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2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers
Division 3rd Atlantic
Conference 5th Eastern
2011–12 record 47–26–9 (103 pts.)
Home record 22–13–6
Road record 25–13–3
Goals for 264
Goals against 232
Team information
General manager Paul Holmgren
Coach Peter Laviolette
Captain Chris Pronger
Alternate captains Daniel Briere
Kimmo Timonen
Claude Giroux
Arena Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance 20,433 (107.4%)
Total: 837,754
Team leaders
Goals Scott Hartnell (37)
Assists Claude Giroux (65)
Points Claude Giroux (93)
Penalty minutes Zac Rinaldo (232)
Plus/minus Scott Hartnell (+19)
Wins Ilya Bryzgalov (33)
Goals against average Ilya Bryzgalov (2.48)

The 2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 45th season in the National Hockey League.

Off-season[]

Following his penchant for making big moves, Flyers GM Paul Holmgren pulled off perhaps the most stunning move of his tenure, trading captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings for Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a 2012 2nd-round draft pick, and Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for their 2011 1st-round pick (Sean Couturier) and Jakub Voracek all within the span of an hour on June 23. Later that same day, Holmgren addressed the Flyers' long-standing goaltending issues by signing Phoenix's Ilya Bryzgalov to a 9-year, $51 million contract. On July 1, the Flyers signed Jaromir Jagr to a 1-year contract, Maxime Talbot to a 5-year contract and Andreas Lilja to a 2-year contract. Chris Pronger was named Flyers captain; however, 13 games into the season he was lost for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs with severe post-concussion syndrome.

Regular season[]

Bryzgalov's play ranged from spectacular to subpar, including being benched in favor of Sergei Bobrovsky for the Flyers' 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers in the 2012 Winter Classic. 12 rookies suited up for the Flyers during the season, with the play of Couturier, Schenn and Matt Read standing out impressively.

Standings[]

Atlantic Division[1]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 109
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 108
3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 103
4 New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 102
5 New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 79
Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – New York Rangers * AT 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 109
2 y – Boston Bruins * NE 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 102
3 y – Florida Panthers * SE 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 94
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 108
5 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 103
6 New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 102
7 Washington Capitals SE 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 92
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 92
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 89
10 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 84
11 Winnipeg Jets SE 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 84
12 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 82
13 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 80
14 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 79
15 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 78
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast; ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader, y – Clinched division, z Clinched conference (and division)


Playoffs[]

The Flyers drew the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, a series in which the two teams combined for an NHL-record 45 goals in the first 4 games and a total of 309 penalty minutes in an intense, fight-filled series. The Flyers pulled off the upset in 6 games against a Pittsburgh team that was heavily favored to win the Stanley Cup. But in the second round against the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers' run-and-gun style of play was stymied by the Devils' forechecking and defense, and the Flyers were eliminated in 5 games.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

