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1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1976–77
year	1976
Team	Philadelphia Flyers
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	1st
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	1st
Record	48–16–16
HomeRecord	33–6–1
RoadRecord	15–10–15
GoalsFor	323 (2nd)
GoalsAgainst	213 (3rd)
GeneralManager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Bobby Clarke
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Spectrum
Attendance	17,077
MinorLeague	Springfield Indians
Philadelphia Firebirds
GoalsLeader	Rick MacLeish (49)
AssistsLeader	Bobby Clarke (63)
PointsLeader	Rick MacLeish (97)
PIMLeader	Paul Holmgren (201)
PlusMinusLeader	André Dupont (+57)
WinsLeader	Bernie Parent (35)
GAALeader	Wayne Stephenson (2.31)
DivisionWin	yes
ConferenceWin	yes

Philadelphia Firebirds The 1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished first in the Patrick Division with a record of 48 wins, 16 losses, and 16 ties for 112 points.

Regular season

Dethroned, the heyday of the Broad Street Bullies came to an end, as prior to the 1976–77 season, tough-guy Dave Schultz was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Despite a slight drop-off in performance, the Flyers dominated the Patrick Division with what proved to be their 4th straight division title.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

After disposing of Toronto—after which series Toronto coach Red Kelly claimed "I don't think I'd call [Bobby] Clarke dirty—mean is a better word"—in six games, the Flyers found themselves in the semifinals for the fifth consecutive season. Pitted against Boston, the Flyers lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime and would not return home as they were swept in four straight games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 7 || 0–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders || Parent || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 9 || 3–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Flames || Parent || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- | 3 || October 10 || 1–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings || Parent || 1–2–0 || 2 || |- | 4 || October 14 || 1–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Parent || 1–3–0 || 2 || |- | 5 || October 16 || 5–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Inness || 1–3–1 || 3 || |- | 6 || October 17 || 7–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Inness || 2–3–1 || 5 || |- | 7 || October 21 || 5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks || Parent || 3–3–1 || 7 || |- | 8 || October 23 || 3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres || Parent || 4–3–1 || 9 || |- | 9 || October 24 || 5–3 || align="left"| Colorado Rockies || Parent || 5–3–1 || 11 || |- | 10 || October 28 || 3–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Parent || 6–3–1 || 13 || |- | 11 || October 30 || 3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders || Parent || 6–3–2 || 14 || |- | 12 || October 31 || 9–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars || Parent || 7–3–2 || 16 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 11 || 2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Parent || Maple Leafs lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 13 || 1–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Parent || Maple Leafs lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 15 || 4–3 OT || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Stephenson || Maple Leafs lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 17 || 6–5 OT || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Stephenson || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 19 || 2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Stephenson || Flyers lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 21 || 4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Stephenson || Flyers win 4–2 ||

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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
19	C	80	49	48	97	46	42	10	4	9	13	1	2
16	C	80	27	63	90	39	71	10	5	5	10	0	8
12	RW	79	25	34	59	47	85	9	1	0	1	1	22
10	C	70	19	38	57	35	120	7	1	0	1	0	8
18	LW	75	23	32	55	42	43	10	1	2	3	−2	29
7	LW	73	20	35	55	32	62	10	1	4	5	−1	2
3	D	80	10	43	53	34	39	10	1	3	4	−4	4
26	C	78	15	36	51	22	79	10	2	1	3	1	0
27	RW	77	32	14	46	6	23	10	4	5	9	2	0
9	LW	73	22	24	46	27	117	10	0	1	1	−2	18
11	RW	74	22	16	38	24	33	10	0	0	0	−3	12
14	D	77	4	26	30	29	39	10	0	0	0	−5	2
6	D	59	10	19	29	57	168	10	1	1	2	−4	35
17	RW	59	14	12	26	10	201	10	1	1	2	−2	25
20	D	71	3	23	26	34	35	10	1	2	3	6	2
22	C	51	12	8	20	−9	60	4	0	0	0	0	2
2	D	32	5	14	19	16	38	10	4	9	13	11	15
5	D	32	4	13	17	15	21
25	D	36	0	13	13	21	14
5	D	22	1	8	9	20	39	10	0	0	0	−5	7
37	LW	9	2	4	6	6	27
29	D	40	2	1	3	6	164
23	RW	9	1	1	2	−1	4
28	C	2	1	0	1	1	0
30	G	6	0	1	1		0
4	D	4	0	1	1	2	4
23	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	C	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	RW	5	0	0	0	0	9
1	G	61	0	0	0		0	3	0	0	0		0
31	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0
35	G	21	0	0	0		4	9	0	0	0		2

Goaltending

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	Bernie Parent	61	61	35	13	12	1582	159	2.71	.899	5	3,520	3	2	0	3	43	8	3.95	.814	0	122
35	Wayne Stephenson	21	17	12	3	2	472	41	2.31	.913	3	1,064	9	8	4	3	238	23	2.61	.903	1	530
30	Gary Inness	6	2	1	0	2	89	9	2.57	.899	0	210	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)	Team
[NHL All-Star Game](30th-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Tom Bladon
Bobby Clarke
Gary Dornhoefer
Rick MacLeish
Bernie Parent
Fred Shero (coach)
Jim Watson
Joe Watson
Barry Ashbee Trophy	André Dupont	url=http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/taward.cgi	title=Flyers History – Team Awards	work=P.Anson	access-date=August 6, 2015}}
Class Guy Award	Gary Dornhoefer

Records

Among the records set during the 1976–77 season was rookie Al Hill setting the league record for most points by a player in his NHL debut, scoring two goals and three assists on February 14 against the St. Louis Blues. The Flyers set a league record for most road ties in a season (15) and a team record for fewest home ties (1). During the playoffs, Rick MacLeish tied a team record for most assists during a single period (3) on April 24. Two days later the Flyers played the longest home game in team history (90 minutes and 7 seconds), losing 5–4 to the Boston Bruins midway through the second overtime period.

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Bob Ritchie	February 5, 1977
Drew Callander	February 7, 1977
Al Hill	February 14, 1977
Mark Suzor	March 10, 1977
Norm Barnes	March 12, 1977

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 17, 1976, the day after the deciding game of the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 14, 1977, the day of the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Los Angeles Kings](1976-77-los-angeles-kings-season)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Washington Capitals](1976-77-washington-capitals-season)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To Washington Capitals
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Vancouver Canucks](1976-77-vancouver-canucks-season)
To Philadelphia Flyers	To [Detroit Red Wings](1976-77-detroit-red-wings-season)

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Via		Ref
Bill Collins
Al Hill

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Serge Lajeunesse
Larry Wright	Dusseldorfer EG (Bundesliga)
Wayne Stephenson

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
Drew Callander	multi-year	last1=Dent	first1=Jim	title=Flyers sign top draft picks	url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/172972990/	access-date=April 26, 2025	via=Newspapers.com	work=The Philadelphia Inquirer	date=June 17, 1976}}
Craig Hanmer	multi-year
Dave Hynek	multi-year
Mark Suzor	multi-year

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1976 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, on June 1, 1976.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)
1	17	Mark Suzor	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
2	35	Drew Callander	Center	Canada	Regina Pats (WCHL)
3	53	Craig Hanmer	Defense	United States	Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL)
4	71	Dave Hynek	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
5	89	Robin Lang	Defense	Canada	Cornell University (ECAC)
6	107	Paul Klasinski	Left wing	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)
7	117	Ray Kurpis	Right wing	United States	Austin Mavericks (MJHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Springfield Indians of the AHL and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.

Notes

References

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