The 1994–95 Philadelphia Flyers season was the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...

28th season in the

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(NHL). The Flyers made the playoffs for the first time since

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, also winning their division for the first time since

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, and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing in six games to the

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Off-season

Bob Clarke was named president and general manager of the Flyers on June 15, 1994, replacing

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. The

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received the Flyers' 1994 second-round pick and cash, believed to be around $500,000, as compensation since Clarke had to be released from his contract. On June 24, Clarke hired

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to replace

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as head coach. A former Flyers player, Murray had mostly recently coached the

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of the International Hockey League after being fired midway through the 1993–94 season as the

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head coach. Prior to the start of training camp, the team announced

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was replacing

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as team captain. The Flyers made three major player transactions during the off-season prior to the beginning of the

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. On June 29, the Flyers swapped defensemen with the

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, sending

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to Montreal for

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. On July 6, unrestricted free agent centerman

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, formerly of the

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champion

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, was signed to a two-year, $1.6 million contract. On September 22, the Flyers re-acquired goaltender

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, whom they had traded in 1992 to the

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in the Lindros trade, from the

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for goaltender Tommy Soderstrom.

Regular season

After a 3–6–1 start to the season, including a shutout loss to Ottawa on February 6, Clarke dealt high-scoring winger

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to the

for

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Gilbert Dionne Gilbert Marc Dionne (born September 19, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1990–91 until 1995–96. He is the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Marce ...

and

John LeClair John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. With the Flyers, LeCl ...

. In the following game, at home against Florida, the team lost 3–0, but Lindros and LeClair was placed on a line with sophomore forward

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to form the "

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" line, a mix of scoring talent and physical intimidation. The line registered its first point on Saturday, February 11, 1995, in a game against the

at the Meadowlands. The line made an immediate impact, as it helped the Flyers defeat the Devils 3–1. Less than two weeks later, on Thursday, February 23, Lindros recorded a hat trick in what would be his final game in Quebec City against the Nordiques, but the Flyers wasted a three-goal lead into a 6–6 tie. Two nights later in Montreal, LeClair blitzed his former club in his return with a

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in a 7–0 rout which saw the Flyers score five times in the third period. LeClair's previous hat trick had come just 11 days earlier in a 5–2 Flyers' win at Tampa Bay. Lindros recorded two more hat tricks during the regular season, and both came in consecutive games; his second one on March 18 in a 4–3 Flyers' overtime win in Florida, and the third on March 20 in an 8–4 Flyers' win over the Montreal Canadiens. Josef Beranek had the other Flyers' regular-season hat trick in a 5–4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on February 2. During the season, the Flyers had two long winning streaks: one was eight games from March 5–20, the other was nine games from April 2–22. The final contest in that streak, on April 22 at New Jersey, saw LeClair net the overtime winner which clinched the Atlantic Division. Even though it was scored 54 seconds into the overtime period, it would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored in the lockout-shortened regular season. The end of the season saw Lindros go down with an eye injury in the penultimate game against the

, as a shot he took ricocheted off Rangers defenseman

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and struck him in the face. The playoff drought was finally over as the Flyers won their first division title in eight years and clinched the No.2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Lindros, who scored 70 points, came in second to

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by a tiebreaker in the race for the

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, the NHL scoring championship, but was awarded the

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as the league's MVP.

Season standings

Playoffs

Lindros missed the first three games of the Flyers' Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the

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netted the overtime winner in Game 1 and the club took a 2–0 series lead on the road. Following a narrow Game 3 defeat at The Aud, Lindros returned and the reunited Legion led the club to a 4–2 win. In Game 5, Philly rolled to leads of 4–0 and 5–2 before closing with a 6–4 victory. More overtime magic came in the semifinal series with the defending

champion Rangers, who upset the Nordiques in the first round. Game 1 at the

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saw New York race out to a 3–1 lead, only to see the Flyers storm back to go up 4–3. A late goal from

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sent the game into an extra session, where Desjardins won it with a right-circle shot. The next night,

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recorded a hat-trick but

struck with under 30 seconds played in OT off a feed from Renberg to give the Flyers a 4–3 win and 2–0 series edge. The Flyers capitalized on multiple mistakes and turnovers in Games 3 and 4 at

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, recording 5-2 and 4-1 victories to sweep the series. The Flyers advanced to the conference finals against the Devils. Jersey controlled long stretches of the first two games, winning 4–1 in Game 1 and overcoming an early deficit with a four-goal blitz to take Game 2, 5–2. The Devils were on the verge of going up three games to none at the Meadowlands, but a

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floater in the third period and Lindros' wrister in overtime brought the Flyers back. Philly controlled Game 4 and coasted to a 4–2 win, but the Devils continued to use the

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to control the Legion in Game 5. Although Dineen scored early in the third to tie the game,

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's 50-foot blast got by Hextall and gave New Jersey the shocking 3–2 win and left the Devils one win away from the Cup finals. In Game 6, Jim Montgomery got the Flyers on the board early in the first period, but the Devils stormed back with four consecutive scores to ice the game and the series 4–2.

