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1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season

1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers
Division6th Patrick
Conference10th Wales
1989–90 record30–39–11
Home record17–19–4
Road record13–20–7
Goals for290 (10th)
Goals against297 (15th)
Team information
General managerBob Clarke
CoachPaul Holmgren
CaptainDave Poulin (Oct.–Dec.)
Ron Sutter (Dec.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Rick Tocchet
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,407[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Team leaders
GoalsRick Tocchet (37)
AssistsRick Tocchet (59)
PointsRick Tocchet (96)
Penalty minutesCraig Berube (291)
Plus/minusMark Howe (+22)
WinsKen Wregget (22)
Goals against averageKen Wregget (3.42)

The 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 23rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time since 1972, and only the third time in franchise history.

Regular season

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The 1989–90 season was one of the most turbulent in franchise history.

Goaltender Ron Hextall had to sit out the first 12-games of the schedule, sentenced after cementing his folk-hero status in the city by crowning Chris Chelios in the waning minutes of Game 6 of the Wales Conference Finals in May. Unfortunately, the layoff plus contract disputes cost him practice time in training camp, and he was felled by groin injuries three separate times during the season.

An ugly 1–6–1 start was reversed despite injuries to Hextall, Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Mark Howe and others with the team atop the weakened Patrick Division after a win in Montreal just before Christmas.

Little used Tony Horacek posted a hat trick in a 6–3 win in Los Angeles over the Kings on December 30, but the team suffered through a dismal 10-game winless stretch thereafter (0–7–3) from December 31 through January 23. Previous inconsistent play plus the slide cost Dave Poulin his captaincy on December 15,[2] then forced his trade to Boston for former Flyer Ken Linseman.[3] The move did not work, and despite breaking the skid with an 8–6 win against the Jets, Holmgren accused his club of quitting during a 7–2 loss at Washington on January 28 - a defeat which put them three points behind the Capitals in last place.

Newly acquired back-up Pete Peeters had his only season highlight with a 3–0 shutout over Toronto on February 15, but he finished the season 1–13–5. On February 28 in Vancouver, the team was lucky to pull out a 7–7 tie after blowing a 5–2 first-period lead. In the interim, Wells was dealt to the Sabres for unknown winger and future NHL referee Kevin Maguire.

Following an inspired win in Calgary on March 1, Propp was traded to the Bruins, and a four-goal game by Mark Messier in a 5–3 loss to Edmonton two days later triggered a four-game losing streak. The nadir of the late-season collapse came on March 17 in Quebec, as the Flyers allowed three third-period goals to drop a 6–3 decision to the Nordiques (who went on to win all of 12 games that year). Inexplicably, with the Islanders and Penguins also taking late-season dives, the Flyers were still alive for the final playoff spot in the division.

A 5–3 home win over Pittsburgh on March 22 got the team within one point of fourth, but they limped to the end of the schedule with an 0–3–2 record. A 6–2 road loss to the Islanders on March 31 eliminated them from the postseason.

It marked the first time in franchise history that the team finished in last place in any division since its 1967 inception.

Among the bright spots, Tocchet led the team with 37 goals and 96 points. Seven players scored 20-or-more goals. Kerr was limited to 40 games but managed 24 goals and 48 points.

General manager Bob Clarke, having been with the Flyers organization since he was drafted in 1969, was fired on April 16.[4]

Season standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Rangers 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
New Jersey Devils 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
Washington Capitals 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
New York Islanders 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
Philadelphia Flyers 80 30 39 11 290 297 71

[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.

Wales Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 25 9 289 232 101
2 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 45 27 8 286 248 98
3 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 41 28 11 288 234 93
4 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 38 33 9 275 268 85
5 New York Rangers PTK 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
6 New Jersey Devils PTK 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
7 Washington Capitals PTK 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
8 New York Islanders PTK 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
9 Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
10 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 30 39 11 290 297 71
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 12 61 7 240 407 31

