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1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers
West Division champions
Division1st West
1967–68 record31–32–11
Home record17–13–7
Road record14–19–4
Goals for173 (11th)
Goals against179 (3rd)
Team information
General managerBud Poile
CoachKeith Allen
CaptainLou Angotti
Alternate captainsBill Sutherland
Ed Van Impe
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance9,625
Minor league affiliate(s)Quebec Aces
Seattle Totems
Phoenix Roadrunners
Knoxville Knights
Team leaders
GoalsLeon Rochefort (21)
AssistsLou Angotti (37)
PointsLou Angotti (49)
Penalty minutesEd Van Impe (141)
Plus/minusJoe Watson (+12)
Larry Zeidel (+12)
WinsDoug Favell (16)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.27)
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The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League (NHL) season in Philadelphia, since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season. The Flyers won the West Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the St. Louis Blues in seven games.

NHL expansion

See also: 1967 NHL expansion

Philadelphia waited almost 35 years from when the Quakers' played their last home game (a 4–0 loss to Chicago on March 17, 1931) for the NHL to return when the city was awarded an expansion franchise on February 9, 1966. Philadelphia was a bit of a surprise choice since a group from the nearby city of Baltimore were considered favorites to land a team.

The man who often receives the most credit for bringing NHL hockey back to Philadelphia is Ed Snider. While attending a basketball game in 1964 at the Boston Garden, the then vice-president of the Philadelphia Eagles observed a crowd of Boston Bruins fans lining up to purchase tickets to see a last-place team. Intrigued, he began making plans for a new arena upon hearing the NHL was looking to expand due to fears of a competing league taking hold on the West Coast and the desire for a new television contract in the United States. Snider made his proposal to the league and the Philadelphia group – including Snider, Bill Putnam, Jerome Schiff, and Eagles owner Jerry Wolman – was chosen over the Baltimore group.

On April 4, 1966, Putnam announced there would be a name-the-team contest and that orange, black and white would be the team colors. Wanting what he referred to as "hot" colors, Putnam's choice was influenced by the orange and white of his alma mater, the University of Texas, and the orange and black of Philadelphia's previous NHL team, the Quakers. Also announced on April 4 was the hiring of a Chicago firm to design the team's arena.

Details of the name-the-team contest were released on July 12, 1966. As sponsor of the contest, ballots were available at local Acme Markets grocery stores and included a top prize of a RCA 21" color television, two season tickets for both the second and third prize winners, and a pair of tickets to a game for the next 100 winners. Among the names considered behind the scenes were Quakers, Ramblers, and Liberty Bells. The first two were the names of previous Philadelphia hockey teams and given the connotations of losing (Quakers) and the minor leagues (Ramblers), were passed over. Liberty Bells, though seriously considered, was also the name of a local race track. Bashers, Blizzards, Bruisers, Huskies, Keystones, Knights, Lancers, Raiders, and Sabres were among the other names considered.

The flying P has been the Flyers' primary logo since the beginning.

It was Ed Snider's sister Phyllis who ended up naming the team when she suggested Flyers on a return trip from a Broadway play. Ed knew immediately it would be the winning name, since it captured the speed of the game and went well phonetically with Philadelphia. On August 3, 1966, the team name was announced. Of the 11,000 ballots received, more than 100 selected Flyers as the team name and were entered into a drawing to select a winner. 9-year-old boy Alec Stockard from Narberth, who had spelled it "Fliers" on his entry, won the drawing and was declared the winner.

With the name and colors already known, Philadelphia advertising firm Mel Richmann Inc. was hired to design a logo and jersey. With Tom Paul as head of the project, artist Sam Ciccone designed both the logo and jerseys with the concept to represent speed. Ciccone's winged P design, four stylized wings attached to a slanted P with an orange dot to represent a puck, was considered the "obvious choice" over his other designs which included a winged skate. Ciccone's jersey design, a stripe down each shoulder and down the arms, represented wings.

