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81-82 Flyers
1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers
Division 3rd Patrick
Conference 6th Wales
1981–82 record 38–31–11
Home record 25–10–5
Road record 13–21–6
Goals for 325
Goals against 313
Team information
General manager Keith Allen
Coach Pat Quinn (Oct-Mar)
Bob McCammon
Captain Bill Barber
Arena The Spectrum
Average attendance 17,044[1]
Team leaders
Goals Bill Barber (45)
Assists Ken Linseman (68)
Points Ken Linseman (92)
Penalty minutes Glen Cochrane (329)
Plus/minus Bobby Clarke (+28)
Wins Pete Peeters (23)
Goals against average Pete Peeters (3.71)

The 1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 15th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular Season[]

In 1981–82, Mel Bridgman was growing unhappy with the Flyers' organization, and was replaced as captain by Bill Barber before being traded to Calgary for defenseman Brad Marsh. With the Flyers playing listlessly and their season on the brink of disaster, head coach Pat Quinn was fired and re-replaced by Bob McCammon midway through the year. Darryl Sittler was acquired in January from Toronto. After a third-place finish the Flyers lost in four games to the Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. For the first time in nine years they failed to make it past the first round.

Final Standings[]

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Islanders 80 54 16 10 385 250 118
New York Rangers 80 39 27 14 316 306 92
Philadelphia Flyers 80 38 31 11 325 313 87
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 31 36 13 310 337 75
Washington Capitals 80 26 41 13 319 338 65

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Game Log[]

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

1981–82 Game Log

Playoffs[]

Game Log[]

      Win       Loss

1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player Stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Regular season Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Ken Linseman 14 79 24 68 92 275 4 1 2 3 6
Brian Propp 26 80 44 47 91 117 4 2 2 4 4
Bill Barber 7 80 45 44 89 85 4 1 5 6 4
Ron Flockhart 11 72 33 39 72 44 4 0 1 1 2
Bobby Clarke 16 62 17 46 63 154 4 4 2 6 4
Ray Allison 19 51 17 37 54 104 3 2 0 2 2
Tim Kerr 12 61 21 30 51 138 4 0 2 2 2
Reggie Leach 27 66 26 21 47 18 - - - - -
Ilkka Sinisalo 23 66 15 22 37 22 4 0 2 2 0
Behn Wilson 3 59 13 23 36 135 4 1 4 5 10
Darryl Sittler 9 35 14 18 32 50 4 3 1 4 6
Paul Holmgren 17 41 9 22 31 183 4 1 2 3 6
Bob Hoffmeyer 35 57 7 20 27 142 2 0 1 1 25
Brad Marsh 8 66 2 22 24 106 4 0 0 0 2
Al Hill 15 41 6 13 19 58 3 0 0 0 0
Adams, GregGreg Adams 25 33 4 15 19 105 - - - - -
Glen Cochrane 29 63 6 12 18 329 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Botell 28 32 4 10 14 31 - - - - -
Tom Gorence 22 66 5 8 13 8 3 0 0 0 0
Mel Bridgman 10 9 7 5 12 47 - - - - -
Jimmy Watson 20 76 3 9 12 99 4 0 1 1 2
Fred Arthur 6 74 1 7 8 47 4 0 0 0 2
Bob Dailey 2 12 1 5 6 22 - - - - -
Frank Bathe 5 28 1 3 4 68 4 0 0 0 2
Pete Peeters (G) 33 44 0 1 1 19 4 0 0 0 0
Rick St. Croix (G) 30 29 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Lindsay Carson 18 18 0 1 1 32 - - - - -
Steve Smith 24 8 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
Reid Bailey 9 10 0 0 0 23 2 0 0 0 0
Pelle Lindbergh (G) 31 8 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Gary Morrison 21 7 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
Mark Taylor 35 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Thomas Eriksson 8 1 0 0 0 4 - - - - -
Dave Michayluk 35 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Gordie Williams 35 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
Bench X 22

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Regular season Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO SV% GAA GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Pete Peeters 33 44 2591 23 18 3 160 0 .871 3.71 4 220 1 2 17 0 .837 4.64
Rick St. Croix 30 29 1729 13 9 6 112 0 .870 3.89 1 20 0 1 1 0 .875 3.00
Pelle Lindbergh 31 8 480 2 4 2 35 0 .881 4.38 - - - - - - - -

Awards and Records[]

Awards[]

NHL
Award Recipient
All-Star Game representative Bill Barber
Brian Propp
NHL Player of the Week Pete Peeters (December 7)
Team
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Frank Bathe
Class Guy Award Bobby Clarke

Milestones[]

Player Milestone Reached
Darryl Sittler 400 Goals March 18, 1982

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1981–82 season.

Trades[]

July 3, 1981
To Philadelphia Flyers
Ray Allison
Fred Arthur
1st round pick in 1982
3rd round pick in 1982
To Hartford Whalers
Rick MacLeish
Blake Wesley
Don Gillen
1st round pick in 1982
2nd round pick in 1982
3rd round pick in 1982
November 11, 1981
To Philadelphia Flyers
Brad Marsh
To Calgary Flames
Mel Bridgman
January 20, 1982
To Philadelphia Flyers
Darryl Sittler
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rich Costello
Hartford's 2nd round pick in 1982
futures[2]

Additions and Subtractions[]

Additions
Player Former team Via
Bob Froese Saginaw (IHL) free agency (6/18)
Daryl Stanley Saskatoon (WHL) free agency (10/9)
Bob Hoffmeyer Maine (AHL) free agency (11/22)
Subtractions
Player New team Via
Terry Murray Washington waiver draft (10/5)
Reggie Leach released (3/24)

Draft Picks[]

Philadelphia's picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.[3]

Rnd # Player Position Nationality Drafted From
1 16 Steve Smith Defenseman Flag of Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 37 Rich Costello Forward Flag of the United States United States Natick High School (Mass.)
3 47 Barry Tabobondung Defenseman Flag of Canada Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 58 Ken Strong Forward Flag of Canada Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4 65 Dave Michayluk Left wing Flag of Canada Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
4 79 Ken Latta Right wing Flag of Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 100 Justin Hanley Center Flag of Canada Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
6 121 Andre Villeneuve Defenseman Flag of Canada Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
7 137 Vladimir Svitek Forward Flag of Slovakia Slovakia HC Kosice (CZE)
7 142 Gil Hudon Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
8 163 Steve Taylor Left wing Flag of the United States United States Providence College (HE)
9 184 Len Hachborn Center Flag of Canada Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
10 205 Steve Tsujiura Center Flag of Canada Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

Farm Teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.[4][5]

See Also[]

References[]

  1. FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
  2. Ken Strong
  3. hockeydb.com, 1981 NHL Entry Draft
  4. FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
  5. FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1981–82
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