# 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 23rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time since 1972, and only the third time in franchise history.

## Regular season

The 1989–90 season was one of the most turbulent in franchise history.
Goaltender Ron Hextall had to sit out the first 12-games of the schedule, sentenced after cementing his folk-hero status in the city by crowning Chris Chelios in the waning minutes of Game 6 of the Wales Conference Finals in May. Unfortunately, the layoff plus contract disputes cost him practice time in training camp, and he was felled by groin injuries three separate times during the season.
An ugly 1–6–1 start was reversed despite injuries to Hextall, Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Mark Howe and others with the team atop the weakened Patrick Division after a win in Montreal just before Christmas.
Little used Tony Horacek posted a hat trick in a 6–3 win in Los Angeles over the Kings on December 30, but the team suffered through a dismal 10-game winless stretch thereafter (0–7–3) from December 31 through January 23. Previous inconsistent play plus the slide cost Dave Poulin his captaincy on December 15, then forced his trade to Boston for former Flyer Ken Linseman. The move did not work, and despite breaking the skid with an 8–6 win against the Jets, Holmgren accused his club of quitting during a 7–2 loss at Washington on January 28 - a defeat which put them three points behind the Capitals in last place.
Newly acquired back-up Pete Peeters had his only season highlight with a 3–0 shutout over Toronto on February 15, but he finished the season 1–13–5. On February 28 in Vancouver, the team was lucky to pull out a 7–7 tie after blowing a 5–2 first-period lead. In the interim, Wells was dealt to the Sabres for unknown winger and future NHL referee Kevin Maguire.
Following an inspired win in Calgary on March 1, Propp was traded to the Bruins, and a four-goal game by Mark Messier in a 5–3 loss to Edmonton two days later triggered a four-game losing streak. The nadir of the late-season collapse came on March 17 in Quebec, as the Flyers allowed three third-period goals to drop a 6–3 decision to the Nordiques (who went on to win all of 12 games that year). Inexplicably, with the Islanders and Penguins also taking late-season dives, the Flyers were still alive for the final playoff spot in the division.
A 5–3 home win over Pittsburgh on March 22 got the team within one point of fourth, but they limped to the end of the schedule with an 0–3–2 record. A 6–2 road loss to the Islanders on March 31 eliminated them from the postseason.
It marked the first time in franchise history that the team finished in last place in any division since its 1967 inception.
Among the bright spots, Tocchet led the team with 37 goals and 96 points. Seven players scored 20-or-more goals. Kerr was limited to 40 games but managed 24 goals and 48 points.
General manager Bob Clarke, having been with the Flyers organization since he was drafted in 1969, was fired on April 16.

### Season standings

Patrick Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 279 | 267 | 85 |
| New Jersey Devils | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 288 | 83 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 284 | 275 | 78 |
| New York Islanders | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 281 | 288 | 73 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 318 | 359 | 72 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 290 | 297 | 71 |
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.
Wales Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 289 | 232 | 101 |
| 2 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 286 | 248 | 98 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 288 | 234 | 93 |
| 4 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 275 | 268 | 85 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 279 | 267 | 85 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 288 | 83 |
| 7 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 284 | 275 | 78 |
| 8 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 281 | 288 | 73 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 318 | 359 | 72 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 290 | 297 | 71 |
| 11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 240 | 407 | 31 |
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

### Record vs. opponents
#### Vs. Wales Conference

1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | NJD | NYI | NYR | PHI | PIT | WSH | Total |
| New Jersey | — | 4–1–2 | 3–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 3–4 | 18–12–5 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1–4–2 | — | 2–3–2 | 1–4–2 | 3–3–1 | 4–3 | 11–17–7 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 3–3–1 | 3–2–2 | — | 5–2 | 1–5–1 | 3–4 | 15–16–4 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4–1 | 4–1–2 | 2–5 | — | 4–3 | 1–5–1 | 13–18–4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 18–14–3 |
| Washington | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–1–1 | 2–5 | — | 18–16–1 |
1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | BOS | BUF | HFD | MTL | QUE | Total |
| New Jersey | 1–1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–6–1 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1–1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 7–7–1 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 3–0 | 0–2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 8–6–1 |
| Philadelphia | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0–1 | 1–1–1 | 5–8–2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–10–1 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–6–1 |