Off-season

The men hired to build the expansion Flyers were Bud Poile as general manager and Keith Allen as head coach. Both were former NHL players and were Western Hockey League coaches in the years preceding expansion, Poile with the San Francisco Seals and Allen with the Seattle Totems. On May 8, 1967, the Flyers purchased the American Hockey League's Quebec Aces and with them acquired sixteen professional players and the rights to sixteen amateur players. The NHL expansion draft was held a month later on June 6. The six expansion franchises selected 20 players from the Original Six teams, though most of the players available were either aging veterans or career minor-leaguers before expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti (who was named the Flyers' first captain), Leon Rochefort, and Gary Dornhoefer. The following day, the Flyers made two selections in the 1967 NHL amateur draft, notably Serge Bernier fifth overall from the Sorel Eperviers.

Regular season

The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals. Bill Sutherland scored the first goal in franchise history. They won their first game a week later, defeating the St. Louis Blues on the road, 2–1. The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting out their trans-Pennsylvania rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–0 on October 19. With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a below .500 record and after being forced to play their last seven home games on the road (five of them at Le Colisee in Quebec City, the home of their AHL affiliate) due to a March 1 storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.

The team was led offensively by Leon Rochefort in goals (21) and Lou Angotti in assists (37) and points (49). Bill Sutherland was the only other player on the team with at least 20 goals and Gary Dornhoefer was the only other player with at least 30 assists. Rochefort was the only Flyer to take part in the NHL All-Star Game. Despite the lack of offensive firepower, the Flyers were strong enough defensively to be a respectable 8–15–1 against Original Six teams, winning at least one game against all six and winning three of their four games against the defending Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs. 22-year-old goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent split time in net and put up similar numbers. Favell finished 3rd in Calder Memorial Trophy voting.

Season standings

West Division
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Philadelphia Flyers 74 31 32 11 173 179 −6 73
2 Los Angeles Kings 74 31 33 10 200 224 −24 72
3 St. Louis Blues 74 27 31 16 177 191 −14 70
4 Minnesota North Stars 74 27 32 15 191 226 −35 69
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 74 27 34 13 195 216 −21 67
6 Oakland Seals 74 15 42 17 153 219 −66 47


Record vs. opponents

Vs. West Division

1967–68 NHL records
Team LAK MIN OAK PHI PIT STL Total
Los Angeles — 2–6–2 4–4–2 5–4–1 6–4 4–3–3 21–21–8
Minnesota 6–2–2 — 5–2–3 3–6–1 3–4–3 3–5–2 20–19–11
Oakland 4–4–2 2–5–3 — 4–3–3 1–5–4 0–7–3 11–24–15
Philadelphia 4–5–1 6–3–1 3–4–3 — 3–4–3 7–1–2 23–17–10
Pittsburgh 4–6 4–3–3 5–1–4 4–3–3 — 4–6 21–19–10
St. Louis 3–4–3 5–3–2 7–0–3 1–7–2 6–4 — 22–18–10

Vs. East Division

1967–68 NHL records
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR Total
Los Angeles 1–3 1–2–1 2–1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 10–12–2
Minnesota 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2–1 0–2–2 1–2–1 7–13–4
Oakland 2–2 0–3–1 0–3–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 4–18–2
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–2–1 1–3 3–1 8–15–1
Pittsburgh 2–2 1–2–1 1–3 0–4 0–3–1 2–1–1 6–15–3
St. Louis 1–2–1 0–2–2 1–2–1 0–3–1 1–3 2–1–1 5–13–6


Playoffs

The Flyers returned to the Spectrum in time to open up their first playoff series on April 4, 1968, against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues came into the series as underdogs, but they took Game 1 1–0. Pat Hannigan scored the Flyers first ever playoff goal 1:32 into the first period of Game 2. Tied going into the third period, Leon Rochefort's goal with 13:09 left proved to be the game winner in a 4–3 result. The series shifted to St. Louis and the Flyers lost both Games 3 and 4. With the Flyers on the verge of elimination, Rosaire Paiement scored a hat trick in Game 5 and the Flyers won 6–1. Returning to St. Louis for Game 6, Don Blackburn's goal with 8:42 left in the 2nd overtime forced a Game 7. However, the Flyers lost Game 7 by a score of 3–1.

