1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season

NHL hockey team season

1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers

Division| 2nd Patrick
Conference| 2nd Campbell
1977–78 record| 45–20–15
Home record| 29–6–5
Road record| 16–14–10
Goals for| 296 (4th)
Goals against| 200 (2nd)
Team information
President| Joe Scott
General manager| Keith Allen
Coach| Fred Shero
Captain| Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains| None[a]
Arena| Spectrum
Average attendance| 17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)| Maine Mariners
Philadelphia Firebirds
Team leaders
Goals| Bill Barber (41)
Assists| Bobby Clarke (68)
Points| Bobby Clarke (89)
Penalty minutes| Andre Dupont (225)
Plus/minus| Bobby Clarke (+47)
Wins| Bernie Parent (29)
Goals against average| Bernie Parent (2.22)

<- 1976–77

1978–79 ->

The 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Regular season[edit]

The Flyers lost their hold on the Patrick Division in 1977–78 and settled for second place.

Tom Bladon's 8 points (4 goals and 4 assists) in a game against the Cleveland Barons on December 11 set an NHL record for a defenseman.[2]

### Season standings[edit]

Patrick Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts

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New York Islanders | 80 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 334 | 210 | 111
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 296 | 200 | 105
Atlanta Flames | 80 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 274 | 252 | 87
New York Rangers | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 279 | 280 | 73

[3]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Patrick Division

| 1977–78 NHL Records

Team  | ATL | NYI | NYR | PHI | Total
Atlanta | — | 1–2–3 | 6–0 | 1–4–1 | 8–6–4
N.Y. Islanders | 2–1–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–1–3 | 8–4–6
N.Y. Rangers | 0–6 | 2–4 | — | 0–4–2 | 2–14–2
Philadelphia | 4–1–1 | 1–2–3 | 4–0–2 | — | 9–3–6

Vs. Smythe Division

| 1977–78 NHL Records

Team  | CHI | COL | MIN | STL | VAN | Total
Atlanta | 1–2–2 | 2–1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0–1 | 2–1–2 | 13–5–7
N.Y. Islanders | 2–1–2 | 4–0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0–1 | 5–0 | 19–2–4
N.Y. Rangers | 3–1–1 | 2–2–1 | 3–0–2 | 4–0–1 | 4–1 | 16–4–5
Philadelphia | 2–2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 17–7–1

Vs. Adams Division

| 1977–78 NHL Records

Team  | BOS | BUF | CLE | TOR | Total
Atlanta | 1–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 3–2 | 7–7–3
N.Y. Islanders | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1–2 | 3–1 | 9–6–2
N.Y. Rangers | 1–4 | 1–2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–10–1
Philadelphia | 2–1–1 | 0–3–1 | 4–0–1 | 1–3 | 7–7–3

Vs. Norris Division

| 1977–78 NHL Records [4]

Team  | DET | LAK | MTL | PIT | WSH | Total
Atlanta | 1–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 0–2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2–1 | 6–9–5
N.Y. Islanders | 4–0 | 2–0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1–1 | 4–0 | 12–5–3
N.Y. Rangers | 2–1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2–2 | 2–0–2 | 6–9–5
Philadelphia | 2–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 0–2–2 | 3–0–1 | 4–0 | 12–3–5

## Playoffs[edit]

After sweeping the Colorado Rockies in 2 games in the preliminary round, the Flyers moved on and beat Buffalo in five games. They faced Boston in the semifinals for the second consecutive season, and lost again, this time in five games.

## Schedule and results[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

1977–78 regular season[5]

October: 5–2–1, 11 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–1–1)

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1 | October 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–1 | 1–0–0 | 2 | Recap
2 | October 15 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 8–2 | 2–0–0 | 4 | Recap
3 | October 16 | St. Louis Blues | 7–0 | 3–0–0 | 6 | Recap
4 | October 20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 11–0 | 4–0–0 | 8 | Recap
5 | October 22 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–6 | 4–1–0 | 8 | Recap
6 | October 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–6 | 4–2–0 | 8 | Recap
7 | October 26 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | 4–2–1 | 9 | Recap
8 | October 29 | @ St. Louis Blues | 7–3 | 5–2–1 | 11 | Recap

