1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers
Division3rd West
1970–71 record28–33–17
Home record20–10–9
Road record8–23–8
Goals for207 (12th)
Goals against225 (8th)
Team information
PresidentJoe Scott
General managerKeith Allen
CoachVic Stasiuk
CaptainEd Van Impe
Alternate captainsJean-Guy Gendron
Bill Sutherland
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance14,131[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Quebec Aces
Flint Generals
Jersey Devils
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Clarke (27)
AssistsBobby Clarke (36)
PointsBobby Clarke (63)
Penalty minutesGary Dornhoefer (93)
Plus/minusWayne Hillman (+12)
WinsDoug Favell (16)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.67)

The 1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Chicago Black Hawks in a four-game sweep.

Regular season

Bobby Clarke led the team in goals (27), assists (36), and points (63) in his second season.

Season standings

West Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7849209277184+93107
2St. Louis Blues78342519223208+1587
3Philadelphia Flyers78283317207225−1873
4Minnesota North Stars78283416191223−3272
5Los Angeles Kings78254013239303−6463
6Pittsburgh Penguins78213720221240−1962
7California Golden Seals7820535199320−12145

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

The Flyers were swept in four games by the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round. Even though the team had improved their record in his second season behind the bench, head coach Vic Stasiuk was replaced by Fred Shero in the off-season.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1970–71 regular season[4]
October: 5–3–1, 11 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 0–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 10Minnesota North Stars2–11–0–02Recap
2October 11Montreal Canadiens1–21–1–02Recap
3October 15Vancouver Canucks5–42–1–04Recap
4October 17@ Pittsburgh Penguins0–02–1–15Recap
5October 18Toronto Maple Leafs4–23–1–17Recap
6October 22Buffalo Sabres4–24–1–19Recap
7October 24@ Montreal Canadiens1–34–2–19Recap
8October 25@ Boston Bruins3–44–3–19Recap
9October 29Los Angeles Kings3–15–3–111Recap
November: 5–6–1, 11 points (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
10November 1Pittsburgh Penguins3–26–3–113Recap
11November 5@ Detroit Red Wings1–36–4–113Recap
12November 7Chicago Black Hawks1–16–4–214Recap
13November 8@ Buffalo Sabres3–17–4–216Recap
14November 11@ Chicago Black Hawks1–77–5–216Recap
15November 15St. Louis Blues1–27–6–216Recap
16November 19California Golden Seals6–28–6–218Recap
17November 21Boston Bruins2–58–7–218Recap
18November 22Detroit Red Wings2–48–8–218Recap
19November 25New York Rangers3–19–8–220Recap
20November 28@ Chicago Black Hawks1–39–9–220Recap
21November 29Vancouver Canucks4–210–9–222Recap
December: 2–8–3, 7 points (home: 0–2–1; road: 0–6–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
22December 1@ Vancouver Canucks4–510–10–222Recap
23December 4@ California Golden Seals4–011–10–224Recap
24December 5@ Los Angeles Kings4–411–10–325Recap
25December 9@ St. Louis Blues5–212–10–327Recap
26December 10@ Detroit Red Wings1–312–11–327Recap
27December 12Boston Bruins0–112–12–327Recap
28December 13St. Louis Blues2–212–12–428Recap
29December 15@ Vancouver Canucks2–312–13–428Recap
30December 18@ California Golden Seals0–112–14–428Recap
31December 19@ Los Angeles Kings2–212–14–529Recap
32December 26@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–912–15–529Recap
33December 27Montreal Canadiens2–412–16–529Recap
34December 30@ St. Louis Blues2–512–17–529Recap
January: 7–5–4, 18 points (home: 5–3–2; road: 2–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
35January 2Chicago Black Hawks1–312–18–529Recap
36January 3Boston Bruins1–512–19–529Recap
37January 6Pittsburgh Penguins4–313–19–531Recap
38January 7Los Angeles Kings5–513–19–632Recap
