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
PresidentBill Putnam
General managerBud Poile
CoachKeith Allen
CaptainLou Angotti
Alternate captainsBill Sutherland
Ed Van Impe
ArenaSpectrum[lower-alpha 1]
Average attendance9,625[2]
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)

The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League (NHL) season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[5] Also announced on April 4 was the hiring of a Chicago firm to design the team's arena.[5]

Details of the name-the-team contest were released on July 12, 1966.[5] 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.[5] Among the names considered behind the scenes were Quakers, Ramblers, and Liberty Bells.[5] 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.[5]

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.[5] 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.[5] 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,[5] 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.[5] With Tom Paul as head of the project, artist Sam Ciccone designed both the logo and jerseys with the concept to represent speed.[5] 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.[5] Ciccone's jersey design, a stripe down each shoulder and down the arms, represented wings.[5]

Off-season

The men hired to build the expansion Flyers were Bud Poile as general manager and Keith Allen as head coach.[6][7] 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.[6][7] 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.[8] The NHL Expansion Draft was held a month later on June 6.[9] 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.[9] Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti (who was named the Flyers' first captain),[10] Leon Rochefort, and Gary Dornhoefer.[9] The following day, the Flyers made two selections in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, notably Serge Bernier 5th overall from the Sorel Éperviers.

Regular season

The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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 Colisée in Quebec City, the home of their AHL affiliate) due to a March 1 storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.[1]

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.[14]

Season standings

West Division[15]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Philadelphia Flyers74313211173179−673
2Los Angeles Kings74313310200224−2472
3St. Louis Blues74273116177191−1470
4Minnesota North Stars74273215191226−3569
5Pittsburgh Penguins74273413195216−2167
6Oakland Seals74154217153219−6647

Record vs. opponents

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

Regular season

1967–68 regular season[17]
October: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 11Philadelphia1–5CaliforniaParent6,8860–1–00Recap
2October 14Philadelphia2–4Los AngelesFavell7,0350–2–00Recap
3October 18Philadelphia2–1St. LouisFavell5,2341–2–02Recap
4October 19Pittsburgh0–1PhiladelphiaFavell7,8122–2–04Recap
5October 22California2–5PhiladelphiaFavell5,7833–2–06Recap
6October 28Detroit3–1PhiladelphiaFavell10,8593–3–06Recap
7October 29California2–2PhiladelphiaFavell4,7083–3–17Recap
November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
8November 2Minnesota3–1PhiladelphiaFavell4,2033–4–17Recap
9November 4Philadelphia4–1MontrealParent14,8224–4–19Recap
10November 5Montreal1–1PhiladelphiaParent9,1884–4–210Recap
11November 8Philadelphia1–1PittsburghParent4,7194–4–311Recap
12November 12Philadelphia4–2BostonParent13,9095–4–313Recap
13November 15Philadelphia0–5PittsburghParent6,8765–5–313Recap
14November 16New York2–3PhiladelphiaFavell11,2766–5–315Recap
15November 18Philadelphia2–2MinnesotaFavell10,4666–5–416Recap
16November 19St. Louis2–3PhiladelphiaParent7,1027–5–418Recap
17November 22Detroit2–4PhiladelphiaParent12,0868–5–420Recap
18November 25Philadelphia2–1St. LouisParent8,5709–5–422Recap
19November 26Los Angeles2–7PhiladelphiaParent11,42010–5–424Recap
20November 29Philadelphia1–3ChicagoParent17,20010–6–424Recap
21November 30California3–1PhiladelphiaParent3,16710–7–424Recap
December: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
22December 3St. Louis2–4PhiladelphiaParent8,72711–7–426Recap
23December 6Philadelphia2–4CaliforniaFavell2,42611–8–426Recap
24December 8Philadelphia3–0Los AngelesFavell4,62412–8–428Recap
25December 10Chicago3–0PhiladelphiaFavell14,64612–9–428Recap
26December 14St. Louis2–2PhiladelphiaParent8,00512–9–529Recap
27December 16Philadelphia1–0St. LouisParent7,57013–9–531Recap
28December 17Pittsburgh1–2PhiladelphiaParent7,52214–9–533Recap
29December 21Minnesota0–6PhiladelphiaParent7,63815–9–535Recap
30December 23Philadelphia2–3ChicagoParent17,50015–10–535Recap
31December 25New York3–1PhiladelphiaParent9,45615–11–535Recap
32December 28Philadelphia3–5DetroitFavell13,56815–12–535Recap
33December 30Philadelphia2–0Los AngelesFavell14,00016–12–537Recap
34December 31Los Angeles1–9PhiladelphiaFavell5,64317–12–539Recap
January: 4–7–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
35January 4Boston3–2PhiladelphiaParent10,09717–13–539Recap
36January 6Philadelphia2–2PittsburghFavell7,35117–13–640Recap
37January 7Pittsburgh1–3PhiladelphiaFavell7,93518–13–642Recap
38January 10Philadelphia4–6MinnesotaFavell9,76818–14–642Recap
39January 11Montreal4–2PhiladelphiaParent14,12618–15–642Recap
40January 14Philadelphia6–3Oakland[a]Parent2,87819–15–644Recap
41January 18Philadelphia4–2MinnesotaFavell9,09820–15–646Recap
42January 20Philadelphia2–4BostonParent13,52720–16–646Recap
43January 21St. Louis2–2PhiladelphiaParent10,83420–16–747Recap
44January 24Philadelphia2–1TorontoFavell15,83421–16–749Recap
45January 25Minnesota3–0PhiladelphiaParent9,33421–17–749Recap
46January 27Philadelphia2–3DetroitParent12,82021–18–749Recap
47January 28Los Angeles2–0PhiladelphiaFavell13,57721–19–749Recap