November: 9–2–2, 20 points (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–1)

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9 | November 3 | Washington Capitals | 4–1 | 6–2–1 | 13 | Recap
10 | November 5 | @ Washington Capitals | 3–1 | 7–2–1 | 15 | Recap
11 | November 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 | 8–2–1 | 17 | Recap
12 | November 10 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–3 | 8–3–1 | 17 | Recap
13 | November 12 | @ New York Islanders | 2–2 | 8–3–2 | 18 | Recap
14 | November 13 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–0 | 9–3–2 | 20 | Recap
15 | November 17 | New York Islanders | 4–4 | 9–3–3 | 21 | Recap
16 | November 19 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 7–2 | 10–3–3 | 23 | Recap
17 | November 20 | Atlanta Flames | 4–0 | 11–3–3 | 25 | Recap
18 | November 23 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 1–4 | 11–4–3 | 25 | Recap
19 | November 25 | Cleveland Barons | 7–2 | 12–4–3 | 27 | Recap
20 | November 27 | Los Angeles Kings | 2–0 | 13–4–3 | 29 | Recap
21 | November 29 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 3–0 | 14–4–3 | 31 | Recap

December: 10–3–1, 21 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 5–2–1)

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22 | December 1 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 4–2 | 15–4–3 | 33 | Recap
23 | December 3 | @ Colorado Rockies | 6–3 | 16–4–3 | 35 | Recap
24 | December 7 | @ New York Rangers | 3–3 | 16–4–4 | 36 | Recap
25 | December 8 | New York Rangers | 7–4 | 17–4–4 | 38 | Recap
26 | December 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–2 | 18–4–4 | 40 | Recap
27 | December 11 | Cleveland Barons | 11–1 | 19–4–4 | 42 | Recap
28 | December 15 | Boston Bruins | 6–4 | 20–4–4 | 44 | Recap
29 | December 17 | @ Atlanta Flames | 4–3 | 21–4–4 | 46 | Recap
30 | December 18 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–2 | 21–5–4 | 46 | Recap
31 | December 21 | @ Cleveland Barons | 4–0 | 22–5–4 | 48 | Recap
32 | December 23 | @ Boston Bruins | 1–6 | 22–6–4 | 48 | Recap
33 | December 28 | @ New York Rangers | 4–3 | 23–6–4 | 50 | Recap
34 | December 29 | Minnesota North Stars | 5–2 | 24–6–4 | 52 | Recap
35 | December 31 | @ St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | 24–7–4 | 52 | Recap

January: 4–4–5, 13 points (home: 3–0–3; road: 1–4–2)

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36 | January 3 | Cleveland Barons | 5–4 | 25–7–4 | 54 | Recap
37 | January 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–4 | 25–7–5 | 55 | Recap
38 | January 6 | @ Atlanta Flames | 3–5 | 25–8–5 | 55 | Recap
39 | January 9 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 3–3 | 25–8–6 | 56 | Recap
40 | January 11 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4–5 | 25–9–6 | 56 | Recap
41 | January 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–4 | 25–9–7 | 57 | Recap
42 | January 14 | New York Rangers | 4–1 | 26–9–7 | 59 | Recap
43 | January 16 | Atlanta Flames | 5–3 | 27–9–7 | 61 | Recap
44 | January 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–1 | 27–9–8 | 62 | Recap
45 | January 21 | @ New York Islanders | 1–6 | 27–10–8 | 62 | Recap
46 | January 26 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 6–2 | 28–10–8 | 64 | Recap
47 | January 28 | @ Colorado Rockies | 4–6 | 28–11–8 | 64 | Recap
48 | January 29 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–3 | 28–11–9 | 65 | Recap

February: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–2–2)

