1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers finished 1st in the Patrick Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Boston Bruins 4 games to 1.
==Regular Season==
The Flyers lost their hold on the Patrick Division in 1977–78 and settled for second place. Tom Bladon's 8 points (4 goals and 4 assists) in a game against the Cleveland Barons on December 11 set an NHL record for a defenseman.Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9 After sweeping the Colorado Rockies in 2 games in the preliminary round, the Flyers moved on and beat Buffalo in five games. They faced Boston in the semifinals for the second consecutive season, and lost again, this time in five games. Following the season, the Flyers were stunned when head coach Fred Shero left to take the general manager and head coaching jobs with the Rangers. As compensation for The Fog, the Flyers received the Rangers' first-round draft pick which (along with their own first-round selection) the club used to select defenseman Behn Wilson and center Ken Linseman sixth and seventh overall respectively at the 1978 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal the following June.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
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October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)	October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 13 	Chicago 	1 – 5 	Philadelphia 	Stephenson 	17,077 	1–0–0 	2
==Playoffs==
===Game Log===
1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0	Preliminary Round vs. Colorado - Flyers win 2–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	
1 	April 11 	Colorado 	2 – 3 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Parent 	17,077 	Flyers lead 1–0 	
2 	April 13 	Philadelphia 	3 – 1 	Colorado 	 	Parent 	16,399 	Flyers win 2–0 	
==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
Bobby Clarke 	16		71 	21 	68 	89 	83 		12 	4 	7 	11 	8
Bill Barber 	7 		80 	41 	31 	72 	34 		12 	6 	3 	9 	2
Rick MacLeish 	19		76 	31 	39 	70 	33 		12 	7 	9 	16 	4
Orest Kindrachuk 	26		73 	17 	45 	62 	128 		12 	5 	5 	10 	13
Bob Dailey 	2 		76 	21 	36 	57 	62 		12 	1 	5 	6 	22
Reggie Leach 	27		72 	24 	28 	52 	24 		12 	2 	2 	4 	0
Ross Lonsberry 	18		78 	18 	30 	48 	45 		12 	2 	2 	4 	6
Mel Bridgman 	10		76 	16 	32 	48 	203 		12 	1 	7 	8 	36
Don Saleski 	11		70 	27 	18 	45 	44 		11 	2 	0 	2 	19
Tom Bladon 	3 		79 	11 	24 	35 	57 		12 	0 	2 	2 	11
Paul Holmgren 	17		62 	16 	18 	34 	190 		12 	1 	4 	5 	26
Bob Kelly 	9 		74 	19 	13 	32 	95 		12 	3 	5 	8 	26
Barry Dean 	29		56 	7 	18 	25 	34 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Rick Lapointe 	5 		47 	4 	16 	20 	91 		12 	0 	3 	3 	19
Jimmy Watson 	20		71 	5 	12 	17 	62 		12 	1 	7 	8 	6
Kevin McCarthy 	25		62 	2 	15 	17 	32 		10 	0 	1 	1 	8
Joe Watson 	14		65 	5 	9 	14 	22 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Andre Dupont 	6 		69 	2 	12 	14 	225 		12 	2 	1 	3 	13
Gary Dornhoefer 	12		47 	7 	5 	12 	62 		4 	0 	0 	0 	7
Dave Hoyda 	8 		41 	1 	3 	4 	119 		9 	0 	0 	0 	17
Harvey Bennett‡ 	22		2 	1 	0 	1 	7 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Blake Dunlop 	32		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Bernie Parent (G) 	1 		49 	0 	0 	0 	4 		12 	0 	0 	0 	0
Wayne Stephenson (G)	35		26 	0 	0 	0 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Rick St. Croix (G) 	30		7 	0 	0 	0 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Al Hill 	15		80 	41 	31 	72 	34 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Frank Bathe 	21		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Jim Cunningham 	21		1 	0 	0 	0 	4 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Drew Callander 	28		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
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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
Bernie Parent 	1 		49 	2923 	29 	6 	13 	108 	7 	.912 	2.22 		12 	722 	7 	5 	33 	0 	.891 	2.74
Wayne Stephenson	35		26 	1482 	14 	10 	1 	68 	3 	.892 	2.75 		- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Rick St. Croix 	30		7 	395 	2 	4 	1 	20 	0 	.894 	3.04 		- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and Records==
===Awards===
NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All-Star Game representative	Bill BarberTom BladonBobby ClarkeBob DaileyFred Shero (Coach)Wayne StephensonJimmy Watson	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Team 	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Jim Watson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class Guy Award 	Joe Watson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Records===
NHL player	NHL player 	NHL player 	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player	NHL player
Player 	Record 	Mark 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Bladon	Best plus-minus, one game 	+10 December 11, 1977 vs. Cleveland	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom Bladon	Most points by a defenseman, one game	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Milestones===
Player 	Milestone	Reached
Bernie Parent	500 Games	December 8, 1977
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 17, 1977 	To Philadelphia Flyersfutures 	To Los Angeles KingsSteve Short
August 5, 1977 	To Philadelphia FlyersBarry Dean 	To Colorado RockiesMark Suzor
October 28, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Blake Dunlop3rd round pick in 1978	To Minnesota North Stars Harvey Bennett
November 1, 1977	To Philadelphia FlyersTerry Murray 	To Detroit Red Wingscash
November 3, 1977	To Philadelphia Flyers Paul Evans 	To Los Angeles Kings Completed June 17th trade
===Additions and Subtractions===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"	Additions 	Additions 	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions
Player 	Former team 	Via 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Guy Delparte 	Oklahoma City (CHL) 	free agency (8/15) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brian Burke 	Providence College (HE)	free agency (8/17) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jim Cunningham 	Michigan State (CCHA) 	free agency (9/1) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wayne Schaab 	— 	free agency (9/7) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Larry Romanchych	Atlanta 	free agency (9/15) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bernie Johnston 	Syracuse (NAHL) 	free agency (9/28) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Frank Bathe 	Port Huron (IHL) 	free agency (10/7) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Busniuk 	Nova Scotia (AHL) 	free agency (10/23)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Draft Picks==
Philadelphia's picks at the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.hockeydb.com, 1977 NHL Amateur Draft
Rnd	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Drafted from
1 	17 	Kevin McCarthy 	Defenseman	 	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
2 	35 	Tom Gorence 	Right wing	 	U. of Minnesota (CCHA)
3 	53 	Dave Hoyda 	Left wing 	 	Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)
4 	67 	Yves Guillemette	Goaltender	 	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
4 	71 	Rene Hamelin 	Right wing	 	Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)
5 	89 	Dan Clark 	Defenseman	 	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
6 	107	Alain Chaput 	Center 	 	Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)
7 	123	Richard Dalpe 	Center 	 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
8 	135	Pete Peeters 	Goaltender	 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
8 	136	Clint Eccles 	Center 	 	Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)
8 	139	Mike Greeder 	Defenseman	 	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)
9 	150	Tom Bauer 	Winger 	 	Providence College (HE)
9 	151	Michael Bauman 	Defenseman	 	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9 	153	Bruce Crowder 	Forward 	 	U. of New Hampshire (HE)
10 	158	Rob Nicholson 	Defenseman	 	St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)
10 	159	Dave Isherwood 	Center 	 	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
10 	161	Steve Jones 	Goaltender	 	Ohio State University (CCHA)
11 	165	Jim Trainor 	Defenseman	 	Harvard University (ECAC)
11 	166	Barry Duench 	Center 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
11 	168	Rod McNair 	Defenseman	 	Ohio State University (CCHA)
12 	172	Mike Laycock 	Goaltender	 	Brown University (ECAC)
==Farm Teams==
The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL AffiliatesFlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1977–78
==See Also==
*1977–78 NHL season
==References==
*General: 1977–78 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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