The 1967–68

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season was the Philadelphia Flyers' inaugural

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and the first

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(NHL) season in

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, since the Philadelphia Quakers' 1930–31 season. The Flyers won the West Division, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the

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in seven games.

NHL expansion

Philadelphia waited almost 35 years from when the Quakers' played their last home game (a 4–0 loss to Chicago on March 17, 1931) for the NHL to return when the city was awarded an expansion franchise on February 9, 1966. Philadelphia was a bit of a surprise choice since a group from the nearby city of

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were considered favorites to land a team. The man who often receives the most credit for bringing NHL hockey back to Philadelphia is

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. While attending a basketball game in 1964 at the

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, the then vice-president of the

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observed a crowd of

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fans lining up to purchase tickets to see a last-place team. Intrigued, he began making plans for a new arena upon hearing the NHL was looking to expand due to fears of a competing league taking hold on the West Coast and the desire for a new television contract in the United States. Snider made his proposal to the league and the Philadelphia group – including Snider,

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, Jerome Schiff, and Eagles owner Jerry Wolman – was chosen over the Baltimore group. On April 4, 1966, Putnam announced there would be a name-the-team contest and that orange, black and white would be the team colors. Wanting what he referred to as "hot" colors, Putnam's choice was influenced by the orange and white of his alma mater, the

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, and the orange and black of Philadelphia's previous NHL team, the Quakers. Also announced on April 4 was the hiring of a Chicago firm to design the team's arena. Details of the name-the-team contest were released on July 12, 1966. As sponsor of the contest, ballots were available at local

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grocery stores and included a top prize of a

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21" color television, two season tickets for both the second and third prize winners, and a pair of tickets to a game for the next 100 winners. Among the names considered behind the scenes were Quakers, Ramblers, and Liberty Bells. The first two were the names of previous Philadelphia hockey teams and given the connotations of losing (Quakers) and the minor leagues (Ramblers), were passed over. Liberty Bells, though seriously considered, was also the name of a local race track. Bashers, Blizzards, Bruisers, Huskies, Keystones, Knights, Lancers, Raiders, and Sabres were among the other names considered. It was Ed Snider's sister Phyllis who ended up naming the team when she suggested Flyers on a return trip from a Broadway play. Ed knew immediately it would be the winning name, since it captured the speed of the game and went well phonetically with Philadelphia. On August 3, 1966, the team name was announced. Of the 11,000 ballots received, more than 100 selected Flyers as the team name and were entered into a drawing to select a winner. 9-year-old boy Alec Stockard from Narberth, who had spelled it "Fliers" on his entry, won the drawing and was declared the winner. With the name and colors already known, Philadelphia advertising firm Mel Richmann Inc. was hired to design a logo and jersey. With Tom Paul as head of the project, artist Sam Ciccone designed both the logo and jerseys with the concept to represent speed. Ciccone's winged P design, four stylized wings attached to a slanted P with an orange dot to represent a puck, was considered the "obvious choice" over his other designs which included a winged skate. Ciccone's jersey design, a stripe down each shoulder and down the arms, represented wings.

Off-season

The men hired to build the expansion Flyers were

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as general manager and Keith Allen as head coach. Both were former NHL players and were

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coaches in the years preceding expansion, Poile with the San Francisco Seals and Allen with the

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. On May 8, 1967, the Flyers purchased the

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's Quebec Aces and with them acquired sixteen professional players and the rights to sixteen amateur players. The NHL Expansion Draft was held a month later on June 6. The six expansion franchises selected 20 players from the

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teams, though most of the players available were either aging veterans or career minor-leaguers before expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were

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, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti (who was named the Flyers' first captain), Leon Rochefort, and

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. The following day, the Flyers made two selections in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, notably

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5th overall from the

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Regular season

The Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the

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. Bill Sutherland scored the first goal in franchise history. They won their first game a week later, defeating the

on the road, 2–1. The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting out their trans-Pennsylvania rivals, the

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, 1–0 on October 19. With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a below .500 record and after being forced to play their last seven home games on the road (five of them at

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, the home of their AHL affiliate) due to a March 1 storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off. The team was led offensively by Leon Rochefort in goals (21) and Lou Angotti in assists (37) and points (49). Bill Sutherland was the only other player on the team with at least 20 goals and Gary Dornhoefer was the only other player with at least 30 assists. Rochefort was the only Flyer to take part in the

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. Despite the lack of offensive firepower, the Flyers were strong enough defensively to be a respectable 8–15–1 against

teams, winning at least one game against all six and winning three of their four games against the defending Stanley Cup champion

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. 22-year-old goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent split time in net and put up similar numbers. Favell finished 3rd in

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voting.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

The Flyers returned to the Spectrum in time to open up their first playoff series on April 4, 1968, against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues came into the series as underdogs, but they took Game 1 1–0.

