2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 40th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). 
The 2006–07 NHL season turned out to be the worst in franchise history. Having lost Michal Handzus in a trade with Chicago, Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau to retirement in the off-season, the Flyers found themselves without many leaders to guide the team. Peter Forsberg replaced Primeau as team captain, but a chronic foot injury had him in and out of the lineup throughout the season and limited his effectiveness. Eight games into the regular season and with a record of 1–6–1, General Manager Bob Clarke resigned and head coach Ken Hitchcock was fired. Assistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager Paul Holmgren took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis.
The changes did little to improve the Flyers fortunes in 2006–07 as setting franchise records for futility became the norm. They had several multiple-game losing streaks including a franchise worst 10–game losing streak and a 12–game home losing streak that stretched from November 29 to February 10. Ultimately, the Flyers finished with a 22–48–12 record, the most losses in franchise history and the worst record in the league. They also set the NHL record for the biggest points drop off in the standings in a one-year span (101 points in 2005–06 to 56 points in 2006–07, a difference of 45 points).
With the team clearly on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time in 13 years, Holmgren set his sights on rebuilding the team and preparing for the future. Forsberg, unwilling to commit to playing next season, was traded to Nashville for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent, and 2007 1st and 3rd-round draft picks. Veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn and disappointing off-season acquisition Kyle Calder was sent to Detroit via Chicago in exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen. The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from Buffalo for a 2007 2nd-round pick. Given wide praise for his efforts, the Flyers gave Holmgren a two-year contract and removed the interim label from his title.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
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October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)	October: 3–7–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–5–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 5 	Philadelphia 	0 – 4 	Pittsburgh 	 	Esche 	16,957 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 7 	NY Rangers 	5 – 4 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Niittymaki 	19,798 	0–1–1 	1
3 	October 10 	Philadelphia 	4 – 2 	NY Rangers 	 	Niittymaki 	18,200 	1–1–1 	3
4 	October 11 	Montreal 	3 – 1 	Philadelphia 	 	Niittymaki 	19,256 	1–2–1 	3
5 	October 14 	Philadelphia 	2 – 3 	New Jersey 	 	Niittymaki 	14,177 	1–3–1 	3
6 	October 17 	Philadelphia 	1 – 9 	Buffalo 	 	Esche 	18,690 	1–4–1 	3
7 	October 19 	Philadelphia 	1 – 4 	Tampa Bay 	 	Niittymaki 	19,920 	1–5–1 	3
8 	October 20 	Philadelphia 	2 – 3 	Florida 	 	Niittymaki 	17,194 	1–6–1 	3
9 	October 26 	Atlanta 	2 – 3 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Niittymaki 	19,228 	2–6–1 	5
10 	October 28 	Pittsburgh 	8 – 2 	Philadelphia 	 	Niittymaki 	19,589 	2–7–1 	5
11 	October 30 	Chicago 	0 – 3 	Philadelphia 	 	Esche 	18,876 	3–7–1 	7
==Playoffs==
The Flyers did not qualify for the post-season.
==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
Simon Gagne 	12 	 	76 	41 	27 	68 	30 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mike Knuble 	22 	 	64 	24 	30 	54 	56 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Joni Pitkanen 	44 	 	77 	4 	39 	43 	88 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Peter Forsberg‡ 	21 	 	40 	11 	29 	40 	72 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Jeff Carter 	17 	 	62 	14 	23 	37 	48 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mike Richards 	18 	 	59 	10 	22 	32 	52 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Geoff Sanderson 	8 	 	58 	11 	18 	29 	44 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
R. J. Umberger 	20 	 	81 	16 	12 	28 	41 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Sami Kapanen 	24 	 	77 	11 	14 	25 	22 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Alexandre Picard 	45 	 	62 	3 	19 	22 	17 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Randy Jones 	6 	 	66 	4 	18 	22 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Kyle Calder‡ 	19 	 	59 	9 	12 	21 	36 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Randy Robitaille‡ 	27 	 	28 	5 	12 	17 	22 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Dmitry Afanasenkov† 	27 	 	41 	8 	7 	15 	12 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Scottie Upshall† 	9 	 	18 	6 	7 	13 	8 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Stefan Ruzicka 	15 Ruzicka wore number 9 earlier in the season before the Forsberg trade.	 	