1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 30th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals.
Though Eric Lindros missed 30 games in 1996–97, John LeClair still managed to score 50 goals for the second consecutive year. Despite finishing just one point shy of a third straight Atlantic Division title, the Flyers blitzed their way through the Eastern Conference playoffs. Backstopped by the goaltending tandem of Ron Hextall and Garth Snow, the Flyers dominated Pittsburgh, Buffalo and the Rangers all in five games apiece to win the Eastern Conference championship, and clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1986–87. However, their opponent, the Detroit Red Wings, swept the Flyers in four straight games. After Game 3, Terry Murray said that the team was in a "choking situation". It is said this remark cost Murray his job, as he was fired soon after.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 5 	Florida 	3 – 1 	Philadelphia 	 	Hextall 	19,137 	0–1–0 	0
==Playoffs==
===Game log===
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	
1 	April 17 	Pittsburgh 	1 – 5 	Philadelphia 	 	Snow 	19,618 	Flyers lead 1–0 	
2 	April 19 	Pittsburgh 	2 – 3 	Philadelphia 	 	Snow 	19,812 	Flyers lead 2–0 	
3 	April 21 	Philadelphia 	5 – 3 	Pittsburgh 	 	Snow 	17,355 	Flyers lead 3–0 	
4 	April 23 	Philadelphia 	1 – 4 	Pittsburgh 	 	Snow 	17,355 	Flyers lead 3–1 	
5 	April 26 	Pittsburgh 	3 – 6 	Philadelphia 	 	Snow 	20,009 	Flyers win 4–1 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	# 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
John LeClair 	10		82 	50 	47 	97 	58 		19 	9 	12 	21 	10
Eric Lindros 	88		52 	32 	47 	79 	136 		19 	12 	14 	26 	40
Rod Brind'Amour 	17		82 	27 	32 	59 	41 		19 	13 	8 	21 	10
Mikael Renberg 	19		77 	22 	37 	59 	65 		18 	5 	6 	11 	4
Eric Desjardins 	37		82 	12 	34 	46 	50 		19 	2 	8 	10 	12
Trent Klatt 	20		76 	24 	21 	45 	20 		19 	4 	3 	7 	12
Janne Niinimaa 	44		77 	4 	40 	44 	58 		19 	1 	12 	13 	16
Dale Hawerchuk 	18		51 	12 	22 	34 	32 		17 	2 	5 	7 	0
Shjon Podein 	25		82 	14 	18 	32 	41 		19 	4 	3 	7 	16
Joel Otto 	29		78 	13 	19 	32 	99 		18 	1 	5 	6 	8
Paul Coffey† 	77		37 	6 	20 	26 	20 		17 	1 	8 	9 	6
Chris Therien 	6 		71 	2 	22 	24 	64 		19 	1 	6 	7 	6
Pat Falloon 	15		52 	11 	12 	23 	10 		14 	3 	1 	4 	2
Dainius Zubrus 	9 		68 	8 	13 	21 	22 		19 	5 	4 	9 	12
Karl Dykhuis 	24		62 	4 	15 	19 	35 		18 	0 	3 	3 	2
John Druce 	26		43 	7 	8 	15 	12 		13 	1 	0 	1 	2
Vaclav Prospal 	45		18 	5 	10 	15 	4 		5 	1 	3 	4 	4
Petr Svoboda 	23		67 	2 	12 	14 	94 		16 	1 	2 	3 	16
Daniel Lacroix 	32		74 	7 	1 	8 	163 		12 	0 	1 	1 	22
Scott Daniels 	22		56 	5 	3 	8 	237 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Kjell Samuelsson 	28		34 	4 	3 	7 	47 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
Dan Kordic 	21		75 	1 	4 	5 	210 		12 	1 	0 	1 	22
Craig Darby 	11		9 	1 	4 	5 	2 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Kevin Haller‡ 	5 		27 	0 	5 	5 	37 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Michel Petit† 	8 		20 	0 	3 	3 	51 		3 	0 	0 	0 	6
Colin Forbes 	48		3 	1 	0 	1 	0 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
Garth Snow (G) 	30		35 	0 	1 	1 	30 		12 	0 	2 	2 	11
Jason Bowen 	34		4 	0 	1 	1 	8 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Aris Brimanis 	3 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ron Hextall (G) 	27		55 	0 	0 	0 	43 		8 	0 	0 	0 	0
Darren Rumble 	5 		10 	0 	0 	0 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Frantisek Kucera†	2 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Paul Healey 	38		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
 	 		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
Player 	# 		GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO 	Sv% 	GAA 		GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	Sv% 	GAA
Ron Hextall	27		55 	3094 	31 	16 	5 	132 	5 	.897 	2.56 		8 	444 	4 	3 	22 	0 	.892 	2.97
Garth Snow 	30		35 	1884 	14 	8 	8 	79 	2 	.903 	2.52 		12 	699 	8 	4 	33 	0 	.892 	2.83
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All-Star Game representative	Paul CoffeyDale HawerchukJohn LeClairEric Lindros 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL All-Rookie Team 	Janne Niinimaa (D) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL Player of the Week 	John LeClair (November 11)Eric Lindros (December 16)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL Plus-Minus Award 	John LeClair 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL Second All-Star Team 	John LeClair (LW) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Team 	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Eric Desjardins 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bobby Clarke Trophy 	John LeClair 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class Guy Award 	Shjon Podein 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial 	Trent Klatt 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Records===
NHL player 	NHL player 	NHL player 	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player
Player 	Record 	Mark 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rod Brind'Amour	Shorthanded goals, one playoff game 	2April 26, 1997, vs. Pittsburgh.	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rod Brind'Amour	Shorthanded goals, one playoff period	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Milestones===
Player 	Milestone	Reached
Ron Hextall	500 games	November 21, 1996
==Transactions==
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1996–97 season.
