1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers earned the nickname "Broad Street Bullies" en route to their first winning season and first playoff series victory, beating the Minnesota North Stars, before losing in the semifinals to the Montreal Canadiens.

Regular season

It was during the 1972–73 season that the Flyers shed the mediocre expansion team label by recording their first winning season and becoming known as the intimidating "Broad Street Bullies", a nickname coined by Jack Chevalier and Pete Cafone of the Philadelphia Bulletin on January 3, 1973^[4] after a 3–1 brawling victory over the Atlanta Flames that led Chevalier to write in his game account, "The image of the fightin' Flyers spreading gradually around the NHL, and people are dreaming up wild nicknames. They're the Mean Machine, the Bullies of Broad Street and Freddy's Philistines." Cafone wrote the accompanying headline, "Broad Street Bullies Muscle Atlanta".^[5]

Rick MacLeish was the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

That same month Bobby Clarke was the youngest player (at that time) in NHL history to be named team captain, replacing Ed Van Impe who had stepped aside in favor of Clarke.^[6]^[7] Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

After the season, Clarke was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player.

Season standings

West Division^[8]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Chicago Black Hawks	78	42	27	9	284	225	+59	93
2	Philadelphia Flyers	78	37	30	11	296	256	+40	85
3	Minnesota North Stars	78	37	30	11	254	230	+24	85
4	St. Louis Blues	78	32	34	12	233	251	−18	76
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	32	37	9	257	265	−8	73
6	Los Angeles Kings	78	31	36	11	232	245	−13	73
7	Atlanta Flames	78	25	38	15	191	239	−106	65
8	California Golden Seals	78	16	46	16	213	323	−177	48

Playoffs

An overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers' favor, as the Flyers got their first playoff series win in six games. The goal was later immortalized as a bronze statue on the south side of the Spectrum. They were outmatched in the semifinals by the Montreal Canadiens, however, losing in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1972–73 regular season

October: 4–4–2, 10 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–2)

November: 6–7–1, 13 Points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 0–6–0)

December: 6–6–3, 15 Points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 1–4–3)

January: 7–4–1, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–0)

February: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)

March: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 7–1–1; Road: 0–3–2)

April: 0–1–0, 0 Points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–1–0)

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

Playoffs

1973 Stanley Cup playoffs

Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota North Stars - Flyers win 4–2

Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens - Canadiens win 4–1

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

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
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	23	C	78	37	67	104	32	80	11	2	6	8	6
19	MacLeish, RickRick MacLeish	23	C	78	50	50	100	15	69	10	3	4	7	2
12 !12, 24	Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	29	RW	77	30	49	79	17	168	11	3	3	6	16
21	Flett, BillBill Flett	29	RW	69	43	31	74	31	53	11	3	4	7	0
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	20	LW	69	30	34	64	10	46	11	3	2	5	22
18	Lonsberry, RossRoss Lonsberry	25	LW	77	21	29	50	6	59	11	4	3	7	9
23	Bladon, TomTom Bladon	20	D	78	11	31	42	9	26	11	0	4	4	2
17 !17, 22	Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet	31	RW	70	16	20	36	−3	6	11	3	1	4	4
10	Clement, BillBill Clement	22	C	73	14	14	28	−11	51	2	0	0	0	0
14	Watson, JoeJoe Watson	29	D	63	2	24	26	30	46	11	0	2	2	12
28	Dupont, AndreAndre Dupont	23	D	46	3	20	23	8	164	11	1	2	3	29
11	Saleski, DonDon Saleski	23	RW	78	12	9	21	−20	205	11	1	2	3	4
9	Kelly, BobBob Kelly	22	LW	77	10	11	21	1	238	11	0	1	1	8
8	Schultz, DaveDave Schultz	23	LW	76	9	12	21	4	259	11	1	0	1	51
4	Ashbee, BarryBarry Ashbee	33	D	64	1	17	18	−2	106	11	0	4	4	20
5	Hughes, BrentBrent Hughes	29	D	29	2	11	13	−8	32	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
25	Potvin, JeanJean Potvin	23	D	35	3	9	12	−1	10	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
2	Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe	32	D	72	1	11	12	22	76	11	0	0	0	16
6	Hillman, WayneWayne Hillman	34	D	74	0	10	10	16	33	8	0	0	0	0
29	Crisp, TerryTerry Crisp	29	C	12	1	5	6	4	2	11	3	2	5	2
20	Plante, PierrePierre Plante	21	RW	2	0	3	3	3	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
1	Favell, DougDoug Favell	27	G	44	0	2	2	-98 !N/A	4	11	0	0	0	2
30 !30, 35	Belhumeur, MichelMichel Belhumeur	23	G	23	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	0	1	0	0	0	0
30	Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor	28	G	23	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
15 !15, 20	Wright, LarryLarry Wright	21	C	9	0	1	1	−3	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
3	Brossart, WillieWillie Brossart	23	D	4	0	1	1	−5	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
20	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	20	D	4	0	1	1	−1	5	2	0	0	0	0
26	Kindrachuk, OrestOrest Kindrachuk	22	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Goaltenders