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Record vs. opponents

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Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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1989–90 regular season[8]
October: 3–7–1, 7 points (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–4–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap
1 October 5 2–6 New Jersey Devils Wregget 0–1–0 0 L
2 October 6 3–5 @ Washington Capitals Wregget 0–2–0 0 L
3 October 8 3–5 @ Winnipeg Jets Peeters 0–3–0 0 L
4 October 12 4–2 Quebec Nordiques Wregget 1–3–0 2 W
5 October 14 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders Peeters 1–3–1 3 T
6 October 15 2–3 Calgary Flames Wregget 1–4–1 3 L
7 October 18 3–5 @ New Jersey Devils Peeters 1–5–1 3 L
8 October 21 1–3 New York Rangers Wregget 1–6–1 3 L
9 October 24 6–1 St. Louis Blues Wregget 2–6–1 5 W
10 October 28 5–6 @ Minnesota North Stars Wregget 2–7–1 5 L
11 October 30 3–1 @ New York Rangers Wregget 3–7–1 7 W
November: 9–3–2, 20 points (home: 5–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap
12 November 1 5–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings Peeters 3–7–2 8 T
13 November 4 7–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Hextall 4–7–2 10 W
14 November 5 3–2 New York Islanders Hoffort 5–7–2 12 W
15 November 9 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Peeters 5–8–2 12 L
16 November 11 7–5 @ New Jersey Devils Hoffort 6–8–2 14 W
17 November 12 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils Hoffort 6–8–3 15 T
18 November 14 5–4 @ New York Islanders Hextall 7–8–3 17 W
19 November 16 6–3 Minnesota North Stars Hoffort 8–8–3 19 W
20 November 18 0–1 OT Winnipeg Jets Wregget 8–9–3 19 L
21 November 22 5–1 Montreal Canadiens Wregget 9–9–3 21 W
22 November 24 5–1 Edmonton Oilers Wregget 10–9–3 23 W
23 November 25 2–5 @ Hartford Whalers Peeters 10–10–3 23 L
24 November 28 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Wregget 11–10–3 25 W
25 November 30 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Wregget 12–10–3 27 W
December: 6–7–2, 14 points (home: 2–5–0; road: 4–2–2)
Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap
26 December 1 3–2 @ Washington Capitals Wregget 13–10–3 29 W
27 December 3 1–2 Boston Bruins Wregget 13–11–3 29 L
28 December 5 3–4 Washington Capitals Wregget 13–12–3 29 L
29 December 7 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres Wregget 14–12–3 31 W
30 December 9 6–6 OT @ Quebec Nordiques Wregget 14–12–4 32 T
31 December 10 4–2 @ New York Rangers Wregget 15–12–4 34 W
32 December 14 2–3 Hartford Whalers Wregget 15–13–4 34 L
33 December 16 5–2 Los Angeles Kings Wregget 16–13–4 36 W
34 December 17 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres Wregget 16–14–4 36 L
35 December 19 1–2 Washington Capitals Wregget 16–15–4 36 L
36 December 22 4–5 OT New Jersey Devils Wregget 16–16–4 36 L
37 December 23 5–3 @ Montreal Canadiens Wregget 17–16–4 38 W
38 December 27 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers Wregget 17–17–4 38 L
39 December 30 6–3 @ Los Angeles Kings Wregget 18–17–4 40 W
40 December 31 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks Peeters 18–17–5 41 T
January: 2–9–2, 6 points (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–6–2)
Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap
41 January 2 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames Wregget 18–17–6 42 T
42 January 4 4–5 OT @ St. Louis Blues Wregget 18–18–6 42 L
43 January 6 5–8 @ Chicago Blackhawks Peeters 18–19–6 42 L
44 January 11 4–5 Chicago Blackhawks Wregget 18–20–6 42 L
45 January 13 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Peeters 18–20–7 43 T
46 January 14 3–4 OT @ New York Rangers Wregget 18–21–7 43 L
47 January 16 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Peeters 18–22–7 43 L
48 January 18 2–3 OT Vancouver Canucks Wregget 18–23–7 43 L
49 January 23 2–3 Buffalo Sabres Wregget 18–24–7 43 L
50 January 25 8–6 Winnipeg Jets Wregget 19–24–7 45 W
51 January 27 1–2 @ Boston Bruins Peeters 19–25–7 45 L
52 January 28 2–7 @ Washington Capitals Wregget 19–26–7 45 L
53 January 30 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Wregget 20–26–7 47 W
February: 5–5–2, 12 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–3–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap
54 February 1 2–1 Hartford Whalers Wregget 21–26–7 49 W
55 February 3 7–6 OT Minnesota North Stars Wregget 22–26–7 51 W
56 February 8 5–5 OT New York Islanders Wregget 22–26–8 52 T
57 February 11 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Wregget 22–27–8 52 L
58 February 13 3–4 New York Rangers Peeters 22–28–8 52 L
59 February 15 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Peeters 23–28–8 54 W
60 February 16 6–9 @ Detroit Red Wings Peeters 23–29–8 54 L
61 February 18 3–2 New York Islanders Hextall 24–29–8 56 W
62 February 20 4–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Wregget 24–30–8 56 L
63 February 22 7–4 @ St. Louis Blues Hextall 25–30–8 58 W
64 February 25 1–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks Hextall 25–31–8 58 L
65 February 28 7–7 OT @ Vancouver Canucks Hextall 25–31–9 59 T
March: 5–8–1, 11 points (home: 3–4–1; road: 2–4–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap
66 March 1 4–2 @ Calgary Flames Wregget 26–31–9 61 W
67 March 3 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers Hextall 26–32–9 61 L
68 March 6 1–2 Boston Bruins Wregget 26–33–9 61 L
69 March 8 5–7 New York Rangers Wregget 26–34–9 61 L
70 March 10 3–4 Washington Capitals Wregget 26–35–9 61 L
71 March 15 5–4 New York Islanders Wregget 27–35–9 63 W
72 March 17 3–6 @ Quebec Nordiques Peeters 27–36–9 63 L
73 March 18 7–4 Los Angeles Kings Wregget 28–36–9 65 W
74 March 20 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils Wregget 29–36–9 67 W
75 March 22 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Wregget 30–36–9 69 W
76 March 24 2–5 New Jersey Devils Peeters 30–37–9 69 L
77 March 25 3–7 @ New York Rangers Peeters 30–38–9 69 L
78 March 29 2–2 OT Washington Capitals Peeters 30–38–10 70 T
79 March 31 2–6 @ New York Islanders Peeters 30–39–10 70 L
April: 0–0–1, 1 points (home: 0–0–1; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Decision Record Points Recap
80 April 1 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings Hoffort 30–39–11 71 T