Schedule and results

Regular season

, - style="background:#fcf;" , 1 , , January 21 , ,

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, , 3 – 1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 0–1–0 , , 0 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 2 , , January 22 , , Philadelphia , , 1 – 4 , ,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, , , , Roussel , , 14,448 , , 0–2–0 , , 0 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 3 , , January 24 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 4 , ,

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, , , , Hextall , , 11,487 , , 0–3–0 , , 0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , January 26 , ,

Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...

, , 2 – 3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Roussel , , 16,557 , , 1–3–0 , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , January 28 , ,

, , 1 – 2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Roussel , , 17,260 , , 2–3–0 , , 4 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 6 , , January 29 , , Philadelphia , , 2 – 2 , ,

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, , OT , , Hextall , , 16,152 , , 2–3–1 , , 5 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 7 , , January 31 , , Philadelphia , , 2 – 5 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 14,141 , , 2–4–1 , , 5 , , , - , - style="background:#fcf;" , 8 , , February 2 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Roussel , , 16,519 , , 2–5–1 , , 5 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , , February 4 , , Buffalo , , 2 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Roussel , , 16,778 , , 3–5–1 , , 7 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 10 , , February 6 , , Philadelphia , , 0 – 3 , ,

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, , , , Roussel , , 9,267 , , 3–6–1 , , 7 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 11 , , February 9 , ,

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, , 3 – 0 , , Philadelphia , , , , Roussel , , 16,229 , , 3–7–1 , , 7 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , February 11 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 1 , ,

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, , , , Roussel , , 19,040 , , 4–7–1 , , 9 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , February 13 , ,

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, , 3 – 5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 16,815 , , 5–7–1 , , 11 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , , February 14 , , Philadelphia , , 5 – 2 , ,

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, , , , Roussel , , 16,699 , , 6–7–1 , , 13 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 15 , , February 16 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,065 , , 6–8–1 , , 13 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 16 , , February 23 , , Philadelphia , , 6 – 6 , ,

, , OT , , Hextall , , 13,301 , , 6–8–2 , , 14 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , February 25 , , Philadelphia , , 7 – 0 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 17,800 , , 7–8–2 , , 16 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 18 , , February 28 , ,

, , 2 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 8–8–2 , , 18 , , , - , - style="background:#ffc;" , 19 , , March 2 , ,

, , 2 – 2 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Hextall , , 16,680 , , 8–8–3 , , 19 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 20 , , March 3 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 5 , ,

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, , , , Hextall , , 18,200 , , 8–9–3 , , 19 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , , March 5 , ,

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, , 2 – 6 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 9–9–3 , , 21 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , March 7 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 3 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 21,827 , , 10–9–3 , , 23 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 23 , , March 9 , ,

, , 2 – 3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 11–9–3 , , 25 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , March 12 , ,

, , 3 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 12–9–3 , , 27 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , , March 15 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 3 , ,

, , , , Roussel , , 18,200 , , 13–9–3 , , 29 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , March 16 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 1 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 10,382 , , 14–9–3 , , 31 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , , March 18 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 3 , ,

, , OT , , Roussel , , 14,703 , , 15–9–3 , , 33 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , March 20 , ,

, , 4 – 8 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 16–9–3 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 29 , , March 22 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 4 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 10,149 , , 16–10–3 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 30 , , March 25 , , Philadelphia , , 2 – 2 , ,

, , OT , , Hextall , , 16,721 , , 16–10–4 , , 36 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , , March 26 , , Buffalo , , 1 – 3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Roussel , , 17,380 , , 17–10–4 , , 38 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 32 , , March 28 , , Philadelphia , , 1 – 5 , ,

, , , , Roussel , , 14,448 , , 17–11–4 , , 38 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 33 , , March 30 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 17–12–4 , , 38 , , , - , - style="background:#fcf;" , 34 , , April 1 , , Philadelphia , , 2 – 3 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 17,181 , , 17–13–4 , , 38 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , , April 2 , ,

, , 2 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 18–13–4 , , 40 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , , April 6 , ,

, , 4 – 5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,245 , , 19–13–4 , , 42 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , April 8 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 1 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 18,130 , , 20–13–4 , , 44 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , , April 12 , ,

, , 2 – 3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 21–13–4 , , 46 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , , April 14 , ,

, , 2 – 3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Roussel , , 17,380 , , 22–13–4 , , 48 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , April 16 , ,

, , 3 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 23–13–4 , , 50 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , April 18 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 1 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 14,703 , , 24–13–4 , , 52 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , , April 20 , ,

, , 1 – 2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 25–13–4 , , 54 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , April 22 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 3 , ,

