1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season

The1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers seasonwas thePhiladelphia Flyers'22ndseasonin theNational Hockey League(NHL). The Flyers lost in the Wales Conference Finals to theMontreal Canadiensin six games.

1988–89Philadelphia Flyers
Division4thPatrick
Conference7thWales
1988–89 record36–36–8
Home record22–15–3
Road record14–21–5
Goals for307 (8th)
Goals against285 (7th)
Team information
General managerBob Clarke
CoachPaul Holmgren
CaptainDave Poulin
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Rick Tocchet
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,405[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Team leaders
GoalsTim Kerr(48)
AssistsPelle Eklund(51)
PointsTim Kerr (88)
Penalty minutesJeff Chychrun(245)
Plus/minusRon Sutter(+25)
WinsRon Hextall(30)
Goals against averageRon Hextall (3.23)

Regular season

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WithMike Keenan's firing, the reins were handed off toPaul Holmgren,[2]who presided over a club in flux with young players promoted to larger roles. The defense underwent a major overhaul, asBrad Marshwas claimed in thewaiver draftby Toronto, andDoug Crossmanwas dealt to Los Angeles forJay Wells.Gord MurphyandJeff Chychruncracked the lineup on the back line as well.

Tim Kerrwas fully healed from his shoulder surgeries and subsequent infections, whileRick Tocchet,Scott Mellanby,Murray Craven, Pelle Eklund and Peter Zezel were counted on to carry the offense. After a promising 5–1–0 start, a 4–15–1 slide cost Zezel his job, shipped off to St. Louis forMike Bullardafter Thanksgiving.

Following the deal, the Flyers went 13–2–1 to climb back over.500 and into solid playoff footing. However, youth and constant inconsistency derailed much progress to the top of the standings, and the team never went higher than three games above even.Mark Laforestwas replaced in March as backup by Maple Leafs castoffKen Wreggetwith the team reeling.

On the last day of the season, they fell 6–5 in overtime to the Penguins and into fourth place, asMario Lemieuxscored into an empty net. If the Flyers had scored using the extra attacker, they would have leapt over the Rangers into third place in thePatrick Division.Despite their mediocre record, their positive goal differential was a positive indicator that the team still had some life left.

The Flyers finished the regular season with the league's best power-play percentage, at 26.70% (98 for 367).[3]

Season standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Washington Capitals 80 41 29 10 305 259 92
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 40 33 7 347 349 87
New York Rangers 80 37 35 8 310 307 82
Philadelphia Flyers 80 36 36 8 307 285 80
New Jersey Devils 80 27 41 12 281 325 66
New York Islanders 80 28 47 5 265 325 61

[4]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

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Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Playoffs

