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NHL hockey team season

1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers
Wales Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Wales
1986–87 record46–26–8
Home record29–9–2
Road record17–17–6
Goals for310 (4th)
Goals against245 (2nd)
Team information
General managerBob Clarke
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainDave Poulin
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Brad Marsh
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,212
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Kalamazoo Wings
Team leaders
GoalsTim Kerr (58)
AssistsDave Poulin (45)
PointsTim Kerr (95)
Penalty minutesRick Tocchet (288)
Plus/minusMark Howe (+57)
WinsRon Hextall (37)
Goals against averageBob Froese (2.67)
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The 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.

Regular season

With the previous Spring's upset loss to the Rangers fresh on their minds, the Flyers got off to a 6–0–0 start to the season, and only lost road games to the Islanders and Penguins in an 8–2–0 October.

Goaltender Ron Hextall made his professional debut on opening night, October 9, and held Edmonton to one goal in a 2–1 victory, and only improved from there, being named NHL Rookie of the Month for October and November.

Things began to click for the club as a whole in November as Brad McCrimmon returned from his suspension over a contract dispute and the emergence of Hextall forced Bob Froese into a back-up role. In the first two months of the season, only the Penguins challenged the Flyers' grip on the top spot in the division, actually starting the year 7–0–0 and topping Philly on October 25 but fading by the end of November.

Brian Propp scored four goals in a 7–1 win over St. Louis on December 2, but three games later he was lost for two months after suffering a serious knee injury against the Oilers. Froese was dealt to the New York Rangers for Kjell Samuelsson on December 18 and later that same night routing the Islanders 9–4 which saw Poulin and Kerr record three-goal games. The record reached 25–7–2 on December 21 after a 7–6 comeback win over the Blues, but during the next game in Buffalo, Ilkka Sinisalo went down with a knee injury and the team lost four in a row on a holiday road trip (Sabres, Canucks, Oilers, Kings).

A seven-game unbeaten streak in January put the Flyers at 31–11–3, three points ahead of the Oilers for best record in the NHL, but injuries began putting a strain on the ranks. With Propp, Sinisalo, Mark Howe, and Ron Sutter all suffering through long-term problems, plus minor injuries cropping up, the team sputtered late, going 15–15–5 over the remainder of the schedule.

February 1 saw the Flyers routed 8–4 in Toronto, part of another four-game losing string before the break for Rendez-vous '87. Home defeats to the Rangers (6–1 on March 12), Kings (5–2 on March 19) and Detroit (5–1 on March 28) followed. A 9–5 home loss on the season's final day to the New York Islanders was no indication of the memorable playoff run to come.

Twice within a span of one week in late January, the Flyers engaged in bench-clearing brawls. The first came in a 3–1 loss to the Islanders at home on January 18 which cost head coach Keenan a one-game suspension. Oddly enough, the second occurred during the game Keenan was suspended for, a 4–3 setback to the Devils at the Meadowlands January 24. That fracas, which came after the final buzzer, saw Hextall pummel Devils goaltender Alain Chevrier among several other battles.

The Flyers captured a third-straight Patrick Division title and Hextall became the third Flyers goaltender to win the Vezina, joining Bernie Parent and Pelle Lindbergh.

Season standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 46 26 8 310 245 100
Washington Capitals 80 38 32 10 285 278 86
New York Islanders 80 35 33 12 279 281 82
New York Rangers 80 34 38 8 307 323 76
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 30 38 12 297 290 72
New Jersey Devils 80 29 45 6 293 368 64

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. Patrick Division

1986–87 NHL records
Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total
New Jersey — 2–5 4–3 2–4–1 4–3 1–6 13–21–1
N.Y. Islanders 5–2 — 3–3–1 3–4 5–0–2 2–3–2 18–12–2
N.Y. Rangers 3–4 3–3–1 — 4–3 3–2–2 4–3 17–15–3
Philadelphia 4–2–1 4–3 3–4 — 4–1–2 5–1–1 20–11–4
Pittsburgh 3–4 0–5–2 2–3–2 1–4–2 — 4–3 10–19–6
Washington 6–1 3–2–2 3–4 1–5–1 3–4 — 16–16–3

