2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season

2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	15th Eastern
2006–07 record	22–48–12
Home record	10–24–7
Road record	12–24–5
Goals for	214
Goals against	303
Team information
General Manager	Bob Clarke (to Oct 22) Paul Holmgren (from Oct 22)
Coach	Ken Hitchcock (to Oct 22) John Stevens (from Oct 22)
Captain	Peter Forsberg (to Feb 15) Vacant (from Feb 15)
Alternate captains	Simon Gagne Derian Hatcher Sami Kapanen (from Feb 15)
Arena	Wachovia Center
Average attendance	19,283
Minor league affiliations	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Simon Gagne (41)
Assists	Joni Pitkanen (39)
Points	Simon Gagne (68)
Penalties in minutes	Ben Eager (233)
Plus/minus	Scottie Upshall (+4)
Wins	Antero Niittymaki (9)
Goals against average	Martin Biron (3.01)
<2005–06	2007–08>

The 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 40th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time in franchise history the Flyers finished with the worst record in the entire league and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1994.

Off-season

During the off-season the Flyers lost Michal Handzus in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, defenseman Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau to retirement.

Regular season

Peter Forsberg replaced Primeau as team captain, but a chronic foot injury had him in and out of the lineup throughout the season and limited his effectiveness. Eight games into the regular season and with a record of 1–6–1, General Manager Bob Clarke resigned and head coach Ken Hitchcock was fired. Assistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager Paul Holmgren took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis.

The changes did little to improve the Flyers fortunes in 2006–07 as setting franchise records for futility became the norm. They had several multiple-game losing streaks including a franchise worst 10–game losing streak and a 12–game home losing streak that stretched from November 29 to February 10. Ultimately, the Flyers finished with a 22–48–12 record, the most losses in franchise history and the worst record in the league. They also set the NHL record for the biggest points drop off in the standings in a one-year span (101 points in 2005–06 to 56 points in 2006–07, a difference of 45 points).

With the team clearly on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1994, Holmgren set his sights on rebuilding the team and preparing for the future. Forsberg, unwilling to commit to playing next season, was traded to the Nashville Predators for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent, and 2007 1st and 3rd-round draft picks. Veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn and disappointing off-season acquisition Kyle Calder was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen. The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 2nd-round pick. Given wide praise for his efforts, the Flyers gave Holmgren a two-year contract and removed the interim label from his title.

The Flyers finished the regular season having allowed 297 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals allowed), the most in the League.

Season standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	New Jersey Devils	82	49	24	9	216	201	107
2	5	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	24	11	277	246	105
3	6	New York Rangers	82	42	30	10	242	216	94
4	8	New York Islanders	82	40	30	12	248	240	92
5	15	Philadelphia Flyers	82	22	48	12	214	303	56

Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts 1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113 2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107 3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 201 97 4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105 5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105 6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94 7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93 8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92 8.5 9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91 10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90 11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88 12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86 13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76 14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70 15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2006 Pre-season
Pre-season: 1–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record 1 September 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 5 0–1–0 2 September 21 New Jersey Devils 2 – 1 1–1–0 3 September 23 Ottawa Senators 3 – 4 1–2–0 4 September 24 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 2 1–3–0 5 September 26 Washington Capitals 1 – 6 1–4–0 6 September 28 @ New Jersey Devils 4 – 5 SO 1–4–1 7 September 29 @ Washington Capitals 0 – 1 1–5–1 ^ Game played at Moncton Coliseum. ^ Game played at John Labatt Centre.
Legend:       Win       Loss       Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2006–07 Regular season
October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points 1 October 5 Philadelphia 0–4 Pittsburgh Esche 16,957 0–1–0 0 2 October 7 NY Rangers 5–4 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,798 0–1–1 1 3 October 10 Philadelphia 4–2 NY Rangers Niittymaki 18,200 1–1–1 3 4 October 11 Montreal 3–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,256 1–2–1 3 5 October 14 Philadelphia 2–3 New Jersey Niittymaki 14,177 1–3–1 3 6 October 17 Philadelphia 1–9 Buffalo Esche 18,690 1–4–1 3 7 October 19 Philadelphia 1–4 Tampa Bay Niittymaki 19,920 1–5–1 3 8 October 20 Philadelphia 2–3 Florida Niittymaki 17,194 1–6–1 3 9 October 26 Atlanta 2–3 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,228 2–6–1 5 10 October 28 Pittsburgh 8–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,589 2–7–1 5 11 October 30 Chicago 0–3 Philadelphia Esche 18,876 3–7–1 7
November: 5–8–2 (Home: 1–5–2; Road: 4–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points 12 November 2 Tampa Bay 5–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 18,633 3–8–1 7 13 November 4 Washington 5–3 Philadelphia Esche 19,564 3–9–1 7 14 November 6 Philadelphia 1–4 Toronto Niittymaki 19,501 3–10–1 7 15 November 9 NY Islanders 3–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 18,656 3–11–1 7 16 November 11 Buffalo 5–4 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,633 3–11–2 8 17 November 13 Philadelphia 2–3 Pittsburgh Niittymaki 13,781 3–12–2 8 18 November 15 Philadelphia 7–4 Anaheim Esche 15,379 4–12–2 10 19 November 16 Philadelphia 4–3 Los Angeles Niittymaki 16,446 5–12–2 12 20 November 18 Philadelphia 1–6 San Jose Esche 17,496 5–13–2 12 21 November 20 Pittsburgh 5–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,349 5–14–2 12 22 November 22 Ottawa 3–2 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 18,990 5–14–3 13 23 November 24 Columbus 2–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,301 6–14–3 15 24 November 25 Philadelphia 4–2 Montreal Niittymaki 21,273 7–14–3 17 25 November 29 Nashville 3–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 18,789 7–15–3 17 26 November 30 Philadelphia 3–2 NY Islanders Niittymaki 10,280 8–15–3 19
December: 2–9–1 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 2–5–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points 27 December 2 New Jersey 4–3 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,559 8–15–4 20 28 December 8 Philadelphia 0–2 New Jersey Niittymaki 14,003 8–16–4 20 29 December 9 Washington 5–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,211 8–17–4 20 30 December 12 NY Rangers 3–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,389 8–18–4 20 31 December 13 Philadelphia 4–8 Pittsburgh Niittymaki 14,150 8–19–4 20 32 December 16 Philadelphia 1–4 Washington Niittymaki 15,021 8–20–4 20 33 December 19 Carolina 2–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,111 8–21–4 20 34 December 21 Philadelphia 2–4 Montreal Niittymaki 21,273 8–22–4 20 35 December 23 Ottawa 6–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,268 8–23–4 20 36 December 27 Philadelphia 1–3 Florida Niittymaki 17,771 8–24–4 20 37 December 28 Philadelphia 4–3 Tampa Bay Esche 21,171 9–24–4 22 38 December 31 Philadelphia 5–2 Carolina Esche 18,796 10–24–4 24
