1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers season

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
Wales Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Wales
1984–85 record53–20–7
Home record32–4–4
Road record21–16–3
Goals for348 (4th)
Goals against241 (3rd)
Team information
PresidentJay Snider
General managerBob Clarke
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainDave Poulin
Alternate captainsNone[lower-alpha 1]
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance16,951[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Kalamazoo Wings
Team leaders
GoalsTim Kerr (54)
AssistsBrian Propp (54)
PointsTim Kerr (98)
Penalty minutesDave Brown (165)
Plus/minusBrad McCrimmon (+52)
WinsPelle Lindbergh (40)
Goals against averageBob Froese (2.39)

Off-season

Bob 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]

Regular season

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 President's 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.

Season standings
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers8053207348241113
Washington Capitals8046259322240101
New York Islanders804034634531286
New York Rangers8026441029534562
New Jersey Devils8022481026434654
Pittsburgh Penguins802451527638553

[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.

Playoffs

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.

Schedule and results

Regular season
1984–85 regular season
October: 6–2–2, 15 Points (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 3–2–1)
November: 8–2–2, 18 Points (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 2–0–1)
December: 7–6–1, 15 Points (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–5–0)
January: 8–4–1, 17 Points (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 3–4–1)
February: 8–3–1, 17 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)
March: 13–3–0, 26 Points (Home: 7–0–0; Road: 6–3–0)
April: 3–0–0, 6 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 2–0–0)

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

Playoffs
1985 Stanley Cup playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Flyers win 3–0
Patrick Division Finals vs. New York Islanders - Flyers win 4–1
Wales Conference Finals vs. Quebec Nordiques - Flyers win 4–2
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Edmonton Oilers - Oilers win 4–1

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
12Tim Kerr25RW7454449829571210414713
26Brian Propp25LW764354974643198101826
20Dave Poulin26C73304474435911358−16
23Ilkka Sinisalo26RW70363773321619617−10
32Murray Craven20LW802635614530194610611
25Peter Zezel19C65154661222619189−528
2Mark Howe29D731839575131193811116
14Ron Sutter21C731629451394194812−128
10Brad McCrimmon25D6683543528111213515
18Lindsay Carson24C77201939012317033024
24Derrick Smith20LW77172239283119257316
22Rick Tocchet20RW75142539618119347−172
27Thomas Eriksson25D7210293924369000−16
3Doug Crossman24D80433373165194610−338
11, 36Len Hachborn23C40517221623403300
8Brad Marsh26D7721820429119066165
9Miroslav Dvorak33D473141712413011−14
19, 42Todd Bergen21C14115169417491378
15Rich Sutter21LW566101608911303−210
21Dave Brown22RW57369−316511000−159
6Tim Young29C20268212——————
17Ed Hospodar25D50347713018112469
29Glen Cochrane27D18033−4100——————
19Ray Allison25RW1111232100002
34Ross Fitzpatrick24C5101−30——————
35Bob Froese26G17011N/A24000N/A2
34Paul Guay21RW201120——————
31Pelle Lindbergh25G65000N/A418011N/A0
6, 28Joe Paterson24LW6000−13117347−270
5Steve Smith21D200027——————
44Mike Stothers22D1000−10——————
30, 33Darren Jensen24G1000N/A0——————

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
31Pelle Lindbergh2565634017719261943.02.89923,848:581818126487422.50.91431,006:43
35Bob Froese2617161320427372.39.9131927:24410173114.51.8490146:19
30, 33Darren Jensen24110103077.00.767060:00——————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) Jack Adams Award Mike Keenan [5]
NHL First All-Star Team Pelle Lindbergh (Goaltender) [6]
Vezina Trophy Pelle Lindbergh [7]
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Mark Howe[lower-alpha 2] [8][9][10]
Tim Kerr
Pelle Lindbergh
NHL Player of the Month Pelle Lindbergh (March)[lower-alpha 3] [11]
NHL Player of the Week Pelle Lindbergh (November 19) [12]
Ilkka Sinisalo (March 11)[lower-alpha 4] [13]
Pelle Lindbergh (April 9)[lower-alpha 5] [14]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Brad McCrimmon [15]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Pelle Lindbergh [15]
Class Guy Award Brad Marsh [15]

Records
  •    NHL record
  •    Tied for NHL record

Individual
Franchise player records set during the 1984–85 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Goals scored Period 3[lower-alpha 6] Tim Kerr 10/25/1984 St. Louis Blues [16]
Goals scored Game 4[lower-alpha 7] Tim Kerr 10/25/1984 St. Louis Blues [17]
1/17/1985 Detroit Red Wings
2/9/1985 Washington Capitals
Shorthanded goals Season 7[lower-alpha 8] Brian Propp — — [18]
Hat tricks Season 5 Tim Kerr — — [17]
Fastest three goals scored by one player, playoffs Game 3:24 Tim Kerr 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Fastest four goals scored by one player, playoffs Game 8:16 Tim Kerr 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Goals scored, playoffs Period 4 Tim Kerr 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Powerplay goals scored, playoffs Period 3 Tim Kerr 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Assists, playoffs Period 3[lower-alpha 9] Peter Zezel 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Points, playoffs Period 4 Tim Kerr 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Powerplay goals scored, playoffs Game 3 Tim Kerr 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Points by a rookie, playoffs Game 4[lower-alpha 10] Peter Zezel 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [19]
Assists, playoffs Period 3[lower-alpha 9] Tim Kerr 4/21/1985 New York Islanders [19]
Powerplay goals scored by a defenseman, playoffs Season 3[lower-alpha 11] Doug Crossman — — [20]