Schedule and results

Preseason

1967 preseason
Preseason: 5–3–2
Game Date Opponent Score Record Ref
1 September 17 @ Quebec Aces (AHL) 1–6 0–1–0
2 September 19 @ Quebec Aces (AHL) 2–2 0–1–1
3 September 21 Springfield Kings (AHL) 5–4 1–1–1
4 September 22 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 1–2–1
5 September 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 1–3–1
6 September 30 @ Hershey Bears (AHL) 5–1 2–3–1
7 October 3 Minnesota North Stars 4–4 2–3–2
8 October 4 Quebec Aces (AHL) 5–3 3–3–2
9 October 6 @ Quebec Aces (AHL) 3–1 4–3–2
10 October 8 @ Providence Reds (AHL) 4–3 5–3–2

Notes:
Game played in Hamilton, Ontario.
Game played in Guelph, Ontario.
Game played in Brantford, Ontario.
Game played in Kingston, Ontario.
Game played in Sorel, Quebec.

Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season

1967–68 regular season
October: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 11 Philadelphia 1–5 California Parent 6,886 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 14 Philadelphia 2–4 Los Angeles Favell 7,035 0–2–0 0 Recap
3 October 18 Philadelphia 2–1 St. Louis Favell 5,234 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 19 Pittsburgh 0–1 Philadelphia Favell 7,812 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 22 California 2–5 Philadelphia Favell 5,783 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 28 Detroit 3–1 Philadelphia Favell 10,859 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 October 29 California 2–2 Philadelphia Favell 4,708 3–3–1 7 Recap
November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
8 November 2 Minnesota 3–1 Philadelphia Favell 4,203 3–4–1 7 Recap
9 November 4 Philadelphia 4–1 Montreal Parent 14,822 4–4–1 9 Recap
10 November 5 Montreal 1–1 Philadelphia Parent 9,188 4–4–2 10 Recap
11 November 8 Philadelphia 1–1 Pittsburgh Parent 4,719 4–4–3 11 Recap
12 November 12 Philadelphia 4–2 Boston Parent 13,909 5–4–3 13 Recap
13 November 15 Philadelphia 0–5 Pittsburgh Parent 6,876 5–5–3 13 Recap
14 November 16 New York 2–3 Philadelphia Favell 11,276 6–5–3 15 Recap
15 November 18 Philadelphia 2–2 Minnesota Favell 10,466 6–5–4 16 Recap
16 November 19 St. Louis 2–3 Philadelphia Parent 7,102 7–5–4 18 Recap
17 November 22 Detroit 2–4 Philadelphia Parent 12,086 8–5–4 20 Recap
18 November 25 Philadelphia 2–1 St. Louis Parent 8,570 9–5–4 22 Recap
19 November 26 Los Angeles 2–7 Philadelphia Parent 11,420 10–5–4 24 Recap
20 November 29 Philadelphia 1–3 Chicago Parent 17,200 10–6–4 24 Recap
21 November 30 California 3–1 Philadelphia Parent 3,167 10–7–4 24 Recap
December: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
22 December 3 St. Louis 2–4 Philadelphia Parent 8,727 11–7–4 26 Recap
23 December 6 Philadelphia 2–4 California Favell 2,426 11–8–4 26 Recap
24 December 8 Philadelphia 3–0 Los Angeles Favell 4,624 12–8–4 28 Recap
25 December 10 Chicago 3–0 Philadelphia Favell 14,646 12–9–4 28 Recap
26 December 14 St. Louis 2–2 Philadelphia Parent 8,005 12–9–5 29 Recap
27 December 16 Philadelphia 1–0 St. Louis Parent 7,570 13–9–5 31 Recap
28 December 17 Pittsburgh 1–2 Philadelphia Parent 7,522 14–9–5 33 Recap
29 December 21 Minnesota 0–6 Philadelphia Parent 7,638 15–9–5 35 Recap
30 December 23 Philadelphia 2–3 Chicago Parent 17,500 15–10–5 35 Recap
31 December 25 New York 3–1 Philadelphia Parent 9,456 15–11–5 35 Recap
32 December 28 Philadelphia 3–5 Detroit Favell 13,568 15–12–5 35 Recap
33 December 30 Philadelphia 2–0 Los Angeles Favell 14,000 16–12–5 37 Recap
34 December 31 Los Angeles 1–9 Philadelphia Favell 5,643 17–12–5 39 Recap
January: 4–7–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
35 January 4 Boston 3–2 Philadelphia Parent 10,097 17–13–5 39 Recap
36 January 6 Philadelphia 2–2 Pittsburgh Favell 7,351 17–13–6 40 Recap
37 January 7 Pittsburgh 1–3 Philadelphia Favell 7,935 18–13–6 42 Recap
38 January 10 Philadelphia 4–6 Minnesota Favell 9,768 18–14–6 42 Recap
39 January 11 Montreal 4–2 Philadelphia Parent 14,126 18–15–6 42 Recap
40 January 14 Philadelphia 6–3 Oakland Parent 2,878 19–15–6 44 Recap
41 January 18 Philadelphia 4–2 Minnesota Favell 9,098 20–15–6 46 Recap
42 January 20 Philadelphia 2–4 Boston Parent 13,527 20–16–6 46 Recap
43 January 21 St. Louis 2–2 Philadelphia Parent 10,834 20–16–7 47 Recap
44 January 24 Philadelphia 2–1 Toronto Favell 15,834 21–16–7 49 Recap
45 January 25 Minnesota 3–0 Philadelphia Parent 9,334 21–17–7 49 Recap
46 January 27 Philadelphia 2–3 Detroit Parent 12,820 21–18–7 49 Recap
47 January 28 Los Angeles 2–0 Philadelphia Favell 13,577 21–19–7 49 Recap

