1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season

1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers
Patrick Division champions
Division	1st Patrick
Conference	1st Wales
1985–86 record	53–23–4
Home record	33–6–1
Road record	20–17–3
Goals for	335 (4th)
Goals against	241 (1st)
Team information
President	Jay Snider
General manager	Bobby Clarke
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Dave Poulin
Alternate captains	Mark Howe; Brad Marsh
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,184
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears; Kalamazoo Wings
Team leaders
Goals	Tim Kerr (58)
Assists	Mark Howe (58)
Points	Brian Propp (97)
Penalty minutes	Rick Tocchet (284)
Plus/minus	Mark Howe (+85)
Wins	Bob Froese (31)
Goals against average	Bob Froese (2.55)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs in five game to the New York Rangers.

Regular season

The club began the year 12–2–0 (with both losses coming at home to New Jersey and Quebec), which included 10 consecutive wins until goaltender Pelle Lindbergh was fatally injured in a car accident in the early hours of November 10.

Due to the tragedy, back-up Bob Froese became the de facto starter, and the club called up Darren Jensen for relief work. Froese suffered a groin injury in practice prior to the team's next game against the Edmonton Oilers, so Jensen got the start against the defending Stanley Cup champions at the Spectrum on November 14.^[2]

Following an emotional memorial service, the Flyers posted a spirited 5–3 win, featuring four goals in the third period to earn their 11th victory in a row. They went on to beat Hartford two days later to set a new franchise record for consecutive wins, then rallied from three-goals down to top the New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime the next day. The Islanders ended the streak two nights later in Uniondale, almost wasting a four-goal lead in an 8–6 decision.

Philly became the first club in the NHL to reach 30 wins, after a 4–0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on January 9, but began to falter in February and early March, losing four straight games and seeing the Capitals climb within striking distance.^[3] The Caps and Flyers each spent time in first place for the remainder of the schedule, but the orange and black took the division crown on the last day of the season (April 6) with a come-from-behind 5–3 home win after being down 2–0.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In a 7–3 loss to the Devils on March 8, Tim Kerr set an NHL record with his 29th power-play goal of the season, passing Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito's mark. He finished the year with 34, the league record to this day.

Propp had the best chance of his career to crack the 100-point mark, but that was derailed on March 6, when Buffalo Sabres forward Lindy Ruff caught him in the eye with a high stick. The incident cost Propp several games, and he finished with a team-high 97 points while also causing him to wear a visor for the remainder of his career.

Bob Clarke made a couple minor deals during the season, trading Ed Hospodar and the enigmatic Todd Bergen to the Minnesota North Stars for Dave Richter and Bo Berglund on November 29. Neither player lasted beyond the season with the Flyers, while Hospodar returned in 1986–87. Also, Joe Paterson and Len Hachborn were sent in separate deals to the Los Angeles Kings, and Chico Resch was acquired from the Devils for a draft pick in early March.

Froese finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy. Mark Howe finished second in voting for the Norris Trophy and third in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP.^[7] Howe was named to the first NHL All-Star team and took home the NHL Plus-Minus Award – the defense pairing of Howe and Brad McCrimmon finished with a +85 and a +83 respectively – while Froese was named to the second NHL All-Star team and was the co-winner with Jensen of the William M. Jennings Trophy.

Season standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	53	23	4	335	241	110
Washington Capitals	80	50	23	7	315	272	107
New York Islanders	80	39	29	12	327	284	90
New York Rangers	80	36	38	6	280	276	78
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	34	38	8	313	305	76
New Jersey Devils	80	28	49	3	300	374	59

^[8]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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1985–86 NHL records^[9]
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
New Jersey	—	2−5	2−5	3−4	2−4−1	1−6	10−24−1
N.Y. Islanders	5−2	—	3−3−1	4−3	5−1−1	3−4	20−13−2
N.Y. Rangers	5−2	3−3−1	—	1−6	2−4−1	3−3−1	14−18−3
Philadelphia	4−3	3−4	6−1	—	6−0−1	5−2	24−10−1
Pittsburgh	4−2−1	1−5−1	4−2−1	0–6−1	—	1−6	10−21−4
Washington	6−1	4−3	3−3−1	2–5	6−1	—	21−13−1