#### Vs. Campbell Conference

1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | CHI | DET | MIN | STL | TOR | Total |
| New Jersey | 2–1 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 7–7–1 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–7–1 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 1–0–2 | 2–0–1 | 1–1–1 | 0–2–1 | 1–1–1 | 5–4–6 |
| Philadelphia | 0–3 | 0–1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–7–2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0–3 | 2–0–1 | 1–1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–9–2 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 8–6–1 |
1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | CGY | EDM | LAK | VAN | WIN | Total |
| New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–9–2 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 0–3 | 0–1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–7–2 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 1–2 | 2–0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1–1 | 8–5–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1–2 | 1–2 | 6–6–3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0–2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0–1 | 6–7–2 |
| Washington | 1–0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2–1 | 0–3 | 2–10–3 |

## Schedule and results

1989–90 regular season :
October: 3–7–1, 7 points (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 5New Jersey Devils2–60–1–00Recap
2October 6@ Washington Capitals3–50–2–00Recap
3October 8@ Winnipeg Jets3–50–3–00Recap
4October 12Quebec Nordiques4–21–3–02Recap
5October 14@ New York Islanders3–3 OT1–3–13Recap
6October 15Calgary Flames2–31–4–13Recap
7October 18@ New Jersey Devils3–51–5–13Recap
8October 21New York Rangers1–31–6–13Recap
9October 24St. Louis Blues6–12–6–15Recap
10October 28@ Minnesota North Stars5–62–7–15Recap
11October 30@ New York Rangers3–13–7–17Recap :
November: 9–3–2, 20 points (home: 5–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
12November 1@ Detroit Red Wings5–5 OT3–7–28Recap
13November 4@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–44–7–210Recap
14November 5New York Islanders3–25–7–212Recap
15November 9Toronto Maple Leafs1–45–8–212Recap
16November 11@ New Jersey Devils7–56–8–214Recap
17November 12New Jersey Devils3–3 OT6–8–315Recap
18November 14@ New York Islanders5–47–8–317Recap
19November 16Minnesota North Stars6–38–8–319Recap
20November 18Winnipeg Jets0–1 OT8–9–319Recap
21November 22Montreal Canadiens5–19–9–321Recap
22November 24Edmonton Oilers5–110–9–323Recap
23November 25@ Hartford Whalers2–510–10–323Recap
24November 28@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–311–10–325Recap
25November 30Pittsburgh Penguins4–112–10–327Recap :
December: 6–7–2, 14 points (home: 2–5–0; road: 4–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
26December 1@ Washington Capitals3–213–10–329Recap
27December 3Boston Bruins1–213–11–329Recap
28December 5Washington Capitals3–413–12–329Recap
29December 7Buffalo Sabres4–3 OT14–12–331Recap
30December 9@ Quebec Nordiques6–6 OT14–12–432Recap
31December 10@ New York Rangers4–215–12–434Recap
32December 14Hartford Whalers2–315–13–434Recap
33December 16Los Angeles Kings5–216–13–436Recap
34December 17@ Buffalo Sabres3–416–14–436Recap
35December 19Washington Capitals1–216–15–436Recap
36December 22New Jersey Devils4–5 OT16–16–436Recap
37December 23@ Montreal Canadiens5–317–16–438Recap
38December 27@ Edmonton Oilers1–217–17–438Recap
39December 30@ Los Angeles Kings6–318–17–440Recap
40December 31@ Vancouver Canucks2–2 OT18–17–541Recap :
January: 2–9–2, 6 points (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–6–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
41January 2@ Calgary Flames4–4 OT18–17–642Recap
42January 4@ St. Louis Blues4–5 OT18–18–642Recap
43January 6@ Chicago Blackhawks5–818–19–642Recap
44January 11Chicago Blackhawks4–518–20–642Recap
45January 13@ Montreal Canadiens2–2 OT18–20–743Recap
46January 14@ New York Rangers3–4 OT18–21–743Recap
47January 16@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–418–22–743Recap
48January 18Vancouver Canucks2–3 OT18–23–743Recap
49January 23Buffalo Sabres2–318–24–743Recap
50January 25Winnipeg Jets8–619–24–745Recap
51January 27@ Boston Bruins1–219–25–745Recap
52January 28@ Washington Capitals2–719–26–745Recap
53January 30@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–320–26–747Recap :
February: 5–5–2, 12 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
54February 1Hartford Whalers2–121–26–749Recap
55February 3Minnesota North Stars7–6 OT22–26–751Recap
56February 8New York Islanders5–5 OT22–26–852Recap
57February 11Pittsburgh Penguins1–422–27–852Recap
58February 13New York Rangers3–422–28–852Recap
59February 15Toronto Maple Leafs3–023–28–854Recap
60February 16@ Detroit Red Wings6–923–29–854Recap
61February 18New York Islanders3–224–29–856Recap
62February 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–624–30–856Recap
63February 22@ St. Louis Blues7–425–30–858Recap
64February 25@ Chicago Blackhawks1–425–31–858Recap
65February 28@ Vancouver Canucks7–7 OT25–31–959Recap :
March: 5–8–1, 11 points (home: 3–4–1; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
66March 1@ Calgary Flames4–226–31–961Recap
67March 3@ Edmonton Oilers3–526–32–961Recap
68March 6Boston Bruins1–226–33–961Recap
69March 8New York Rangers5–726–34–961Recap
70March 10Washington Capitals3–426–35–961Recap
71March 15New York Islanders5–427–35–963Recap
72March 17@ Quebec Nordiques3–627–36–963Recap
73March 18Los Angeles Kings7–428–36–965Recap
74March 20@ New Jersey Devils3–229–36–967Recap
75March 22Pittsburgh Penguins5–330–36–969Recap
76March 24New Jersey Devils2–530–37–969Recap
77March 25@ New York Rangers3–730–38–969Recap
78March 29Washington Capitals2–2 OT30–38–1070Recap
79March 31@ New York Islanders2–630–39–1070Recap :
April: 0–0–1, 1 points (home: 0–0–1; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
80April 1Detroit Red Wings3–3 OT30–39–1171Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## 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 |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 22 | Rick Tocchet | RW | 75 | 37 | 59 | 96 | 4 | 196 |
| 32 | Murray Craven | LW | 76 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Mike Bullard | C | 70 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 0 | 67 |
| 9 | Pelle Eklund | LW | 70 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 7 | 16 |
| 12 | Tim Kerr | RW | 40 | 24 | 24 | 48 | −3 | 34 |
| 14 | Ron Sutter | C | 75 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 2 | 104 |
| 23 | Ilkka Sinisalo | RW | 59 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Gord Murphy | D | 75 | 14 | 27 | 41 | −7 | 95 |
| 26 | Brian Propp‡ | LW | 40 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | Mark Howe | D | 40 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 24 |
