1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers earned the nickname "Broad Street Bullies" en route to their first winning season and first playoff series victory, beating the Minnesota North Stars, before losing in the semifinals to the Montreal Canadiens.

1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	2nd West
1972–73 record	37–30–11
Home record	27–8–4
Road record	10–22–7
Goals for	296 (4th)
Goals against	256 (11th)
Team information
General manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Ed Van Impe (Oct.–Jan.) Bobby Clarke (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Bill Clement Joe Watson
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	16,063[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Richmond Robins San Diego Gulls Jersey Devils
Team leaders
Goals	Rick MacLeish (50)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (67)
Points	Bobby Clarke (104)
Penalty minutes	Dave Schultz (259)
Plus/minus	Bobby Clarke (+32)
Wins	Doug Favell (20)
Goals against average	Doug Favell (2.83)
← 1971–72 1973–74 →

Regular season

During the 1972–73 season, Rick MacLeish scored the first two 4-goal games in team history and became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

It was during the 1972–73 season that the Flyers shed the mediocre expansion team label by recording their first winning season and becoming known as the intimidating "Broad Street Bullies", a nickname coined by Jack Chevalier and Pete Cafone of the Philadelphia Bulletin on January 3, 1973^[2] after a 3–1 brawling victory over the Atlanta Flames that led Chevalier to write in his game account, "The image of the fightin' Flyers spreading gradually around the NHL, and people are dreaming up wild nicknames. They're the Mean Machine, the Bullies of Broad Street and Freddy's Philistines." Cafone wrote the accompanying headline, "Broad Street Bullies Muscle Atlanta".^[3]

That same month Bobby Clarke was the youngest player (at that time) in NHL history to be named team captain, replacing Ed Van Impe who had stepped aside in favor of Clarke.^[4][5] Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

After the season, Clarke was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.

Season standings

West Division^[6]

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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	42	27	9	284	225	+59	93
2	Philadelphia Flyers	78	37	30	11	296	256	+40	85
3	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	30	11	254	230	+24	85
4	St. Louis Blues	78	32	34	12	233	251	−18	76
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	32	37	9	257	265	−8	73
6	Los Angeles Kings	78	31	36	11	232	245	−13	73
7	Atlanta Flames	78	25	38	15	191	239	−48	65
8	California Golden Seals	78	16	46	16	213	323	−110	48

Record vs. opponents

Vs. West Division 1972–73 NHL records[7] Team ATL CAL CHI LAK MIN PHI PIT STL Total Atlanta — 3–1–1 2–4 1–1–3 3–3 1–3–1 1–4 0–3–3 11–19–8 California 1–3–1 — 0–3–2 2–4 1–4 1–3–2 2–2–2 1–3–1 8–22–8 Chicago 4–2 3–0–2 — 2–3 3–2–1 2–2–1 2–3 3–3 19–15–4 Los Angeles 1–1–3 4–2 3–2 — 0–3–2 4–2 2–4 3–2 17–16–5 Minnesota 3–3 4–1 2–3–1 3–0–2 — 2–3 3–2 2–2–2 19–14–5 Philadelphia 3–1–1 3–1–2 2–2–1 2–4 3–2 — 4–2 3–1–1 20–13–5 Pittsburgh 4–1 2–2–2 3–2 4–2 2–3 2–4 — 3–2 20–16–2 St. Louis 3–0–3 3–1–1 3–3 2–3 2–2–2 1–3–1 2–3 — 16–15–7

Vs. East Division 1972–73 NHL records Team BOS BUF DET MTL NYI NYR TOR VAN Total Atlanta 0–5 1–2–2 2–3 0–3–2 4–0–1 1–4 2–1–2 4–1 14–19–7 California 0–4–1 2–1–2 2–2–1 0–3–2 1–4 1–3–1 1–3–1 1–4 8–24–8 Chicago 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–2 4–0–1 2–2–1 2–1–2 3–1–1 23–12–5 Los Angeles 2–3 1–2–2 2–2–1 0–4–1 4–1 0–3–2 2–3 3–2 14–20–6 Minnesota 1–3–1 2–3 3–1–1 1–3–1 4–1 2–3 2–2–1 3–0–2 18–16–6 Philadelphia 0–4–1 3–2 1–3–1 2–2–1 4–1 0–4–1 3–1–1 4–0–1 17–17–6 Pittsburgh 1–4 0–3–2 0–2–3 0–5 4–0–1 2–3 2–2–1 3–2 12–21–7 St. Louis 3–2 1–2–2 3–2 0–3–2 3–1–1 0–5 2–3 4–1 16–19–5