Vs. Adams Division

1986–87 NHL records
Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total
New Jersey 1–1–1 1–2 1–1–1 1–2 0–1–2 4–7–4
N.Y. Islanders 0–2–1 1–1–1 1–2 1–1–1 2–1 5–7–3
N.Y. Rangers 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–2–1 2–1 6–8–1
Philadelphia 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0–1 2–0–1 9–4–2
Pittsburgh 1–2 2–0–1 0–3 1–1–1 3–0 7–6–2
Washington 1–1–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–2–1 6–7–2

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1986–87 NHL records
Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total
New Jersey 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 7–8–0
N.Y. Islanders 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1–1 2–1 9–5–1
N.Y. Rangers 1–1–1 1–2 1–1–1 1–2 1–1–1 5–7–3
Philadelphia 2–0–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–1–1 9–4–2
Pittsburgh 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0–2 1–2 8–5–2
Washington 1–1–1 2–0–1 2–0–1 2–0–1 2–1 9–2–4

Vs. Smythe Division

1986–87 NHL records
Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total
New Jersey 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0–1 0–3 5–9–1
N.Y. Islanders 0–2–1 0–2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1–1 3–9–2
N.Y. Rangers 1–2 0–3 2–0–1 2–1 1–2 6–8–1
Philadelphia 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 8–7–0
Pittsburgh 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0–2 1–2 5–8–2
Washington 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–1–1 7–7–1


