League: | NHL |
Season: | 1980–81 |
Year: | 1980 |
Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
Conferencerank: | 3rd |
Divisionrank: | 2nd |
Record: | 41–24–15 |
Homerecord: | 23–9–8 |
Roadrecord: | 18–15–7 |
Goalsfor: | 313 (11th) |
Goalsagainst: | 249 (2nd) |
Altcaptain: | None |
Attendance: | 17,077[1] |
Goalsleader: | Bill Barber (43) |
Assistsleader: | Behn Wilson (47) |
Pointsleader: | Bill Barber (85) |
Pimleader: | Paul Holmgren (306) |
Plusminusleader: | Terry Murray (+46) |
Winsleader: | Pete Peeters (22) |
Gaaleader: | Rick St. Croix (2.50) |
The 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After finishing second in the Patrick Division, the Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games.
Bobby Clarke wore the number 16 throughout his entire NHL career except for two games during the 1980–81 season.[2] Prior to a road game on February 27, 1981,[3] Clarke's jersey was stolen.[2] Clarke wore the only other jersey available, number 36,[2] in the next two games.[3] [4] A month later, Clarke hit a personal milestone in memorable fashion. On March 19 during a game against the Boston Bruins, a Reggie Leach slapshot struck Clarke.[5] After leaving the ice, he re-appeared moments later stitched up and with his jersey covered in blood.[5] 31 seconds into the third period Clarke beat Bruins goalie Marco Baron for his 19th goal of the season[6] and his 1,000th career point.[5]
After a tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques, the Flyers moved on to face the Calgary Flames in the quarterfinals. After falling behind 3 games to 1, they managed to force a Game 7 by winning the next two games. The Flyers lost Game 7, 4–1, at the Spectrum.
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || October 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–4 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || October 11 || @ St. Louis Blues || 5–1 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || October 12 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–4 || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || October 16 || Vancouver Canucks || 2–5 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 5 || October 18 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 2–6 || 2–3–0 || 4 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 19 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–1 || 3–3–0 || 6 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 7 || October 23 || New York Islanders || 4–2 || 4–3–0 || 8 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || October 25 || @ New York Islanders || 3–1 || 5–3–0 || 10 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 9 || October 26 || Hartford Whalers || 6–1 || 6–3–0 || 12 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || October 28 || Calgary Flames || 8–0 || 7–3–0 || 14 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 11 || October 30 || New York Rangers || 3–3 || 7–3–1 || 15 || |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 12 || November 1 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 3–3 || 7–3–2 || 16 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || November 2 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || 8–3–2 || 18 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 14 || November 6 || Los Angeles Kings || 8–2 || 9–3–2 || 20 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || November 8 || @ Hartford Whalers || 5–4 || 10–3–2 || 22 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || November 9 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–1 || 11–3–2 || 24 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || November 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 8–1 || 12–3–2 || 26 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 18 || November 15 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–2 || 13–3–2 || 28 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 19 || November 16 || @ Boston Bruins || 0–1 || 13–4–2 || 28 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || November 19 || @ New York Rangers || 5–1 || 14–4–2 || 30 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 21 || November 20 || Minnesota North Stars || 1–1 || 14–4–3 || 31 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 22 || November 22 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–7 || 14–5–3 || 31 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || November 23 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–1 || 15–5–3 || 33 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || November 26 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 4–2 || 16–5–3 || 35 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || November 28 || @ Colorado Rockies || 7–4 || 17–5–3 || 37 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 26 || November 29 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 3–3 || 17–5–4 || 38 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || December 4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 7–5 || 18–5–4 || 40 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 28 || December 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–4 || 18–6–4 || 40 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || December 7 || Colorado Rockies || 4–2 || 19–6–4 || 42 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 30 || December 10 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 2–2 || 19–6–5 || 43 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 31 || December 13 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 || 20–6–5 || 45 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || December 14 || St. Louis Blues || 5–4 || 21–6–5 || 47 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || December 18 || Colorado Rockies || 2–0 || 22–6–5 || 49 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 34 || December 20 || @ Washington Capitals || 5–2 || 23–6–5 || 51 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 35 || December 21 || Washington Capitals || 0–6 || 23–7–5 || 51 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 36 || December 27 || @ Calgary Flames || 1–2 || 23–8–5 || 51 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || December 28 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 2–1 || 24–8–5 || 53 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 38 || December 30 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 5–6 || 24–9–5 || 53 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39 || January 2 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 3–4 || 24–10–5 || 53 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 40 || January 4 || @ Washington Capitals || 8–1 || 25–10–5 || 55 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 41 || January 8 || St. Louis Blues || 5–5 || 25–10–6 || 56 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 42 || January 10 