Vs. Adams Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
New Jersey	0−3	1−2	1−2	1−2	2−1	5−10−0
N.Y. Islanders	1−0−2	1−2	2−1	1−2	1−2	6−7−2
N.Y. Rangers	2−1	0−3	1−2	2−0−1	0−2−1	5−8−2
Philadelphia	2−1	1−2	3−0	2−1	1−1−1	9−5−1
Pittsburgh	1−2	2−0−1	1−2	0−2−1	1−1−1	5−7−3
Washington	2−0−1	1−1−1	2−0−1	2−0−1	3−0	10−1−4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
New Jersey	2−1	2−0−1	1−2	1−2	1−2	7−7−1
N.Y. Islanders	0−2−1	3−0	0−2−1	1−1−1	3−0	7−5−3
N.Y. Rangers	0−3	3−0	1−2	1−1−1	2−1	7−7−1
Philadelphia	2−0−1	2−1	2−0−1	2−1	2−1	10−3−2
Pittsburgh	1−1−1	2−1	3−0	2−1	3−0	11−3−1
Washington	2−1	2−1	2−1	3−0	2−1	11−4−0

Vs. Smythe Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
New Jersey	0−2−1	0−3	2−1	2−1	2−1	6−8−1
N.Y. Islanders	1−1−1	0−1−2	2−1	1−1−1	2−0−1	6−4−5
N.Y. Rangers	1−2	2−1	2−1	3−0	2−1	10−5−0
Philadelphia	2−1	1−2	3−0	2−1	2−1	10−5−0
Pittsburgh	1−2	1−2	2−1	2−1	2−1	8−7−0
Washington	0−3	3−0	2−1	2−0−1	1−1−1	8−5−2

Playoffs

Despite their regular season success, an emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Rangers in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1985–86 regular season^[10]

October: 7–2–0, 14 points (home: 3–2–0; road: 4–0–0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 10	New Jersey Devils	5–6	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 12	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	October 13	@ Washington Capitals	4–2	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	October 17	Quebec Nordiques	1–2	2–2–0	4	Recap
5	October 19	Minnesota North Stars	7–3	3–2–0	6	Recap
6	October 20	@ Chicago Black Hawks	5–2	4–2–0	8	Recap
7	October 24	Hartford Whalers	3–0	5–2–0	10	Recap
8	October 27	Vancouver Canucks	7–4	6–2–0	12	Recap
9	October 30	@ Montreal Canadiens	5–4	7–2–0	14	Recap

November: 12–2–0, 24 points (home: 8–0–0; road: 4–2–0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
10	November 2	@ Quebec Nordiques	5–3	8–2–0	16	Recap
11	November 3	Los Angeles Kings	7–4	9–2–0	18	Recap
12	November 6	@ New York Rangers	5–2	10–2–0	20	Recap
13	November 7	Chicago Black Hawks	6–2	11–2–0	22	Recap
14	November 9	Boston Bruins	5–3	12–2–0	24	Recap
15	November 14	Edmonton Oilers	5–3	13–2–0	26	Recap
16	November 16	@ Hartford Whalers	5–2	14–2–0	28	Recap
17	November 17	New York Islanders	5–4 OT	15–2–0	30	Recap
18	November 19	@ New York Islanders	6–8	15–3–0	30	Recap
19	November 21	Hartford Whalers	3–0	16–3–0	32	Recap
20	November 23	@ Boston Bruins	4–5	16–4–0	32	Recap
21	November 24	Pittsburgh Penguins	7–4	17–4–0	34	Recap
22	November 27	Winnipeg Jets	6–1	18–4–0	36	Recap
23	November 29	@ Minnesota North Stars	4–1	19–4–0	38	Recap