Playoffs

The Flyers gained revenge on the New York Rangers by beating them in six games, as well as surviving a tough seven-game test from a gritty New York Islanders' club. By the time the Flyers defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in six to win the Wales Conference and return to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers had again been decimated by injuries, including losing Tim Kerr for the remainder of the playoffs. As a result, the Flyers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Edmonton Oilers in seven tough, hard-fought games. Hextall was voted playoff MVP, the second such time a Flyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the losing team, the other being Reggie Leach in 1976.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1986–87 regular season
October: 8–2–0, 16 points (home: 6–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 9 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 @ Washington Capitals 6–1 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 16 Vancouver Canucks 6–2 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 18 @ Hartford Whalers 6–3 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 19 Winnipeg Jets 3–1 5–0–0 10 Recap
6 October 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 6–0–0 12 Recap
7 October 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 6–1–0 12 Recap
8 October 26 Minnesota North Stars 4–1 7–1–0 14 Recap
9 October 28 @ New York Islanders 1–2 7–2–0 14 Recap
10 October 30 Quebec Nordiques 6–3 8–2–0 16 Recap
November: 9–2–2, 20 points (home: 7–1–0; road: 2–1–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
11 November 1 Boston Bruins 4–2 9–2–0 18 Recap
12 November 4 New Jersey Devils 7–1 10–2–0 20 Recap
13 November 6 @ New Jersey Devils 5–5 OT 10–2–1 21 Recap
14 November 8 New York Rangers 2–3 10–3–1 21 Recap
15 November 13 Detroit Red Wings 7–5 11–3–1 23 Recap
16 November 14 @ New York Rangers 1–2 11–4–1 23 Recap
17 November 16 Washington Capitals 6–2 12–4–1 25 Recap
18 November 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 OT 12–4–2 26 Recap
19 November 20 Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 13–4–2 28 Recap
20 November 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 14–4–2 30 Recap
21 November 26 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 15–4–2 32 Recap
22 November 28 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 16–4–2 34 Recap
23 November 29 @ New York Islanders 6–5 17–4–2 36 Recap
December: 8–7–0, 16 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–6–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
24 December 2 St. Louis Blues 7–1 18–4–2 38 Recap
25 December 4 Hartford Whalers 1–2 18–5–2 38 Recap
26 December 6 @ Boston Bruins 0–5 18–6–2 38 Recap
27 December 7 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 19–6–2 40 Recap
28 December 9 Vancouver Canucks 6–3 20–6–2 42 Recap
29 December 11 Calgary Flames 5–3 21–6–2 44 Recap
30 December 13 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–5 21–7–2 44 Recap
31 December 14 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–1 22–7–2 46 Recap
32 December 18 New York Islanders 9–4 23–7–2 48 Recap
33 December 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 24–7–2 50 Recap
34 December 21 St. Louis Blues 7–6 25–7–2 52 Recap
35 December 23 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–2 25–8–2 52 Recap
36 December 27 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–4 25–9–2 52 Recap
37 December 28 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–6 25–10–2 52 Recap
38 December 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–4 25–11–2 52 Recap
January: 9–3–2, 20 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
39 January 3 @ Washington Capitals 4–1 26–11–2 54 Recap
40 January 6 New Jersey Devils 4–0 27–11–2 56 Recap
41 January 7 @ New York Rangers 6–3 28–11–2 58 Recap
42 January 10 @ Boston Bruins 5–4 29–11–2 60 Recap
43 January 11 Washington Capitals 2–2 OT 29–11–3 61 Recap
44 January 15 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 30–11–3 63 Recap
45 January 17 @ New York Islanders 4–2 31–11–3 65 Recap
46 January 18 New York Islanders 1–3 31–12–3 65 Recap
47 January 21 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–5 OT 31–12–4 66 Recap
48 January 23 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 32–12–4 68 Recap
49 January 24 @ New Jersey Devils 3–4 32–13–4 68 Recap
50 January 28 @ Buffalo Sabres 7–4 33–13–4 70 Recap
51 January 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 34–13–4 72 Recap
52 January 31 New York Rangers 1–3 34–14–4 72 Recap
February: 3–5–1, 7 points (home: 0–1–1; road: 3–4–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
53 February 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–8 34–15–4 72 Recap
54 February 4 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–5 34–16–4 72 Recap
55 February 7 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 34–17–4 72 Recap
56 February 14 @ St. Louis Blues 4–2 35–17–4 74 Recap
57 February 16 Calgary Flames 0–5 35–18–4 74 Recap
58 February 17 @ New York Islanders 3–2 36–18–4 76 Recap
59 February 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT 36–18–5 77 Recap
60 February 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–2 37–18–5 79 Recap
61 February 26 @ Calgary Flames 3–4 37–19–5 79 Recap
March: 8–5–3, 19 points (home: 6–3–0; road: 2–2–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
62 March 1 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–5 37–20–5 79 Recap
63 March 3 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 38–20–5 81 Recap
64 March 5 Washington Capitals 4–2 39–20–5 83 Recap
65 March 7 @ Hartford Whalers 3–5 39–21–5 83 Recap
66 March 8 New Jersey Devils 7–3 40–21–5 85 Recap
67 March 11 @ New Jersey Devils 6–4 41–21–5 87 Recap
68 March 12 New York Rangers 1–6 41–22–5 87 Recap
69 March 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–3 OT 41–22–6 88 Recap
70 March 15 @ New York Rangers 5–2 42–22–6 90 Recap
71 March 17 New York Rangers 4–1 43–22–6 92 Recap
72 March 19 Los Angeles Kings 2–5 43–23–6 92 Recap
73 March 21 @ Quebec Nordiques 2–2 OT 43–23–7 93 Recap
74 March 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 44–23–7 95 Recap
75 March 24 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT 44–23–8 96 Recap
76 March 26 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 OT 45–23–8 98 Recap
77 March 28 Detroit Red Wings 1–5 45–24–8 98 Recap
April: 1–2–0, 2 points (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
78 April 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 46–24–8 100 Recap
79 April 4 @ Washington Capitals 2–3 OT 46–25–8 100 Recap
80 April 5 New York Islanders 5–9 46–26–8 100 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1987 Stanley Cup playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 8 New York Rangers 0–3 Rangers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 9 New York Rangers 8–3 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 11 @ New York Rangers 3–0 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 12 @ New York Rangers 3–6 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 14 New York Rangers 3–1 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 16 @ New York Rangers 5–0 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Patrick Division Finals vs. New York Islanders – Flyers win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 20 New York Islanders 4–2 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 22 New York Islanders 1–2 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 24 @ New York Islanders 4–1 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 26 @ New York Islanders 6–4 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 28 New York Islanders 1–2 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 30 @ New York Islanders 2–4 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 May 2 New York Islanders 5–1 Flyers win 4–3 Recap
Wales Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 May 4 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 OT Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 6 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 12 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Edmonton Oilers – Oilers win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 May 17 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Oilers lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 20 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–3 OT Oilers lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 22 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Oilers lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 24 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Oilers lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 26 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Oilers lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 28 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 May 31 @ Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Oilers 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
12 Tim Kerr RW 75 58 37 95 38 57 12 8 5 13 3 2
25 Peter Zezel C 71 33 39 72 21 71 25 3 10 13 6 10
20 Dave Poulin C 75 25 45 70 47 53 15 3 3 6 1 14
26 Brian Propp LW 53 31 36 67 39 45 26 12 16 28 11 10
2 Mark Howe D 69 15 43 58 57 37 26 2 10 12 14 4
9 Pelle Eklund C 72 14 41 55 −2 2 26 7 20 27 11 2
22 Rick Tocchet RW 69 21 28 49 16 288 26 11 10 21 7 72
32 Murray Craven LW 77 19 30 49 1 38 12 3 1 4 −4 9
3 Doug Crossman D 78 9 31 40 18 29 26 4 14 18 0 31
10 Brad McCrimmon D 71 10 29 39 45 52 26 3 5 8 9 30
19 Scott Mellanby RW 71 11 21 32 8 94 24 5 5 10 7 46
24 Derrick Smith LW 71 11 21 32 −4 34 26 6 4 10 3 26
23 Ilkka Sinisalo LW 42 10 21 31 14 8 18 5 1 6 −6 4
14 Ron Sutter C 39 10 17 27 10 69 16 1 7 8 −3 12
18 Lindsay Carson LW 71 11 15 26 −2 141 24 3 5 8 3 22
15 J. J. Daigneault D 77 6 16 22 12 56 9 1 0 1 −1 0
8 Brad Marsh D 77 2 9 11 9 124 26 3 4 7 2 16
21 Dave Brown RW 62 7 3 10 −7 274 26 1 2 3 1 59
28 Kjell Samuelsson† D 46 1 6 7 −9 86 26 0 4 4 4 25
27 Ron Hextall G 66 0 6 6 104 26 0 1 1 43
11 Glen Seabrooke C 10 1 4 5 2 2 — — — — — —
17 Ed Hospodar D 45 2 2 4 −8 136 5 0 0 0 0 2
7 Brian Dobbin RW 12 2 1 3 2 14 — — — — — —
29 Daryl Stanley D 33 1 2 3 6 76 13 0 0 0 −3 9
36 Al Hill LW 7 0 2 2 1 4 9 2 1 3 2 0
42 Don Nachbaur C 23 0 2 2 1 87 7 1 1 2 2 15
41 John Stevens D 6 0 2 2 0 14 — — — — — —
37 Mark Freer C 1 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
36 Ray Allison RW 2 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
34 Craig Berube LW 7 0 0 0 2 57 5 0 0 0 0 17
6 Jeff Chychrun D 1 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
35 Bob Froese‡ G 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
34 Jere Gillis LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
5 Kerry Huffman D 9 0 0 0 5 2 — — — — — —
36 Kevin McCarthy D 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
33 Glenn Resch G 17 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
5 Steve Smith D 2 0 0 0 −2 6 — — — — — —
40 Greg Smyth D 1 0 0 0 −2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
44 Mike Stothers D 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 7
37 Tim Tookey C 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 3 4 1 2

Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
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
27 Ron Hextall 66 66 37 21 6 1929 190 3.01 .902 1 3,792 26 26 15 11 769 71 2.76 .908 2 1,542
33 Glenn Resch 17 11 6 5 2 435 42 2.92 .903 0 864 2 0 0 0 11 1 1.96 .909 0 31
35 Bob Froese‡ 3 3 3 0 0 88 8 2.67 .909 0 180 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Conn Smythe Trophy Ron Hextall
Frank J. Selke Trophy Dave Poulin
NHL All-Rookie Team Ron Hextall (Goaltender)
NHL first All-Star team Ron Hextall (Goaltender)
Mark Howe (Defense)
NHL second All-Star team Tim Kerr (Right wing)
Vezina Trophy Ron Hextall
League
(in-season) 		NHL Player of the Month Ron Hextall (October)
NHL Player of the Week Peter Zezel (January 12)
NHL Rookie of the Month Ron Hextall (October)
Ron Hextall (November)
Rendez-vous '87 selection Ron Hextall
Mark Howe
Tim Kerr
Dave Poulin
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Mark Howe
Bobby Clarke Trophy Ron Hextall
Class Guy Award Glenn Resch

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1986–87 season was the 26 seconds it took to score the fastest two shorthanded goals in team history on November 6. On November 13, Murray Craven tied the team record for most goals in a single period (3). On November 20, Tim Kerr tied team records for most goals (4) and powerplay goals (3) in a single game. About two weeks later Brian Propp also tied the single game goals record on December 2. Kerr's .77 goals per game average is a franchise single season high while the team's 22 shorthanded goals on the season is a team record.