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Facing the first-placeWashington Capitalsin the first round, the Flyers pulled off the upset in six games.Ron Hextallmanaged to score another empty-net goal in the waning moments of Game 5, becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal in the playoffs. The Flyers then came back from a 3 games to 2 deficit to defeat thePittsburgh Penguinsin seven games to make the Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to theMontreal Canadiensin six games. This would be the Flyers last playoff appearance until1995.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1988–89 regular season[6]
October: 6–5–0, 12 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 6 New Jersey Devils 4–1 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 9 Buffalo Sabres 4–3OT 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 13 @Minnesota North Stars 7–6 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 15 @Los Angeles Kings 4–1 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 18 @Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 20 Quebec Nordiques 5–2 5–1–0 10 Recap
7 October 22 @Hartford Whalers 6–8 5–2–0 10 Recap
8 October 23 Calgary Flames 4–5OT 5–3–0 10 Recap
9 October 26 @New York Rangers 3–4 5–4–0 10 Recap
10 October 27 New York Islanders 5–2 6–4–0 12 Recap
11 October 29 New York Rangers 5–6 6–5–0 12 Recap
November: 4–11–1, 9 points (home: 3–5–1; road: 1–6–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
12 November 1 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 6–6–0 12 Recap
13 November 3 Vancouver Canucks 2–5 6–7–0 12 Recap
14 November 4 @Detroit Red Wings 4–3 7–7–0 14 Recap
15 November 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 8–7–0 16 Recap
16 November 9 @ New York Rangers 3–5 8–8–0 16 Recap
17 November 10 Calgary Flames 2–3OT 8–9–0 16 Recap
18 November 12 Detroit Red Wings 4–5 8–10–0 16 Recap
19 November 15 New York Rangers 3–3OT 8–10–1 17 Recap
20 November 17 St. Louis Blues 1–3 8–11–1 17 Recap
21 November 19 @ Quebec Nordiques 5–6 8–12–1 17 Recap
22 November 20 New Jersey Devils 7–1 9–12–1 19 Recap
23 November 22 Los Angeles Kings 1–6 9–13–1 19 Recap
24 November 24 @Boston Bruins 1–2OT 9–14–1 19 Recap
25 November 26 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 9–15–1 19 Recap
26 November 27 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–7 9–16–1 19 Recap
27 November 29 Boston Bruins 5–1 10–16–1 21 Recap
December: 11–2–1, 23 points (home: 6–0–1; road: 5–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
28 December 1 Montreal Canadiens 2–2OT 10–16–2 22 Recap
29 December 3 @ New Jersey Devils 5–3 11–16–2 24 Recap
30 December 4 New Jersey Devils 6–2 12–16–2 26 Recap
31 December 6 @Washington Capitals 3–4 12–17–2 26 Recap
32 December 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 13–17–2 28 Recap
33 December 10 Chicago Blackhawks 6–4 14–17–2 30 Recap
34 December 15 Washington Capitals 4–1 15–17–2 32 Recap
35 December 17 @Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 16–17–2 34 Recap
36 December 18 Winnipeg Jets 5–1 17–17–2 36 Recap
37 December 22 @ New York Islanders 4–2 18–17–2 38 Recap
38 December 23 Hartford Whalers 5–4 19–17–2 40 Recap
39 December 27 @ Washington Capitals 3–4 19–18–2 40 Recap
40 December 29 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 20–18–2 42 Recap
41 December 31 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 21–18–2 44 Recap
January: 5–5–1, 11 points (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
42 January 3 @ New York Islanders 4–1 22–18–2 46 Recap
43 January 5 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–5 22–19–2 46 Recap
44 January 7 @ St. Louis Blues 4–7 22–20–2 46 Recap
45 January 10 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 23–20–2 48 Recap
46 January 12 Quebec Nordiques 7–2 24–20–2 50 Recap
47 January 15 Detroit Red Wings 4–8 24–21–2 50 Recap
48 January 17 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–5 24–22–2 50 Recap
49 January 20 @Edmonton Oilers 1–1OT 24–22–3 51 Recap
50 January 21 @ Winnipeg Jets 7–3 25–22–3 53 Recap
51 January 26 Washington Capitals 0–1 25–23–3 53 Recap
52 January 28 New York Islanders 7–4 26–23–3 55 Recap
February: 5–7–0, 10 points (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
53 February 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 26–24–3 55 Recap
54 February 5 @ Washington Capitals 3–1 27–24–3 57 Recap
55 February 9 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 27–25–3 57 Recap
56 February 11 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 27–26–3 57 Recap
57 February 12 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 27–27–3 57 Recap
58 February 14 New York Rangers 3–1 28–27–3 59 Recap
59 February 16 Montreal Canadiens 4–7 28–28–3 59 Recap
