# 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After finishing second in the Patrick Division, the Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games.

## Regular season

Bobby Clarke wore the number 16 throughout his entire NHL career except for two games during the 1980–81 season. Prior to a road game on February 27, 1981, Clarke's jersey was stolen. Clarke wore the only other jersey available, number 36, in the next two games. A month later, Clarke hit a personal milestone in memorable fashion. On March 19 during a game against the Boston Bruins, a Reggie Leach slapshot struck Clarke. After leaving the ice, he re-appeared moments later stitched up and with his jersey covered in blood. 31 seconds into the third period Clarke beat Bruins goalie Marco Baron for his 19th goal of the season and his 1,000th career point.

### Season standings

Patrick Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| New York Islanders | 80 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 355 | 260 | 110 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 313 | 249 | 97 |
| Calgary Flames | 80 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 329 | 298 | 92 |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 312 | 317 | 74 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 286 | 317 | 70 |
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.
League standings :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 355 | 260 | 110 |
| 2 | x – St. Louis Blues | SMY | 80 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 352 | 281 | 107 |
| 3 | y – Montreal Canadiens | NRS | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 332 | 232 | 103 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Kings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 337 | 290 | 99 |
| 5 | x – Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 327 | 250 | 99 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 313 | 249 | 97 |
| 7 | Calgary Flames | PTK | 80 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 329 | 298 | 92 |
| 8 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 316 | 272 | 87 |
| 9 | Minnesota North Stars | ADM | 80 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 291 | 263 | 87 |
| 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | SMY | 80 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 304 | 315 | 78 |
| 11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 314 | 318 | 78 |
| 12 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 28 | 32 | 20 | 289 | 301 | 76 |
| 13 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 312 | 317 | 74 |
| 14 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 328 | 327 | 74 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NRS | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 302 | 345 | 73 |
| 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | ADM | 80 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 322 | 367 | 71 |
| 17 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 286 | 317 | 70 |
| 18 | Hartford Whalers | NRS | 80 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 292 | 372 | 60 |
| 19 | Colorado Rockies | SMY | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 258 | 344 | 57 |
| 20 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 252 | 339 | 56 |
| 21 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 246 | 400 | 32 |
Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe
bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference. x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

### Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Patrick Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
CGY
NYI
NYR
PHI
WSH
Total
Calgary
—1−1−22−1−12−23−18−5−3
N.Y. Islanders
1−1−2—2−21−2−14−08−5−3
N.Y. Rangers
1−2−12−2—1−1−22−26−7−3
Philadelphia
2−22−1−11−1−2—2−27−6−3
Washington
1−30−42−22−2—5−11−0
Vs. Smythe Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
CHI
COL
EDM
STL
VAN
WIN
Total
Calgary
0−1−31−32−1−12−23−13−0−111−8−5
N.Y. Islanders
4−03−12−0−22−0−23−13−0−117−2−5
N.Y. Rangers
2−1−11−32−1−10−42−1−13−110−11−3
Philadelphia
1−1−24−02−23−0−11−2−13−114−6−4
Washington
1−1−23−0−12−1−10−2−21−1−23−0−110−5−9
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
MIN
QUE
TOR
Total
Calgary
3−11−2−12−21−1−22−29−8−3
N.Y. Islanders
2−22−22−0−23−13−112−6−2
N.Y. Rangers
2−21−2−11−1−21−1−22−27−8−5
Philadelphia
2−20−2−22−1−11−2−10−2−25−9−6
Washington
1−2−10−2−20−3−10−43−14−12−4
Vs. Norris Division
1980–81 NHL records
Team
DET
HFD
LAK
MTL
PIT
Total
Calgary
2−1−13−13−11−2−12−1−111−6−3
N.Y. Islanders
4−02−0−22−22−1−11−2−111−5−4
N.Y. Rangers
1−2−13−11−31−2−11−2−17−10−3
Philadelphia
3−13−0−14−01−2−14−015−3−2
Washington
2−1−13−11−2−10−2−21−2−17−8−5 :

