1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs in five game to the New York Rangers.

1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Wales
1985–86 record53–23–4
Home record33–6–1
Road record20–17–3
Goals for335 (4th)
Goals against241 (1st)
Team information
PresidentJay Snider
General managerBobby Clarke
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainDave Poulin
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Brad Marsh
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,184[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Kalamazoo Wings
Team leaders
GoalsTim Kerr (58)
AssistsMark Howe (58)
PointsBrian Propp (97)
Penalty minutesRick Tocchet (284)
Plus/minusMark Howe (+85)
WinsBob Froese (31)
Goals against averageBob Froese (2.55)

Regular season

The club began the year 12–2–0 (with both losses coming at home to New Jersey and Quebec), which included 10 consecutive wins until goaltender Pelle Lindbergh was fatally injured in a car accident in the early hours of November 10.

Due to the tragedy, back-up Bob Froese became the de-facto starter, and the club called up Darren Jensen for relief work. Froese suffered a groin injury in practice prior to the team's next game against the Edmonton Oilers, so Jensen got the start against the defending Stanley Cup champions at the Spectrum on November 14.

Following an emotional memorial service, the Flyers posted a spirited 5–3 win, featuring four goals in the third period to earn their 11th victory in a row. They went on to beat Hartford two days later to set a new franchise record for consecutive wins, then rallied from three-goals down to top the New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime the next day. The Islanders ended the streak two nights later in Uniondale, almost wasting a four-goal lead in an 8–6 decision.

Philly became the first club in the NHL to reach 30 wins, after a 4–0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on January 9, but began to falter in February and early March, losing four straight games and seeing the Capitals climb within striking distance. The Caps and Flyers each spent time in first place for the remainder of the schedule, but the orange and black took the division crown on the last day of the season (April 6) with a come-from-behind 5–3 home win.

In a 7–3 loss to the Devils on March 8, Tim Kerr set an NHL record with his 29th power-play goal of the season, passing Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito's mark. He finished the year with 34, the league record to this day.

Propp had the best chance of his career to crack the 100-point mark, but that was derailed on March 6, when Buffalo Sabres forward Lindy Ruff caught him in the eye with a high stick. The incident cost Propp several games, and he finished with a team-high 97 points while also causing him to wear a visor for the remainder of his career.

Bob Clarke made a couple minor deals during the season, trading Ed Hospodar and the enigmatic Todd Bergen to the Minnesota North Stars for Dave Richter and Bo Berglund on November 29. Neither player lasted beyond the season with the Flyers, while Hospodar returned in 1986–87. Also, Joe Paterson and Len Hachborn were sent in separate deals to the Los Angeles Kings, and Chico Resch was acquired from the Devils for a draft pick in early March.

Froese finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy. Mark Howe finished second in voting for the Norris Trophy and third in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP.[2] Howe was named to the first NHL All-Star Team and took home the NHL Plus-Minus Award — the defense pairing of Howe and Brad McCrimmon finished with a +85 and a +83 respectively — while Froese was named to the second NHL All-Star Team and was the co-winner with Jensen of the William M. Jennings Trophy.

Season standings
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers8053234335241110
Washington Capitals8050237315272107
New York Islanders8039291232728490
New York Rangers803638628027678
Pittsburgh Penguins803438831330576
New Jersey Devils802849330037459

[3]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

Despite their regular season success, an emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Rangers in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season
1985–86 regular season
October: 7–2–0, 14 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–0–0)
November: 12–2–0, 24 Points (Home: 8–0–0; Road: 4–2–0)
December: 9–6–0, 18 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–5–0)
January: 7–5–1, 15 Points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–4–1)
February: 6–3–3, 15 Points (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–3–2)
March: 8–5–0, 16 Points (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 2–3–0)
April: 4–0–0, 8 Points (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–0–0)

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

Playoffs
1986 Stanley Cup playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Rangers win 3–2

