1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season

1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers
1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	2nd Patrick
Conference	2nd Campbell
1977–78 record	45–20–15
Home record	29–6–5
Road record	16–14–10
Goals for	296 (4th)
Goals against	200 (2nd)
Team information
President	Joe Scott
General manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains	None[lower-alpha 1]
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Maine Mariners; Philadelphia Firebirds
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Barber (41)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (68)
Points	Bobby Clarke (89)
Penalty minutes	Andre Dupont (225)
Plus/minus	Bobby Clarke (+47)
Wins	Bernie Parent (29)
Goals against average	Bernie Parent (2.22)

The 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Flyers lost their hold on the Patrick Division in 1977–78 and settled for second place.

Tom Bladon's 8 points (4 goals and 4 assists) in a game against the Cleveland Barons on December 11 set an NHL record for a defenseman.[2]

Season standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Islanders	80	48	17	15	334	210	111
Philadelphia Flyers	80	45	20	15	296	200	105
Atlanta Flames	80	34	27	19	274	252	87
New York Rangers	80	30	37	13	279	280	73

[3]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

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1977–78 NHL Records
Team	ATL	NYI	NYR	PHI	Total
Atlanta	—	1–2–3	6–0	1–4–1	8–6–4
N.Y. Islanders	2–1–3	—	4–2	2–1–3	8–4–6
N.Y. Rangers	0–6	2–4	—	0–4–2	2–14–2
Philadelphia	4–1–1	1–2–3	4–0–2	—	9–3–6

Vs. Smythe Division

1977–78 NHL Records
Team	CHI	COL	MIN	STL	VAN	Total
Atlanta	1–2–2	2–1–2	4–1	4–0–1	2–1–2	13–5–7
N.Y. Islanders	2–1–2	4–0–1	4–1	4–0–1	5–0	19–2–4
N.Y. Rangers	3–1–1	2–2–1	3–0–2	4–0–1	4–1	16–4–5
Philadelphia	2–2–1	3–2	3–2	4–1	5–0	17–7–1

Vs. Adams Division

1977–78 NHL Records
Team	BOS	BUF	CLE	TOR	Total
Atlanta	1–2–1	1–2–1	2–1–1	3–2	7–7–3
N.Y. Islanders	3–1	2–3	1–1–2	3–1	9–6–2
N.Y. Rangers	1–4	1–2–1	3–1	1–3	6–10–1
Philadelphia	2–1–1	0–3–1	4–0–1	1–3	7–7–3

Vs. Norris Division

1977–78 NHL Records [4]
Team	DET	LAK	MTL	PIT	WSH	Total
Atlanta	1–2–1	1–2–1	0–2–2	3–1	1–2–1	6–9–5
N.Y. Islanders	4–0	2–0–2	0–4	2–1–1	4–0	12–5–3
N.Y. Rangers	2–1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2–2	2–0–2	6–9–5
Philadelphia	2–1–1	3–0–1	0–2–2	3–0–1	4–0	12–3–5

Playoffs

After sweeping the Colorado Rockies in 2 games in the preliminary round, the Flyers moved on and beat Buffalo in five games. They faced Boston in the semifinals for the second consecutive season, and lost again, this time in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1977–78 regular season[5]

October: 5–2–1, 11 Points (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–1–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 13	Chicago Black Hawks	5–1	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 15	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	8–2	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 16	St. Louis Blues	7–0	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 20	Pittsburgh Penguins	11–0	4–0–0	8	Recap
5	October 22	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	1–6	4–1–0	8	Recap
6	October 23	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–6	4–2–0	8	Recap
7	October 26	@ Chicago Black Hawks	2–2	4–2–1	9	Recap
8	October 29	@ St. Louis Blues	7–3	5–2–1	11	Recap

November: 9–2–2, 20 Points (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
9	November 3	Washington Capitals	4–1	6–2–1	13	Recap
10	November 5	@ Washington Capitals	3–1	7–2–1	15	Recap
11	November 6	Vancouver Canucks	3–2	8–2–1	17	Recap
12	November 10	Buffalo Sabres	2–3	8–3–1	17	Recap
13	November 12	@ New York Islanders	2–2	8–3–2	18	Recap
14	November 13	Detroit Red Wings	3–0	9–3–2	20	Recap
15	November 17	New York Islanders	4–4	9–3–3	21	Recap
16	November 19	@ Minnesota North Stars	7–2	10–3–3	23	Recap
17	November 20	Atlanta Flames	4–0	11–3–3	25	Recap
18	November 23	@ Detroit Red Wings	1–4	11–4–3	25	Recap
19	November 25	Cleveland Barons	7–2	12–4–3	27	Recap
20	November 27	Los Angeles Kings	2–0	13–4–3	29	Recap
21	November 29	@ Vancouver Canucks	3–0	14–4–3	31	Recap