Notes:
a 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)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
48February 1Oakland3–3PhiladelphiaFavell6,38621–19–850Recap
49February 3Chicago3–5PhiladelphiaParent14,64622–19–852Recap
50February 4Toronto1–4PhiladelphiaFavell14,64623–19–854Recap
51February 7Philadelphia1–4MontrealParent14,02623–20–854Recap
52February 10Philadelphia2–1St. LouisFavell13,11224–20–856Recap
53February 11Philadelphia3–2MinnesotaFavell15,15425–20–858Recap
54February 14Philadelphia0–4OaklandParent3,06925–21–858Recap
55February 16Philadelphia1–7Los AngelesParent9,86725–22–858Recap
56February 18Philadelphia1–3New YorkFavell17,25025–23–858Recap
57February 21Philadelphia1–1PittsburghFavell9,19825–23–959Recap
58February 22Minnesota3–7PhiladelphiaFavell14,39226–23–961Recap
59February 25Pittsburgh2–1PhiladelphiaFavell14,41826–24–961Recap
60February 29Los Angeles3–1PhiladelphiaFavell9,11526–25–961Recap
March: 5–7–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
61March 2Philadelphia0–4New YorkParent17,23526–26–961Recap
62March 3Oakland1–1Philadelphia[b]Favell12,12726–26–1062Recap
63March 6Philadelphia2–7TorontoFavell15,83126–27–1062Recap
64March 7Boston2–1Philadelphia[c]Parent10,45226–28–1062Recap
65March 10Minnesota0–2Philadelphia[d]Parent10,17127–28–1064Recap
66March 13Philadelphia4–2MinnesotaFavell13,38728–28–1066Recap
67March 14Los Angeles0–0Philadelphia[d]Parent4,11628–28–1167Recap
68March 17Toronto4–7Philadelphia[d]Parent13,65029–28–1169Recap
69March 20Philadelphia5–1OaklandParent3,91830–28–1171Recap
70March 23Philadelphia2–4Los AngelesParent14,00330–29–1171Recap
71March 27Philadelphia0–3St. LouisFavell9,31530–30–1171Recap
72March 28St. Louis0–2Philadelphia[d]Favell5,38231–30–1173Recap
73March 30Pittsburgh2–0Philadelphia[d]Favell5,56931–31–1173Recap
74March 31Philadelphia1–5PittsburghFavell6,75631–32–1173Recap

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

Legend:

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

Playoffs

1968 Stanley Cup playoffs[17]
Quarterfinals vs. St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 4St. Louis1–0PhiladelphiaParent10,649Blues lead 1–0Recap
2April 6St. Louis3–4PhiladelphiaFavell11,111Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 10Philadelphia2–3St. Louis2OTParent10,867Blues lead 2–1Recap
4April 11Philadelphia2–5St. LouisFavell11,070Blues lead 3–1Recap
5April 13St. Louis1–6PhiladelphiaParent10,587Blues lead 3–2Recap
6April 16Philadelphia2–1St. Louis2OTParent13,738Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 18St. Louis3–1PhiladelphiaParent14,646Blues win 4–3Recap
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
7Lou AngottiC70123749435700012
12Gary DornhoeferRW6513304361343000−315
9Leon RochefortRW74212142−1167202−22
18Ed HoekstraC70152136667011−30
10Brit SelbyLW56151530−324711204
11Bill SutherlandLW6020929167134−10
8Don BlackburnLW6792029−223730318
22Forbes KennedyC7310182841307145014
14Pat HanniganRW651115266367123−29
16Claude LaForgeLW63916258365123015
4John MiszukD74517221797033111
3Joe WatsonD735141912567112028
2Ed Van ImpeD6741317−51417044−111
15Andre LacroixC186814067235−20
15Garry PetersC317512−222——————
5Jean GauthierD6557120747134−26
24Larry Zeidel†D571101112687011012
17Wayne Hicks‡RW32279−56——————
19Art Stratton†C12044−445000−10
21Jim JohnsonC13213−12——————
20[lower-alpha 2]Rosaire Paiement†RW7101111330320
30Bernie ParentG380112350000
20Jean-Guy GendronLW101112——————
1Doug FavellG370003720005
6John HannaD1500010——————
6Ralph MacSweynD400000——————
21Simon NoletRW4000−12100000
20Keith WrightLW100010——————
21Terry BallD1000−10——————
21Dwight CarruthersD100000——————
19Roger PelletierD100000——————

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
30Bernie Parent3837151751249932.48.92642,243:51552321581.36.9630353:33
1Doug Favell3737161561204832.27.93142,190:4422116284.01.8710119:47

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Leon Rochefort [18]

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.[19] 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.[20][21] His playoff year totals for goals against average (1.36) is also a team record and his save percentage (.963) is a league record.[22][23]

Milestones

Franchise firsts[24]
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[lower-alpha 3] [25]
Goal Bill Sutherland October 11, 1967[lower-alpha 4] [25]
Assists Leon Rochefort October 11, 1967[lower-alpha 4] [25]
John Miszuk
Game-winning goal Ed Hoekstra October 18, 1967[lower-alpha 5] [26]
Shutout Doug Favell October 19, 1967[lower-alpha 6] [27]
Powerplay goal Ed Hoekstra October 22, 1967[lower-alpha 7] [28]
Shorthanded goal Forbes Kennedy October 29, 1967[lower-alpha 8] [29]
Hat-trick Leon Rochefort November 4, 1967[lower-alpha 9] [30]
20-goal season Leon Rochefort February 29, 1968[lower-alpha 10] [31]
Penalty, playoffs John Miszuk April 4, 1968[lower-alpha 11] [32]
Goal, playoffs Pat Hannigan April 6, 1968[lower-alpha 12] [33]
Assists, playoffs Claude LaForge April 6, 1968[lower-alpha 12] [33]
Jean Gauthier
Powerplay goal, playoffs Don Blackburn April 6, 1968[lower-alpha 13] [33]
Game-winning goal, playoffs Leon Rochefort April 6, 1968[lower-alpha 14] [33]
Shorthanded goal, playoffs Forbes Kennedy April 13, 1968[lower-alpha 15] [34]
Hat-trick, playoffs Rosaire Paiement April 13, 1968[lower-alpha 16] [34]
Overtime goal, playoffs Don Blackburn April 16, 1968[lower-alpha 17] [35]

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.[36]