## Playoffs

After a tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques, the Flyers moved on to face the Calgary Flames in the quarterfinals. After falling behind 3 games to 1, they managed to force a Game 7 by winning the next two games. The Flyers lost Game 7, 4–1, at the Spectrum.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1980–81 regular season :
October: 7–3–1, 15 points (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 9Pittsburgh Penguins7–41–0–02Recap
2October 11@ St. Louis Blues5–12–0–04Recap
3October 12Toronto Maple Leafs2–42–1–04Recap
4October 16Vancouver Canucks2–52–2–04Recap
5October 18@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–62–3–04Recap
6October 19Montreal Canadiens2–13–3–06Recap
7October 23New York Islanders4–24–3–08Recap
8October 25@ New York Islanders3–15–3–010Recap
9October 26Hartford Whalers6–16–3–012Recap
10October 28Calgary Flames8–07–3–014Recap
11October 30New York Rangers3–37–3–115Recap :
November: 10–2–3, 23 points (home: 6–0–1; road: 4–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
12November 1@ Quebec Nordiques3–37–3–216Recap
13November 2Boston Bruins4–28–3–218Recap
14November 6Los Angeles Kings8–29–3–220Recap
15November 8@ Hartford Whalers5–410–3–222Recap
16November 9Quebec Nordiques3–111–3–224Recap
17November 13Edmonton Oilers8–112–3–226Recap
18November 15Detroit Red Wings5–213–3–228Recap
19November 16@ Boston Bruins0–113–4–228Recap
20November 19@ New York Rangers5–114–4–230Recap
21November 20Minnesota North Stars1–114–4–331Recap
22November 22@ Montreal Canadiens3–714–5–331Recap
23November 23Winnipeg Jets3–115–5–333Recap
24November 26@ Los Angeles Kings4–216–5–335Recap
25November 28@ Colorado Rockies7–417–5–337Recap
26November 29@ Vancouver Canucks3–317–5–438Recap :
December: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
27December 4Chicago Black Hawks7–518–5–440Recap
28December 6@ Detroit Red Wings2–418–6–440Recap
29December 7Colorado Rockies4–219–6–442Recap
30December 10@ Chicago Black Hawks2–219–6–543Recap
31December 13@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–520–6–545Recap
32December 14St. Louis Blues5–421–6–547Recap
33December 18Colorado Rockies2–022–6–549Recap
34December 20@ Washington Capitals5–223–6–551Recap
35December 21Washington Capitals0–623–7–551Recap
36December 27@ Calgary Flames1–223–8–551Recap
37December 28@ Edmonton Oilers2–124–8–553Recap
38December 30@ Minnesota North Stars5–624–9–553Recap :
January: 6–5–3, 15 points (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
39January 2@ Winnipeg Jets3–424–10–553Recap
40January 4@ Washington Capitals8–125–10–555Recap
41January 8St. Louis Blues5–525–10–656Recap
42January 10@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–425–10–757Recap
43January 11New York Islanders2–425–11–757Recap
44January 15Quebec Nordiques1–425–12–757Recap
45January 17@ Boston Bruins4–625–13–757Recap
46January 18Los Angeles Kings7–226–13–759Recap
47January 21@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–027–13–761Recap
48January 22Minnesota North Stars5–428–13–763Recap
49January 24@ Montreal Canadiens3–628–14–763Recap
50January 28@ Buffalo Sabres4–428–14–864Recap
51January 30@ Colorado Rockies7–429–14–866Recap
52January 31@ St. Louis Blues3–230–14–868Recap :
February: 6–5–2, 14 points (home: 2–1–2; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
53February 5Buffalo Sabres0–430–15–868Recap
54February 7@ Quebec Nordiques3–530–16–868Recap
55February 8Hartford Whalers6–630–16–969Recap
56February 12Vancouver Canucks4–331–16–971Recap
57February 14@ Detroit Red Wings3–132–16–973Recap
58February 15Montreal Canadiens5–532–16–1074Recap
59February 17Pittsburgh Penguins4–133–16–1076Recap
60February 19@ Calgary Flames4–533–17–1076Recap
61February 21@ Los Angeles Kings3–134–17–1078Recap
62February 24@ Vancouver Canucks4–634–18–1078Recap
63February 25@ Edmonton Oilers2–634–19–1078Recap
64February 27@ Winnipeg Jets6–335–19–1080Recap
65February 28@ Minnesota North Stars4–236–19–1082Recap :
March: 5–4–4, 14 points (home: 4–2–2; road: 1–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
66March 5Winnipeg Jets10–137–19–1084Recap
67March 7Edmonton Oilers3–537–20–1084Recap
68March 8@ Buffalo Sabres4–837–21–1084Recap
69March 12Detroit Red Wings9–438–21–1086Recap
70March 14@ New York Islanders3–338–21–1187Recap
71March 15Toronto Maple Leafs4–438–21–1288Recap
72March 18@ Chicago Black Hawks1–538–22–1288Recap
73March 19Boston Bruins5–339–22–1290Recap
74March 21Chicago Black Hawks4–439–22–1391Recap
75March 22Calgary Flames6–240–22–1393Recap
76March 24Washington Capitals2–540–23–1393Recap
77March 29@ Hartford Whalers4–141–23–1395Recap
78March 30@ New York Rangers0–041–23–1496Recap :
April: 0–1–1, 1 points (home: 0–1–1; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
79April 2Buffalo Sabres2–241–23–1597Recap
