1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, setting a team record for fewest wins and an NHL record for most ties.

Off-season

On May 20, 1969, Keith Allen was named vice president and assistant general manager of the team and replaced as head coach by Vic Stasiuk.^[4] Stasiuk spent the previous two seasons as the head coach of the Quebec Aces, the Flyers American Hockey League affiliate.^[4]

The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba, named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.

Regular season

By the time training camp came around it was clear that Clarke was the best player on the team, and he quickly became a fan favorite. His 15 goals and 31 assists earned him a trip to the NHL All-Star Game.

On December 11, 1969, the Flyers introduced what would become one of the team's best-known traditions: playing a recording of Kate Smith singing God Bless America instead of the The Star-Spangled Banner before important games. The perception was that the team was more successful on these occasions, so the tradition grew. The move was initially done by Flyers promotion director Lou Scheinfeld as a way to defray national tensions at the time of the Vietnam War: Scheinfeld noticed that people would regularly leave their seats and walk around during the anthem, but showed more respect and often sang along to "God Bless America". To this day, the team plays the song before major playoff games, currently with Lauren Hart (daughter of Hall of Fame Flyers broadcast announcer Gene Hart) performing the first part of the song, a recording of Smith singing the second part, and Lauren Hart joining the recording for the finale. As of the close of the 2013–14 Flyers season, the Flyers have a record of 96–28–4 when God Bless America is sung prior to Flyers home games.^[5]

General manager Bud Poile was fired on December 19.^[6] Keith Allen was named his replacement on December 22.^[6]

The team struggled in 1969–70 recording a franchise worst (as of completion of the 2013–14 season) in wins (17). Even with such a bad output, the Flyers had a seven-point lead on the Oakland Seals with six games to play. However, the Flyers lost their last six games and Oakland made up the deficit. They lost the tiebreaker for the final playoff spot to Oakland, missing the playoffs for the first time.

Season standings

West Division^[7]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	St. Louis Blues	76	37	27	12	224	179	+45	86
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	26	38	12	182	238	−56	64
3	Minnesota North Stars	76	19	35	22	224	257	−33	60
4	Oakland Seals	76	22	40	14	169	243	−74	58
5	Philadelphia Flyers	76	17	35	24	197	225	−28	58
6	Los Angeles Kings	76	14	52	10	168	290	−122	38

Schedule and results

Regular season

1969–70 regular season

October: 1–1–5, 7 Points (Home: 0–0–4; Road: 1–1–1)

November: 2–7–4, 8 Points (Home: 2–2–3; Road: 0–5–1)

December: 4–5–3, 11 Points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–2–3)

January: 5–6–5, 15 Points (Home: 3–3–2; Road: 2–3–3)

February: 3–6–3, 9 Points (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 1–4–2)

March: 2–7–4, 8 Points (Home: 1–2–3; Road: 1–5–1)

April: 0–3–0, 0 Points (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–1–0)

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing

				Regular season
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
7	Lacroix, AndreAndre Lacroix	24	C	74	22	36	58	−6	14
12	Dornhoefer, GaryGary Dornhoefer	26	RW	65	26	29	55	2	96
20	Johnson, JimJim Johnson	27	C	72	18	30	48	1	17
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	20	C	76	15	31	46	1	68
11	Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	35	LW	71	23	21	44	8	54
17	Nolet, SimonSimon Nolet	28	RW	56	22	22	44	12	36
10	Sutherland, BillBill Sutherland	35	LW	51	15	17	32	−2	30
3	Hillman, LarryLarry Hillman	32	D	76	5	26	31	−9	73
9	Fleming, RegReg Fleming	33	LW	65	9	18	27	−4	134
24	Ball, TerryTerry Ball	25	D	61	7	18	25	−7	20
8	Morrison, LewLew Morrison	21	RW	66	9	10	19	−3	19
15	Peters, GarryGarry Peters	27	C	59	6	10	16	−9	69
19	Heiskala, EarlEarl Heiskala	27	LW	65	8	7	15	−15	171
14	Watson, JoeJoe Watson	26	D	54	3	11	14	0	28
23	Hale, LarryLarry Hale	28	D	53	1	9	10	−4	28
2	Van Impe, EdEd Van Impe	29	D	65	0	10	10	−1	117
6	Hillman, WayneWayne Hillman	31	D	68	3	5	8	−9	69
5	Cherry, DickDick Cherry	32	D	68	3	4	7	−24	23
30	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	24	G	62	0	3	3	-98 !N/A	14
21	Sarrazin, DickDick Sarrazin	24	RW	18	1	1	2	−2	4
18	Paiement, RosaireRosaire Paiement	24	RW	9	1	1	2	−2	4
21	Bernier, SergeSerge Bernier	22	C	1	0	1	1	−1	0
4 !4, 21	MacSweyn, RalphRalph MacSweyn	27	D	17	0	0	0	−7	4
1	Favell, DougDoug Favell	24	G	15	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	2
21	Edestrand, DarrylDarryl Edestrand	24	D	2	0	0	0	−1	6
1	Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson	21	G	1	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0

Goaltenders

			Regular season
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
30	Parent, BernieBernie Parent	24	62	13	29	20	3	171	.920	2.79	3680
1	Favell, DougDoug Favell	24	15	4	5	4	1	43	.917	3.15	820
1	Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson	21	1	0	1	0	0	3	.885	3.00	60

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient	Ref
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Bobby Clarke	^[8]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Bernie Parent	^[8]

Records

* NHL record
** Tied for NHL record

Individual single season records
Record	Total	Player
Losses	29	Bernie Parent (tied by Antero Niittymaki in 2006–07)
Shots against	2,125	Bernie Parent

Team single season records
Record	Total
Fewest wins	17
Fewest wins on road	6 (tied in 1968–69)
Most ties	24*
Most ties on road	13**

