1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season

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1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers
Division 4th Patrick
Conference 7th Wales
1988–89 record 36–36–8
Home record 22–15–3
Road record 14–21–5
Goals for 307 (8th)
Goals against 285 (7th)
Team information
General Manager Bob Clarke
Coach Paul Holmgren
Captain Dave Poulin
Alternate captains Mark Howe
Rick Tocchet
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance 17,405[1]
Minor league affiliations Hershey Bears (AHL)[2]
Team leaders
Goals Tim Kerr (48)
Assists Pelle Eklund (51)
Points Tim Kerr (88)
Penalties in minutes Jeff Chychrun (245)
Plus/minus Ron Sutter (+25)
Wins Ron Hextall (30)
Goals against average Ron Hextall (3.23)
<1987–88 1989–90>

The 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 22nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Wales Conference Finals to the Montreal Canadiens in six games.

Regular season

With Mike Keenan's firing, the reins were handed off to Paul Holmgren,[3] who presided over a club in flux with young players promoted to larger roles. The defense underwent a major overhaul, as Brad Marsh was let go to Toronto, and Doug Crossman was dealt to Los Angeles for Jay Wells. Gord Murphy and Jeff Chychrun cracked the lineup on the back line as well.

Tim Kerr was fully healed from his shoulder surgeries and subsequent infections, while Rick Tocchet, Scott Mellanby, Murray Craven, Pelle Eklund and Peter Zezel were counted on to carry the offense. After a promising 5–1–0 start, a 4–15–1 slide cost Zezel his job, shipped off to St. Louis for Mike Bullard after Thanksgiving.

Following the deal, the Flyers went 13–2–1 to climb back over .500 and into solid playoff footing. However, youth and inconsistency constantly derailed much progress to the top of the standings, and the team never went higher than three games above even. Mark Laforest was replaced in March as backup by Maple Leafs castoff Ken Wregget with the team reeling.

On the last day of the season, they fell 6–5 in overtime to the Penguins and into fourth place, as Mario Lemieux scored into an empty net. If the Flyers had won using the extra attacker, they would have leapt over the Rangers into third place in the Patrick Division. Despite their mediocre record, their positive goal differential was a positive indicator that the team still had some life left.

The Flyers finished the regular season with the league's best power-play percentage, at 26.70% (98 for 367).[4]

Season standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Washington Capitals 80 41 29 10 305 259 92
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 40 33 7 347 349 87
New York Rangers 80 37 35 8 310 307 82
Philadelphia Flyers 80 36 36 8 307 285 80
New Jersey Devils 80 27 41 12 281 325 66
New York Islanders 80 28 47 5 265 325 61

[5]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Playoffs

Facing the first-place Washington Capitals in the first round, the Flyers pulled off the upset in six games. Ron Hextall managed to score another empty-net goal in the waning moments of Game 5, becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal in the playoffs. The Flyers then came back from a 3 games to 2 deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games to make the Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to the Montreal Canadiens in six games. This would be the Flyers last playoff appearance until 1995.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1988–89 regular season
October: 6–5–0, 12 Points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 2–3–0)
November: 4–11–1, 9 Points (Home: 3–5–1; Road: 1–6–0)
December: 11–2–1, 23 Points (Home: 6–0–1; Road: 5–2–0)
January: 5–5–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–3–1)
February: 5–7–0, 10 Points (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 3–2–0)
March: 5–5–4, 14 Points (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–4–3)
April: 0–1–1, 1 Points (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–0–1)

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

Playoffs

1989 Stanley Cup playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals - Flyers win 4–2
Patrick Division Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins - Flyers win 4–3
Wales Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens - Canadiens win 4–2

