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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 | Bobby 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) |
Bobby 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]
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 Presidents' 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.
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.
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Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Campbell Conference
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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.
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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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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wales Conference Finals vs. Quebec Nordiques - Flyers win 4–2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. Edmonton Oilers - Oilers win 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
Win Loss |
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
12 | Tim Kerr | RW | 74 | 54 | 44 | 98 | 29 | 57 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
26 | Brian Propp | LW | 76 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 46 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
20 | Dave Poulin | C | 73 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 43 | 59 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
23 | Ilkka Sinisalo | RW | 70 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 32 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −1 | 0 |
32 | Murray Craven | LW | 80 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
25 | Peter Zezel | C | 65 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −5 | 28 |
2 | Mark Howe | D | 73 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 51 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
14 | Ron Sutter | C | 73 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 94 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −1 | 28 |
10 | Brad McCrimmon | D | 66 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
18 | Lindsay Carson | C | 77 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
24 | Derrick Smith | LW | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
22 | Rick Tocchet | RW | 75 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 6 | 181 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 72 |
27 | Thomas Eriksson | D | 72 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
3 | Doug Crossman | D | 80 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −3 | 38 |
11 | Len Hachborn | C | 40 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Brad Marsh | D | 77 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 42 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 65 |
9 | Miroslav Dvorak | D | 47 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
19[lower-alpha 2] | Todd Bergen | C | 14 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
15 | Rich Sutter | LW | 56 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 89 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 10 |
21 | Dave Brown | RW | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 165 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 59 |
6 | Tim Young† | C | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Ed Hospodar | D | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 130 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 69 |
29 | Glen Cochrane‡ | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36[lower-alpha 3] | Ray Allison | RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
34 | Ross Fitzpatrick | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Bob Froese | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
34 | Paul Guay | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Darren Jensen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
31 | Pelle Lindbergh | G | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
28[lower-alpha 4] | Joe Paterson | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 70 |
5 | Steve Smith | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | Mike Stothers | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
31 | Pelle Lindbergh | 65 | 63 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 1926 | 194 | 3.02 | .899 | 2 | 3,849 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 487 | 42 | 2.50 | .914 | 3 | 1,007 |
35 | Bob Froese | 17 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 427 | 37 | 2.39 | .913 | 1 | 927 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 4.51 | .849 | 0 | 146 |
33 | Darren Jensen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 7.00 | .767 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Jack Adams Award | Mike Keenan | [7] |
NHL first All-Star team | Pelle Lindbergh (Goaltender) | [8] | |
Vezina Trophy | Pelle Lindbergh | [9] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Mark Howe[lower-alpha 5] | [10][11][12] |
Tim Kerr | |||
Pelle Lindbergh | |||
NHL Player of the Month | Pelle Lindbergh (March)[lower-alpha 6] | [13] | |
NHL Player of the Week | Pelle Lindbergh (November 19) | [14] | |
Ilkka Sinisalo (March 11)[lower-alpha 7] | [15] | ||
Pelle Lindbergh (April 9)[lower-alpha 8] | [16] | ||
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Brad McCrimmon | [17] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Pelle Lindbergh | [17] | |
Class Guy Award | Brad Marsh | [17] |