January: 2–8–2 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 2–4–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points 39 January 2 Philadelphia 3–2 NY Islanders Esche 10,461 11–24–4 26 40 January 4 Philadelphia 2–3 NY Rangers Esche 18,200 11–25–4 26 41 January 6 Philadelphia 3–4 Boston Esche 17,565 11–26–4 26 42 January 7 Philadelphia 1–6 Ottawa Niittymaki 18,509 11–27–4 26 43 January 9 Philadelphia 2–6 Washington Esche 13,143 11–28–4 26 44 January 11 Montreal 4–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,411 11–29–4 26 45 January 13 Pittsburgh 5–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,587 11–30–4 26 46 January 18 NY Islanders 4–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,118 11–31–4 26 47 January 20 Philadelphia 3–4 New Jersey SO Niittymaki 16,621 11–31–5 27 48 January 27 NY Rangers 2–1 Philadelphia Esche 19,618 11–32–5 27 49 January 28 Philadelphia 2–1 Atlanta Niittymaki 18,598 12–32–5 29 50 January 30 Tampa Bay 4–3 Philadelphia SO Esche 19,313 12–32–6 30
February: 4–5–4 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–2–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points 51 February 1 New Jersey 6–5 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,427 12–32–7 31 52 February 3 Philadelphia 5–2 Atlanta Niittymaki 18,622 13–32–7 33 53 February 7 Philadelphia 0–2 NY Islanders Niittymaki 10,229 13–33–7 33 54 February 8 Pittsburgh 5–4 Philadelphia SO Niittymaki 19,512 13–33–8 34 55 February 10 St. Louis 3–4 Philadelphia OT Leighton 19,215 14–33–8 36 56 February 12 Detroit 1–6 Philadelphia Leighton 19,575 15–33–8 38 57 February 15 Toronto 4–2 Philadelphia Leighton 19,321 15–34–8 38 58 February 17 Philadelphia 5–3 NY Rangers Niittymaki 18,200 16–34–8 40 59 February 19 Boston 6–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,209 16–35–8 40 60 February 20 Philadelphia 3–6 Buffalo Esche 18,690 16–36–8 40 61 February 22 Philadelphia 2–3 Carolina OT Niittymaki 14,533 16–36–9 41 62 February 24 Toronto 5–2 Philadelphia Leighton 19,277 16–37–9 41 63 February 27 Philadelphia 5–6 NY Islanders OT Niittymaki 11,443 16–37–10 42
March: 5–9–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 1–5–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points 64 March 1 Philadelphia 4–3 Boston OT Biron 12,294 17–37–10 44 65 March 4 Philadelphia 3–4 Pittsburgh SO Biron 17,132 17–37–11 45 66 March 6 New Jersey 4–5 Philadelphia OT Biron 19,210 18–37–11 47 67 March 8 Florida 2–1 Philadelphia Biron 19,489 18–38–11 47 68 March 10 Boston 4–1 Philadelphia Biron 19,550 19–38–11 49 69 March 12 Philadelphia 0–4 Phoenix Biron 14,799 19–39–11 49 70 March 13 Philadelphia 2–3 Dallas Niittymaki 17,618 19–40–11 49 71 March 15 Atlanta 2–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,122 20–40–11 51 72 March 17 Philadelphia 2–3 Ottawa Biron 19,639 20–41–11 51 73 March 20 Florida 4–1 Philadelphia Biron 18,721 20–42–11 51 74 March 21 Philadelphia 0–5 NY Rangers Niittymaki 18,200 20–43–11 51 75 March 24 NY Islanders 4–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,422 20–44–11 51 76 March 28 Carolina 1–5 Philadelphia Biron 19,123 21–44–11 53 77 March 30 Philadelphia 1–3 New Jersey Biron 17,493 21–45–11 53 78 March 31 NY Rangers 6–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,555 21–46–11 53
April: 1–2–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–0–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points 79 April 3 Philadelphia 2–3 Toronto OT Biron 19,547 21–46–12 54 80 April 5 New Jersey 3–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,177 21–47–12 54 81 April 7 NY Islanders 4–2 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,412 21–48–12 54 82 April 8 Buffalo 3–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,550 22–48–12 56
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

