1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers
1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers
Stanley Cup champions
West Division champions
Division	1st West
1973–74 record	50–16–12
Home record	28–6–5
Road record	22–10–7
Goals for	273
Goals against	164
Team information
General manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains	Terry Crisp; Gary Dornhoefer; Joe Watson
Arena	The Spectrum
Average attendance	17,007
Team leaders
Goals	Bobby Clarke (35)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (52)
Points	Bobby Clarke (87)
Penalty minutes	Dave Schultz (348)
Plus/minus	Barry Ashbee (+52)
Wins	Bernie Parent (47)
Goals against average	Bernie Parent (1.89)
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The 1973-74 NHL Season was the seventh season of the Philadelphia Flyers Franchise. The Flyers were led by Coach Fred Shero and Team Captain Bobby Clarke. The Flyers were coming off a 37–30–11 record and a Second Round defeat at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens.

The Flyers traded 1973 1st Round Pick Bob Neely and futures Doug Favell to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the rights of Bernie Parent, a Original Flyer, and 1973 2nd Round Pick Larry Goodenough.

Season

Regular Season

The Flyers would come out strong to begin the season winning their first four games and only allowing their opponents to score 3 goals total while they netted 18. The Flyers were 29-11-6 heading into the All Star Game, which the Western Division won 6-4 over the Eastern Division. The Flyers were represented in the All Star Game by Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, Ed Van Impe, and Joe Watson. The Flyers were 15- 9 - 6 against the Original Six. The Flyers finished Seven(7) Points ahead of second place team Chicago Blackhawks.

The team was lead offensively by Bobby Clarke, who led the team in Goals with 35, assists with 52 and points with 87. He finished fifth among scoring leader in points. Clarke would be named one of the 2nd Team All Stars along with Defenseman Barry Ashbee. Bobby Clark was followed by Bill Barber in goals (34), Rick MacLeish in assists (45) and Rick MacLeish in points (77).^[2]

In net, the Flyers were led by Goaltender Bernie Parent, who went 47-13-12, posted a 1.89GAA (136 Goals Against on 2038 shots) and 12 shutouts. Parent’s 47 wins was a record until Martin Brodeur won 48 games in the 2006–07 NHL season. Bernie Parent tied Chicago Black Hawks’ goaltender Tony Esposito for the Vezina Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position"^[3]

Post Season

The 1st Place Flyers opened the post season against the 4th place Atlanta Flames. The Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames with a combined score of a four games 17-6. Rick MacLeish led the Flyers with 4 goals during the series. He scored a Natural Hat Trick in Game 2. During this series, the Flyers would play against the father of Ron Hextall, Bryan Hextall Jr..

The Flyers would head into the a grueling match up against the New York Rangers. The Rangers won the Regular Season Series 1-2-2. The series opened up in Philadelphia at the Spectrum. The Flyers would shutout the Rangers 4-0 in Game 1 and take Game 2 5-2. The Series switched back to New York and the Rangers would take Game 3 5-3 and Game 4 in overtime 2-1. The series came to Philadelphia with a Flyers win 4-1. With the Rangers on the verge of defeat in Game 6 the Rangers won 4-1. This led up to Game 7 in Philadelphia and every home team in this series has won. The Flyers chose to not disappoint and Gary Dornhoefer scored the game winning goal with 10:59 left in the third. Rick MacLeish again led the Flyers in scoring in this series with 7 goals.

This set up a Stanley Cup Championship against the Boston Bruins. The Bruins took the Regular Season Series 1-3-1. The series opened in Boston at the Boston Garden with Boston winning Game 1, 3 -2 and the Flyers winning Game 2, 3-2 in overtime on a Bobby Clarke goal. The Series would swing back to Philadelphia were the Flyers would win Game 3, 4-1 and Game 4, 4-2. The series would swing back to Boston with the Bruins on the verge of losing the series. The Bruins would make one last stand by winning Game 5, 5-1. The series arrived back in Philadelphia for Game 6. The Flyers would win their first Stanley Cup on the lone goal of the game by Rick MacLeish in the First Period. With seconds left on the ClockGene Hart, Philadelphia Flyers Announcer, made his famous call “Ladies and gentlemen, the Flyers are going to win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers have won the Stanley Cup!”^[4] Bobby Clark led the Flyers in scoring in this series with 3 goals. Bernie Parent won the Conn Smythe Trophy, Playoff MVP and Fred Shero won the Jack Adams Award Template:NHLSeasonTOC

Regular Season Breakdown

Season standings

West Division^[5]
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		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	+109	112
2	Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	+108	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	+2	78
4	Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	−24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	−31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	−42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	−40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	−147	36