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 25–10–7 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 43 || January 11 || New York Islanders || 2–4 || 25–11–7 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 44 || January 15 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–4 || 25–12–7 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || January 17 || @ Boston Bruins || 4–6 || 25–13–7 || 57 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || January 18 || Los Angeles Kings || 7–2 || 26–13–7 || 59 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || January 21 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–0 || 27–13–7 || 61 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || January 22 || Minnesota North Stars || 5–4 || 28–13–7 || 63 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 49 || January 24 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 3–6 || 28–14–7 || 63 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 50 || January 28 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–4 || 28–14–8 || 64 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || January 30 || @ Colorado Rockies || 7–4 || 29–14–8 || 66 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || January 31 || @ St. Louis Blues || 3–2 || 30–14–8 || 68 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53 || February 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 0–4 || 30–15–8 || 68 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 54 || February 7 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 3–5 || 30–16–8 || 68 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 55 || February 8 || Hartford Whalers || 6–6 || 30–16–9 || 69 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || February 12 || Vancouver Canucks || 4–3 || 31–16–9 || 71 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 57 || February 14 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || 32–16–9 || 73 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 58 || February 15 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–5 || 32–16–10 || 74 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 59 || February 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || 33–16–10 || 76 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 60 || February 19 || @ Calgary Flames || 4–5 || 33–17–10 || 76 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || February 21 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 3–1 || 34–17–10 || 78 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 62 || February 24 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4–6 || 34–18–10 || 78 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 63 || February 25 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 2–6 || 34–19–10 || 78 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || February 27 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 6–3 || 35–19–10 || 80 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || February 28 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 4–2 || 36–19–10 || 82 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66 || March 5 || Winnipeg Jets || 10–1 || 37–19–10 || 84 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 67 || March 7 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–5 || 37–20–10 || 84 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 68 || March 8 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 4–8 || 37–21–10 || 84 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || March 12 || Detroit Red Wings || 9–4 || 38–21–10 || 86 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 70 || March 14 || @ New York Islanders || 3–3 || 38–21–11 || 87 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 71 || March 15 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || 38–21–12 || 88 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 72 || March 18 || @ Chicago Black Hawks || 1–5 || 38–22–12 || 88 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 73 || March 19 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || 39–22–12 || 90 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 74 || March 21 || Chicago Black Hawks || 4–4 || 39–22–13 || 91 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || March 22 || Calgary Flames || 6–2 || 40–22–13 || 93 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || March 24 || Washington Capitals || 2–5 || 40–23–13 || 93 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 77 || March 29 || @ Hartford Whalers || 4–1 || 41–23–13 || 95 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 78 || March 30 || @ New York Rangers || 0–0 || 41–23–14 || 96 || |-|- style="background:#ffc;"| 79 || April 2 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–2 || 41–23–15 || 97 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 80 || April 5 || New York Rangers || 0–2 || 41–24–15 || 97 || |-|-| Legend:
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || April 8 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–4 || Flyers lead 1–0 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || April 9 || Quebec Nordiques || 8–5 || Flyers lead 2–0 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || April 11 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 0–2 || Flyers lead 2–1 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || April 12 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 3–4 OT || Series tied 2–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || April 14 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–2 || Flyers win 3–2 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || April 16 || Calgary Flames || 4–0 || Flyers lead 1–0 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 2 || April 17 || Calgary Flames || 4–5 || Series tied 1–1 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 3 || April 19 || @ Calgary Flames || 1–2 || Flames lead 2–1 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || April 20 || @ Calgary Flames || 4–5 || Flames lead 3–1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || April 22 || Calgary Flames || 9–4 || Flames lead 3–2 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || April 24 || @ Calgary Flames || 3–2 || Series tied 3–3 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 7 || April 26 || Calgary Flames || 1–4 || Flames win 4–3 || |-|-| Legend:
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | |||||||||||||||
7 | LW | 80 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 6 | 69 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | ||
19 | LW | 78 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −1 | 0 | ||
27 | RW | 79 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 21 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
26 | LW | 79 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 27 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 | ||