===Trades===
July 18, 1996 	To Philadelphia Flyers Frank Bialowas 	To Washington Capitals futures
December 15, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Paul Coffey3rd round pick in 1997	To Hartford Whalers Kevin Haller1st round pick in 1997Hartford's 7th round pick in 1997
March 18, 1997 	To Philadelphia Flyers Frantisek Kucera 	To Vancouver Canucks futures
===Other transactions===
Date 	Player 	Team (League) 	Notes
Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency
June 27, 1996 	Scott Daniels 	Hartford (NHL) 	
July 3, 1996 	Dominic Roussel 	Winnipeg (NHL) 	
July 18, 1996 	Daniel Lacroix 	NY Rangers (NHL) 	
July 31, 1996 	Steven King 	Anaheim (NHL) 	
August 6, 1996 	John Stevens 	Springfield (AHL) 	
August 10, 1996 	Peter White 	Toronto (NHL) 	
Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency
July 17, 1996 	Dan Quinn 	Pittsburgh (NHL) 	
July 31, 1996 	Shawn Antoski 	Pittsburgh (NHL) 	
Claimed off waviers 	Claimed off waviers 	Claimed off waviers 	Claimed off waviers
June 4, 1996 	Craig Darby 	NY Islanders (NHL) 	
January 17, 1997 	Michel Petit 	Edmonton (NHL) 	
Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers
September 30, 1996 	Bob Corkum 	Phoenix (NHL) 	Waiver draft
September 30, 1996 	Rob DiMaio 	San Jose (NHL) 	Waiver draft
Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed
June 5, 1996 	Jason Bowen 	— 	
July 18, 1996 	Trent Klatt 	— 	
August 6, 1996 	Karl Dykhuis 	— 	
September 10, 1996 	Petr Svoboda 	— 	4 years
Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts
June 18, 1996 	Janne Niinimaa 	Jokerit (SM-liiga) 	Drafted 36th overall, 1993
July 31, 1996 	Brian Wesenberg 	Guelph (OHL) 	Drafted 29th overall, 1995 (Anaheim)
October 10, 1996 	Brian Boucher 	Tri-City (WHL) 	Drafted 22nd overall, 1995
==Draft picks==
Philadelphia's picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.hockeydb.com, 1996 NHL Entry Draft
Rnd	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Drafted from
1 	15 	Dainius Zubrus 	Right Wing	 	Caledon Canadians (MJAHL)
3 	64 	Chester Gallant 	Right Wing	 	Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
5 	124	Per-Ragnar Bergkvist	Goaltender	 	Leksands IF (SEL)
5 	133	Jesse Boulerice 	Right Wing	 	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
7 	187	Roman Malov 	Center 	 	Omsk Avangard (RSL)
8 	213	Jeff Milliker 	Center 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
==Farm teams==
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Mobile Mysticks of the ECHL.FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL AffiliatesFlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1996–97
==See also==
*1996–97 NHL season
*1997 Stanley Cup Finals
==References==
*General: 1996–97 Flyers season on FlyersHistory.net
*Regular season game log: Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log on FlyersHistory.net
*Playoffs game log: Philadelphia Flyers playoffs game log on FlyersHistory.net
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