December: 10–3–1, 21 Points (home: 5–1–0; road: 5–2–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
22	December 1	@ Los Angeles Kings	4–2	15–4–3	33	Recap
23	December 3	@ Colorado Rockies	6–3	16–4–3	35	Recap
24	December 7	@ New York Rangers	3–3	16–4–4	36	Recap
25	December 8	New York Rangers	7–4	17–4–4	38	Recap
26	December 10	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2	18–4–4	40	Recap
27	December 11	Cleveland Barons	11–1	19–4–4	42	Recap
28	December 15	Boston Bruins	6–4	20–4–4	44	Recap
29	December 17	@ Atlanta Flames	4–3	21–4–4	46	Recap
30	December 18	Montreal Canadiens	0–2	21–5–4	46	Recap
31	December 21	@ Cleveland Barons	4–0	22–5–4	48	Recap
32	December 23	@ Boston Bruins	1–6	22–6–4	48	Recap
33	December 28	@ New York Rangers	4–3	23–6–4	50	Recap
34	December 29	Minnesota North Stars	5–2	24–6–4	52	Recap
35	December 31	@ St. Louis Blues	2–3	24–7–4	52	Recap

January: 4–4–5, 13 Points (home: 3–0–3; road: 1–4–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
36	January 3	Cleveland Barons	5–4	25–7–4	54	Recap
37	January 5	Los Angeles Kings	4–4	25–7–5	55	Recap
38	January 6	@ Atlanta Flames	3–5	25–8–5	55	Recap
39	January 9	@ Montreal Canadiens	3–3	25–8–6	56	Recap
40	January 11	@ Chicago Black Hawks	4–5	25–9–6	56	Recap
41	January 12	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–4	25–9–7	57	Recap
42	January 14	New York Rangers	4–1	26–9–7	59	Recap
43	January 16	Atlanta Flames	5–3	27–9–7	61	Recap
44	January 19	Montreal Canadiens	1–1	27–9–8	62	Recap
45	January 21	@ New York Islanders	1–6	27–10–8	62	Recap
46	January 26	@ Vancouver Canucks	6–2	28–10–8	64	Recap
47	January 28	@ Colorado Rockies	4–6	28–11–8	64	Recap
48	January 29	@ Detroit Red Wings	3–3	28–11–9	65	Recap

February: 7–4–2, 16 Points (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–2–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
49	February 1	@ Chicago Black Hawks	1–3	28–12–9	65	Recap
50	February 2	Colorado Rockies	3–0	29–12–9	67	Recap
51	February 4	@ Cleveland Barons	2–2	29–12–10	68	Recap
52	February 6	St. Louis Blues	2–0	30–12–10	70	Recap
53	February 9	Vancouver Canucks	5–2	31–12–10	72	Recap
54	February 12	Washington Capitals	4–1	32–12–10	74	Recap
55	February 16	Minnesota North Stars	2–4	32–13–10	74	Recap
56	February 18	Detroit Red Wings	4–2	33–13–10	76	Recap
57	February 19	New York Islanders	1–4	33–14–10	76	Recap
58	February 23	@ Buffalo Sabres	0–4	33–15–10	76	Recap
59	February 25	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	3–1	34–15–10	78	Recap
60	February 26	@ Washington Capitals	6–1	35–15–10	80	Recap
61	February 28	@ Boston Bruins	4–4	35–15–11	81	Recap

March: 8–4–2, 18 Points (home: 6–0–1; road: 2–4–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
62	March 1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	2–3	35–16–11	81	Recap
63	March 4	@ Montreal Canadiens	1–7	35–17–11	81	Recap
64	March 5	St. Louis Blues	7–1	36–17–11	83	Recap
65	March 7	Atlanta Flames	5–3	37–17–11	85	Recap
66	March 11	Boston Bruins	6–2	38–17–11	87	Recap
67	March 12	Colorado Rockies	6–2	39–17–11	89	Recap
68	March 15	@ New York Rangers	2–2	39–17–12	90	Recap
69	March 16	@ Buffalo Sabres	1–3	39–18–12	90	Recap
70	March 18	Buffalo Sabres	2–2	39–18–13	91	Recap
71	March 20	New York Islanders	4–2	40–18–13	93	Recap
72	March 23	Toronto Maple Leafs	4–1	41–18–13	95	Recap
73	March 25	@ Minnesota North Stars	4–3	42–18–13	97	Recap
74	March 28	@ Colorado Rockies	3–4	42–19–13	97	Recap
75	March 31	@ Vancouver Canucks	3–2	43–19–13	99	Recap

