1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season

1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers
1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic Division champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	1st Eastern
1995–96 record	45–24–13
Home record	27–9–5
Road record	18–15–8
Goals for	282
Goals against	208
Team information
President	Bob Clarke
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Terry Murray
Captain	Eric Lindros
Alternate captains	Rod Brind'Amour; Eric Desjardins (Mar-May); Craig MacTavish (Oct-Mar)
Arena	CoreStates Spectrum
Average attendance	17,345
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears; Mobile Mysticks
Team leaders
Goals	John LeClair (51)
Assists	Eric Lindros (68)
Points	Eric Lindros (115)
Penalty minutes	Shawn Antoski (204)
Plus/minus	Petr Svoboda (+28)
Wins	Ron Hextall (31)
Goals against average	Ron Hextall (2.17)
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the Spectrum's final season the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers lost in the Conference Semifinals to the Florida Panthers in six games.

Regular season

Building on the success of the lockout season, the Flyers began the year with a 7–1 rout in Montreal over the Canadiens. An early 5–0–1 stretch was derailed in a 5–4 loss to Chicago on October 22, in which Dominic Roussel turned in a poor performance in net. It would be one of several in the early going which forced head coach Terry Murray to favor Garth Snow as the backup to Ron Hextall.

Lindros was hurt in early November, and the club limped to a 2–4–1 record in his absence. However, after his return they ripped off eight straight wins as part of a 12–2–2 stretch which put them in contention in the Atlantic Division with the Florida Panthers. However, the momentum switched and the club struggled to a 3–6–7 record thereafter.

A 3–2 home overtime win over Montreal on February 1, in which defenseman Petr Svoboda was elbowed in the head by Marc Bureau, finally lit a fire under the team. In addition, the trade-deadline acquisition of Dale Hawerchuk, who was needed in Mikael Renberg's absence, spurred a 13–3–0 charge at the end of the season. Thanks to a 6–5 Bruins win over the Penguins on the final day, the Flyers gained the top spot in the Eastern Conference following a 3–1 win over Tampa.

Lindros hit the 100-point mark in a 3–0 win over Hartford on March 25, while LeClair netted his 50th goal of the season in a 5–1 win in New Jersey on April 10. In an ironic twist, Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux notched the game-winning goal on a fluke shot in a Colorado 5–3 win in Philly on February 11. With the Devils the previous June, Lemieux hit the net from 50 feet out to give his club a 3–2 win in Game 5 of the conference finals.

On April 2, the Flyers scored three short-handed goals in a 6–2 win over the New York Islanders.^[2]

On April 11, the Flyers organization celebrated the final regular-season game in the Spectrum. The home team took care of their end, topping the Canadiens 3–2. After the game, an emotional torch-passing ceremony saw past and present team members skating alongside each other, with a symbolic transference of leadership from Bobby Clarke to Lindros.

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	24	13	282	208	103
2	New York Rangers	82	41	27	14	272	237	96
3	Florida Panthers	82	41	31	10	254	234	92
4	Washington Capitals	82	39	32	11	234	204	89
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	32	12	238	248	88
6	New Jersey Devils	82	37	33	12	215	202	86
7	New York Islanders	82	22	50	10	229	315	54

Eastern Conference^[3]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	82	45	24	13	282	208	103
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	NE	82	49	29	4	362	284	102
3	New York Rangers	ATL	82	41	27	14	272	237	96
4	Florida Panthers	ATL	82	41	31	10	254	234	92
5	Boston Bruins	NE	82	40	31	11	282	269	91
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	40	32	10	265	248	90
7	Washington Capitals	ATL	82	39	32	11	234	204	89
8	Tampa Bay Lightning	ATL	82	38	32	12	238	248	88

9	New Jersey Devils	ATL	82	37	33	12	215	202	86
10	Hartford Whalers	NE	82	34	39	9	237	259	77
11	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	33	42	7	247	262	73
12	New York Islanders	ATL	82	22	50	10	229	315	54
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	18	59	5	191	291	41

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

With the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Flyers drew their division rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning, coached by former Flyer Terry Crisp. After a 7–3 Philly home rout in Game 1, Lightning goalie Daren Puppa was spectacular and Brian Bradley notched the OT winner in a 2–1 Game 2 triumph. Former draft pick Alexander Selivanov ended Game 3 in Tampa with an overtime goal. Hawerchuk and LeClair provided leadership and goals in a 4–1 road win in Game 4, then the Flyers won 4–1 in Game 5 at the Spectrum. The Flyers closed out the series with a 6–1 score in Game 6 at the Thunderdome.