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49 | February 1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | 28–12–9 | 65 | Recap
50 | February 2 | Colorado Rockies | 3–0 | 29–12–9 | 67 | Recap
51 | February 4 | @ Cleveland Barons | 2–2 | 29–12–10 | 68 | Recap
52 | February 6 | St. Louis Blues | 2–0 | 30–12–10 | 70 | Recap
53 | February 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 5–2 | 31–12–10 | 72 | Recap
54 | February 12 | Washington Capitals | 4–1 | 32–12–10 | 74 | Recap
55 | February 16 | Minnesota North Stars | 2–4 | 32–13–10 | 74 | Recap
56 | February 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–2 | 33–13–10 | 76 | Recap
57 | February 19 | New York Islanders | 1–4 | 33–14–10 | 76 | Recap
58 | February 23 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 0–4 | 33–15–10 | 76 | Recap
59 | February 25 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–1 | 34–15–10 | 78 | Recap
60 | February 26 | @ Washington Capitals | 6–1 | 35–15–10 | 80 | Recap
61 | February 28 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–4 | 35–15–11 | 81 | Recap

March: 8–4–2, 18 points (home: 6–0–1; road: 2–4–1)

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62 | March 1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–3 | 35–16–11 | 81 | Recap
63 | March 4 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 1–7 | 35–17–11 | 81 | Recap
64 | March 5 | St. Louis Blues | 7–1 | 36–17–11 | 83 | Recap
65 | March 7 | Atlanta Flames | 5–3 | 37–17–11 | 85 | Recap
66 | March 11 | Boston Bruins | 6–2 | 38–17–11 | 87 | Recap
67 | March 12 | Colorado Rockies | 6–2 | 39–17–11 | 89 | Recap
68 | March 15 | @ New York Rangers | 2–2 | 39–17–12 | 90 | Recap
69 | March 16 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 1–3 | 39–18–12 | 90 | Recap
70 | March 18 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–2 | 39–18–13 | 91 | Recap
71 | March 20 | New York Islanders | 4–2 | 40–18–13 | 93 | Recap
72 | March 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–1 | 41–18–13 | 95 | Recap
73 | March 25 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 4–3 | 42–18–13 | 97 | Recap
74 | March 28 | @ Colorado Rockies | 3–4 | 42–19–13 | 97 | Recap
75 | March 31 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 | 43–19–13 | 99 | Recap

April: 2–1–2, 6 points (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–0–2)

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76 | April 1 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 4–2 | 44–19–13 | 101 | Recap
77 | April 4 | @ New York Islanders | 3–3 | 44–19–14 | 102 | Recap
78 | April 6 | New York Rangers | 3–0 | 45–19–14 | 104 | Recap
79 | April 8 | @ Atlanta Flames | 1–1 | 45–19–15 | 105 | Recap
80 | April 9 | Minnesota North Stars | 1–3 | 45–20–15 | 105 | Recap

Legend:

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

### Playoffs[edit]

1978 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]

Preliminary Round vs. Colorado Rockies – Flyers win 2–0

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1 | April 11 | Colorado Rockies | 3–2 OT | Flyers lead 1–0 | Recap
2 | April 13 | @ Colorado Rockies | 3–1 | Flyers win 2–0 | Recap

Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Flyers win 4–1

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1 | April 17 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–4 | Sabres lead 1–0 | Recap
2 | April 19 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–1 OT | Series tied 1–1 | Recap
3 | April 22 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 5–2 | Flyers lead 2–1 | Recap
4 | April 23 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 4–2 | Flyers lead 3–1 | Recap
5 | April 25 | Buffalo Sabres | 6–3 | Flyers win 4–1 | Recap

Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–1

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1 | May 2 | @ Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Bruins lead 1–0 | Recap
2 | May 4 | @ Boston Bruins | 5–7 | Bruins lead 2–0 | Recap
3 | May 7 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Bruins lead 2–1 | Recap
4 | May 9 | Boston Bruins | 2–4 | Bruins lead 3–1 | Recap
5 | May 11 | @ Boston Bruins | 3–6 | Bruins win 4–1 | Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

## Player statistics[edit]

### Scoring[edit]

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = 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.

