2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.
2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Division | 2nd Atlantic |
Conference | 5th Eastern |
2005–06 record | 45–26–11 |
Home record | 22–13–6 |
Road record | 23–13–5 |
Goals for | 267 |
Goals against | 259 |
Team information | |
President | Ron Ryan |
General manager | Bob Clarke |
Coach | Ken Hitchcock |
Captain | Keith Primeau Derian Hatcher (interim)[lower-alpha 1] |
Alternate captains | Simon Gagne Derian Hatcher[lower-alpha 1] Sami Kapanen[lower-alpha 1] |
Arena | Wachovia Center |
Average attendance | 19,653[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Philadelphia Phantoms Trenton Titans |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Simon Gagne (47) |
Assists | Peter Forsberg (56) |
Points | Simon Gagne (79) |
Penalty minutes | Donald Brashear (166) |
Plus/minus | Simon Gagne (+31) |
Wins | Antero Niittymaki (23) |
Goals against average | Robert Esche (2.97) Antero Niittymaki (2.97) |
Off-season
The Flyers were one of the more active teams once the lockout came to an end. Replacing the high-profile names of Tony Amonte, John LeClair and Jeremy Roenick were superstar Peter Forsberg, along with defensemen Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje, as well as several players from the Calder Cup-winning Philadelphia Phantoms. When all was said and done, the team had experienced a turnover of nearly two-thirds of the roster.
Regular season
The Flyers began the season with lofty expectations. Despite being hampered by injuries prior to and during 2005–06, the Flyers lived up to those expectations in the first half of the season, reaching the top of the league standings in January while simultaneously holding a ten-point lead in the Atlantic Division. The Deuces Wild line of Forsberg, Simon Gagne and Mike Knuble recorded 75, 79 and 65 points respectively, while Gagne scored a career high 47 goals.
However, the injuries began to accumulate and take their toll. Keith Primeau suffered a concussion on October 25 in Montreal and missed the rest of the season and the playoffs.[2] In late January, Hatcher was named team captain for the duration of Primeau's absence.[3] All told, the Flyers were third in the NHL with 388 man-games lost to injury, tops amongst playoff teams.[4] The second half of the regular season was defined by a record hovering around .500, sending the Flyers on a steady slide in the standings. The Flyers fell short of an Atlantic Division title finishing second by tie-breaker to the New Jersey Devils and drawing the 5th seed and a first round match-up with the Buffalo Sabres.
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
2 | 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
3 | 6 | New York Rangers | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
4 | 12 | New York Islanders | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
5 | 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Playoffs
The Flyers lost to Buffalo in six games.
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2005 pre-season[7] | ||||||
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Pre-season: 6–1–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 1–1–0)
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Legend: Win Loss Overtime/shootout loss |
Regular season
2005–06 Regular season | ||||||
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October: 6–3–1, 13 points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–3–1)
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November: 9–3–2, 20 points (Home: 6–2–2; Road: 3–1–0)
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December: 9–2–3, 21 points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 6–0–2)
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January: 7–5–2, 16 points (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 6–2–0)
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February: 2–3–1, 5 points (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–3–0)
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March: 7–6–1, 15 points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–4–1)
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April: 5–4–1, 11 points (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 3–2–1)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs | ||||||
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Sabres 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 | Simon Gagne | 25 | LW | 72 | 47 | 32 | 79 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
21 | Peter Forsberg | 32 | C | 60 | 19 | 56 | 75 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
22 | Mike Knuble | 33 | RW | 82 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 25 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
44 | Joni Pitkanen | 22 | D | 58 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 22 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
26 | Michal Handzus | 28 | C | 73 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −2 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
17 | Jeff Carter | 21 | C | 81 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 10 |
20 | R. J. Umberger | 23 | C | 73 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
24 | Sami Kapanen | 32 | RW | 58 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
18 | Mike Richards | 20 | C | 79 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
34 | Freddy Meyer | 25 | D | 57 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 8 |
5 | Kim Johnsson | 29 | D | 47 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | Eric Desjardins | 36 | D | 45 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 6 |
3 | Mike Rathje | 31 | D | 79 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