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Tim Kerr 29 RW 69 48 40 88 −4 73 19 14 11 25 1 27
22 Rick Tocchet 24 RW 66 45 36 81 −1 183 16 6 6 12 0 69
26 Brian Propp 29 LW 77 32 46 78 16 37 18 14 9 23 8 14
9 Pelle Eklund 25 LW 79 18 51 69 5 23 19 3 8 11 −4 2
19 Scott Mellanby 22 RW 76 21 29 50 −13 183 19 4 5 9 2 28
10 Mike Bullarddagger 27 C 54 23 26 49 1 60 19 3 9 12 0 32
14 Ron Sutter 25 C 55 26 22 48 25 80 19 1 9 10 5 51
29 Terry Carkner 22 D 78 11 32 43 −6 149 19 1 5 6 −1 28
2 Mark Howe 33 D 52 9 29 38 7 45 19 0 15 15 14 10
32 Murray Craven 24 LW 51 9 28 37 4 52 1 0 0 0 −1 0
20 Dave Poulin 30 C 69 18 17 35 4 49 19 6 5 11 5 16
3 Gord Murphy 21 D 75 4 31 35 −3 68 19 2 7 9 0 13
24 Derrick Smith 24 LW 74 16 14 30 −4 43 19 5 2 7 3 12
7 Jay Wells 29 D 67 2 19 21 −3 184 18 0 2 2 −1 51
25 Peter Zezeldouble-dagger 23 C 26 4 13 17 −13 15 — — — — — —
28 Kjell Samuelsson 30 D 68 3 14 17 13 140 19 1 3 4 13 24
25 Keith Actondagger 30 C 25 3 10 13 1 64 16 2 3 5 0 18
15 Doug Sulliman 29 RW 52 6 6 12 −8 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
8 Moe Manthadagger 28 D 30 3 8 11 −5 33 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kerry Huffman 21 D 29 0 11 11 0 31 — — — — — —
27 Ron Hextall 24 G 64 0 8 8 N/A 113 15 1 0 1 N/A 28
23 Ilkka Sinisalo 30 RW 13 1 6 7 6 2 8 1 1 2 −1 0
6 Jeff Chychrun 22 D 80 1 4 5 11 245 19 0 2 2 −3 65
33 Mark Laforest 26 G 17 0 4 4 N/A 4 — — — — — —
21 Dave Browndouble-dagger 26 RW 53 1 1 2 −8 199 — — — — — —
17 Craig Berube 23 LW 53 1 1 2 −15 199 16 0 0 0 0 56
10 Magnus Roupedouble-dagger 25 LW 7 1 1 2 1 10 — — — — — —
21 Al Secorddagger 30 RW 20 1 0 1 −7 38 14 0 4 4 2 31
42 Don Nachbaur 30 C 15 1 0 1 −1 37 — — — — — —
18 Brian Dobbin 22 RW 14 0 1 1 −6 8 2 0 0 0 0 17
37 Mark Freer 20 C 5 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — —
11 Glen Seabrooke 21 C 3 0 1 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
39 David Fenyves 28 D 1 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — —
34 Jeff Harding 19 RW 6 0 0 0 1 29 — — — — — —
35 Ken Wreggetdagger 24 G 3 0 0 0 N/A 0 5 0 0 0 N/A 16
49 Marc D'Amour 27 G 1 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — — —

Goaltenders

  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP W L T SO GA SV% GAA MIN GP W L SO GA SV% GAA MIN
27 Ron Hextall 24 64 30 28 6 0 202 .891 3.23 3756 15 8 7 0 49 .890 3.32 886
33 Mark Laforest 26 17 5 7 2 0 64 .871 4.12 933 2 1 0 0 1 .917 1.25 48
35 Ken Wreggetdagger 24 3 1 1 0 0 13 .822 6.00 130 5 2 2 0 10 .928 2.24 268
49 Marc D'Amour 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0.00 19 — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Tim Kerr [6]
NHL Player of the Week Tim Kerr (February 27) [7]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Rick Tocchet [8]
Team awards[9]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Kjell Samuelsson
Bobby Clarke Trophy Ron Hextall
Class Guy Award Ron Sutter

Records

  •   *  NHL record
  •  **  Tied for NHL record
Individual single season records
Record Total Player
Penalties in minutes by a goaltender 113* Ron Hextall
Assists by a defenseman, playoffs 15 Mark Howe
Powerplay goals, playoffs 8 Tim Kerr
Team single season records
Record Total
Powerplay goals scored 98
Fewest shutouts 0
(tied in 1981–82 and 2010–11)
Shorthanded goals, playoffs 8
Individual regular season single game records
Record Player Total Date and opponent
Powerplay goals Brian Propp 3 October 13, 1988 at Minnesota North Stars
(tied three times)
Team regular season single game records
Record Total Date and opponent
Fastest opening goal 8 seconds March 7, 1989 vs. Edmonton Oilers
(goal scored by Tim Kerr)
Fastest two goals 7 seconds apart December 27, 1988 vs. Washington Capitals
(goals scored Moe Mantha and Ron Sutter)
(tied December 2, 1986 vs. St. Louis Blues)
Team post season single game records
Record Total Date and opponent
Goals against 10 April 25, 1989 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
(tied April 18, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)
Individual regular season streaks records
Record Player Games Dates
Longest goals streak Rick Tocchet 9 March 1, 1989 through March 19, 1989
Team regular season streaks records
Record Games Dates
Longest road losing streak 8 March 3, 1988 through March 29, 1988
(October 25, 1972 through November 26, 1972)

