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1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers
Division3rd Patrick
Conference6th Wales
1981–82 record38–31–11
Home record25–10–5
Road record13–21–6
Goals for325 (8th)
Goals against313 (9th)
Team information
President Robert Butera
General manager Keith Allen
Coach Pat Quinn [a]
Bob McCammon [a]
Captain Bill Barber
Alternate captainsNone [b]
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance17,044 [2]
Minor league affiliate(s) Maine Mariners
Toledo Goaldiggers
Team leaders
GoalsBill Barber (45)
Assists Ken Linseman (68)
PointsKen Linseman (92)
Penalty minutes Glen Cochrane (329)
Plus/minus Bobby Clarke (+28)
Wins Pete Peeters (23)
Goals against averagePete Peeters (3.72)
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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. [3] Prior to opening night head coach Pat Quinn replaced Bridgman as captain with Bill Barber. [4] On November 11, Bridgman was traded to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Brad Marsh. [3]

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. [1] Bobby Clarke was also relieved of his duties as an assistant coach. [1] Replacing Quinn was Bob McCammon, who had been coaching the Maine Mariners ever since being replaced as Flyers coach by Quinn in 1979. [1]

Season standings

Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Islanders 80 54 16 10 385 250 118
New York Rangers 80 39 27 14 316 306 92
Philadelphia Flyers 80 38 31 11 325 313 87
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 31 36 13 310 337 75
Washington Capitals 80 26 41 13 319 338 65

[5]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.

