1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the Spectrum's final season the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers lost in the Conference Semifinals to the Florida Panthers in six games.
1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
1995–96 record | 45–24–13 |
Home record | 27–9–5 |
Road record | 18–15–8 |
Goals for | 282 |
Goals against | 208 |
Team information | |
President | Bob Clarke |
General manager | Bob Clarke |
Coach | Terry Murray |
Captain | Eric Lindros |
Alternate captains | Rod Brind'Amour Eric Desjardins (Mar-May)[lower-alpha 1] Craig MacTavish (Oct-Mar)[lower-alpha 1] |
Arena | CoreStates Spectrum |
Average attendance | 17,345[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears Mobile Mysticks |
Team leaders | |
Goals | John LeClair (51) |
Assists | Eric Lindros (68) |
Points | Eric Lindros (115) |
Penalty minutes | Shawn Antoski (204) |
Plus/minus | Petr Svoboda (+28) |
Wins | Ron Hextall (31) |
Goals against average | Ron Hextall (2.17) |
Regular season
Building on the success of the lockout season, the Flyers began the year with a 7–1 rout in Montreal over the Canadiens. An early 5–0–1 stretch was derailed in a 5–4 loss to Chicago on October 22, in which Dominic Roussel turned in a poor performance in net. It would be one of several in the early going which forced head coach Terry Murray to favor Garth Snow as the backup to Ron Hextall.
Lindros was hurt in early November, and the club limped to a 2–4–1 record in his absence. However, after his return they ripped off eight straight wins as part of a 12–2–2 stretch which put them in contention in the Atlantic Division with the Florida Panthers. However, the momentum switched and the club struggled to a 3–6–7 record thereafter.
A 3–2 home overtime win over Montreal on February 1, in which defenseman Petr Svoboda was elbowed in the head by Marc Bureau, finally lit a fire under the team. In addition, the trade-deadline acquisition of Dale Hawerchuk, who was needed in Mikael Renberg's absence, spurred a 13–3–0 charge at the end of the season. Thanks to a 6–5 Bruins win over the Penguins on the final day, the Flyers gained the top spot in the Eastern Conference following a 3–1 win over Tampa.
Lindros hit the 100-point mark in a 3–0 win over Hartford on March 25, while LeClair netted his 50th goal of the season in a 5–1 win in New Jersey on April 10. In an ironic twist, Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux notched the game-winning goal on a fluke shot in a Colorado 5–3 win in Philly on February 11. With the Devils the previous June, Lemieux hit the net from 50 feet out to give his club a 3–2 win in Game 5 of the conference finals.
On April 2, the Flyers scored three short-handed goals in a 6-2 win over the New York Islanders.[2]
On April 11, the Flyers organization celebrated the final regular-season game in the Spectrum. The home team took care of their end, topping the Canadiens 3–2. After the game, an emotional torch-passing ceremony saw past and present team members skating alongside each other, with a symbolic transference of leadership from Bobby Clarke to Lindros.
Season standings
No. | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | New York Rangers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Playoffs
With the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Flyers drew their division rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning, coached by former Flyer Terry Crisp. After a 7–3 Philly home rout in Game 1, Lightning goalie Daren Puppa was spectacular and Brian Bradley notched the OT winner in a 2–1 Game 2 triumph. Former draft pick Alexander Selivanov ended Game 3 in Tampa with an overtime goal. Hawerchuk and LeClair provided leadership and goals in a 4–1 road win in Game 4, then the Flyers won 4–1 in Game 5 at the Spectrum. The Flyers closed out the series with a 6–1 score in Game 6 at the Thunderdome.
Next up in the conference semifinals were the Florida Panthers, a team which relied on goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck and the neutral zone trap for success. Vanbiesbrouck posted a 2–0 shutout in Game 1, and it took until midway through Game 2 for the Flyers to get rolling offensively in a narrow 3–2 win. Game 3 saw Flyers veterans Dan Quinn, Hawerchuk, Desjardins and Hextall set the tone in a 3–1 victory.
