1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Wales Conference champions | |
Patrick Division champions | |
Division | 1st Patrick |
Conference | 1st Wales |
1986–87 record | 46–26–8 |
Home record | 29–9–2 |
Road record | 17–17–6 |
Goals for | 310 (4th) |
Goals against | 245 (2nd) |
Team information | |
President | Jay Snider |
General manager | Bob Clarke |
Coach | Mike Keenan |
Captain | Dave Poulin |
Alternate captains | Mark Howe Brad Marsh |
Arena | Spectrum |
Average attendance | 17,212[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears Kalamazoo Wings |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tim Kerr (58) |
Assists | Dave Poulin (45) |
Points | Tim Kerr (95) |
Penalty minutes | Rick Tocchet (288) |
Plus/minus | Mark Howe (+57) |
Wins | Ron Hextall (37) |
Goals against average | Bob Froese (2.67) |
The 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.
Regular season
With the previous Spring's upset loss to the Rangers fresh on their minds, the Flyers got off to a 6–0–0 start to the season, and only lost road games to the Islanders and Penguins in an 8–2–0 October.
Goaltender Ron Hextall made his professional debut on opening night, October 9, and held Edmonton to one goal in a 2–1 victory, and only improved from there, being named NHL Rookie of the Month for October and November.
Things began to click for the club as a whole in November as Brad McCrimmon returned from his suspension over a contract dispute and the emergence of Hextall forced Bob Froese into a back-up role. In the first two months of the season, only the Penguins challenged the Flyers' grip on the top spot in the division, actually starting the year 7–0–0 and topping Philly on October 25 but fading by the end of November.
Brian Propp scored four goals in a 7–1 win over St. Louis on December 2, but three games later he was lost for two months after suffering a serious knee injury against the Oilers. Froese was dealt to the New York Rangers for Kjell Samuelsson on December 18 and later that same night routing the Islanders 9–4 which saw Poulin and Kerr record three-goal games. The record reached 25–7–2 on December 21 after a 7–6 comeback win over the Blues, but during the next game in Buffalo, Ilkka Sinisalo went down with a knee injury and the team lost four in a row on a holiday road trip (Sabres, Canucks, Oilers, Kings).
A seven-game unbeaten streak in January put the Flyers at 31–11–3, three points ahead of the Oilers for best record in the NHL, but injuries began putting a strain on the ranks. With Propp, Sinisalo, Mark Howe, and Ron Sutter all suffering through long-term problems, plus minor injuries cropping up, the team sputtered late, going 15–15–5 over the remainder of the schedule.
February 1 saw the Flyers routed 8–4 in Toronto, part of another four-game losing string before the break for Rendez-vous '87. Home defeats to the Rangers (6–1 on March 12), Kings (5–2 on March 19) and Detroit (5–1 on March 28) followed. A 9–5 home loss on the season's final day to the New York Islanders was no indication of the memorable playoff run to come.
Twice within a span of one week in late January, the Flyers engaged in bench-clearing brawls. The first came in a 3–1 loss to the Islanders at home on January 18 which cost head coach Keenan a one-game suspension. Oddly enough, the second occurred during the game Keenan was suspended for, a 4–3 setback to the Devils at the Meadowlands January 24. That fracas, which came after the final buzzer, saw Hextall pummel Devils goaltender Alain Chevrier among several other battles.
The Flyers captured a third-straight Patrick Division title and Hextall became the third Flyers goaltender to win the Vezina, joining Bernie Parent and Pelle Lindbergh.
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 310 | 245 | 100 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 285 | 278 | 86 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 279 | 281 | 82 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 307 | 323 | 76 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 297 | 290 | 72 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 293 | 368 | 64 |
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.