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 27, 1988, the day after the deciding game of the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1989, the day of the deciding game of the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals.[10]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 21, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Stothers		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Root		 [11]
July 25, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Terry Carkner		 To Quebec Nordiques
Greg Smyth
3rd-round pick in 1989		 [12]
September 1, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 1990		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wendell Young
7th-round pick in 1990		 [13]
September 28, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Chris Jensen		 To New York Rangers
Michael Boyce		 [14]
September 29, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jay Wells		 To Los Angeles Kings
Doug Crossman		 [15]
November 7, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Sandelin		 To Montreal Canadiens
J. J. Daigneault		 [16]
November 29, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Bullard		 To St. Louis Blues
Peter Zezel		 [17]
December 8, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Moe Mantha		 To Minnesota North Stars
Toronto's 5th-round pick in 1989		 [18]
December 10, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers
Steven Fletcher		 To Winnipeg Jets
future considerations		 [19]
February 7, 1989 To Philadelphia Flyers
Al Secord		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-round pick in 1989		 [20]
February 7, 1989 To Philadelphia Flyers
Keith Acton
6th-round pick in 1991		 To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Brown		 [20]
March 6, 1989 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ken Wregget		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-round pick in 1989
Calgary's 1st-round pick in 1989		 [21]

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date Player Previous team (league) Contract details Ref
June 21, 1988 Jocelyn Perreault Sherbrooke Canadiens (AHL) [11]
September 30, 1988 Marc D'Amour Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) [22]
May 16, 1989 Bill Armstrong Western Michigan Broncos (CCHA) [23]

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date Player Contract details Notes Ref
July 25, 1988 Terry Carkner 3 years Acquired in July 25 trade [12]
September 12, 1988 Scott Mellanby 3 years [24]
September 12, 1988 Rick Tocchet 4 years [24]
October 24, 1988 Tim Kerr 4 years [25]
May 19, 1989 Ilkka Sinisalo 2 years [26]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date Player Previous team (league) Draft Contract details Ref
September 1, 1988 Jeff Harding Michigan State Spartans (CCHA) 1987 2nd-round pick [13]
September 1, 1988 Bruce Rendall Michigan State Spartans (CCHA) 1985 2nd-round pick [13]
September 27, 1988 Claude Boivin Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 1988 1st-round pick [27]
March 7, 1989 Murray Baron North Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA) 1986 8th-round pick [28]

NHL Waiver Draft

The 1988 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 1988.[29][30] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[29] First-year professional players were exempt.[29]

The Flyers left the following players unprotected:[31] Don Biggs, Marc D'Amour, Warren Harper, Willie Huber, Chris Jensen, Mark Lofthouse, Gord Paddock, and Mike Stothers.

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1988 NHL Waiver Draft[29]
Round Player Selected by Selected from Notes
5 Doug Sulliman Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils Flyers removed Brad Marsh from protected list
6 Brad Marsh Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers Flyers received $2,500

Departures

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player New team (league) Via Notes Ref
June 21, 1988 Kevin McCarthy — Retirement [11]
July 1988 Steve Smith Calgary Flames Free agency [32]
1989 Magnus Roupe* Farjestads BK (Elitserien) Release [33]
March 1989 Nick Fotiu Edmonton Oilers Free agency [34]
N/A Willie Huber — Retirement Held out and retired after season [35]

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 11, 1988.[36]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1988 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) GP G A Pts PIM W L T GAA Notes
1 14 Claude Boivin Left Wing  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) 132 12 19 31 364 &
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2 35 Pat Murray Left Wing  Canada Michigan State Spartans (CCHA) 25 3 1 4 15 &
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3 56 Craig Fisher Left Wing  Canada Oshawa Legionaires (MetJHL) 12 0 0 0 2 &
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3 63 Dominic Roussel Goaltender  Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) 205 0 4 4 33 77 70 23 3.12 [a]
4 77 Scott LaGrand Goaltender  United States Hotchkiss School (Conn.) &
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5 98 Edward O'Brien Left Wing  United States Cushing Academy (Massachusetts) &
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6 119 Gord Frantti Defense  United States Calumet High School (Mich.) &
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7 140 Jamie Cooke Right Wing  Canada Bramalea Blues (MetJHL) &
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8 161 Johann Salle Defense  Sweden Malmö IF (Elitserien) &
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9 182 Brian Arthur Defense  Canada Etobicoke Capitals (CJBHL) &
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10 203 Jeff Dandreta Right Wing  United States Cushing Academy (Massachusetts) &
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11 224 Scott Billey Right Wing  United States Madison Capitols (USHL) &
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12 245 Dragomir Kadlec Defense  Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava (TCH) &
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Draft notes[37]
  • a The Flyers traded Brad McCrimmon to the Calgary Flames for the Flames' third-round pick, 63rd overall, and the Flames' 1989 first-round pick on August 26, 1987.

NHL Supplemental Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft.[38][39]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1988 Supplemental Draft and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) GP G A Pts PIM W L T GAA
2 19 Paul Connell Goaltender  United States Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA) — — — — — — — — —

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.[2][40]

References

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