Notes:
The California Seals changed their name to the Oakland Seals on December 8, 1967.

February: 5–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
48 February 1 Oakland 3–3 Philadelphia Favell 6,386 21–19–8 50 Recap
49 February 3 Chicago 3–5 Philadelphia Parent 14,646 22–19–8 52 Recap
50 February 4 Toronto 1–4 Philadelphia Favell 14,646 23–19–8 54 Recap
51 February 7 Philadelphia 1–4 Montreal Parent 14,026 23–20–8 54 Recap
52 February 10 Philadelphia 2–1 St. Louis Favell 13,112 24–20–8 56 Recap
53 February 11 Philadelphia 3–2 Minnesota Favell 15,154 25–20–8 58 Recap
54 February 14 Philadelphia 0–4 Oakland Parent 3,069 25–21–8 58 Recap
55 February 16 Philadelphia 1–7 Los Angeles Parent 9,867 25–22–8 58 Recap
56 February 18 Philadelphia 1–3 New York Favell 17,250 25–23–8 58 Recap
57 February 21 Philadelphia 1–1 Pittsburgh Favell 9,198 25–23–9 59 Recap
58 February 22 Minnesota 3–7 Philadelphia Favell 14,392 26–23–9 61 Recap
59 February 25 Pittsburgh 2–1 Philadelphia Favell 14,418 26–24–9 61 Recap
60 February 29 Los Angeles 3–1 Philadelphia Favell 9,115 26–25–9 61 Recap
March: 5–7–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 2–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
61 March 2 Philadelphia 0–4 New York Parent 17,235 26–26–9 61 Recap
62 March 3 Oakland 1–1 Philadelphia Favell 12,127 26–26–10 62 Recap
63 March 6 Philadelphia 2–7 Toronto Favell 15,831 26–27–10 62 Recap
64 March 7 Boston 2–1 Philadelphia Parent 10,452 26–28–10 62 Recap
65 March 10 Minnesota 0–2 Philadelphia Parent 10,171 27–28–10 64 Recap
66 March 13 Philadelphia 4–2 Minnesota Favell 13,387 28–28–10 66 Recap
67 March 14 Los Angeles 0–0 Philadelphia Parent 4,116 28–28–11 67 Recap
68 March 17 Toronto 4–7 Philadelphia Parent 13,650 29–28–11 69 Recap
69 March 20 Philadelphia 5–1 Oakland Parent 3,918 30–28–11 71 Recap
70 March 23 Philadelphia 2–4 Los Angeles Parent 14,003 30–29–11 71 Recap
71 March 27 Philadelphia 0–3 St. Louis Favell 9,315 30–30–11 71 Recap
72 March 28 St. Louis 0–2 Philadelphia Favell 5,382 31–30–11 73 Recap
73 March 30 Pittsburgh 2–0 Philadelphia Favell 5,569 31–31–11 73 Recap
74 March 31 Philadelphia 1–5 Pittsburgh Favell 6,756 31–32–11 73 Recap

Notes:
Game played at Madison Square Garden due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm.
Game played at Maple Leaf Gardens due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm.
Game played at Le Colisée due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm.