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
26Brian Propp26LW7240579724475022−24
12Tim Kerr26RW76582684−5795336−28
2Mark Howe30D772458828536504400
23Ilkka Sinisalo27LW743937761731522412
20Dave Poulin27C7927426920495202−42
9Pelle Eklund22C70155166−412502220
14Ron Sutter22C75184260261595022210
10Brad McCrimmon26D801343568385520212
32Murray Craven21LW782133542434503304
25Peter Zezel20C7917375427765314−24
3Doug Crossman25D8063743−555501104
15Rich Sutter22RW78142539281995202219
22Rick Tocchet21RW69142135122845123126
18Lindsay Carson25LW50912211084100005
21Dave Brown23RW761071772775000−316
8Brad Marsh27D79013130123500012
24Derrick Smith21LW69661214574000−310
17Ed Hospodar26D17314055——————
27Thomas Eriksson26D43044−1216——————
42Don Nachbaur27C511237——————
34Dave Richter25D50022−21385000021
29Daryl Stanley23D33022−569100002
37Bo Berglund30RW702204——————
35Bob Froese27G51011N/A85011N/A0
30Darren Jensen25G29011N/A2——————
44Mike Stothers23D601116300004
31Pelle Lindbergh26G8000N/A0——————
33Glenn Resch37G5000N/A01000N/A0
6Joe Paterson25LW5000112——————
5Kevin McCarthy28D400004——————
39Ross Fitzpatrick25C2000−10——————
5Steve Smith22D2000−12——————
19Scott Mellanby19RW2000−10——————
36Carl Mokosak23LW100005——————

Goaltending
  • = 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 GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Bob Froese2751473110312701162.55.90952,724:055523123153.08.8780292:07
30Darren Jensen2529231591753883.69.88321,430:54——————————
31Pelle Lindbergh2688620200232.88.8851478:25——————————
33Glenn Resch375212084103.23.8810185:381000118.24.00007:17

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) Emery Edge Award Mark Howe [4]
NHL First All-Star Team Mark Howe (Defense) [5]
NHL Second All-Star Team Bob Froese (Goaltender) [5]
William M. Jennings Trophy Bob Froese [6]
Darren Jensen
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Bob Froese [7][8]
Mark Howe
Mike Keenan (Coach)
Tim Kerr[lower-alpha 1]
Pelle Lindbergh[lower-alpha 2]
Dave Poulin
Brian Propp
NHL Player of the Month Bob Froese (March) [9]
NHL Player of the Week Bob Froese (December 29) [10]
Bob Froese (January 9) [11]
Bob Froese (March 17)[lower-alpha 3] [12]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Mark Howe [13]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Mark Howe [13]
Class Guy Award Murray Craven [13]

Records
  •    NHL record

Individual
Franchise player records set during the 1985–86 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Powerplay goals scored Game 3[lower-alpha 4] Tim Kerr 11/3/1985 Los Angeles Kings [14]
Goals scored by a defenseman Season 24 Mark Howe — — [15]
Powerplay goals scored Season 34 Tim Kerr — — [16]
Shorthanded goals scored Season 7[lower-alpha 5] Mark Howe — — [16]
Points by a defenseman Season 82 Mark Howe — — [15]
Highest plus/minus Season +85 Mark Howe — — [16]
Assists by a rookie Season 51 Pelle Eklund — — [14]

Team
Franchise team records set during the 1985–86 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Refs
Games won Streak 13 10/19/1985 – 11/17/1985 — [17]
Most wins Season 53[lower-alpha 6] — — [18]
Fewest ties Season 4 — — [18]
Fewest home ties Season 1[lower-alpha 7] — — [19]
Fewest road ties Season 3[lower-alpha 8] — — [19]
Goals scored, playoffs Period 5[lower-alpha 9] 4/14/1986 New York Rangers [20]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 31, 1985, the day after the deciding game of the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1986, the day of the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals.[21]

Trades
Date Details Ref
October 11, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Seguin
2nd-round pick in 1986		 To Los Angeles Kings
Paul Guay
4th-round pick in 1986		 [22]
November 7, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations[lower-alpha 10]		 To Edmonton Oilers
Ron Low		 [23]
November 29, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bo Berglund
Dave Richter		 To Minnesota North Stars
Todd Bergen
Ed Hospodar		 [24]
December 5, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations		 To Los Angeles Kings
Len Hachborn		 [25]
December 18, 1985 To Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia's 4th-round pick in 1986		 To Los Angeles Kings
Joe Paterson		 [26]
March 11, 1986 To Philadelphia Flyers
Glenn Resch		 To New Jersey Devils
3rd-round pick in 1986		 [27]

