The 2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[3] This was the 2nd season under head coach Dave Hakstol. The Flyers missed the playoffs, finishing 11th in the Eastern Conference and 6th in the Metropolitan Division.
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Division | 6th Metropolitan |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
2016–17 record | 39–33–10 |
Home record | 25–11–5 |
Road record | 14–22–5 |
Goals for | 219 |
Goals against | 236 |
Team information | |
President | Paul Holmgren |
General manager | Ron Hextall |
Coach | Dave Hakstol |
Captain | Claude Giroux |
Alternate captains | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Mar.–Apr.)[a] Wayne Simmonds Mark Streit (Oct.–Mar.)[a] |
Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
Average attendance | 19,644 (100.5%)[2] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Lehigh Valley Phantoms Reading Royals |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Wayne Simmonds (31) |
Assists | Claude Giroux (44) |
Points | Jakub Voracek (61) |
Penalty minutes | Wayne Simmonds (122) |
Plus/minus | Sean Couturier (+12) |
Wins | Steve Mason (26) |
Goals against average | Anthony Stolarz (2.07) |
Off-season
editThe Flyers had a relatively quiet off-season, with their main actions being to re-sign Radko Gudas[4] and Brayden Schenn[5] to 4-year extensions. Nick Cousins and Brandon Manning who both saw significant time the previous season were also retained.[6][7] With the Flyers electing not to re-sign Ryan White and Sam Gagner, they moved to sign free agent Dale Weise on July 1 to a 4-year $9.4 million deal, also adding Boyd Gordon on a 1-year deal the same day.[8]
Standings
editDivisional standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Washington Capitals | 82 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 53 | 263 | 182 | +81 | 118 |
2 | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 46 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 111 |
3 | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 249 | 195 | +54 | 108 |
4 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
8 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |
Conference standings
editPos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
2 | AT | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
3 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
4 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
5 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
6 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
7 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
9 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
10 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |
Schedule and results
editPreseason
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Preseason: 4–2–2 (home: 3–0–1 ; road: 1–2–1)
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Regular season
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October: 4–5–1 (home: 2–3–0 ; road: 2–2–1)
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November: 7–5–2 (home: 5–2–2 ; road: 2–3–0)
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December: 9–4–1 (home: 5–0–1 ; road: 4–4–0)
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January: 5–6–2 (home: 3–2–0 ; road: 2–4–2)
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February: 4–6–1 (home: 3–3–1 ; road: 1–3–0)
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March: 8–6–1 (home: 5–1–0 ; road: 3–5–1)
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April: 2–1–2 (home: 2–0–1 ; road: 0–1–1)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player stats
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
93 | Jakub Voracek | RW | 82 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −24 | 56 |
28 | Claude Giroux | C | 82 | 14 | 44 | 58 | −15 | 38 |
10 | Brayden Schenn | C | 79 | 25 | 30 | 55 | −13 | 38 |
17 | Wayne Simmonds | RW | 82 | 31 | 23 | 54 | −18 | 122 |
53 | Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 76 | 7 | 32 | 39 | −21 | 32 |
14 | Sean Couturier | C | 66 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 33 |
9 | Ivan Provorov | D | 82 | 6 | 24 | 30 | −7 | 34 |
11 | Travis Konecny | C | 70 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −2 | 49 |
3 | Radko Gudas | D | 67 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 93 |
32 | Mark Streit‡ | D | 49 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −10 | 22 |
24 | Matt Read | RW | 63 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 8 |
15 | Michael Del Zotto | D | 51 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −5 | 28 |
47 | Andrew MacDonald | D | 73 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −5 | 26 |
25 | Nick Cousins | C | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 31 |
22 | Dale Weise | RW | 64 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
76 | Chris VandeVelde | C | 81 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −5 | 16 |
40 | Jordan Weal | C | 23 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
23 | Brandon Manning | D | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −12 | 83 |
12 | Michael Raffl | LW | 52 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −7 | 20 |
51 | Valtteri Filppula† | C | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