Team
Franchise team records set during the 1984–85 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Refs
Goals scored Game 13[lower-alpha 12] 10/18/1984 Vancouver Canucks [21]
Shorthanded goals scored Season 3[lower-alpha 13] 12/15/1984 Washington Capitals [21]
1/13/1985 Calgary Flames
Most wins Season 53[lower-alpha 14] — — [22]
Fewest road ties Season 3[lower-alpha 15] — — [23]
Goals scored Period 5 4/13/1985 New York Rangers [24]

Transactions

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.[25]

Trades
Date Details Ref
May 24, 1984 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ian Armstrong		 To New Jersey Devils
10th-round pick in 1985		 [26]
September 27, 1984 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations		 To New Jersey Devils
Sam St. Laurent		 [27]
October 10, 1984 To Philadelphia Flyers
Murray Craven
Joe Paterson		 To Detroit Red Wings
Darryl Sittler		 [28]
March 12, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 1986[lower-alpha 16]		 To Vancouver Canucks
Glen Cochrane		 [30][31]

Free agency

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
July 25, 1984Ed HospodarHartford Whalers[32]
September 30, 1984Nick KypreosNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)[33]
October 4, 1984Don NachbaurLos Angeles Kings[34]
October 8, 1984Al HillMaine Mariners (AHL)[35]
October 15, 1984Tim YoungWinnipeg Jets1-year[36]
November 22, 1984Craig PietteUniversity of Wisconsin–River Falls (NAIA)[37][38]

Internal

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

Date Player Term Ref
August 17, 1984Doug Crossman[39]
August 17, 1984Len Hachborn[39]
August 17, 1984Brad McCrimmon[39]
September 22, 1984Tim Kerrmulti-year[40]
February 17, 1985Lindsay Carson

Waivers

The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1984 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 9, 1984.[41] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltender Gil Hudon and skaters Don Nachbaur and Brian Tutt.[42]

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
N/AFrank Bathe—Retirement[lower-alpha 17][43]
N/ARandy Holt—Retirement[lower-alpha 18][43]

Draft picks
See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 9, 1984.[44] 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.[45]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
2 22 Greg Smyth Defense  Canada London Knights (OHL) [lower-alpha 19]
2 27 Scott Mellanby Right Wing  Canada Henry Carr Secondary School (Toronto) [lower-alpha 20]
2 37 Jeff Chychrun Defense  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
3 43 Dave McLay Forward  Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL) [lower-alpha 19]
3 47 John Stevens Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL) [lower-alpha 21]
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  Slovakia HC Kosice (Czech)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[46][47] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.[48]

Notes
  1. The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
  2. Did not play
  3. Co-winner with Winnipeg Jets' Brian Hayward
  4. Co-winner with St. Louis Blues' Rick Wamsley
  5. Co-winner with St. Louis Blues' Joe Mullen
  6. Tied nine times by eight different players.
  7. Tied thirteen times by eight different players.
  8. Tied by Mark Howe during the 1985–86 season and Mike Richards during the 2008–09 season.
  9. Tied four times by four different players.
  10. Tied by Sean Couturier during the 2011–12 season.
  11. Tied mark set by Tom Bladon during the 1973–74 season and subsequently tied by Chris Pronger during the 2009–10 season.
  12. Tied mark set during the 1983–84 season.
  13. Tied during the 1995–96 season.
  14. Tied during the 1985–86 season.
  15. Tied during the 1985–86 and 1987–88 seasons.
  16. The Flyers initially received a 1985 3rd-round pick from Vancouver, but the deal was altered when Canucks' team doctors discovered Cochrane's right knee had not fully recovered from surgery the previous year.[29]
  17. No official announcement
  18. No official announcement
  19. The Flyers first-round pick, 16th overall, was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Andy Brickley, Ron Flockhart, Mark Taylor, and the Flyers' third-round pick for Rich Sutter and the Penguins' 1984 second and third-round picks on October 23, 1983.[45]
  20. The Flyers traded Behn Wilson to the Chicago Black Hawks for Doug Crossman and the Black Hawks' second-round pick, 27th overall, on June 8, 1983.[45]
  21. The Flyers received the Hartford Whalers' third-round pick, 47th overall, as compensation for an earlier trade involving Fred Arthur, who retired before his contract expired.[45]

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