Next up in the conference semifinals were the Florida Panthers, a team which relied on goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck and the neutral zone trap for success. Vanbiesbrouck posted a 2–0 shutout in Game 1, and it took until midway through Game 2 for the Flyers to get rolling offensively in a narrow 3–2 win. Game 3 saw Flyers veterans Dan Quinn, Hawerchuk, Desjardins and Hextall set the tone in a 3–1 victory.

The Flyers were defeated in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5. The Panthers ended the Flyers' season in Game 6.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season^[4]

October: 7–1–3, 17 points (home: 4–0–1; road: 3–1–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 7	@ Montreal Canadiens	7–1	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 11	Washington Capitals	2–1	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 14	@ New York Islanders	3–0	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 15	Edmonton Oilers	7–1	4–0–0	8	Recap
5	October 18	@ Los Angeles Kings	1–1 OT	4–0–1	9	Recap
6	October 20	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4–2	5–0–1	11	Recap
7	October 22	@ Chicago Blackhawks	4–5	5–1–1	11	Recap
8	October 25	New York Islanders	3–1	6–1–1	13	Recap
9	October 28	@ New York Islanders	5–5 OT	6–1–2	14	Recap
10	October 29	Ottawa Senators	5–2	7–1–2	16	Recap
11	October 31	Tampa Bay Lightning	2–2 OT	7–1–3	17	Recap

November: 9–5–1, 19 points (home: 7–2–0; road: 2–3–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
12	November 2	Florida Panthers	1–2	7–2–3	17	Recap
13	November 4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	4–7	7–3–3	17	Recap
14	November 5	Hartford Whalers	6–1	8–3–3	19	Recap
15	November 7	@ Florida Panthers	2–4	8–4–3	19	Recap
16	November 9	Calgary Flames	3–1	9–4–3	21	Recap
17	November 11	@ New Jersey Devils	2–4	9–5–3	21	Recap
18	November 12	New Jersey Devils	2–3	9–6–3	21	Recap
19	November 14	@ Washington Capitals	2–2 OT	9–6–4	22	Recap
20	November 16	Ottawa Senators	5–3	10–6–4	24	Recap
21	November 18	@ Hartford Whalers	4–2	11–6–4	26	Recap
22	November 19	Vancouver Canucks	3–2 OT	12–6–4	28	Recap
23	November 21	Los Angeles Kings	5–2	13–6–4	30	Recap
24	November 24	Detroit Red Wings	4–1	14–6–4	32	Recap
25	November 29	@ Florida Panthers	2–1 OT	15–6–4	34	Recap
26	November 30	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–2	16–6–4	36	Recap

December: 6–5–2, 14 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–3–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
27	December 3	Boston Bruins	6–1	17–6–4	38	Recap
28	December 5	@ Detroit Red Wings	3–5	17–7–4	38	Recap
29	December 7	Buffalo Sabres	7–3	18–7–4	40	Recap
30	December 10	New York Islanders	2–6	18–8–4	40	Recap
31	December 14	Tampa Bay Lightning	4–0	19–8–4	42	Recap
32	December 16	@ Montreal Canadiens	4–2	20–8–4	44	Recap
33	December 17	Pittsburgh Penguins	6–5	21–8–4	46	Recap
34	December 19	@ New Jersey Devils	4–5 OT	21–9–4	46	Recap
35	December 21	New York Rangers	1–2	21–10–4	46	Recap
36	December 23	@ Hartford Whalers	3–3 OT	21–10–5	47	Recap
37	December 27	@ Edmonton Oilers	2–3	21–11–5	47	Recap
38	December 29	@ Calgary Flames	3–2	22–11–5	49	Recap
39	December 31	@ Vancouver Canucks	5–5 OT	22–11–6	50	Recap

January: 2–3–5, 9 points (home: 1–1–3; road: 1–2–2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
40	January 3	@ San Jose Sharks	3–1	23–11–6	52	Recap
41	January 4	@ Colorado Avalanche	2–2 OT	23–11–7	53	Recap
42	January 9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2–2 OT	23–11–8	54	Recap
43	January 11	St. Louis Blues	4–4 OT	23–12–9	55	Recap
44	January 13	New York Rangers	0–4	23–13–9	55	Recap
45	January 15	Dallas Stars	6–1	24–13–9	57	Recap
46	January 22	Florida Panthers	1–1 OT	24–12–10	58	Recap
47	January 24	@ New York Rangers	4–4 OT	24–12–11	59	Recap
48	January 27	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	4–7	24–13–11	59	Recap
49	January 28	@ Washington Capitals	2–3 OT	24–14–11	59	Recap