The Flyers were defeated in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5. The Panthers ended the Flyers' season in Game 6.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 7–1–3, 17 Points (home: 4–0–1; road: 3–1–2)
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November: 9–5–1, 19 Points (home: 7–2–0; road: 2–3–1)
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December: 6–5–2, 14 Points (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–3–2)
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January: 2–3–5, 9 Points (home: 1–1–3; road: 1–2–2)
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February: 7–4–1, 15 Points (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
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March: 9–4–1, 19 Points (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–0)
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April: 5–2–0, 10 Points (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–1–0)
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Legend:
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Playoffs
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Flyers win 4–2
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Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Florida Panthers – Panthers win 4–2
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Legend:
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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 | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
88 | Eric Lindros | C | 73 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 26 | 163 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −1 | 43 |
10 | John LeClair | LW | 82 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 21 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Rod Brind'Amour | C | 82 | 26 | 61 | 87 | 20 | 110 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 |
15 | Pat Falloon† | RW | 62 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
37 | Eric Desjardins | D | 80 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
19 | Mikael Renberg | RW | 51 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
29 | Joel Otto | C | 67 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 11 | 115 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
23 | Petr Svoboda | D | 73 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
25 | Shjon Podein | LW | 79 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
6 | Chris Therien | D | 82 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 18 |
11 | Dan Quinn† | C | 35 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 6 |
9 | Rob DiMaio | RW | 59 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
24 | Karl Dykhuis | D | 82 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 101 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
18 | Dale Hawerchuk† | RW | 16 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
44 | Anatoli Semenov‡ | C | 44 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Brent Fedyk‡ | LW | 24 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Kevin Haller | D | 69 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
28 | Kjell Samuelsson | D | 75 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
14 | Craig MacTavish‡ | C | 55 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | Trent Klatt† | RW | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
26 | John Druce† | RW | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Bob Corkum† | C | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
12 | Patrik Juhlin | RW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Shawn Antoski | LW | 64 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 204 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
42 | Russ Romaniuk | LW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
32[lower-alpha 2] | Jim Montgomery | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
18 | Yanick Dupre | LW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26[lower-alpha 3] | Phil Crowe | LW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Kerry Huffman† | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Kevin Dineen‡ | RW | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Aris Brimanis | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Dan Kordic | LW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Ron Hextall | G | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
45 | Gilbert Dionne‡ | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Garth Snow | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | Dominic Roussel‡ | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | Darren Rumble | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
53 | Jason Bowen | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
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No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
27 | Ron Hextall | 53 | 51 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1292 | 112 | 2.17 | .913 | 4 | 3,102:25 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 319 | 27 | 2.13 | .915 | 0 | 759:41 |
30 | Garth Snow | 26 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 648 | 69 | 2.88 | .894 | 0 | 1,437:14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | 0 | 1:00 |
33 | Dominic Roussel‡ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 178 | 22 | 2.89 | .876 | 1 | 456:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL second All-Star team | John LeClair (Left wing) | [5] |
Eric Lindros (Center) | |||
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Eric Desjardins | [6] |
John LeClair | |||
Eric Lindros | |||
Craig MacTavish[lower-alpha 4] | |||
NHL Player of the Month | Eric Lindros (October) | [8] | |
NHL Player of the Week | John LeClair (November 11) | ||
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Eric Desjardins | [9] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Eric Lindros | [9] | |
Class Guy Award | Ron Hextall | [9] | |
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Shjon Podein | [9] | |
Miscellaneous | Best NHL Player ESPY Award | Eric Lindros | [10] |
Records
Among the team records set during the 1995–96 season was Eric Lindros setting the franchise single game record with 14 shots on goal on March 19.[11] The Flyers tied the team record for most shorthanded goals in a single game (3) on April 2.[12] Lindros’ 1.58 points per game average during the regular season is a franchise high.[13] The team’s four overtime losses during the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs is tied for the NHL record.[14]
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date |
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1000th game played | Craig MacTavish | December 19, 1995 |
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 25, 1995, the day after the deciding game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 1996, the day of the deciding game of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals.[16]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 27, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers Russ Romaniuk |