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

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
22 Rick Tocchet RW 75 37 59 96 4 196
32 Murray Craven LW 76 25 50 75 2 42
10 Mike Bullard C 70 27 37 64 0 67
9 Pelle Eklund LW 70 23 39 62 7 16
12 Tim Kerr RW 40 24 24 48 −3 34
14 Ron Sutter C 75 22 26 48 2 104
23 Ilkka Sinisalo RW 59 23 23 46 6 26
3 Gord Murphy D 75 14 27 41 −7 95
26 Brian Propp‡ LW 40 13 15 28 3 31
2 Mark Howe D 40 7 21 28 22 24
25 Keith Acton C 69 13 14 27 −2 80
19 Scott Mellanby RW 57 6 17 23 −4 77
28 Kjell Samuelsson D 66 5 17 22 20 91
29 Terry Carkner D 63 4 18 22 −8 169
11[a] Jiri Latal D 32 6 13 19 4 6
7 Jay Wells‡ D 59 3 16 19 4 129
17 Craig Berube LW 74 4 14 18 −7 291
20 Dave Poulin‡ C 28 9 8 17 5 12
18 Ken Linseman† C 29 5 9 14 −7 30
5 Kerry Huffman D 43 1 12 13 −3 34
21[b] Tony Horacek LW 48 5 5 10 6 117
24 Derrick Smith LW 55 3 6 9 −15 32
6 Jeff Chychrun D 79 2 7 9 −12 250
15 Doug Sulliman RW 28 3 4 7 4 0
8 Murray Baron D 16 2 2 4 −1 12
46 Don Biggs C 11 2 0 2 −4 8
18 Brian Dobbin RW 9 1 1 2 1 11
36[c] Normand Lacombe† RW 18 0 2 2 0 7
35 Ken Wregget G 51 0 2 2 12
20 Kevin Maguire† RW 5 1 0 1 −1 6
42 Don Nachbaur C 2 0 1 1 1 0
33 Pete Peeters G 24 0 1 1 2
20 Len Barrie† C 1 0 0 0 −2 0
26[d] David Fenyves D 12 0 0 0 −6 4
7 Craig Fisher C 2 0 0 0 0 0
37 Mark Freer C 2 0 0 0 0 0
34 Jeff Harding RW 9 0 0 0 −1 18
27 Ron Hextall G 8 0 0 0 14
30 Bruce Hoffort G 7 0 0 0 2
45 Chris Jensen RW 1 0 0 0 −1 2
47 Shaun Sabol D 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Ken Wregget 51 50 22 24 3 1557 169 3.42 .891 0 2,961
27 Ron Hextall 8 8 4 2 1 219 29 4.15 .868 0 419
30 Bruce Hoffort 7 4 3 0 2 159 19 3.47 .881 0 329
33 Pete Peeters 24 18 1 13 5 601 72 3.79 .880 1 1,140

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Brian Propp[e] [10]
Rick Tocchet
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Gord Murphy [11]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Rick Tocchet [11]
Class Guy Award Craig Berube [11]