Playoffs

An overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers' favor, as the Flyers got their first playoff series win in six games. The goal was later immortalized as a bronze statue on the south side of the Spectrum. They were outmatched in the semi-finals by the Montreal Canadiens, however, losing in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1972–73 regular season[8]
October: 4–4–2, 10 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–3–2) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 1 October 7 4–4 @ St. Louis Blues Favell 0–0–1 1 T 2 October 12 7–3 Vancouver Canucks Favell 1–0–1 3 W 3 October 14 0–5 @ Detroit Red Wings Taylor 1–1–1 3 L 4 October 15 1–4 California Golden Seals Favell 1–2–1 3 L 5 October 18 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings Favell 2–2–1 5 W 6 October 20 3–3 @ California Golden Seals Taylor 2–2–2 6 T 7 October 25 1–6 @ New York Rangers Taylor 2–3–2 6 L 8 October 26 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Favell 3–3–2 8 W 9 October 28 1–2 @ Minnesota North Stars Favell 3–4–2 8 L 10 October 29 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Taylor 4–4–2 10 W
November: 6–7–1, 13 points (home: 6–1–1; road: 0–6–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 11 November 2 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Favell 5–4–2 12 W 12 November 4 5–3 Buffalo Sabres Taylor 6–4–2 14 W 13 November 5 2–3 New York Rangers Favell 6–5–2 14 L 14 November 8 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Favell 6–6–2 14 L 15 November 9 5–3 Chicago Black Hawks Favell 7–6–2 16 W 16 November 11 3–1 Buffalo Sabres Favell 8–6–2 18 W 17 November 12 8–3 California Golden Seals Favell 9–6–2 20 W 18 November 15 3–7 @ New York Rangers Belhumeur 9–7–2 20 L 19 November 16 5–6 @ Montreal Canadiens Favell 9–8–2 20 L 20 November 19 2–3 @ Atlanta Flames Belhumeur 9–9–2 20 L 21 November 22 5–3 New York Islanders Favell 10–9–2 22 W 22 November 25 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings Favell 10–10–2 22 L 23 November 26 4–6 @ Boston Bruins Favell 10–11–2 22 L 24 November 30 5–5 Atlanta Flames Favell 10–11–3 23 T
December: 6–6–3, 15 points (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–4–3) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 25 December 2 2–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Belhumeur 10–11–4 24 T 26 December 3 5–2 Montreal Canadiens Belhumeur 11–11–4 26 W 27 December 7 6–2 Minnesota North Stars Belhumeur 12–11–4 28 W 28 December 9 3–4 Boston Bruins Belhumeur 12–12–4 28 L 29 December 10 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Belhumeur 13–12–4 30 W 30 December 13 2–7 @ Minnesota North Stars Belhumeur 13–13–4 30 L 31 December 14 5–3 St. Louis Blues Belhumeur 14–13–4 32 W 32 December 16 2–1 @ New York Islanders Belhumeur 15–13–4 34 W 33 December 17 3–5 Boston Bruins Belhumeur 15–14–4 34 L 34 December 20 1–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks Favell 15–15–4 34 L 35 December 21 6–3 Los Angeles Kings Belhumeur 16–15–4 36 W 36 December 23 1–6 @ St. Louis Blues Favell 16–16–4 36 L 37 December 27 2–2 @ California Golden Seals Belhumeur 16–16–5 37 T 38 December 29 4–4 @ Vancouver Canucks Belhumeur 16–16–6 38 T 39 December 30 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings Taylor 16–17–6 38 L
January: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 40 January 3 3–1 @ Atlanta Flames Favell 17–17–6 40 W 41 January 7 0–2 @ Buffalo Sabres Favell 17–18–6 40 L 42 January 11 2–3 Los Angeles Kings Favell 17–19–6 40 L 43 January 13 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks Belhumeur 18–19–6 42 W 44 January 14 2–5 New York Rangers Belhumeur 18–20–6 42 L 45 January 18 6–1 Minnesota North Stars Taylor 19–20–6 44 L 46 January 20 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens Taylor 19–21–6 44 L 47 January 21 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres Taylor 20–21–6 46 W 48 January 23 4–4 Detroit Red Wings Taylor 20–21–7 47 T 49 January 25 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Belhumeur 21–21–7 49 W 50 January 27 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Belhumeur 22–21–7 51 W 51 January 28 4–3 California Golden Seals Taylor 23–21–7 53 W