• 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.

				Regular season
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
12	Simon Gagne	26	LW	76	41	27	68	2	30
22	Mike Knuble	34	RW	64	24	30	54	2	56
44	Joni Pitkanen	23	D	77	4	39	43	−25	88
21	Peter Forsberg	33	C	40	11	29	40	2	72
17	Jeff Carter	22	C	62	14	23	37	−17	48
18	Mike Richards	21	C	59	10	22	32	−12	52
8	Geoff Sanderson	34	LW	58	11	18	29	−16	44
20	R. J. Umberger	24	C	81	16	12	28	−32	41
24	Sami Kapanen	33	RW	77	11	14	25	−21	22
29, 45	Alexandre Picard	21	D	62	3	19	22	−19	17
6	Randy Jones	25	D	66	4	18	22	−14	38
19	Kyle Calder	28	LW	59	9	12	21	−31	36
27	Randy Robitaille	31	C	28	5	12	17	−4	22
27	Dmitry Afanasenkov	26	LW	41	8	7	15	−19	12
9	Scottie Upshall	23	RW	18	6	7	13	4	8
9, 15	Stefan Ruzicka	21	RW	40	3	10	13	−6	18
77	Alexei Zhitnik	34	D	31	3	10	13	−16	38
11	Ryan Potulny	22	C	35	7	5	12	1	22
55	Ben Eager	23	LW	63	6	5	11	−13	233
29	Todd Fedoruk	27	LW	48	3	8	11	−11	84
2	Derian Hatcher	34	D	82	3	6	9	−24	67
61	Mike York	29	LW	34	4	4	8	−9	8
93	Petr Nedved	35	C	21	1	6	7	−20	18
5	Braydon Coburn	21	D	20	3	4	7	−2	16
34	Freddy Meyer	26	D	25	2	3	5	−4	14
23	Denis Gauthier	30	D	43	0	4	4	−11	45
46	Jussi Timonen	23	D	14	0	4	4	−10	6
40	Eric Meloche	30	RW	13	1	2	3	−6	4
28	Boyd Kane	28	LW	15	0	2	2	−4	28
65	Nate Guenin	24	D	9	0	2	2	0	4
43	Lars Jonsson	25	D	8	0	2	2	−4	6
42	Robert Esche	29	G	18	0	2	2	N/A	2
3	Mike Rathje	32	D	18	0	1	1	−7	6
52	Triston Grant	22	LW	8	0	1	1	−1	10
5	Nolan Baumgartner	30	D	6	0	1	1	0	21
30	Antero Niittymaki	26	G	52	0	0	0	N/A	2
28	Lasse Kukkonen	25	D	20	0	0	0	−1	8
43	Martin Biron	29	G	16	0	0	0	N/A	0
26	Darren Reid	23	RW	14	0	0	0	−7	18
54	David Printz	26	D	12	0	0	0	−3	4
33	Riley Cote	24	LW	8	0	0	0	0	11
14	Denis Hamel	29	LW	7	0	0	0	−4	0
15	Niko Dimitrakos	27	RW	5	0	0	0	−4	6
49	Michael Leighton	25	G	4	0	0	0	N/A	0
14	Mark Cullen	28	C	3	0	0	0	−3	0
32	Martin Grenier	26	D	3	0	0	0	−3	0
36	Matt Ellison	23	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0
35	Martin Houle	21	G	1	0	0	0	N/A	0
77	Ryan Parent	19	D	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

• = 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.

			Regular season
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	OT	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
30	Antero Niittymaki	26	52	9	29	8	0	166	.894	3.38	2942
42	Robert Esche	29	18	5	9	1	1	62	.872	4.32	860
43	Martin Biron	29	16	6	8	2	1	47	.908	3.01	935
49	Michael Leighton	25	4	2	2	0	0	12	.882	3.70	195
35	Martin Houle	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	.667	27.27	2

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors

Award or honor	Recipient	Ref
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Simon Gagne

Team awards

Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Derian Hatcher
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Simon Gagne
Gene Hart Memorial Award	Sami Kapanen
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Ben Eager
Toyota Cup	Simon Gagne
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Mike Knuble

Records

The 2006–07 edition of the Philadelphia Flyers (Kyle Calder, Jeff Carter, and Sami Kapanen pictured on the left during a January 4 game against the New York Rangers) holds several dubious franchise records, including most losses, fewest points, fewest home wins, and three different losing/winless streaks.

Individual single season records

Record	Total	Player
Worst plus-minus	−32	R. J. Umberger
Losses	29	Antero Niittymaki (tied by Bernie Parent in 1969–70)

Team single season records

Record	Total
Fewest wins at home	10
Most losses	48
Most losses at home	24
Fewest points	56
Worst winning percentage	.341
Fewest shootout wins	1

Individual regular season single game records

Record	Player	Total	Date and opponent
Assists by a defenseman	Alexandre Picard	5	February 1, 2007 vs. New Jersey Devils
Assists by a rookie	Alexandre Picard	5	February 1, 2007 vs. New Jersey Devils

Team regular season streaks records

Record	Games	Dates
Longest losing streak	9	December 8, 2006 through December 27, 2006
Longest home losing streak	8	December 9, 2006 through January 27, 2007
Longest home winless streak	13 (10 losses, 3 shootout losses)	November 29, 2006 through February 8, 2007

Milestones

Individual career milestones

Milestone	Player	Details	Date	Ref
750th game coached	Ken Hitchcock		October 5, 2006
600th assist	Peter Forsberg	Primary assist on Simon Gagne's powerplay goal at 14:19 of the second period	January 18, 2007
1,000th game played	Alexei Zhitnik		February 20, 2007
1,000th game played	Derian Hatcher		April 7, 2007