, , OT , , Roussel , , 19,040 , , 26–13–4 , , 56 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 44 , , April 23 , , Philadelphia , , 2 – 4 , , Buffalo , , , , Hextall , , 16,230 , , 26–14–4 , , 56 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 45 , , April 26 , ,

, , 5 – 2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , 26–15–4 , , 56 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , , April 28 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 3 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 15,550 , , 27–15–4 , , 58 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 47 , , April 30 , ,

, , 2 – 0 , , Philadelphia , , , , Roussel , , 17,380 , , 27–16–4 , , 58 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , , May 2 , , Philadelphia , , 2 – 0 , ,

, , , , Roussel , , 12,621 , , 28–16–4 , , 60 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , , May 7 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Flyers lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , May 8 , , Buffalo , , 1 – 3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Flyers lead 2–0 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 3 , , May 10 , , Philadelphia , , 1 – 3 , , Buffalo , , , , Hextall , , 13,256 , , Flyers lead 2–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , May 12 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 2 , , Buffalo , , , , Hextall , , 16,230 , , Flyers lead 3–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , May 14 , , Buffalo , , 4 – 6 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Flyers win 4–1, , , - , - align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , , May 21 , ,

, , 4 – 5 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Flyers lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , May 22 , ,

, , 3 – 4 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Flyers lead 2–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , May 24 , , Philadelphia , , 5 – 2 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 18,200 , , Flyers lead 3–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , May 26 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 1 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 18,200 , , Flyers win 4–0, , , - , - style="background:#fcf;" , 1 , , June 3 , ,

, , 4 – 1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Devils lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 2 , , June 5 , ,

, , 5 – 2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Devils lead 2–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , June 7 , , Philadelphia , , 3 – 2 , ,

, , OT , , Hextall , , 19,040 , , Devils lead 2–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , June 10 , , Philadelphia , , 4 – 2 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 19,040 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 5 , , June 11 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hextall , , 17,380 , , Devils lead 3–2 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 6 , , June 13 , , Philadelphia , , 2 – 4 , ,

, , , , Hextall , , 19,040 , , Devils win 4–2 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; RW =

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'' * '' = 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.''

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

The Flyers qualified for the

Stanley Cup playoffs The Stanley Cup playoffs (french: Les séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley) is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League (NHL) consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series to determine the league champion and the winner ...

for the first time since

, ending a franchise record five-year playoff drought. Goaltender

tied a team record for consecutive playoff wins (6) from May 12 to May 26. The team’s five consecutive road wins from May 12 to June 10 set a team playoff record (subsequently tied).

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 15, 1994, the day after the deciding game of the

1994 Stanley Cup Finals The 1994 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers and ...

, through June 24, 1995, the day of the deciding game of the

1995 Stanley Cup Finals The 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1994–95 season, and the culmination of the 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils and the ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the

1994 NHL Entry Draft The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was the 32nd NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994. The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Patrik Elias and Eric Boulton, who both played their last NHL g ...

, which was held at the

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, on June 28, 1994. The Flyers traded their first-round picks in 1993 and 1994, 10th overall, along with

Steve Duchesne Steve Duchesne (born June 30, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League with several teams from 1986 until 2002. He was a three-time NHL All-Star and was a member of the Stanley Cup ch ...

Kerry Huffman Kerry Huffman (born January 3, 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL) and is currently a profession ...

, Mike Ricci,

Chris Simon Christopher J. Simon (born January 30, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger, who played 20 seasons of ice hockey: 15 seasons in the NHL and 5 seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League. He last played for Metallurg No ...

, the rights to

Peter Forsberg Peter Mattias Forsberg (; born 20 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former assistant general manager of Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Peter the Great" and "Foppa", Forsberg was known for his on-ice vision and physical pl ...

, and $15 million to the

for the rights to

on June 30, 1992. Their second-round pick, 36th overall, was given to the

as compensation for the Flyers hiring Bob Clarke as their general manager. They also traded their fifth-round pick, 114th overall, and Greg Johnson to the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

for Jim Cummins and the Red Wings' 1993 fourth-round pick on June 20, 1993.

NHL Supplemental Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft on June 28, 1994.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town located 14 miles east of the state capital of Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the c ...

of the

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and the

Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1987 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now "ECHL") when that ...

of the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The E ...

Mitch Lamoureux Mitch Lamoureux (born August 22, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Lamoureux was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Nepean, Ontario. He played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers. He was ...

led the Bears with 85 points as Hershey finished 2nd in their division and lost in six games to the

Cornwall Aces The Cornwall Aces were the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Quebec Nordiques from 1993 to 1995 and the relocated Colorado Avalanche in 1995–96. They were based in the eastern Ontario city of Cornwall and pla ...

in the first round. Johnstown finished 4th in their division and lost in the first round to the

South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Co ...

Notes

References

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