Team regular season streaks records
Record	Games	Date(s)
Longest home tie streak	4	October 19, 1969, through October 30, 1969

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 5, 1969, the day after the deciding game of the 1969 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 10, 1970, the day of the deciding game of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals.^[9]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
May 14, 1969	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To St. Louis Blues Ron Buchanan	^[10]
May 14, 1969	To Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Hillman	To Minnesota North Stars John Miszuk	^[11]
June 7, 1969	To Philadelphia Flyers Reg Fleming	To New York Rangers Don Blackburn Leon Rochefort	^[12]
June 10, 1969	To Philadelphia Flyers $30,000 cash future considerations	To Minnesota North Stars Bob Barlow	^[13]
June 12, 1969	To Philadelphia Flyers Jean-Guy Gendron	To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 1969	^[14]

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details	Ref
September 29, 1969	Jim Mair	Johnstown Jets (EHL)		^[15]

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.

Date	Player	Contract details	Ref
July 24, 1969	Andre Lacroix	2 years	^[16]
August 21, 1969	Serge Bernier		^[17]
August 21, 1969	Gerry Meehan		^[17]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
October 1, 1969	Bobby Clarke	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)	1969 2nd-round pick		^[18]

NHL Inter-League Draft

The 1969 NHL Inter-League Draft was held on June 10, 1969.^[19] The draft featured NHL teams selecting players from American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams. It cost $15,000 to make a claim.^[19]

Selections by the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1969 NHL Inter-League Draft^[13]^[19]
Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	Selected from	Notes
1	5	Bob Barlow	Philadelphia Flyers	Vancouver Canucks (WHL)	Barlow was traded shortly after draft

NHL Intra-League Draft

The 1969 NHL Intra-League Draft was held on June 11, 1969.^[20]^[21] Each NHL team placed 14 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.^[20] It cost $30,000 to make a claim.^[20]

The Flyers protected the following players:^[20] goaltenders Doug Favell and Bernie Parent, and skaters Serge Bernier, Mike Byers, Reg Fleming, Jean-Guy Gendron, Wayne Hillman, Jim Johnson, Andre Lacroix, Ralph MacSweyn, Gerry Meehan, Rosaire Paiement, Dick Sarrazin, Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, and Joe Watson.

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1969 NHL Intra-League Draft^[20]^[22]
Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	Selected from	Notes
1	5	Larry Hillman	Philadelphia Flyers	Montreal Canadiens	Flyers removed Jean-Guy Gendron from protected list Canadiens claimed Gendron in lieu of cash

NHL Reverse Draft

The 1969 NHL Reverse Draft was held on June 12, 1969.^[23] The Reverse Draft featured American Hockey League (AHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL) teams selecting unprotected players from NHL teams.^[23] It cost $15,000 to make a claim.^[23]

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1969 NHL Reverse Draft^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]
Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	Selected from	Notes
1	5	Rene Drolet	Quebec Aces (AHL)	Philadelphia Flyers	Played entire 1968–69 season with Quebec
1	10	Jean Lapointe	Hershey Bears (AHL)	Philadelphia Flyers	Played entire 1968–69 season with Quebec
2	17	Bob Sneddon	Springfield Kings (AHL)	Philadelphia Flyers	Finished 1968–69 season with Quebec
2	18	Roger Pelletier	Quebec Aces (AHL)	Philadelphia Flyers	Played entire 1968–69 season with Quebec

Departures

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Ref
N/A	Myron Stankiewicz	—	Retirement	^[28]
N/A	Larry Zeidel	—	Retirement	^[29]
September 24, 1969	Allan Stanley	—	Retirement	^[30]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 11, 1969.^[31]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1969 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA
1	6	Currier, BobBob Currier	Center	Canada	Cornwall Royals (CJAHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2	17	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	Center	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)	1144	358	852	1210	1453	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	28	Brossart, WillieWillie Brossart	Defense	Canada	Estevan Bruins (WCHL)	129	1	14	15	88	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	40	Belhumeur, MichelMichel Belhumeur	Goaltender	Canada	Drummondville Rangers (QJHL)	65	0.1 !0	4	4	12	9	36	7	4.61
5	52	Schultz, DaveDave Schultz	Left Wing	Canada	Sorel Eperviers (QJHL)	535	79	121	200	2294	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	64	Saleski, DonDon Saleski	Right Wing	Canada	Regina Pats (SJHL)	543	128	125	253	629	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	81	Chartre, ClaudeClaude Chartre	Center	Canada	Drummondville Rangers (QJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes^[32]

The Flyers seventh-round pick, 75th overall, was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Jean-Guy Gendron on June 12, 1969.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL,^[2]^[33] the Flint Generals of the IHL,^[3] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.^[3]

References

General

hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results

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Philadelphia Flyers seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Philadelphia Flyers

Founded in 1967 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Eric Lindros trade Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Comcast Spectacor President Paul Holmgren General manager Ron Hextall Head coach Dave Hakstol Team captain Claude Giroux Current roster

Arenas	Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

Rivalries	Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers New Jersey Devils

Affiliates	AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms ECHL Reading Royals USPHL Premier Philadelphia Flyers-USPHL Affiliate history

Media	CSN Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia 97.5 The Fanatic Broadcasters

Culture/Lore	1976 Flyers–Red Army game 2010 NHL Winter Classic 2012 NHL Winter Classic Broad Street Bullies Curse of Billy Penn Ed Snider Flyers–Senators brawl Gene Hart "God Bless America" Kate Smith Lauren Hart Legion of Doom Lou Nolan Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

1969–70 NHL season

East	Boston Chicago Detroit Montreal New York Toronto

West	Los Angeles Minnesota Oakland Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Finals

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