1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers
Division 3rd Patrick
Conference 6th Wales
1981–82 record 38–31–11
Home record 25–10–5
Road record 13–21–6
Goals for 325 (8th)
Goals against 313 (9th)
Team information
General Manager Keith Allen
Coach Pat Quinn
(to Mar 19)
Bob McCammon
(from Mar 19)
Captain Bill Barber
Alternate captains None
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance 17,044[1]
Minor league affiliations Maine Mariners (AHL)[2]
Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL)[3]
Team leaders
Goals Bill Barber (45)
Assists Ken Linseman (68)
Points Ken Linseman (92)
Penalties in minutes Glen Cochrane (329)
Plus/minus Bobby Clarke (+28)
Wins Pete Peeters (23)
Goals against average Pete Peeters (3.71)
<1980–81 1982–83>

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

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

[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

1981–82 regular season
October: 8–2–1, 17 Points (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 3–1–0)
November: 4–8–0, 8 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 1–6–0)
December: 10–3–0, 20 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–2–0)
January: 6–6–3, 15 Points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–4–3)
February: 4–6–2, 10 Points (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 1–4–1)
March: 5–5–4, 14 Points (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 1–3–2)
April: 1–1–1, 3 Points (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 0–1–0)

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

Playoffs

1982 Stanley Cup playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Rangers win 3–1

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = 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, 26 Ken Linseman 23 C 79 24 68 92 6 275 4 1 2 3 6
14, 26 Brian Propp 22 LW 80 44 47 91 19 117 4 2 2 4 4
7 Bill Barber 29 LW 80 45 44 89 4 85 4 1 5 6 4
11 Ron Flockhart 21 C 72 33 39 72 18 44 4 0 1 1 2
16 Bobby Clarke 32 C 62 17 46 63 28 154 4 4 2 6 4
19 Ray Allison 22 RW 51 17 37 54 13 104 3 2 0 2 2
12 Tim Kerr 22 RW 61 21 30 51 6 138 4 0 2 2 2
27 Reggie Leach 31 RW 66 26 21 47 2 18 — — — — —
23 Ilkka Sinisalo 23 LW 66 15 22 37 18 22 4 0 2 2 0
3 Behn Wilson 23 D 59 13 23 36 6 135 4 1 4 5 10
9 Darryl Sittlerdagger 31 C 35 14 18 32 −1 50 4 3 1 4 6
17 Paul Holmgren 26 RW 41 9 22 31 10 183 4 1 2 3 6
24, 35 Bob Hoffmeyerdagger 26 D 57 7 20 27 13 142 2 0 1 1 25
8 Brad Marshdagger 23 D 66 2 22 24 17 106 4 0 0 0 2
15 Al Hill 26 LW 41 6 13 19 −4 58 3 0 0 0 0
25 Greg Adams 21 LW 33 4 15 19 7 105 — — — — —
29, 35 Glen Cochrane 24 D 63 6 12 18 19 329 1 0 0 0 0
28 Mark Botell 20 D 32 4 10 14 8 31 — — — — —
22, 36 Tom Gorence 24 RW 66 5 8 13 −17 8 3 0 0 0 0
10 Mel Bridgmandouble-dagger 26 C 9 7 5 12 0 47 — — — — —
20 Jimmy Watson 29 D 76 3 9 12 12 99 4 0 1 1 2
6 Fred Arthur 20 D 74 1 7 8 −8 47 4 0 0 0 2
2 Bob Dailey 28 D 12 1 5 6 4 22 — — — — —
5 Frank Bathe 27 D 28 1 3 4 11 68 4 0 0 0 2
33 Pete Peeters 24 G 44 0 1 1 N/A 19 4 0 0 0 0
30 Rick St. Croix 27 G 29 0 1 1 N/A 2 1 0 0 0 0
18 Lindsay Carson 21 C 18 0 1 1 −15 32 — — — — —
24 Steve Smith 18 D 8 0 1 1 −2 0 — — — — —
9, 35, 36 Reid Bailey 25 D 10 0 0 0 −5 23 2 0 0 0 0
31 Pelle Lindbergh 22 G 8 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — —
21 Gary Morrison 26 RW 7 0 0 0 −6 2 — — — — —
35 Mark Taylor 24 C 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — —
8 Thomas Eriksson 22 D 1 0 0 0 −1 4 — — — — —
35 Dave Michayluk 19 RW 1 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — —
35 Gord Williams 21 RW 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