16 | C | 80 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 17 | 140 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||
3 | D | 77 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 39 | 237 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 36 | ||
17 | RW | 77 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 306 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 49 | ||
10 | C | 77 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 28 | 195 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 39 | ||
14 | C | 51 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 9 | 150 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 67 | ||
12 | C/RW | 68 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 3 | 84 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
22 | RW | 79 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 | ||
2 | D | 53 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | ||
15 | LW | 57 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −1 | 18 | ||
24 | D | 71 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
21 | RW | 33 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 68 | ||||||||
8 | D | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
11 | C | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
6 | D | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 107 | ||||||||
29 | D | 31 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 219 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | ||
18 | LW | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
28 | D | 72 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 204 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||
20 | D | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||
9 | D | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | ||
25 | LW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
25 | D | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 18 | ||||||||
5 | D | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 175 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 16 | ||
33 | G | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
30 | G | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
23 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
29 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||
31 | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1115 | 115 | 2.97 | .897 | 2 | 2,324 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 12 | 4.03 | .815 | 0 | 179 | ||
30 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 746 | 65 | 2.50 | .913 | 2 | 1,563 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 250 | 27 | 3.01 | .892 | 1 | 537 | ||
31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 450 | 61 | 4.08 | .864 | 0 | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (annual) | NHL second All-Star team | Bill Barber (Left wing) | [7] |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Bill Barber | [8] |
Bob Dailey | |||
Paul Holmgren | |||
Pete Peeters | |||
Pat Quinn (Coach) | |||
Behn Wilson | |||
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Bob Dailey | [9] |
Class Guy Award | Bill Barber |
See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
Among the team records set during the 1980–81 season was Bobby Clarke tying the team record for goals in a single period (3) on December 13.[10] The team's 2,621 penalty minutes during the regular season is a franchise record.[11] During their preliminary round series against the Quebec Nordiques, the two shorthanded goals scored during game two tied a team record.[12] Seven seconds into game four Terry Murray scored the fastest goal from the start of a playoff game in team history.[13]
A number of team records were set or tied during game four of their quarterfinal series against the Calgary Flames, most notably setting a team record for most goals during a playoff game (9).[14] Their five goals during the first period (5) is also tied for the team record.[15] Ken Linseman tied team records for most assists in a playoff game (4) and period (3).[16] [17] Their 9–4 victory in the game ended a team record seven game playoff road losing streak dating back to May 17, 1980.[18]
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1980, the day after the deciding game of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 21, 1981, the day of the deciding game of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.[21]
Date | Details | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
June 11, 1980 | To Philadelphia Flyers Ron Areshenkoff 10th-round pick in 1980 | To Edmonton Oilers Barry Dean | [22] | |
August 11, 1980 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash | To Quebec Nordiques John Paddock | [23] | |
August 21, 1980 | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 1982 | To Washington Capitals Bob Kelly | [24] | |
September 15, 1980 | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1981 Cash | To Quebec Nordiques André Dupont | [25] | |
November 21, 1980 | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1982 | To Hartford Whalers Norm Barnes Jack McIlhargey | [26] | |
January 6, 1981 | To Philadelphia Flyers | To Wichita Wind (CHL) Loan of Yves Preston | [27] | |
February 26, 1981 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash | To Colorado Rockies Phil Myre | [28] |
Date | Player | Former team | Via | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regina Pats (WCHL) | Free agency | [29] | |||
HIFK (Liiga) | Free agency | [30] | |||
Free agency | [31] |
Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | HC Ambri-Piotta (NLB) | Free agency | [32] | ||
Free agency | [33] | ||||
Buyout | [34] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
3-year | [35] | |||
3-year | ||||
[36] |
See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks.
Philadelphia's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 11, 1980.[37]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 | Mike Stothers | Defense | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | |||
2 | 42 | Jay Fraser | Left wing | Ottawa 67's (OHA) | |||
3 | 63 | Paul Mercier | Defense | Sudbury Wolves (OHA) | |||
4 | 84 | Taras Zytynsky | Defense | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | |||
5 | 105 | Dan Held | Forward | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | |||
6 | 126 | Brian Tutt | Defense | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | |||
7 | 147 | Ross Fitzpatrick | Forward | Western Michigan University (CCHA) | |||
8 | 168 | Mark Botell | Defense | Brantford Alexanders (OHA) | |||
9 | 189 | Peter Dineen | Defense | Kingston Canadians (OHA) | |||
10 | 195 | Bob O'Brien | Right wing | Dixie Beehives (OPJHL) | |||
10 | 210 | Andy Brickley | Left wing | University of New Hampshire (HE) |
The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[38] [39] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.[40]