April: 2–1–2, 6 Points (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–0–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
76	April 1	@ Los Angeles Kings	4–2	44–19–13	101	Recap
77	April 4	@ New York Islanders	3–3	44–19–14	102	Recap
78	April 6	New York Rangers	3–0	45–19–14	104	Recap
79	April 8	@ Atlanta Flames	1–1	45–19–15	105	Recap
80	April 9	Minnesota North Stars	1–3	45–20–15	105	Recap

Legend:

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

Playoffs

1978 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]

Preliminary Round vs. Colorado Rockies – Flyers win 2–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Series	Recap
1	April 11	Colorado Rockies	3–2 OT	Flyers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 13	@ Colorado Rockies	3–1	Flyers win 2–0	Recap

Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Flyers win 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Series	Recap
1	April 17	Buffalo Sabres	2–4	Sabres lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 19	Buffalo Sabres	2–1 OT	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	April 22	@ Buffalo Sabres	5–2	Flyers lead 2–1	Recap
4	April 23	@ Buffalo Sabres	4–2	Flyers lead 3–1	Recap
5	April 25	Buffalo Sabres	6–3	Flyers win 4–1	Recap

Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Series	Recap
1	May 2	@ Boston Bruins	2–3	Bruins lead 1–0	Recap
2	May 4	@ Boston Bruins	5–7	Bruins lead 2–0	Recap
3	May 7	Boston Bruins	3–1	Bruins lead 2–1	Recap
4	May 9	Boston Bruins	2–4	Bruins lead 3–1	Recap
5	May 11	@ Boston Bruins	3–6	Bruins win 4–1	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
16	Bobby Clarke	C	71	21	68	89	47	83	12	4	7	11	−5	8
7	Bill Barber	LW	80	41	31	72	31	34	12	6	3	9	−2	2
19	Rick MacLeish	LW	76	31	39	70	24	33	12	7	9	16	1	4
26	Orest Kindrachuk	C	73	17	45	62	35	128	12	5	5	10	3	13
2	Bob Dailey	D	76	21	36	57	45	62	12	1	5	6	−2	22
27	Reggie Leach	RW	72	24	28	52	20	24	12	2	2	4	−3	0
18	Ross Lonsberry	LW	78	18	30	48	41	45	12	2	2	4	−3	6
10	Mel Bridgman	C	76	16	32	48	26	203	12	1	7	8	0	36
11	Don Saleski	RW	70	27	18	45	34	44	11	2	0	2	2	19
3	Tom Bladon	D	79	11	24	35	32	57	12	0	2	2	−4	11
17	Paul Holmgren	RW	62	16	18	34	23	190	12	1	4	5	−7	26
9	Bob Kelly	LW	74	19	13	32	15	95	12	3	5	8	8	26
29	Barry Dean	LW	56	7	18	25	12	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Rick Lapointe	D	47	4	16	20	35	91	12	0	3	3	−3	19
20	Jimmy Watson	D	71	5	12	17	33	62	12	1	7	8	4	6
25	Kevin McCarthy	D	62	2	15	17	29	32	10	0	1	1	2	8
14	Joe Watson	D	65	5	9	14	23	22	1	0	0	0	−1	0
6	Andre Dupont	D	69	2	12	14	31	225	12	2	1	3	4	13
12	Gary Dornhoefer	RW	47	7	5	12	−3	62	4	0	0	0	0	7
8	Dave Hoyda	LW	41	1	3	4	−5	119	9	0	0	0	1	17
22	Harvey Bennett‡	C	2	1	0	1	1	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Blake Dunlop†	C	3	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Bernie Parent	G	49	0	0	0		4	12	0	0	0		0
35	Wayne Stephenson	G	26	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Rick St. Croix	G	7	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Al Hill	LW	3	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Frank Bathe	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Jim Cunningham	LW	1	0	0	0	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Drew Callander	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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
1	Bernie Parent	49	48	29	6	13	1223	108	2.22	.912	7	2,918:34	12	12	7	5	306	33	2.75	.892	0	719:16
35	Wayne Stephenson	26	25	14	10	1	648	68	2.76	.895	3	1,480:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Rick St. Croix	7	7	2	4	1	165	20	3.05	.879	0	393:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bill Barber	[6]
		Tom Bladon
		Bobby Clarke
		Bob Dailey
		Fred Shero (Coach)
		Wayne Stephenson
		Jim Watson
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Jim Watson	[7]
Team	Class Guy Award	Joe Watson	[7]

