1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1968–69
Team=Philadelphia Flyers
Division=West
DivisionRank=3rd
Record=20–35–21
HomeRecord=14–16–8
RoadRecord=6–19–13
GoalsFor=174
GoalsAgainst=225
GeneralManager=Bud Poile
Coach=Keith Allen
Captain=Ed Van Impe
AltCaptain=Dick Cherry
Jean-Guy Gendron
Allan Stanley
Arena=The Spectrum
Attendance=11,196 [FlyersHistory.net, [http://www.flyershistory.net/cgi-bin/attend.cgi All Time Team Attendance] ]
GoalsLeader=Andre Lacroix (24)
AssistsLeader=Jean-Guy Gendron (35)
PointsLeader=Andre Lacroix (56)
PIMLeader=Forbes Kennedy (195)
PlusMinusLeader=Bill Sutherland (+5)
WinsLeader=Bernie Parent (17)
GAALeader=Bernie Parent (2.69)The 1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers second season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lou Angotti, who was the first captain of the club, left the team and was replaced by defenseman Ed Van Impe in that role. Led by Van Impe and the team-leading 24 goals of Andre Lacroix, the Flyers struggled finishing 15 games under .500. Despite the poor regular season showing, they made the playoffs; however, they were manhandled by St. Louis in a four-game sweep. Not wanting his team to be physically outmatched again, owner Ed Snider instructed General Manager Bud Poile to acquire bigger, tougher players. [PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, [http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com/history/halloffame/snider.asp Ed Snider's Flyers Hall of Fame bio.] ]

Regular season

The Flyers would only win one game during the month of October. They finished the month with a record of 1-5-2. Their first win (3-0) would come on October 17th against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The shut out was one of two shutouts the Flyers would get this season. The second one also coming against the Penguins on November 13th. Despite having a losing record going into the 1968-69 NHL All-Star Game, Bernie Parent and Ed Van Impe represented the Flyers in the game. The Flyers would end the season 15 games below .500 with a 20-35-21(.363) record. The Flyers were 6-19-11 against the Original Six. The Flyers would finish in Third place in the Western Division.

The team was led offensively by Andre Lacroix in goals (24), Jean-Guy Gendron in assists (35), and Andre Lacroix in points (56). In Net, Bernie Parent would play a majority of the games with a 17-23-16 record. He would post a 2.69 GAA (151 Goals Against on 1966 Shots) and 1 shutout. Doug Favell would post a 15-15-6. He had a 3.56 GAA (71 Goals Against on 721 Shots) and 1 shutout.

eason standings

Game log

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Player stats

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"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes"

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1968–69 season.

Trades

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec. [hockeydb.com, [http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1968a.html 1968 NHL Amateur Draft] ]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Quebec Aces of the AHL, the Seattle Totems of the WHL, and the Jersey Devils of the EHL. [FlyersHistory.net, [http://www.flyershistory.net/cgi-bin/otheraffiliates.cgi Non-AHL Affiliates] ] [FlyersHistory.net, [http://www.flyershistory.net/cgi-bin/ml-season.cgi?1968-69 AHL Season Overview: 1968–69] ]

ee also

*1968–69 NHL season

References

*General: [http://www.flyershistory.net/cgi-bin/season.cgi?1968-69 1968–69 Flyers season] on FlyersHistory.net
*Regular season game log: [http://www.flyershistory.net/cgi-bin/games.cgi?1968-69 Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log] on FlyersHistory.net
*Playoffs game log: [http://www.flyershistory.net/cgi-bin/poffs.cgi Philadelphia Flyers playoffs game log] on FlyersHistory.net