2011–12 Game Log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season
# Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
28 Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux 77 28 65 93 +6 29
19 Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell 82 37 30 67 +19 136
68 Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 73 19 35 54 +5 30
17 Simmonds, WayneWayne Simmonds 82 28 21 49 -1 114
93 Voracek, JakubJakub Voracek 78 18 31 49 +11 32
48 Briere, DannyDanny Briere 70 16 33 49 +5 69
24 Read, MattMatt Read 79 24 23 47 +13 12
44 Timonen, KimmoKimmo Timonen 76 4 39 43 +8 46
25 Carle, MattMatt Carle 82 4 34 38 +4 36
27 Talbot, MaximeMaxime Talbot 81 19 15 33 +5 59
14 Couturier, SeanSean Couturier 77 13 14 27 +18 14
41 Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros 62 7 18 25 +6 38
21 van Riemsdyk, JamesJames van Riemsdyk 43 11 13 24 −1 24
5 Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn 80 4 19 23 +10 56
10 Schenn, BraydenBrayden Schenn 54 12 6 18 −7 34
20 Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger 13 1 11 12 +1 10
47 Wellwood, EricEric Wellwood 24 5 4 9 +12 2
36 Rinaldo, ZacZac Rinaldo 66 2 7 9 −1 232
43 Bourdon, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bourdon 45 4 3 7 +4 52
29 Zolnierczyk, HarryHarry Zolnierczyk 37 3 3 6 −11 35
8 Grossmann, NicklasNicklas Grossmann 22 0 6 6 +5 10
6 Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja 46 0 6 6 +9 34
26 Gustafsson, EricEric Gustafsson 30 1 4 5 +12 2
13 Kubina, PavelPavel Kubina 17 0 4 4 −3 15
30 (G) Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov 59 0 2 2 N/A 4
15 Nodl, AndreasAndreas Nodl 12 0 1 1 −1 2
32 Sestito, TomTom Sestito 14 0 1 1 −3 83
45 Shelley, JodyJody Shelley 30 0 1 1 −6 64
35 (G) Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky 29 0 0 0 N/A 0
46 Marshall, KevinKevin Marshall 10 0 0 0 −1 8
22 Holmstrom, BenBen Holmstrom 5 0 0 0 0 2
23 Manning, BrandonBrandon Manning 4 0 0 0 +1 0
8 Walker, MattMatt Walker 4 0 0 0 −2 16

Playoffs
# Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
28 Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux 10 8 9 17 +2 13
48 Briere, DannyDanny Briere 11 8 5 13 -6 4
93 Voracek, JakubJakub Voracek 11 2 8 10 0 8
10 Schenn, BraydenBrayden Schenn 11 3 6 9 -3 8
19 Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell 11 3 5 8 -7 15
68 Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr 11 1 7 8 -5 2
27 Talbot, MaximeMaxime Talbot 11 4 2 6 +5 10
25 Carle, MattMatt Carle 11 2 4 6 -3 6
17 Simmonds, WayneWayne Simmonds 11 1 5 6 -6 38
24 Read, MattMatt Read 11 3 2 5 0 4
14 Couturier, SeanSean Couturier 11 3 1 4 +2 2
44 Timonen, KimmoKimmo Timonen 11 1 3 4 +1 23
5 Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn 11 0 4 4 0 8
26 Gustafsson, EricEric Gustafsson 7 1 1 2 +4 2
21 van Riemsdyk, JamesJames van Riemsdyk 7 1 1 2 -2 4
13 Kubina, PavelPavel Kubina 5 0 1 1 -3 12
8 Grossmann, NicklasNicklas Grossmann 9 0 1 1 0 8
30 (G) Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov 11 0 0 0 N/A 0
47 Wellwood, EricEric Wellwood 11 0 0 0 -1 2
6 Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja 10 0 0 0 -5 6
36 Rinaldo, ZacZac Rinaldo 5 0 0 0 -2 48
35 (G) Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
43 Bourdon, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bourdon 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders[]

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
# Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
30 Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov 59 3415 33 16 7 141 2.48 1554 1413 .909 6
35 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky 29 1550 14 10 2 78 3.02 769 691 .899 0
Playoffs
# Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
30 Bryzgalov, IlyaIlya Bryzgalov 11 642 5 6 37 3.46 326 289 .887 0
35 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky 1 37 0 0 5 8.11 18 13 .722 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Denotes player finished season with another team. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Reached
Jaromir Jagr[3] NHL Third Star of the Week October 31, 2011
Matt Read[4] NHL Third Star of the Week November 21, 2011
Claude Giroux All-Star Game representative January 12, 2012
Kimmo Timonen All-Star Game representative January 12, 2012
Scott Hartnell[5] NHL Second Star of the Week January 23, 2012
Scott Hartnell All-Star Game representative January 24, 2012
Ilya Bryzgalov[6] NHL First Star of the Week March 12, 2012
Ilya Bryzgalov[7] NHL First Star of the Week March 19, 2012
Ilya Bryzgalov[8] NHL First Star of the Month April 2, 2012
Wayne Simmonds[9] NHL First Star of the Week April 2, 2012
Team
Player Award Awarded
Kimmo Timonen[10] Barry Ashbee Trophy April 5, 2012
Claude Giroux[10] Bobby Clarke Trophy April 5, 2012
Wayne Simmonds[10] Gene Hart Memorial Award April 5, 2012
Scott Hartnell[10] Pelle Lindbergh Memorial April 5, 2012
Claude Giroux[10] Toyota Cup April 5, 2012
Jaromir Jagr[10] Yanick Dupre Memorial April 5, 2012

