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1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1970–71
year	1970
Team	Philadelphia Flyers
Division	West
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	28–33–17
HomeRecord	20–10–9
RoadRecord	8–23–8
GoalsFor	207 (12th)
GoalsAgainst	225 (8th)
GeneralManager	Keith Allen
Coach	Vic Stasiuk
Captain	Ed Van Impe
AltCaptain	Jean-Guy Gendron
Bill Sutherland
Arena	Spectrum
Attendance	14,131
MinorLeague	Quebec Aces
Flint Generals
Jersey Devils
GoalsLeader	Bobby Clarke (27)
AssistsLeader	Bobby Clarke (36)
PointsLeader	Bobby Clarke (63)
PIMLeader	Gary Dornhoefer (93)
PlusMinusLeader	Wayne Hillman (+12)
WinsLeader	Doug Favell (16)
GAALeader	Doug Favell (2.67)

Bill Sutherland Flint Generals Jersey Devils The 1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Chicago Black Hawks in a four-game sweep.

Regular season

Bobby Clarke led the team in goals (27), assists (36), and points (63) in his second season.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

The Flyers were swept in four games by the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round. Even though the team had improved their record in his second season behind the bench, head coach Vic Stasiuk was replaced by Fred Shero in the off-season.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 10 || 2–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars || Favell || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 11 || 1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Parent || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 15 || 5–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Favell || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 17 || 0–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Parent || 2–1–1 || 5 || |- | 5 || October 18 || 4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Favell || 3–1–1 || 7 || |- | 6 || October 22 || 4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres || Parent || 4–1–1 || 9 || |- | 7 || October 24 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Favell || 4–2–1 || 9 || |- | 8 || October 25 || 3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Parent || 4–3–1 || 9 || |- | 9 || October 29 || 3–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings || Favell || 5–3–1 || 11 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 7 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks || Favell || Black Hawks lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 8 || 2–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks || Gamble || Black Hawks lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 10 || 2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks || Favell || Black Hawks lead 3–0 || |- | 4 || April 11 || 2–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks || Gamble || Black Hawks win 4–0||

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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.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
16	C	77	27	36	63	9	78	4	0	0	0	−3	2
21	RW	77	23	28	51	−7	77	4	1	1	2	−4	0
20	C	66	16	29	45	−10	16	4	0	2	2	−2	0
7	C	78	20	22	42	−9	12	4	0	2	2	−1	0
12	RW	57	20	20	40	3	93	2	0	0	0	−1	4
11	LW	76	20	16	36	−9	46	4	0	1	1	−3	0
18	LW	78	17	19	36	−5	81	4	1	0	1	−3	8
9	LW	76	14	18	32	7	70	4	1	0	1	0	2
17	RW	74	9	19	28	−1	42	4	2	1	3	−4	0
4	D	64	4	23	27	3	44
10	RW	30	8	12	20	3	23
3	D	73	3	13	16	9	39	4	0	2	2	−2	2
15	C	73	6	7	13	−14	69	4	1	1	2	−1	15
6	D	69	5	7	12	12	47
8	RW	78	5	7	12	−12	25	4	0	0	0	−2	2
23	D	70	1	11	12	−18	34	4	0	0	0	−4	2
5	D	30	1	10	11	−6	21	4	0	0	0	−3	6
2	D	77	0	11	11	−13	80	4	0	1	1	−4	8
14	D	57	3	7	10	9	50	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	LW	26	2	4	6	−4	19	4	1	0	1	−2	0
19	LW	41	2	1	3	−9	72
22	LW	14	1	2	3	1	0
30	G	30	0	2	2		5
1	G	44	0	1	1		9	2	0	0	0		0
25	D	1	0	0	0	−2	0
30	G	11	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	0		0
25	D	2	0	0	0	−1	0	3	1	2	3	−2	4
10	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	RW	2	0	0	0	−2	0
4	D							4	0	0	0	−2	2

Goaltending

- = 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	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
1	Doug Favell	44	41	16	15	9	1275	108	2.67	.915	2	2,428	2	2	0	2	60	8	4.02	.867	0	119
30	Bernie Parent	30	26	9	12	6	825	73	2.77	.912	2	1,581	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Bruce Gamble	11	11	3	6	2	373	37	3.37	.901	0	658	2	2	0	2	67	12	6.01	.821	0	120

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](24th-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Bobby Clarke

Records

The Flyers were swept in their first round series with the Chicago Black Hawks, going winless in the playoffs for the second time, which matched the 1968–69 season and was later matched during the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons.

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Bob Kelly	October 10, 1970
Rick MacLeish	February 4, 1971
Willie Brossart	March 12, 1971
Jim Mair	March 21, 1971

Franchise firsts

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	Natural hat-trick
Gary Dornhoefer	March 6, 1971

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1970, the day after the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 18, 1971, the day of the deciding game of the 1971 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Los Angeles Kings](1970-71-los-angeles-kings-season)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To Hershey Bears (AHL)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Pittsburgh Penguins](1970-71-pittsburgh-penguins-season)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To San Diego Gulls (WHL)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To Denver Spurs (WHL)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Toronto Maple Leafs](1970-71-toronto-maple-leafs-season)	url = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/20707435/	title = Flyers deal Parent, hoping to help attack	newspaper = Delaware County Daily Times	first = John	last = Plaisant	via=Newspapers.com	date = February 1, 1971	accessdate = December 19, 2014}}
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Boston Bruins](1970-71-boston-bruins-season)

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Via		Ref
Hugh Harvey
Bill Lesuk
Alain Caron
Cliff Schmautz

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Dick Cherry
Reg Fleming
Gerry Meehan
Rosaire Paiement
Dunc Wilson
Hugh Harvey
Myron Stankiewicz
Bill Sutherland

Signings

Date	Player	Ref
Bill Lesuk
Earl Heiskala	url = https://newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/middletown/middletown-times-herald-record/1970/09-08/page-92	title = Flyers sign 3	work = Times Herald-Record	agency=UPI	date = September 8, 1970	accessdate = December 19, 2014}}
Jim Johnson
Lew Morrison
Larry Hale	url = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48996160/	title = Flyers Sign Veterans	work = The Raleigh Register	agency=UPI	via=Newspapers.com	date = September 9, 1970	accessdate = December 19, 2014}}
Joe Watson
Doug Favell	url = https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2096659/	title = FLYERS SIGN BROTHERS	work = Ludington Daily News	agency=UPI	via=Newspapers.com	date = October 6, 1970	accessdate = December 19, 2014}}
Larry Hillman
Wayne Hillman

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1970 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal on June 11, 1970. The Flyers were without a first-round draft pick due to having traded it three years previously to the Boston Bruins for Rosaire Paiement. The Bruins used the pick, fourth overall, to select Rick MacLeish, who the Flyers would acquire seven months later in a trade with the Bruins.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)
2	18	Bill Clement	Center	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
3	32	Bob Kelly	Left wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
4	46	Jacques Lapierre	Defense	Canada	Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)
5	60	Doug Kerslake	Right wing	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
6	74	Dennis Giannini	Left wing	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
7	87	Hank Nowak	Left wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
8	99	Gary Cunningham	Defense	Canada	St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)
9	109	Jean Daigle	Left wing	Canada	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, the Flint Generals of the IHL, and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.

Notes

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