# 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural season and the first National Hockey League (NHL) season in Philadelphia, since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season. The Flyers won the West Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the St. Louis Blues in seven games.

## NHL expansion

Philadelphia waited almost 35 years from when the Quakers' played their last home game (a 4–0 loss to Chicago on March 17, 1931) for the NHL to return when the city was awarded an expansion franchise on February 9, 1966. Philadelphia was a bit of a surprise choice since a group from the nearby city of Baltimore were considered favorites to land a team.
The man who often receives the most credit for bringing NHL hockey back to Philadelphia is Ed Snider. While attending a basketball game in 1964 at the Boston Garden, the then vice-president of the Philadelphia Eagles observed a crowd of Boston Bruins fans lining up to purchase tickets to see a last-place team. Intrigued, he began making plans for a new arena upon hearing the NHL was looking to expand due to fears of a competing league taking hold on the West Coast and the desire for a new television contract in the United States. Snider made his proposal to the league and the Philadelphia group – including Snider, Bill Putnam, Jerome Schiff, and Eagles owner Jerry Wolman – was chosen over the Baltimore group.
On April 4, 1966, Putnam announced there would be a name-the-team contest and that orange, black and white would be the team colors. Wanting what he referred to as "hot" colors, Putnam's choice was influenced by the orange and white of his alma mater, the University of Texas, and the orange and black of Philadelphia's previous NHL team, the Quakers. Also announced on April 4 was the hiring of a Chicago firm to design the team's arena.
Details of the name-the-team contest were released on July 12, 1966. As sponsor of the contest, ballots were available at local Acme Markets grocery stores and included a top prize of a RCA 21" color television, two season tickets for both the second and third prize winners, and a pair of tickets to a game for the next 100 winners. Among the names considered behind the scenes were Quakers, Ramblers, and Liberty Bells. The first two were the names of previous Philadelphia hockey teams and given the connotations of losing (Quakers) and the minor leagues (Ramblers), were passed over. Liberty Bells, though seriously considered, was also the name of a local race track. Bashers, Blizzards, Bruisers, Huskies, Keystones, Knights, Lancers, Raiders, and Sabres were among the other names considered.
It was Ed Snider's sister Phyllis who ended up naming the team when she suggested Flyers on a return trip from a Broadway play. Ed knew immediately it would be the winning name, since it captured the speed of the game and went well phonetically with Philadelphia. On August 3, 1966, the team name was announced. Of the 11,000 ballots received, more than 100 selected Flyers as the team name and were entered into a drawing to select a winner. 9-year-old boy Alec Stockard from Narberth, who had spelled it "Fliers" on his entry, won the drawing and was declared the winner.
With the name and colors already known, Philadelphia advertising firm Mel Richmann Inc. was hired to design a logo and jersey. With Tom Paul as head of the project, artist Sam Ciccone designed both the logo and jerseys with the concept to represent speed. Ciccone's winged P design, four stylized wings attached to a slanted P with an orange dot to represent a puck, was considered the "obvious choice" over his other designs which included a winged skate. Ciccone's jersey design, a stripe down each shoulder and down the arms, represented wings.

## Off-season

The men hired to build the expansion Flyers were Bud Poile as general manager and Keith Allen as head coach. Both were former NHL players and were Western Hockey League coaches in the years preceding expansion, Poile with the San Francisco Seals and Allen with the Seattle Totems. On May 8, 1967, the Flyers purchased the American Hockey League's Quebec Aces and with them acquired sixteen professional players and the rights to sixteen amateur players. The NHL expansion draft was held a month later on June 6. The six expansion franchises selected 20 players from the Original Six teams, though most of the players available were either aging veterans or career minor-leaguers before expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti (who was named the Flyers' first captain), Leon Rochefort, and Gary Dornhoefer. The following day, the Flyers made two selections in the 1967 NHL amateur draft, notably Serge Bernier fifth overall from the Sorel Eperviers.