40 	3 	10 	13 	18 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Alexei Zhitnik†‡ 	77 	 	31 	3 	10 	13 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ryan Potulny 	11 	 	35 	7 	5 	12 	22 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ben Eager 	55 	 	63 	6 	5 	11 	233 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Todd Fedoruk† 	29 	 	48 	3 	8 	11 	84 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Derian Hatcher 	2 	 	82 	3 	6 	9 	67 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mike York† 	61 	 	34 	4 	4 	8 	8 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Petr Nedved 	93 	 	21 	1 	6 	7 	18 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Braydon Coburn† 	5 	 	20 	3 	4 	7 	16 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Freddy Meyer‡ 	34 	 	25 	2 	3 	5 	14 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Denis Gauthier 	23 	 	43 	0 	4 	4 	45 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Jussi Timonen 	46 	 	14 	0 	4 	4 	6 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Eric Meloche 	40 	 	13 	1 	2 	3 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Boyd Kane 	28 	 	15 	0 	2 	2 	28 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Nate Guenin 	65 	 	9 	0 	2 	2 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Lars Jonsson 	43 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	6 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Robert Esche (G) 	42 	 	18 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mike Rathje 	3 	 	18 	0 	1 	1 	6 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Triston Grant 	52 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	10 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Nolan Baumgartner 	5 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	21 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Antero Niittymaki (G)	30 	 	52 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Lasse Kukkonen† 	28 	 	20 	0 	0 	0 	8 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Martin Biron (G)† 	43 	 	16 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Darren Reid 	26 	 	14 	0 	0 	0 	18 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
David Printz 	54 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Riley Cote 	33 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	11 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Denis Hamel† 	14 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Niko Dimitrakos 	15 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Michael Leighton (G)†	49 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Mark Cullen 	14 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Martin Grenier 	32 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Matt Ellison 	36 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Martin Houle (G) 	35 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ryan Parent 	77 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
†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 	OT 	GA 	SO 	Sv% 	GAA 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	Sv% 	GAA
Antero Niittymaki	30 	 	52 	2942 	9 	29 	8 	166 	0 	.894 	3.38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Robert Esche 	42 	 	18 	860 	5 	9 	1 	62 	1 	.872 	4.32 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Martin Biron 	43 	 	16 	935 	6 	8 	2 	47 	1 	.908 	3.01 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Michael Leighton 	49 	 	4 	195 	2 	2 	0 	12 	0 	.882 	3.70 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Martin Houle 	35 	 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	.667 	27.27 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All-Star Game representative	Simon Gagne 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Team 	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Derian Hatcher	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bobby Clarke Trophy 	Simon Gagne 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gene Hart Memorial Award 	Sami Kapanen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial 	Ben Eager 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toyota Cup 	Simon Gagne 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Yanick Dupre Memorial 	Mike Knuble 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Records===
Flyers player 	Flyers player 	Flyers player	Flyers player	Flyers player	Flyers player	Flyers player	Flyers player	Flyers player	Flyers player
Player 	Record 	Mark 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antero Niittymaki	Losses, one season	29 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Milestones===
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
Alexei Zhitnik	1,000th NHL Game	February 20, 2007
Derian Hatcher	1,000th NHL Game	April 7, 2007
==Transactions==
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 2006–07 season.
===Trades===
June 24, 2006 	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd round pick in 20064th round pick in 2006 	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd round pick in 2006
August 2, 2006 	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Meloche 	To Chicago Blackhawks Vaclav Pletka
August 4, 2006 	To Philadelphia Flyers Kyle Calder 	To Chicago Blackhawks Michal Handzus
November 9, 2006 	To Philadelphia Flyers Darren Reid 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Daniel Corso
November 13, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk 	To Anaheim Ducks 4th round pick in 2007futures
December 16, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexei Zhitnik 	To New York Islanders Freddy Meyer conditional 3rd round pick in 2007
December 20, 2006	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike York 	To New York Islanders Randy Robitaille 5th round pick in 2008