February: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–1)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
50	February 1	Montreal Canadiens	3–2 OT	25–14–11	61	Recap
51	February 3	@ St. Louis Blues	7–3	26–14–11	63	Recap
52	February 8	Buffalo Sabres	1–2	26–15–11	63	Recap
53	February 10	@ Boston Bruins	6–2	27–15–11	65	Recap
54	February 11	Colorado Avalanche	3–5	27–16–11	65	Recap
55	February 14	@ Florida Panthers	4–2	28–16–11	67	Recap
56	February 17	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	2–5	28–17–11	67	Recap
57	February 19	New Jersey Devils	4–1	29–17–11	69	Recap
58	February 22	Washington Capitals	5–3	30–17–11	71	Recap
59	February 23	@ Buffalo Sabres	2–7	30–18–11	71	Recap
60	February 25	Chicago Blackhawks	3–2	31–18–11	73	Recap
61	February 28	@ Dallas Stars	4–4 OT	31–18–12	74	Recap

March: 9–4–1, 19 points (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–0)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
62	March 1	@ Ottawa Senators	3–2	32–18–12	76	Recap
63	March 3	@ Washington Capitals	0–3	32–19–12	76	Recap
64	March 9	@ Boston Bruins	2–3	32–20–12	76	Recap
65	March 10	New Jersey Devils	2–3 OT	32–21–12	76	Recap
66	March 13	Tampa Bay Lightning	1–1 OT	32–21–13	77	Recap
67	March 16	Winnipeg Jets	3–0	33–21–13	79	Recap
68	March 17	San Jose Sharks	8–2	34–21–13	81	Recap
69	March 19	New York Islanders	4–1	35–21–13	83	Recap
70	March 22	@ Winnipeg Jets	1–4	35–22–13	83	Recap
71	March 23	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	4–0	36–22–13	85	Recap
72	March 25	Hartford Whalers	3–0	37–22–13	87	Recap
73	March 27	@ Ottawa Senators	4–2	38–22–13	89	Recap
74	March 29	@ Buffalo Sabres	6–5 OT	39–22–13	91	Recap
75	March 31	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–1	40–22–13	93	Recap

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

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Points	Recap
76	April 2	@ New York Islanders	6–2	41–22–13	95	Recap
77	April 4	New York Rangers	4–1	42–22–13	97	Recap
78	April 5	@ New York Rangers	1–3	42–23–13	97	Recap
79	April 7	Boston Bruins	2–4	42–24–13	97	Recap
80	April 10	@ New Jersey Devils	5–1	43–24–13	99	Recap
81	April 11	Montreal Canadiens	3–2	44–24–13	101	Recap
82	April 14	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	3–1	45–24–13	103	Recap

Legend:

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

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs^[4]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Flyers win 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 16	Tampa Bay Lightning	7–3	17,380	Flyers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 18	Tampa Bay Lightning	1–2 OT	17,380	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	April 21	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	4–5 OT	25,945	Lightning lead 2–1	Recap
4	April 23	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	4–1	28,183	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	April 25	Tampa Bay Lightning	4–1	17,380	Flyers lead 3–2	Recap
6	April 27	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	6–1	27,189	Flyers win 4–2	Recap

Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Florida Panthers – Panthers win 4–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 2	Florida Panthers	0–2	17,380	Panthers lead 1–0	Recap
2	May 4	Florida Panthers	3–2	17,380	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	May 7	@ Florida Panthers	3–1	14,703	Flyers lead 2–1	Recap
4	May 9	@ Florida Panthers	3–4 OT	14,703	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	May 12	Florida Panthers	1–2 2OT	17,380	Panthers lead 3–2	Recap
6	May 14	@ Florida Panthers	1–4	14,703	Panthers win 4–2	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
88	Eric Lindros	C	73	47	68	115	26	163	12	6	6	12	−1	43
10	John LeClair	LW	82	51	46	97	21	64	11	6	5	11	3	6
17	Rod Brind'Amour	C	82	26	61	87	20	110	12	2	5	7	−2	6
15	Pat Falloon†	RW	62	22	26	48	15	6	12	3	2	5	−2	2
37	Eric Desjardins	D	80	7	40	47	19	45	12	0	6	6	−5	2
19	Mikael Renberg	RW	51	23	20	43	8	45	11	3	6	9	1	14
29	Joel Otto	C	67	12	29	41	11	115	12	3	4	7	4	11
23	Petr Svoboda	D	73	1	28	29	28	105	12	0	6	6	6	22
25	Shjon Podein	LW	79	15	10	25	25	89	12	1	2	3	2	50
6	Chris Therien	D	82	6	17	23	16	89	12	0	0	0	−5	18
11	Dan Quinn†	C	35	7	14	21	2	22	12	1	4	5	−3	6
9	Rob DiMaio	RW	59	6	15	21	0	58	3	0	0	0	−1	0
24	Karl Dykhuis	D	82	5	15	20	12	101	12	2	2	4	6	22
18	Dale Hawerchuk†	RW	16	4	16	20	10	4	12	3	6	9	0	12
44	Anatoli Semenov‡	C	44	3	13	16	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Brent Fedyk‡	LW	24	10	5	15	1	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Kevin Haller	D	69	5	9	14	18	92	6	0	1	1	0	8
28	Kjell Samuelsson	D	75	3	11	14	20	81	12	1	0	1	0	24
14	Craig MacTavish‡	C	55	5	8	13	−3	62	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Trent Klatt†	RW	49	3	8	11	2	21	12	4	1	5	1	0
26	John Druce†	RW	13	4	4	8	6	13	2	0	2	2	1	2
22	Bob Corkum†	C	28	4	3	7	3	8	12	1	2	3	−1	6
12	Patrik Juhlin	RW	14	3	3	6	4	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Shawn Antoski	LW	64	1	3	4	−4	204	7	1	1	2	3	28
42	Russ Romaniuk	LW	17	3	0	3	−2	17	1	0	0	0	−1	0
32^[b]	Jim Montgomery	C	5	1	2	3	1	9	1	0	0	0	−1	0
18	Yanick Dupre	LW	12	2	0	2	0	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
26^[c]	Phil Crowe	LW	16	1	1	2	0	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Kerry Huffman†	D	4	1	1	2	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	2
11	Kevin Dineen‡	RW	26	0	2	2	−8	50	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Aris Brimanis	D	17	0	2	2	−1	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Dan Kordic	LW	9	1	0	1	1	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Ron Hextall	G	53	0	1	1		28	12	0	0	0		6
45	Gilbert Dionne‡	LW	2	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Garth Snow	G	26	0	0	0		18	1	0	0	0		0
33	Dominic Roussel‡	G	9	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Darren Rumble	D	5	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	Jason Bowen	D	2	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

‡ = 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
27	Ron Hextall	53	51	31	13	7	1292	112	2.17	.913	4	3,102:25	12	12	6	6	319	27	2.13	.915	0	759:41
30	Garth Snow	26	23	12	8	4	648	69	2.88	.894	0	1,437:14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	–	0	1:00
33	Dominic Roussel‡	9	8	2	3	2	178	22	2.89	.876	1	456:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL second All-Star team	John LeClair (Left wing)	^[5]
League (annual)	NHL second All-Star team	Eric Lindros (Center)	^[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Eric Desjardins	^[6]
		John LeClair
		Eric Lindros
		Craig MacTavish^[d]
	NHL Player of the Month	Eric Lindros (October)	^[8]
	NHL Player of the Week	John LeClair (November 11)
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Eric Desjardins	^[9]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Eric Lindros	^[9]
	Class Guy Award	Ron Hextall	^[9]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Shjon Podein	^[9]
Miscellaneous	Best NHL Player ESPY Award	Eric Lindros	^[10]

Records

Among the team records set during the 1995–96 season was Eric Lindros setting the franchise single game record with 14 shots on goal on March 19.^[11] The Flyers tied the team record for most shorthanded goals in a single game (3) on April 2.^[12] Lindros’ 1.58 points per game average during the regular season is a franchise high.^[13] The team's four overtime losses during the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs is tied for the NHL record.^[14]

Milestones

Individual career milestones^[15]
Milestone	Player	Date
1000th game played	Craig MacTavish	December 19, 1995

