–3 13 Recap
19 November 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–6 5–11–3 13 Recap
20 November 18 @ New Jersey Devils 3–4 5–12–3 13 Recap
21 November 19 Los Angeles Kings 7–5 6–12–3 15 Recap
22 November 21 New York Islanders 4–6 6–13–3 15 Recap
23 November 25 Buffalo Sabres 5–2 7–13–3 17 Recap
24 November 28 @ Quebec Nordiques 6–3 8–13–3 19 Recap
December: 10–2–2, 22 points (home: 5–0–1; road: 5–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
25 December 3 Hartford Whalers 5–2 9–13–3 21 Recap
26 December 6 New Jersey Devils 1–1 OT 9–13–4 22 Recap
27 December 8 Boston Bruins 5–2 10–13–4 24 Recap
28 December 10 New York Rangers 5–3 11–13–4 26 Recap
29 December 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 OT 11–13–5 27 Recap
30 December 13 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–3 12–13–5 29 Recap
31 December 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 13–13–5 31 Recap
32 December 17 New York Islanders 4–3 14–13–5 33 Recap
33 December 19 @ New York Islanders 5–4 15–13–5 35 Recap
34 December 22 @ New York Rangers 6–4 16–13–5 37 Recap
35 December 23 Minnesota North Stars 5–3 17–13–5 39 Recap
36 December 26 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 18–13–5 41 Recap
37 December 30 @ Edmonton Oilers 0–6 18–14–5 41 Recap
38 December 31 @ Calgary Flames 4–5 18–15–5 41 Recap
January: 8–5–1, 17 points (home: 4–4–0; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
39 January 2 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–1 19–15–5 43 Recap
40 January 5 Washington Capitals 1–3 19–16–5 43 Recap
41 January 7 St. Louis Blues 6–4 20–16–5 45 Recap
42 January 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–3 OT 20–16–6 46 Recap
43 January 10 New Jersey Devils 5–7 20–17–6 46 Recap
44 January 14 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 21–17–6 48 Recap
45 January 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 22–17–6 50 Recap
46 January 17 @ New York Rangers 2–1 23–17–6 52 Recap
47 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 24–17–6 54 Recap
48 January 23 @ Boston Bruins 6–4 25–17–6 56 Recap
49 January 24 Minnesota North Stars 3–5 25–18–6 56 Recap
50 January 28 New York Rangers 2–5 25–19–6 56 Recap
51 January 30 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 26–19–6 58 Recap
52 January 31 @ Washington Capitals 0–1 OT 26–20–6 58 Recap
February: 7–2–1, 15 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
53 February 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 27–20–6 60 Recap
54 February 6 @ St. Louis Blues 4–2 28–20–6 62 Recap
55 February 12 Calgary Flames 2–3 28–21–6 62 Recap
56 February 13 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–7 28–22–6 62 Recap
57 February 15 Hartford Whalers 5–4 OT 29–22–6 64 Recap
58 February 18 New York Islanders 3–3 OT 29–22–7 65 Recap
59 February 19 @ Buffalo Sabres 5–4 30–22–7 67 Recap
60 February 21 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 31–22–7 69 Recap
61 February 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 11–6 32–22–7 71 Recap
62 February 27 @ Los Angeles Kings 8–6 33–22–7 73 Recap
March: 4–11–1, 9 points (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–8–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
63 March 1 @ Vancouver Canucks 7–3 34–22–7 75 Recap
64 March 3 @ Calgary Flames 3–6 34–23–7 75 Recap
65 March 4 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–7 34–24–7 75 Recap
66 March 6 @ New Jersey Devils 2–4 34–25–7 75 Recap
67 March 10 Washington Capitals 5–2 35–25–7 77 Recap
68 March 12 New Jersey Devils 5–6 35–26–7 77 Recap
69 March 13 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–5 OT 35–27–7 77 Recap
70 March 15 @ New York Rangers 1–3 35–28–7 77 Recap
71 March 17 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 OT 35–29–7 77 Recap
72 March 19 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0–7 35–30–7 77 Recap
73 March 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 36–30–7 79 Recap
74 March 22 Boston Bruins 0–3 36–31–7 79 Recap
75 March 25 @ Washington Capitals 3–5 36–32–7 79 Recap
76 March 26 Winnipeg Jets 6–0 37–32–7 81 Recap
