1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers season
NHL hockey team season
The 1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers season was the team's 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers hosted the 43rd NHL All-Star Game . They missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Regular season
Ron Hextall at the 1992 Flyers Wives Carnival.
Prior to the 1991–92 season, the Flyers acquired Rod Brind'Amour and Dan Quinn from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Murray Baron and Flyers captain Ron Sutter . Brind'Amour led the Flyers in goals (33), assists (44) and points (77) in his first season with the club. Rick Tocchet was named team captain to replace Sutter.[3] As the Flyers continued to flounder, Paul Holmgren was fired in December and replaced by Bill Dineen , father of Flyer Kevin Dineen .[1] On February 19, the Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins made a major five-player deal which featured Tocchet – who never grew comfortably into the role of captain – heading to Pittsburgh and Mark Recchi coming to Philadelphia. Recchi recorded 27 points in his first 22 games as a Flyer, but the team missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year, due in large part to an awful road record (10–26–4).
With Brind'Amour and Quinn in the fold to create more offense, plus a healthy Hextall in net, the Flyers still got off to an 0–3–1 start. After a 4–2 win over New Jersey, the club awakened, trading roughly two wins for every loss and climbing to 8–8–1 following back-to-back 3–1 wins over the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens in mid-November.
From there, injuries and poor play from regulars began to doom Paul Holmgren's tenure behind the bench. An eight-game winless streak (0–7–1) effectively put an end to his tenure. Murray Craven was traded to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for the younger Dineen during the run, which included blow-out home losses to the Whalers (7–3 on November 27) and the Penguins (9–3 on November 29). In both home games, the Spectrum crowd loudly chanted "Paul Must Go" during multiple stoppages in play. Flyers fans received their wish on December 4, with the Flyers at 8–14–2, as Bill Dineen took the helm.[1]
The team began his tenure at 4–1–5, but still slipped into last place by late January. A 7–1–2 string brought the club within striking distance of a playoff spot by mid-February, but an inability to win on the road within the division sabotaged their comeback effort. After the three-way deal between the Flyers, Penguins and Kings was completed, the club had an infusion of scoring with Recchi, but it was too late to make up ground in the standings.
A five-game win streak from March 12–22 yielded a 7–6 comeback win over the Capitals in Landover, in which the Flyers scored four times in the third period - but the momentum didn't last as a 2–5–0 finish, compounded by a 12-day National Hockey League Players' Association strike, sent the club into the Patrick Division basement for the second time in three years.
The Flyers struggled on the power play in the regular season, finishing 22nd in power play percentage with 16.55% (68 for 411).[4]
Season standings
Divisions: ADM – Adams, PAT – Patrick
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy bold – Qualified for playoffs
Schedule and results
Regular season
1991–92 regular season[7]
October: 4–5–1, 9 points (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–3–1)
November: 4–8–1, 9 points (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–4–0)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
11
November 2
New York Rangers
2–4
4–6–1
9
Recap
12
November 5
@ St. Louis Blues
4–3
5–6–1
11
Recap
13
November 7
Buffalo Sabres
5–2
6–6–1
13
Recap
14
November 8
@ Buffalo Sabres
3–4 OT
6–7–1
13
Recap
15
November 12
@ New Jersey Devils
2–5
6–8–1
13
Recap
16
November 14
Edmonton Oilers
3–1
7–8–1
15
Recap
17
November 16
@ Montreal Canadiens
3–1
8–8–1
17
Recap
18
November 17
Winnipeg Jets
1–2
8–9–1
17
Recap
19
November 20
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