2 | Derian Hatcher | 33 | D | 77 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 10 |
49 | Brian Savage | 34 | LW | 66 | 9 | 5 | 14 | −18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
19 | Branko Radivojevic | 25 | RW | 64 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −6 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
11 | Jon Sim | 28 | RW | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
93 | Petr Nedved | 34 | C | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −8 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 8 |
15 | Niko Dimitrakos | 26 | RW | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
87 | Donald Brashear | 34 | LW | 76 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −2 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Patrick Sharp | 24 | C | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | Ben Eager | 22 | LW | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 26 |
29 | Randy Jones | 24 | D | 28 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Dennis Seidenberg | 24 | D | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Keith Primeau | 34 | C | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Turner Stevenson | 33 | RW | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Chris Therien | 34 | D | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | Robert Esche | 28 | G | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | N/A | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2 |
30 | Antero Niittymaki | 25 | G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
14 | Ryan Ready | 27 | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Matt Ellison | 22 | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | Ryan Potulny | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Denis Gauthier | 29 | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 19 |
36 | Pat Kavanagh | 26 | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | Alexandre Picard | 20 | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
46 | Josh Gratton | 23 | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Eric Chouinard | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | David Printz | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Stefan Ruzicka | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
43 | Wade Skolney | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Age | GP | GS | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Antero Niittymaki | 25 | 46 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 1266 | 133 | 2.97 | .895 | 2 | 2,690:05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 4.13 | .828 | 0 | 72:41 |
42 | Robert Esche | 28 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1099 | 113 | 2.97 | .897 | 1 | 2,286:24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 176 | 22 | 4.20 | .875 | 0 | 314:29 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Antero Niittymaki (January 9)[lower-alpha 2] | [8] |
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Joni Pitkanen | [9] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Simon Gagne | [9] | |
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Joni Pitkanen | [9] | |
Toyota Cup | Simon Gagne | [9] | |
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Peter Forsberg | [9] |
Team
Record | Type | Total | Date(s) | Opponent | Player(s) | Refs |
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Fastest overtime goal scored | Game | 0:07 | 1/5/2006 | New York Rangers | Simon Gagne | [10] |
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 season was officially canceled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[11]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 29, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Todd Fedoruk |
[12] |
July 30, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 2005 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
To Florida Panthers 1st-round pick in 2005 |
[13] |
July 30, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers Columbus' 4th-round pick in 2005 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
To Phoenix Coyotes Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
[14] |
July 30, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas' 3rd-round pick in 2005 4th-round pick in 2005 |
[15] |
August 2, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
To Nashville Predators Danny Markov |
[16] |
August 4, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations |
To Los Angeles Kings Jeremy Roenick Nashville's 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
[17] |
December 5, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Ellison 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
To Chicago Blackhawks Eric Meloche Patrick Sharp |
[18] |
December 28, 2005 | To Philadelphia Flyers Kiel McLeod |
To Phoenix Coyotes Eric Chouinard |
[19] |
January 20, 2006 | To Philadelphia Flyers Petr Nedved option to switch 4th-round picks in 2006[lower-alpha 3] option to switch 3rd-round picks in 2007[lower-alpha 4] |
To Phoenix Coyotes Dennis Seidenberg |
[20] |
January 23, 2006 | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2007 |
To Florida Panthers Jon Sim |
[21] |
March 9, 2006 | To Philadelphia Flyers Denis Gauthier |
To Phoenix Coyotes Josh Gratton Florida's 2nd-round pick in 2006 Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
[22] |
March 9, 2006 | To Philadelphia Flyers Niko Dimitrakos |
To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
[23] |
April 21, 2006[lower-alpha 5] | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
To Los Angeles Kings Dean Lombardi |
[24][25] |
Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | Previous team (league) | Term | Ref |