Legend:

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

Playoffs

1968 Stanley Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals vs. St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 4 St. Louis 1–0 Philadelphia Parent 10,649 Blues lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 6 St. Louis 3–4 Philadelphia Favell 11,111 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 10 Philadelphia 2–3 St. Louis 2OT Parent 10,867 Blues lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 11 Philadelphia 2–5 St. Louis Favell 11,070 Blues lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 13 St. Louis 1–6 Philadelphia Parent 10,587 Blues lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 16 Philadelphia 2–1 St. Louis 2OT Parent 13,738 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 18 St. Louis 3–1 Philadelphia Parent 14,646 Blues win 4–3 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
7 Lou Angotti C 70 12 37 49 4 35 7 0 0 0 1 2
12 Gary Dornhoefer RW 65 13 30 43 6 134 3 0 0 0 −3 15
9 Leon Rochefort RW 74 21 21 42 −1 16 7 2 0 2 −2 2
18 Ed Hoekstra C 70 15 21 36 6 6 7 0 1 1 −3 0
10 Brit Selby LW 56 15 15 30 −3 24 7 1 1 2 0 4
11 Bill Sutherland LW 60 20 9 29 1 6 7 1 3 4 −1 0
8 Don Blackburn LW 67 9 20 29 −2 23 7 3 0 3 1 8
22 Forbes Kennedy C 73 10 18 28 4 130 7 1 4 5 0 14
14 Pat Hannigan RW 65 11 15 26 6 36 7 1 2 3 −2 9
16 Claude LaForge LW 63 9 16 25 8 36 5 1 2 3 0 15
4 John Miszuk D 74 5 17 22 1 79 7 0 3 3 1 11
3 Joe Watson D 73 5 14 19 12 56 7 1 1 2 0 28
2 Ed Van Impe D 67 4 13 17 −5 141 7 0 4 4 −1 11
15 Andre Lacroix C 18 6 8 14 0 6 7 2 3 5 −2 0
15 Garry Peters C 31 7 5 12 −2 22 — — — — — —
5 Jean Gauthier D 65 5 7 12 0 74 7 1 3 4 −2 6
24 Larry Zeidel† D 57 1 10 11 12 68 7 0 1 1 0 12
17 Wayne Hicks‡ RW 32 2 7 9 −5 6 — — — — — —
19 Art Stratton† C 12 0 4 4 −4 4 5 0 0 0 −1 0
21 Jim Johnson C 13 2 1 3 −1 2 — — — — — —
20 Rosaire Paiement† RW 7 1 0 1 1 11 3 3 0 3 2 0
20 Jean-Guy Gendron LW 1 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
30 Bernie Parent G 38 0 1 1 23 5 0 0 0 0
21 Terry Ball D 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
21 Dwight Carruthers D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
1 Doug Favell G 37 0 0 0 37 2 0 0 0 5
6 John Hanna D 15 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
6 Ralph MacSweyn D 4 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
21 Simon Nolet RW 4 0 0 0 −1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Roger Pelletier D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
20 Keith Wright LW 1 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Doug Favell 37 37 16 15 6 1204 83 2.27 .931 4 2,191 2 2 1 1 62 8 4.01 .871 0 120
30 Bernie Parent 38 37 15 17 5 1249 93 2.49 .926 4 2,244 5 5 2 3 215 8 1.36 .963 0 354

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Leon Rochefort

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Excluding the shortened 1994–95, 2012–13, and 2020–21 seasons, the 173 goals scored during the regular season is the lowest total in franchise history. During game six of the team’s playoff series against St. Louis that the Flyers won 2–1 in the second overtime period, goaltender Bernie Parent made 63 saves on 64 shots against, both team records. His playoff year totals for goals against average (1.36) is also a team record and his save percentage (.963) is a league record.