Game log

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

1973–74 Game Log

October: 6–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 11	Toronto	0 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	1–0–0	2
2	October 13	Philadelphia	6 – 0	NY Islanders	Parent	13,057	2–0–0	4
3	October 14	Detroit	2 – 5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	3–0–0	6
4	October 17	Philadelphia	5 – 1	California	Parent	4,679	4–0–0	8
5	October 19	Philadelphia	1 – 2	Vancouver	Parent	15,570	4–1–0	8
6	October 20	Philadelphia	0 – 3	Los Angeles	Parent	11,734	4–2–0	8
7	October 25	Montreal	4 – 0	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	4–3–0	8
8	October 27	Philadelphia	6 – 0	Pittsburgh	Parent	11,217	5–3–0	10
9	October 28	California	1 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	6–3–0	12

November: 7–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
10	November 1	Chicago	0 – 1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	7–3–0	14
11	November 3	Atlanta	2 – 1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	7–4–0	14
12	November 4	Pittsburgh	0 – 7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	8–4–0	16
13	November 7	Philadelphia	4 – 1	Detroit	Parent	12,509	9–4–0	18
14	November 8	Los Angeles	3 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	9–5–0	18
15	November 11	St. Louis	3 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	10–5–0	20
16	November 14	Philadelphia	5 – 4	Los Angeles	Parent	10,045	11–5–0	22
17	November 16	Philadelphia	2 – 1	California	Parent	6,511	12–5–0	24
18	November 17	Philadelphia	2 – 2	Vancouver	Parent	15,570	12–5–1	25
19	November 22	Philadelphia	2 – 4	Boston	Taylor	15,003	12–6–1	25
20	November 24	Philadelphia	1 – 0	St. Louis	Parent	19,274	13–6–1	27
21	November 29	NY Rangers	2 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	13–6–2	28

December: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
22	December 1	Philadelphia	2 – 1	NY Islanders	Parent	14,865	14–6–2	30
23	December 2	California	1 – 5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	15–6–2	32
24	December 8	Philadelphia	3 – 1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	16–6–2	34
25	December 9	Boston	3 – 3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	16–6–3	35
26	December 12	Philadelphia	2 – 2	Chicago	Parent	11,000	16–6–4	36
27	December 15	Atlanta	3 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	16–7–4	36
28	December 16	NY Islanders	0 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	17–7–4	38
29	December 20	Vancouver	3 – 9	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	18–7–4	40
30	December 22	Chicago	2 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	19–7–4	42
31	December 26	Philadelphia	1 – 2	NY Rangers	Parent	17,500	19–8–4	42
32	December 29	Philadelphia	4 – 1	St. Louis	Parent	10,265	20–8–4	44
33	December 30	Philadelphia	5 – 4	Buffalo	Parent	15,858	21–8–4	46

January: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
34	January 3	NY Rangers	2 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	22–8–4	48
35	January 5	Philadelphia	3 – 3	Minnesota	Parent	15,296	22–8–5	49
36	January 7	Philadelphia	1 – 2	Montreal	Parent	19,040	22–9–5	49
37	January 10	Minnesota	4 – 7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	23–9–5	51
38	January 11	Philadelphia	7 – 6	Atlanta	Taylor	5,141	24–9–5	53
39	January 13	Atlanta	0 – 1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	25–9–5	55
40	January 17	Buffalo	2 – 7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	26–9–5	57
41	January 19	Los Angeles	0 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	27–9–5	59
42	January 20	Pittsburgh	5 – 3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	27–10–5	59
43	January 22	Philadelphia	3 – 2	Vancouver	Taylor	15,570	28–10–5	61
44	January 24	Philadelphia	4 – 4	Los Angeles	Parent	14,343	28–10–6	62
45	January 25	Philadelphia	5 – 0	California	Parent	10,776	29–10–6	64
46	January 27	Philadelphia	3 – 5	Boston	Taylor	15,003	29–11–6	64
47	January 31	Buffalo	3 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	30–11–6	66

February: 5–3–4 (Home: 3–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
48	February 2	Detroit	2 – 12	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	31–11–6	68
49	February 3	Philadelphia	2 – 2	Atlanta	Parent	14,123	31–11–7	69
50	February 7	Pittsburgh	4 – 5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	32–11–7	71
51	February 9	Philadelphia	3 – 5	Boston	Parent	15,003	32–12–7	71
52	February 10	Montreal	1 – 3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	33–12–7	73
53	February 13	Philadelphia	3 – 1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	34–12–7	75
54	February 14	NY Rangers	4 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	34–12–8	76
55	February 17	Philadelphia	2 – 2	Montreal	Parent	17,757	34–12–9	77
56	February 20	Philadelphia	3 – 1	Detroit	Parent	15,128	35–12–9	79
57	February 23	Philadelphia	1 – 3	Chicago	Parent	16,666	35–13–9	79
58	February 24	Philadelphia	2 – 3	NY Rangers	Parent	17,500	35–14–9	79
59	February 28	Minnesota	2 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	35–14–10	80