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scored the Flyers first ever playoff goal 1:32 into the first period of Game 2. Tied going into the third period, Leon Rochefort's goal with 13:09 left proved to be the game winner in a 4–3 result. The series shifted to St. Louis and the Flyers lost both Games 3 and 4. With the Flyers on the verge of elimination, Rosaire Paiement scored a hat trick in Game 5 and the Flyers won 6–1. Returning to St. Louis for Game 6, Don Blackburn's goal with 8:42 left in the 2nd overtime forced a Game 7. However, the Flyers lost Game 7 by a score of 3–1.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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, , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , Favell , , 10,859 , , 3–3–0 , , 6 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 7 , , October 29 , , California , , 2–2 , , Philadelphia , , Favell , , 4,708 , , 3–3–1 , , 7 , , , - , - style="background:#fcf;" , 8 , , November 2 , ,

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, , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , Favell , , 4,203 , , 3–4–1 , , 7 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , , November 4 , , Philadelphia , , 4–1 , ,

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, , Parent , , 14,822 , , 4–4–1 , , 9 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 10 , , November 5 , , Montreal , , 1–1 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 9,188 , , 4–4–2 , , 10 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 11 , , November 8 , , Philadelphia , , 1–1 , , Pittsburgh , , Parent , , 4,719 , , 4–4–3 , , 11 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , November 12 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , ,

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, , Parent , , 17,200 , , 10–6–4 , , 24 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 21 , , November 30 , , California , , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 3,167 , , 10–7–4 , , 24 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , December 3 , , St. Louis , , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 8,727 , , 11–7–4 , , 26 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 23 , , December 6 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , , California , , Favell , , 2,426 , , 11–8–4 , , 26 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , December 8 , , Philadelphia , , 3–0 , , Los Angeles , , Favell , , 4,624 , , 12–8–4 , , 28 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 25 , , December 10 , , Chicago , , 3–0 , , Philadelphia , , Favell , , 14,646 , , 12–9–4 , , 28 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 26 , , December 14 , , St. Louis , , 2–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 8,005 , , 12–9–5 , , 29 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , , December 16 , , Philadelphia , , 1–0 , , St. Louis , , Parent , , 7,570 , , 13–9–5 , , 31 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , December 17 , , Pittsburgh , , 1–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 7,522 , , 14–9–5 , , 33 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , December 21 , , Minnesota , , 0–6 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 7,638 , , 15–9–5 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 30 , , December 23 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , , Chicago , , Parent , , 17,500 , , 15–10–5 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 31 , , December 25 , , New York , , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 9,456 , , 15–11–5 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 32 , , December 28 , , Philadelphia , , 3–5 , , Detroit , , Favell , , 13,568 , , 15–12–5 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , December 30 , , Philadelphia , , 2–0 , , Los Angeles , , Favell , , 14,000 , , 16–12–5 , , 37 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , December 31 , , Los Angeles , , 1–9 , , Philadelphia , , Favell , , 5,643 , , 17–12–5 , , 39 , , , - , - style="background:#fcf;" , 35 , , January 4 , , Boston , , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 10,097 , , 17–13–5 , , 39 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 36 , , January 6 , , Philadelphia , , 2–2 , , Pittsburgh , , Favell , , 7,351 , , 17–13–6 , , 40 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , January 7 , , Pittsburgh , , 1–3 , , Philadelphia , , Favell , , 7,935 , , 18–13–6 , , 42 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 38 , , January 10 , , Philadelphia , , 4–6 , , Minnesota , , Favell , , 9,768 , , 18–14–6 , , 42 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 39 , , January 11 , , Montreal , , 4–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 14,126 , , 18–15–6 , , 42 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , January 14 , , Philadelphia , , 6–3 , , Oakland , , Parent , , 2,878 , , 19–15–6 , , 44 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , January 18 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , , Minnesota , , Favell , , 9,098 , , 20–15–6 , , 46 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 42 , , January 20 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , , Boston , , Parent , , 13,527 , , 20–16–6 , , 46 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 43 , , January 21 , , St. Louis , , 2–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 10,834 , , 20–16–7 , , 47 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , January 24 , , Philadelphia , , 2–1 , ,

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, , Favell , , 15,834 , , 21–16–7 , , 49 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 45 , , January 25 , , Minnesota , , 3–0 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 9,334 , , 21–17–7 , , 49 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 46 , , January 27 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , , Detroit , , Parent , , 12,820 , , 21–18–7 , , 49 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 47 , , January 28 , , Los Angeles , , 2–0 , , Philadelphia , , Favell , , 13,577 , , 21–19–7 , , 49 , , , - , colspan="10" style="text-align:center;", ''Notes:''
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Game played at Madison Square Garden due to the roof blowing off the

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during a March 1 storm.
Game played at

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due to the roof blowing off the

during a March 1 storm.
Game played at

due to the roof blowing off the

during a March 1 storm. , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

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Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D = Defense; G =

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; LW = Left wing; 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

Excluding the shortened 1994–95,

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, and 2020–21 seasons, the 173 goals scored during the regular season is the lowest total in franchise history. During game six of the team’s playoff series against St. Louis that the Flyers won 2–1 in the second overtime period, goaltender

made 63 saves on 64 shots against, both team records. His playoff year totals for goals against average (1.36) is also a team record and his save percentage (.963) is a league record.

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 3, 1967, the day after the deciding game of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 11, 1968, the day of the deciding game of the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Signings

Draft picks

NHL Expansion Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, which was held at the

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, on June 6, 1967.

NHL Amateur Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967.

NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1967 NHL Special Internal Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 7, 1967. Sponsored players aged 20 before May 31, 1967, who played as amateurs during the 1966–67 season were eligible for selection. There were only four selections total in this draft, two of which were made by the Flyers.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, whom they purchased on May 8, 1967, the

and Phoenix Roadrunners1967–1968 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 78. of the WHL, and the Knoxville Knights of the EHL. Quebec finished second in their division and made it to the

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Finals before losing to the

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in six games. Head coach

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was awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year and Simon Nolet won the

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as the league's leading scorer. Seattle finished 2nd in the 5-team WHL and won the Lester Patrick Cup as league champions. Knoxville finished 9th in the 12-team EHL and missed the playoffs in what proved to be their final season in existence.

Notes

References

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External links

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