			Regular season									Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
1	Favell, DougDoug Favell	27	44	20	15	4	3	114	.913	2.83	2419	11	5	6	1	29	.920	2.60	669
30 !30, 35	Belhumeur, MichelMichel Belhumeur	23	23	9	7	3	0	60	.903	3.22	1117	1	0	0	0	1	.889	6.00	10
30	Taylor, BobbyBobby Taylor	28	23	8	8	4	0	78	.888	4.09	1144	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient	Ref
Hart Memorial Trophy	Bobby Clarke	^[9]
NHL Second All-Star Team	Bobby Clarke (Center)	^[10]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Bobby Clarke	^[11]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Gary Dornhoefer	^[11]

Records

* NHL record
** Tied for NHL record

Individual regular season single game records
Record	Player	Total	Date and opponent
Most goals scored	Rick MacLeish	4	February 13, 1973, vs. New York Islanders March 4, 1973, vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (tied 14 times by eight different players)

Individual post season single game records
Record	Player	Total	Date and opponent
Most assist, one period	Barry Ashbee	3**	April 5, 1973, vs. Minnesota North Stars (tied five times by five different players)

Team regular season single game records
Record	Total	Date and opponent
Most goals, one period	8	March 31, 1973, vs. New York Islanders

Team regular season streaks records
Record	Games	Dates
Longest road losing streak	8	October 25, 1972, through November 26, 1972 (tied March 3, 1988, through March 29, 1988)

Milestones

Franchise firsts^[12]
Milestone	Player	Details	Date	Ref
4-goal game	Rick MacLeish	1: Powerplay goal at 6:30 of the second period against Billy Smith	February 13, 1973	^[13]
		2: Powerplay goal at 6:57 of the second period against Smith
		3: Even-strength goal at 13:25 of the second period against Smith
		4: Even-strength goal at 6:17 of the third period against Smith
40-goal season	Rick MacLeish	Even-strength goal at 8:37 of the second period	March 4, 1973	^[14]
100-point season	Bobby Clarke	Power play goal at 14:43 of the third period against Phil Myre	March 29, 1973	^[15]
50-goal season	Rick MacLeish	Even-strength goal at 2:02 of the second period against Cam Newton	April 1, 1973	^[14]
Shutout, playoffs	Doug Favell	Stopped all 31 shots against the Minnesota North Stars	April 8, 1973	^[16]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1972, the day after the deciding game of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 10, 1973, the day of the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals.^[17]

Trades

Date	Details		Refs
June 8, 1972	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Minnesota North Stars 10th-round pick in 1972
August 10, 1972	To Philadelphia Flyers John McKenzie	To Boston Bruins cash	^[18]
December 14, 1972	To Philadelphia Flyers Andre Dupont 3rd-round pick in 1973	To St. Louis Blues Brent Hughes Pierre Plante	^[19]
March 5, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Terry Crisp	To New York Islanders Jean Potvin player to be named later^[a]	^[20]
May 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Stanfield	To Portland Buckaroos (WHL) cash	^[21]

Trade notes

^a The Flyers sent Glen Irwin to New York on May 18, 1973, to complete trade.^[22]

Signings

Free agency

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

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details	Ref
September 1972	Jack McIlhargey	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)		^[23]

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date	Player	Contract details	Ref
May 21, 1972	Dave Schultz	2 years	^[24]
May 22, 1972	Rick Foley	3 years	^[25]
May 22, 1972	Bob Kelly	2 years	^[25]
May 22, 1972	Simon Nolet	multi-year	^[25]
May 24, 1972	Rick MacLeish	3 years, $125,000	^[26]^[27]
May 26, 1972	Bill Clement	2 years	^[28]
May 26, 1972	Joe Watson	2 years	^[28]
May 31, 1972	Don Saleski	2 years	^[29]
June 2, 1972	Michel Belhumeur	3 years	^[30]
June 2, 1972	Gary Dornhoefer	3 years	^[30]
June 2, 1972	Ross Lonsberry	multi-year	^[30]
June 2, 1972	Lew Morrison	2 years	^[30]
June 2, 1972	Jean Potvin	multi-year	^[30]
June 2, 1972	Ed Van Impe	multi-year	^[30]
June 5, 1972	Doug Favell	3 years	^[31]
June 19, 1972	Bill Flett	3 years, $165,000	^[32]
August 15, 1972	Barry Ashbee	3 years	^[33]
August 15, 1972	Yvon Bilodeau		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Willie Brossart		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Bob Currier	2 years	^[33]
August 15, 1972	Rene Drolet		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Andre Gaudette		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Wayne Hillman		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Orest Kindrachuk		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Roger Kosar		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Danny Schock		^[33]
August 15, 1972	Tom Trevelyan		^[33]
September 12, 1972	Brent Hughes		^[34]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
June 20, 1972	Bill Barber	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)	1972 1st-round pick	3 years	^[35]
June 20, 1972	Tom Bladon	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)	1972 2nd-round pick	3 years	^[35]
June 20, 1972	Al MacAdam	Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)	1972 4th-round pick	2 years	^[35]
June 20, 1972	Jimmy Watson	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)	1972 3rd-round pick	2 years	^[35]