During game two of their division semifinal series against the New York Rangers, the Flyers tied the team record for most goals in a single period (5). During game seven of their division final series against the New York Islanders, the Flyers tied a team record for shorthanded goals in a game (2) and set a team record for shorthanded goals during a single period (2, later tied). During game five of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers, Propp tied a team record for most assists (4) during a playoff game.

A number of single playoff season team records were set during the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flyers set playoff highs for games played (26), wins (15), road wins (8), losses (11), home losses (6), goals scored (85), and goals against (73). Among the skaters setting single season marks were Pelle Eklund for assists (20), Doug Crossman for points by a defenseman (18, later tied), and Propp for shots on goal (104). Rookie Ron Hextall set the goaltending marks for games played (26, tied for the NHL record), wins (15), losses (11), minutes played (1,542), and goals against (71). Hextall’s 43 penalty minutes is a single playoff season NHL record for goaltenders.

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ron Hextall October 9, 1986
Kerry Huffman
Jeff Chychrun December 2, 1986
Brian Dobbin January 10, 1987
Glen Seabrooke January 17, 1987
Mark Freer January 28, 1987
John Stevens
Greg Smyth February 2, 1987
Craig Berube March 22, 1987

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1986, the day after the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 31, 1987, the day of the deciding game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 6, 1986 (1986-06-06) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
June 21, 1986 (1986-06-21) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 2nd-round pick in 1987
 To Quebec Nordiques
  • 2nd-round pick in 1986
To Philadelphia Flyers
To New York Islanders
  • 5th-round pick in 1986
October 30, 1986 (1986-10-30) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Montreal Canadiens
  • Andre Villeneuve
December 18, 1986 (1986-12-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
To New York Rangers
March 9, 1987 (1987-03-09) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Edmonton Oilers

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12) Ed Hospodar Minnesota North Stars 1 year Free agency
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) Mitch Lamoureux Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency
October 1986 (1986-10) Jere Gillis Vancouver Canucks Free agency
October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07) Mark Freer Peterborough Petes (OHL) Free agency
Mike MacWilliam New Westminster Bruins (WHL) Free agency

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12) Thomas Eriksson Djurgardens IF (SHL) Free agency
July 23, 1986 (1986-07-23) Carl Mokosak Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency
N/A Bo Berglund AIK IF (Division 1) Free agency

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 1, 1986 (1986-06-01) Glenn Resch 1-year
August 18, 1986 (1986-08-18) Steve Smith
October 8, 1986 (1986-10-08) Kerry Huffman multi-year
October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21) Ron Hextall multi-year extension
October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29) Brad McCrimmon 1-year

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 21, 1986. The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 41st overall, to the Quebec Nordiques for the Nordiques' 1987 second-round pick on June 21, 1986. They also traded their third-round pick, 62nd overall, to the New Jersey Devils for Chico Resch on March 11, 1986, and their fifth-round pick, 104th overall, to the New York Islanders for Mike Murray on June 21, 1986. The Flyers declined to make a selection in the inaugural NHL supplemental draft, which was held September 17, 1986.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 20 Kerry Huffman Defense  Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
2 23 Jukka-Pekka Seppo Center  Finland Vasa Sport (Mestis)
2 28 Kent Hawley Center  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
4 83 Mark Bar Defense  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6 125 Steve Scheifele Right wing  United States Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL)
7 146 Sami Wahlsten Forward  Finland TPS Turku (SM-liiga)
8 167 Murray Baron Defense  Canada Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
9 184 Blaine Rude Forward  United States Fergus Falls High School (N. Dakota)
10 209 Shaun Sabol Defense  United States St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
11 230 Brett Lawrence Right wing  United States Rochester Junior Americans
12 251 Dan Stephano Goaltender  United States Northwood School (N.Y.)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.

Notes

  1. Hill wore number 28 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Did not play
  3. Howe was voted to the starting lineup but did not play.
  4. Option for second year
  5. Eriksson retired from the NHL.
  6. The Flyers traded Paul Guay and their fourth-round pick, 83rd overall, to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Seguin and the Kings' second-round pick, 23rd overall, on October 11, 1985.
  7. The Flyers traded Rich Sutter, Dave Richter, and Vancouver's third-round pick, 49th overall, to the Vancouver Canucks for J. J. Daigneault, the Canucks' second-round pick, 28th overall, and the Canucks' 1987 fifth-round pick on June 6, 1986.
  8. The Flyers reacquired their fourth-round pick, 83rd overall, from the Los Angeles Kings for Joe Paterson on December 18, 1985.

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