77 March 29 @ New York Islanders 3–5 37–33–7 81 Recap
78 March 31 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 OT 37–33–8 82 Recap
April: 1–0–1, 3 points (home: 0–0–1; road: 1–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
79 April 2 @ Quebec Nordiques 7–4 38–33–8 84 Recap
80 April 3 Washington Capitals 2–2 OT 38–33–9 85 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1988 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals – Capitals win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 6 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 7 @ Washington Capitals 4–5 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 9 Washington Capitals 4–3 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 10 Washington Capitals 5–4 OT Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 12 @ Washington Capitals 2–5 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 14 Washington Capitals 2–7 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 16 @ Washington Capitals 4–5 OT Capitals win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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
32 Murray Craven LW 72 30 46 76 25 58 7 2 5 7 1 4
26 Brian Propp LW 74 27 49 76 8 76 7 4 2 6 2 8
22 Rick Tocchet RW 65 31 33 64 3 299 5 1 4 5 −1 55
2 Mark Howe D 75 19 43 62 23 62 7 3 6 9 7 4
25 Peter Zezel C 69 22 35 57 7 42 7 3 2 5 0 7
19 Scott Mellanby RW 75 25 26 51 −7 185 7 0 1 1 −6 16
20 Dave Poulin C 68 19 32 51 17 32 7 2 6 8 5 4
23 Ilkka Sinisalo RW 68 25 17 42 2 30 7 4 2 6 4 0
9 Pelle Eklund C 71 10 32 42 −6 12 7 0 3 3 4 0
3 Doug Crossman D 76 9 29 38 −1 43 7 1 1 2 −9 8
14 Ron Sutter C 69 8 25 33 −9 146 7 0 1 1 −7 26
28 Kjell Samuelsson D 74 6 24 30 28 184 7 2 5 7 8 23
24 Derrick Smith LW 76 16 8 24 −20 104 7 0 0 0 −7 6
5 Kerry Huffman D 52 6 17 23 −11 34 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 Dave Brown RW 47 12 5 17 10 114 7 1 0 1 −4 27
44[a] Willie Huber† D 10 4 9 13 −2 16 5 0 0 0 −3 2
8 Brad Marsh D 70 3 9 12 −13 57 7 1 0 1 −8 8
18 Lindsay Carson‡ C 36 2 7 9 −4 37 — — — — — —
7 Brian Dobbin RW 21 3 5 8 −1 6 — — — — — —
27 Ron Hextall G 62 1 6 7 104 7 0 2 2 30
6[b] Greg Smyth D 48 1 6 7 −2 192 5 0 0 0 1 38
10 Magnus Roupe LW 33 2 4 6 −6 32 — — — — — —
17[c] Craig Berube LW 27 3 2 5 1 108 — — — — — —
12 Tim Kerr RW 8 3 2 5 0 12 6 1 3 4 −2 4
18 Paul Lawless†‡ LW 8 0 5 5 0 0 — — — — — —
15 J. J. Daigneault D 28 2 2 4 −8 12 — — — — — —
42 Don Nachbaur C 20 0 4 4 2 61 2 0 0 0 −1 2
36 Gordie Roberts†‡ D 11 1 2 3 7 15 — — — — — —
34[d] Bill Root† D 24 1 2 3 3 16 2 0 0 0 0 2
36 Al Hill LW 12 1 0 1 0 10 1 0 1 1 1 4
11 Glen Seabrooke LW 6 0 1 1 −1 2 — — — — — —
40[e] Jeff Chychrun D 3 0 0 0 −1 4 — — — — — —
39 David Fenyves D 5 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
29 Nick Fotiu LW 23 0 0 0 −9 40 — — — — — —
45 Mark Freer C 1 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
33 Mark Laforest G 21 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 10
37 Mitch Lamoureux C 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
39 Mike Murray C 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
41 John Stevens D 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
44 Mike Stothers‡ D 3 0 0 0 −1 13 — — — — — —
30 Wendell Young G 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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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
27 Ron Hextall 62 61 30 22 7 1816 208 3.51 .886 0 3,557 7 7 2 4 196 30 4.75 .847 0 379
33 Mark Laforest 21 14 5 9 2 476 60 3.72 .874 1 969 2 0 1 0 12 1 1.25 .917 0 48
30 Wendell Young 6 5 3 2 0 148 20 3.76 .866 0 319 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lester Patrick Trophy Keith Allen [6]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Ron Hextall[f] [8]
Mark Howe
Mike Keenan (Coach)
Dave Poulin
Kjell Samuelsson
NHL Player of the Week Ron Hextall (December 14) [9]
Mark Howe (December 28) [10]
Ron Hextall (January 18) [11]
Rick Tocchet (February 28) [12]
Rick Tocchet (March 10) [13]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Mark Howe [14]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Ron Hextall [14]
Class Guy Award Rick Tocchet [14]