Goaltenders

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP W L T SO GA SV% GAA MIN GP W L SO GA SV% GAA MIN
33 Pete Peeters 24 44 23 18 3 0 160 .871 3.71 2591 4 1 2 0 17 .837 4.64 220
30 Rick St. Croix 27 29 13 9 6 0 112 .870 3.89 1729 1 0 1 0 1 .875 3.00 20
31 Pelle Lindbergh 22 8 2 4 2 0 35 .881 4.38 480 — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
NHL Player of the Week Pete Peeters (December 7) [8]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Bill Barber [9]
Brian Propp
Team awards[10]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Frank Bathe
Class Guy Award Bobby Clarke

Records

Team single season records
Record Total
Most powerplay goals allowed 102
Fewest shutouts 0
(tied in 1988–89 and 2010–11)
Team regular season single game records
Record Total Date and opponent
Fastest four goals 1:22 apart October 11, 1981 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
(goals scored by Bobby Clarke, Ilkka Sinisalo, Reggie Leach, Ken Linseman)

Milestones

Individual career milestones[11]
Milestone Player Details Date Ref
400th goal Darryl Sittler Even-strength goal at 19:38 of the third period March 18, 1982 [12]

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

Date Details Ref
July 3, 1981 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ray Allison
Fred Arthur[a]
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		 [14]
November 11, 1981 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brad Marsh		 To Calgary Flames
Mel Bridgman		 [15]
January 20, 1982 To Philadelphia Flyers
Darryl Sittler		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rich Costello
Hartford's 2nd-round pick in 1982
future considerations[b]		 [16]
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.

Date Player Previous team (league) Contract details Ref
June 18, 1981 Bob Froese Saginaw Gears (IHL) [17]
October 9, 1981 Daryl Stanley Saskatoon Blades (WHL) [18]
November 22, 1981 Bob Hoffmeyer Maine Mariners (AHL) [19]

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date Player Contract details Ref
August 18, 1981 Tom Gorence multi-year [20]
August 21, 1981 Mel Bridgman multi-year [21]
September 29, 1981 Reggie Leach multi-year [22]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date Player Previous team (league) Draft Contract details Ref
June 11, 1981 Brian Tutt Calgary Wranglers (WHL) 1980 6th-round pick
June 16, 1981 Dan Held Billings Bighorns (WHL) 1980 5th-round pick

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.

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1981 NHL Waiver Draft[23]
Round Player Selected by Selected from Notes
1 Terry Murray Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers Flyers received $2,500

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 Ref
June 29, 1981 Robbie Moore Minnesota North Stars Free agency [26]
August 11, 1981 Dave Logan Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [27]

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 Steve Smith Defense  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 18 0 1 1 15 &
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2 37 Rich Costello Forward  United States Natick High School (Mass.) 12 2 2 4 2 &
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3 47 Barry Tabobondung Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL) &
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3 58 Ken Strong Forward  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL) 15 2 2 4 6 &
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4 65 Dave Michayluk Left Wing  Canada Regina Pats (WHL) 14 2 6 8 8 &
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4 79 Ken Latta Right Wing  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) &
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5 100 Justin Hanley Center  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL) &
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6 121 Andre Villeneuve Defense  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) &
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7 137 Vladimir Svitek Forward  Slovakia HC Kosice (CZE) &
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7 142 Gil Hudon Goaltender  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) &
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8 163 Steve Taylor Left Wing  United States Providence Friars (HE) &
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9 184 Len Hachborn Center  Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHL) 102 20 39 59 29 &
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10 205 Steve Tsujiura Center  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) &
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Draft notes[29]

Farm teams

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

References

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