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference


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 since 1971, they failed to make it past the first round.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1981–82 regular season [7]
October: 8–2–1, 17 points (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 9 Detroit Red Wings 2–2 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 14 @ Washington Capitals 5–4 2–0–1 5 Recap
4 October 15 Washington Capitals 5–2 3–0–1 7 Recap
5 October 18 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 4–0–1 9 Recap
6 October 22 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 5–0–1 11 Recap
7 October 24 @ St. Louis Blues 6–3 6–0–1 13 Recap
8 October 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–1 7–0–1 15 Recap
9 October 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–11 7–1–1 15 Recap
10 October 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 8–1–1 17 Recap
11 October 31 Vancouver Canucks 4–8 8–2–1 17 Recap
November: 4–8–0, 8 points (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–6–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
12 November 1 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–6 8–3–1 17 Recap
13 November 5 New York Rangers 2–6 8–4–1 17 Recap
14 November 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 8–5–1 17 Recap
15 November 12 Hartford Whalers 5–3 9–5–1 19 Recap
16 November 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–4 9–6–1 19 Recap
17 November 15 New York Islanders 5–4 10–6–1 21 Recap
18 November 18 @ New York Rangers 2–5 10–7–1 21 Recap
19 November 21 @ Washington Capitals 4–10 10–8–1 21 Recap
20 November 22 Washington Capitals 2–3 10–9–1 21 Recap
21 November 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 11–9–1 23 Recap
22 November 26 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 12–9–1 25 Recap
23 November 28 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–5 12–10–1 25 Recap
December: 10–3–0, 20 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 5–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
24 December 1 Winnipeg Jets 2–1 13–10–1 27 Recap
25 December 3 Calgary Flames 6–1 14–10–1 29 Recap
26 December 5 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–2 15–10–1 31 Recap
27 December 6 St. Louis Blues 8–2 16–10–1 33 Recap
28 December 9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 17–10–1 35 Recap
29 December 12 New York Rangers 3–5 17–11–1 35 Recap
30 December 16 @ New York Rangers 7–3 18–11–1 37 Recap
31 December 17 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 19–11–1 39 Recap
32 December 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 20–11–1 41 Recap
33 December 23 @ Chicago Black Hawks 7–6 21–11–1 43 Recap
34 December 26 @ New York Islanders 2–4 21–12–1 43 Recap
35 December 28 @ Calgary Flames 7–4 22–12–1 45 Recap
36 December 30 @ Edmonton Oilers 5–7 22–13–1 45 Recap
January: 6–6–3, 15 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–4–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
37 January 2 @ St. Louis Blues 5–3 23–13–1 47 Recap
38 January 5 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 24–13–1 49 Recap
39 January 7 New York Islanders 4–5 24–14–1 49 Recap
40 January 9 @ New York Islanders 1–3 24–15–1 49 Recap
41 January 10 Colorado Rockies 5–4 25–15–1 51 Recap
42 January 14 Edmonton Oilers 8–2 26–15–1 53 Recap
43 January 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–2 27–15–1 55 Recap
44 January 17 Boston Bruins 7–3 28–15–1 57 Recap
45 January 19 @ Quebec Nordiques 2–2 28–15–2 58 Recap
46 January 21 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 28–16–2 58 Recap
47 January 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–5 28–16–3 59 Recap
48 January 26 @ Colorado Rockies 4–7 28–17–3 59 Recap
49 January 27 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–4 28–17–4 60 Recap
50 January 30 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–4 28–18–4 60 Recap
51 January 31 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–7 28–19–4 60 Recap
February: 4–6–2, 10 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–4–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
52 February 4 Minnesota North Stars 3–3 28–19–5 61 Recap
53 February 6 @ Quebec Nordiques 3–4 28–20–5 61 Recap
54 February 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 29–20–5 63 Recap
55 February 11 Buffalo Sabres 6–4 30–20–5 65 Recap
56 February 13 @ New York Islanders 2–8 30–21–5 65 Recap
57 February 14 Los Angeles Kings 6–4 31–21–5 67 Recap
58 February 18 New York Islanders 4–7 31–22–5 67 Recap
59 February 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 31–23–5 67 Recap
60 February 21 Boston Bruins 0–1 31–24–5 67 Recap
61 February 24 @ Winnipeg Jets 2–6 31–25–5 67 Recap
62 February 27 @ Calgary Flames 9–8 32–25–5 69 Recap
63 February 28 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–3 32–25–6 70 Recap
March: 5–5–4, 14 points (home: 4–2–2; road: 1–3–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
64 March 2 Winnipeg Jets 6–7 32–26–6 70 Recap
65 March 4 New York Rangers 4–4 32–26–7 71 Recap
66 March 6 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 32–27–7 71 Recap
67 March 7 Washington Capitals 7–1 33–27–7 73 Recap
68 March 10 @ New York Rangers 5–5 33–27–8 74 Recap
69 March 11 Colorado Rockies 5–1 34–27–8 76 Recap
70 March 13 @ Washington Capitals 3–6 34–28–8 76 Recap
71 March 17 @ New York Rangers 2–5 34–29–8 76 Recap
72 March 18 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 34–29–9 77 Recap
73 March 20 @ Hartford Whalers 5–2 35–29–9 79 Recap
74 March 21 Hartford Whalers 5–3 36–29–9 81 Recap
75 March 25 Washington Capitals 3–4 36–30–9 81 Recap
76 March 27 @ Washington Capitals 4–4 36–30–10 82 Recap
77 March 28 New York Rangers 3–1 37–30–10 84 Recap
April: 1–1–1, 3 points (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
78 April 1 New York Islanders 3–3 37–30–11 85 Recap
79 April 3 @ New York Islanders 3–6 37–31–11 85 Recap
80 April 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 38–31–11 87 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1982 Stanley Cup playoffs [7]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Rangers win 3–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 7 @ New York Rangers 4–1 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 8 @ New York Rangers 3–7 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 10 New York Rangers 3–4 Rangers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 11 New York Rangers 5–7 Rangers win 3–1 Recap
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
14 Ken Linseman C 79 24 68 92 6 275 4 1 2 3 −1 6
26 Brian Propp LW 80 44 47 91 19 117 4 2 2 4 −1 4
7 Bill Barber LW 80 45 44 89 4 85 4 1 5 6 1 4
11 Ron Flockhart C 72 33 39 72 18 44 4 0 1 1 −2 2
16 Bobby Clarke C 62 17 46 63 28 154 4 4 2 6 3 4
19 Ray Allison RW 51 17 37 54 13 104 3 2 0 2 −1 2
12 Tim Kerr RW 61 21 30 51 6 138 4 0 2 2 0 2
27 Reggie Leach RW 66 26 21 47 2 18
23 Ilkka Sinisalo LW 66 15 22 37 18 22 4 0 2 2 0 0
3 Behn Wilson D 59 13 23 36 6 135 4 1 4 5 1 10
9 Darryl Sittler C 35 14 18 32 −1 50 4 3 1 4 −2 6
17 Paul Holmgren RW 41 9 22 31 10 183 4 1 2 3 −1 6
24 [c] Bob Hoffmeyer D 57 7 20 27 13 142 2 0 1 1 0 25
8 Brad Marsh D 66 2 22 24 17 106 4 0 0 0 −1 2
15 Al Hill LW 41 6 13 19 −4 58 3 0 0 0 −2 0
25 Greg Adams LW 33 4 15 19 7 105
29 Glen Cochrane D 63 6 12 18 19 329 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 Mark Botell D 32 4 10 14 8 31
22 Tom Gorence RW 66 5 8 13 −17 8 3 0 0 0 −2 0
10 Mel Bridgman C 9 7 5 12 0 47
20 Jimmy Watson D 76 3 9 12 12 99 4 0 1 1 −1 2
6 Fred Arthur D 74 1 7 8 −8 47 4 0 0 0 −2 2
2 Bob Dailey D 12 1 5 6 4 22
5 Frank Bathe D 28 1 3 4 11 68 4 0 0 0 1 2
33 Pete Peeters G 44 0 1 1 19 4 0 0 0 0
30 Rick St. Croix G 29 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
18 Lindsay Carson C 18 0 1 1 −15 32
24 Steve Smith D 8 0 1 1 −2 0
35 [d] Reid Bailey D 10 0 0 0 −5 23 2 0 0 0 −2 0
31 Pelle Lindbergh G 8 0 0 0 0
21 Gary Morrison RW 7 0 0 0 −6 2
35 Mark Taylor C 2 0 0 0 −1 0
8 Thomas Eriksson D 1 0 0 0 −1 4
35 Dave Michayluk RW 1 0 0 0 −2 0
35 Gord Williams RW 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltending

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
33 Pete Peeters 44 44 23 18 3 1242 160 3.72 .871 0 2,581:58 4 4 1 2 106 17 4.65 .840 0 219:17
30 Rick St. Croix 29 28 13 9 6 861 112 3.89 .870 0 1,725:37 1 0 0 1 8 1 3.11 .875 0 19:18
31 Pelle Lindbergh 8 8 2 4 2 290 35 4.39 .879 0 477:57

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Bill Barber [8]
Brian Propp
NHL Player of the Week Pete Peeters (December 7) [9]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Frank Bathe [10]
Class Guy Award Bobby Clarke [10]

Records

Among the team records set during the 1981–82 season was the one minute and twenty-two seconds it took to score the fastest four goals in team history on October 11. [11] Ron Flockhart set two records during the season. On December 6, Flockhart scored two goals eight seconds apart, the fastest two goals by one player in team history. [12] From February 4 to February 20, Flockhart went eight consecutive games with a goal, the longest such streak for a rookie in team history. [13] The Flyers set the franchise season marks for most powerplay goals allowed (102) and tied the mark for fewest shutouts (0). [14] [15]

Milestones

Individual career milestones [16]
Milestone Player Date Ref
400th goal Darryl Sittler March 18, 1982 [e] [17]

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. [18]

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 3, 1981 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ray Allison
Fred Arthur [f]
1st-round pick in 1982
3rd-round pick in 1982
To Hartford Whalers
Don Gillen
Rick MacLeish
Blake Wesley
1st-round pick in 1982
2nd-round pick in 1982
3rd-round pick in 1982
[19]
November 11, 1981 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brad Marsh
To Calgary Flames
Mel Bridgman
[20]
January 20, 1982 To Philadelphia Flyers
Darryl Sittler
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rich Costello
Hartford's 2nd-round pick in 1982
Future considerations [g]
[21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Via Ref
June 18, 1981 (1981-06-18) Bob Froese Saginaw Gears ( IHL) Free agency [22]
October 9, 1981 (1981-10-09) Daryl Stanley Saskatoon Blades ( WHL) Free agency [23]
November 22, 1981 (1981-11-22) Bob Hoffmeyer Maine Mariners ( AHL) Free agency [24]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
June 29, 1981 (1981-06-29) Robbie Moore Minnesota North Stars Free agency [25]
August 11, 1981 (1981-08-11) Dave Logan Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [26]
N/A Yves Preston Milwaukee Admirals ( IHL) Free agency [27]
October 5, 1981 (1981-10-05) Terry Murray Washington Capitals Waiver draft [28] [29]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 11, 1981 (1981-06-11) Brian Tutt
June 16, 1981 (1981-06-16) Dan Held
August 18, 1981 (1981-08-18) Tom Gorence multi-year [30]
August 21, 1981 (1981-08-21) Mel Bridgman multi-year [31]
September 29, 1981 (1981-09-29) Reggie Leach multi-year [32]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 10, 1981. [33]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 16 Steve Smith Defense  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds ( OHL)
2 37 Rich Costello Forward  United States Natick High School (Massachusetts)
3 47 Barry Tabobondung Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL) [h]
3 58 Ken Strong Forward  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4 65 Dave Michayluk Left wing  Canada Regina Pats ( WHL) [i]
4 79 Ken Latta Right wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 100 Justin Hanley Center  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
6 121 Andre Villeneuve Defense  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens ( QMJHL)
7 137 Vladimir Svitek Forward  Czechoslovakia HC Košice ( CZE) [j]
7 142 Gil Hudon Goaltender  Canada Prince Albert Raiders ( SJHL)
8 163 Steve Taylor Left wing  United States Providence College ( HE)
9 184 Len Hachborn Center  Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
10 205 Steve Tsujiura Center  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL [35] [36] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL. [37]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Quinn was fired on March 19 and replaced by McCammon. Boucher was also fired and Clarke was relieved of his coaching duties. [1]
  2. ^ The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
  3. ^ Hoffmeyer wore number 35 in his first eleven games after being re-acquired.
  4. ^ Bailey wore number 9 during the regular season.
  5. ^ Even-strength goal at 19:38 of the third period
  6. ^ The Flyers received Hartford's 1984 3rd-round pick as compensation after Arthur retired in October 1982.
  7. ^ Ken Strong was sent to Toronto on May 1, 1982, to complete the trade.
  8. ^ The Flyers traded Wayne Stephenson to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals' third-round pick on August 16, 1979. [34]
  9. ^ The Flyers traded Dennis Sobchuk to the Detroit Red Wings for the Red Wings' third or fourth-round pick on September 4, 1979. [34]
  10. ^ The Flyers traded Andre Dupont to the Quebec Nordiques for cash and the Nordiques' seventh-round pick on September 15, 1980. [34]

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