December: 9–6–0, 18 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–5–0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
24	December 1	@ Winnipeg Jets	1–2	19–5–0	38	Recap
25	December 3	@ Detroit Red Wings	1–4	19–6–0	38	Recap
26	December 5	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–6	19–7–0	38	Recap
27	December 7	New York Rangers	4–0	20–7–0	40	Recap
28	December 8	@ New York Rangers	1–3	20–8–0	40	Recap
29	December 10	Boston Bruins	7–4	21–8–0	42	Recap
30	December 12	Montreal Canadiens	6–3	22–8–0	44	Recap
31	December 14	@ Detroit Red Wings	6–4	23–8–0	46	Recap
32	December 17	@ New Jersey Devils	4–7	23–9–0	46	Recap
33	December 19	New Jersey Devils	6–3	24–9–0	48	Recap
34	December 21	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	4–2	25–9–0	50	Recap
35	December 22	Pittsburgh Penguins	3–2 OT	26–9–0	52	Recap
36	December 27	@ Vancouver Canucks	6–1	27–9–0	54	Recap
37	December 28	@ Calgary Flames	6–5	28–9–0	56	Recap
38	December 31	@ Edmonton Oilers	3–4	28–10–0	56	Recap

January: 7–5–1, 15 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–4–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
39	January 2	@ Los Angeles Kings	7–4	29–10–0	58	Recap
40	January 4	@ St. Louis Blues	1–2	29–11–0	58	Recap
41	January 9	Washington Capitals	4–0	30–11–0	60	Recap
42	January 11	@ New Jersey Devils	8–4	31–11–0	62	Recap
43	January 12	Calgary Flames	3–0	32–11–0	64	Recap
44	January 14	New Jersey Devils	3–2	33–11–0	66	Recap
45	January 17	New York Islanders	3–4	33–12–0	66	Recap
46	January 18	@ Washington Capitals	2–5	33–13–0	66	Recap
47	January 21	@ New York Islanders	3–7	33–14–0	66	Recap
48	January 23	Detroit Red Wings	5–2	34–14–0	68	Recap
49	January 25	@ St. Louis Blues	1–0	35–14–0	70	Recap
50	January 28	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	2–2 OT	35–14–1	71	Recap
51	January 30	@ New York Islanders	4–8	35–15–1	71	Recap

February: 6–3–3, 15 points (home: 5–0–1; road: 1–3–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
52	February 1	@ Quebec Nordiques	2–2 OT	35–15–2	72	Recap
53	February 6	St. Louis Blues	4–3	36–15–2	74	Recap
54	February 8	Minnesota North Stars	3–3 OT	36–15–3	75	Recap
55	February 9	@ Chicago Black Hawks	2–2 OT	36–15–4	76	Recap
56	February 12	@ Buffalo Sabres	4–0	37–15–4	78	Recap
57	February 13	New York Islanders	6–3	38–15–4	80	Recap
58	February 15	@ Montreal Canadiens	3–5	38–16–4	80	Recap
59	February 17	Winnipeg Jets	8–4	39–16–4	82	Recap
60	February 20	Los Angeles Kings	5–3	40–16–4	84	Recap
61	February 22	Washington Capitals	3–1	41–16–4	86	Recap
62	February 27	@ Calgary Flames	4–7	41–17–4	86	Recap
63	February 28	@ Vancouver Canucks	1–3	41–18–4	86	Recap