## Regular season

The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals. Bill Sutherland scored the first goal in franchise history. They won their first game a week later, defeating the St. Louis Blues on the road, 2–1. The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting out their trans-Pennsylvania rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1–0 on October 19. With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a below .500 record and after being forced to play their last seven home games on the road (five of them at Le Colisee in Quebec City, the home of their AHL affiliate) due to a March 1 storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.
The team was led offensively by Leon Rochefort in goals (21) and Lou Angotti in assists (37) and points (49). Bill Sutherland was the only other player on the team with at least 20 goals and Gary Dornhoefer was the only other player with at least 30 assists. Rochefort was the only Flyer to take part in the NHL All-Star Game. Despite the lack of offensive firepower, the Flyers were strong enough defensively to be a respectable 8–15–1 against Original Six teams, winning at least one game against all six and winning three of their four games against the defending Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs. 22-year-old goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent split time in net and put up similar numbers. Favell finished 3rd in Calder Memorial Trophy voting.

### Season standings

West Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 74 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 173 | 179 | −6 | 73 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Kings | 74 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 200 | 224 | −24 | 72 |
| 3 | St. Louis Blues | 74 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 177 | 191 | −14 | 70 |
| 4 | Minnesota North Stars | 74 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 191 | 226 | −35 | 69 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 74 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 195 | 216 | −21 | 67 |
| 6 | Oakland Seals | 74 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 153 | 219 | −66 | 47 |

### Record vs. opponents
## Playoffs

The Flyers returned to the Spectrum in time to open up their first playoff series on April 4, 1968, against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues came into the series as underdogs, but they took Game 1 1–0. Pat Hannigan scored the Flyers first ever playoff goal 1:32 into the first period of Game 2. Tied going into the third period, Leon Rochefort's goal with 13:09 left proved to be the game winner in a 4–3 result. The series shifted to St. Louis and the Flyers lost both Games 3 and 4. With the Flyers on the verge of elimination, Rosaire Paiement scored a hat trick in Game 5 and the Flyers won 6–1. Returning to St. Louis for Game 6, Don Blackburn's goal with 8:42 left in the 2nd overtime forced a Game 7. However, the Flyers lost Game 7 by a score of 3–1.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

1967 preseason :
Preseason: 5–3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRef
1September 17@ Quebec Aces (AHL)1–60–1–0
2September 19@ Quebec Aces (AHL)2–20–1–1
3September 21Springfield Kings (AHL)5–41–1–1
4September 22Los Angeles Kings1–31–2–1
5September 23Pittsburgh Penguins3–71–3–1
6September 30@ Hershey Bears (AHL)5–12–3–1
7October 3Minnesota North Stars4–42–3–2
8October 4Quebec Aces (AHL)5–33–3–2
9October 6@ Quebec Aces (AHL)3–14–3–2
10October 8@ Providence Reds (AHL)4–35–3–2
Notes:
$^a$ Game played in Hamilton, Ontario.
$^b$ Game played in Guelph, Ontario.
$^c$ Game played in Brantford, Ontario.
$^d$ Game played in Kingston, Ontario.
$^e$ Game played in Sorel, Quebec. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Regular season

