1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). One of the most tumultuous seasons in franchise history, the Flyers reached the Eastern Conference Finals, losing in seven games to the New Jersey Devils, blowing a 3-1 series lead in the process.

1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic Division champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	1st Eastern
1999–2000 record	45–25–12–3
Home record	25–9–7–3
Road record	20–16–5–0
Goals for	237
Goals against	179
Team information
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Roger Neilson[a] Craig Ramsay (interim)
Captain	Eric Lindros (Oct.–Mar.) Eric Desjardins (Mar.–May)
Alternate captains	Rod Brind'Amour (Oct.–Jan.) Eric Desjardins (Oct.–Mar.) John LeClair (Jan.–May.) Mark Recchi (Mar.–May)
Arena	First Union Center
Average attendance	19,634[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Philadelphia Phantoms Trenton Titans
Team leaders
Goals	John LeClair (40)
Assists	Mark Recchi (63)
Points	Mark Recchi (91)
Penalty minutes	Craig Berube (162)
Plus/minus	Eric Desjardins (+20) Mark Recchi (+20)
Wins	John Vanbiesbrouck (25)
Goals against average	Brian Boucher (1.91)
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Off-season

After going unclaimed in the 1999 NHL expansion draft, longtime goaltender Ron Hextall was waived by the Flyers on July 1 for the purpose of buying out the final season of his contract.^[2] Hextall cleared waivers and announced his retirement on September 6, 1999.^[3][4]

Longtime broadcaster Gene Hart, who was awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1997, died from a variety of illnesses on July 14.^[5]

A little over a week later on July 23, defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny, coming off his rookie season, was fatally injured in a boating accident. Tertyshny was on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with two players from the Flyers' minor-league affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms, Francis Belanger and Mikhail Chernov, when a freak accident caused him to suffer fatal injuries. The boat hit a wave and caused him to fall forward overboard. The boat ran over him and its propeller slashed his neck and his jugular vein.^[6]

Regular season

Head coach Roger Neilson was diagnosed with bone cancer, forcing him to step aside in February 2000 to undergo treatment, so assistant coach Craig Ramsay took over as interim coach for the rest of the season; Neilson later recovered but was informed that he would not be returning.

In January, longtime Flyer and fan favorite Rod Brind'Amour was shipped to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau, with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Eric Lindros. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management (particularly GM Bob Clarke) and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than a month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second concussion of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened. It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman Eric Desjardins the team's captain.^[7]

With Lindros out indefinitely, the Flyers rallied to overcome the distractions and a 15-point deficit in the standings to win the Atlantic Division and the No. 1 seed in the East on the last day of the regular season.

Season standings

Atlantic Division^[8]

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	105
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
3	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
4	11	New York Rangers	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	73
5	13	New York Islanders	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	58

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference^[9]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	105
2	y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
3	y – Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
4	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
11	New York Rangers	AT	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	73
12	Boston Bruins	NE	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	58
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
15	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

Playoffs

They easily defeated their first round opponent, the Buffalo Sabres, in five games. Primeau's goal in the fifth overtime of Game 4 against the team's second-round opponent, the Pittsburgh Penguins, turned that series in the Flyers' favor as they won in six games, coming back from a 2–0 series deficit. After dropping Game 1 to New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers peeled off three straight wins to take a 3–1 series lead. But New Jersey refused to give up. After New Jersey won Game 5, Lindros returned to the lineup for the first time since March for Game 6 in another losing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was on the receiving end of a hit by Scott Stevens, giving him another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflated. Without Lindros, the Flyers lost the decisive game by a score of 2–1. To date, it is the only time (of 64 total series) a team in the Conference Finals or Semifinals round has held a 3-1 series lead and lost. It was the second time in franchise history the team lost a series after leading 3 games to 1. New Jersey went on to win the Stanley Cup.