February 15, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Scottie Upshall Ryan Parent 1st round pick in 2007 3rd round pick in 2007	To Nashville Predators Peter Forsberg
February 24, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn 	To Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik
February 26, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Lasse Kukkonen 3rd round pick in 2007 	To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Calder
February 27, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Martin Biron 	To Buffalo Sabres 2nd round pick in 2007
===Other transactions===
Date 	Player 	Team (League) 	Notes
Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency
June 15, 2006 	Marty Murray 	Hannover (DEL) 	1 year
June 26, 2006 	Brad Tapper 	Hannover (DEL) 	1 year
July 1, 2006 	Nolan Baumgartner 	Vancouver (NHL) 	2 years
July 1, 2006 	Lars Jonsson 	HV71 (Elitserien) 	1 year
July 4, 2006 	Randy Robitaille 	Minnesota (NHL) 	
July 5, 2006 	Mark Cullen 	Chicago (NHL) 	1 year
July 13, 2006 	Daniel Corso 	Frankfurt (DEL) 	
July 13, 2006 	Martin Grenier 	NY Rangers (NHL) 	
July 13, 2006 	Boyd Kane 	Washington (NHL) 	1 year
July 19, 2006 	Geoff Sanderson 	Phoenix (NHL) 	2 years
September 13, 2006 	Ryan Kesler 	Vancouver (NHL) 	Offer sheet matched by Vancouver
Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency
May 18, 2006 	Jamie Storr 	Düsseldorf (DEL) 	
July 1, 2006 	Kim Johnsson 	Minnesota (NHL) 	
July 6, 2006 	Branko Radivojevic 	Minnesota (NHL) 	
July 14, 2006 	Donald Brashear 	Washington (NHL) 	
July 21, 2006 	Wade Skolney 	Pittsburgh (NHL) 	
September 15, 2006 	Ryan Ready 	Iserlohn (DEL) 	
Retirement 	Retirement 	Retirement 	Retirement
August 10, 2006 	Eric Desjardins 	— 	
September 14, 2006 	Keith Primeau 	— 	2 years remained on contract
September 21, 2006 	Brian Savage 	— 	
April 13, 2007 	Turner Stevenson 	— 	Bought out June 30, 2006
n/a 	Chris Therien 	— 	Not re-signed following 2005–06 season
Claimed off waivers 	Claimed off waivers 	Claimed off waivers 	Claimed off waivers
December 30, 2006 	Dmitry Afanasenkov 	Tampa Bay (NHL) 	
January 11, 2007 	Michael Leighton 	Nashville (NHL) 	
February 27, 2007 	Denis Hamel 	Atlanta (NHL) 	
Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers
November 11, 2006 	Marty Murray 	Los Angeles (NHL) 	
January 2, 2006 	Petr Nedved 	Edmonton (NHL) 	
February 24, 2006 	Nolan Baumgartner 	Dallas (NHL) 	
February 27, 2006 	Michael Leighton 	Montreal (NHL) 	
Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed
July 5, 2006 	Antero Niittymaki 	— 	1 year
July 6, 2006 	R.J. Umberger 	— 	2 years
July 13, 2006 	Matt Ellison 	— 	1 year
July 14, 2006 	Joni Pitkanen 	— 	1 year
September 11, 2006 	Simon Gagne 	— 	5 years, $26.25 million
November 29, 2006 	Mike Knuble 	— 	2 years, $5.6 million extension
February 13, 2006 	Sami Kapanen 	— 	2 years, $2.5 million extension
March 27, 2007 	Martin Biron 	— 	2 years, $7 million extension
Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts
May 28, 2006 	Frederik Cabana 	Halifax (QMJHL) 	Drafted 171st overall, 2004
May 30, 2006 	Steve Downie 	Peterborough (OHL) 	Drafted 29th overall, 2005
May 30, 2006 	Jussi Timonen 	SaiPa (SM-liiga) 	Drafted 146th overall, 2001
July 5, 2006 	Denis Tolpeko 	Regina (WHL) 	Undrafted free agent
August 16, 2006 	Nate Guenin 	Ohio State (CCHA) 	Unsigned NY Rangers 2002 draft pick
September 23, 2006 	Oskars Bartulis 	Moncton (QMJHL) 	Drafted 91st overall, 2005
March 15, 2007 	Kyle Greentree 	Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA) 	Undrafted free agent
March 15, 2007 	Jonathan Matsumoto 	Bowling Green State (CCHA) 	Drafted 79th overall, 2006
==Draft picks==
The Philadelphia's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.hockeydb.com, 2006 NHL Entry Draft
Rnd	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Drafted from
1 	22 	Claude Giroux 	Right Wing	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
2 	39 	Andreas Nodl 	Right Wing	 	Sioux Falls (USHL)
2 	42 	Michael Ratchuk 	Defenseman	 	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2 	55 	Denis Bodrov 	Defenseman	 	Tolyatti Lada (RSL)
3 	79 	Jonathan Matsumoto	Center 	 	Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
4 	101	Joonas Lehtivuori 	Defenseman	 	Ilves (SM-liiga)
4 	109	Jakub Kovar 	Goaltender	 	Budejovice Jr. (CZE)
5 	145	Jon Rheault 	Right Wing	 	Providence College (HE)
6 	175	Michael Dupont 	Goaltender	 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
7 	205	Andrei Popov 	Right Wing	 	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Vysshaya Liga)
==Farm teams==
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates After an early season coaching change from Craig Berube, who joined the Flyers as an assistant, to Kjell Samuelsson, the Phantoms struggled finishing sixth in their division and missing the playoffs.FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 2006–07 Trenton finished 4th in their division and made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs before losing to the Dayton Bombers in their last season as a Flyers affiliate. Following the 2006–07 ECHL season the Titans were re-named the Trenton Devils by their new owners, the New Jersey Devils.
==See also==
*2006–07 NHL season
==References==
*General: 2006–07 Flyers season on FlyersHistory.net
*Regular season game log: Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log on FlyersHistory.net
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