Records

On December 11, 1977, defenseman Tom Bladon had a record-breaking game against the Cleveland Barons. He scored four goals, tying a team record, and picked up four assists for a total of eight points, a team record and tied for the NHL record among defenseman.[8][9][10] His plus/minus of +10 in the game is an NHL single game record.[11] Goaltender Bernie Parent won a team record ten consecutive games from November 20 to December 28.[12] On April 1, Bill Barber tied a team record by scoring two shorthanded goals in a single game.[13]

During the playoffs, Mel Bridgman scored the fastest playoff overtime goal in team history (23 seconds) to end game one of the team's Preliminary Round series against the Colorado Rockies.[14] The three goals they allowed to Colorado in two games is the fewest goals the Flyers have allowed in any playoff series.[15] On May 11, Orest Kindrachuk scored the two fastest goals by a single player in team playoff history, scoring eleven seconds apart.[16]

Milestones

Individual career milestones[17]
Milestone	Player	Date
500th game played	Bernie Parent	December 8, 1977

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 15, 1977, the day after the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1978, the day of the deciding game of the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals.[18]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 14, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers 8th-round pick in 1977 9th-round pick in 1977 10th-round pick in 1977 11th-round pick in 1977	To Buffalo Sabres Cash
June 17, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations[lower-alpha 2]	To Los Angeles Kings Steve Short	[19]
August 5, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Barry Dean	To Colorado Rockies Mark Suzor	[20]
October 28, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Blake Dunlop 3rd-round pick in 1978	To Minnesota North Stars Harvey Bennett	[21]
November 1, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Terry Murray	To Detroit Red Wings Cash	[22]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
August 17, 1977 (1977-08-17)	Brian Burke	Providence College (HE)	Free agency	[23]
September 1977 (1977-09)	Jim Cunningham	Michigan State University (CCHA)	Free agency	[24]
September 1977 (1977-09)	Guy Delparte	Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL)	Free agency	[25]
September 7, 1977 (1977-09-07)	Wayne Schaab	VEU Feldkirch (Austria)	Free agency
September 15, 1977 (1977-09-15)	Larry Romanchych	Atlanta Flames	Free agency	[26]
September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28)	Bernie Johnston	Syracuse Blazers (NAHL)	Free agency	[27]
October 7, 1977 (1977-10-07)	Frank Bathe	Port Huron Flags (IHL)	Free agency	[28]
October 23, 1977 (1977-10-23)	Mike Busniuk	Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL)	Free agency	[29]
October 27, 1977 (1977-10-27)	Grant Cole	Springfield Indians (AHL)	Free agency
November 6, 1977 (1977-11-06)	Rudolf Tajcnar	HC Slovan Bratislava (TCH)	Free agency	[30]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14)	Gary Inness	Indianapolis Racers (WHA)	Free agency	[31]
April 1978 (1978-04)	Gary Dornhoefer		Retirement[lower-alpha 3]	[32]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 30, 1977 (1977-06-30)	Kevin McCarthy	3-year	[33]
August 2, 1977 (1977-08-02)	Tom Gorence		[34]
August 2, 1977 (1977-08-02)	Dave Hoyda		[34]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec, on June 14, 1977.[35]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	17	Kevin McCarthy	Defense	Canada	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
2	35	Tom Gorence	Right wing	United States	University of Minnesota (CCHA)
3	53	Dave Hoyda	Left wing	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
4	67	Yves Guillemette	Goaltender	Canada	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)	[lower-alpha 4]
4	71	Rene Hamelin	Right wing	Canada	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
5	89	Dan Clark	Defense	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
6	107	Alain Chaput	Center	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
7	123	Richard Dalpe	Center	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8	135	Pete Peeters	Goaltender	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)	[lower-alpha 5]
8	136	Clint Eccles	Center	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)	[lower-alpha 6]
8	139	Mike Greeder	Defense	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)
9	150	Tom Bauer	Wing	United States	Providence College (HE)	[lower-alpha 5]
9	151	Michael Bauman	Defense	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	[lower-alpha 6]
9	153	Bruce Crowder	Forward	Canada	University of New Hampshire (HE)
10	158	Rob Nicholson	Defense	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)	[lower-alpha 5]
10	159	Dave Isherwood	Center	Canada	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)	[lower-alpha 6]
10	161	Steve Jones	Goaltender	Canada	Ohio State University (CCHA)
11	165	Jim Trainor	Defense	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)	[lower-alpha 5]
11	166	Barry Duench	Center	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)	[lower-alpha 6]
11	168	Rod McNair	Defense	Canada	Ohio State University (CCHA)
12	172	Mike Laycock	Goaltender	Canada	Brown University (ECAC)	[lower-alpha 5]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[37][38] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[39]