Schedule and results

Preseason

1999 preseason[10]
Preseason: 2–6–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 0–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 September 17 2–3 @ Washington Capitals 0–1–0 L[11] 2 September 18 2–5 Detroit Red Wings 0–2–0 L[12] –[a] September 21 6–1 @ Philadelphia Phantoms –[b] W[13] 3 September 23 1–2 @ New York Rangers 0–3–0 L[14] 4 September 24 3–2 New York Rangers 1–3–0 W[15] 5 September 25 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils 1–4–0 L[16] 6 September 26 10–2 New Jersey Devils 2–4–0 W[17] 7 September 27 2–8 Washington Capitals 2–5–0 L[18] 8 September 28 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–6–0 L[19] Notes: a Benefit game played for Dmitri Tertyshny's family at the First Union Spectrum.[20] b This game was not counted toward the team's preseason totals.
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

Regular season

1999–2000 regular season[21]
October: 6–5–1–1, 14 points (home: 5–3–0–1; road: 1–2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 1 October 2 0–3 Ottawa Senators Vanbiesbrouck 0–1–0–0 0 L 2 October 7 0–2 Carolina Hurricanes Vanbiesbrouck 0–2–0–0 0 L 3 October 9 1–1 OT @ Boston Bruins Vanbiesbrouck 0–2–1–0 1 T 4 October 12 4–5 @ Washington Capitals Vanbiesbrouck 0–3–1–0 1 L 5 October 14 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens Boucher 0–3–1–1 2 OTL 6 October 16 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings Vanbiesbrouck 0–4–1–1 2 L 7 October 17 5–2 Buffalo Sabres Vanbiesbrouck 1–4–1–1 4 W 8 October 20 5–0 New York Rangers Vanbiesbrouck 2–4–1–1 6 W 9 October 22 2–0 @ New York Rangers Vanbiesbrouck 3–4–1–1 8 W 10 October 24 2–0 Florida Panthers Vanbiesbrouck 4–4–1–1 10 W 11 October 26 2–5 Vancouver Canucks Vanbiesbrouck 4–5–1–1 10 L 12 October 28 5–4 OT Colorado Avalanche Vanbiesbrouck 5–5–1–1 12 W 13 October 30 5–3 New Jersey Devils Boucher 6–5–1–1 14 W
November: 7–2–3–0, 17 points (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 3–2–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 14 November 3 3–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Vanbiesbrouck 6–5–2–1 15 T 15 November 5 3–1 @ San Jose Sharks Vanbiesbrouck 7–5–2–1 17 W 16 November 6 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings Vanbiesbrouck 8–5–2–1 19 W 17 November 9 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils Vanbiesbrouck 8–6–2–1 19 L 18 November 11 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes Boucher 9–6–2–1 21 W 19 November 13 3–2 San Jose Sharks Vanbiesbrouck 10–6–2–1 23 W 20 November 18 1–1 OT Dallas Stars Vanbiesbrouck 10–6–3–1 24 T 21 November 20 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Boucher 11–6–3–1 26 W 22 November 22 1–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Vanbiesbrouck 11–7–3–1 26 L 23 November 24 6–1 @ Florida Panthers Vanbiesbrouck 12–7–3–1 28 W 24 November 26 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Boucher 13–7–3–1 30 W 25 November 28 3–3 OT @ Ottawa Senators Vanbiesbrouck 13–7–4–1 31 T
December: 8–3–2–0, 18 points (home: 4–0–2–0; road: 4–3–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 26 December 2 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres Vanbiesbrouck 14–7–4–1 33 W 27 December 4 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens Vanbiesbrouck 15–7–4–1 35 W 28 December 5 3–2 St. Louis Blues Boucher 16–7–4–1 37 W 29 December 9 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Vanbiesbrouck 17–7–4–1 39 W 30 December 11 4–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Vanbiesbrouck 17–8–4–1 39 L 31 December 14 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres Boucher 17–9–4–1 39 L 32 December 16 5–3 Phoenix Coyotes Vanbiesbrouck 18–9–4–1 41 W 33 December 18 4–0 Tampa Bay Lightning Boucher 19–9–4–1 43 W 34 December 19 1–1 OT Nashville Predators Vanbiesbrouck 19–9–5–1 44 T 35 December 22 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils Vanbiesbrouck 19–10–5–1 44 L 36 December 23 4–4 OT Atlanta Thrashers Boucher 19–10–6–1 45 T 37 December 27 5–1 @ Calgary Flames Vanbiesbrouck 20–10–6–1 47 W 38 December 29 3–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks Vanbiesbrouck 21–10–6–1 49 W