March: 8–5–0, 16 points (home: 6–2–0; road: 2–3–0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
64	March 2	@ Edmonton Oilers	1–2 OT	41–19–4	86	Recap
65	March 4	Buffalo Sabres	4–6	41–20–4	86	Recap
66	March 6	Toronto Maple Leafs	7–4	42–20–4	88	Recap
67	March 8	@ New Jersey Devils	3–7	42–21–4	88	Recap
68	March 9	@ New York Rangers	4–1	43–21–4	90	Recap
69	March 13	Washington Capitals	2–0	44–21–4	92	Recap
70	March 15	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	6–5 OT	45–21–4	94	Recap
71	March 16	New Jersey Devils	4–1	46–21–4	96	Recap
72	March 20	Pittsburgh Penguins	5–1	47–21–4	98	Recap
73	March 22	New York Rangers	4–2	48–21–4	100	Recap
74	March 23	@ Washington Capitals	5–6	48–22–4	100	Recap
75	March 27	Buffalo Sabres	0–1	48–23–4	100	Recap
76	March 29	New York Rangers	8–2	49–23–4	102	Recap

April: 4–0–0, 8 points (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–0–0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
77	April 1	New York Islanders	4–2	50–23–4	104	Recap
78	April 2	@ New York Rangers	3–2	51–23–4	106	Recap
79	April 5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	4–3 OT	52–23–4	108	Recap
80	April 6	Washington Capitals	5–3	53–23–4	110	Recap

Legend:

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

Playoffs

1986 Stanley Cup playoffs^[10]

Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Rangers win 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Series	Recap
1	April 9	New York Rangers	2–6	Rangers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 10	New York Rangers	2–1	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	April 12	@ New York Rangers	2–5	Rangers lead 2–1	Recap
4	April 13	@ New York Rangers	7–1	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	April 15	New York Rangers	2–5	Rangers win 3–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

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.

			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
26	Brian Propp	LW	72	40	57	97	24	47	5	0	2	2	−2	4
12	Tim Kerr	RW	76	58	26	84	−5	79	5	3	3	6	−2	8
2	Mark Howe	D	77	24	58	82	85	36	5	0	4	4	0	0
23	Ilkka Sinisalo	LW	74	39	37	76	17	31	5	2	2	4	1	2
20	Dave Poulin	C	79	27	42	69	20	49	5	2	0	2	−4	2
9	Pelle Eklund	C	70	15	51	66	−4	12	5	0	2	2	2	0
14	Ron Sutter	C	75	18	42	60	26	159	5	0	2	2	2	10
10	Brad McCrimmon	D	80	13	43	56	83	85	5	2	0	2	1	2
32	Murray Craven	LW	78	21	33	54	24	34	5	0	3	3	0	4
25	Peter Zezel	C	79	17	37	54	27	76	5	3	1	4	−2	4
3	Doug Crossman	D	80	6	37	43	−5	55	5	0	1	1	0	4
15	Rich Sutter	RW	78	14	25	39	28	199	5	2	0	2	2	19
22	Rick Tocchet	RW	69	14	21	35	12	284	5	1	2	3	1	26
18	Lindsay Carson	LW	50	9	12	21	10	84	1	0	0	0	0	5
21	Dave Brown	RW	76	10	7	17	7	277	5	0	0	0	−3	16
8	Brad Marsh	D	79	0	13	13	0	123	5	0	0	0	1	2
24	Derrick Smith	LW	69	6	6	12	14	57	4	0	0	0	−3	10
17	Ed Hospodar‡	D	17	3	1	4	0	55	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Thomas Eriksson	D	43	0	4	4	−12	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Don Nachbaur	C	5	1	1	2	3	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Dave Richter†	D	50	0	2	2	−2	138	5	0	0	0	0	21
29	Daryl Stanley	D	33	0	2	2	−5	69	1	0	0	0	0	2
37	Bo Berglund†	RW	7	0	2	2	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Bob Froese	G	51	0	1	1		8	5	0	1	1		0
30	Darren Jensen	G	29	0	1	1		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Mike Stothers	D	6	0	1	1	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	4
31	Pelle Lindbergh	G	8	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Glenn Resch†	G	5	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0
6	Joe Paterson‡	LW	5	0	0	0	1	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Kevin McCarthy	D	4	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Ross Fitzpatrick	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Steve Smith	D	2	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Scott Mellanby	RW	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Carl Mokosak	LW	1	0	0	0	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

† = 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.