March: 12–1–2 (Home: 8–1–1 ; Road: 4–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
60	March 2	Buffalo	2 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	36–14–10	82
61	March 3	Montreal	0 – 6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	37–14–10	84
62	March 7	Detroit	1 – 6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	38–14–10	86
63	March 9	Philadelphia	2 – 1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	39–14–10	88
64	March 10	Philadelphia	4 – 3	Buffalo	Parent	15,858	40–14–10	90
65	March 12	Philadelphia	2 – 1	NY Islanders	Parent	14,865	41–14–10	92
66	March 14	St. Louis	2 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	42–14–10	94
67	March 16	Philadelphia	4 – 2	Minnesota	Parent	15,450	43–14–10	96
68	March 17	Toronto	2 – 2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	43–14–11	97
69	March 21	Vancouver	1 – 3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	44–14–11	99
70	March 23	Chicago	3 – 1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	44–15–11	99
71	March 24	St. Louis	1 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	45–15–11	101
72	March 27	Philadelphia	6 – 2	St. Louis	Parent	18,443	46–15–11	103
73	March 28	Philadelphia	3 – 3	Atlanta	Parent	15,141	46–15–12	104
74	March 30	Boston	3 – 5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	47–15–12	106

April: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
75	April 2	Philadelphia	6 – 3	Minnesota	Taylor	15,110	48–15–12	108
76	April 4	NY Islanders	0 – 4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	49–15–12	110
77	April 6	Philadelphia	1 – 6	Pittsburgh	Taylor	13,368	49–16–12	110
78	April 7	Minnesota	2 – 6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	50–16–12	112

Post Season Breakdown

Game log

Win Loss

1974 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals vs. Atlanta - Flyers win 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 9	Atlanta	1 – 4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 1–0
2	April 11	Atlanta	1 – 5	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–0
3	April 12	Philadelphia	4 – 1	Atlanta		Parent	15,141	Flyers lead 3–0
4	April 14	Philadelphia	4 – 3	Atlanta	OT	Parent	15,141	Flyers win 4–0

Semifinals vs. NY Rangers - Flyers win 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 20	NY Rangers	0 – 4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 1–0
2	April 23	NY Rangers	2 – 5	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–0
3	April 25	Philadelphia	3 – 5	NY Rangers		Parent	17,500	Flyers lead 2–1
4	April 28	Philadelphia	1 – 2	NY Rangers	OT	Parent	17,500	Series tied 2–2
5	April 30	NY Rangers	1 – 4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 3–2
6	May 2	Philadelphia	1 – 4	NY Rangers		Parent	17,500	Series tied 3–3
7	May 5	NY Rangers	3 – 4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers win 4–3

Stanley Cup Finals vs. Boston - Flyers win 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 7	Philadelphia	2 – 3	Boston		Parent	15,003	Bruins lead 1–0
2	May 9	Philadelphia	3 – 2	Boston	OT	Parent	15,003	Series tied 1–1
3	May 12	Boston	1 – 4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–1
4	May 14	Boston	2 – 4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 3–1
5	May 16	Philadelphia	1 – 5	Boston		Parent	15,003	Flyers lead 3–2
6	May 19	Boston	0 – 1	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers win 4–2

Player Stats

Skaters

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

		Regular season					Playoffs
Player	#	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Bobby Clarke	16	77	35	52	87	113	17	5	11	16	42
Rick MacLeish	19	78	32	45	77	42	17	13	9	22	20
Bill Barber	7	75	34	35	69	54	17	3	6	9	18
Ross Lonsberry	18	75	32	19	51	48	17	4	9	11	18
Gary Dornhoefer	12	57	11	39	50	125	14	5	6	11	43
Bill Flett	21	67	17	27	44	51	17	0	6	6	21
Orest Kindrachuk	26	71	11	30	41	85	17	5	4	9	17
Don Saleski	11	77	15	25	40	131	17	2	7	9	24
Dave Schultz	8	73	20	16	36	348	17	2	4	6	139
Simon Nolet	17	52	19	17	36	13	15	1	1	2	4
Tom Bladon	3	70	12	22	34	37	16	4	6	10	25
Terry Crisp	15	71	10	21	31	28	17	2	2	4	4
Andre Dupont	6	75	3	20	23	216	16	4	3	7	67
Jim Watson	20	74	2	18	20	44	17	1	2	3	41
Ed Van Impe	2	77	2	16	18	119	17	1	2	3	41
Joe Watson	14	74	1	17	18	34	17	1	4	5	24
Bill Clement	10	39	9	8	17	34	4	1	0	1	4
Barry Ashbee	4	69	4	13	17	52	6	0	0	0	2
Bob Kelly	9	65	4	10	14	130	5	0	0	0	11
Bernie Parent (G)	1	73	0	3	3	24	17	0	0	0	4
Bobby Taylor (G)	30	8	0	0	0	12	-	-	-	-	-
Al MacAdam	25	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Serge Lajeunesse	5	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Bruce Cowick	27	-	-	-	-	-	8	0	0	0	9
Bench	X					10