60 February 18 @ New York Islanders 2–3 28–29–3 59 Recap
61 February 19 New York Islanders 5–4 29–29–3 61 Recap
62 February 22 @ New York Rangers 6–4 30–29–3 63 Recap
63 February 24 @ New Jersey Devils 6–2 31–29–3 65 Recap
64 February 27 Calgary Flames 3–6 31–30–3 65 Recap
March: 5–5–4, 14 points (home: 4–1–1; road: 1–4–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
65 March 1 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–4OT 31–30–4 66 Recap
66 March 4 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–6 31–31–4 66 Recap
67 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 4–4OT 31–31–5 67 Recap
68 March 9 @ New York Islanders 4–4OT 31–31–6 68 Recap
69 March 11 Chicago Blackhawks 7–2 32–31–6 70 Recap
70 March 12 @ Hartford Whalers 3–3OT 32–31–7 71 Recap
71 March 16 St. Louis Blues 3–4OT 32–32–7 71 Recap
72 March 18 @ Boston Bruins 3–6 32–33–7 71 Recap
73 March 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–6 33–33–7 73 Recap
74 March 22 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 34–33–7 75 Recap
75 March 24 @ Washington Capitals 1–6 34–34–7 75 Recap
76 March 25 New York Rangers 6–1 35–34–7 77 Recap
77 March 27 @ New Jersey Devils 3–5 35–35–7 77 Recap
78 March 30 Washington Capitals 5–4 36–35–7 79 Recap
April: 0–1–1, 1 points (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
79 April 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–2OT 36–35–8 80 Recap
80 April 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6OT 36–36–8 80 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1989 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 5 @Washington Capitals 2–3OT Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 6 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 8 Washington Capitals 3–4OT Capitals lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 9 Washington Capitals 5–2 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 11 @ Washington Capitals 8–5 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 13 Washington Capitals 4–3 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Patrick Division Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Flyers win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 17 @Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Penguins lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 19 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4OT Penguins lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 7–10 Penguins lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 29 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Flyers win 4–3 Recap
Wales Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 May 1 @Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 0–3 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 May 5 Montreal Canadiens 1–5 Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 7 Montreal Canadiens 0–3 Canadiens lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–1OT Canadiens lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 11 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Canadiens win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Tim Kerr RW 69 48 40 88 −4 73 19 14 11 25 1 27
22 Rick Tocchet RW 66 45 36 81 −1 183 16 6 6 12 0 69
26 Brian Propp LW 77 32 46 78 16 37 18 14 9 23 8 14
9 Pelle Eklund LW 79 18 51 69 5 23 19 3 8 11 −4 2
19 Scott Mellanby RW 76 21 29 50 −13 183 19 4 5 9 2 28
10 Mike Bullard C 54 23 26 49 1 60 19 3 9 12 0 32
14 Ron Sutter C 55 26 22 48 25 80 19 1 9 10 5 51
29 Terry Carkner D 78 11 32 43 −6 149 19 1 5 6 −1 28
2 Mark Howe D 52 9 29 38 7 45 19 0 15 15 14 10
32 Murray Craven LW 51 9 28 37 4 52 1 0 0 0 −1 0
20 Dave Poulin C 69 18 17 35 4 49 19 6 5 11 5 16
3 Gord Murphy D 75 4 31 35 −3 68 19 2 7 9 0 13
24 Derrick Smith LW 74 16 14 30 −4 43 19 5 2 7 3 12
7 Jay Wells D 67 2 19 21 −3 184 18 0 2 2 −1 51
25 Peter Zezel C 26 4 13 17 −13 15
28 Kjell Samuelsson D 68 3 14 17 13 140 19 1 3 4 13 24
25 Keith Acton C 25 3 10 13 1 64 16 2 3 5 0 18
15[a] Doug Sulliman RW 52 6 6 12 −8 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
8 Moe Mantha D 30 3 8 11 −5 33 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kerry Huffman D 29 0 11 11 0 31
27 Ron Hextall G 64 0 8 8 113 15 1 0 1 28
23 Ilkka Sinisalo RW 13 1 6 7 6 2 8 1 1 2 −1 0
6 Jeff Chychrun D 80 1 4 5 11 245 19 0 2 2 −3 65
33 Mark Laforest G 17 0 4 4 4
17 Craig Berube LW 53 1 1 2 −15 199 16 0 0 0 0 56
21 Dave Brown RW 53 1 1 2 −8 199
10 Magnus Roupe LW 7 1 1 2 1 10
42 Don Nachbaur C 15 1 0 1 −1 37
21 Al Secord RW 20 1 0 1 −7 38 14 0 4 4 2 31
18 Brian Dobbin RW 14 0 1 1 −6 8 2 0 0 0 0 17
39 David Fenyves D 1 0 1 1 0 0
37 Mark Freer C 5 0 1 1 0 0
11 Glen Seabrooke C 3 0 1 1 −1 0
49 Marc D'Amour G 1 0 0 0 0
34[b] Jeff Harding RW 6 0 0 0 1 29
35 Ken Wregget G 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 16