		Regular season											Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Bob Froese	51	47	31	10	3	1270	116	2.55	.909	5	2,724:05	5	5	2	3	123	15	3.08	.878	0	292:07
30	Darren Jensen	29	23	15	9	1	753	88	3.69	.883	2	1,430:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Pelle Lindbergh	8	8	6	2	0	200	23	2.88	.885	1	478:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Glenn Resch†	5	2	1	2	0	84	10	3.23	.881	0	185:38	1	0	0	0	1	1	8.24	.000	0	7:17

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Emery Edge Award	Mark Howe	^[11]
	NHL first All-Star team	Mark Howe (Defense)	^[12]
	NHL second All-Star team	Bob Froese (Goaltender)	^[12]
	William M. Jennings Trophy	Bob Froese	^[13]
	William M. Jennings Trophy	Darren Jensen	^[13]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bob Froese	^[14]
		Mark Howe
		Mike Keenan (Coach)
		Tim Kerr^[a]
		Pelle Lindbergh^[b]
		Dave Poulin
		Brian Propp
	NHL Player of the Month	Bob Froese (March)	^[16]
	NHL Player of the Week	Bob Froese (December 29)	^[17]
		Bob Froese (January 9)	^[18]
		Bob Froese (March 17)^[c]	^[19]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Mark Howe	^[20]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Mark Howe	^[20]
	Class Guy Award	Murray Craven	^[20]

Records

Among the team records set during the 1985–86 season was a 13-game winning streak from October 19 to November 17.^[21] On November 3, Tim Kerr set a team record (since tied multiple times) by scoring three powerplay goals in a game.^[22] Pelle Eklund's nine consecutive games with an assist from March 2 to March 20 is a team rookie record.^[23] Kerr's 34 powerplay goals on the season is an NHL record.^[24] Mark Howe's +87 plus/minus rating is a franchise single season high and his seven shorthanded goals tied the franchise record.^[25]^[26] Howe also set franchise marks for defenseman for goals scored (24) and points (82).^[27]^[28] Eklund set the team rookie record for assists (51).^[29] The team's 53 wins on the season tied the high mark set during the previous season.^[30] Their four ties during the season is the fewest in team history, while the one home tie and three road ties is tied for the fewest.^[30]