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

		Regular season									Playoffs
Player	#	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Bernie Parent	1	73	4314	47	13	12	136	12	.933	1.89	17	1042	12	5	35	2	.933	2.02
Bobby Taylor	30	8	366	3	3	0	26	0	.876	4.26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Awards and records

Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Bobby Clarke Bernie Parent Ed Van Impe Joe Watson
Conn Smythe Trophy	Bernie Parent
Jack Adams Award	Fred Shero
NHL All-Star First Team, Goaltender	Bernie Parent
NHL All-Star Second Team, Center	Bobby Clarke
NHL All-Star Second Team, Defense	Barry Ashbee
Vezina Trophy	Bernie Parent ^[6]

Records

NHL player
Player	Record	Mark
Bernie Parent	Regulation time wins, one season	47
Flyers player
Player	Record	Mark
Bernie Parent	Games played by a goalie, one season	73
Bernie Parent	Time on ice, one season	4,314 min.
Bernie Parent	Wins, one season	47
Bernie Parent	Shutouts, one season	12
Bernie Parent	Save percentage, one season^[7]	.933
Dave Schultz	Penalty minutes, one playoff season	139

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Bernie Parent	25th Shutout	March 3, 1974

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1973–74 season.

Trades

May 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Stanfield	To Portland Buckaroos (WHL) cash
May 15, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Bernie Parent 2nd round pick in 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st round pick in 1973 futures
May 15, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Serge Lajeunesse	To Detroit Red Wings Rick Foley
May 23, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Willie Brossart
May 25, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Bruce Cowick	To San Diego Gulls (WHL) Bob Currier Tom Trevelyan Bob Hulburst Jim Stanfield
July 27, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers	To Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Favell^[8]
November 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers George Pesut	To Detroit Red Wings Bob Stumpf
December 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Ray Schultz	To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Spring

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Steve Coates	Michigan Tech (WCHA)	free agency (6/1)
Mike Boland	Ottawa (WHA)	free agency (9/1)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
—	—	—

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec.^[9]

Rnd	#	Player	Position	Nationality	Drafted From
2	20	Larry Goodenough	Defenseman	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
2	26	Brent Leavins	Left Wing	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
3	40	Bob Stumpf	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)
3	42	Mike Clarke	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4	58	Dale Cook	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
5	74	Michel Latreille	Defenseman	Canada	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
6	90	Doug Ferguson	Defenseman	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
7	106	Tom Young	Forward	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
8	122	Norm Barnes	Defenseman	Canada	Michigan State (CCHA)
9	137	Dan O'Donohue	Defenseman	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
10	153	Brian Dick	Right Wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL and the San Diego Gulls of the WHL.^[10] Rene Drolet led the Robins with 73 points and Richmond finished 4th in their division and lost in five games to the Baltimore Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.^[11] San Diego finished 3rd in the 6-team WHL's final season in existence. The Gulls also ceased operations once the New Jersey Knights of the WHA moved to San Diego and became the San Diego Mariners.

References

General: 1973–74 Flyers season on FlyersHistory.net
Regular season game log: Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log on FlyersHistory.net
Playoffs game log: Philadelphia Flyers playoffs game log on FlyersHistory.net

^ FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance
^ Anson, P. "1973-74".
^ "Vezina Trophy".
^ Rogers, Danny. "Memories of the Spectrum".
^ "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
^ Shared with Chicago's Tony Esposito.
^ Minimum 25 games played
^ Completed May 15 trade.
^ hockeydb.com, 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1973–74

[1] FlyersHistory.net, All Time Team Attendance

[2] Anson, P. "1973-74".

[3] "Vezina Trophy".

[4] Rogers, Danny. "Memories of the Spectrum".

[standings-west-div-5] "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[6] Shared with Chicago's Tony Esposito.

[7] Minimum 25 games played

[8] Completed May 15 trade.

[9] ydb.com, 1973 NHL Amateur Draft

[10] FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates

[11] FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1973–74

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