1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers season

Off-season

After firing general manager Bobby Clarke on April 16, 1990, Russ Farwell was hired to replace him on June 6. Farwell had spent the previous two seasons as the general manager of the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds.

Regular season

Rick Tocchet scored 40 goals and Pelle Eklund recorded 50 assists. However, goaltender Ron Hextall continued to be hampered by injuries during the 1990–91 season. He only played in 36 games and as a result the Flyers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year, finishing fifth in the division and three points short of a playoff spot after a late-season collapse.

Despite scoring the fewest short-handed goals (2) and allowing the most short-handed goals (16), the Flyers finished 7th out of 21 teams in power play percentage with 20.12% (68 for 338).

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 4 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Hextall || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 6 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Hextall || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- | 3 || October 7 || 7–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Wregget || 1–2–0 || 2 || |- | 4 || October 11 || 7–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Wregget || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- | 5 || October 13 || 4–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets || Wregget || 3–2–0 || 6 || |- | 6 || October 16 || 5–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Wregget || 4–2–0 || 8 || |- | 7 || October 18 || 5–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques || Wregget || 5–2–0 || 10 || |- | 8 || October 20 || 5–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Wregget || 6–2–0 || 12 || |- | 9 || October 23 || 2–6 || align="left"| Washington Capitals || Wregget || 6–3–0 || 12 || |- | 10 || October 25 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Wregget || 6–4–0 || 12 || |- | 11 || October 27 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders || Hextall || 6–5–0 || 12 || |- | 12 || October 30 || 2–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Wregget || 6–6–0 || 12 ||

| Legend:

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.*

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Among the team records set during the 1990–91 season was the fewest shorthanded goals scored in a season (2) and the most shorthanded goals allowed in a season (16).

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1990, the day after the deciding game of the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1991, the day of the deciding game of the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

NHL entry draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1990 NHL entry draft, which was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 16, 1990. The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick, 67th overall, to the Edmonton Oilers for Normand Lacombe on January 5, 1990.

NHL supplemental draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1990 NHL supplemental draft on June 15, 1990.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.

Notes

References

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