During the second period of game four of their division semifinal series against the New York Rangers, the Flyers tied a team record for most goals in a single playoff period (5) and set a team record for fastest five-goals scored in a playoff game, taking seven minutes and forty-eight seconds to do so.^[31]^[32]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 31, 1985, the day after the deciding game of the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1986, the day of the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals.^[33]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
October 11, 1985	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Seguin 2nd-round pick in 1986	To Los Angeles Kings Paul Guay 4th-round pick in 1986	^[34]
November 7, 1985	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations^[d]	To Edmonton Oilers Ron Low	^[35]
November 29, 1985	To Philadelphia Flyers Bo Berglund Dave Richter	To Minnesota North Stars Todd Bergen Ed Hospodar	^[36]
December 5, 1985	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	To Los Angeles Kings Len Hachborn	^[37]
December 18, 1985	To Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia's 4th-round pick in 1986	To Los Angeles Kings Joe Paterson	^[38]
March 11, 1986	To Philadelphia Flyers Glenn Resch	To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 1986	^[39]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
July 19, 1985 (1985-07-19)	Kevin McCarthy	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency	^[40]
July 26, 1985 (1985-07-26)	Jim Dobson	Quebec Nordiques	Free agency	^[41]
	Carl Mokosak	Los Angeles Kings	Free agency	^[41]
	Tim Tookey	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency	^[41]
September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30)	Steve Martinson	Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL)	Free agency	^[42]
October 7, 1985 (1985-10-07)	Dave Farrish	Toronto Maple Leafs	Free agency	^[43]
October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08)	Florent Robidoux	Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)	Free agency	^[44]
November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07)	Ron Low	Edmonton Oilers	Waivers	^[35]
January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15)	John Kemp	Canadian National Team	Free agency	^[45]
March 19, 1986 (1986-03-19)	Craig Berube	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	Free agency	^[46]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
June 10, 1985 (1985-06-10)	Miroslav Dvorak	ESG Kassel (Germany)	Retirement^[e]	^[47]
August 22, 1985 (1985-08-22)	Bill Barber		Retirement^[f]	^[48]
September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25)	Todd Bergen	Minnesota North Stars^[g]	Retirement	^[49]
N/A	Tim Young		Retirement	^[50]
N/A	Jim Dobson	New York Rangers^[h]	Release	^[51]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 18, 1985 (1985-06-18)	Pelle Eklund	2-year	^[52]
August 14, 1985 (1985-08-14)	Ray Allison		^[53]
	Ed Hospodar		^[53]
	Brad Marsh		^[53]
	Dave McLay		^[53]
	John Stevens		^[53]
	Rich Sutter		^[53]
	Ron Sutter		^[53]
October 10, 1985 (1985-10-10)	Pelle Lindbergh	6-year	^[54]
November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07)	Jeff Chychrun		^[55]
March 13, 1986 (1986-03-13)	Scott Mellanby		^[56]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, on June 15, 1985.^[57] The Flyers traded their tenth-round pick, 210th overall, to the Boston Bruins for Ian Armstrong on May 24, 1984.^[58]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	21	Glen Seabrooke	Center	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2	42	Bruce Rendall	Left wing	Canada	Chatham Maroons (OPJHL)
3	48	Darryl Gilmour	Goaltender	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)	^[i]
3	63	Shane Whelan	Center	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	84	Paul Marshall	Defense	United States	Northwood School (N.Y.)
5	105	Daril Holmes	Right wing	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
6	126	Ken Alexander	Defense	United States	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7	147	Tony Horacek	Left wing	Canada	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
8	168	Mike Cusack	Forward	United States	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
9	189	Gord Murphy	Defense	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
11	231	Rod Williams	Right wing	Canada	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
12	252	Paul Maurice	Defense	Canada	Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL^[59]^[60] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.^[61]

Notes

^ Kerr was voted to the starting lineup.^[15]
^ Lindbergh was posthumously voted to the starting lineup.^[15]
^ Co-winner with Edmonton Oilers' Paul Coffey
^ The Flyers claimed Low off waivers and agreed to a deal which allowed Edmonton to retain Low's rights but would guarantee them Low if Edmonton did not need him as a backup goaltender after Grant Fuhr recovered from an injury.^[35] On December 3, the Flyers passed on reacquiring Low and Edmonton returned him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Nova Scotia.^[35]
^ Dvorak retired from the NHL.
^ Barber missed the entire 1984–85 season due to a knee injury.
^ Bergen was traded to Minnesota on November 29 and resumed his playing career.^[36]
^ Dobson signed with New York on December 13.
^ The Flyers traded Paul Holmgren to the Minnesota North Stars for the rights to Paul Guay and the North Stars' third-round pick, 48th overall, on February 23, 1984.^[58]