80April 5New York Rangers0–241–24–1597Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1981 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Preliminary Round vs. Quebec Nordiques - Flyers win 3–2
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1April 8Quebec Nordiques6–4Flyers lead 1–0Recap
2April 9Quebec Nordiques8–5Flyers lead 2–0Recap
3April 11@ Quebec Nordiques0–2Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4April 12@ Quebec Nordiques3–4 OTSeries tied 2–2Recap
5April 14Quebec Nordiques5–2Flyers win 3–2Recap :
Quarterfinals vs. Calgary Flames – Flames win 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1April 16Calgary Flames4–0Flyers lead 1–0Recap
2April 17Calgary Flames4–5Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 19@ Calgary Flames1–2Flames lead 2–1Recap
4April 20@ Calgary Flames4–5Flames lead 3–1Recap
5April 22Calgary Flames9–4Flames lead 3–2Recap
6April 24@ Calgary Flames3–2Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 26Calgary Flames1–4Flames 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 | Bill Barber | LW | 80 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 6 | 69 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Rick MacLeish | LW | 78 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −1 | 0 |
| 27 | Reggie Leach | RW | 79 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 21 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Brian Propp | LW | 79 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 27 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 16 | Bobby Clarke | C | 80 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 17 | 140 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Behn Wilson | D | 77 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 39 | 237 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 17 | Paul Holmgren | RW | 77 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 306 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 49 |
| 10 | Mel Bridgman | C | 77 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 28 | 195 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 39 |
| 14 | Ken Linseman | C | 51 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 9 | 150 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 67 |
| 12 | Tim Kerr | C/RW | 68 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 3 | 84 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Tom Gorence | RW | 79 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | Bob Dailey | D | 53 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Al Hill | LW | 57 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 18 |
| 24 | Terry Murray | D | 71 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 21 | Gary Morrison | RW | 33 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Thomas Eriksson | D | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | C | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Blake Wesley | D | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Glen Cochrane | D | 31 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 219 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 18 | Yves Preston | LW | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Mike Busniuk | D | 72 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 20 | Jimmy Watson | D | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Reid Bailey | D | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 25 | Greg Adams | LW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Norm Barnes‡ | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Frank Bathe | D | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 175 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 16 |
| 33 | Pete Peeters | G | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 19 |
| 30 | Rick St. Croix | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 23 | Paul Evans | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Jack McIlhargey‡ | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Phil Myre‡ | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### 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 |
| 33 | Pete Peeters | 40 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1115 | 115 | 2.97 | .897 | 2 | 2,324 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 12 | 4.03 | .815 | 0 | 179 |
| 30 | Rick St. Croix | 27 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 746 | 65 | 2.50 | .913 | 2 | 1,563 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 250 | 27 | 3.01 | .892 | 1 | 537 |