78 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | LW | 82 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −1 | 20 |
13 | Roman Lyubimov | LW | 47 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −2 | 8 |
55 | Nick Schultz | D | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
58 | Taylor Leier | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
27 | Boyd Gordon | C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 2 |
36 | Colin McDonald | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
35 | Steve Mason | G | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
30 | Michal Neuvirth | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
41 | Anthony Stolarz | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Scott Laughton | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
74 | Mike Vecchione† | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
48 | Robert Hagg | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Samuel Morin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Steve Mason | 58 | 54 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 1556 | 143 | 2.66 | .908 | 3 | 3225 |
30 | Michal Neuvirth | 28 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 586 | 64 | 2.82 | .891 | 0 | 1364 |
41 | Anthony Stolarz | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 13 | 2.07 | .928 | 1 | 378 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Wayne Simmonds[b] | [13][14] |
NHL First Star of the Week | Steve Mason (December 5) | [15] | |
Jakub Voracek (December 12) | [16] | ||
Wayne Simmonds (January 30) | [17] | ||
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Ivan Provorov | [18] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Wayne Simmonds | [18] | |
Gene Hart Memorial Award | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | [18] | |
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Radko Gudas | [18] | |
Toyota Cup | Wayne Simmonds | [18] | |
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Steve Mason | [18] |
Records
editAmong the team records set during the 2016–17 season was Brayden Schenn scoring three powerplay goals on December 10, tying a team record.[19] The Flyers seven shootout wins on the season is the franchise single season high.[20]
Milestones
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Suspensions and fines
editPlayer | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Radko Gudas | Interference against Boston Bruins forward Austin Czarnik during NHL Preseason Game No. 96 in Boston on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at 5:47 of the third period. | 6 games | $245,121.96 | October 10, 2016[21] |
Dale Weise | Illegal check to the head against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer during NHL Game No. 52 in Philadelphia on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 7:35 of the second period. | 3 games | $39,166.68 | October 21, 2016[22] |
Brandon Manning | Interference against Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel during NHL Game No. 908 in Pittsburgh on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at 3:26 of the second period. | 2 games | $10,833.34 | February 27, 2017[23] |
Transactions
editThe Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 13, 2016, the day after the deciding game of the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 2017, the day of the deciding game of the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals.[24]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2016 | To Winnipeg Jets 1st-round pick in 2016 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Philadelphia Flyers Chicago's 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2016 | [25] |
June 25, 2016 | To New York Islanders San Jose's 4th-round pick in 2016 | To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2017 | [26] |
November 12, 2016 | To New Jersey Devils Petr Straka | To Philadelphia Flyers Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017 or 2018[c] | [27] |
March 1, 2017 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Mark Streit[d] | To Philadelphia Flyers Valtteri Filppula 4th-round pick in 2017 Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017[e] | [30] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2016 | Greg Carey | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [31] |
Boyd Gordon | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [8] | |
Andy Miele | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [31] | |
Will O'Neill | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency | [31] | |
Dale Weise | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-year | Free agency | [8] | |
July 5, 2016 | T. J. Brennan | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-year | Free agency | [32][33] |
July 11, 2016 | Roman Lyubimov | CSKA Moscow (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [34][35] |
March 31, 2017 | Mike Vecchione | Union College (ECAC) | 1-year | Free agency | [36][37] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[f] | Ref |
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June 14, 2016 | Christian Marti | ZSC Lions (NLA) | Free agency | [39] |
June 16, 2016 | R. J. Umberger[g] | Buyout | [40] | |