Trades

Date Details Ref
September 12, 1967 To Philadelphia Flyers
Al Millar		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash		 [37]
September 14, 1967 To Philadelphia Flyers
Dick Sarrazin		 To Detroit Red Wings
Cash		 [38]
October 18, 1967 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rosaire Paiement		 To Boston Bruins
1st-round pick in 1970		 [39]
October 20, 1967 To Philadelphia Flyers
Larry Zeidel		 To Cleveland Barons (AHL)
Cash		 [40]
February 27, 1968 To Philadelphia Flyers
Future considerations[lower-alpha 18]		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wayne Hicks		 [41]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamViaRef
May 8, 1967Rene DroletQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[42]
Jean-Guy GendronQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[43]
John HannaQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[44]
Wayne HicksQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[45]
Ed HoekstraQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[46]
Andre LacroixQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[47]
Claude LaForgeQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[48]
Ralph MacSweynQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[49]
Jim MorrisonQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[50]
Simon NoletQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[51]
Roger PelletierQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[52]
Fern RivardQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[53]
Bill SutherlandQuebec Aces (AHL)Purchase of AHL team[54]
June 6, 1967Lou AngottiChicago Black HawksExpansion draft[9]
Terry BallNew York RangersExpansion draft[9]
Don BlackburnToronto Maple LeafsExpansion draft[9]
Dwight CarruthersDetroit Red WingsExpansion draft[9]
Dick CherryBoston BruinsExpansion draft[9]
Bob CourcyMontreal CanadiensExpansion draft[9]
Gary DornhoeferBoston BruinsExpansion draft[9]
Doug FavellBoston BruinsExpansion draft[9]
Jean GauthierMontreal CanadiensExpansion draft[9]
Pat HanniganChicago Black HawksExpansion draft[9]
Jim JohnsonNew York RangersExpansion draft[9]
Forbes KennedyBoston BruinsExpansion draft[9]
John MiszukChicago Black HawksExpansion draft[9]
Bernie ParentBoston BruinsExpansion draft[9]
Garry PetersMontreal CanadiensExpansion draft[9]
Leon RochefortMontreal CanadiensExpansion draft[9]
Brit SelbyToronto Maple LeafsExpansion draft[9]
Ed Van ImpeChicago Black HawksExpansion draft[9]
Joe WatsonBoston BruinsExpansion draft[9]
Keith WrightBoston BruinsExpansion draft[9]
August 12, 1967Claude CyrDrummondville Eagles (QSHL)Free agency[55]
April 30, 1968Andre GaudetteMontreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)Free agency

Signings

DatePlayerTermRef
August 12, 1967Bernie Parent[55]
September 13, 1967Gary Dornhoefer[56]
Forbes Kennedy[56]
Jim Johnson[56]
Keith Wright[56]
September 14, 1967Serge Bernier[38]
Andre Lacroix[38]
N/AJohn Marshall[57]
Al Sarault
Ken Schutz
September 30, 1967Ed Van Impe2-year[58][59]
October 3, 1967Joe Watson2-year[59]
October 11, 1967Don Blackburn
Leon Rochefort
October 24, 1967Jim Morrison
February 22, 1968Simon 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, Quebec, on June 6, 1967.[60]

Round Pick Player Position Team
12Bernie ParentGoaltenderBoston Bruins
29Doug FavellGoaltenderBoston Bruins
316Ed Van ImpeDefenseChicago Black Hawks
421Joe WatsonDefenseBoston Bruins
527Brit SelbyLeft wingToronto Maple Leafs
633Lou AngottiRight wingChicago Black Hawks
739Leon RochefortRight wingMontreal Canadiens
845Don BlackburnLeft wingToronto Maple Leafs
951John MiszukDefenseChicago Black Hawks
1057Garry PetersCenterMontreal Canadiens
1163Dick CherryDefenseBoston Bruins
1269Jean GauthierDefenseMontreal Canadiens
1375Jim JohnsonCenterNew York Rangers
1481Gary DornhoeferRight wingBoston Bruins
1587Forbes KennedyCenterBoston Bruins
1693Pat HanniganLeft wingToronto Maple Leafs
1799Dwight CarruthersDefenseDetroit Red Wings
18105Bob CourcyCenterMontreal Canadiens
19111Keith WrightRight wingBoston Bruins
20117Terry BallDefenseNew York Rangers

NHL Amateur Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967.[61]

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.[62] Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1967, who played as amateurs during the 1966–67 season were eligible for selection.[62] There were only four selections total in this draft, two of which were made by the Flyers.[62][57][63][64]

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,[65] whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the Seattle Totems and Phoenix Roadrunners[66] of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL.[67] 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.[68] 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 Colisée in Quebec City, the home arena of their AHL affiliate.[1]
  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.[41]

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