To Winnipeg Jets Rights to Jeff Finley |
[17] |
July 8, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 1996 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Zettler |
[18] |
July 12, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Garth Snow |
To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick in 1996 6th-round pick in 1996 |
[19] |
August 30, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 1996 2nd-round pick in 1997 Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Dmitri Yushkevich 2nd-round pick in 1996 |
[20] |
September 20, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1997 |
To Winnipeg Jets Andre Faust |
[21] |
November 16, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers Pat Falloon |
To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 1996[lower-alpha 5] 4th-round pick in 1996 Rights to Martin Spanhel |
[22] |
December 13, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers Trent Klatt |
To Dallas Stars Brent Fedyk |
[23] |
December 28, 1995 | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations[lower-alpha 6] |
To Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen |
[24] |
January 23, 1996 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dan Quinn |
To Ottawa Senators Future considerations |
[26] |
February 6, 1996 | To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Corkum |
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Chris Herperger Winnipeg's 7th-round pick in 1997 |
[27] |
February 27, 1996 | To Philadelphia Flyers Tim Cheveldae 3rd-round pick in 1996 |
To Winnipeg Jets Dominic Roussel |
[28] |
March 15, 1996 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dale Hawerchuk |
To St. Louis Blues Craig MacTavish |
[29] |
March 19, 1996 | To Philadelphia Flyers Kerry Huffman |
To Ottawa Senators 9th-round pick in 1996 |
[30] |
March 19, 1996 | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Brian Wesenberg |
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Anatoli Semenov Rights to Mike Crowley |
[30] |
March 19, 1996 | To Philadelphia Flyers John Druce 7th-round pick in 1997 |
To Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996 |
[30] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 7, 1995 | Kjell Samuelsson | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year[lower-alpha 7] | Free agency | [31][32] |
July 15, 1995 | Tony Horacek | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency | ||
July 20, 1995 | Joel Otto | Calgary Flames | 3-year | Free agency | [33] |
July 31, 1995 | Shawn McCosh | New York Rangers | Free agency | [34] | |
July 31, 1995 | Scott Morrow | Calgary Flames | Free agency | [35] | |
Darren Rumble | Ottawa Senators | Free agency | [36] | ||
August 1, 1995 | Todd Nelson | Washington Capitals | Free agency | ||
June 4, 1996 | Craig Darby | New York Islanders | Waivers | [37] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via[lower-alpha 8] | Ref |
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August 8, 1995 | Stewart Malgunas | Winnipeg Jets | Free agency (II) | [39] |
August 10, 1995 | Dave Brown | San Jose Sharks | Free agency | [40] |
N/A | Shawn Anderson | Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
Al Conroy | Houston Aeros (IHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [42] | |
Norm Foster | Retirement | [43] | ||
October 1995 | Gilbert Dionne | Florida Panthers[lower-alpha 9] | Release | [45] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 30, 1995 | Rob DiMaio | Re-signing | [46] | |
Yanick Dupre | Re-signing | [46] | ||
July 7, 1995 | Les Kuntar | Re-signing | [47] | |
July 10, 1995 | Kevin Dineen | 1-year | Re-signing | [24][32] |
August 1, 1995 | Dominic Roussel | Re-signing | [48] | |
August 3, 1995 | Shjon Podein | Re-signing | [49] | |
August 7, 1995 | Shawn Antoski | Re-signing | [50] | |
August 10, 1995 | Gilbert Dionne | 1-year | Re-signing | [51][52] |
August 14, 1995 | Rod Brind'Amour | 3-year | Re-signing | [53] |
September 11, 1995 | John LeClair | 5-year | Re-signing | [54] |
October 5, 1995 | Eric Desjardins | 4-year | Re-signing | [55] |
October 6, 1995 | Kevin Haller | multi-year | Re-signing | [56] |
October 15, 1995 | Mikael Renberg | 4-year | Re-signing | [57] |
May 28, 1996 | Andre Payette | Entry-level | [58] | |
June 5, 1996 | Jason Bowen | Re-signing | [59] |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, on June 28, 1995.[60] The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 74th overall, and Mark Recchi to the Montreal Canadiens for Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair on February 9, 1995.[61] They also traded their fifth-round pick, 126th overall, to the Detroit Red Wings for Stewart Malgunas on September 9, 1993.[61]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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1 | 22 | Brian Boucher | Goaltender | United States | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | |
2 | 48 | Shane Kenny | Defense | Canada | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) | |
4 | 100 | Radovan Somik | Left wing | Slovakia | Martimex ZTS Martin (Slovakia) | |
6 | 132 | Dmitri Tertyshny | Defense | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) | [lower-alpha 10] |
6 | 135 | Jamie Sokolsky | Defense | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | [lower-alpha 11] |
6 | 152 | Martin Spanhel | Left wing | Czech Republic | ZPS Zlin Jrs. (CZE) | |
7 | 178 | Martin Streit | Forward | Czech Republic | HC Olomouc (CZE) | |
8 | 204 | Ruslan Shafikov | Forward | Russia | Salavat Yulaev (Russia) | |
9 | 230 | Jeff Lank | Defense | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[62][63] and the Mobile Mysticks of the ECHL.[64]
Notes
- MacTavish was traded to the St. Louis Blues on March 15. Desjardins replaced him as an alternate captain.
- Montgomery wore number 22 during the regular season.
- Crowe wore number 53 in his first ten games.
- Selected by the Commissioner[7]
- The Flyers choice of their own first-round pick or the first-round pick acquired from Toronto in the Yushkevich trade. The Flyers ultimately sent their own first-round pick, 24th overall.
- The Flyers would receive a draft pick if the Whalers re-signed Dineen for the 1996–97 season.[24] The Flyers ended up receiving the Whalers' 1997 7th-round pick.[25]
- Club option for third year
- In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 5 if applicable.[38]
- Dionne signed with the Panthers on January 29, 1996.[44]
- The Flyers traded Tommy Soderstrom to the New York Islanders for Ron Hextall and the Islanders' sixth-round pick, 132nd overall, on September 22, 1994.[61]
- The Flyers traded Ryan McGill to the Edmonton Oilers for Brad Zavisha and the Oilers' sixth-round pick, 135th overall, on March 13, 1995.[61]
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