2–5
8–10–1
17
Recap
20
November 23
New Jersey Devils
5–5 OT
8–10–2
18
Recap
21
November 27
Hartford Whalers
3–7
8–11–2
18
Recap
22
November 29
Pittsburgh Penguins
3–9
8–12–2
18
Recap
23
November 30
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
1–5
8–13–2
18
Recap
December: 4–4–5, 13 points (home: 2–1–3; road: 2–3–2)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
24
December 2
@ New York Rangers
2–4
8–14–2
18
Recap
25
December 5
Washington Capitals
3–6
8–15–2
18
Recap
26
December 7
@ Boston Bruins
5–3
9–15–2
20
Recap
27
December 8
New Jersey Devils
2–2 OT
9–15–3
21
Recap
28
December 12
Toronto Maple Leafs
1–1 OT
9–15–4
22
Recap
29
December 14
Chicago Blackhawks
1–1 OT
9–15–5
23
Recap
30
December 15
@ Chicago Blackhawks
4–4 OT
9–15–6
24
Recap
31
December 18
@ New York Rangers
3–6
9–16–6
24
Recap
32
December 19
New York Islanders
6–2
10–16–6
26
Recap
33
December 21
@ Minnesota North Stars
3–0
11–16–6
28
Recap
34
December 22
Washington Capitals
4–3 OT
12–16–6
30
Recap
35
December 27
@ Vancouver Canucks
1–1 OT
12–16–7
31
Recap
36
December 28
@ Calgary Flames
1–5
12–17–7
31
Recap
January: 4–7–2, 10 points (home: 4–1–2; road: 0–6–0)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
37
January 3
@ San Jose Sharks
1–3
12–18–7
31
Recap
38
January 4
@ Los Angeles Kings
3–7
12–19–7
31
Recap
39
January 7
Buffalo Sabres
5–5 OT
12–19–8
32
Recap
40
January 9
Los Angeles Kings
5–2
13–19–8
34
Recap
41
January 11
@ Boston Bruins
1–5
13–20–8
34
Recap
42
January 12
New York Islanders
4–3
14–20–8
36
Recap
43
January 14
Chicago Blackhawks
1–1 OT
14–20–9
37
Recap
44
January 16
@ New York Islanders
3–4
14–21–9
37
Recap
45
January 21
@ Detroit Red Wings
3–7
14–22–9
37
Recap
46
January 23
Winnipeg Jets
0–1
14–23–9
37
Recap
47
January 25
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
4–6
14–24–9
37
Recap
48
January 28
Washington Capitals
3–2
15–24–9
39
Recap
49
January 30
Minnesota North Stars
5–3
16–24–9
41
Recap
February: 7–5–2, 16 points (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–5–1)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
50
February 1
@ New York Islanders
5–5 OT
16–24–10
42
Recap
51
February 2
St. Louis Blues
5–1
17–24–10
44
Recap
52
February 4
@ New Jersey Devils
1–3
17–25–10
44
Recap
53
February 6
Boston Bruins
5–1
18–25–10
46
Recap
54
February 8
@ Quebec Nordiques
3–0
19–25–10
48
Recap
55
February 13
Quebec Nordiques
3–2
20–25–10
50
Recap
56
February 15
Edmonton Oilers
8–5
21–25–10
52
Recap
57
February 16
Pittsburgh Penguins
3–3 OT
21–25–11
53
Recap
58
February 18
@ New Jersey Devils
3–4 OT
21–26–11
53
Recap
59
February 22
@ Washington Capitals
5–7
21–27–11
53
Recap
60
February 23
@ New York Rangers
1–2 OT
21–28–11
53
Recap
61
February 25
New York Islanders
4–1
22–28–11
55
Recap
62
February 27
@ Calgary Flames
3–0
23–28–11
57
Recap
63
February 28
@ Edmonton Oilers
2–4
23–29–11
57
Recap
March: 8–6–0, 16 points (home: 5–2–0; road: 3–4–0)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
64
March 1
@ San Jose Sharks
1–0
24–29–11
59
Recap
65
March 3
@ Los Angeles Kings
1–4
24–30–11
59
Recap
66
March 7
New York Rangers
5–4
25–30–11
61
Recap
67
March 8
Vancouver Canucks
3–7
25–31–11
61
Recap
68
March 10
@ New York Islanders
2–5
25–32–11
61
Recap
69
March 12
Calgary Flames
5–4 OT
26–32–11
63
Recap
70
March 14
Washington Capitals
3–1
27–32–11
65
Recap
71
March 18
@ Montreal Canadiens
4–3
28–32–11
67
Recap
72
March 20
@ Washington Capitals
7–6
29–32–11
69
Recap
73
March 22
Detroit Red Wings
4–3
30–32–11
71
Recap
74
March 24
New York Rangers
3–4
30–33–11
71
Recap
75
March 25
@ New York Rangers
1–4
30–34–11
71
Recap
76
March 29
New Jersey Devils
5–4
31–34–11
73
Recap
77
March 31
@ Pittsburgh Penguins
5–6
31–35–11
73
Recap
April: 1–2–0, 2 points (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Record
Points
Recap
78
April 12
@ Hartford Whalers
2–4
31–36–11
73
Recap
79
April 13
Toronto Maple Leafs
6–2
32–36–11
75
Recap
80
April 15
Hartford Whalers
3–4 OT
32–37–11
75
Recap
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Tie (1 point)
Player statistics
Scoring
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.