| 25 | Keith Acton | C | 69 | 13 | 14 | 27 | −2 | 80 |
| 19 | Scott Mellanby | RW | 57 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −4 | 77 |
| 28 | Kjell Samuelsson | D | 66 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 91 |
| 29 | Terry Carkner | D | 63 | 4 | 18 | 22 | −8 | 169 |
| 11 | Jiri Latal | D | 32 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Jay Wells‡ | D | 59 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 129 |
| 17 | Craig Berube | LW | 74 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −7 | 291 |
| 20 | Dave Poulin‡ | C | 28 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| 18 | Ken Linseman† | C | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −7 | 30 |
| 5 | Kerry Huffman | D | 43 | 1 | 12 | 13 | −3 | 34 |
| 21 | Tony Horacek | LW | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 117 |
| 24 | Derrick Smith | LW | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −15 | 32 |
| 6 | Jeff Chychrun | D | 79 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −12 | 250 |
| 15 | Doug Sulliman | RW | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Murray Baron | D | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 12 |
| 46 | Don Biggs | C | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 8 |
| 18 | Brian Dobbin | RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 36 | Normand Lacombe† | RW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 35 | Ken Wregget | G | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 12 |
| 20 | Kevin Maguire† | RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 |
| 42 | Don Nachbaur | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Pete Peeters | G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 20 | Len Barrie† | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 26 | David Fenyves | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 4 |
| 7 | Craig Fisher | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Mark Freer | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jeff Harding | RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 18 |
| 27 | Ron Hextall | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 14 |
| 30 | Bruce Hoffort | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 45 | Chris Jensen | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 47 | Shaun Sabol | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Ken Wregget | 51 | 50 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 1557 | 169 | 3.42 | .891 | 0 | 2,961 |
| 27 | Ron Hextall | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 29 | 4.15 | .868 | 0 | 419 |
| 30 | Bruce Hoffort | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 19 | 3.47 | .881 | 0 | 329 |
| 33 | Pete Peeters | 24 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 601 | 72 | 3.79 | .880 | 1 | 1,140 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Brian Propp |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Rick Tocchet |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Gord Murphy |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Rick Tocchet |
| Team | Class Guy Award | Craig Berube |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 1989–90 season was Rick Tocchet tying the team record for most goals in a regular season game (4) on January 25. The Flyers team record 17 consecutive playoff appearances streak ended with their failure to qualify for the 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Murray Baron | October 5, 1989 |
| First game | Tony Horacek | October 8, 1989 |
| First game | Shaun Sabol | November 4, 1989 |
| First game | Bruce Hoffort | November 5, 1989 |
| First game | Jiri Latal | November 5, 1989 |
| First game | Len Barrie | February 28, 1990 |
| First game | Craig Fisher | March 24, 1990 |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 26, 1989, the day after the deciding game of the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1990, the day of the deciding game of the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 21, 1989 (1989-07-21) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Winnipeg Jets Shawn Cronin |
| August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Jiri Latal | To Toronto Maple Leafs 7th-round pick in 1991 |
| September 8, 1989 (1989-09-08) | To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 1991Philadelphia's 7th-round pick in 1991 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Laforest |
| September 28, 1989 (1989-09-28) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Winnipeg Jets Keith ActonPete Peeters |
| October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) | To Philadelphia Flyers Keith ActonPete Peeters | To Winnipeg Jets Toronto's 5th-round pick in 1991Future considerations |
| January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05) | To Philadelphia Flyers Normand Lacombe | To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick in 1990 or 1991 |
| January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16) | To Philadelphia Flyers Ken Linseman | To Boston Bruins Dave Poulin |
| March 2, 1990 (1990-03-02) | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1990 | To Boston Bruins Brian Propp |
| March 5, 1990 (1990-03-05) | To Philadelphia Flyers Kevin Maguire2nd-round pick in 1990 | To Buffalo Sabres Jay Wells4th-round pick in 1991 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 12, 1989 (1989-06-12) | Shawn Cronin | Washington Capitals | | Free agency |
| June 16, 1989 (1989-06-16) | Pete Peeters | Washington Capitals | 2-year | Free agency |
| June 30, 1989 (1989-06-30) | Bruce Hoffort | Lake Superior State University (WCHA) | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 1989 (1989-07-12) | Tim Tookey | Pittsburgh Penguins | | Free agency |
| February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27) | Len Barrie | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Glen Seabrooke | | Retirement |
| July 12, 1989 (1989-07-12) | Al Hill | | Retirement |
| August 7, 1989 (1989-08-07) | Al Secord | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency |
| October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02) | Nick Kypreos | Washington Capitals | Waiver draft |
| October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02) | Moe Mantha | Winnipeg Jets | Waiver draft |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 17, 1989 (1989-06-17) | Pelle Eklund | 3-year |
| August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28) | Jiri Latal | |
| September 11, 1989 (1989-09-11) | Ken Wregget | 1-year |
| December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) | Mark Howe | 3-year |
| December 1, 1989 (1989-12-01) | Derrick Smith | multi-year |
| December 27, 1989 (1989-12-27) | Steve Scheifele | multi-year |
| March 5, 1990 (1990-03-05) | Craig Fisher | |