NHL Intra-League Draft

The 1972 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 5, 1972.^[36] Each NHL team placed 18 players on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.^[36] It cost $40,000 to make a claim.^[37] The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.^[37]

NHL Expansion Draft

The 1972 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1972.^[38]^[39] It featured two expansion teams, the Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders, selecting players from the 14 existing NHL teams.^[38] Each NHL team placed 15 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the two expansion teams could not select.^[38] The Flyers were one of four teams exempted from protecting goaltenders since they lost a goaltender in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft.^[38]

The Flyers protected the following players:^[38] Barry Ashbee, Willie Brossart, Bobby Clarke, Bill Clement, Gary Dornhoefer, Rick Foley, Bob Kelly, Ross Lonsberry, Rick MacLeish, Simon Nolet, Jean Potvin, Don Saleski, Dave Schultz, Ed Van Impe, and Joe Watson.

Players selected from the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft^[38]^[40]
Pick	Player	Selected by	Notes
22	Lew Morrison	Atlanta Flames	Flyers added Bill Flett to protected list
36	Larry Hale	Atlanta Flames	Flyers added Michel Parizeau to protected list
39	Jim Mair	New York Islanders

NHL Reverse Draft

The 1972 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 8, 1972.^[41]^[42] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.^[41] It cost $15,000 to make a claim.^[41]

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1972 NHL Reverse Draft^[41]
Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	Selected from	Notes
1	7	Andre Gaudette	Richmond Robins (AHL)	Philadelphia Flyers	Played entire 1971–72 season with Richmond
1	12	Hank Nowak	Hershey Bears (AHL)	Philadelphia Flyers	Played entire 1971–72 season with Richmond

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	Notes	Ref
May 25, 1972	Dick Sarrazin	New England Whalers (WHA)	Free agency		^[43]
June 6, 1972	Eddie Joyal	Alberta Oilers (WHA)	Free agency		^[44]
June 1972	Jean-Guy Gendron	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)	Free agency		^[45]
July 19, 1972	Ralph MacSweyn	Los Angeles Sharks (WHA)	Free agency		^[46]
July 1972	Michel Parizeau	Quebec Nordiques (WHA)	Free agency	Flyers retained NHL rights	^[47]
August 8, 1972	Don McLeod	Houston Aeros (WHA)	Free agency		^[48]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1972.^[49]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1972 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA
1	7	Barber, BillBill Barber	Left Wing	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)	903	420	463	883	623	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	23	Bladon, TomTom Bladon	Defense	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)	610	73	197	270	392	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	39	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	Defense	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)	613	38	148	186	492	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	55	MacAdam, AlAl MacAdam	Right Wing	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)	864	240	351	591	509	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	71	Fedorak, DarylDaryl Fedorak	Goaltender	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	87	Hasting, DaveDave Hasting	Goaltender	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	103	Beaudoin, SergeSerge Beaudoin	Defense	Canada	Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)	3	0.1 !0	0.1 !0	0.1 !0	0.1 !0	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	119	Russell, PatPat Russell	Right Wing	Canada	Vancouver Nats (WCHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	135	Boutin, RayRay Boutin	Goaltender	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes^[50]

The Flyers traded their tenth round pick, 148th overall, to the Minnesota North Stars for cash on June 8, 1972.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL,^[2]^[51] the San Diego Gulls of the WHL,^[3] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.^[3]

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hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

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Philadelphia Flyers seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Philadelphia Flyers

Founded in 1967 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Eric Lindros trade Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Comcast Spectacor President Paul Holmgren General manager Ron Hextall Head coach Dave Hakstol Team captain Claude Giroux Current roster

Arenas	Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

Rivalries	Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers New Jersey Devils

Affiliates	AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms ECHL Reading Royals USPHL Premier Philadelphia Flyers-USPHL Affiliate history

Media	CSN Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia 97.5 The Fanatic Broadcasters

Culture/Lore	1976 Flyers–Red Army game 2010 NHL Winter Classic 2012 NHL Winter Classic Broad Street Bullies Curse of Billy Penn Ed Snider Flyers–Senators brawl Gene Hart "God Bless America" Kate Smith Lauren Hart Legion of Doom Lou Nolan Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

1972–73 NHL season

East	Boston Buffalo Detroit Montreal NY Islanders NY Rangers Toronto Vancouver

West	Atlanta California Chicago Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

See also	Amateur Draft Expansion Draft Summit Series All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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