February: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 52 February 1 5–4 Vancouver Canucks Taylor 24–21–7 55 W 53 February 3 2–2 Chicago Black Hawks Taylor 24–21–8 56 T 54 February 4 2–2 @ Boston Bruins Taylor 24–21–9 57 T 55 February 7 1–2 @ Los Angeles Kings Taylor 24–22–9 57 L 56 February 9 10–5 @ Vancouver Canucks Taylor 25–22–9 59 W 57 February 11 2–7 @ Chicago Black Hawks Taylor 25–23–9 59 L 58 February 13 8–2 New York Islanders Favell 26–23–9 61 W 59 February 15 1–3 Boston Bruins Favell 26–24–9 61 L 60 February 17 7–6 @ Montreal Canadiens Taylor 27–24–9 63 W 61 February 18 5–1 Minnesota North Stars Favell 28–24–9 65 W 62 February 20 5–3 @ St. Louis Blues Favell 29–24–9 67 W 63 February 25 7–0 @ California Golden Seals Favell 30–24–9 69 W 64 February 28 5–6 @ Detroit Red Wings Taylor 30–25–9 69 L
March: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 7–1–1; road: 0–3–2) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 65 March 1 0–2 Los Angeles Kings Favell 30–26–9 69 L 66 March 4 10–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Favell 31–26–9 71 W 67 March 7 2–2 @ New York Rangers Favell 31–26–10 72 T 68 March 10 2–1 Atlanta Flames Favell 32–26–10 74 W 69 March 11 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Favell 33–26–10 76 W 70 March 14 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Favell 33–27–10 76 L 71 March 18 4–4 Montreal Canadiens Favell 33–27–11 77 T 72 March 22 9–0 Vancouver Canucks Favell 34–27–11 79 W 73 March 24 2–3 @ New York Islanders Belhumeur 34–28–11 79 L 74 March 25 5–2 St. Louis Blues Favell 35–28–11 81 W 75 March 28 3–6 @ Buffalo Sabres Favell 35–29–11 81 L 76 March 29 4–2 Atlanta Flames Favell 36–29–11 83 W 77 March 31 10–2 New York Islanders Favell 37–29–11 85 W
April: 0–1–0, 0 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 78 April 1 4–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Taylor 37–30–11 85 L
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1973 Stanley Cup playoffs[8]
Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota North Stars – Flyers win 4–2 Game Date Score Opponent Decision Series Recap 1 April 4 0–3 Minnesota North Stars Favell North Stars lead 1–0 L 2 April 5 4–1 Minnesota North Stars Favell Series tied 1–1 W 3 April 7 0–5 @ Minnesota North Stars Favell North Stars lead 2–1 L 4 April 8 3–0 @ Minnesota North Stars Favell Series tied 2–2 W 5 April 10 3–2 OT Minnesota North Stars Favell Flyers lead 3–2 W 6 April 12 4–1 @ Minnesota North Stars Favell Flyers win 4–2 W
Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–1 Game Date Score Opponent Decision Series Recap 1 April 14 5–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Favell Flyers lead 1–0 W 2 April 16 3–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Favell Series tied 1–1 L 3 April 19 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Favell Canadiens lead 2–1 L 4 April 22 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Favell Canadiens lead 3–1 L 5 April 24 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens Favell Canadiens win 4–1 L
Legend: W Win L 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	78	37	67	104	32	80	11	2	6	8	−1	6
19	Rick MacLeish	C	78	50	50	100	15	69	10	3	4	7	−2	2
12[a]	Gary Dornhoefer	RW	77	30	49	79	17	168	11	3	3	6	0	16
21	Bill Flett	RW	69	43	31	74	31	53	11	3	4	7	−2	0
7	Bill Barber	LW	69	30	34	64	10	46	11	3	2	5	−2	22
18	Ross Lonsberry	LW	77	21	29	50	6	59	11	4	3	7	−1	9
23	Tom Bladon	D	78	11	31	42	9	26	11	0	4	4	−3	2
17[b]	Simon Nolet	RW	70	16	20	36	−3	6	11	3	1	4	1	4
10	Bill Clement	C	73	14	14	28	−11	51	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	Joe Watson	D	63	2	24	26	30	46	11	0	2	2	2	12
28	Andre Dupont†	D	46	3	20	23	8	164	11	1	2	3	−4	29
11	Don Saleski	RW	78	12	9	21	−20	205	11	1	2	3	1	4
9	Bob Kelly	LW	77	10	11	21	1	238	11	0	1	1	0	8
8	Dave Schultz	LW	76	9	12	21	4	259	11	1	0	1	−2	51
4	Barry Ashbee	D	64	1	17	18	−2	106	11	0	4	4	3	20
5	Brent Hughes‡	D	29	2	11	13	−8	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Jean Potvin‡	D	35	3	9	12	−1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Ed Van Impe	D	72	1	11	12	22	76	11	0	0	0	−3	16
6	Wayne Hillman	D	74	0	10	10	16	33	8	0	0	0	1	0
29	Terry Crisp†	C	12	1	5	6	4	2	11	3	2	5	−1	2
20	Pierre Plante‡	RW	2	0	3	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Doug Favell	G	44	0	2	2		4	11	0	0	0		2
35[c]	Michel Belhumeur	G	23	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0		0
30	Bobby Taylor	G	23	0	1	1		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
15[d]	Larry Wright	C	9	0	1	1	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Willie Brossart	D	4	0	1	1	−5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Orest Kindrachuk	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Jimmy Watson	D	4	0	1	1	−1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