1967–68 regular season :
October: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 11Philadelphia1–5CaliforniaParent6,8860–1–00Recap
2October 14Philadelphia2–4Los AngelesFavell7,0350–2–00Recap
3October 18Philadelphia2–1St. LouisFavell5,2341–2–02Recap
4October 19Pittsburgh0–1PhiladelphiaFavell7,8122–2–04Recap
5October 22California2–5PhiladelphiaFavell5,7833–2–06Recap
6October 28Detroit3–1PhiladelphiaFavell10,8593–3–06Recap
7October 29California2–2PhiladelphiaFavell4,7083–3–17Recap :
November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–2–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
8November 2Minnesota3–1PhiladelphiaFavell4,2033–4–17Recap
9November 4Philadelphia4–1MontrealParent14,8224–4–19Recap
10November 5Montreal1–1PhiladelphiaParent9,1884–4–210Recap
11November 8Philadelphia1–1PittsburghParent4,7194–4–311Recap
12November 12Philadelphia4–2BostonParent13,9095–4–313Recap
13November 15Philadelphia0–5PittsburghParent6,8765–5–313Recap
14November 16New York2–3PhiladelphiaFavell11,2766–5–315Recap
15November 18Philadelphia2–2MinnesotaFavell10,4666–5–416Recap
16November 19St. Louis2–3PhiladelphiaParent7,1027–5–418Recap
17November 22Detroit2–4PhiladelphiaParent12,0868–5–420Recap
18November 25Philadelphia2–1St. LouisParent8,5709–5–422Recap
19November 26Los Angeles2–7PhiladelphiaParent11,42010–5–424Recap
20November 29Philadelphia1–3ChicagoParent17,20010–6–424Recap
21November 30California3–1PhiladelphiaParent3,16710–7–424Recap :
December: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
22December 3St. Louis2–4PhiladelphiaParent8,72711–7–426Recap
23December 6Philadelphia2–4CaliforniaFavell2,42611–8–426Recap
24December 8Philadelphia3–0Los AngelesFavell4,62412–8–428Recap
25December 10Chicago3–0PhiladelphiaFavell14,64612–9–428Recap
26December 14St. Louis2–2PhiladelphiaParent8,00512–9–529Recap
27December 16Philadelphia1–0St. LouisParent7,57013–9–531Recap
28December 17Pittsburgh1–2PhiladelphiaParent7,52214–9–533Recap
29December 21Minnesota0–6PhiladelphiaParent7,63815–9–535Recap
30December 23Philadelphia2–3ChicagoParent17,50015–10–535Recap
31December 25New York3–1PhiladelphiaParent9,45615–11–535Recap
32December 28Philadelphia3–5DetroitFavell13,56815–12–535Recap
33December 30Philadelphia2–0Los AngelesFavell14,00016–12–537Recap
34December 31Los Angeles1–9PhiladelphiaFavell5,64317–12–539Recap :
January: 4–7–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
35January 4Boston3–2PhiladelphiaParent10,09717–13–539Recap
36January 6Philadelphia2–2PittsburghFavell7,35117–13–640Recap
37January 7Pittsburgh1–3PhiladelphiaFavell7,93518–13–642Recap
38January 10Philadelphia4–6MinnesotaFavell9,76818–14–642Recap
39January 11Montreal4–2PhiladelphiaParent14,12618–15–642Recap
40January 14Philadelphia6–3OaklandParent2,87819–15–644Recap
41January 18Philadelphia4–2MinnesotaFavell9,09820–15–646Recap
42January 20Philadelphia2–4BostonParent13,52720–16–646Recap
43January 21St. Louis2–2PhiladelphiaParent10,83420–16–747Recap
44January 24Philadelphia2–1TorontoFavell15,83421–16–749Recap
45January 25Minnesota3–0PhiladelphiaParent9,33421–17–749Recap
46January 27Philadelphia2–3DetroitParent12,82021–18–749Recap
47January 28Los Angeles2–0PhiladelphiaFavell13,57721–19–749Recap
Notes:
$^a$ The California Seals changed their name to the Oakland Seals on December 8, 1967. :
February: 5–6–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
48February 1Oakland3–3PhiladelphiaFavell6,38621–19–850Recap
49February 3Chicago3–5PhiladelphiaParent14,64622–19–852Recap
50February 4Toronto1–4PhiladelphiaFavell14,64623–19–854Recap
51February 7Philadelphia1–4MontrealParent14,02623–20–854Recap
52February 10Philadelphia2–1St. LouisFavell13,11224–20–856Recap
53February 11Philadelphia3–2MinnesotaFavell15,15425–20–858Recap
54February 14Philadelphia0–4OaklandParent3,06925–21–858Recap
55February 16Philadelphia1–7Los AngelesParent9,86725–22–858Recap
56February 18Philadelphia1–3New YorkFavell17,25025–23–858Recap
57February 21Philadelphia1–1PittsburghFavell9,19825–23–959Recap
58February 22Minnesota3–7PhiladelphiaFavell14,39226–23–961Recap
59February 25Pittsburgh2–1PhiladelphiaFavell14,41826–24–961Recap
60February 29Los Angeles3–1PhiladelphiaFavell9,11526–25–961Recap :
March: 5–7–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
61March 2Philadelphia0–4New YorkParent17,23526–26–961Recap
62March 3Oakland1–1PhiladelphiaFavell12,12726–26–1062Recap
63March 6Philadelphia2–7TorontoFavell15,83126–27–1062Recap
64March 7Boston2–1PhiladelphiaParent10,45226–28–1062Recap
65March 10Minnesota0–2PhiladelphiaParent10,17127–28–1064Recap
66March 13Philadelphia4–2MinnesotaFavell13,38728–28–1066Recap