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ed Hoekstra October 11, 1967
Doug Favell October 14, 1967
Rosaire Paiement October 18, 1967
Roger Pelletier December 31, 1967
Keith Wright February 7, 1968
Simon Nolet February 10, 1968
Andre Lacroix February 21, 1968
Terry Ball March 6, 1968
Ralph MacSweyn March 10, 1968

Franchise firsts

Milestone Player Date Ref
Players on ice for opening faceoff Lou Angotti (F) October 11, 1967
Jean Gauthier (D)
Wayne Hicks (F)
John Miszuk (D)
Bernie Parent (G)
Brit Selby (F)
Penalty Lou Angotti October 11, 1967
Goal Bill Sutherland October 11, 1967
Assists Leon Rochefort October 11, 1967
John Miszuk
Game-winning goal Ed Hoekstra October 18, 1967
Shutout Doug Favell October 19, 1967
Powerplay goal Ed Hoekstra October 22, 1967
Shorthanded goal Forbes Kennedy October 29, 1967
Hat-trick Leon Rochefort November 4, 1967
20-goal season Leon Rochefort February 29, 1968
Penalty, playoffs John Miszuk April 4, 1968
Goal, playoffs Pat Hannigan April 6, 1968
Assists, playoffs Claude LaForge April 6, 1968
Jean Gauthier
Powerplay goal, playoffs Don Blackburn April 6, 1968
Game-winning goal, playoffs Leon Rochefort April 6, 1968
Shorthanded goal, playoffs Forbes Kennedy April 13, 1968
Hat-trick, playoffs Rosaire Paiement April 13, 1968
Overtime goal, playoffs Don Blackburn April 16, 1968

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 3, 1967, the day after the deciding game of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 11, 1968, the day of the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date Details Ref
September 12, 1967 (1967-09-12) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • cash
September 14, 1967 (1967-09-14) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Detroit Red Wings
  • cash
October 18, 1967 (1967-10-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Boston Bruins
  • 1st-round pick in 1970
October 20, 1967 (1967-10-20) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Cleveland Barons (AHL)
  • cash
February 27, 1968 (1968-02-27) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations
 To Pittsburgh Penguins

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Via Ref
May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) Gil Banville Quebec Aces (AHL) Purchase of AHL team
Rene Drolet
Jean-Guy Gendron
John Hanna
Wayne Hicks
Ed Hoekstra
Yvon Lacoste
Andre Lacroix
Claude LaForge
Ray LaRose
Ralph MacSweyn
Jim Morrison
Keke Mortson
Simon Nolet
Roger Pelletier
Fern Rivard
Rino Robazza
Bill Sutherland
June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) Dick Cherry Boston Bruins Expansion draft
Gary Dornhoefer
Doug Favell
Forbes Kennedy
Bernie Parent
Joe Watson
Keith Wright
Lou Angotti Chicago Black Hawks
Pat Hannigan
John Miszuk
Ed Van Impe
Dwight Carruthers Detroit Red Wings
Bob Courcy Montreal Canadiens
Jean Gauthier
Garry Peters
Leon Rochefort
Terry Ball New York Rangers
Jim Johnson
Don Blackburn Toronto Maple Leafs
Brit Selby
August 12, 1967 (1967-08-12) Claude Cyr Drummondville Eagles (QSHL) Free agency
September 20, 1967 (1967-09-20) Ian Campbell Florida Rockets (EHL) Free agency
Larry McKillop Charlotte Checkers (EHL) Free agency
April 30, 1968 (1968-04-30) Andre Gaudette Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) Free agency

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
August 12, 1967 (1967-08-12) Bernie Parent 3-year
September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13) Gary Dornhoefer
Forbes Kennedy
Jim Johnson
Keith Wright
September 14, 1967 (1967-09-14) Serge Bernier
Andre Lacroix
September 15, 1967 (1967-09-15) Lou Angotti
Gil Banville 1-year
September 18, 1967 (1967-09-18) John Miszuk
Garry Peters
September 22, 1967 (1967-09-22) Ralph MacSweyn
September 25, 1967 (1967-09-25) Dwight Carruthers
Brit Selby
September 28, 1967 (1967-09-28) Doug Favell
Jean Gauthier
September 30, 1967 (1967-09-30) Ed Van Impe 2-year
October 3, 1967 (1967-10-03) Joe Watson 2-year
October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05) John Hanna
Ed Hoekstra
Al Millar
October 9, 1967 (1967-10-09) Don Blackburn 1-year
Pat Hannigan 1-year
Bill Sutherland 2-year
October 11, 1967 (1967-10-11) Wayne Hicks
Leon Rochefort
October 24, 1967 (1967-10-24) Jim Morrison
February 22, 1968 (1968-02-22) Simon Nolet

Draft picks

NHL expansion draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL expansion draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, on June 6, 1967.