Free agency

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
July 19, 1985Kevin McCarthyPittsburgh Penguins[28]
July 26, 1985Jim DobsonQuebec Nordiques[29]
July 26, 1985Carl MokosakLos Angeles Kings[29]
July 26, 1985Tim TookeyPittsburgh Penguins[29]
September 30, 1985Steve MartinsonToledo Goaldiggers (IHL)[30]
October 7, 1985Dave FarrishToronto Maple Leafs[31]
October 8, 1985Florent RobidouxMilwaukee Admirals (IHL)[32]
January 15, 1986John KempCanadian National Team[33]
March 19, 1986Craig BerubeMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)[34]

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
June 18, 1985Pelle Eklund (DP)2-year[35]
August 14, 1985Ray Allison[36]
August 14, 1985Ed Hospodar[36]
August 14, 1985Brad Marsh[36]
August 14, 1985Dave McLay (DP)[36]
August 14, 1985John Stevens (DP)[36]
August 14, 1985Rich Sutter[36]
August 14, 1985Ron Sutter[36]
October 10, 1985Pelle Lindbergh6-year[37]
November 7, 1985Jeff Chychrun (DP)[38]
March 13, 1986Scott Mellanby (DP)[39]

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. The 1985 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 7, 1985.[40] The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Bob Froese and Pelle Lindbergh, defensemen Doug Crossman, Thomas Eriksson, Ed Hospodar, Mark Howe, Brad Marsh, Brad McCrimmon, and Daryl Stanley, and forwards Dave Brown, Lindsay Carson, Murray Craven, Len Hachborn, Tim Kerr, Joe Paterson, Dave Poulin, Brian Propp, and Ilkka Sinisalo.[41] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: defensemen Kevin McCarthy and Mike Stothers, and forwards Ray Allison, Bill Barber, Jim Dobson, Ross Fitzpatrick, Al Hill, Steve Martinson, Carl Mokosak, and Don Nachbaur.[41]

Date Player Team Ref
November 7, 1985Ron Lowfrom Edmonton Oilers[23]

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
June 10, 1985Miroslav DvorakESG Kassel (Germany)Retirement[lower-alpha 11][42]
August 22, 1985Bill Barber—Retirement[lower-alpha 12][43]
September 25, 1985Todd BergenMinnesota North Stars[lower-alpha 13]Retirement[44]
N/ATim Young—Retirement[lower-alpha 14][45]
N/AJim DobsonNew York Rangers[lower-alpha 15]Released[46]

Draft picks
See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on June 15, 1985.[47] The Flyers traded their tenth-round pick, 210th overall, to the Boston Bruins for Ian Armstrong on May 24, 1984.[48]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 21 Glen Seabrooke Center  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 42 Bruce Rendall Left Wing  Canada Chatham Maroons (OPJHL)
3 48 Darryl Gilmour Goaltender  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) [lower-alpha 16]
3 63 Shane Whelan Center  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 84 Paul Marshall Defense  United States Northwood School (N.Y.)
5 105 Daril Holmes Right Wing  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
6 126 Ken Alexander Defense  United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 147 Tony Horacek Left Wing  Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
8 168 Mike Cusack Forward  United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
9 189 Gord Murphy Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
11 231 Rod Williams Right Wing  Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
12 252 Paul Maurice Defense  Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[49][50] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.[51]

Notes
  1. Voted starting Right Wing
  2. Posthumously voted starting Goaltender
  3. Co-winner with Edmonton Oilers' Paul Coffey
  4. Tied four times by four different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  5. Tied mark set by Brian Propp during the 1984–85 season and subsequently tied by Mike Richards during the 2008–09 season.
  6. Tied mark set during the 1984–85 season.
  7. Tied mark set during the 1976–77 season.
  8. Tied mark set during the 1984–85 season and subsequently tied during the 1987–88 season.
  9. Tied four times. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  10. The Flyers claimed Low off waivers and agreed to a deal which allowed Edmonton to retain Low's rights but would guarantee them Low if Edmonton did not need him as a backup goaltender after Grant Fuhr recovered from an injury.[23] On December 3, the Flyers passed on reacquiring Low and Edmonton returned him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Nova Scotia.[23]
  11. Retired from NHL
  12. Barber missed the 1984–85 season due to a knee injury.
  13. Bergen was traded to Minnesota on November 29, 1985.[24]
  14. No official announcement
  15. Dobson signed with New York on December 13, 1985.
  16. The Flyers traded Paul Holmgren to the Minnesota North Stars for the rights to Paul Guay and the North Stars' third-round pick, 48th overall, on February 23, 1984.[48]

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