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No. | Player  | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM
16 | Bobby Clarke | C | 71 | 21 | 68 | 89 | 47 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −5 | 8
7 | Bill Barber | LW | 80 | 41 | 31 | 72 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −2 | 2
19 | Rick MacLeish | LW | 76 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4
26 | Orest Kindrachuk | C | 73 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 128 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13
2 | Bob Dailey | D | 76 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 45 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 22
27 | Reggie Leach | RW | 72 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 0
18 | Ross Lonsberry | LW | 78 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 6
10 | Mel Bridgman | C | 76 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 26 | 203 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 36
11 | Don Saleski | RW | 70 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 34 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19
3 | Tom Bladon | D | 79 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 11
17 | Paul Holmgren | RW | 62 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 23 | 190 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −7 | 26
9 | Bob Kelly | LW | 74 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 95 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26
29 | Barry Dean | LW | 56 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | —
5 | Rick Lapointe | D | 47 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 19
20 | Jimmy Watson | D | 71 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6
25 | Kevin McCarthy | D | 62 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8
14 | Joe Watson | D | 65 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0
6 | Andre Dupont | D | 69 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 225 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13
12 | Gary Dornhoefer | RW | 47 | 7 | 5 | 12 | −3 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7
8 | Dave Hoyda | LW | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 119 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17
22 | Harvey Bennett‡ | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | —
32 | Blake Dunlop† | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | —
1 | Bernie Parent | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0
35 | Wayne Stephenson | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | —
30 | Rick St. Croix | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | —
15 | Al Hill | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | —
21 | Frank Bathe | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | —
21 | Jim Cunningham | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | —
28 | Drew Callander | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | —

### Goaltending[edit]

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No. | Player  | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI
1 | Bernie Parent | 49 | 48 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 1223 | 108 | 2.22 | .912 | 7 | 2,918:34 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 306 | 33 | 2.75 | .892 | 0 | 719:16
35 | Wayne Stephenson | 26 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 648 | 68 | 2.76 | .895 | 3 | 1,480:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
30 | Rick St. Croix | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 165 | 20 | 3.05 | .879 | 0 | 393:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —

## Awards and records[edit]

### Awards[edit]

Type  | Award/honor  | Recipient  | Ref

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League
(in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection  | Bill Barber | [6]
Tom Bladon
Bobby Clarke
Bob Dailey
Fred Shero (Coach)
Wayne Stephenson
Jim Watson
Team  | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Jim Watson  | [7]
Class Guy Award | Joe Watson | [7]

### Records[edit]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

On December 11, 1977, defenseman Tom Bladon had a record-breaking game against the Cleveland Barons. He scored four goals, tying a team record, and picked up four assists for a total of eight points, a team record and tied for the NHL record among defenseman.[8][9][10] His plus/minus of +10 in the game is an NHL single game record.[11] Goaltender Bernie Parent won a team record ten consecutive games from November 20 to December 28.[12] On April 1, Bill Barber tied a team record by scoring two shorthanded goals in a single game.[13]

During the playoffs, Mel Bridgman scored the fastest playoff overtime goal in team history (23 seconds) to end game one of the team's Preliminary Round series against the Colorado Rockies.[14] The three goals they allowed to Colorado in two games is the fewest goals the Flyers have allowed in any playoff series.[15] On May 11, Orest Kindrachuk scored the two fastest goals by a single player in team playoff history, scoring eleven seconds apart.[16]

### Milestones[edit]

Individual career milestones[17] Milestone  | Player  | Date

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500th game played  | Bernie Parent | December 8, 1977

## Transactions[edit]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 15, 1977, the day after the deciding game of the 1977 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1978, the day of the deciding game of the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals.[18]

### Trades[edit]

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June 14, 1977  | To Philadelphia Flyers

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8th-round pick in 1977
9th-round pick in 1977
10th-round pick in 1977
11th-round pick in 1977  | To Buffalo Sabres

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Cash  |
June 17, 1977  | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Future considerations[b] | To Los Angeles Kings

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Steve Short | [19]
August 5, 1977  | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Barry Dean | To Colorado Rockies

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Mark Suzor | [20]
October 28, 1977  | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Blake Dunlop
3rd-round pick in 1978 | To Minnesota North Stars

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Harvey Bennett | [21]
November 1, 1977  | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Terry Murray | To Detroit Red Wings

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Cash  | [22]