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Playoffs
The Flyers gained revenge on the New York Rangers by beating them in six games, as well as surviving a tough seven-game test from a gritty New York Islanders' club. By the time the Flyers defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in six to win the Wales Conference and return to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers had again been decimated by injuries, including losing Tim Kerr for the remainder of the playoffs. As a result, the Flyers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Edmonton Oilers in seven tough, hard-fought games. Hextall was voted playoff MVP, the second such time a Flyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the losing team, the other being Reggie Leach in 1976.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 8–2–0, 16 points (home: 6–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
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November: 9–2–2, 20 points (home: 7–1–0; road: 2–1–2)
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December: 8–7–0, 16 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–6–0)
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January: 9–3–2, 20 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–1–1)
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February: 3–5–1, 7 points (home: 0–1–1; road: 3–4–0)
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March: 8–5–3, 19 points (home: 6–3–0; road: 2–2–3)
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April: 1–2–0, 2 points (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Patrick Division Finals vs. New York Islanders - Flyers win 4–3
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Wales Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens - Flyers win 4–2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. Edmonton Oilers - Oilers win 4–3
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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 | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
12 | Tim Kerr | RW | 75 | 58 | 37 | 95 | 38 | 57 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
25 | Peter Zezel | C | 71 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 21 | 71 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
20 | Dave Poulin | C | 75 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 47 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
26 | Brian Propp | LW | 53 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 39 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 10 |
2 | Mark Howe | D | 69 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
9 | Pelle Eklund | C | 72 | 14 | 41 | 55 | −2 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 |
22 | Rick Tocchet | RW | 69 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 16 | 288 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 72 |
32 | Murray Craven | LW | 77 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 9 |
3 | Doug Crossman | D | 78 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
10 | Brad McCrimmon | D | 71 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
19 | Scott Mellanby | RW | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 94 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 46 |
24 | Derrick Smith | LW | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −4 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
23 | Ilkka Sinisalo | LW | 42 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −6 | 4 |
14 | Ron Sutter | C | 39 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 69 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −3 | 12 |
18 | Lindsay Carson | LW | 71 | 11 | 15 | 26 | −2 | 141 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
15 | J. J. Daigneault | D | 77 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
8 | Brad Marsh | D | 77 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 124 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
21 | Dave Brown | RW | 62 | 7 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 274 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
28 | Kjell Samuelsson† | D | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −9 | 86 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
27 | Ron Hextall | G | 66 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 104 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | ||
11 | Glen Seabrooke | C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Ed Hospodar | D | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −8 | 136 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Brian Dobbin | RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Daryl Stanley | D | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 9 |
36[a] | Al Hill | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
42 | Don Nachbaur | C | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
41 | John Stevens | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | Mark Freer | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Ray Allison | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Craig Berube | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
6 | Jeff Chychrun | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Bob Froese‡ | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
34 | Jere Gillis | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Kerry Huffman | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Kevin McCarthy | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Glenn Resch | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Steve Smith | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Greg Smyth | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Mike Stothers | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
37 | Tim Tookey | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Goaltending
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
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No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
27 | Ron Hextall | 66 | 66 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 1929 | 190 | 3.01 | .902 | 1 | 3,792 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 769 | 71 | 2.76 | .908 | 2 | 1,542 |
33 | Glenn Resch | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 435 | 42 | 2.92 | .903 | 0 | 864 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1.96 | .909 | 0 | 31 |
35 | Bob Froese‡ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 8 | 2.67 | .909 | 0 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | Conn Smythe Trophy | Ron Hextall | [5] |
Frank J. Selke Trophy | Dave Poulin | [6] | |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Ron Hextall (Goaltender) | [7] | |
NHL first All-Star team | Ron Hextall (Goaltender) | [8] | |
Mark Howe (Defense) | |||
NHL second All-Star team | Tim Kerr (Right wing) | [8] | |
Vezina Trophy | Ron Hextall | [9] | |
League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Month | Ron Hextall (October) | [10] |
NHL Player of the Week | Peter Zezel (January 12) | [11] | |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Ron Hextall (October) | [12] | |
Ron Hextall (November) | [13] | ||
Rendez-vous '87 selection | Ron Hextall[b] | [14] | |