## Draft picks
### NHL entry draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1989 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, on June 17, 1989. The Flyers' first-round pick, 12th overall, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with the Calgary Flames' first-round pick, 21st overall, for Ken Wregget on March 6, 1989. They also traded their third-round pick, 54th overall, and Greg Smyth to the Quebec Nordiques for Terry Carkner on July 25, 1988, their fourth-round pick, 75th overall, to the Minnesota North Stars for Gordie Roberts on February 9, 1988, and their fifth-round pick, 96th overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Al Secord on February 7, 1989.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 2 | 33 | Greg Johnson | Center | Canada | Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL) |
| 2 | 34 | Patrik Juhlin | Left wing | Sweden | Vasteras IK (Elitserien) |
| 4 | 72 | Reid Simpson | Left wing | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 6 | 117 | Niklas Eriksson | Right wing | Sweden | Leksands IF (Elitserien) |
| 7 | 138 | John Callahan | Center | United States | Belmont Hill School (Mass.) |
| 8 | 159 | Sverre Sears | Defense | United States | Belmont Hill School (Mass.) |
| 9 | 180 | Glen Wisser | Forward | United States | Philadelphia Junior Flyers (Jr. B) |
| 10 | 201 | Al Kummu | Defense | Canada | Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) |
| 11 | 222 | Matt Brait | Defense | United States | St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL) |
| 12 | 243 | James Pollio | Left wing | United States | Vermont Academy (Vermont) |

### NHL supplemental draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1989 NHL supplemental draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 2 | 17 | Jamie Baker | Defense | United States | University of Windsor (CIAU) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.