Records

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1989–90 season was Rick Tocchet tying the team record for most goals in a regular season game (4) on January 25.[12] The Flyers team record 17 consecutive playoff appearances streak ended with their failure to qualify for the 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs.[13]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Murray Baron October 5, 1989 [14]
Tony Horacek October 8, 1989
Shaun Sabol November 4, 1989
Bruce Hoffort November 5, 1989
Jiri Latal
Len Barrie February 28, 1990
Craig Fisher March 24, 1990

Transactions

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The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 26, 1989, the day after the deciding game of the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1990, the day of the deciding game of the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 21, 1989 (1989-07-21) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations
 To Winnipeg Jets
[16]
August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 7th-round pick in 1991
 [17][18]
September 8, 1989 (1989-09-08) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 5th-round pick in 1991
  • Philadelphia's 7th-round pick in 1991
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
[19]
September 28, 1989 (1989-09-28) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations
 To Winnipeg Jets
[20]
October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Winnipeg Jets
  • Toronto's 5th-round pick in 1991
  • Future considerations
 [21][22]
January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Edmonton Oilers
[23]
January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Boston Bruins
[24]
March 2, 1990 (1990-03-02) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 2nd-round pick in 1990
 To Boston Bruins
[25]
March 5, 1990 (1990-03-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Buffalo Sabres
[26]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 12, 1989 (1989-06-12) Shawn Cronin Washington Capitals Free agency [27]
June 16, 1989 (1989-06-16) Pete Peeters Washington Capitals 2-year[g] Free agency [28]
June 30, 1989 (1989-06-30) Bruce Hoffort Lake Superior State University (WCHA) 3-year Free agency [29]
July 12, 1989 (1989-07-12) Tim Tookey Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [30]
February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27) Len Barrie Kamloops Blazers (WHL) Free agency [31]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via Ref
N/A Glen Seabrooke Retirement [32]
July 12, 1989 (1989-07-12) Al Hill Retirement [30]
August 7, 1989 (1989-08-07) Al Secord Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [33]
October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02) Nick Kypreos Washington Capitals Waiver draft [34][35]
Moe Mantha Winnipeg Jets Waiver draft [34][35]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
June 17, 1989 (1989-06-17) Pelle Eklund 3-year [36]
August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28) Jiri Latal [18]
September 11, 1989 (1989-09-11) Ken Wregget 1-year [37][38]
December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) Mark Howe 3-year [39]
Derrick Smith multi-year [39]
December 27, 1989 (1989-12-27) Steve Scheifele multi-year [40]
March 5, 1990 (1990-03-05) Craig Fisher [26]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

NHL entry draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the 1989 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, on June 17, 1989.[41] The Flyers' first-round pick, 12th overall, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with the Calgary Flames' first-round pick, 21st overall, for Ken Wregget on March 6, 1989.[42] They also traded their third-round pick, 54th overall, and Greg Smyth to the Quebec Nordiques for Terry Carkner on July 25, 1988, their fourth-round pick, 75th overall, to the Minnesota North Stars for Gordie Roberts on February 9, 1988, and their fifth-round pick, 96th overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Al Secord on February 7, 1989.[42]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
2 33 Greg Johnson Center  Canada Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
34 Patrik Juhlin Left wing  Sweden Vasteras IK (Elitserien) [h]
4 72 Reid Simpson Left wing  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) [i]
6 117 Niklas Eriksson Right wing  Sweden Leksands IF (Elitserien)
7 138 John Callahan Center  United States Belmont Hill School (Mass.)
8 159 Sverre Sears Defense  United States Belmont Hill School (Mass.)
9 180 Glen Wisser Forward  United States Philadelphia Junior Flyers (Jr. B)
10 201 Al Kummu Defense  Canada Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)
11 222 Matt Brait Defense  United States St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
12 243 James Pollio Left wing  United States Vermont Academy (Vermont)

NHL supplemental draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the 1989 NHL supplemental draft.[43][44]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
2 17 Jamie Baker Defense  United States University of Windsor (CIAU)

Farm teams

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The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.[45][46]

Notes

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  1. ^ Latal wore number 62 in his first four games.
  2. ^ Horacek wore number 43 through November 16.
  3. ^ Lacombe wore number 68 in his first game.
  4. ^ Fenyves wore number 39 in his first eleven games.
  5. ^ Propp was voted to the starting lineup.[9]
  6. ^ The Oilers had the choice of year.[23] The Oilers chose the 1990 draft pick.
  7. ^ Option for third year
  8. ^ The Flyers traded Bob Froese to the New York Rangers for Kjell Samuelsson and Rangers' second-round pick, 34th overall, on December 18, 1986.[42]
  9. ^ The Flyers traded Gordie Roberts to the St. Louis Blues for the Blues' fifth-round pick, later upgraded to the Blues' fourth-round pick, 72nd overall, on March 8, 1988[42]

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