The 1974–75 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 Well ...

eighth

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in the

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(NHL). The Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. The 1974–75 Flyers were the last Stanley Cup champion to be composed entirely of Canadian-born players.

Regular season

In 1974–75, Dave Schultz topped his mark from the previous season by setting an NHL record for penalty minutes (472 in all). Bobby Clarke's efforts earned him his second

Hart Trophy The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, is an annual award for the most valuable player in the National Hockey League (NHL), voted by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The original trophy was dona ...

and

Bernie Parent Bernard Marcel Parent (born April 3, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 13 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs, and also spent one seaso ...

was the lone recipient of the

Vezina Trophy The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's (NHL) goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the thirty-two NHL general managers vote to determine the winner. It is named in ...

. The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51–18–11, the best record in the league.

Season standings

Playoffs

After a first-round bye, the Flyers easily swept the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

and were presented with another New York-area team in the semifinals. The Flyers looked to be headed toward another sweep against the New York Islanders after winning the first three games. The Islanders, however, fought back by winning the next three games, setting up a deciding seventh game. The Flyers were finally able to shut the door on the Islanders, winning Game 7, 4–1. Facing the

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers won the first two games at home. Game 3, played in Buffalo, would go down in hockey lore as "The Fog Game" due to an unusual May heat wave in Buffalo which forced parts of the game to be played in heavy fog, as Buffalo's arena lacked air conditioning. The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5–1. On the road for Game 6, Bob Kelly scored the decisive goal and Parent posted another shutout (his fourth of the playoffs) as the Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. Parent also repeated as the playoff MVP, winning his second consecutive

Conn Smythe Trophy The Conn Smythe Trophy (french: Trophée Conn Smythe) is awarded annually to the most valuable player (MVP) of his team during the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stanley Cup playoffs. It is named after Conn Smythe, the longtime owner, general ma ...

Schedule and results

Regular season

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, , 5–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 0–1–0 , , 0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , October 12 , , Buffalo , , 1–6 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 1–1–0 , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , October 13 , , Kansas City , , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , Stephenson , , 17,007 , , 2–1–0 , , 4 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 4 , , October 17 , ,

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 ...

, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 2–2–0 , , 4 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , October 19 , , Philadelphia , , 6–3 , ,

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, , Stephenson , , 13,404 , , 3–2–0 , , 6 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 6 , , October 20 , ,

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, , 2–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 3–2–1 , , 7 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , October 22 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , ,

, , Parent , , 13,558 , , 4–2–1 , , 9 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 8 , , October 25 , , Philadelphia , , 1–4 , ,

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, , Taylor , , 12,398 , , 4–3–1 , , 9 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , , October 26 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

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, , Parent , , 15,570 , , 5–3–1 , , 11 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , October 31 , , NY Rangers , , 1–5 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 6–3–1 , , 13 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , November 2 , , Philadelphia , , 3–0 , ,

, , Parent , , 18,005 , , 7–3–1 , , 15 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , November 3 , ,

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, , 1–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 8–3–1 , , 17 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 13 , , November 5 , , Philadelphia , , 4–4 , ,

, , Parent , , 14,865 , , 8–3–2 , , 18 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , , November 7 , ,

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, , 0–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 9–3–2 , , 20 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , November 9 , ,

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, , 2–6 , , Philadelphia , , Stephenson , , 17,007 , , 10–3–2 , , 22 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , November 10 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 11–3–2 , , 24 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , November 13 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , , NY Rangers , , Parent , , 17,500 , , 12–3–2 , , 26 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 18 , , November 15 , , Philadelphia , , 2–2 , ,

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, , Parent , , 15,141 , , 12–3–3 , , 27 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 19 , , November 16 , , Philadelphia , , 3–5 , ,

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, , Stephenson , , 18,607 , , 12–4–3 , , 27 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 20 , , November 21 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 12–5–3 , , 27 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , , November 23 , , Philadelphia , , 6–3 , ,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

, , Parent , , 16,485 , , 13–5–3 , , 29 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 22 , , November 24 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 13–6–3 , , 29 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 23 , , November 27 , ,

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, , 2–6 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 14–6–3 , , 31 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , December 1 , , Kansas City , , 0–10 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 15–6–3 , , 33 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , , December 5 , ,

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, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 16–6–3 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 26 , , December 6 , , Philadelphia , , 3–3 , , Kansas City , , Parent , , 8,971 , , 16–6–4 , , 36 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , , December 8 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 17–6–4 , , 38 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , December 12 , ,

, , 0–6 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 18–6–4 , , 40 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , December 13 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

, , Parent , , 15,141 , , 19–6–4 , , 42 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , , December 15 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 20–6–4 , , 44 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , , December 19 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 21–6–4 , , 46 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 32 , , December 21 , , Philadelphia , , 2–2 , ,