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
1	Doug Favell	44	39	20	15	4	1365	114	2.83	.916	3	2,413	11	11	5	6	359	29	2.61	.919	1	666
35[c]	Michel Belhumeur	23	19	9	7	3	617	60	3.23	.903	0	1,115	1	0	0	0	9	1	5.94	.889	0	10
30	Bobby Taylor	23	20	8	8	4	697	78	4.10	.888	0	1,141	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Hart Memorial Trophy	Bobby Clarke	[9]
	NHL second All-Star team	Bobby Clarke (Center)	[10]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bobby Clarke	[11]
		Gary Dornhoefer

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1972–73 season was a road losing streak of eight games from October 25 to November 26, which was later matched during the 1987–88 season.^[12] On February 13, Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score four goals in a game, a team record that has been tied but not surpassed in regular season play several times since.^[13] MacLeish's three goals in the second period of that game also tied the team record and the 19 minutes and 47 seconds it took him to score all four goals is the fastest four-goal game in team history.^[14][15] A few weeks later on March 4, MacLeish scored four goals in a game again, this time also tying the team record for points in a single period (4).^[16] On March 31, the Flyers scored a team record eight goals during the second period of a game against the New York Islanders.^[17] During a 4–1 win over the Minnesota North Stars on April 5, Barry Ashbee became the first Flyer to record three assists in a period during a playoff game.^[18] The victory was the Flyers first playoff win since game six of their 1968 series against the St. Louis Blues, snapping a franchise record ten game playoff losing streak.^[19]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Tom Bladon	October 7, 1972	[20]
	Bill Barber	October 29, 1972
	Orest Kindrachuk	November 9, 1972
	Michel Belhumeur	November 15, 1972
	Jimmy Watson	February 20, 1973