### Players acquired[edit]

Date | Player | Former team | Via | Ref

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August 17, 1977 (1977-08-17) | Brian Burke | Providence College (HE) | Free agency | [23]
September 1977 (1977-09) | Jim Cunningham | Michigan State University (CCHA) | Free agency | [24]
Guy Delparte | Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL) | Free agency | [25]
September 7, 1977 (1977-09-07) | Wayne Schaab | VEU Feldkirch (Austria) | Free agency |
September 15, 1977 (1977-09-15) | Larry Romanchych | Atlanta Flames | Free agency | [26]
September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28) | Bernie Johnston | Syracuse Blazers (NAHL) | Free agency | [27]
October 7, 1977 (1977-10-07) | Frank Bathe | Port Huron Flags (IHL) | Free agency | [28]
October 23, 1977 (1977-10-23) | Mike Busniuk | Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) | Free agency | [29]
October 27, 1977 (1977-10-27) | Grant Cole | Springfield Indians (AHL) | Free agency |
November 6, 1977 (1977-11-06) | Rudolf Tajcnar | HC Slovan Bratislava (TCH) | Free agency | [30]

### Players lost[edit]

Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref

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September 14, 1977 (1977-09-14) | Gary Inness | Indianapolis Racers (WHA) | Free agency | [31]
April 1978 (1978-04) | Gary Dornhoefer |  | Retirement[c] | [32]

### Signings[edit]

Date | Player | Term | Ref

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June 30, 1977 (1977-06-30) | Kevin McCarthy | 3-year | [33]
August 2, 1977 (1977-08-02) | Tom Gorence |  | [34]
Dave Hoyda |  | [34]

## Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal, Quebec, on June 14, 1977.[35]

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1  | 17  | Kevin McCarthy | Defense  |  Canada  | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)  |
2  | 35  | Tom Gorence | Right wing  |  United States  | University of Minnesota (CCHA)  |
3  | 53  | Dave Hoyda | Left wing  |  Canada  | Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)  |
4  | 67  | Yves Guillemette  | Goaltender  |  Canada  | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)  | [d]
4  | 71  | Rene Hamelin  | Right wing  |  Canada  | Shawinigan Dynamos (QMJHL)  |
5  | 89  | Dan Clark | Defense  |  Canada  | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)  |
6  | 107  | Alain Chaput  | Center  |  Canada  | Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)  |
7  | 123  | Richard Dalpe  | Center  |  Canada  | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)  |
8  | 135  | Pete Peeters | Goaltender  |  Canada  | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)  | [e]
8  | 136  | Clint Eccles  | Center  |  Canada  | Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)  | [f]
8  | 139  | Mike Greeder | Defense  |  United States  | St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)  |
9  | 150  | Tom Bauer  | Wing  |  United States  | Providence College (HE)  | [e]
9  | 151  | Michael Bauman  | Defense  |  Canada  | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)  | [f]
9  | 153  | Bruce Crowder | Forward  |  Canada  | University of New Hampshire (HE)  |
10  | 158  | Rob Nicholson  | Defense  |  United States  | St. Paul Vulcans (MJHL)  | [e]
10  | 159  | Dave Isherwood  | Center  |  Canada  | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)  | [f]
10  | 161  | Steve Jones  | Goaltender  |  Canada  | Ohio State University (CCHA)  |
11  | 165  | Jim Trainor  | Defense  |  United States  | Harvard University (ECAC)  | [e]
11  | 166  | Barry Duench  | Center  |  Canada  | Kitchener Rangers (OHA)  | [f]
11  | 168  | Rod McNair | Defense  |  Canada  | Ohio State University (CCHA)  |
12  | 172  | Mike Laycock | Goaltender  |  Canada  | Brown University (ECAC)  | [e]

## Farm teams[edit]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[37][38] and the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.[39]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
2. ^ The Kings sent Paul Evans to the Flyers on November 3, 1977, to complete trade.[19]
3. ^ Effective at the end of the season.
4. ^ The Flyers traded Dave Schultz to the Los Angeles Kings for the Kings' fourth-round pick, 67th overall, and the Kings' 1978 second-round pick on September 29, 1976.[36]
5. ^ a b c d e The Flyers traded Bobby Taylor and Ed Van Impe to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Gary Inness and future considerations (the Penguins' eighth through twelfth-round picks) on March 9, 1976.[36]
6. ^ a b c d The Flyers traded cash to the Buffalo Sabres for the Sabres' eighth through eleventh-round picks on June 14, 1977.[36]

## References[edit]

General

* "Philadelphia Flyers 1977–78 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
* "1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
* "Flyers History - Season Overview : 1977–78". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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1. ^ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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