2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 55th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. On March 29, 2022, the Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention, with a 4–1 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The Flyers will miss the playoffs for the second year in a row, marking the first time since 1993–94 that the Flyers missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
== Standings ==
=== Divisional standings ===
===Conference standings===
 
== Schedule and results ==
=== Regular season ===
The Flyers' regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.
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October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)	October: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 15 	Vancouver 	5–4 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Hart 	19,338 	0–0–1 	1 	
2 	October 18 	Seattle 	1–6 	Philadelphia 	 	Hart 	17,727 	1–0–1 	3 	
3 	October 20 	Boston 	3–6 	Philadelphia 	 	Jones 	15,310 	2–0–1 	5 	
4 	October 23 	Florida 	4–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Hart 	16,936 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 27 	Philadelphia 	5–3 	Edmonton 	 	Hart 	14,328 	3–1–1 	7 	
6 	October 28 	Philadelphia 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	Jones 	18,344 	4–1–1 	9 	
7 	October 30 	Philadelphia 	0–4 	Calgary 	 	Hart 	15,319 	4–2–1 	9 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	79	16	36	52	−23	77
 	73	23	27	50	−2 	10
‡ 	57	18	24	42	−12	20
 	82	24	14	38	−33	25
 	63	17	17	34	−11	50
 	48	10	21	31	−20	26
 	79	9 	22	31	−20	34
 	80	7 	24	31	+9 	34
 	67	11	19	30	−9 	35
 	79	12	14	26	−11	22
 	77	1 	18	19	−47	14
 	29	6 	11	17	−6 	14
‡ 	31	6 	10	16	+6 	10
‡ 	61	5 	11	16	+3 	36
 	55	5 	11	16	−11	14
 	66	2 	14	16	−9 	38
 	30	3 	7 	10	−14	6
 	16	5 	4 	9 	+4 	4
 	44	4 	5 	9 	−16	11
 	75	3 	6 	9 	−15	110
† 	21	4 	3 	7 	−4 	2
‡ 	25	6 	0 	6 	−5 	10
 	41	1 	4 	5 	−13	16
 	4 	1 	4 	5 	+2 	0
 	15	2 	2 	4 	−2 	8
 	10	1 	3 	4 	−1 	10
 	10	0 	4 	4 	−5 	0
 	33	1 	2 	3 	−15	31
† 	26	1 	2 	3 	−7 	2
 	43	1 	2 	3 	−3 	29
 	6 	1 	2 	3 	−1 	11
 	5 	0 	2 	2 	0 	2
 	11	1 	0 	1 	−2 	0
‡ 	7 	0 	1 	1 	−3 	6
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
‡ 	15	0 	0 	0 	−7 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	10	0 	0 	0 	−6 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	45	44	2,603:04	13	24	7	137	3.16	1,441	.905	1	0	1	0
 	35	33	1,997:08	12	18	3	114	3.42	1,027	.900	0	0	0	0
 	5 	5 	297:15 	0 	4 	1	16 	3.23	177 	.910	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Type 	Award/honor 	Recipient 	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection 	Claude Giroux 	
League (in-season)	NHL First Star of the Week 	Claude Giroux (February 7)	
Team 	Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Travis Sanheim 	
Team 	Bobby Clarke Trophy 	Cam Atkinson 	
Team 	Gene Hart Memorial Award 	Zack MacEwen 	
Team 	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy 	Travis Sanheim 	
Team 	Toyota Cup 	Carter Hart 	
Team 	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Cam Atkinson 	
==Transactions==
The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Nashville PredatorsPhilippe MyersNolan Patrick 	To Philadelphia FlyersRyan Ellis 	
 	To Arizona CoyotesShayne Gostisbehere2nd-round pick in 2022STL 7th-round pick in 2022	To Philadelphia FlyersFuture considerations 	
 	To Buffalo SabresRobert Hagg1st-round pick in 2021 (Isak Rosen)2nd-round pick in 2023	To Philadelphia FlyersRasmus Ristolainen 	
 	To Columbus Blue JacketsJakub Voracek 	To Philadelphia FlyersCam Atkinson 	
 	To Florida PanthersClaude GirouxConnor BunnamanGerman Rubtsov5th-round pick in 2024 	To Philadelphia FlyersOwen TippettConditional4 1st-round pick in 20243rd-round pick in 2023	
 	To New York RangersJustin Braun 	To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Edmonton OilersDerick Brassard 	To Philadelphia Flyers4th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsFuture considerations 	To Philadelphia FlyersBrennan Menell 	
Notes:
# Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2024 if it falls outside the top 10 selections, otherwise Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2025.
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Adam Clendening 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ryan Fitzgerald 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Martin Jones 	San Jose Sharks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Gerald Mayhew 	Minnesota Wild 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nick Seeler 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nate Thompson 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Keith Yandle 	Florida Panthers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Cooper Zech 	Providence Bruins (AHL) 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Derick Brassard 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jon-Randall Avon	Peterborough Petes (OHL) 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Patrick Brown 	Vegas Golden Knights 	 	Waivers 	
 	Zack MacEwen 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Waivers 	
 	Kevin Connauton 	Florida Panthers 	 	Waivers 	
 	Hayden Hodgson 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Carsen Twarynski 	Seattle Kraken 	 	Expansion draft	
 	Brian Elliott 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Alex Lyon 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Derrick Pouliot 	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Chris Bigras 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Pascal Laberge 	Maine Mariners (ECHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Andy Andreoff 	New York Islanders 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Tyler Wotherspoon 	Utica Comets (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Waivers 	
 	Nate Prosser 	 	 	Retirement 	
 	Gerald Mayhew 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Waivers 	
 	Samuel Morin 	 	 	Retirement 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Contract type	Ref
 	Samuel Morin 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Carter Hart 	3-year	Re-signing 	
 	Samu Tuomaala 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Connor Bunnaman 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Travis Sanheim 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Sean Couturier 	8-year	Extension 	
 	Joel Farabee 	6-year	Extension 	
 	Rasmus Ristolainen	5-year	Extension 	
 	Noah Cates 	2-year	Entry-level 	
 	Ronnie Attard 	2-year	Entry-level 	
 	Bobby Brink 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Ivan Fedotov 	1-year	Entry-level 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
2 	46 	Samu Tuomaala 	RW 	 	Karpat U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
3 	78 	Alexei Kolosov 	G 	 	HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
4 	110	Brian Zanetti 	D 	 	HC Lugano U20 (U20-Elit)
5 	158	Ty Murchison 	D 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6 	174	Ethan Samson 	D 	 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 	206	Owen McLaughlin	C 	 	Mount St. Charles Mounties (USHS-RI)
==References==
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