Franchise firsts

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
4-goal game	Rick MacLeish	February 13, 1973	[21]
40-goal season	Rick MacLeish	March 4, 1973	[22]
100-point season	Bobby Clarke	March 29, 1973	[21]
50-goal season	Rick MacLeish	April 1, 1973	[22]
Shutout, playoffs	Doug Favell	April 8, 1973	[21]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1972, the day after the deciding game of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 10, 1973, the day of the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals.^[23]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 8, 1972 (1972-06-08)	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Minnesota North Stars 10th-round pick in 1972	[24]
August 10, 1972 (1972-08-10)	To Philadelphia Flyers John McKenzie	To Boston Bruins cash	[25]
December 14, 1972 (1972-12-14)	To Philadelphia Flyers Andre Dupont 3rd-round pick in 1973	To St. Louis Blues Brent Hughes Pierre Plante	[26]
March 4, 1973 (1973-03-04)	To Philadelphia Flyers Terry Crisp	To New York Islanders Jean Potvin Player to be named later[e]	[28]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
September 1972 (1972-09)	Jack McIlhargey	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)	Free agency	[29]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
May 25, 1972 (1972-05-25)	Dick Sarrazin	New England Whalers (WHA)	Free agency	[30]
May 30, 1972 (1972-05-30)	Earl Heiskala	Los Angeles Sharks (WHA)	Free agency	[31]
June 6, 1972 (1972-06-06)	Larry Hale	Atlanta Flames	Expansion draft	[32][33][34]
	Eddie Joyal	Alberta Oilers (WHA)	Free agency	[35]
	Jim Mair	New York Islanders	Expansion draft	[32][33][34]
	Lew Morrison	Atlanta Flames	Expansion draft	[32][33][34]
June 8, 1972 (1972-06-08)	Andre Gaudette	Richmond Robins (AHL)	Reverse draft	[36][37]
	Hank Nowak	Hershey Bears (AHL)	Reverse draft	[36][38]
June 28, 1972 (1972-06-28)	Michel Parizeau	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)	Free agency[f]	[39]
July 19, 1972 (1972-07-19)	Ralph MacSweyn	Los Angeles Sharks (WHA)	Free agency	[40]
August 8, 1972 (1972-08-08)	Don McLeod	Houston Aeros (WHA)	Free agency	[41]
August 29, 1972 (1972-08-29)	Jean-Guy Gendron	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)	Free agency	[42]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
May 21, 1972 (1972-05-21)	Dave Schultz	2-year	[43]
May 22, 1972 (1972-05-22)	Rick Foley	3-year	[44]
	Bob Kelly	2-year	[44]
	Simon Nolet	multi-year	[44]
May 24, 1972 (1972-05-24)	Rick MacLeish	3-year	[45]
May 26, 1972 (1972-05-26)	Bill Clement	2-year	[46]
	Joe Watson	2-year	[46]
May 31, 1972 (1972-05-31)	Don Saleski	2-year	[47]
June 2, 1972 (1972-06-02)	Michel Belhumeur	3-year	[48]
	Gary Dornhoefer	3-year	[48]
	Ross Lonsberry	multi-year	[48]
	Lew Morrison	2-year	[48]
	Jean Potvin	multi-year	[48]
	Ed Van Impe	multi-year	[48]
June 5, 1972 (1972-06-05)	Doug Favell	3-year	[49]
June 19, 1972 (1972-06-19)	Bill Flett	3-year	[50]
June 20, 1972 (1972-06-20)	Bill Barber	3-year	[51]
	Tom Bladon	3-year	[51]
	Al MacAdam	2-year	[51]
	Jimmy Watson	2-year	[51]
August 15, 1972 (1972-08-15)	Barry Ashbee	3-year	[52]
	Yvon Bilodeau		[52]
	Willie Brossart		[52]
	Bob Currier	2-year	[52]
	Rene Drolet		[52]
	Andre Gaudette		[52]
	Wayne Hillman		[52]
	Orest Kindrachuk		[52]
	Roger Kosar		[52]
	Danny Schock		[52]
	Tom Trevelyan		[52]
September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12)	Brent Hughes		[53]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1972 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, on June 8, 1972.^[54] The Flyers traded their tenth round pick, 148th overall, to the Minnesota North Stars for cash during the draft.^[55]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)
1	7	Bill Barber	Left wing	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2	23	Tom Bladon	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3	39	Jimmy Watson	Defense	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4	55	Al MacAdam	Right wing	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
5	71	Daryl Fedorak	Goaltender	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6	87	Dave Hasting	Goaltender	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
7	103	Serge Beaudoin	Defense	Canada	Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)
8	119	Pat Russell	Right wing	Canada	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
9	135	Ray Boutin	Goaltender	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL,^[56][57] the San Diego Gulls of the WHL,^[58] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.^[58]

Notes

1. Dornhoefer also wore number 24 in a number of road games.
2. Nolet also wore number 7 in one game and number 22 in a number of road games.
3. Belhumeur wore number 30 in his first four games.
4. Wright wore number 20 in his sixth game.
5. The Flyers sent Glen Irwin to New York on May 29, 1973, to complete trade.^[27]
6. Flyers retained NHL rights