| 31 | Phil Myre‡ | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 450 | 61 | 4.08 | .864 | 0 | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL second All-Star team | Bill Barber (Left wing) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Bill Barber |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Bob Dailey |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Holmgren |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pete Peeters |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pat Quinn (Coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Behn Wilson |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Bob Dailey |
| Team | Class Guy Award | Bill Barber |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 1980–81 season was Bobby Clarke tying the team record for goals in a single period (3) on December 13. The team's 2,621 penalty minutes during the regular season is a franchise record. During their preliminary round series against the Quebec Nordiques, the two shorthanded goals scored during game two tied a team record. Seven seconds into game four Terry Murray scored the fastest goal from the start of a playoff game in team history.
A number of team records were set or tied during game four of their quarterfinal series against the Calgary Flames, most notably setting a team record for most goals during a playoff game (9). Their five goals during the first period (5) is also tied for the team record. Ken Linseman tied team records for most assists in a playoff game (4) and period (3). Their 9–4 victory in the game ended a team record seven game playoff road losing streak dating back to May 17, 1980.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Tim Kerr | October 9, 1980 |
| First game | Ron Flockhart | November 2, 1980 |
| First game | Greg Adams | January 17, 1981 |
| First game | Thomas Eriksson | February 12, 1981 |
| First game | Reid Bailey | February 27, 1981 |
| 1000th point | Bobby Clarke | March 19, 1981 |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1980, the day after the deciding game of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 21, 1981, the day of the deciding game of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 11, 1980 (1980-06-11) | To Philadelphia Flyers Ron Areshenkoff10th-round pick in 1980 | To Edmonton Oilers Barry Dean |
| August 11, 1980 (1980-08-11) | To Philadelphia Flyers cash | To Quebec Nordiques John Paddock |
| August 21, 1980 (1980-08-21) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 1982 | To Washington Capitals Bob Kelly |
| September 15, 1980 (1980-09-15) | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1981cash | To Quebec Nordiques Andre Dupont |
| November 21, 1980 (1980-11-21) | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1982 | To Hartford Whalers Norm BarnesJack McIlhargey |
| January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) | To Philadelphia Flyers | To Wichita Wind (CHL) Loan of Yves Preston |
| February 26, 1981 (1981-02-26) | To Philadelphia Flyers cash | To Colorado Rockies Phil Myre |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| July 2, 1980 (1980-07-02) | Ron Flockhart | Regina Pats (WCHL) | Free agency |
| February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17) | Ilkka Sinisalo | HIFK (Liiga) | Free agency |
| March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06) | Dave Logan | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Dave Gardner | HC Ambri-Piotta (NLB) | Free agency |
| October 6, 1980 (1980-10-06) | Dennis Ververgaert | Washington Capitals | Free agency |
| October 1980 (1980-10) | Danny Lucas | Colorado Rockies | Buyout |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| May 28, 1980 (1980-05-28) | Thomas Eriksson | 3-year |
| May 28, 1980 (1980-05-28) | Pelle Lindbergh | 3-year |
| June 6, 1980 (1980-06-06) | Mark Taylor | |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1980 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 11, 1980.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 21 | Mike Stothers | Defense | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 2 | 42 | Jay Fraser | Left wing | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 3 | 63 | Paul Mercier | Defense | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) |
| 4 | 84 | Taras Zytynsky | Defense | Canada | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 105 | Dan Held | Forward | Canada | Seattle Breakers (WHL) |
| 6 | 126 | Brian Tutt | Defense | Canada | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
| 7 | 147 | Ross Fitzpatrick | Forward | Canada | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 8 | 168 | Mark Botell | Defense | Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) |
| 9 | 189 | Peter Dineen | Defense | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHA) |
| 10 | 195 | Bob O'Brien | Right wing | Canada | Dixie Beehives (OPJHL) |
| 10 | 210 | Andy Brickley | Left wing | United States | University of New Hampshire (HE) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.