# 1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 31st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost their quarterfinal series with the Buffalo Sabres in five games.

## Off-season

Less than a week after losing game four of the Stanley Cup Finals, head coach Terry Murray was fired. San Jose Sharks assistant coach Wayne Cashman was named his replacement on July 7, 1997.
The Flyers made two major acquisitions during the summer. On July 14, unrestricted free agent defenseman Luke Richardson, formerly of the Edmonton Oilers, signed a five-year, $12.6 million contract. A month later the Flyers signed Group II restricted free agent centerman Chris Gratton of the Tampa Bay Lightning to a five-year, $16.5 million offer sheet which included a $9 million signing bonus. However, Tampa Bay claimed they had traded Gratton to the Chicago Blackhawks before the Flyers had signed Gratton. An arbitrator dismissed this and another claim that the offer sheet was illegible because the contract figures were smeared. Fearing Tampa Bay would match, the Flyers agreed to send defenseman Karl Dykhuis and right winger Mikael Renberg to the Lightning in exchange for the four first-round picks Tampa Bay would receive if they did not match.
34-year-old forward Dale Hawerchuk announced his retirement on August 25, 1997, due to a degenerative left hip.

## Regular season

With the acquisitions of Gratton and Richardson, the Flyers were expected to make another Stanley Cup run. A 7–3–1 start came crashing down as the Devils posted a 5–0 road win on October 27. Although the club finished the calendar year with an 8–0 strafing of Vancouver on New Year's Eve and began 1998 with a 7–2 road win over Ottawa, there were signs of trouble for Wayne Cashman's team - notably bad shutout home losses to San Jose in November and Boston in early December.
In a move which shocked many in Philadelphia and around the NHL, Cashman was reassigned as assistant coach and Roger Neilson elevated to head coach following a 4–3 overtime victory against Pittsburgh on March 8.
The decision didn't seem to pay off, and after a 5–4 overtime win over the New York Rangers on March 22, the team limped to a 6–8–0 finish, including back-to-back 2–1 losses to the Rangers and Bruins to end the year.
On April 13 in a nationally televised 2–1 loss in Buffalo, John LeClair scored his 50th goal of the season, becoming the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three straight seasons.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 225 | 166 | 107 |
| 2 | 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 242 | 193 | 95 |
| 3 | 4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 219 | 202 | 92 |
| 4 | 10 | New York Islanders | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 212 | 225 | 71 |
| 5 | 11 | New York Rangers | 82 | 25 | 39 | 18 | 197 | 231 | 68 |
| 6 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 203 | 256 | 63 |
| 7 | 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 151 | 269 | 44 |
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 225 | 166 | 107 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 228 | 188 | 98 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 242 | 193 | 95 |
| 4 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 219 | 202 | 92 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 13 | 221 | 194 | 91 |
| 6 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 211 | 187 | 89 |
| 7 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 235 | 208 | 87 |
| 8 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 193 | 200 | 83 |
| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | NE | 82 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 200 | 219 | 74 |
| 10 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 212 | 225 | 71 |
| 11 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 25 | 39 | 18 | 197 | 231 | 68 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 203 | 256 | 63 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 151 | 269 | 44 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs

## Playoffs

In a season in which the Flyers – despite a hard fall to the Detroit Red Wings the previous year – were heavily favored to repeat as Eastern champs and return to the Finals, they never came close, as they were dominated in the first round by the Buffalo Sabres in five games.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1997–98 regular season :
October: 7–5–2, 16 points (home: 5–3–0; road: 2–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 1Florida Panthers3–11–0–02Recap
2October 3Ottawa Senators5–32–0–04Recap
3October 5Phoenix Coyotes1–22–1–04Recap
4October 8@ New Jersey Devils1–42–2–04Recap
5October 9Pittsburgh Penguins3–13–2–06Recap
6October 11@ Montreal Canadiens6–24–2–08Recap
7October 13@ San Jose Sharks3–2 OT5–2–010Recap
8October 15@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–2 OT5–2–111Recap
9October 17@ Los Angeles Kings1–55–3–111Recap
10October 21Tampa Bay Lightning7–16–3–113Recap
11October 23Calgary Flames4–37–3–115Recap
12October 27New Jersey Devils0–57–4–115Recap
13October 29St. Louis Blues2–37–5–115Recap
14October 31@ Washington Capitals2–2 OT7–5–216Recap :
November: 8–3–2, 18 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
15November 2Dallas Stars3–3 OT7–5–317Recap
16November 3@ St. Louis Blues5–18–5–319Recap
17November 6Edmonton Oilers6–29–5–321Recap
18November 8@ Ottawa Senators4–310–5–323Recap
19November 11Ottawa Senators1–011–5–325Recap
20November 13Colorado Avalanche1–211–6–325Recap
21November 14@ Florida Panthers5–212–6–327Recap
22November 16Tampa Bay Lightning3–213–6–329Recap
23November 19@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–313–7–329Recap
24November 20San Jose Sharks0–313–8–329Recap
25November 26@ Buffalo Sabres3–114–8–331Recap
26November 28New York Islanders4–115–8–333Recap
27November 29@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–3 OT15–8–434Recap :
December: 8–2–3, 18 points (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
28December 1Buffalo Sabres1–1 OT15–8–535Recap
29December 3Boston Bruins0–315–9–535Recap
30December 5@ New York Rangers4–4 OT15–9–636Recap
31December 11New York Islanders4–316–9–638Recap
32December 12@ Chicago Blackhawks3–217–9–640Recap
33December 14Tampa Bay Lightning3–018–9–642Recap
34December 15@ Montreal Canadiens3–119–9–644Recap
35December 18Boston Bruins2–2 OT19–9–745Recap
36December 20Florida Panthers2–020–9–747Recap
37December 23Carolina Hurricanes4–221–9–749Recap
38December 27@ Calgary Flames2–521–10–749Recap
39December 30@ Edmonton Oilers3–122–10–751Recap
40December 31@ Vancouver Canucks8–023–10–753Recap :
January: 5–5–2, 12 points (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
41January 3@ Ottawa Senators7–224–10–755Recap
42January 8@ Carolina Hurricanes3–3 OT24–10–856Recap
43January 9@ Washington Capitals1–424–11–856Recap
44January 11@ Tampa Bay Lightning5–225–11–858Recap
45January 14Montreal Canadiens3–3 OT25–11–959Recap
46January 20Buffalo Sabres3–026–11–961Recap
47January 22@ New York Rangers4–327–11–963Recap
48January 24@ Detroit Red Wings0–127–12–963Recap
49January 26New York Islanders3–128–12–965Recap
50January 28@ New York Islanders1–628–13–965Recap
51January 29Montreal Canadiens2–328–14–965Recap
52January 31Washington Capitals2–3 OT28–15–965Recap :
February: 2–2–0, 4 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
53February 4@ Dallas Stars0–128–16–965Recap
54February 5@ Phoenix Coyotes6–229–16–967Recap
55February 7@ Colorado Avalanche2–329–17–967Recap
56February 28@ New York Rangers3–130–17–969Recap :
March: 8–7–2, 18 points (home: 7–1–2; road: 1–6–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
57March 2@ New Jersey Devils3–430–18–969Recap
58March 3@ New York Islanders1–330–19–969Recap
59March 5Washington Capitals3–231–19–971Recap
60March 7@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–631–20–971Recap
61March 8Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OT32–20–973Recap
62March 10New Jersey Devils2–2 OT32–20–1074Recap
63March 12Vancouver Canucks3–233–20–1076Recap
64March 14Detroit Red Wings6–134–20–1078Recap
65March 16Toronto Maple Leafs4–135–20–1080Recap
66March 19Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3–3 OT35–20–1181Recap
67March 21@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–435–21–1181Recap
68March 22New York Rangers5–4 OT36–21–1183Recap
69March 24@ New Jersey Devils2–336–22–1183Recap
70March 26@ Boston Bruins2–436–23–1183Recap
71March 28Carolina Hurricanes2–436–24–1183Recap
72March 29@ Carolina Hurricanes3–137–24–1185Recap
73March 31Chicago Blackhawks3–238–24–1187Recap :
April: 4–5–0, 8 points (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
74April 2Los Angeles Kings3–039–24–1189Recap
75April 4Florida Panthers1–439–25–1189Recap
76April 8@ Tampa Bay Lightning6–140–25–1191Recap