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 25, 1995, the day after the deciding game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 1996, the day of the deciding game of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals.^[16]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers Russ Romaniuk	To Winnipeg Jets Rights to Jeff Finley	^[17]
July 8, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 1996	To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Zettler	^[18]
July 12, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Garth Snow	To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick in 1996 6th-round pick in 1996	^[19]
August 30, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 1996 2nd-round pick in 1997 Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996	To Toronto Maple Leafs Dmitri Yushkevich 2nd-round pick in 1996	^[20]
September 20, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1997	To Winnipeg Jets Andre Faust	^[21]
November 16, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers Pat Falloon	To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 1996^[e] 4th-round pick in 1996 Rights to Martin Spanhel	^[22]
December 13, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers Trent Klatt	To Dallas Stars Brent Fedyk	^[23]
December 28, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations^[f]	To Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen	^[24]
January 23, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Dan Quinn	To Ottawa Senators Future considerations	^[26]
February 6, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Corkum	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Chris Herperger Winnipeg's 7th-round pick in 1997	^[27]
February 27, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Tim Cheveldae 3rd-round pick in 1996	To Winnipeg Jets Dominic Roussel	^[28]
March 15, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Dale Hawerchuk	To St. Louis Blues Craig MacTavish	^[29]
March 19, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Kerry Huffman	To Ottawa Senators 9th-round pick in 1996	^[30]
March 19, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Brian Wesenberg	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Anatoli Semenov Rights to Mike Crowley	^[30]
March 19, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers John Druce 7th-round pick in 1997	To Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996	^[30]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07)	Kjell Samuelsson	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year^[g]	Free agency	^[31]^[32]
July 15, 1995 (1995-07-15)	Tony Horacek	Chicago Blackhawks		Free agency
July 20, 1995 (1995-07-20)	Joel Otto	Calgary Flames	3-year	Free agency	^[33]
July 31, 1995 (1995-07-31)	Shawn McCosh	New York Rangers		Free agency	^[34]
July 31, 1995 (1995-07-31)	Scott Morrow	Calgary Flames		Free agency	^[35]
July 31, 1995 (1995-07-31)	Darren Rumble	Ottawa Senators		Free agency	^[36]
August 1, 1995 (1995-08-01)	Todd Nelson	Washington Capitals		Free agency
June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04)	Craig Darby	New York Islanders		Waivers	^[37]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[h]	Ref
August 8, 1995 (1995-08-08)	Stewart Malgunas	Winnipeg Jets	Free agency (II)	^[39]
August 10, 1995 (1995-08-10)	Dave Brown	San Jose Sharks	Free agency	^[40]
N/A	Shawn Anderson	Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[41]
	Al Conroy	Houston Aeros (IHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[42]
	Norm Foster		Retirement	^[43]
October 1995 (1995-10)	Gilbert Dionne	Florida Panthers^[i]	Release	^[45]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 30, 1995 (1995-06-30)	Rob DiMaio		Re-signing	^[46]
June 30, 1995 (1995-06-30)	Yanick Dupre		Re-signing	^[46]
July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07)	Les Kuntar		Re-signing	^[47]
July 10, 1995 (1995-07-10)	Kevin Dineen	1-year	Re-signing	^[24]^[32]
August 1, 1995 (1995-08-01)	Dominic Roussel		Re-signing	^[48]
August 3, 1995 (1995-08-03)	Shjon Podein		Re-signing	^[49]
August 7, 1995 (1995-08-07)	Shawn Antoski		Re-signing	^[50]
August 10, 1995 (1995-08-10)	Gilbert Dionne	1-year	Re-signing	^[51]^[52]
August 14, 1995 (1995-08-14)	Rod Brind'Amour	3-year	Re-signing	^[53]
September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)	John LeClair	5-year	Re-signing	^[54]
October 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)	Eric Desjardins	4-year	Re-signing	^[55]
October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06)	Kevin Haller	multi-year	Re-signing	^[56]
October 15, 1995 (1995-10-15)	Mikael Renberg	4-year	Re-signing	^[57]
May 28, 1996 (1996-05-28)	Andre Payette		Entry-level	^[58]
June 5, 1996 (1996-06-05)	Jason Bowen		Re-signing	^[59]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, on June 28, 1995.^[60] The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 74th overall, and Mark Recchi to the Montreal Canadiens for Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair on February 9, 1995.^[61] They also traded their fifth-round pick, 126th overall, to the Detroit Red Wings for Stewart Malgunas on September 9, 1993.^[61]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	22	Brian Boucher	Goaltender	United States	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2	48	Shane Kenny	Defense	Canada	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
4	100	Radovan Somik	Left wing	Slovakia	Martimex ZTS Martin (Slovakia)
6	132	Dmitri Tertyshny	Defense	Russia	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)	^[j]
6	135	Jamie Sokolsky	Defense	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	^[k]
6	152	Martin Spanhel	Left wing	Czech Republic	ZPS Zlin Jrs. (CZE)
7	178	Martin Streit	Forward	Czech Republic	HC Olomouc (CZE)
8	204	Ruslan Shafikov	Forward	Russia	Salavat Yulaev (Russia)
9	230	Jeff Lank	Defense	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL^[62]^[63] and the Mobile Mysticks of the ECHL.^[64]