Goaltending

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  • † = 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.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
27 Ron Hextall 64 63 30 28 6 1855 202 3.23 .891 0 3,756 15 15 8 7 445 49 3.32 .890 0 886
33 Mark Laforest 17 15 5 7 2 497 64 4.12 .871 0 933
35 Ken Wregget 3 2 1 1 0 73 13 6.01 .822 0 130 5 4 2 2 138 10 2.23 .928 0 268
49 Marc D'Amour 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.00 1.000 0 19

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Tim Kerr [7]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Gameselection Rick Tocchet [8]
NHL Player of the Week Tim Kerr(February 27) [9]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kjell Samuelsson [10]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Ron Hextall [10]
Class Guy Award Ron Sutter [10]

Records

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Among the team records set during the 1988–89 season was a trio of powerplay goal records on October 13.Brian Propptied a team record by scoring three of the Flyers six powerplay goals in the game (also tied for the team record), including four overall by the team in the second period, which set the team record for a single period.[11][12][13]From March 1 to March 19,Rick Tocchetscored a goal in a team record nine consecutive games.[14]On March 7,Tim Kerrscored eight seconds into the start of a game, the fastest in team history.[15]Ron Hextallset an NHL record for most penalty minutes (113) by a goaltender in a single season.[16]The Flyers set a team record for most powerplay goals (98) and tied another for fewest shutouts (0).[17][18]

During game five of the division final playoff series against thePittsburgh Penguins,the Flyers allowed six goals during the first period, tying a team record, and ten goals during the game, setting a team record that was later tied.[19][20]Pelle Eklundtied an NHL playoff record during the game for fastest goal from the start of a period, scoring six second into the second period.[21]Kerr set team records for most goals (10), points (15), and powerplay goals (5) during the series.[22][23][24]The Flyers also set records during the series for most shorthanded goals (4) and most penalties (94).[25][26]In game one of the conference finals against theMontreal Canadiens,the Flyers tied a team record for most shorthanded goals scored (2).[27]

Tim Kerr set a team record during the playoffs for most powerplay goals scored (8) whileMark Howe's 15 assists is a franchise high among defensemen.[28][29]The seven shorthanded goals scored and 610 penalty minutes by the team are franchise playoff highs.[30][31]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Gord Murphy October 6, 1988 [32]
Jeff Harding December 6, 1988