77April 9@ Florida Panthers2–340–26–1191Recap
78April 11Washington Capitals4–341–26–1193Recap
79April 13@ Buffalo Sabres1–241–27–1193Recap
80April 16@ Florida Panthers7–342–27–1195Recap
81April 18New York Rangers1–242–28–1195Recap
82April 19@ Boston Bruins1–242–29–1195Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres - Sabres win 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1April 22Buffalo Sabres2–3Sabres lead 1–0Recap
2April 24Buffalo Sabres3–2Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 27@ Buffalo Sabres1–6Sabres lead 2–1Recap
4April 29@ Buffalo Sabres1–4Sabres lead 3–1Recap
5May 1Buffalo Sabres2–3 OTSabres win 4–1Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 10 | John LeClair | LW | 82 | 51 | 36 | 87 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 8 |
| 17 | Rod Brind'Amour | LW | 82 | 36 | 38 | 74 | −2 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 88 | Eric Lindros | C | 63 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 14 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 17 |
| 55 | Chris Gratton | C | 82 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 11 | 159 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 10 |
| 20 | Trent Klatt | RW | 82 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 0 |
| 44 | Janne Niinimaa‡ | D | 66 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Dainius Zubrus | RW | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Eric Desjardins | D | 77 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 77 | Paul Coffey | D | 57 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Alexandre Daigle† | RW | 37 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Shjon Podein | RW | 82 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10 |
| 11 | Mike Sillinger† | C | 27 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Colin Forbes | LW | 63 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Chris Therien | D | 78 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 45 | Vaclav Prospal‡ | C | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Petr Svoboda | D | 56 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 15 | Pat Falloon‡ | RW | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Joel Otto | C | 68 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 3 | Dan McGillis† | D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | D | 81 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 139 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 32 | Daniel Lacroix | C | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | John Druce | RW | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 28 | Kjell Samuelsson | D | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dan Kordic | LW | 61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Craig Darby | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Chris Joseph | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Dave Babych† | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Sean Burke† | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 38 | Paul Healey | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Ron Hextall | G | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 18 | Brantt Myhres†‡ | RW | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Garth Snow‡ | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = 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.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 27 | Ron Hextall | 46 | 44 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1089 | 97 | 2.17 | .911 | 4 | 2,688 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 | .875 | 0 | 20 |
| 30 | Garth Snow‡ | 29 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 682 | 67 | 2.44 | .902 | 1 | 1,651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Sean Burke† | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 311 | 27 | 2.56 | .913 | 1 | 632 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 121 | 17 | 3.60 | .860 | 0 | 283 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL first All-Star team | John LeClair (Left wing) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | John LeClair |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Eric Lindros |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | John LeClair (November 10) |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Eric Desjardins |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | John LeClair |
| Team | Class Guy Award | Trent Klatt |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Colin Forbes |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 1997–98 season was John LeClair tying the team record for most points in a single period (4) on October 11.