Round Pick Player Position Team
1 2 Bernie Parent Goaltender Boston Bruins
2 9 Doug Favell Goaltender Boston Bruins
3 16 Ed Van Impe Defense Chicago Black Hawks
4 21 Joe Watson Defense Boston Bruins
5 27 Brit Selby Left wing Toronto Maple Leafs
6 33 Lou Angotti Right wing Chicago Black Hawks
7 39 Leon Rochefort Right wing Montreal Canadiens
8 45 Don Blackburn Left wing Toronto Maple Leafs
9 51 John Miszuk Defense Chicago Black Hawks
10 57 Garry Peters Center Montreal Canadiens
11 63 Dick Cherry Defense Boston Bruins
12 69 Jean Gauthier Defense Montreal Canadiens
13 75 Jim Johnson Center New York Rangers
14 81 Gary Dornhoefer Right wing Boston Bruins
15 87 Forbes Kennedy Center Boston Bruins
16 93 Pat Hannigan Left wing Toronto Maple Leafs
17 99 Dwight Carruthers Defense Detroit Red Wings
18 105 Bob Courcy Center Montreal Canadiens
19 111 Keith Wright Right wing Boston Bruins
20 117 Terry Ball Defense New York Rangers

NHL amateur draft

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 5 Serge Bernier Center  Canada Sorel Éperviers (QJHL)
2 14 Al Sarault Defense  Canada Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)

NHL special internal amateur draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL special internal amateur draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967. Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1967, who played as amateurs during the 1966–67 season were eligible for selection. There were only four selections total in this draft, two of which were made by the Flyers.

Player Position Nationality Team (league) NHL rights
John Marshall Right wing  Canada Markham Seal-a-Wax (MJBHL) Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Schutz Right wing  Canada London Nationals (OHA) Toronto Maple Leafs

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the Seattle Totems and Phoenix Roadrunners of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL. Quebec finished second in their division and made it to the Calder Cup Finals before losing to the Rochester Americans in six games. Head coach Vic Stasiuk was awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year and Simon Nolet won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the league's leading scorer. Seattle finished 2nd in the 5-team WHL and won the Lester Patrick Cup as league champions. Knoxville finished 9th in the 12-team EHL and missed the playoffs in what proved to be their final season in existence.

Notes

  1. After a March 1 storm blew parts of the Spectrum's roof off, the Flyers played their final seven regular season home games at neutral-site locations. After playing their next two home games at Madison Square Garden and Maple Leaf Gardens, they played their final five home games at Le Colisee in Quebec City, the home arena of their AHL affiliate.
  2. Paiement wore number 19 in his final three regular season games.
  3. 2 minutes for interference at 0:21 of the first period
  4. ^ Even-strength goal at 10:07 of the second period against Charlie Hodge. Rochefort and Miszuk received assists.
  5. Even-strength goal at 12:40 of the third period against Glenn Hall
  6. Stopped all 21 shots against the Pittsburgh Penguins
  7. Scored at 13:17 of the first period against Charlie Hodge
  8. Scored at 4:19 of the first period against Charlie Hodge
  9. Rochefort scored a powerplay goal at 4:23 of the first period and even-strength goals at 10:18 and 13:31 of the third period against Canadiens goalie Rogie Vachon.
  10. Powerplay goal at 14:58 of the first period against Wayne Rutledge
  11. 2 minutes for high-sticking at 1:00 of the first period
  12. ^ Even-strength goal at 1:32 of the first period against Glenn Hall. LaForge and Gauthier received assists.
  13. Scored at 18:37 of the first period against Glenn Hall
  14. Even-strength goal at 6:51 of the third period against Glenn Hall
  15. Scored at 15:52 of the first period against Glenn Hall
  16. Paiement scored an even-strength goal at 13:18 of the first period and powerplay goals at 10:27 and 13:25 of the third period against Blues goalie Glenn Hall.
  17. Even-strength goal at 11:18 of the second overtime period against Glenn Hall
  18. The Penguins had to send a player or cash to the Flyers. Art Stratton was sent to the Flyers on March 1.

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