1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the St. Louis Blues for the second consecutive season.

1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers
Division3rd West
1968–69 record20–35–21
Home record14–16–8
Road record6–19–13
Goals for174 (12th)
Goals against225 (7th)
Team information
PresidentBill Putnam
Joe Scott
General managerBud Poile
CoachKeith Allen
CaptainEd Van Impe[lower-alpha 1]
Alternate captainsDick Cherry
Jean-Guy Gendron[lower-alpha 1]
Allan Stanley
Ed Van Impe[lower-alpha 1]
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance11,196[2]
Minor league affiliate(s)Quebec Aces
Seattle Totems
Jersey Devils
Team leaders
GoalsAndre Lacroix (24)
AssistsJean-Guy Gendron (35)
PointsAndre Lacroix (56)
Penalty minutesForbes Kennedy (195)
Plus/minusBill Sutherland (+5)
WinsBernie Parent (17)
Goals against averageBernie Parent (2.70)

Off-season

The Flyers coaxed Dick Cherry, who they selected in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, out of retirement by agreeing to a three-year contract.[3]

Lou Angotti, the Flyers first captain, was involved in a three-team trade.[4] The Flyers traded Angotti to the St. Louis Blues for Darryl Edestrand and Gerry Melnyk and the Blues subsequently traded Angotti to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[4] Melnyk suffered a heart attack in training camp and retired to become a scout for the team.[5]

The Flyers claimed veteran defenseman Allan Stanley in the reverse draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs.[6]

Regular season

Defenseman Ed Van Impe was named Angotti's replacement as captain in November.[1]

Led by Van Impe and the team-leading 24 goals of Andre Lacroix, the Flyers struggled finishing 15 games under .500.

Season standings
West Division[7]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1St. Louis Blues76372514204157+4788
2Oakland Seals76293611219251−3269
3Philadelphia Flyers76203521174225−5161
4Los Angeles Kings76244210185260−7558
5Pittsburgh Penguins76204511189252−6351
6Minnesota North Stars76184315189270−8151

Record vs. opponents
1968-69 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET LAK MIN MON NYR OAK PHI PIT STL TOR
Boston —5–2–13–2–35–14–0–24–2–23–3–23–1–24–25–12–2–24–2–2
Chicago 2–5–1—3–4–15–15–0–11–74–3–11–53–0–34–23–2–13–4–1
Detroit 2–3–34–3–1—4–24–22–5–14–3–13–2–13–1–24–20–4–23–4–1
Los Angeles 1–51–52–4—1–4–30–4–23–34–2–23–4–15–2–11–6–13–3
Minnesota 0–4–20–5–12–44–1–3—0–5–11–53–4–12–3–33–52–4–21–3–2
Montreal 2–4–27–15–2–14–0–25–0–1—3–4–12–3–15–14–1–15–0–14–3–1
New York 3–3–23–4–13–4–13–35–14–3–1—5–13–1–25–13–1–24–4
Oakland 1–3–25–12–3–12–4–24–3–13–2–11–5—4–2–24–2–21–72–4
Philadelphia 2–40–3–31–3–24–3–13–2–31–51–3–22–4–2—4–1–31–6–11–1–4
Pittsburgh 1–52–42–42–5–15–31–4–11–52–4–21–4–3—3–4–10–3–3
St. Louis 2–2–22–3–14–0–26–1–14–2–20–5–11–3–27–16–1–14–3–1—1–4–1
Toronto 2–4–24–3–14–3–13–33–1–23–4–14–44–21–1–43–0–34–1–1—

Playoffs

Despite the poor regular season showing, they made the playoffs; however, they were manhandled by St. Louis in a four-game sweep. Not wanting his team to be physically outmatched again, owner Ed Snider instructed General Manager Bud Poile to acquire bigger, tougher players.[8]

Schedule and results

Regular season
1968–69 regular season
October: 1–5–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 0–4–1)
November: 5–8–0 (Home: 3–5–0; Road: 2–3–0)
December: 3–6–5 (Home: 1–2–3; Road: 2–4–2)
January: 3–6–5 (Home: 2–4–2; Road: 1–2–3)
February: 1–8–4 (Home: 1–4–1; Road: 0–4–3)
March: 7–2–5 (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 1–2–4)

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

Playoffs
1969 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals vs. St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–0

Legend:   Win   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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
7Andre Lacroix23C75243256−1244000−50
11Jean-Guy Gendron34LW74203555−8654000−56
21Dick Sarrazin23RW54163046−7144000−50
20Jim Johnson26C69172744−5203000−42
9Leon Rochefort29RW65142135−7103000−20
12Gary Dornhoefer25RW6081624−20804011020
10Brit Selby23LW63101323−1123——————
2Ed Van Impe28D6871219−131121000−117
17Larry Hale27D6731619−24284000−810
6Allan Stanley42D6441317−428301104
8Don Blackburn30LW487916−13364000−42
5Dick Cherry31D719615−11184101−24
22Forbes Kennedy33C598715−25195——————
15Garry Peters26C668614−20494112016
14Simon Nolet27RW3541014−108——————
4John Miszuk28D6611314−6704000−50
10Bill Sutherland34LW127310544112−40
3Joe Watson25D602810−21144000−50
19Earl Heiskala26LW21336−451——————
19Rosaire Paiement23RW27246−1452——————
23Myron Stankiewicz33LW19055−1125100000
24Ralph MacSweyn26D24044464000−44
23Gerry Meehan22C12033−144000−20
22Mike Byers22RW5022−104011−20
14Pat Hannigan32LW7011−422——————
30Bernie Parent23G58000N/A83000N/A0
1Doug Favell23G21000N/A41000N/A0
24Larry Zeidel40D9000−36——————
16Claude LaForge32LW2000−20——————
19Serge Bernier21C100002——————