References

General

"Philadelphia Flyers 1985–86 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"Flyers History - Season Overview : 1985–86". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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^ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^ Sell, Dave (November 13, 1985). "It's Now Froese's Job With Mourning Flyers". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "The Washington Capitals pursued the Philadelphia Flyers for first... - UPI Archives". UPI. March 5, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "Brian Propp scored three goals Sunday night to help... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ Cialini, Joe (April 7, 1986). "Brian Propp, who said avoiding the New York Islanders... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ Report, Morning Call | Staff (April 7, 1986). "PROPP-ER FINISH STOPS CAPS PHILLY CLINCHES PATRICK CROWN WITH 5-3 WIN". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "Flyers History – NHL Award Votes". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ Bostrom, Don (October 17, 1986). "Kerr, Propp Score Twice in 6-2 Win". The Morning Call. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32
^ "William M. Jennings Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ "38th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ Morganti, Al (April 9, 1986). "Flyers Should Pass Rangers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ "Froese gets NHL honor". The Pantagraph. December 30, 1985. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ Morganti, Al (January 10, 1986). "Flyers Shut Down Caps for a 4-0 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ Morganti, Al (March 17, 1986). "Flyers Dump The Devils For Fourth Straight Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ "Team Records: Longest Winning Streaks, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "Skater Records: Most Power-Play Goals, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
^ "Skater Records: Longest Assist Streaks, Season, Rookie". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
^ "Skater Records: Most Power-Play Goals, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ "List of all the Philadelphia Flyers Season Leaders". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "Skater Records: Most Shorthanded Goals, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ "Skater Records: Most Goals, Defenseman, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ "Skater Records: Most Points, Defenseman, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ "Skater Records: Most Assists, Rookie, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Philadelphia Flyers: Year-by-Year Record". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Playoff Team Records: Most Goals, One Team, Playoff Period". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "Playoff Team Records: Fastest Five Goals, One Team, Playoff Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ Baker, Chris (October 12, 1985). "Kings Obtain Guay in Trade With Flyers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ron Low career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Morganti, Al (November 30, 1985). "Traded: Bergen and Hospodar". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
^ "Center Len Hachborn, who has been playing for the..." UPI. December 5, 1985. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
^ Baker, Chris (December 19, 1985). "Kings Snap Out of It With 4-3 Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ Morganti, Al (March 12, 1986). "Flyers Deal Draft Pick For Devils Goalie Resch". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Baseball". Orlando Sentinel. July 20, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Philadelphia Flyers have signed free agents Tim Tookey,." UPI. July 26, 1985. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "Steve Martinson – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Dave Farrish – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Florent Robidoux – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Ap Names Gooden, Lopez Best Of '85". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 16, 1986. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "CRAIG BERUBE NAMED FLYERS HEAD COACH". Philadelphia Flyers. October 7, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". The New York Times. June 11, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; End of an Era". The New York Times. August 23, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "Bergen gives up hockey for golf". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. September 26, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Flyers A-Z: Young, Timothy". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "1979 NHL Entry Draft -- Jim Dobson". HockeyDraftCentral.com. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "Baseball". Orlando Sentinel. June 19, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Philadelphia Flyers have signed five veterans, including center..." UPI. August 15, 1985. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
^ Greenberg, Jay (November 13, 1985). "Lindbergh's unsigned pact will be honored". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 98.
^ Shope, Dan (November 8, 1985). "Flyers Win Their 9th Straight". The Morning Call. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ Greenberg, Jay (March 14, 1986). "Mellanby Signs, Could Make Debut This Weekend". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
^ "1985 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "1985 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
^ "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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[16] Kerr was voted to the starting lineup.^[15]

[17] Lindbergh was posthumously voted to the starting lineup.^[15]

[21] Co-winner with Edmonton Oilers' Paul Coffey

[39] The Flyers claimed Low off waivers and agreed to a deal which allowed Edmonton to retain Low's rights but would guarantee them Low if Edmonton did not need him as a backup goaltender after Grant Fuhr recovered from an injury.^[35] On December 3, the Flyers passed on reacquiring Low and Edmonton returned him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Nova Scotia.^[35]

[51] Dvorak retired from the NHL.

[53] Barber missed the entire 1984–85 season due to a knee injury.

[55] Bergen was traded to Minnesota on November 29 and resumed his playing career.^[36]

[58] Dobson signed with New York on December 13.