67March 14Los Angeles0–0PhiladelphiaParent4,11628–28–1167Recap
68March 17Toronto4–7PhiladelphiaParent13,65029–28–1169Recap
69March 20Philadelphia5–1OaklandParent3,91830–28–1171Recap
70March 23Philadelphia2–4Los AngelesParent14,00330–29–1171Recap
71March 27Philadelphia0–3St. LouisFavell9,31530–30–1171Recap
72March 28St. Louis0–2PhiladelphiaFavell5,38231–30–1173Recap
73March 30Pittsburgh2–0PhiladelphiaFavell5,56931–31–1173Recap
74March 31Philadelphia1–5PittsburghFavell6,75631–32–1173Recap
Notes:
$^b$ Game played at Madison Square Garden due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm.
$^c$ Game played at Maple Leaf Gardens due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm.
$^d$ Game played at Le Colisée due to the roof blowing off the Spectrum during a March 1 storm. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1968 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Quarterfinals vs. St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 4St. Louis1–0PhiladelphiaParent10,649Blues lead 1–0Recap
2April 6St. Louis3–4PhiladelphiaFavell11,111Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 10Philadelphia2–3St. Louis2OTParent10,867Blues lead 2–1Recap
4April 11Philadelphia2–5St. LouisFavell11,070Blues lead 3–1Recap
5April 13St. Louis1–6PhiladelphiaParent10,587Blues lead 3–2Recap
6April 16Philadelphia2–1St. Louis2OTParent13,738Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 18St. Louis3–1PhiladelphiaParent14,646Blues win 4–3Recap :
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 |
| 7 | Lou Angotti | C | 70 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Gary Dornhoefer | RW | 65 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 6 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 15 |
| 9 | Leon Rochefort | RW | 74 | 21 | 21 | 42 | −1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| 18 | Ed Hoekstra | C | 70 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 10 | Brit Selby | LW | 56 | 15 | 15 | 30 | −3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Bill Sutherland | LW | 60 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
| 8 | Don Blackburn | LW | 67 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | Forbes Kennedy | C | 73 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 130 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Pat Hannigan | RW | 65 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 9 |
| 16 | Claude LaForge | LW | 63 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | John Miszuk | D | 74 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Joe Watson | D | 73 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Ed Van Impe | D | 67 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −5 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 11 |
| 15 | Andre Lacroix | C | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
| 15 | Garry Peters | C | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | −2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Jean Gauthier | D | 65 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 6 |
| 24 | Larry Zeidel† | D | 57 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Wayne Hicks‡ | RW | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Art Stratton† | C | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jim Johnson | C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Rosaire Paiement† | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jean-Guy Gendron | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Bernie Parent | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 21 | Terry Ball | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Dwight Carruthers | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Doug Favell | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5 |
| 6 | John Hanna | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ralph MacSweyn | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Simon Nolet | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Roger Pelletier | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Keith Wright | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 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 |
| 1 | Doug Favell | 37 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1204 | 83 | 2.27 | .931 | 4 | 2,191 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 4.01 | .871 | 0 | 120 |
| 30 | Bernie Parent | 38 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1249 | 93 | 2.49 | .926 | 4 | 2,244 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 215 | 8 | 1.36 | .963 | 0 | 354 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Leon Rochefort | |

