1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 22nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Wales Conference Finals to the Montreal Canadiens in six games.
1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Division | 4th Patrick |
Conference | 7th Wales |
1988–89 record | 36–36–8 |
Home record | 22–15–3 |
Road record | 14–21–5 |
Goals for | 307 (8th) |
Goals against | 285 (7th) |
Team information | |
President | Jay Snider |
General manager | Bob Clarke |
Coach | Paul Holmgren |
Captain | Dave Poulin |
Alternate captains | Mark Howe Rick Tocchet |
Arena | Spectrum |
Average attendance | 17,405[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tim Kerr (48) |
Assists | Pelle Eklund (51) |
Points | Tim Kerr (88) |
Penalty minutes | Jeff Chychrun (245) |
Plus/minus | Ron Sutter (+25) |
Wins | Ron Hextall (30) |
Goals against average | Ron Hextall (3.23) |
Regular season
With Mike Keenan's firing, the reins were handed off to Paul Holmgren,[2] who presided over a club in flux with young players promoted to larger roles. The defense underwent a major overhaul, as Brad Marsh was let go to Toronto, and Doug Crossman was dealt to Los Angeles for Jay Wells. Gord Murphy and Jeff Chychrun cracked the lineup on the back line as well.
Tim Kerr was fully healed from his shoulder surgeries and subsequent infections, while Rick Tocchet, Scott Mellanby, Murray Craven, Pelle Eklund and Peter Zezel were counted on to carry the offense. After a promising 5–1–0 start, a 4–15–1 slide cost Zezel his job, shipped off to St. Louis for Mike Bullard after Thanksgiving.
Following the deal, the Flyers went 13–2–1 to climb back over .500 and into solid playoff footing. However, youth and constant inconsistency derailed much progress to the top of the standings, and the team never went higher than three games above even. Mark Laforest was replaced in March as backup by Maple Leafs castoff Ken Wregget with the team reeling.
On the last day of the season, they fell 6–5 in overtime to the Penguins and into fourth place, as Mario Lemieux scored into an empty net. If the Flyers had won using the extra attacker, they would have leapt over the Rangers into third place in the Patrick Division. Despite their mediocre record, their positive goal differential was a positive indicator that the team still had some life left.
The Flyers finished the regular season with the league's best power-play percentage, at 26.70% (98 for 367).[3]
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Washington Capitals | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 305 | 259 | 92 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 347 | 349 | 87 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 37 | 35 | 8 | 310 | 307 | 82 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 307 | 285 | 80 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 281 | 325 | 66 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 28 | 47 | 5 | 265 | 325 | 61 |
[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
Facing the first-place Washington Capitals in the first round, the Flyers pulled off the upset in six games. Ron Hextall managed to score another empty-net goal in the waning moments of Game 5, becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal in the playoffs. The Flyers then came back from a 3 games to 2 deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games to make the Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to the Montreal Canadiens in six games. This would be the Flyers last playoff appearance until 1995.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 6–5–0, 12 Points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–3–0)
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November: 4–11–1, 9 Points (Home: 3–5–1; Road: 1–6–0)
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December: 11–2–1, 23 Points (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 5–2–0)
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January: 5–5–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–3–1)
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February: 5–7–0, 10 Points (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–2–0)
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March: 5–5–4, 14 Points (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–4–3)
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April: 0–1–1, 1 Points (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–1)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
1989 Stanley Cup playoffs | ||||||
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Patrick Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals - Flyers win 4–2
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Patrick Division Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins - Flyers win 4–3
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Wales Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens - Canadiens win 4–2
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
12 | Tim Kerr | 29 | RW | 69 | 48 | 40 | 88 | −4 | 73 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 27 |
22 | Rick Tocchet | 24 | RW | 66 | 45 | 36 | 81 | −1 | 183 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 69 |
26 | Brian Propp | 29 | LW | 77 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 16 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 14 |
9 | Pelle Eklund | 25 | LW | 79 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −4 | 2 |
19 | Scott Mellanby | 22 | RW | 76 | 21 | 29 | 50 | −13 | 183 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
10 | Mike Bullard![]() | 27 | C | 54 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 1 | 60 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
14 | Ron Sutter | 25 | C | 55 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 25 | 80 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 51 |
29 | Terry Carkner | 22 | D | 78 | 11 | 32 | 43 | −6 | 149 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 28 |
2 | Mark Howe | 33 | D | 52 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
32 | Murray Craven | 24 | LW | 51 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