Transactions

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The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 27, 1988, the day after the deciding game of the1988 Stanley Cup Finals,through May 25, 1989, the day of the deciding game of the1989 Stanley Cup Finals.[33]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 1988(1988-06-21) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToToronto Maple Leafs
[34]
July 25, 1988(1988-07-25) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToQuebec Nordiques
[35]
September 1, 1988(1988-09-01) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in1990
ToPittsburgh Penguins
[36]
September 28, 1988(1988-09-28) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToNew York Rangers
  • Michael Boyce
[37]
September 29, 1988(1988-09-29) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToLos Angeles Kings
[38]
November 7, 1988(1988-11-07) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToMontreal Canadiens
[39]
November 29, 1988(1988-11-29) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToSt. Louis Blues
[40]
December 8, 1988(1988-12-08) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToMinnesota North Stars
  • Toronto's 5th-round pick in 1989
[41]
December 10, 1988(1988-12-10) To Philadelphia Flyers
ToWinnipeg Jets
  • Future considerations
[42]
February 7, 1989(1989-02-07) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 5th-round pick in 1989
[43]
To Philadelphia Flyers
ToEdmonton Oilers
[43]
March 6, 1989(1989-03-06) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1st-round pick in 1989
  • Calgary's 1st-round pick in 1989
[44]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Via Ref
June 21, 1988(1988-06-21) Jocelyn Perreault Sherbrooke Canadiens(AHL) Free agency [34]
September 30, 1988(1988-09-30) Marc D'Amour Salt Lake Golden Eagles(IHL) Free agency [45]
October 3, 1988(1988-10-03) Doug Sulliman New Jersey Devils Waiver draft [46][47]
May 16, 1989(1989-05-16) Bill Armstrong Western Michigan University(CCHA) Free agency [48]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via Ref
June 21, 1988(1988-06-21) Kevin McCarthy Retirement [34]
July 14, 1988(1988-07-14) Steve Smith Calgary Flames Free agency [49]
October 3, 1988(1988-10-03) Brad Marsh Toronto Maple Leafs Waiver draft [46][47]
October 10, 1988(1988-10-10) Nick Fotiu Edmonton Oilers Free agency [50]
1989(1989) Magnus Roupe Färjestad BK(Elitserien) Release [51]
N/A Willie Huber Retirement[c] [52]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 25, 1988(1988-07-25) Terry Carkner 3-year [35]
September 1, 1988(1988-09-01) Jeff Harding [36]
Bruce Rendall [36]
September 12, 1988(1988-09-12) Scott Mellanby 3-year [53]
Rick Tocchet 4-year [53]
September 27, 1988(1988-09-27) Claude Boivin [54]
October 24, 1988(1988-10-24) Tim Kerr 4-year [55]
March 7, 1989(1989-03-07) Murray Baron [56]
May 19, 1989(1989-05-19) Ilkka Sinisalo 2-year [57]

Draft picks

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NHL entry draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the1988 NHL entry draft,which was held at theMontreal ForuminMontreal,on June 11, 1988.[58]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 14 Claude Boivin Left wing Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs(QMJHL)
2 35 Pat Murray Left wing Canada Michigan State University(CCHA)
3 56 Craig Fisher Left wing Canada Oshawa Legionaires(MetJHL)
3 63 Dominic Roussel Goaltender Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs(QMJHL) [d]
4 77 Scott LaGrand Goaltender United States Hotchkiss School(Conn.)
5 98 Edward O'Brien Left wing United States Cushing Academy(Massachusetts)
6 119 Gord Frantti Defense United States Calumet High School(Mich.)
7 140 Jamie Cooke Right wing Canada Bramalea Blues(MetJHL)
8 161 Johan Salle Defense Sweden Malmö IF(Elitserien)
9 182 Brian Arthur Defense Canada Etobicoke Capitals(CJBHL)
10 203 Jeff Dandreta Right wing United States Cushing Academy (Massachusetts)
11 224 Scott Billey Right wing United States Madison Capitols(USHL)
12 245 Dragomir Kadlec Defense Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava(TCH)

NHL supplemental draft

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Philadelphia's picks at the1988 NHL supplemental draft.[60][61]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
2 19 Paul Connell Goaltender United States Bowling Green State University(CCHA)

Farm teams

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The Flyers were affiliated with theHershey Bearsof theAHL.[62][63]

Notes

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  1. ^Sulliman wore number 38 in his first eight games.
  2. ^Harding wore number 48 in his first game.
  3. ^Huber held out and retired after the season.
  4. ^The Flyers tradedBrad McCrimmonto theCalgary Flamesfor the Flames' third-round pick, 63rd overall, and the Flames' 1989 first-round pick on August 26, 1987.[59]

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