### Records

Excluding the shortened 1994–95, 2012–13, and 2020–21 seasons, the 173 goals scored during the regular season is the lowest total in franchise history. During game six of the team’s playoff series against St. Louis that the Flyers won 2–1 in the second overtime period, goaltender Bernie Parent made 63 saves on 64 shots against, both team records. His playoff year totals for goals against average (1.36) is also a team record and his save percentage (.963) is a league record.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Ed Hoekstra | October 11, 1967 |
| First game | Doug Favell | October 14, 1967 |
| First game | Rosaire Paiement | October 18, 1967 |
| First game | Roger Pelletier | December 31, 1967 |
| First game | Keith Wright | February 7, 1968 |
| First game | Simon Nolet | February 10, 1968 |
| First game | Andre Lacroix | February 21, 1968 |
| First game | Terry Ball | March 6, 1968 |
| First game | Ralph MacSweyn | March 10, 1968 |

### Franchise firsts

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| Players on ice for opening faceoff | Lou Angotti (F) | October 11, 1967 |
| Players on ice for opening faceoff | Jean Gauthier (D) | October 11, 1967 |
| Players on ice for opening faceoff | Wayne Hicks (F) | October 11, 1967 |
| Players on ice for opening faceoff | John Miszuk (D) | October 11, 1967 |
| Players on ice for opening faceoff | Bernie Parent (G) | October 11, 1967 |
| Players on ice for opening faceoff | Brit Selby (F) | October 11, 1967 |
| Penalty | Lou Angotti | October 11, 1967 |
| Goal | Bill Sutherland | October 11, 1967 |
| Assists | Leon Rochefort | October 11, 1967 |
| Assists | John Miszuk | October 11, 1967 |
| Game-winning goal | Ed Hoekstra | October 18, 1967 |
| Shutout | Doug Favell | October 19, 1967 |
| Powerplay goal | Ed Hoekstra | October 22, 1967 |
| Shorthanded goal | Forbes Kennedy | October 29, 1967 |
| Hat-trick | Leon Rochefort | November 4, 1967 |
| 20-goal season | Leon Rochefort | February 29, 1968 |
| Penalty, playoffs | John Miszuk | April 4, 1968 |
| Goal, playoffs | Pat Hannigan | April 6, 1968 |
| Assists, playoffs | Claude LaForge | April 6, 1968 |
| Assists, playoffs | Jean Gauthier | April 6, 1968 |
| Powerplay goal, playoffs | Don Blackburn | April 6, 1968 |
| Game-winning goal, playoffs | Leon Rochefort | April 6, 1968 |
| Shorthanded goal, playoffs | Forbes Kennedy | April 13, 1968 |
| Hat-trick, playoffs | Rosaire Paiement | April 13, 1968 |
| Overtime goal, playoffs | Don Blackburn | April 16, 1968 |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 3, 1967, the day after the deciding game of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 11, 1968, the day of the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| September 12, 1967 (1967-09-12) | To Philadelphia Flyers Al Millar | To Toronto Maple Leafs cash |
| September 14, 1967 (1967-09-14) | To Philadelphia Flyers Dick Sarrazin | To Detroit Red Wings cash |
| October 18, 1967 (1967-10-18) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rosaire Paiement | To Boston Bruins 1st-round pick in 1970 |
| October 20, 1967 (1967-10-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers Larry Zeidel | To Cleveland Barons (AHL) cash |
| February 27, 1968 (1968-02-27) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Hicks |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Gil Banville | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Rene Drolet | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Jean-Guy Gendron | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | John Hanna | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Wayne Hicks | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Ed Hoekstra | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Yvon Lacoste | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Andre Lacroix | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Claude LaForge | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Ray LaRose | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Ralph MacSweyn | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Jim Morrison | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Keke Mortson | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Simon Nolet | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Roger Pelletier | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Fern Rivard | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Rino Robazza | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| May 8, 1967 (1967-05-08) | Bill Sutherland | Quebec Aces (AHL) | Purchase of AHL team |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Dick Cherry | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Gary Dornhoefer | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Doug Favell | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Forbes Kennedy | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Bernie Parent | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Joe Watson | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Keith Wright | Boston Bruins | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Lou Angotti | Chicago Black Hawks | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Pat Hannigan | Chicago Black Hawks | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | John Miszuk | Chicago Black Hawks | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Ed Van Impe | Chicago Black Hawks | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Dwight Carruthers | Detroit Red Wings | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Bob Courcy | Montreal Canadiens | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Jean Gauthier | Montreal Canadiens | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Garry Peters | Montreal Canadiens | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Leon Rochefort | Montreal Canadiens | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Terry Ball | New York Rangers | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Jim Johnson | New York Rangers | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Don Blackburn | Toronto Maple Leafs | Expansion draft |
| June 6, 1967 (1967-06-06) | Brit Selby | Toronto Maple Leafs | Expansion draft |
| August 12, 1967 (1967-08-12) | Claude Cyr | Drummondville Eagles (QSHL) | Free agency |
| September 20, 1967 (1967-09-20) | Ian Campbell | Florida Rockets (EHL) | Free agency |
| September 20, 1967 (1967-09-20) | Larry McKillop | Charlotte Checkers (EHL) | Free agency |
| April 30, 1968 (1968-04-30) | Andre Gaudette | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| August 12, 1967 (1967-08-12) | Bernie Parent | 3-year |
| September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13) | Gary Dornhoefer | |
| September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13) | Forbes Kennedy | |
| September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13) | Jim Johnson | |
| September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13) | Keith Wright | |
| September 14, 1967 (1967-09-14) | Serge Bernier | |
| September 14, 1967 (1967-09-14) | Andre Lacroix | |
| September 15, 1967 (1967-09-15) | Lou Angotti | |
| September 15, 1967 (1967-09-15) | Gil Banville | 1-year |
| September 18, 1967 (1967-09-18) | John Miszuk | |
| September 18, 1967 (1967-09-18) | Garry Peters | |
| September 22, 1967 (1967-09-22) | Ralph MacSweyn | |
| September 25, 1967 (1967-09-25) | Dwight Carruthers | |
| September 25, 1967 (1967-09-25) | Brit Selby | |
| September 28, 1967 (1967-09-28) | Doug Favell | |
| September 28, 1967 (1967-09-28) | Jean Gauthier | |
| September 30, 1967 (1967-09-30) | Ed Van Impe | 2-year |
| October 3, 1967 (1967-10-03) | Joe Watson | 2-year |
| October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05) | John Hanna | |
| October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05) | Ed Hoekstra | |
| October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05) | Al Millar | |
| October 9, 1967 (1967-10-09) | Don Blackburn | 1-year |
| October 9, 1967 (1967-10-09) | Pat Hannigan | 1-year |
| October 9, 1967 (1967-10-09) | Bill Sutherland | 2-year |
| October 11, 1967 (1967-10-11) | Wayne Hicks | |
| October 11, 1967 (1967-10-11) | Leon Rochefort | |
| October 24, 1967 (1967-10-24) | Jim Morrison | |
| February 22, 1968 (1968-02-22) | Simon Nolet | |