20 | Dave Poulin | 30 | C | 69 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
3 | Gord Murphy | 21 | D | 75 | 4 | 31 | 35 | −3 | 68 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
24 | Derrick Smith | 24 | LW | 74 | 16 | 14 | 30 | −4 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
7 | Jay Wells | 29 | D | 67 | 2 | 19 | 21 | −3 | 184 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 51 |
25 | Peter Zezel![]() | 23 | C | 26 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Kjell Samuelsson | 30 | D | 68 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 140 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
25 | Keith Acton![]() | 30 | C | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
15 | Doug Sulliman | 29 | RW | 52 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Moe Mantha![]() | 28 | D | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Kerry Huffman | 21 | D | 29 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Ron Hextall | 24 | G | 64 | 0 | 8 | 8 | N/A | 113 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 28 |
23 | Ilkka Sinisalo | 30 | RW | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
6 | Jeff Chychrun | 22 | D | 80 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 245 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 65 |
33 | Mark Laforest | 26 | G | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | N/A | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Dave Brown![]() | 26 | RW | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Craig Berube | 23 | LW | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −15 | 199 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
10 | Magnus Roupe![]() | 25 | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Al Secord![]() | 30 | RW | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
42 | Don Nachbaur | 30 | C | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Brian Dobbin | 22 | RW | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
37 | Mark Freer | 20 | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | Glen Seabrooke | 21 | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | David Fenyves | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Jeff Harding | 19 | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Ken Wregget![]() | 24 | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16 |
49 | Marc D'Amour | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Age | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
27 | Ron Hextall | 24 | 64 | 63 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 1855 | 202 | 3.23 | .891 | 0 | 3,755:46 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 445 | 49 | 3.32 | .890 | 0 | 886:22 |
33 | Mark Laforest | 26 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 497 | 64 | 4.12 | .871 | 0 | 932:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Ken Wregget![]() | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 13 | 6.01 | .822 | 0 | 129:43 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 138 | 10 | 2.23 | .928 | 0 | 268:28 |
49 | Marc D'Amour | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 19:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | Tim Kerr | [5] |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Rick Tocchet | [6] |
NHL Player of the Week | Tim Kerr (February 27) | [7] | |
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Kjell Samuelsson | [8] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Ron Hextall | [8] | |
Class Guy Award | Ron Sutter | [8] |
Records
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NHL record
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Tied for NHL record
Individual
Record | Type | Total | Player | Date(s) | Opponent | Ref |
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Powerplay goals scored | Game | 3[lower-alpha 1] | Brian Propp | 10/13/1988 | Minnesota North Stars | [9] |
Games with a goal | Streak | 9 | Rick Tocchet | 3/1/1989 – 3/19/1989 | — | [9] |
Penalties in minutes by a goaltender | Season | 113![]() |
Ron Hextall | — | — | [10] |
Assists by a goaltender | Season | 8 | Ron Hextall | — | — | [10] |
Points by a goaltender | Season | 8 | Ron Hextall | — | — | [10] |
Goals scored | Series | 10 | Tim Kerr | — | Pittsburgh Penguins | [11] |
Points | Series | 15 | Tim Kerr | — | Pittsburgh Penguins | [11] |
Powerplay goals scored | Series | 5 | Tim Kerr | — | Pittsburgh Penguins | [11] |
Powerplay goals scored, playoffs | Season | 8 | Tim Kerr | — | — | [12] |
Assists by a defenseman, playoffs | Season | 15 | Mark Howe | — | — | [13] |
Goals scored by a goaltender, playoffs | Season | 1![]() |
Ron Hextall | — | — | [14] |
Team
Record | Type | Total | Date(s) | Opponent | Player(s) | Refs |
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Powerplay goals scored | Game | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 10/13/1988 | Minnesota North Stars | — | [15] |
Fastest two goals | Game | 0:07[lower-alpha 3] | 12/27/1988 | Washington Capitals | Moe Mantha Jr. | [16] |
Ron Sutter | ||||||
Fastest opening goal | Game | 0:08 | 3/7/1989 | Edmonton Oilers | Tim Kerr | [16] |
Fastest goal from start of period | Game | 0:08[lower-alpha 4] | 3/7/1989 | Edmonton Oilers | Tim Kerr | [16] |
Powerplay goals scored | Season | 98 | — | — | — | [17] |
Fewest shutouts | Season | 0[lower-alpha 5] | — | — | — | [18] |
Fastest goal from start of period, playoffs | Game | 0:06![]() |
4/25/1989 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pelle Eklund | [19][20] |
Most goals against, playoffs | Period | 6[lower-alpha 6] | 4/25/1989 | Pittsburgh Penguins | — | [11] |
Most goals against, playoffs | Game | 10[lower-alpha 7] | 4/25/1989 | Pittsburgh Penguins | — | [21] |
Shorthanded goals scored, playoffs | Season | 8 | — | — | — | [22] |
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 27, 1988, the day after the deciding game of the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1989, the day of the deciding game of the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals.[23]
Trades
Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.
