1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 15th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Patrick Division Semifinals to the New York Rangers in four games.

Regular season

The Flyers were unable to reach a long-term contract with team captain Mel Bridgman for the second consecutive off-season.^[4] Prior to opening night head coach Pat Quinn replaced Bridgman as captain with Bill Barber.^[5] On November 11, Bridgman was traded to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Brad Marsh.^[4]

Darryl Sittler was acquired in January from Toronto.

After winning only six games in a span of 29 games, head coach Pat Quinn and assistant coach Bob Boucher were fired on March 19.^[6] Bobby Clarke was also relieved of his duties as an assistant coach.^[6] Replacing Quinn was Bob McCammon, who had been coaching the Maine Mariners ever since being replaced as Flyers coach by Quinn in 1979.^[6]

Season standings

^[7]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

After a third-place finish the Flyers lost in four games to the Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. For the first time in nine years they failed to make it past the first round.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

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
14 !14, 26	Linseman, KenKen Linseman	23	C	79	24	68	92	6	275	4	1	2	3	6
14 !14, 26	Propp, BrianBrian Propp	22	LW	80	44	47	91	19	117	4	2	2	4	4
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	29	LW	80	45	44	89	4	85	4	1	5	6	4
11	Flockhart, RonRon Flockhart	21	C	72	33	39	72	18	44	4	0	1	1	2
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	32	C	62	17	46	63	28	154	4	4	2	6	4
19	Allison, RayRay Allison	22	RW	51	17	37	54	13	104	3	2	0	2	2
12	Kerr, TimTim Kerr	22	RW	61	21	30	51	6	138	4	0	2	2	2
27	Leach, ReggieReggie Leach	31	RW	66	26	21	47	2	18	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
23	Sinisalo, IlkkaIlkka Sinisalo	23	LW	66	15	22	37	18	22	4	0	2	2	0
3	Wilson, BehnBehn Wilson	23	D	59	13	23	36	6	135	4	1	4	5	10
9	Sittler, DarrylDarryl Sittler	31	C	35	14	18	32	−1	50	4	3	1	4	6
17	Holmgren, PaulPaul Holmgren	26	RW	41	9	22	31	10	183	4	1	2	3	6
24 !24, 35	Hoffmeyer, BobBob Hoffmeyer	26	D	57	7	20	27	13	142	2	0	1	1	25
8	Marsh, BradBrad Marsh	23	D	66	2	22	24	17	106	4	0	0	0	2
15	Hill, AlAl Hill	26	LW	41	6	13	19	−4	58	3	0	0	0	0
25	Adams, GregGreg Adams	21	LW	33	4	15	19	7	105	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
29 !29, 35	Cochrane, GlenGlen Cochrane	24	D	63	6	12	18	19	329	1	0	0	0	0
28	Botell, MarkMark Botell	20	D	32	4	10	14	8	31	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
22 !22, 36	Gorence, TomTom Gorence	24	RW	66	5	8	13	−17	8	3	0	0	0	0
10	Bridgman, MelMel Bridgman	26	C	9	7	5	12	0	47	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
20	Watson, JimmyJimmy Watson	29	D	76	3	9	12	12	99	4	0	1	1	2
6	Arthur, FredFred Arthur	20	D	74	1	7	8	−8	47	4	0	0	0	2
2	Dailey, BobBob Dailey	28	D	12	1	5	6	4	22	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
5	Bathe, FrankFrank Bathe	27	D	28	1	3	4	11	68	4	0	0	0	2
33	Peeters, PetePete Peeters	24	G	44	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	19	4	0	0	0	0
30	St. Croix, RickRick St. Croix	27	G	29	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	2	1	0	0	0	0
18	Carson, LindsayLindsay Carson	21	C	18	0	1	1	−15	32	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
24	Smith, SteveSteve Smith	18	D	8	0	1	1	−2	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
9 !9, 35, 36	Bailey, ReidReid Bailey	25	D	10	0	0	0	−5	23	2	0	0	0	0
31	Lindbergh, PellePelle Lindbergh	22	G	8	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
21	Morrison, GaryGary Morrison	26	RW	7	0	0	0	−6	2	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
35	Taylor, MarkMark Taylor	24	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
8	Eriksson, ThomasThomas Eriksson	22	D	1	0	0	0	−1	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
35	Michayluk, DaveDave Michayluk	19	RW	1	0	0	0	−2	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
35	Williams, GordGord Williams	21	RW	1	0	0	0	0	2	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 22, 1981, the day after the deciding game of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 16, 1982, the day of the deciding game of the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals.^[13]

Trades

Trade notes

• ^a The Flyers received Hartford's 1984 3rd-round pick as compensation after Arthur retired in October 1982.
• ^b Ken Strong was sent to Toronto on May 1, 1982 to complete the trade.

Signings

Free agency

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

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

NHL Waiver Draft

The 1981 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 5, 1981.^[23][24] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.^[23] First-year professional players were exempt.^[23]

The Flyers left the following players unprotected:^[25] defensemen Mike Busniuk and Terry Murray, and forward Paul Evans.

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 (*).

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 10, 1981.^[28]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1981 and their NHL career regular season statistics

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA	Notes
1	16	Smith, SteveSteve Smith	Defense	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	18	0.1 !0	1	1	15	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	37	Costello, RichRich Costello	Forward	United States	Natick High School (Mass.)	12	2	2	4	2	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	47	Tabobondung, BarryBarry Tabobondung	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[a]
3	58	Strong, KenKen Strong	Forward	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	15	2	2	4	6	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	65	Michayluk, DaveDave Michayluk	Left Wing	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)	14	2	6	8	8	& —	& —	& —	& —	[b]
4	79	Latta, KenKen Latta	Right Wing	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	100	Hanley, JustinJustin Hanley	Center	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	121	Villeneuve, AndreAndre Villeneuve	Defense	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	137	Svitek, VladimirVladimir Svitek	Forward	Slovakia	HC Kosice (CZE)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[c]
7	142	Hudon, GilGil Hudon	Goaltender	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	163	Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor	Left Wing	United States	Providence Friars (HE)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	184	Hachborn, LenLen Hachborn	Center	Canada	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)	102	20	39	59	29	& —	& —	& —	& —
10	205	Tsujiura, SteveSteve Tsujiura	Center	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes^[29]

• ^a The Flyers traded Wayne Stephenson to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals' third-round pick on August 16, 1979.
• ^b The Flyers traded Dennis Sobchuk to the Detroit Red Wings for the Red Wings' third or fourth-round pick on September 4, 1979.
• ^c The Flyers traded Andre Dupont to the Quebec Nordiques for cash and the Nordiques' seventh-round pick on September 15, 1980.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL^[2][30] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.^[3]

References

General

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

Specific