Records

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1987–88 season was the nine consecutive wins by goaltender Ron Hextall from December 8 to December 26, tying a team record.[15] On February 23, the Flyers scored the fastest five goals in team history, taking five minutes and twenty-nine seconds to do so.[16] On February 27, Rick Tocchet scored four goals to tie the team record.[17] The eight-game road losing streak from March 3 to March 29 is tied for the longest in team history.[18] On March 19, Don Nachbaur took a team record eight penalties.[19] Mark Howe set a single season high for powerplay goals scored by a defenseman (8, later tied).[20] The 208 goals allowed by Hextall is a single season high for a Flyers goaltender.[21] The team’s three road ties is tied for the fewest in franchise history.[22] The 31 goals allowed during their division semifinal series against the Washington Capitals is the most allowed during any playoff series the Flyers have played.[23]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Magnus Roupe October 8, 1987 [24]
Mike Murray March 15, 1988

Transactions

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The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 1, 1987, the day after the deciding game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 26, 1988, the day of the deciding game of the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals.[25]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 13, 1987 (1987-06-13) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Detroit Red Wings
  • 2nd-round pick in 1987
 [26]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 5th-round pick in 1989
 To Vancouver Canucks
  • Vancouver's 5th-round pick in 1987
 [27]
July 21, 1987 (1987-07-21) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations
 To New York Rangers
[28]
August 26, 1987 (1987-08-26) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1st-round pick in 1989
  • 3rd-round pick in 1988
 To Calgary Flames
[29]
August 31, 1987 (1987-08-31) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
[30]
December 4, 1987 (1987-12-04) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 5th-round pick in 1989
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
[31][32]
January 22, 1988 (1988-01-22) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Hartford Whalers
[33]
February 9, 1988 (1988-02-09) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Minnesota North Stars
  • 4th-round pick in 1988 or 1989[g]
 [34]
March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
[35]
March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 4th or 5th-round pick in 1989[h]
 To St. Louis Blues
[36]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 21, 1987 (1987-07-21) Don Biggs Edmonton Oilers Free agency [28]
August 19, 1987 (1987-08-19) Mark Lofthouse Los Angeles Kings Free agency [38]
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) David Fenyves Buffalo Sabres Waiver draft [39][40]
October 30, 1987 (1987-10-30) Nick Fotiu Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [41]
November 26, 1987 (1987-11-26) Bill Root St. Louis Blues Waivers [42]
April 20, 1988 (1988-04-20) Michael Boyce Merrimack College (NCAA) Free agency [43]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via Ref
June 1987 (1987-06) Glenn Resch Retirement [26][44]
October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03) Steve Martinson Detroit Red Wings Free agency [45]
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) Ed Hospodar Buffalo Sabres Waiver draft [39][40]
Tim Tookey Los Angeles Kings Waiver draft [39][40]
N/A Jere Gillis Brunico SG (Serie A) Free agency [46]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12) Shaun Sabol [47]
November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17) Ron Hextall multi-year [48]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

NHL entry draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft, which was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, on June 13, 1987.[49] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 41st overall, to the Detroit Red Wings for Mark Laforest on June 13, 1987.[50]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 20 Darren Rumble Defense  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 30 Jeff Harding Right wing  Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (Toronto) [i]
3 62 Martin Hostak Right wing  Czechoslovakia Sparta Praha (Czech)
4 83 Tomaz Eriksson Left wing  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
5 104 Bill Gall Defense  United States New Hampton School (N.H.)
6 125 Tony Link Defense  United States Dimond High School (Alaska)
7 146 Marc Strapon Defense  United States Hayward High School (Wisconsin)
8 167 Darryl Ingham Right wing  Canada University of Manitoba (CIAU)
9 188 Bruce MacDonald Right wing  United States Loomis Chaffee School (Conn.)
10 209 Steve Morrow Defense  United States Westminster School (Conn.)
11 230 Darius Rusnak Center  Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
12 251 Dale Roehl Goaltender  United States Minnetonka High School (Minn.)

NHL supplemental draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the 1987 NHL supplemental draft.[51][52]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
2 21 David Whyte Left wing  United States Boston College (HE)

Farm teams

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The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[53] and the Flint Spirits of the IHL.[54] Led by the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award winner as coach of the year (John Paddock), the Eddie Shore Award winner as top defenseman (Dave Fenyves), and the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as top goaltender (Wendell Young), Hershey finished first in their division and swept their way through the playoffs with a 12–0 record to a Calder Cup championship. Young was given the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP.[55] In their only season as a Flyers affiliate, Flint finished fourth in the playoffs and lost in the finals to the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in six games.

Notes

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  1. ^ Huber wore number 47 in his first three games after being acquired.
  2. ^ Smyth wore number 40 through March 6.
  3. ^ Berube wore number 34 in his first three games.
  4. ^ Root wore number 48 in his first game after being acquired.
  5. ^ Chychrun wore number 6 in his first two games.
  6. ^ Hextall was voted to the starting lineup.[7]
  7. ^ The Flyers had the choice of which year to send to Minnesota.[34] The Flyers chose the 1989 draft pick.
  8. ^ The Flyers would receive St. Louis' 4th-round pick if the Blues advanced past the first round of the playoffs,[36] which they did.[37]
  9. ^ The Flyers acquired a second-round pick, 30th overall, from the Quebec Nordiques for a 1986 second-round pick on June 21, 1986.[50]

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