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 24, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 4th-round pick in 2006	To Montreal Canadiens Chicago's 3rd-round pick in 2006
August 2, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Meloche	To Chicago Blackhawks rights to Vaclav Pletka
August 4, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Kyle Calder	To Chicago Blackhawks Michal Handzus
November 9, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Darren Reid	To Tampa Bay Lightning Daniel Corso
November 13, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk	To Anaheim Ducks 4th-round pick in 2007 conditional right to switch 5th-round picks in 2007
December 16, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexei Zhitnik	To New York Islanders Freddy Meyer conditional draft pick
December 20, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike York	To New York Islanders Randy Robitaille 5th-round pick in 2008
February 15, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Parent Scottie Upshall 1st-round pick in 2007 3rd-round pick in 2007	To Nashville Predators Peter Forsberg
February 24, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn	To Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik
February 26, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Lasse Kukkonen 3rd-round pick in 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Calder
February 27, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Martin Biron	To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 2007
June 4, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations	To Nashville Predators Matt Ellison

Trade notes

• ^a Condition not met.

• ^b The Islanders had a choice between the Flyers' third-round pick in 2007 or the Flyers' second-round pick in 2008. The Islanders chose the 2007 third-round pick.

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details	Ref
June 26, 2006	Brad Tapper	Hannover Scorpions (DEL)	1 year*
July 1, 2006	Nolan Baumgartner	Vancouver Canucks	2 years, $2.4 million
July 1, 2006	Lars Jonsson	HV71 (Elitserien)	1 year, $450,000*
July 4, 2006	Randy Robitaille	Minnesota Wild	1 year, $600,000
July 5, 2006	Mark Cullen	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $450,000
July 13, 2006	Daniel Corso	Frankfurt Lions (DEL)	1 year*
July 13, 2006	Martin Grenier	New York Rangers	1 year*
July 13, 2006	Boyd Kane	Washington Capitals	1 year*
July 19, 2006	Geoff Sanderson	Phoenix Coyotes	2 years, $3 million

Offer sheets

The Flyers signed the following restricted free agents to offer sheets.

Date	Player	Team	Contract details	Result	Ref
September 12, 2006	Ryan Kesler	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $1.9 million	Matched

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Contract details	Ref
July 5, 2006	Antero Niittymaki	1 year, $1 million
July 6, 2006	R.J. Umberger	2 years, $2.3 million
July 13, 2006	Matt Ellison	1 year*
July 14, 2006	Joni Pitkanen	1 year, $2 million
July 29, 2006	David Printz	1 year*
September 2, 2006	Tony Voce	1 year*
September 11, 2006	Simon Gagne	5 years, $26.25 million
November 29, 2006	Mike Knuble	2 years, $5.6 million extension
February 13, 2007	Sami Kapanen	2 years, $2.5 million extension
March 27, 2007	Martin Biron	2 years, $7 million extension
May 11, 2007	Scottie Upshall	2 years, $2.45 million extension
May 14, 2007	Ben Eager	2 years, $1.2 million extension
May 17, 2007	Lasse Kukkonen	2 years, $1.75 million extension

Entry level contracts

The following players — Flyers draft picks, undrafted free agents, and the unsigned draft picks of other teams — were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
July 5, 2006	Denis Tolpeko	Regina Pats (WHL)	Undrafted free agent	3 years, $1.475 million
August 16, 2006	Nate Guenin	Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA)	Unsigned 2002 4th-round pick (NY Rangers)	2 years, $1.7 million
September 23, 2006	Oskars Bartulis	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)	2005 3rd-round pick	3 years, $1.55 million
March 15, 2007	Kyle Greentree	Alaska Nanooks (CCHA)	Undrafted free agent	2 years, $1.7 million
March 15, 2007	Jon Matsumoto	Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA)	2006 3rd-round pick	3 years, $1.8 million
May 17, 2007	David Laliberte	P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)	2004 4th-round pick	3 years, $1.555 million
June 1, 2007	Josh Beaulieu	London Knights (OHL)	2005 5th-round pick	3 years, $1.495 million
June 1, 2007	Jeremy Duchesne	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)	2005 4th-round pick	3 years, $1.59 million