Among the team records set during the 1984–85 regular season was tying the team record for most goals in a game (13) on October 18 against the Vancouver Canucks, a mark which was set only seven months earlier.[18] On October 25, Tim Kerr scored the first of what would be three 4-goal games during the regular season (January 17 and February 9 being the others), tying the team record, and also set the team marks for most goals in a period (3) and the fastest three goals by one player (two minutes and twenty-seven seconds) during the game.[19][20][21] On January 13, Brian Propp tied a team record when he scored two shorthanded goals while the three total during the game also tied a team record.[22][23] Goaltender Pelle Lindbergh tied the team record for most consecutive wins (9) from March 9 to March 24.[24] Propp’s seven shorthanded goals on the season is tied for the team record and Kerr’s five hat tricks on the season is a team record.[25][26] The team set records for most wins (53, tied the following season) and fewest road ties (3, subsequently tied twice).[27]
With their victory in game one of their division semifinal playoff series against the New York Rangers, the Flyers ended a franchise record six game playoff home losing streak that stretched from April 26, 1981 to April 7, 1984.[28] In the series deciding 6–5 victory against the Rangers on April 13, Tim Kerr set a number of NHL and team records during the second period, scoring four goals (tied for the NHL record) in a span of an NHL playoff record eight minutes and sixteen seconds, an NHL record three of which were on the powerplay.[29][30][31] His four points during the period and his three powerplay goals during the game is also tied for the NHL record, while the three minutes and twenty-four seconds it took him to score three goals is a team record.[32][33][34] Peter Zezel’s three assists during the period is tied for the team record (replicated by Kerr on April 21 against the New York Islanders) and four points during the game is tied for the team rookie record.[35][30] Records tied by the team as a whole include most goals (5) and powerplay goals (3) during the period, while the four powerplay goals during the game is tied for the team record.[36][37][38]
Lindbergh won a team record six consecutive playoff wins from April 10 through April 23, tying Bernie Parent’s 1974 mark.[39] Doug Crossman’s three powerplay goals during the playoffs is tied for the team record among defensemen.[40]
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.[41]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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May 24, 1984 | To Philadelphia Flyers
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To New Jersey Devils
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September 27, 1984 | To Philadelphia Flyers
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To New Jersey Devils |
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October 10, 1984 | To Philadelphia Flyers |
To Detroit Red Wings |
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March 12, 1985 | To Philadelphia Flyers
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To Vancouver Canucks |
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Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 25, 1984 | Ed Hospodar | Hartford Whalers | Free agency | [48] | |
September 30, 1984 | Nick Kypreos | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | Free agency | [49] | |
October 4, 1984 | Don Nachbaur | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency | [50] | |
October 8, 1984 | Al Hill | Maine Mariners (AHL) | Free agency | [51] | |
October 15, 1984 | Tim Young | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency | [52] |
November 22, 1984 | Craig Piette | University of Wisconsin–River Falls (NAIA) | Free agency | [53][54] |
Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref |
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July 30, 1984 | Frank Bathe | Retirement | [55] | |
Randy Holt | Retirement | [55] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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August 17, 1984 | Doug Crossman | [56] | |
Len Hachborn | [56] | ||
Brad McCrimmon | [56] | ||
September 22, 1984 | Tim Kerr | multi-year | [57] |
February 17, 1985 | Lindsay Carson |
Philadelphia's picks at the 1984 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 9, 1984.[58] 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.[59]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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2 | 22 | Greg Smyth | Defense | Canada | London Knights (OHL) | [lower-alpha 10] |
2 | 27 | Scott Mellanby | Right wing | Canada | Henry Carr Secondary School (Toronto) | [lower-alpha 11] |
2 | 37 | Jeff Chychrun | Defense | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHL) | |
3 | 43 | Dave McLay | Forward | Canada | Kelowna Wings (WHL) | [lower-alpha 10] |
3 | 47 | John Stevens | Defense | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | [lower-alpha 12] |
4 | 79 | David Hanson | Center | United States | Grand Forks High School (N. Dakota) | |
5 | 100 | Brian Dobbin | Right wing | Canada | London Knights (OHL) | |
6 | 121 | John Dzikowski | Center | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | |
7 | 142 | Tom Allen | Defense | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
8 | 163 | Luke Vitale | Forward | Canada | Henry Carr Secondary School (Toronto) | |
9 | 184 | Billy Powers | Forward | United States | Matignon High School (Mass.) | |
10 | 204 | Daryn Fersovich | Forward | Canada | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | |
12 | 245 | Juraj Bakos | Defense | Czechoslovakia | HC Kosice (Czech) |
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[60][61] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.[62]
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