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 1997, the day after the deciding game of the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 16, 1998, the day of the deciding game of the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 18, 1997 (1997-06-18) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Martin Cerven | To Edmonton Oilers 7th-round pick in 1997 |
| June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21) | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1998 | To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick in 1997 |
| August 20, 1997 (1997-08-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 1998Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 1999Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 2000Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 2001 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Karl DykhuisMikael Renberg |
| October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Brantt Myhres | To Edmonton Oilers Jason Bowen |
| October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21) | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Maneluk | To Ottawa Senators Future considerations |
| January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17) | To Philadelphia Flyers Alexandre Daigle | To Ottawa Senators Pat FalloonVaclav Prospal2nd-round pick in 1998 |
| February 5, 1998 (1998-02-05) | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Sillinger | To Vancouver Canucks Conditional 6th-round pick in 1998 |
| March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04) | To Philadelphia Flyers Sean Burke | To Vancouver Canucks Garth Snow |
| March 9, 1998 (1998-03-09) | To Philadelphia Flyers Roger Neilson | To St. Louis Blues Conditional 6th-round pick in 1999 |
| March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers Dave BabychPhiladelphia's 6th-round pick in 1998 | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 1998 |
| March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers Dan McGillis2nd-round pick in 1998 | To Edmonton Oilers Janne Niinimaa |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 12, 1997 (1997-06-12) | Jim Montgomery | Kolner Haie (DEL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 10, 1997 (1997-07-10) | Jamie Heward | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 1997 (1997-07-14) | Luke Richardson | Edmonton Oilers | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 16, 1997 (1997-07-16) | Travis Van Tighem | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 12, 1997 (1997-08-12) | Chris Gratton | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-year | Free agency |
| September 4, 1997 (1997-09-04) | Chris Joseph | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18) | Ryan Bast | Saint John Flames (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| August 25, 1997 (1997-08-25) | Dale Hawerchuk | | Retirement |
| N/A | Patrik Juhlin | Jokerit (Liiga) | Free agency (II) |
| N/A | Frantisek Kucera | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | Free agency |
| N/A | Darren Rumble | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28) | Scott Daniels | New Jersey Devils | Waiver draft |
| October 1997 (1997-10) | Ryan Sittler | South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) | Free agency |
| October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29) | Michel Petit | Detroit Vipers (IHL) | Free agency (III) |
| April 14, 1998 (1998-04-14) | Brantt Myhres | | Release |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 18, 1997 (1997-06-18) | Kjell Samuelsson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 9, 1997 (1997-07-09) | Jean-Marc Pelletier | | Entry-level |
| July 10, 1997 (1997-07-10) | Martin Cerven | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15) | Craig Darby | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15) | Neil Little | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18) | Brett Bruininks | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 18, 1997 (1997-08-18) | Garth Snow | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| September 3, 1997 (1997-09-03) | Dan Kordic | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 12, 1997 (1997-09-12) | Chris Therien | 3-year | Re-signing |
| October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16) | Brantt Myhres | 1-year | Re-signing |
| October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) | John LeClair | 3-year | Re-signing |
| December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17) | Eric Lindros | 1-year | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 21, 1997. The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 77th overall, to the Dallas Stars for the Stars' 1998 second-round pick on June 21, 1997. They also traded their fifth-round pick, 130th overall, and Bob Wilkie to the Chicago Blackhawks for Karl Dykhuis on February 16, 1995, and their seventh-round pick, 187th overall, to the Edmonton Oilers for Martin Cerven on June 18, 1997.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 2 | 30 | Jean-Marc Pelletier | Goaltender | United States | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 2 | 50 | Pat Kavanagh | Right wing | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 3 | 62 | Kris Mallette | Defense | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 4 | 103 | Mikhail Chernov | Defense | Russia | Torpedo Yaroslavl (RUS) |
| 6 | 158 | Jordon Flodell | Defense | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 7 | 164 | Todd Fedoruk | Left wing | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 8 | 214 | Marko Kauppinen | Defense | Finland | JYP Jr. (FIN) |
| 9 | 240 | Par Styf | Defense | Sweden | Modo Hockey Jrs. (SWE) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.