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. Players claimed on recall waivers are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Claimed by	Claimed from	Ref
November 11, 2006	Marty Murray*	Los Angeles Kings	Philadelphia Flyers
December 30, 2006	Dmitry Afanasenkov	Philadelphia Flyers	Tampa Bay Lightning
January 2, 2007	Petr Nedved*	Edmonton Oilers	Philadelphia Flyers
January 11, 2007	Michael Leighton	Philadelphia Flyers	Nashville Predators
February 24, 2007	Nolan Baumgartner*	Dallas Stars	Philadelphia Flyers
February 27, 2007	Denis Hamel	Philadelphia Flyers	Atlanta Thrashers
February 27, 2007	Michael Leighton	Montreal Canadiens	Philadelphia Flyers

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 30, 2006	Turner Stevenson	—	Buyout	Announced retirement on April 13, 2007
June 30, 2006	Chris Therien	—	Retirement
July 1, 2006	Kim Johnsson	Minnesota Wild	Free agency
July 6, 2006	Branko Radivojevic	Minnesota Wild	Free agency
July 14, 2006	Donald Brashear	Washington Capitals	Free agency
July 14, 2006	John Slaney	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)	Free agency
July 21, 2006	Wade Skolney	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency
August 10, 2006	Eric Desjardins	—	Retirement
September 14, 2006	Keith Primeau	—	Retirement	2 years remained on contract
September 15, 2006	Ryan Ready	Iserlohn Roosters (DEL)	Free agency
September 21, 2006	Brian Savage	—	Retirement
October 11, 2006	Pat Kavanagh	Portland Pirates (AHL)	Free agency
June 4, 2007	David Printz*	Djurgarden IF (Elitserien)	Free agency	Contract for the 2007–08 season

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 24, 2006.

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2006 and their NHL career regular season statistics (complete through the end of the 2014–15 season)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	OT	GAA	Notes
1	22	Claude Giroux	Right Wing	Canada	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)	496	144	306	450	217	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	39	Andreas Nodl	Right Wing	Austria	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	183	15	21	36	28	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	42	Mike Ratchuk	Defense	United States	USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NAHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	55	Denis Bodrov	Defense	Russia	Tolyatti Lada (RSL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	79	Jon Matsumoto	Center	Canada	Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA)	14	2	0	2	4	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	101	Joonas Lehtivuori	Defense	Finland	Ilves (SM-liiga)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	109	Jakub Kovar	Goaltender	Czech Republic	Budejovice Jr. (CZE)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	145	Jon Rheault	Right Wing	United States	Providence Friars (HE)	5	0	0	0	0	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	175	Michael Dupont	Goaltender	Switzerland	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	205	Andrei Popov	Right Wing	Russia	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Vysshaya Liga)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes

• ^a The Flyers traded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's 2005 second-round pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for the Coyotes' second-round pick, 39th overall, and the Columbus Blue Jackets' 2005 fourth-round pick on July 30, 2005.
• ^b The Flyers received the Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick, 42nd overall, as compensation for the Kings hiring Dean Lombardi as their general manager.
• ^c The Flyers traded Eric Meloche and Patrick Sharp to the Chicago Blackhawks for Matt Ellison and the Blackhawks' third-round pick, 66th overall, on December 5, 2005. The Flyers traded the Blackhawks' pick to the Montreal Canadiens for the Canadiens' third, 79th overall, and fourth-round pick, 109th overall, on June 24, 2006.
• The Flyers third-round pick, 85th overall, was traded to the San Jose Sharks for Niko Dimitrakos on March 9, 2006.
• ^d The Flyers traded Dennis Seidenberg to the Phoenix Coyotes for Petr Nedved on January 20, 2006. The Flyers also had the option of swapping fourth-round picks, which was exercised resulting in the Flyers moving from the 115th overall pick to the 101st overall pick, and 2007 third-round picks, which was not exercised.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL. After an early season coaching change from Craig Berube, who joined the Flyers as an assistant, to Kjell Samuelsson, the Phantoms struggled finishing sixth in their division and missing the playoffs. Trenton finished 4th in their division and made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs before losing to the Dayton Bombers in their last season as a Flyers affiliate. Following the 2006–07 ECHL season the Titans were renamed the Trenton Devils by their new owners, the New Jersey Devils.

References

General

• hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
• hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
• Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results

Specific