, , Stephenson , , 14,393 , , 21–6–5 , , 47 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , December 22 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 22–6–5 , , 49 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , December 26 , , Philadelphia , , 4–1 , ,

, , Parent , , 18,130 , , 23–6–5 , , 51 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 35 , , December 28 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , ,

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, , Parent , , 19,000 , , 23–7–5 , , 51 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , , December 29 , , Philadelphia , , 5–2 , , Buffalo , , Parent , , 15,863 , , 24–7–5 , , 53 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , January 1 , , Philadelphia , , 2–0 , ,

, , Parent , , 15,578 , , 25–7–5 , , 55 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 38 , , January 4 , , Philadelphia , , 2–2 , ,

, , Parent , , 16,005 , , 25–7–6 , , 56 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 39 , , January 5 , , Philadelphia , , 1–5 , ,

, , Parent , , 11,153 , , 25–8–6 , , 56 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 40 , , January 9 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 25–9–6 , , 56 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 41 , , January 11 , , Philadelphia , , 0–6 , ,

, , Parent , , 18,721 , , 25–10–6 , , 56 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , , January 12 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 26–10–6 , , 58 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , January 14 , , Philadelphia , , 6–4 , , Kansas City , , Parent , , 8,057 , , 27–10–6 , , 60 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , January 16 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 28–10–6 , , 62 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , , January 18 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 29–10–6 , , 64 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , , January 23 , , Philadelphia , , 7–2 , ,

, , Parent , , 18,022 , , 30–10–6 , , 66 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 47 , , January 26 , , Philadelphia , , 2–2 , ,

, , Parent , , 15,003 , , 30–10–7 , , 67 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , , January 30 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 31–10–7 , , 69 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , February 1 , , Buffalo , , 0–6 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 32–10–7 , , 71 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 50 , , February 2 , , Philadelphia , , 1–5 , ,

, , Parent , , 15,003 , , 32–11–7 , , 71 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , February 5 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , , NY Rangers , , Parent , , 17,500 , , 33–11–7 , , 73 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 52 , , February 6 , , NY Rangers , , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 33–12–7 , , 73 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 53 , , February 8 , , Philadelphia , , 0–5 , ,

, , Stephenson , , 15,230 , , 33–13–7 , , 73 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 54 , , February 11 , , Philadelphia , , 1–3 , ,

, , Parent , , 17,924 , , 33–14–7 , , 73 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , February 13 , ,

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, , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 34–14–7 , , 75 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 56 , , February 15 , , Philadelphia , , 1–1 , ,

, , Parent , , 14,865 , , 34–14–8 , , 76 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , February 16 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 35–14–8 , , 78 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 58 , , February 19 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

, , Parent , , 14,150 , , 35–15–8 , , 78 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 59 , , February 20 , , Philadelphia , , 6–6 , , Buffalo , , Parent , , 15,863 , , 35–15–9 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 60 , , February 23 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , , NY Rangers , , Parent , , 17,500 , , 35–16–9 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 61 , , February 26 , , Philadelphia , , 4–7 , ,

, , Parent , , 15,087 , , 35–17–9 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , , February 27 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 36–17–9 , , 81 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , , March 1 , , Kansas City , , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , Stephenson , , 17,007 , , 37–17–9 , , 83 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , , March 2 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , Stephenson , , 17,007 , , 38–17–9 , , 85 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , , March 5 , , Philadelphia , , 9–2 , ,

, , Stephenson , , 14,587 , , 39–17–9 , , 87 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 66 , , March 8 , , Philadelphia , , 2–8 , ,

, , Taylor , , 13,404 , , 39–18–9 , , 87 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , , March 9 , ,

, , 5–8 , , Philadelphia , , Stephenson , , 17,007 , , 40–18–9 , , 89 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , March 13 , ,

, , 0–6 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 41–18–9 , , 91 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 69 , , March 15 , , Philadelphia , , 4–4 , ,

, , Taylor , , 16,485 , , 41–18–10 , , 92 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , , March 16 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 42–18–10 , , 94 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , , March 18 , , Philadelphia , , 7–2 , ,

, , Parent , , 18,130 , , 43–18–10 , , 96 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , , March 22 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 44–18–10 , , 98 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , , March 23 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 45–18–10 , , 100 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , , March 25 , , Philadelphia , , 5–3 , ,

, , Parent , , 15,570 , , 46–18–10 , , 102 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , March 26 , , Philadelphia , , 6–2 , ,

, , Parent , , 11,068 , , 47–18–10 , , 104 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , March 29 , , Philadelphia , , 5–2 , ,

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, , Parent , , 18,000 , , 48–18–10 , , 106 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , , March 30 , ,