June 17, 2016 | Maxim Lamarche | Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
July 1, 2016 | Davis Drewiske[h] | Contract expiration (III) | [38] | |
Ray Emery[i] | Contract expiration (III) | [38] | ||
Ryan White | Arizona Coyotes | Free agency (III) | [44] | |
July 9, 2016 | Evgeny Medvedev | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | Free agency (III) | [45] |
July 19, 2016 | Jason LaBarbera | Retirement (III) | [46] | |
July 29, 2016 | Derek Mathers | Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [47] |
August 1, 2016 | Sam Gagner | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (III) | [48] |
August 25, 2016 | Brandon Alderson | Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [49] |
September 30, 2016 | Aaron Palushaj | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [50] |
May 2, 2017 | Jesper Pettersson | Djurgardens IF (SHL) | Free agency | [51] |
May 3, 2017 | Andy Miele | Malmo Redhawks (SHL) | Free agency | [52] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 23, 2016 | Radko Gudas | 4-year | Re-signing | [4][53] |
June 25, 2016 | Mark Alt | 1-year | Re-signing | [54] |
July 11, 2016 | Jordan Weal | 1-year | Re-signing | [55] |
July 14, 2016 | Nick Cousins | 1-year | Re-signing | [6] |
Pascal Laberge | 3-year | Entry-level | [56][57] | |
July 15, 2016 | Petr Straka | 1-year | Re-signing | [58] |
July 25, 2016 | Brayden Schenn | 4-year | Re-signing | [5][59] |
July 26, 2016 | Brandon Manning | 2-year | Re-signing | [7][60] |
October 2, 2016 | Carter Hart | 3-year | Entry-level | [61] |
March 1, 2017 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 2-year | Extension | [62] |
Michal Neuvirth | 2-year | Extension | [62] | |
German Rubtsov | 3-year | Entry-level | [63] | |
March 8, 2017 | Greg Carey | 2-year | Extension | [64] |
March 21, 2017 | Mark Friedman | 3-year | Entry-level | [65] |
April 21, 2017 | Connor Bunnaman | 3-year | Entry-level | [66] |
April 27, 2017 | Mikhail Vorobyev | 3-year | Entry-level | [67] |
May 30, 2017 | Oskar Lindblom | 3-year | Entry-level | [68] |
June 9, 2017 | Shayne Gostisbehere | 6-year | Extension | [69] |
Draft picks
editBelow are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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1 | 22 | German Rubtsov | Center | ![]() | Team Russia U18 (MHL) | [j] |
2 | 36 | Pascal Laberge | Center | ![]() | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) | [j] |
2 | 48 | Carter Hart | Goaltender | ![]() | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | |
2 | 52 | Wade Allison | Right wing | ![]() | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | [k] |
3 | 82 | Carsen Twarynski | Left wing | ![]() | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | [l] |
4 | 109 | Connor Bunnaman | Center | ![]() | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
5 | 139 | Linus Hogberg | Defense | ![]() | Vaxjo Lakers (SWE Jr.) | |
6 | 169 | Tanner Laczynski | Center | ![]() | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | |
6 | 172 | Anthony Salinitri | Center | ![]() | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | [m] |
7 | 199 | David Bernhardt | Defense | ![]() | Djurgardens IF (SWE Jr.) |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Bellemare replaced Streit as an alternate captain on March 2 after Streit was traded the day before.[1]
- ^ Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
- ^ Condition not met. The Flyers would have received either a 2017 or 2018 draft pick if Straka played in at least 20 NHL games for the Devils.
- ^ The Flyers retained 4.7% of Streit's cap hit and remaining salary.[28]
- ^ The Flyers would receive the pick if Tampa Bay traded Streit before the trading deadline.[29] The condition was met a short time later when Tampa Bay traded Streit to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[28]
- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[38]
- ^ Umberger was inactive during the 2016–17 season.
- ^ Drewiske retired.[42]
- ^ Emery retired.[43]
- ^ a b The Philadelphia Flyers traded their first and third-round picks on June 24, 2016, to the Winnipeg Jets for Chicago's first-round pick and Winnipeg's second-round pick.[25][70]
- ^ The Chicago Blackhawks' second-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2015, that sent Kimmo Timonen to Chicago in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[71] The condition – Philadelphia will receive a second-round pick in 2016 if Chicago advances to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals with Timonen playing in at least 50% of the Blackhawks' playoff games[72] – was converted on May 30, 2015.[70][73]
- ^ The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 6, 2016 that sent Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to Los Angeles in exchange for Jordan Weal and this pick.[70][74]
- ^ The Los Angeles Kings' sixth-round pick will go to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Columbus' fourth-round pick in 2015 to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[70][75]
References
edit- General
- "Philadelphia Flyers 2016–17 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- "2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- "Flyers History - Season Overview : 2016–17". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- Specific