January: 5–4–3–0, 13 points (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 2–3–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 39 January 2 4–1 @ New York Islanders Boucher 22–10–6–1 51 W 40 January 6 3–2 New York Islanders Vanbiesbrouck 23–10–6–1 53 W 41 January 8 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Vanbiesbrouck 24–10–6–1 55 W 42 January 11 4–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes Vanbiesbrouck 25–10–6–1 57 W 43 January 14 0–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers Boucher 25–11–6–1 57 L 44 January 15 1–4 New Jersey Devils Vanbiesbrouck 25–12–6–1 57 L 45 January 17 1–3 @ Florida Panthers Vanbiesbrouck 25–13–6–1 57 L 46 January 20 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators Boucher 25–13–7–1 58 T 47 January 23 4–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 25–13–8–1 59 T 48 January 27 4–2 Florida Panthers Vanbiesbrouck 26–13–8–1 61 W 49 January 29 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Vanbiesbrouck 26–13–9–1 62 T 50 January 30 0–2 @ Washington Capitals Boucher 26–14–9–1 62 L
February: 7–3–2–0, 16 points (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 3–2–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 51 February 3 3–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Vanbiesbrouck 26–14–10–1 63 T 52 February 9 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Boucher 27–14–10–1 65 W 53 February 10 2–3 Edmonton Oilers Vanbiesbrouck 27–15–10–1 65 L 54 February 12 3–2 OT Buffalo Sabres Boucher 28–15–10–1 67 W 55 February 15 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils Boucher 28–16–10–1 67 L 56 February 17 2–2 OT New York Islanders Vanbiesbrouck 28–16–11–1 68 T 57 February 19 4–2 Washington Capitals Boucher 29–16–11–1 70 W 58 February 20 3–2 @ New York Rangers Vanbiesbrouck 30–16–11–1 72 W 59 February 22 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks Boucher 31–16–11–1 74 W 60 February 24 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 32–16–11–1 76 W 61 February 26 5–1 @ New York Islanders Vanbiesbrouck 33–16–11–1 78 W 62 February 29 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues Vanbiesbrouck 33–17–11–1 78 L
March: 7–4–1–2, 17 points (home: 3–1–1–2; road: 4–3–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 63 March 1 0–2 @ Dallas Stars Boucher 33–18–11–1 78 L 64 March 4 3–0 @ Boston Bruins Boucher 34–18–11–1 80 W 65 March 5 3–4 OT New York Islanders Boucher 34–18–11–2 81 OTL 66 March 8 3–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning Vanbiesbrouck 35–18–11–2 83 W 67 March 9 3–1 Washington Capitals Boucher 36–18–11–2 85 W 68 March 12 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Boucher 36–19–11–2 85 L 69 March 13 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes Vanbiesbrouck 37–19–11–2 87 W 70 March 16 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens Vanbiesbrouck 37–19–12–2 88 T 71 March 18 2–3 New York Rangers Vanbiesbrouck 37–20–12–2 88 L 72 March 19 6–2 Boston Bruins Boucher 38–20–12–2 90 W 73 March 21 2–0 @ Nashville Predators Boucher 39–20–12–2 92 W 74 March 23 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Boucher 39–20–12–3 93 OTL 75 March 26 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Vanbiesbrouck 40–20–12–3 95 W 76 March 28 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators Vanbiesbrouck 40–21–12–3 95 L
April: 5–1–0–0, 10 points (home: 2–0–0–0; road: 3–1–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap 77 April 1 3–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 41–21–12–3 97 W 78 April 2 0–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes Boucher 41–22–12–3 97 L 79 April 4 5–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers Boucher 42–22–12–3 99 W 80 April 6 3–1 Atlanta Thrashers Vanbiesbrouck 43–22–12–3 101 W 81 April 8 3–0 Boston Bruins Boucher 44–22–12–3 103 W 82 April 9 4–1 @ New York Rangers Boucher 45–22–12–3 105 W