Notes

^ ^a ^b MacTavish was traded to the St. Louis Blues on March 15. Desjardins replaced him as an alternate captain.
^ Montgomery wore number 22 during the regular season.
^ Crowe wore number 53 in his first ten games.
^ Selected by the Commissioner^[7]
^ The Flyers choice of their own first-round pick or the first-round pick acquired from Toronto in the Yushkevich trade. The Flyers ultimately sent their own first-round pick, 24th overall.
^ The Flyers would receive a draft pick if the Whalers re-signed Dineen for the 1996–97 season.^[24] The Flyers ended up receiving the Whalers' 1997 7th-round pick.^[25]
^ Club option for third year
^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 5 if applicable.^[38]
^ Dionne signed with the Panthers on January 29, 1996.^[44]
^ The Flyers traded Tommy Soderstrom to the New York Islanders for Ron Hextall and the Islanders' sixth-round pick, 132nd overall, on September 22, 1994.^[61]
^ The Flyers traded Ryan McGill to the Edmonton Oilers for Brad Zavisha and the Oilers' sixth-round pick, 135th overall, on March 13, 1995.^[61]

References

General

"Philadelphia Flyers 1995–96 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"Flyers History - Season Overview : 1995–96". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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^ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^ "Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders Box Score — April 2, 1996".
^ "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
^ 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32
^ "46th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "RANFORD SENT TO BRUINS". Washington Post. January 12, 1996. Retrieved August 22, 2022. MacTavish, 37, was added to the Eastern Conference roster by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
^ Bowen, Les (November 9, 1995). "At Least, Lindros Out Another Week". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 71.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "All-Time ESPY Winners". ESPN MediaZone. June 24, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^ 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 264
^ "Team Records: Most Shorthanded Goals, One Team, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "List of all the Philadelphia Flyers Season Leaders". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "Playoff Team Records: Most Overtime Losses, One Team, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners". P.Anson. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
^ "Russell Romaniuk – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Miles, Gary (July 9, 1995). "For The First Time, Flyers Make Goalie Their Top Pick". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C9.
^ Bowen, Les (July 13, 1995). "Flyers Pack Snow". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 71.
^ Bowen, Les (August 31, 1995). "Flyers Dispatch Yushkevich To Leafs For Picks". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 73.
^ Miles, Gary (September 21, 1995). "Legion Of Doom Will Have To Wait For Another Day". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D3.
^ "SHARKS ACQUIRE DEFENSEMAN BODGER FROM BUFFALO IN THREE TEAM DEAL". San Jose Sharks. November 16, 1995. Archived from the original on August 14, 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ Miles, Gary (December 14, 1995). "Fedyk Sent To Stars, Flyers Get Klatt in Return". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miles, Gary (December 29, 1995). "Flyers Send Dineen Back To Hartford". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
^ "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Kevin Dineen". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Miles, Gary (January 24, 1996). "Renberg Is Sidelined By Abdominal Strain; Flyers Deal For Forward". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D2.
^ Bowen, Les (February 7, 1996). "Flyers Give Up Little For Vet Corkum". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 66.
^ Bowen, Les (February 28, 1996). "Roussel Dealt To Winnipeg". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 72.
^ Miles, Gary (March 16, 1996). "Hawerchuk To Flyers For MacTavish". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miles, Gary (March 20, 1996). "Flyers' Day Of Dealing Lands Huffman, Druce". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E6.
^ Bowen, Les (July 8, 1995). "Samuelsson Is Back with the Flyers". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 39.
^ ^a ^b Bowen, Les (July 11, 1995). "Flyers Keep Dineen in the Fold". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 61.
^ Mahon, Tom (July 21, 1995). "Flyers get veteran Otto off free-agent lot". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 105.
^ "Shawn McCosh – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Scott Morrow – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Darren Rumble – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Flyers Acquire Darby Off Waivers". Philadelphia Daily News. June 5, 1996. p. 82.