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Sean Couturier 1st Career NHL Game October 6, 2011
Matt Read 1st Career NHL Game October 6, 2011
Jaromir Jagr 1,600th Career Point October 6, 2011
Matt Read 1st Career Goal
1st Career Point
October 8, 2011
Sean Couturier 1st Career Assist
1st Career Point
October 12, 2011
Matt Read 1st Career Assist October 12, 2011
Sean Couturier 1st Career Goal October 18, 2011
Zac Rinaldo 1st Career Assist
1st Career Point
October 18, 2011
Harry Zolnierczyk 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career Goal
1st Career Point
October 18, 2011
Danny Briere 600th Career Point October 24, 2011
Zac Rinaldo 1st Career Goal November 3, 2011
Harry Zolnierczyk 1st Career Assist November 5, 2011
Eric Gustafsson 1st Career Assist
1st Career Point
November 5, 2011
Marc-Andre Bourdon 1st Career NHL Game November 21, 2011
Kevin Marshall 1st Career NHL Game November 21, 2011
Scott Hartnell 200th Career Goal December 13, 2011
Marc-Andre Bourdon 1st Career Goal
1st Career Point
December 13, 2011
Brayden Schenn 1st Career Goal January 2, 2012
Marc-Andre Bourdon 1st Career Assist January 5, 2012
Scott Hartnell 800th Career NHL Game January 7, 2012
Claude Giroux 200th Career Point January 17, 2012
Erik Gustafsson 1st Career Goal February 16, 2012
Eric Wellwood 1st Career Goal February 18, 2012
Kimmo Timonen 500th Career Point March 1, 2012
Danny Briere 800th Career NHL Game March 8, 2012
Brandon Manning 1st Career NHL Game March 8, 2012
Kimmo Timonen 400th Career Assist March 29, 2012

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Date
Details
June 7, 2011[11] To Phoenix Coyotes
Matt Clackson
3rd-round pick in 2012
Pittsburgh's 3rd-round pick in 2011
To Philadelphia Flyers
Ilya Bryzgalov
June 23, 2011[12] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jeff Carter
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jakub Voracek
1st-round pick in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2011
June 23, 2011[13] To Los Angeles Kings
Rob Bordson
Mike Richards
To Philadelphia Flyers
Brayden Schenn
Wayne Simmonds
2nd-round pick in 2012
June 27, 2011[14] To Minnesota Wild
Darroll Powe
To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2013
July 1, 2011[15] To Florida Panthers
Kris Versteeg
To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2012 or 2013
San Jose's 3rd-round pick in 2012
October 12, 2011 To Los Angeles Kings
Stefan Legein
6th-round pick in 2012
To Philadelphia Flyers
future considerations
February 2, 2012 To Washington Capitals
Kevin Marshall
To Philadelphia Flyers
Matt Ford
February 16, 2012 To Dallas Stars
2nd-round pick in 2012
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Philadelphia Flyers
Nicklas Grossmann
February 18, 2012 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jon Kalinski
2nd-round pick in 2012
4th-round pick in 2013
To Philadelphia Flyers
Pavel Kubina

Other transactions[]