39January 9California Golden Seals5–314–19–634Recap
40January 10@ Montreal Canadiens3–215–19–636Recap
41January 14Toronto Maple Leafs3–016–19–638Recap
42January 16@ Detroit Red Wings4–217–19–640Recap
43January 17Los Angeles Kings1–417–20–640Recap
44January 20@ New York Rangers3–317–20–741Recap
45January 21Montreal Canadiens5–517–20–842Recap
46January 23@ Minnesota North Stars2–217–20–943Recap
47January 24@ Buffalo Sabres4–617–21–943Recap
48January 28@ Boston Bruins2–617–22–943Recap
49January 30New York Rangers5–218–22–945Recap
50January 31Detroit Red Wings3–119–22–947Recap
February: 5–6–1, 11 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–5–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
51February 4Chicago Black Hawks6–220–22–949Recap
52February 6@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–420–23–949Recap
53February 7St. Louis Blues2–620–24–949Recap
54February 10@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–520–25–949Recap
55February 13@ Minnesota North Stars2–220–25–1050Recap
56February 14@ Buffalo Sabres2–320–26–1050Recap
57February 17@ Los Angeles Kings4–021–26–1052Recap
58February 19@ Vancouver Canucks3–222–26–1054Recap
59February 20@ California Golden Seals3–522–27–1054Recap
60February 24@ New York Rangers2–422–28–1054Recap
61February 25Buffalo Sabres3–223–28–1056Recap
62February 27Vancouver Canucks8–124–28–1058Recap
March: 3–5–5, 11 points (home: 2–0–4; road: 1–5–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
63March 4Detroit Red Wings2–224–28–1159Recap
64March 6California Golden Seals4–424–28–1260Recap
65March 7@ Minnesota North Stars1–324–29–1260Recap
66March 10@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–224–29–1361Recap
67March 12@ New York Rangers2–724–30–1361Recap
68March 13@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–225–30–1363Recap
69March 18New York Rangers2–126–30–1365Recap
70March 20@ Boston Bruins3–526–31–1365Recap
71March 21Toronto Maple Leafs1–126–31–1466Recap
72March 24@ Montreal Canadiens3–526–32–1466Recap
73March 25Minnesota North Stars2–226–32–1567Recap
74March 27@ Chicago Black Hawks1–326–33–1567Recap
75March 28Pittsburgh Penguins3–127–33–1569Recap
April: 1–0–2, 4 points (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
76April 1@ St. Louis Blues1–127–33–1670Recap
77April 3Minnesota North Stars3–228–33–1672Recap
78April 4Buffalo Sabres3–328–33–1773Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1971 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Black Hawks – Black Hawks win 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1April 7@ Chicago Black Hawks2–5Black Hawks lead 1–0Recap
2April 8@ Chicago Black Hawks2–6Black Hawks lead 2–0Recap
3April 10Chicago Black Hawks2–3Black Hawks lead 3–0Recap
4April 11Chicago Black Hawks2–6Black Hawks win 4–0Recap
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 Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16Bobby ClarkeC772736639784000−32
21Serge BernierRW77232851−7774112−40
20Jim JohnsonC66162945−10164022−20
7Andre LacroixC78202242−9124022−10
12Gary DornhoeferRW572020403932000−14
11Jean-Guy GendronLW76201636−9464011−30
18Bill LesukLW78171936−5814101−38
9Bob KellyLW76141832770410102
17Simon NoletRW7491928−1424213−40
4Barry AshbeeD6442327344——————
10Cliff Schmautz†RW3081220323——————
3Larry HillmanD73313169394022−22
15Garry PetersC736713−14694112−115
8Lew MorrisonRW785712−12254000−22
6Wayne HillmanD6957121247——————
23Larry HaleD7011112−18344000−42
5Brent HughesD3011011−6214000−36
2Ed Van ImpeD7701111−13804011−48
14Joe WatsonD573710950100000
19Rick MacLeish†LW26246−4194101−20
19Earl HeiskalaLW41213−972——————
22Danny Schock†LW1412310——————
30Bernie Parent‡G300225——————
1Doug FavellG44011920000
30Bruce Gamble†G11000020000
25Jim MairD2000−103123−24
22George SwarbrickRW2000−20——————
25Willie BrossartD1000−20——————
10Bill Sutherland‡LW100000——————
4Ralph MacSweynD——————4000−22