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Bernie Parent23585617231620091512.70.92513,357:13330394124.01.8720179:45
1Doug Favell2321203125731713.58.90311,191:2011013655.00.861060:00

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Bernie Parent [9]
Ed Van Impe

Team
Franchise team records set during the 1968–69 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Refs
Games tied Streak 4[lower-alpha 2] 1/2/1969 – 1/8/1969 — [10]
Most goals against Period 6 1/30/1969 Chicago Black Hawks [11]
Most goals against Game 12 1/30/1969 Chicago Black Hawks [12]
Games tied on the road Streak 4 3/1/1969 – 3/15/1969 — [10]
Fewest wins on road Season 6[lower-alpha 3] — — [13]
Fewest wins, playoffs Season 0[lower-alpha 4] — — [14]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1968, the day after the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 4, 1969, the day of the deciding game of the 1969 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades
Date Details Ref
May 20, 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
Earl Heiskala		 To Seattle Totems (WHL)
loan of Bob Courcy
loan of Ray LaRose
future considerations[lower-alpha 5]		 [17]
June 11, 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
Darryl Edestrand
Gerry Melnyk		 To St. Louis Blues
Lou Angotti
Ian Campbell		 [4]
August 21, 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
loan of Bobby Rivard		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
cash		 [18]
October 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash		 To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
Al Millar		 [19]
December 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash		 To Quebec Aces (AHL)
Keith Wright		 [20]
December 2, 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Sneddon		 To Chicago Black Hawks
Brian Bradley		 [21]
March 2, 1969 To Philadelphia Flyers
cash		 To Vancouver Canucks (WHL)
Pat Hannigan		 [22]
March 2, 1969 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Byers
Gerry Meehan
Bill Sutherland		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Forbes Kennedy
Brit Selby		 [22]

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
September 1968Bobby TaylorCalgary Spurs (AJHL)[23]
September 18, 1968Jean LapointeLaval Saints (QMJHL)[24]
September 18, 1968Bill McEwan[24]

Internal

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Amateur Draft, signed to contracts.

Date Player Term Ref
May 27, 1968Dick Cherry3-year[3]
September 18, 1968Dunc Wilson (DP)[24][25]
September 21, 1968Brit Selby2-year
October 5, 1968Ralph MacSweyn
October 5, 1968Bobby Rivard
October 8, 1968Forbes Kennedy[26]
October 8, 1968Garry Peters[26]
October 9, 1968Gary Dornhoefer
October 9, 1968Jim Johnson
October 9, 1968Rosaire Paiement
October 12, 1968Larry Hale1-year

Intra-League

The 1968 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 12, 1968.[27][28] Each NHL team placed 14 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[27] It cost $30,000 to make a claim.[27] The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent, and skaters Dick Cherry, Gary Dornhoefer, Jean Gauthier, Earl Heiskala, Jim Johnson, Forbes Kennedy, Andre Lacroix, John Miszuk, Simon Nolet, Leon Rochefort, Brit Selby, Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, and Joe Watson.[27]

Date Player Team Ref
June 12, 1968Ron Buchanan[lower-alpha 6]from Boston Bruins[27][29]
June 12, 1968Jean Gauthier[lower-alpha 7]to Boston Bruins[27][29]
June 12, 1968Fern Rivard[lower-alpha 8]to Minnesota North Stars[27][29]
June 12, 1968Larry Hale[lower-alpha 9]from Minnesota North Stars[27][29]
June 12, 1968Bill Sutherland[lower-alpha 10]to Minnesota North Stars[27][29]

Reverse

The 1968 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 13, 1968.[6][30] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.[6] It cost $15,000 to make a claim.[30]

Date Player Team Ref
June 13, 1968Jim Morrisonto Baltimore Clippers (AHL)[6][30]
June 13, 1968Ed Hoekstrato Denver Spurs (WHL)[6][30]
June 13, 1968Allan Stanleyfrom Toronto Maple Leafs[lower-alpha 11][6][30]

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Date Player Team Ref
January 16, 1969Myron Stankiewiczfrom St. Louis Blues[31]

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
October 7, 1968Gerry Melnyk—Retirement[5]

Draft picks
See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

NHL Amateur Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968.[32]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 8 Lew Morrison Right Wing  Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 13, 1968.[33] Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1968, who played as amateurs during the 1967–68 season were eligible for selection.[25][34]

Player Position Nationality Team (league) NHL rights
Dunc Wilson Goaltender  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA) Boston Bruins

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,[35][36] the Seattle Totems of the WHL,[37] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[37]

Notes
  1. Van Impe was named captain on November 5. Gendron replaced him as an alternate captain.[1]
  2. Tied during the 1991–92 season.
  3. Tied during the 1969–70 season.
  4. Tied during the 1970–71, 1982–83, and 1983–84 seasons.
  5. The Flyers sent John Hanna and Art Stratton to Seattle during June 1968 to complete trade.[16]
  6. The Flyers removed Jean Gauthier from their protected list after selecting Buchanan.
  7. The Bruins claimed Gauthier in lieu of cash.
  8. The Flyers placed Don Blackburn on their protected list after Rivard was selected.
  9. The Flyers removed Bill Sutherland from their protected list after selecting Hale.
  10. The North Stars claimed Sutherland in lieu of cash.
  11. Selected by the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Quebec Aces.

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