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, , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 49–18–10 , , 108 , , , - , - style="background:#ffc;" , 78 , , April 3 , , NY Rangers , , 1–1 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 49–18–11 , , 109 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , , April 5 , , Philadelphia , , 4–1 , ,

, , Parent , , 14,865 , , 50–18–11 , , 111 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , April 6 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Philadelphia , , Parent , , 17,007 , , 51–18–11 , , 113 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 13 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Philadelphia , , , , Parent , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , April 15 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Parent , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 2–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , April 17 , , Philadelphia , , 2–0 , ,

, , , , Parent , , 16,485 , , Flyers lead 3–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 19 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , ,

, , OT , , Parent , , 16,485 , , Flyers win 4–0 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 29 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Stephenson , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , May 1 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Stephenson , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 2–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , May 4 , , Philadelphia , , 1–0 , ,

, , , , Parent , , 14,865 , , Flyers lead 3–0 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 4 , , May 7 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

, , OT , , Parent , , 14,865 , , Flyers lead 3–1 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 5 , , May 8 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Parent , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 3–2 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 6 , , May 11 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , ,

, , , , Parent , , 14,865 , , Series tied 3–3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , May 13 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Parent , , 17,077 , , Flyers win 4–3 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , May 15 , , Buffalo , , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Parent , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , May 18 , , Buffalo , , 1–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Parent , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 2–0 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 3 , , May 20 , , Philadelphia , , 4–5 , , Buffalo , , OT , , Parent , , 15,863 , , Flyers lead 2–1 , , , - style="background:#fcf;" , 4 , , May 22 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , , Buffalo , , , , Parent , , 15,863 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , May 25 , , Buffalo , , 1–5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Parent , , 17,077 , , Flyers lead 3–2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , May 27 , , Philadelphia , , 2–0 , , Buffalo , , , , Parent , , 15,863 , , Flyers win 4–2 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D = Defense; G =

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

; LW = Left Wing; RW =

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Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Among the team records set during the 1974–75 season was Bobby Clarke’s 18-game point streak from February 26 to April 3, which was later tied by

Eric Lindros Eric Bryan Lindros (; born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Lindros was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Oshawa Generals p ...

during the 1998–99 season. Clarke’s 89 assists on the season set a franchise high that he replicated in 1975–76. Goaltender

’s 12 shutouts tied his mark from the previous season and enforcer Dave Schultz’s 472 penalty minutes set a still-standing single season NHL record. Two franchise winning streaks were set during the playoffs. The final win of an eight-game winning streak dating back to May 19, 1974, occurred on May 4. Likewise, the final win of an 13-game home winning streak dating back to April 9, 1974, occurred on May 1.

Rick MacLeish Richard George MacLeish (January 3, 1950 – May 30, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit ...

scored a franchise record two hat tricks in the playoffs and Parent recorded four shutouts during the playoffs. The team as a whole had five shutouts during the playoffs, a mark which was later tied by the 2009–10 team.

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 20, 1974, the day after the deciding game of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 27, 1975, the day of the deciding game of the

1975 Stanley Cup Finals The 1975 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1974–75 season, and the culmination of the 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Buffalo Sabres and the defending champion Philade ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft, which was held via

conference call A conference call is a telephone call in which someone talks to several people at the same time. The conference call may be designed to allow the called party to participate during the call or set up so that the called party merely listens into ...

at the NHL's office in

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, on May 28, 1974. The Flyers first-round pick, 17th overall, was traded to the

California Golden Seals The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The ...

along with Al MacAdam and Larry Wright for

Reggie Leach Reginald Joseph Leach (born April 23, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, and Detroit Re ...

on May 24, 1974.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the

Richmond Robins The Richmond Robins were a professional ice hockey team based in Richmond, Virginia. They were a member of the American Hockey League for five seasons from 1971–72 to 1975–76. Their cross-state rivals in the AHL were the Virginia Wings. The ...

of the AHL and the

Philadelphia Firebirds The Philadelphia Firebirds were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1974 to 1979, and later the franchise moved to Syracuse, New York, and played one final season as the Syracuse Firebirds. ...

of the

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. The Flyers and the expansion

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

had a joint affiliation agreement with Richmond and both teams sent players there. Richmond finished 2nd in their division and lost in seven games to 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. The current Bears club has played in the American Hockey League since the 1938–39 season maki ...

in the first round of the playoffs. Playing in the

Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in the Market East section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. The "L"-shaped complex occupies four city ...

, the first-year Firebirds finished 2nd in the league but lost in the first round of the playoffs to the

Long Island Cougars The Long Island Cougars were a minor league professional ice hockey team that played at the Long Island Arena in Commack, New York, from 1973 to 1975. The Cougars were a member of the North American Hockey League, and were runners up for the ...

Notes

References

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