Notes

The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
The Kings sent Paul Evans to the Flyers on November 3, 1977, to complete trade.[19]
Effective at the end of the season.
The Flyers traded Dave Schultz to the Los Angeles Kings for the Kings' fourth-round pick, 67th overall, and the Kings' 1978 second-round pick on September 29, 1976.[36]
The Flyers traded Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Gary Inness and future considerations (the Penguins' eighth through twelfth-round picks) on March 9, 1976.[36]
The Flyers traded cash to the Buffalo Sabres for the Sabres' eighth through eleventh-round picks on June 14, 1977.[36]

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"James Cunningham – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
"Guy Delparte – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
"Sports Transactions". The Cumberland News. September 16, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bernard Johnston – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
"Francis Bathe – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
"Michael Busniuk – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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"Sports Moves". Indiana Gazette. August 3, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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[1] The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.

[21] The Kings sent Paul Evans to the Flyers on November 3, 1977, to complete trade.[19]

[34] Effective at the end of the season.

[40] The Flyers traded Dave Schultz to the Los Angeles Kings for the Kings' fourth-round pick, 67th overall, and the Kings' 1978 second-round pick on September 29, 1976.[36]

[fn1-41] The Flyers traded Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Gary Inness and future considerations (the Penguins' eighth through twelfth-round picks) on March 9, 1976.[36]

[fn2-42] The Flyers traded cash to the Buffalo Sabres for the Sabres' eighth through eleventh-round picks on June 14, 1977.[36]

[2] "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[3] Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

[nhl-gd-standings-4] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.

[5] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[Gamelog-6] "1977-78 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[7] "31st NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[teamawards-8] "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[9] "Skater Records: Most Goals, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[10] "Skater Records: Most Points, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[11] "Skater Records: Most Points, Defenseman, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[12] "Flyers History - NHL records Held/Shared By Flyers". P.Anson. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

[13] "Goaltender Records: Longest Winning Streaks, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[14] "Skater Records: Most Shorthanded Goals, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[p351-15] 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 351

[16] "Playoff Team Records: Fewest Goals, One Team, Playoff Series (Any Length)". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[17] "Playoff Skater Records: Fastest Two Goals, Any Time of Playoff Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[18] "Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[19] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[Short-20] "Steven Short – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[22] "Barry Dean – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[23] "Blake Dunlop – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[24] "Terry Murray – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[25] Meltzer, Bill (August 17, 2014). "Meltzer's Musings: Kerr vs. LeClair, Quick Hits". HockeyBuzz.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[26] "James Cunningham – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[27] "Guy Delparte – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[28] "Sports Transactions". The Cumberland News. September 16, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[29] "Bernard Johnston – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[30] "Francis Bathe – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[31] "Michael Busniuk – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[32] Meltzer, Bill (October 2, 2019). "CZECH US OUT: Part 1, the beginnings". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved October 2, 2019.

[33] "The transactions". Calgary Herald. September 15, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[35] "North Stars win No. 1 draft pick". Newspapers.com. April 10, 1978. Retrieved September 22, 2022. The Flyers' Gary Dornhoefer, honored In pregame ceremonies because he is retiring

[36] "'Confident' Kevin McCarthy never thought he'd be a Flyer". AP. Pottstown Mercury. July 1, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[802signings-37] "Sports Moves". Indiana Gazette. August 3, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[38] "1977 NHL amateur draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

[draftnotes-39] "1977 NHL amateur draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.

[ahl-43] "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[44] "AHL Season Overview: 1977–78". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[nonahl-45] "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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