Date Player Team (League) Notes
Signed via free agency
May 17, 2011[16] Niko Hovinen Pelicans (SM-liiga) 2 years, remains with Pelicans for 2011–12 season
July 1, 2011[17] Jaromir Jagr Avangard Omsk (KHL) 1 year, $3.3 million
July 1, 2011[18] Andreas Lilja Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $1.475 million
July 1, 2011[19] Maxime Talbot Pittsburgh Penguins 5 years, $9 million
July 19, 2011[20] Jason Bacashihua Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $525,000
September 14, 2011 Blake Kessel New Hampshire Wildcats (Hockey East) 2 years, $1.85 million
March 6, 2012 Cal Heeter Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA) 2 years, $1.85 million; begins 2012–13
April 2, 2012 Matt Mangene Maine Black Bears (Hockey East) 2 years, $1.54 million; begins 2012–13
April 2, 2012 Matt Konan Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 3 years, $2.15 million; begins 2012–13
Lost via free agency
July 1, 2011 Sean O'Donnell Chicago Blackhawks
July 1, 2011 Brian Boucher Carolina Hurricanes
July 1, 2011 Ville Leino Buffalo Sabres
July 1, 2011 Daniel Carcillo Chicago Blackhawks
August 3, 2011 Nikolay Zherdev Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)
August 3, 2011 Garrett Klotz Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
August 7, 2011 Danny Syvret St. Louis Blues
August 9, 2011 Michael Ryan Buffalo Sabres
Lost unsigned draft pick
June 1, 2011 Simon Bertilsson eligible for 2011 NHL Entry Draft
June 1, 2011 Joacim Eriksson eligible for 2011 NHL Entry Draft
June 1, 2011 Dave Labrecque
June 1, 2011 Adam Morrison
June 1, 2011 Nicola Riopel
Lost on waivers
September 14, 2011 Joonas Lehtivuori Modo Hockey (Elitserien)
November 29, 2011 Andreas Nodl Carolina Hurricanes

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota

Rnd # Player Position Nationality Drafted From
1 8 (from Columbus) Sean Couturier Center Flag of Canada Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
3 68 (from Columbus) Nick Cousins Center Flag of Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 116 Colin Suellentrop Defense Flag of the United States United States Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 118 (from Tampa Bay) Marcel Noebels Left wing Flag of Germany Germany Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 176 Petr Placek Right wing Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Hotchkiss School (High-CT)
7 206 Derek Mathers Right wing Flag of Canada Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)

Farm teams[]

American Hockey LeagueAdirondack Phantoms[21] (Standings)
ECHLTrenton Titans

See also[]

References[]

General
Specific
  1. 2011–12 Standings by Division. National Hockey League. Retrieved on March 31, 2012.
  2. 2011–2012 Standings by Conference. National Hockey League. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
  3. Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars
  4. Habs' Price's two shutouts earn First Star honors
  5. Stars of the Week: Malkin, Hartnell, Nabokov
  6. Bryzgalov, Kovalchuk, Halak named Three Stars
  7. Bryzgalov repeats as First Star of the Week
  8. Flyers' Bryzgalov earns First Star for March
  9. Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Flyers Present Annual Team Awards. Philadelphia Flyers (2012-04-05). Retrieved on 2012-04-05.
  11. Flyers trade for Bryzgalov. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-06-07). Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  12. Flyers Acquire Voracek, 8th overall pick. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-06-23). Retrieved on 2011-06-28.
  13. Richards Traded to LA for Simmonds, Schenn. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-06-23). Retrieved on 2011-06-28.
  14. Flyers Trade Powe; Acquire Draft Pick. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-06-27). Retrieved on 2011-06-27.
  15. Flyers Trade Versteeg To Panthers. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-07-01). Retrieved on 2011-07-01.
  16. Flyers sign (G) Hovinen. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-05-17). Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  17. Jagr Lands in Philly. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-07-01). Retrieved on 2011-07-01.
  18. Flyers add (D) Lilja, Sign Voracek. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-07-01). Retrieved on 2011-07-01.
  19. Flyers Sign C Max Talbot. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-07-01). Retrieved on 2011-07-01.
  20. Flyers Sign Three. Philadelphia Flyers (2011-07-19). Retrieved on 2011-07-19.
  21. FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 2011–12
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