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 GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1Doug Favell44411615912751082.67.91522,427:5522026084.02.8670119:23
30Bernie Parent‡30269126825732.77.91221,580:59——————————
30Bruce Gamble†1111362373373.37.9010658:18220267126.00.8210119:54

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Bobby Clarke [5]

Records

The Flyers were swept in their first round series with the Chicago Black Hawks, going winless in the playoffs for the second time, which matched the 1968–69 season and was later matched during the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons.[6]

Milestones

Franchise firsts[7]
Milestone Player Date Ref
Natural hat-trick Gary Dornhoefer March 6, 1971[lower-alpha 1] [8]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1970, the day after the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 18, 1971, the day of the deciding game of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals.[9]

Trades

Date Details Ref
May 20, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brent Hughes		 To Los Angeles Kings
Mike Byers		 [10]
May 29, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Barry Ashbee		 To Hershey Bears (AHL)
Larry McKillop
Player to be named later[lower-alpha 2]		 [12]
June 12, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
George Swarbrick		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Terry Ball		 [13]
July 2, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Cash		 To San Diego Gulls (WHL)
Bob Courcy		 [14]
August 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
Cash		 To Denver Spurs (WHL)
Claude LaForge		 [15]
August 10, 1970 To Philadelphia Flyers
To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
Loan of Guy Dufour
January 31, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bruce Gamble
Mike Walton
1st-round pick in 1971		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bernie Parent
2nd-round pick in 1971		 [16]
January 31, 1971 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rick MacLeish
Danny Schock		 To Boston Bruins
Mike Walton		 [16]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamViaRef
June 1970Hugh HarveyKingston Aces (OHA)Free agency[17]
June 9, 1970Bill LesukBoston BruinsIntra-League draft[18][19][20]
June 11, 1970Alain CaronMontreal CanadiensReverse draft[lower-alpha 3][21][22]
December 28, 1970Cliff SchmautzBuffalo SabresWaivers[23]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamViaRef
June 9, 1970Dick CherryBoston BruinsIntra-League draft[20]
June 10, 1970Reg FlemingBuffalo SabresExpansion draft[24][25][26]
Gerry MeehanBuffalo SabresExpansion draft[24][25][26]
Rosaire PaiementVancouver CanucksExpansion draft[24][25][26]
Dunc WilsonVancouver CanucksExpansion draft[24][25][26]
June 11, 1970Hugh HarveyHershey Bears (AHL)Reverse draft[17]
October 19, 1970Bill SutherlandBuffalo SabresWaivers[27]

Signings

DatePlayerRef
August 13, 1970Bill Lesuk[28]
September 7, 1970Earl Heiskala[29]
Jim Johnson[29]
Lew Morrison[29]
September 9, 1970Larry Hale[30]
Joe Watson[30]
October 5, 1970Doug Favell[31]
Larry Hillman[31]
Wayne Hillman[31]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on June 11, 1970.[32] The Flyers were without a first-round draft pick due to having traded it three years previously to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement.[33] The Bruins used the pick, fourth overall, to select Rick MacLeish, who the Flyers would acquire seven months later in a trade with the Bruins.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
2 18 Bill Clement Center  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
3 32 Bob Kelly Left wing  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
4 46 Jacques Lapierre Defense  Canada Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
5 60 Doug Kerslake Right wing  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
6 74 Dennis Giannini Left wing  Canada London Knights (OHA)
7 87 Hank Nowak Left wing  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHA)
8 99 Gary Cunningham Defense  Canada St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9 109 Jean Daigle Left wing  Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,[34][35] the Flint Generals of the IHL,[36] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[36]

Notes

  1. ↑ Dornhoefer scored even-strength goals at 10:07 of the second period and 0:26 and 1:11 of the third period against Golden Seals goalie Chris Worthy.
  2. ↑ The player to be named later was Darryl Edestrand.[11]
  3. ↑ Caron was claimed by the San Diego Gulls.

References

General
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  • "1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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Specific
  1. ↑ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1970–1971 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "1970-71 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "24th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, pp. 335–340
  7. ↑ "Flyers History – All-Time Firsts". P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Game Summary". P.Anson. Retrieved August 14, 2015. 6-Mar-71 California Golden Seals 4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4
  9. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sports in Brief". Chicago Tribune. May 21, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ Darryl Edestrand at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved September 5, 2022
  12. ↑ "The Evening Sun from Hanover, Pennsylvania". The Evening Sun. May 30, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Former Clipper Swarbrick Traded". The News. June 13, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Gulls buy Courcy, Seattle All-Star". Times-Advocate. July 2, 1970. Retrieved November 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Claude LaForge at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved September 5, 2022
  16. 1 2 Plaisant, John (February 1, 1971). "Flyers deal Parent, hoping to help attack". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. 1 2 "Hugh Harvey – Notes". NHL.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  18. ↑ Parsons, Mark (August 5, 2012). "1970 NHL Intra-League Draft". Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  19. ↑ "1970 NHL Intraleague Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  20. 1 2 "Flyers Pick Bill Lesuk". Pottstown Mercury. Associated Press. June 10, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Alain Caron – Notes". NHL.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Reverse draft". Brandon Sun. June 12, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Schmautz joins Flyers". Delaware County Daily Times. UPI. December 29, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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  25. 1 2 3 4 "Sabres, Canucks Rich, Poor After NHL's Draft". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Associated Press. June 11, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. 1 2 3 4 "1970 NHL Expansion Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Flyers A-Z: Sutherland, Bill". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  28. ↑ "FLYERS SIGN LESUK PHILADELPHIA". The Post-Standard. Associated Press. August 13, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. 1 2 3 "Flyers sign 3". Times Herald-Record. UPI. September 8, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  30. 1 2 "Flyers Sign Veterans". The Raleigh Register. UPI. September 9, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. 1 2 3 "FLYERS SIGN BROTHERS". Ludington Daily News. UPI. October 6, 1970. Retrieved December 19, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  32. ↑ "1970 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  33. ↑ "1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  34. ↑ "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  35. ↑ "AHL Season Overview: 1970–71". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  36. 1 2 "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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