Date | Player | Previous team (league) | Term | Ref |
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June 21, 1988 | Jocelyn Perreault | Sherbrooke Canadiens (AHL) | [24] | |
September 30, 1988 | Marc D'Amour | Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) | [35] | |
May 16, 1989 | Bill Armstrong | Western Michigan University (CCHA) | [36] |
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 |
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July 25, 1988 | Terry Carkner | 3-year | [25] |
September 1, 1988 | Jeff Harding (DP) | [26] | |
September 1, 1988 | Bruce Rendall (DP) | [26] | |
September 12, 1988 | Scott Mellanby | 3-year | [37] |
September 12, 1988 | Rick Tocchet | 4-year | [37] |
September 27, 1988 | Claude Boivin (DP) | [38] | |
October 24, 1988 | Tim Kerr | 4-year | [39] |
March 7, 1989 | Murray Baron (DP) | [40] | |
May 19, 1989 | Ilkka Sinisalo | 2-year | [41] |
Waivers
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. They were involved in two selections during the 1988 NHL Waiver Draft, which was held on October 3, 1988.[42][43] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: Don Biggs, Marc D'Amour, Warren Harper, Willie Huber, Chris Jensen, Mark Lofthouse, Gord Paddock, and Mike Stothers.[44]
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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October 3, 1988 | Doug Sulliman[lower-alpha 8] | from New Jersey Devils | [43] |
October 3, 1988 | Brad Marsh | to Toronto Maple Leafs[lower-alpha 9] | [43] |
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 |
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June 21, 1988 | Kevin McCarthy | — | Retirement | [24] |
July 1988 | Steve Smith | Calgary Flames | Free agency | [45] |
October 10, 1988 | Nick Fotiu | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency | [46] |
1989 | Magnus Roupe* | Farjestads BK (Elitserien) | Release | [47] |
N/A | Willie Huber | — | Retirement[lower-alpha 10] | [48] |
Draft picks
NHL Entry Draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 11, 1988.[49]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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1 | 14 | Claude Boivin | Left Wing | ![]() |
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) | |
2 | 35 | Pat Murray | Left Wing | ![]() |
Michigan State University (CCHA) | |
3 | 56 | Craig Fisher | Left Wing | ![]() |
Oshawa Legionaires (MetJHL) | |
3 | 63 | Dominic Roussel | Goaltender | ![]() |
Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) | [lower-alpha 11] |
4 | 77 | Scott LaGrand | Goaltender | ![]() |
Hotchkiss School (Conn.) | |
5 | 98 | Edward O'Brien | Left Wing | ![]() |
Cushing Academy (Massachusetts) | |
6 | 119 | Gord Frantti | Defense | ![]() |
Calumet High School (Mich.) | |
7 | 140 | Jamie Cooke | Right Wing | ![]() |
Bramalea Blues (MetJHL) | |
8 | 161 | Johan Salle | Defense | ![]() |
Malmo IF (Elitserien) | |
9 | 182 | Brian Arthur | Defense | ![]() |
Etobicoke Capitals (CJBHL) | |
10 | 203 | Jeff Dandreta | Right Wing | ![]() |
Cushing Academy (Massachusetts) | |
11 | 224 | Scott Billey | Right Wing | ![]() |
Madison Capitols (USHL) | |
12 | 245 | Dragomir Kadlec | Defense | ![]() |
Dukla Jihlava (TCH) |
NHL Supplemental Draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft.[51][52]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
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2 | 19 | Paul Connell | Goaltender | ![]() |
Bowling Green State University (CCHA) |
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.[53][54]
Notes
- Tied four times by three different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
- Tied mark set during the 1971–72 season.
- Tied mark set during the 1986–87 season and subsequently tied during the 2012–13 season.
- Tied mark previously set during the 1971–72 season.
- Tied mark set during the 1981–82 season and subsequently tied during the 2010–11 season.
- Tied mark set during the 1978–79 season.
- Tied during the 2011–12 season.
- The Flyers removed Brad Marsh from their protected list.
- The Flyers received $2,500.
- Huber held out and retired after the season.
- The Flyers traded Brad McCrimmon to the Calgary Flames for the Flames' third-round pick, 63rd overall, and the Flames' 1989 first-round pick on August 26, 1987.[50]
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