^ "National Hockey League Free Agent List". UPI. July 5, 1995. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 9, 1995. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Sharks Sign Veteran Wing Dave Brown". San Jose Sharks. August 10, 1995. Archived from the original on August 14, 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Shawn Anderson". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ Al Conroy at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved January 24, 2022
^ Norm Foster at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved January 24, 2022
^ "Gilbert Dionne – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Bowen, Les (October 18, 1995). "Falloon Hopes He Fits in Philly". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 34.
^ ^a ^b "Devils May Stay in Jersey". Philadelphia Daily News. July 1, 1995. p. 35.
^ Miles, Gary (July 8, 1995). "Kjell Samuelsson Returning To Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C3.
^ "Paterno: Big Ten Belongs In Alliance". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 2, 1995. p. D3.
^ "Hobbled By Hamstring Injury, Sanchez Is Upset By Witmeyer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 4, 1995. p. D3.
^ "Flyers Sign Antoski". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 8, 1995. p. D3.
^ "Becker Is Beaten in Ohio Tourney". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 11, 1995. p. D3.
^ Bowen, Les (November 1, 1995). "Flyers Living With Therien's Growing Pains". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 62.
^ "Brind'Amour Signs New Pact With Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 15, 1995. p. D3.
^ Bowen, Les (September 12, 1995). "Good Sign For Flyers: LeClair Gets His Deal". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 62.
^ Miles, Gary (October 6, 1995). "Desjardins, Flyers Come To Terms On Four-year, $6 Million Contract". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D7.
^ Miles, Gary (October 7, 1995). "Eager Flyers' Long Wait To End With Season Opener Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C2.
^ Bowen, Les (October 16, 1995). "Renberg Latest Key Flyers To Get New Deal". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 81.
^ "Hornets Set To Name Cowens Coach Today". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 1996. p. D3.
^ Bowen, Les (June 6, 1996). "Clarke Deflects Credit For Building Panthers". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 75.
^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1995 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
^ "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^ "AHL Season Overview: 1995–96". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^ "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[fn1-1] MacTavish was traded to the St. Louis Blues on March 15. Desjardins replaced him as an alternate captain.

[6] Montgomery wore number 22 during the regular season.

[7] Crowe wore number 53 in his first ten games.

[11] Selected by the Commissioner^[7]

[26] The Flyers choice of their own first-round pick or the first-round pick acquired from Toronto in the Yushkevich trade. The Flyers ultimately sent their own first-round pick, 24th overall.

[31] The Flyers would receive a draft pick if the Whalers re-signed Dineen for the 1996–97 season.^[24] The Flyers ended up receiving the Whalers' 1997 7th-round pick.^[25]

[37] Club option for third year

[46] In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 5 if applicable.^[38]

[53] Dionne signed with the Panthers on January 29, 1996.^[44]

[71] The Flyers traded Tommy Soderstrom to the New York Islanders for Ron Hextall and the Islanders' sixth-round pick, 132nd overall, on September 22, 1994.^[61]

[72] The Flyers traded Ryan McGill to the Edmonton Oilers for Brad Zavisha and the Oilers' sixth-round pick, 135th overall, on March 13, 1995.^[61]

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

[3] "Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders Box Score — April 2, 1996".

[4] "1995–1996 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[Gamelog-5] "1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.

[8] 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32

[9] "46th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015.

[10] "RANFORD SENT TO BRUINS". Washington Post. January 12, 1996. Retrieved August 22, 2022. MacTavish, 37, was added to the Eastern Conference roster by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman

[12] Bowen, Les (November 9, 1995). "At Least, Lindros Out Another Week". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 71.

[teamawards-13] "Flyers History – Team Awards". P.Anson. Retrieved August 8, 2015.

[14] "All-Time ESPY Winners". ESPN MediaZone. June 24, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2015.

[15] 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 264

[16] "Team Records: Most Shorthanded Goals, One Team, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

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

[18] "Playoff Team Records: Most Overtime Losses, One Team, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[19] "Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners". P.Anson. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

[20] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 10, 2014.