[67] The Flyers traded Paul Holmgren to the Minnesota North Stars for the rights to Paul Guay and the North Stars' third-round pick, 48th overall, on February 23, 1984.^[58]

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

[2] Sell, Dave (November 13, 1985). "It's Now Froese's Job With Mourning Flyers". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[3] "The Washington Capitals pursued the Philadelphia Flyers for first... - UPI Archives". UPI. March 5, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[4] "Brian Propp scored three goals Sunday night to help... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[5] Cialini, Joe (April 7, 1986). "Brian Propp, who said avoiding the New York Islanders... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[6] Report, Morning Call | Staff (April 7, 1986). "PROPP-ER FINISH STOPS CAPS PHILLY CLINCHES PATRICK CROWN WITH 5-3 WIN". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[7] "Flyers History – NHL Award Votes". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved November 18, 2013.

[nhl-gd-standings-8] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

[9] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[Gamelog-10] "1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[11] Bostrom, Don (October 17, 1986). "Kerr, Propp Score Twice in 6-2 Win". The Morning Call. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

[FirstAndSecondTeam-12] 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32

[13] "William M. Jennings Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[14] "38th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[ASvote-15] "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[18] Morganti, Al (April 9, 1986). "Flyers Should Pass Rangers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[19] "Froese gets NHL honor". The Pantagraph. December 30, 1985. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[20] Morganti, Al (January 10, 1986). "Flyers Shut Down Caps for a 4-0 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[22] Morganti, Al (March 17, 1986). "Flyers Dump The Devils For Fourth Straight Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[teamawards-23] "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

[24] "Team Records: Longest Winning Streaks, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[25] "Skater Records: Most Power-Play Goals, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[26] "Skater Records: Longest Assist Streaks, Season, Rookie". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[27] "Skater Records: Most Power-Play Goals, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[28] "List of all the Philadelphia Flyers Season Leaders". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[29] "Skater Records: Most Shorthanded Goals, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[30] "Skater Records: Most Goals, Defenseman, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[31] "Skater Records: Most Points, Defenseman, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[32] "Skater Records: Most Assists, Rookie, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[Yearbyyear-33] "Philadelphia Flyers: Year-by-Year Record". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[34] "Playoff Team Records: Most Goals, One Team, Playoff Period". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[35] "Playoff Team Records: Fastest Five Goals, One Team, Playoff Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[36] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[37] Baker, Chris (October 12, 1985). "Kings Obtain Guay in Trade With Flyers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[Low-38] "Ron Low career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[Bergen-40] Morganti, Al (November 30, 1985). "Traded: Bergen and Hospodar". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.

[41] "Center Len Hachborn, who has been playing for the..." UPI. December 5, 1985. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

[42] Baker, Chris (December 19, 1985). "Kings Snap Out of It With 4-3 Win". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[43] Morganti, Al (March 12, 1986). "Flyers Deal Draft Pick For Devils Goalie Resch". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[44] "Baseball". Orlando Sentinel. July 20, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[ThreeSigned-45] "The Philadelphia Flyers have signed free agents Tim Tookey,." UPI. July 26, 1985. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

[46] "Steve Martinson – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[47] "Dave Farrish – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[48] "Florent Robidoux – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[49] "Ap Names Gooden, Lopez Best Of '85". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 16, 1986. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[50] "CRAIG BERUBE NAMED FLYERS HEAD COACH". Philadelphia Flyers. October 7, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[52] "SPORTS PEOPLE; Comings and Goings". The New York Times. June 11, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[54] "SPORTS PEOPLE; End of an Era". The New York Times. August 23, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[56] "Bergen gives up hockey for golf". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. September 26, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[57] "Flyers A-Z: Young, Timothy". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[59] "1979 NHL Entry Draft -- Jim Dobson". HockeyDraftCentral.com. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

[60] "Baseball". Orlando Sentinel. June 19, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[FiveSigned-61] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Philadelphia Flyers have signed five veterans, including center..." UPI. August 15, 1985. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

[62] Greenberg, Jay (November 13, 1985). "Lindbergh's unsigned pact will be honored". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 98.

[63] Shope, Dan (November 8, 1985). "Flyers Win Their 9th Straight". The Morning Call. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[64] Greenberg, Jay (March 14, 1986). "Mellanby Signs, Could Make Debut This Weekend". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

[65] "1985 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

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