Mark Howe[c] | |||
Tim Kerr[b] | |||
Dave Poulin | |||
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Mark Howe | [16] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Ron Hextall | [16] | |
Class Guy Award | Glenn Resch | [16] |
Records
Among the team records set during the 1986–87 season was the 26 seconds it took to score the fastest two shorthanded goals in team history on November 6.[17] On November 13, Murray Craven tied the team record for most goals in a single period (3).[18] On November 20, Tim Kerr tied team records for most goals (4) and powerplay goals (3) in a single game.[19][20] About two weeks later Brian Propp also tied the single game goals record on December 2.[19] Kerr’s .77 goals per game average is a franchise single season high while the team’s 22 shorthanded goals on the season is a team record.[21][22]
During game two of their division semifinal series against the New York Rangers, the Flyers tied tied the team record for most goals in a single period (5).[23] During game seven of their division final series against the New York Islanders, the Flyers tied a team record for shorthanded goals in a game (2) and set a team record for shorthanded goals during a single period (2, later tied).[24][25] During game five of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers, Propp tied a team record for most assists (4) during a playoff game.[26]
A number of single playoff season team records were set during the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flyers set playoff highs for games played (26), wins (15), road wins (8), losses (11), home losses (6), goals scored (85), and goals against (73).[27] Among the skaters setting single season marks were Pelle Eklund for assists (20), Doug Crossman for points by a defenseman (18, later tied), and Propp for shots on goal (104).[28][29][30] Rookie Ron Hextall set the goaltending marks for games played (26, tied for the NHL record), wins (15), losses (11), minutes played (1,542), and goals against (71).[31][32][33][34][35] Hextall’s 43 penalty minutes is a single playoff season NHL record for goaltenders.[36]
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1986, the day after the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 31, 1987, the day of the deciding game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals.[37]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 6, 1986 | To Philadelphia Flyers J.J. Daigneault 2nd-round pick in 1986 5th-round pick in 1987 | To Vancouver Canucks Dave Richter Rich Sutter Vancouver's 3rd-round pick in 1986 | [38] |
June 21, 1986 | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1987 | To Quebec Nordiques 2nd-round pick in 1986 | [39] |
June 21, 1986 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Murray | To New York Islanders 5th-round pick in 1986 | [39] |
October 30, 1986 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dominic Campedelli | To Montreal Canadiens Andre Villeneuve | [40] |
December 18, 1986 | To Philadelphia Flyers Kjell Samuelsson 2nd-round pick in 1989 | To New York Rangers Bob Froese | [41] |
March 9, 1987 | To Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Brubaker | To Edmonton Oilers Dominic Campedelli | [42] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12) | Ed Hospodar | Minnesota North Stars | 1 year[d] | Free agency | [43] |
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) | Mitch Lamoureux | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency | [44] | |
October 1986 (1986-10) | Jere Gillis | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency | [45] | |
October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07) | Mark Freer | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | Free agency | [46] | |
Mike MacWilliam | New Westminster Bruins (WHL) | Free agency | [47] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref |
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June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12) | Thomas Eriksson | Djurgardens IF (SHL) | Free agency[e] | [43] |
July 23, 1986 (1986-07-23) | Carl Mokosak | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency | [48] |
N/A | Bo Berglund | AIK IF (Division 1) | Free agency | [49] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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June 1, 1986 (1986-06-01) | Glenn Resch | 1-year | [50] |
August 18, 1986 (1986-08-18) | Steve Smith | [51] | |
October 8, 1986 (1986-10-08) | Kerry Huffman | multi-year | [52] |
October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21) | Ron Hextall | multi-year extension | [53] |
October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29) | Brad McCrimmon | 1-year | [54] |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 21, 1986.[55] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 41st overall, to the Quebec Nordiques for the Nordiques' 1987 second-round pick on June 21, 1986.[56] They also traded their third-round pick, 62nd overall, to the New Jersey Devils for Chico Resch on March 11, 1986, and their fifth-round pick, 104th overall, to the New York Islanders for Mike Murray on June 21, 1986.[56] The Flyers declined to make a selection in the inaugural NHL Supplemental Draft, which was held September 17, 1986.[57]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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1 | 20 | Kerry Huffman | Defense | ![]() | Guelph Platers (OHL) | |
2 | 23 | Jukka-Pekka Seppo | Center | ![]() | Vasa Sport (Mestis) | [f] |
2 | 28 | Kent Hawley | Center | ![]() | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | [g] |
4 | 83 | Mark Bar | Defense | ![]() | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | [h] |
6 | 125 | Steve Scheifele | Right wing | ![]() | Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL) | |
7 | 146 | Sami Wahlsten | Forward | ![]() | TPS Turku (SM-liiga) | |
8 | 167 | Murray Baron | Defense | ![]() | Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) | |
9 | 184 | Blaine Rude | Forward | ![]() | Fergus Falls High School (N. Dakota) | |
10 | 209 | Shaun Sabol | Defense | ![]() | St. Paul Vulcans (USHL) | |
11 | 230 | Brett Lawrence | Right wing | ![]() | Rochester Junior Americans | |
12 | 251 | Dan Stephano | Goaltender | ![]() | Northwood School (N.Y.) |
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[58][59] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.[60]
Notes
- ^ Hill wore number 28 in his first two games.
- ^ a b Did not play
- ^ Howe was voted to the starting lineup but did not play.[15]
- ^ Option for second year
- ^ Eriksson retired from the NHL.
- ^ The Flyers traded Paul Guay and their fourth-round pick, 83rd overall, to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Seguin and the Kings' second-round pick, 23rd overall, on October 11, 1985.[56]
- ^ The Flyers traded Rich Sutter, Dave Richter, and Vancouver's third-round pick, 49th overall, to the Vancouver Canucks for J. J. Daigneault, the Canucks' second-round pick, 28th overall, and the Canucks' 1987 fifth-round pick on June 6, 1986.[56]
- ^ The Flyers reacquired their fourth-round pick, 83rd overall, from the Los Angeles Kings for Joe Paterson on December 18, 1985.[56]
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