Goaltending
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Among the team records set during the 1991–92 season was a four-game tie streak from December 8 to December 15, tying a team record dating back to the 1968–69 season.[11] The Flyers 26 road losses is a single season franchise high.[12]
The 1991–92 season was Mark Howe ’s tenth and final season with the Flyers. Howe holds the regular season career marks among Flyers defensemen for goals (138), assists (342), and points (480).[13] [14] [15] He also holds the same playoff marks for assists (45) and points (53).[16] [17]
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 26, 1991, the day after the deciding game of the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals , through June 1, 1992, the day of the deciding game of the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals .[18]
Trades
Date
Details
Ref
May 30, 1991
To Philadelphia Flyers Dave Brown Corey Foster Rights to Jari Kurri
To Edmonton Oilers Craig Berube Craig Fisher Scott Mellanby
[19]
May 30, 1991
To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Duchesne Steve Kasper 4th-round pick in 1991
To Los Angeles Kings Jeff Chychrun Rights to Jari Kurri
[19]
July 29, 1991
To Philadelphia Flyers Flyers choice of a 1992 or 1993 draft pick[h]
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rights to Mike Bullard
[20]
August 5, 1991
To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations
To New York Rangers Shaun Sabol
[21]
August 8, 1991
To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations
To New York Rangers Don Biggs
[22]
September 22, 1991
To Philadelphia Flyers Rod Brind'Amour Dan Quinn
To St. Louis Blues Murray Baron Ron Sutter
[23]
November 13, 1991
To Philadelphia Flyers Kevin Dineen
To Hartford Whalers Murray Craven 4th-round pick in 1992
[24]
January 2, 1992
To Philadelphia Flyers Garry Galley Wes Walz 3rd-round pick in 1993
To Boston Bruins Brian Dobbin Gord Murphy 3rd-round pick in 1992 4th round pick in 1993
[25]
February 7, 1992
To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan McGill
To Chicago Blackhawks Tony Horacek
[26]
February 19, 1992
To Philadelphia Flyers Brian Benning Mark Recchi Los Angeles' 1st-round pick in 1992
To Pittsburgh Penguins Kjell Samuelsson Rick Tocchet Ken Wregget Conditional 3rd-round pick in 1993[i]
[27]
February 27, 1992
To Philadelphia Flyers Moe Mantha
To Winnipeg Jets Future considerations
[28]
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Draft picks
NHL Entry Draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft , which was held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York , on June 22, 1991.[43] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 28th overall, to the Montreal Canadiens for Mark Pederson on March 5, 1991.[44] They also traded their fourth-round pick, 72nd overall, and Jay Wells to the Buffalo Sabres for Kevin Maguire and the Sabres' 1990 second-round pick on March 5, 1990, and their eight-round pick, 160th overall, and Kevin Maguire to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the Maple Leafs' 1990 third-round pick on June 16, 1990.[44]
NHL Supplemental Draft
Philadelphia's picks at the 1991 NHL Supplemental Draft .[45] [46]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team (league)
1
6
Angelo Libertucci
Goaltender
Canada
Bowling Green State University (CCHA)
2
12
Brendan Locke
Right wing
United States
Merrimack College (Hockey East )
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League .[47] [48]
Notes
^ a b Holmgren was fired on December 4 and replaced by Dineen.[1]
^ Tocchet was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 19. No new captain was named for the remainder of the season and the entirety of the next.
^ Duchesne originally wore number 19 until Samuelsson was traded.
^ Pederson originally wore number 41 and changed numbers after the February 19 trade with Pittsburgh.
^ Quinn wore number 14 in his first eight games.
^ Kushner wore number 8 in his first ten games.
^ Daniels wore number 46 in his first 18 games.
^ The Flyers had the choice of receiving Toronto's 1992 fourth-round pick or Toronto's 1993 third-round pick.[20] The Flyers chose the 1993 third-round pick.
^ Condition met.
^ Peeters retired.[34]
^ Lacombe briefly played for the Canadian national team before retiring.[36]
^ Latal played the remainder of the 1991–92 season for Valerenga.[39]
^ Option for second year
^ The Flyers traded Jeff Chychrun and the rights to Jari Kurri to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne , Steve Kasper and the Kings' fourth-round pick, 86th overall, on May 30, 1991.[44]
^ The Flyers traded Dave Brown to the Edmonton Oilers for Keith Acton and the Oilers' sixth-round pick, 122nd overall, on February 7, 1989.[44]
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