## Draft picks
### NHL expansion draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL expansion draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, on June 6, 1967.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
| 1 | 2 | Bernie Parent | Goaltender | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | 9 | Doug Favell | Goaltender | Boston Bruins |
| 3 | 16 | Ed Van Impe | Defense | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 4 | 21 | Joe Watson | Defense | Boston Bruins |
| 5 | 27 | Brit Selby | Left wing | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 6 | 33 | Lou Angotti | Right wing | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 7 | 39 | Leon Rochefort | Right wing | Montreal Canadiens |
| 8 | 45 | Don Blackburn | Left wing | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 9 | 51 | John Miszuk | Defense | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 10 | 57 | Garry Peters | Center | Montreal Canadiens |
| 11 | 63 | Dick Cherry | Defense | Boston Bruins |
| 12 | 69 | Jean Gauthier | Defense | Montreal Canadiens |
| 13 | 75 | Jim Johnson | Center | New York Rangers |
| 14 | 81 | Gary Dornhoefer | Right wing | Boston Bruins |
| 15 | 87 | Forbes Kennedy | Center | Boston Bruins |
| 16 | 93 | Pat Hannigan | Left wing | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 17 | 99 | Dwight Carruthers | Defense | Detroit Red Wings |
| 18 | 105 | Bob Courcy | Center | Montreal Canadiens |
| 19 | 111 | Keith Wright | Right wing | Boston Bruins |
| 20 | 117 | Terry Ball | Defense | New York Rangers |

### NHL amateur draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 5 | Serge Bernier | Center | Canada | Sorel Éperviers (QJHL) |
| 2 | 14 | Al Sarault | Defense | Canada | Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) |

### NHL special internal amateur draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL special internal amateur draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967. Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1967, who played as amateurs during the 1966–67 season were eligible for selection. There were only four selections total in this draft, two of which were made by the Flyers.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | NHL rights |
| John Marshall | Right wing | Canada | Markham Seal-a-Wax (MJBHL) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Ken Schutz | Right wing | Canada | London Nationals (OHA) | Toronto Maple Leafs |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the Seattle Totems and Phoenix Roadrunners of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL. Quebec finished second in their division and made it to the Calder Cup Finals before losing to the Rochester Americans in six games. Head coach Vic Stasiuk was awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year and Simon Nolet won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the league's leading scorer. Seattle finished 2nd in the 5-team WHL and won the Lester Patrick Cup as league champions. Knoxville finished 9th in the 12-team EHL and missed the playoffs in what proved to be their final season in existence.