[21] "Russell Romaniuk – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[22] Miles, Gary (July 9, 1995). "For The First Time, Flyers Make Goalie Their Top Pick". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C9.

[23] Bowen, Les (July 13, 1995). "Flyers Pack Snow". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 71.

[24] Bowen, Les (August 31, 1995). "Flyers Dispatch Yushkevich To Leafs For Picks". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 73.

[25] Miles, Gary (September 21, 1995). "Legion Of Doom Will Have To Wait For Another Day". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D3.

[27] "SHARKS ACQUIRE DEFENSEMAN BODGER FROM BUFFALO IN THREE TEAM DEAL". San Jose Sharks. November 16, 1995. Archived from the original on August 14, 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

[28] Miles, Gary (December 14, 1995). "Fedyk Sent To Stars, Flyers Get Klatt in Return". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.

[DineenTrade-29] Miles, Gary (December 29, 1995). "Flyers Send Dineen Back To Hartford". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.

[30] "1982 NHL Entry Draft -- Kevin Dineen". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[32] Miles, Gary (January 24, 1996). "Renberg Is Sidelined By Abdominal Strain; Flyers Deal For Forward". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D2.

[33] Bowen, Les (February 7, 1996). "Flyers Give Up Little For Vet Corkum". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 66.

[34] Bowen, Les (February 28, 1996). "Roussel Dealt To Winnipeg". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 72.

[35] Miles, Gary (March 16, 1996). "Hawerchuk To Flyers For MacTavish". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C1.

[ThreeTrades-36] Miles, Gary (March 20, 1996). "Flyers' Day Of Dealing Lands Huffman, Druce". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E6.

[38] Bowen, Les (July 8, 1995). "Samuelsson Is Back with the Flyers". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 39.

[DineenSigning-39] Bowen, Les (July 11, 1995). "Flyers Keep Dineen in the Fold". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 61.

[40] Mahon, Tom (July 21, 1995). "Flyers get veteran Otto off free-agent lot". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 105.

[41] "Shawn McCosh – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[42] "Scott Morrow – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[43] "Darren Rumble – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[44] "Flyers Acquire Darby Off Waivers". Philadelphia Daily News. June 5, 1996. p. 82.

[falist-45] "National Hockey League Free Agent List". UPI. July 5, 1995. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

[47] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 9, 1995. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[48] "Sharks Sign Veteran Wing Dave Brown". San Jose Sharks. August 10, 1995. Archived from the original on August 14, 2002. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

[49] "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Shawn Anderson". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[50] Al Conroy at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved January 24, 2022

[51] Norm Foster at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved January 24, 2022

[52] "Gilbert Dionne – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[54] Bowen, Les (October 18, 1995). "Falloon Hopes He Fits in Philly". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 34.

[DiMaioDupre-55] "Devils May Stay in Jersey". Philadelphia Daily News. July 1, 1995. p. 35.

[56] Miles, Gary (July 8, 1995). "Kjell Samuelsson Returning To Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C3.

[57] "Paterno: Big Ten Belongs In Alliance". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 2, 1995. p. D3.

[58] "Hobbled By Hamstring Injury, Sanchez Is Upset By Witmeyer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 4, 1995. p. D3.

[59] "Flyers Sign Antoski". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 8, 1995. p. D3.

[60] "Becker Is Beaten in Ohio Tourney". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 11, 1995. p. D3.

[61] Bowen, Les (November 1, 1995). "Flyers Living With Therien's Growing Pains". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 62.

[62] "Brind'Amour Signs New Pact With Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 15, 1995. p. D3.

[63] Bowen, Les (September 12, 1995). "Good Sign For Flyers: LeClair Gets His Deal". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 62.

[64] Miles, Gary (October 6, 1995). "Desjardins, Flyers Come To Terms On Four-year, $6 Million Contract". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D7.

[65] Miles, Gary (October 7, 1995). "Eager Flyers' Long Wait To End With Season Opener Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C2.

[66] Bowen, Les (October 16, 1995). "Renberg Latest Key Flyers To Get New Deal". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 81.

[67] "Hornets Set To Name Cowens Coach Today". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 1996. p. D3.

[68] Bowen, Les (June 6, 1996). "Clarke Deflects Credit For Building Panthers". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 75.

[69] "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

[draftnotes-70] "1995 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.

[ahl-73] "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[74] "AHL Season Overview: 1995–96". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[nonahl-75] "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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