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[21]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Flyers win 4–1 Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 3–2 Buffalo Sabres Boucher 19,607 Flyers lead 1–0 W 2 April 14 2–1 Buffalo Sabres Boucher 19,752 Flyers lead 2–0 W 3 April 16 2–0 @ Buffalo Sabres Boucher 18,690 Flyers lead 3–0 W 4 April 18 2–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres Boucher 18,690 Flyers lead 3–1 L 5 April 20 5–2 Buffalo Sabres Boucher 19,801 Flyers win 4–1 W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Flyers win 4–2 Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 27 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 19,846 Penguins lead 1–0 L 2 April 29 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 19,810 Penguins lead 2–0 L 3 May 2 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 17,148 Penguins lead 2–1 W 4 May 4 2–1 5OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 17,148 Series tied 2–2 W 5 May 7 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 19,906 Flyers lead 3–2 W 6 May 9 2–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Boucher 17,114 Flyers win 4–2 W
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3 Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 14 1–4 New Jersey Devils Boucher 19,779 Devils lead 1–0 L 2 May 16 4–3 New Jersey Devils Boucher 19,855 Series tied 1–1 W 3 May 18 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils Boucher 19,040 Flyers lead 2–1 W 4 May 20 3–1 @ New Jersey Devils Boucher 19,040 Flyers lead 3–1 W 5 May 22 1–4 New Jersey Devils Boucher 19,945 Flyers lead 3–2 L 6 May 24 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils Boucher 19,040 Series tied 3–3 L 7 May 26 1–2 New Jersey Devils Boucher 20,037 Devils win 4–3 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
8	Mark Recchi	RW	82	28	63	91	20	50	18	6	12	18	3	6
10	John LeClair	LW	82	40	37	77	8	36	18	6	7	13	3	6
88	Eric Lindros	C	55	27	32	59	11	83	2	1	0	1	0	0
37	Eric Desjardins	D	81	14	41	55	20	32	18	2	10	12	1	2
18	Daymond Langkow	C	82	18	32	50	1	56	16	5	5	10	2	23
12	Simon Gagne	LW	80	20	28	48	11	22	17	5	5	10	0	2
26	Valeri Zelepukin	LW	77	11	21	32	−3	55	18	1	2	3	3	12
19	Mikael Renberg‡	RW	62	8	21	29	−1	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Keith Jones	RW	57	9	16	25	8	82	18	3	3	6	−1	14
3	Dan McGillis	D	68	4	14	18	16	55	18	2	6	8	−1	12
25	Keith Primeau†	C	23	7	10	17	10	31	18	2	11	13	−4	13
11	Jody Hull†	RW	67	10	3	13	8	4	18	0	1	1	−4	0
6	Chris Therien	D	80	4	9	13	11	66	18	0	1	1	−1	12
32	Craig Berube	LW	77	4	8	12	3	162	18	1	0	1	−4	23
21	Sandy McCarthy‡	RW	58	6	5	11	−5	111	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Rod Brind'Amour‡	C	12	5	3	8	−1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Andy Delmore	D	27	2	5	7	−1	8	18	5	2	7	0	14
22	Luke Richardson	D	74	2	5	7	14	140	18	0	1	1	−5	41
2	Adam Burt	D	67	1	6	7	−2	45	11	0	1	1	4	4
92	Rick Tocchet†	RW	16	3	3	6	4	23	18	5	6	11	−2	49
15	Peter White	C	21	1	5	6	1	6	16	0	2	2	−1	0
9	Mark Greig	RW	11	3	2	5	0	6	3	0	0	0	−1	0
14	Mikael Andersson‡	LW	36	2	3	5	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Gino Odjick†	LW	13	3	1	4	2	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Marc Bureau‡	C	54	2	2	4	−1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Ulf Samuelsson†	D	49	1	2	3	8	58	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Kent Manderville†	C	13	0	3	3	2	4	18	0	1	1	−3	22
44	Mark Eaton	D	27	1	1	2	1	8	7	0	0	0	−2	0
24	Zarley Zalapski†	D	12	0	2	2	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
23[b]	Todd White†	C	3	1	0	1	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Brian Boucher	G	35	0	1	1		4	18	0	0	0		0
24	Karl Dykhuis‡	D	5	0	1	1	−2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	John Vanbiesbrouck	G	50	0	1	1		6	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Jeff Lank	D	2	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Mike Maneluk	RW	1	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Steve Washburn†	C	1	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—