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August 2, 2005 | Derian Hatcher | Detroit Red Wings | 4-year | [26] |
August 2, 2005 | Mike Rathje | San Jose Sharks | 5-year | [26] |
August 2, 2005 | Jon Sim | Phoenix Coyotes | 1-year | [27] |
August 2, 2005 | Chris Therien | Dallas Stars | 1-year | [26] |
August 3, 2005 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | [28] |
August 22, 2005 | Eric Chouinard | Minnesota Wild | 1-year* | [29] |
August 22, 2005 | Pat Kavanagh | Ottawa Senators | 1-year* | [29] |
August 22, 2005 | Jamie Storr | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | 1-year* | [29] |
August 23, 2005 | Riley Cote | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | 2-year* | [30] |
September 15, 2005 | Brian Savage | Phoenix Coyotes | 1-year | [31][32] |
April 16, 2006 | Scott Munroe (ELC) | Alabama–Huntsville Chargers (CHA) | * | [33] |
June 15, 2006 | Marty Murray | Hannover Scorpions (DEL) | 1-year | [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 entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 27, 2005 | Jeff Carter (ELC) | 3-year* | [35] |
July 27, 2005 | Triston Grant (ELC) | 3-year* | [35] |
July 27, 2005 | Alexandre Picard (ELC) | 3-year* | [35] |
July 27, 2005 | Mike Richards (ELC) | 3-year* | [35] |
July 29, 2005 | Rejean Beauchemin (ELC) | * | [12] |
July 29, 2005 | Stefan Ruzicka (ELC) | 3-year* | [12] |
August 9, 2005 | Simon Gagne | 1-year | [36][37] |
August 9, 2005 | Kim Johnsson | 1-year | [36][37] |
August 9, 2005 | Branko Radivojevic | 1-year | [36][37] |
August 9, 2005 | Patrick Sharp | 1-year | [36][37] |
August 10, 2005 | Robert Esche | 2-year | [38] |
August 10, 2005 | Dennis Seidenberg | 1-year | [39] |
August 22, 2005 | Ryan Ready | 1-year* | [29] |
February 3, 2006 | Freddy Meyer | 2-year extension | [40] |
February 7, 2006 | Randy Jones | 2-year extension | [41] |
March 23, 2006 | Denis Gauthier | 3-year extension | [42] |
March 29, 2006 | Ryan Potulny (ELC) | 2-year* | [43][44] |
April 27, 2006 | Gino Pisellini (ELC) | * | [45] |
May 30, 2006 | Frederik Cabana (ELC) | 3-year* | [46] |
May 30, 2006 | Steve Downie (ELC) | 3-year* | [46] |
May 30, 2006 | Jussi Timonen (ELC) | 2-year* | [46] |
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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July 18, 2005 | Neil Little | Espoo Blues (SM-liiga) | Free agency | [47] |
July 23, 2005 | Tony Amonte | Calgary Flames[lower-alpha 6] | Buyout | [49] |
July 23, 2005 | John LeClair | Pittsburgh Penguins[lower-alpha 7] | Buyout | [49] |
July 24, 2005 | Marcus Ragnarsson | Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan) | Free agency[lower-alpha 8] | [51] |
July 25, 2005 | Mattias Timander | Modo Hockey (Elitserien) | Free agency | [52] |
August 2, 2005 | Radovan Somik | Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) | Free agency | [53] |
August 9, 2005 | Sean Burke | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency | [54] |
August 12, 2005 | Boyd Kane | Washington Capitals | Free agency | [55] |
September 29, 2005 | Peter White | HIFK (SM-liiga) | Free agency | [56] |
N/A | Claude Lapointe | —[lower-alpha 9] | Free agency | [57] |
May 19, 2006 | Jamie Storr* | DEG Metro Stars (DEL) | Free agency[lower-alpha 10] | [58] |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Westin Hotel Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.[59] The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and fourth-round picks in three separate trades.[60]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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1 | 29 | Steve Downie | Right Wing | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | [lower-alpha 11] |
3 | 91 | Oskars Bartulis | Defense | Latvia | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | [lower-alpha 12] |
4 | 119 | Jeremy Duchesne | Goaltender | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | [lower-alpha 13] |
5 | 152 | Josh Beaulieu | Center | Canada | London Knights (OHL) | |
6 | 174 | John Flatters | Defense | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
7 | 215 | Matt Clackson | Right Wing | Canada | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[61][62] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[63]
Notes
- Hatcher was named interim captain for the duration of Primeau's absence on January 29. Kapanen replaced Hatcher as an alternate captain.
- Co-winner with Colorado Avalanche's David Aebischer
- Option exercised.
- Option not exercised.
- The Flyers received the draft pick as compensation for the Kings hiring Lombardi as their general manager. Lombardi served as a Western Conference scout with the Flyers.
- Amonte signed with Calgary on August 2, 2005.[48]
- LeClair signed with Pittsburgh on August 15, 2005.[50]
- Ragnarsson retired from the NHL.
- Lapointe signed with SC Bern (NLA) on September 4, 2006.
- Contract for the 2006–07 season
- The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 20th overall, to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' first-round pick, 29th overall, and the Panthers' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.[60]
- The Flyers traded their 2004 fifth and sixth-round picks and the San Jose Sharks' 2004 sixth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's third-round pick, 91st overall, on June 27, 2004.[60]
- The Flyers traded Todd Fedoruk to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for the Mighty Ducks' second-round pick, 59th overall, on July 27, 2005. The Flyers traded the Mighty Ducks' pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for the Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick, 119th overall, and the Coyotes' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.[60]
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