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
34	John Vanbiesbrouck	50	49	25	15	9	1143	108	2.20	.906	3	2,950	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Brian Boucher	35	33	20	10	3	790	65	1.91	.918	4	2,038	18	18	11	7	484	40	2.03	.917	1	1,183

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Brian Boucher (Goaltender)	[22]
		Simon Gagne (Forward)
	NHL second All-Star team	Eric Desjardins (Defense)	[23]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Eric Desjardins	[24]
		John LeClair
		Eric Lindros
		Roger Neilson (coach)
		Mark Recchi
	NHL Player of the Week	John Vanbiesbrouck (October 25)	[25]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Simon Gagne (December)	[26]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Eric Desjardins	[27]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Mark Recchi	[27]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Luke Richardson	[27]
	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Keith Jones	[27]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1999–2000 season was goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck setting the team record for consecutive shutouts (3) from October 20 to October 24, which was later tied by Ilya Bryzgalov during the 2011–12 season.^[28] Eric Desjardins tied the team season record for powerplay goals by a defenseman (8) and the team set a franchise record for fewest overtime losses (3), a mark that was matched in the following two seasons.^[29][30]

During the third period of game two of their conference semifinals playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Tocchet set team playoff records for most penalties (5) and penalty minutes (29) in a single period, while the team’s 92 penalty minutes is also a franchise high.^[31][32][33] The Flyers game four victory in the fifth overtime period is the longest in team history (152 minutes and seven seconds) and also holds the team record for most shots on goal during playoff overtime (43).^[34][35] In game five, Andy Delmore’s hat trick tied an NHL record for most goals by a defenseman in a playoff game while Mark Recchi tied the team record for most assists in a playoff game (4).^[36][37] The Flyers five-game road winning streak from May 2 to May 20 tied a franchise playoff record.^[38] Delmore’s five goals during the playoffs is the most by a Flyers defenseman.^[39]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Mark Eaton	October 2, 1999	[40]
	Simon Gagne
	Brian Boucher	October 14, 1999
	Jeff Lank	January 29, 2000

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 1999, the day after the deciding game of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 10, 2000, the day of the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals.^[41]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
September 27, 1999 (1999-09-27)	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Henderson	To Nashville Predators Paul Healey	[42]
October 15, 1999 (1999-10-15)	To Philadelphia Flyers Jody Hull	To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations	[43]
October 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	To Montreal Canadiens Karl Dykhuis	[44]
November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Washburn	To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round draft pick in 2001[c]	[45]
November 30, 1999 (1999-11-30)	To Philadelphia Flyers Loan of Rastislav Pavlikovsky[d]	To Ottawa Senators	[47]
December 9, 1999 (1999-12-09)	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Bertrand	To Atlanta Thrashers Brian Wesenberg	[48]
January 23, 2000 (2000-01-23)	To Philadelphia Flyers Keith Primeau 5th-round pick in 2000	To Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour Jean-Marc Pelletier 2nd-round pick in 2000	[49]
January 26, 2000 (2000-01-26)	To Philadelphia Flyers Todd White	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional draft pick in 2001[c]	[50]
February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	To Nashville Predators Eric Bertrand	[51]
February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)	To Philadelphia Flyers Gino Odjick	To New York Islanders Mikael Andersson Carolina's 5th-round pick in 2000	[52]
March 6, 2000 (2000-03-06)	To Philadelphia Flyers Travis Brigley 6th-round pick in 2001	To Calgary Flames Marc Bureau[e]	[54]
March 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)	To Philadelphia Flyers Rick Tocchet	To Phoenix Coyotes Mikael Renberg	[55]
March 14, 2000 (2000-03-14)	To Philadelphia Flyers Kent Manderville	To Carolina Hurricanes Sandy McCarthy	[56]
	To Philadelphia Flyers Kirby Law	To Atlanta Thrashers Vancouver's 6th-round pick in 2000 6th-round pick in 2001	[57]
March 16, 2000 (2000-03-16)	To Philadelphia Flyers	To Utah Grizzlies (IHL) Loan of Zarley Zalapski	[58]
May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31)	To Philadelphia Flyers Paul Ranheim	To Carolina Hurricanes 8th-round pick in 2002	[59]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13)	Dean Melanson	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	[60]
	Jeff Tory	Houston Aeros (IHL)	1-year	Free agency	[60]
July 14, 1999 (1999-07-14)	Chris Albert	Michigan K-Wings (IHL)	1-year	Free agency	[61]
August 2, 1999 (1999-08-02)	Mike Maneluk	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	[62]
August 3, 1999 (1999-08-03)	Ruslan Fedotenko	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)		Free agency	[63]
October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)	Ulf Samuelsson	Atlanta Thrashers	2-year	Free agency	[64]
February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)	Zarley Zalapski	Utah Grizzlies (IHL)	1-year[f]	Free agency	[65]
June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)	Dan Peters	Colorado College (WCHA)		Free agency	[66]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[g]	Ref
June 25, 1999 (1999-06-25)	Jody Hull	Atlanta Thrashers	Expansion draft	[69]
July 1, 1999 (1999-07-01)	Dan Kordic[h]		Contract expiration (UFA)	[67]
July 29, 1999 (1999-07-29)	Chris Joseph	Ottawa Senators	Free agency (UFA)	[71]
August 4, 1999 (1999-08-04)	Andre Payette	Mohawk Valley Prowlers (UHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[72]
August 26, 1999 (1999-08-26)	David MacIsaac	Los Angeles Kings	Free agency (VI)	[73]
September 3, 1999 (1999-09-03)	Steve Duchesne	Detroit Red Wings	Free agency (III)	[74]
September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06)	Ron Hextall		Retirement[i]	[4]
September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)	Dennis Bonvie	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency (VI)	[75]
September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)	Richard Park	Utah Grizzlies (IHL)	Free agency (II)	[68]
December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)	Martin Cerven	Trenton Titans (ECHL)[j]	Buyout	[77]
	Roman Vopat	Essen Mosquitoes (DEL)[k]	Buyout	[77]
	Jason Zent[l]		Buyout	[77]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 30, 1999 (1999-06-30)	Eric Lindros	1-year	Re-signing	[80]
July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13)	Neil Little	1-year	Re-signing	[60]
July 19, 1999 (1999-07-19)	Keith Jones	3-year	Re-signing	[81]
July 29, 1999 (1999-07-29)	Sandy McCarthy	1-year	Re-signing	[82]
	Mikael Renberg	1-year	Re-signing	[82]
August 3, 1999 (1999-08-03)	Sean O'Brien	1-year	Re-signing	[83]
August 5, 1999 (1999-08-05)	Dan McGillis	2-year	Re-signing	[84]
August 18, 1999 (1999-08-18)	Karl Dykhuis	3-year	Re-signing	[85]
August 20, 1999 (1999-08-20)	Simon Gagne	3-year	Entry-level	[86]
September 3, 1999 (1999-09-03)	Daymond Langkow	2-year	Re-signing	[87]
September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06)	Craig Berube	1-year	Re-signing	[88]
	Valeri Zelepukin	1-year	Re-signing	[88]
January 23, 2000 (2000-01-23)	Keith Primeau	5-year	Re-signing	[49]
June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)	Petr Hubacek		Entry-level	[66]
	Vaclav Pletka		Entry-level	[66]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft, which was held at the FleetCenter in Boston on June 26, 1999.^[89] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 58th overall, the New York Islanders' 2000 sixth-round pick, and Dainius Zubrus to the Montreal Canadiens for Mark Recchi on March 10, 1999.^[90] They also traded their fifth-round pick, 148th overall, and Colin Forbes to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Mikael Andersson and Sandy McCarthy on March 20, 1999, their eighth-round pick, 237th overall, to the Carolina Hurricanes for the rights to Francis Lessard on May 25, 1999, and their ninth-round pick, 265th overall, to the Dallas Stars for the Stars' 1998 ninth-round pick on June 27, 1998.^[90] The St. Louis Blues received the Flyers' sixth-round pick, 180th overall, as compensation for the Flyers hiring Roger Neilson as their head coach.^[90]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	22	Maxime Ouellet	Goaltender	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4	119	Jeff Feniak	Defense	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6	160	Konstantin Rudenko	Forward	Russia	Severstal Cherepovets (RUS)	[m]
7	200	Pavel Kasparik	Center	Czech Republic	IHC Pisek (CZE)	[n]
	208	Vaclav Pletka	Left wing	Czech Republic	Ocelari Trinec (CZE)
8	224	David Nystrom	Right wing	Sweden	Frolunda HC (Elitserien)	[o]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL^[91][92] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.^[93]

Notes

1. Neilson went on medical leave on February 20 and Ramsay served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
2. White wore number 15 in his first two games with the Flyers.
3. Condition not met.
4. Pavlikovsky was reassigned by Ottawa on January 27, 2000.^[46]
5. The Flyers also agreed to pay part of Bureau’s remaining salary.^[53]
6. Club option for second year
7. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[67][68]
8. Kordic retired.^[70]
9. The final year of Hextall's contract was bought out.
10. Cerven played the remainder of season in the ECHL with Trenton and the Charlotte Checkers.^[76]
11. Vopat signed with Essen on December 19, 1999.^[78]
12. Zent retired.^[79]
13. The Flyers traded Pat Kavanagh to the Vancouver Canucks for the Canucks' sixth-round pick, 160th overall, on June 1, 1999.^[90]
14. The Flyers traded Johan Hedberg to the San Jose Sharks for the Sharks' seventh-round pick, 200th overall, on August 6, 1998.^[90]
15. The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 90th overall, to the Calgary Flames for the rights to Ryan Bast and the Flames' eighth-round pick, 224th overall, on October 13, 1998.^[90]