1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers season

1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference3rd Eastern
1997–98 record42–29–11
Home record24–11–6
Road record18–18–5
Goals for242
Goals against193
Team information
General managerBob Clarke
CoachWayne Cashman (Oct.–Mar.)
Roger Neilson (Mar.–Apr.)
CaptainEric Lindros
Alternate captainsRod Brind'Amour
Eric Desjardins
ArenaCoreStates Center
Average attendance19,519[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Team leaders
GoalsJohn LeClair (51)
AssistsEric Lindros (41)
PointsJohn LeClair (89)
Penalty minutesDan Kordic (210)
Plus/minusJohn LeClair (+30)
WinsRon Hextall (21)
Goals against averageRon Hextall (2.17)

The 1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 31st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost their quarterfinal series with the Buffalo Sabres in five games.

Off-season

Less than a week after losing game four of the Stanley Cup Finals, head coach Terry Murray was fired.[2] San Jose Sharks assistant coach Wayne Cashman was named his replacement on July 7, 1997.[3][4]

The Flyers made two major acquisitions during the summer. On July 14, unrestricted free agent defenseman Luke Richardson, formerly of the Edmonton Oilers, signed a five-year, $12.6 million contract.[5] A month later the Flyers signed Group II restricted free agent centerman Chris Gratton of the Tampa Bay Lightning to a five-year, $16.5 million offer sheet which included a $9 million signing bonus.[6] However, Tampa Bay claimed they had traded Gratton to the Chicago Blackhawks before the Flyers had signed Gratton.[6] An arbitrator dismissed this and another claim that the offer sheet was illegible because the contract figures were smeared.[7] Fearing Tampa Bay would match, the Flyers agreed to send defenseman Karl Dykhuis and right winger Mikael Renberg to the Lightning in exchange for the four first-round picks Tampa Bay would receive if they did not match.[7]

34-year-old forward Dale Hawerchuk announced his retirement on August 25, 1997, due to a degenerative left hip.[8]

Regular season

With the acquisitions of Gratton and Richardson, the Flyers were expected to make another Stanley Cup run. A 7–3–1 start came crashing down as the Devils posted a 5–0 road win on October 27. Although the club finished the calendar year with an 8–0 strafing of Vancouver on New Year's Eve and began 1998 with a 7–2 road win over Ottawa, there were signs of trouble for Wayne Cashman's team - notably bad shutout home losses to San Jose in November and Boston in early December.

In a move which shocked many in Philadelphia and around the NHL, Cashman was reassigned as assistant coach and Roger Neilson elevated to head coach following a 4–3 overtime victory against Pittsburgh on March 8.[9][10][11][12]

The decision didn't seem to pay off, and after a 5–4 overtime win over the New York Rangers on March 22, the team limped to a 6–8–0 finish, including back-to-back 2–1 losses to the Rangers and Bruins to end the year.

On April 13 in a nationally televised 2–1 loss in Buffalo, John LeClair scored his 50th goal of the season, becoming the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three straight seasons.

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 48 23 11 225 166 107
2 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 29 11 242 193 95
3 4 Washington Capitals 82 40 30 12 219 202 92
4 10 New York Islanders 82 30 41 11 212 225 71
5 11 New York Rangers 82 25 39 18 197 231 68
6 12 Florida Panthers 82 24 43 15 203 256 63
7 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 17 55 10 151 269 44
Eastern Conference[13]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 New Jersey Devils ATL 82 48 23 11 225 166 107
2 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 82 40 24 18 228 188 98
3 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 82 42 29 11 242 193 95
4 Washington Capitals ATL 82 40 30 12 219 202 92
5 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 221 194 91
6 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 36 29 17 211 187 89
7 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 37 32 13 235 208 87
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 34 33 15 193 200 83
9 Carolina Hurricanes NE 82 33 41 8 200 219 74
10 New York Islanders ATL 82 30 41 11 212 225 71
11 New York Rangers ATL 82 25 39 18 197 231 68
12 Florida Panthers ATL 82 24 43 15 203 256 63
13 Tampa Bay Lightning ATL 82 17 55 10 151 269 44

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Playoffs

In a season in which the Flyers – despite a hard fall to the Detroit Red Wings the previous year – were heavily favored to repeat as Eastern champs and return to the Finals, they never came close, as they were dominated in the first round by the Buffalo Sabres in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1997–98 regular season[14]
October: 7–5–2, 16 points (home: 5–3–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 1 Florida Panthers 3–1 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 3 Ottawa Senators 5–3 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 5 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 8 @ New Jersey Devils 1–4 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 11 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 13 @ San Jose Sharks 3–2 OT 5–2–0 10 Recap
8 October 15 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–2 OT 5–2–1 11 Recap
9 October 17 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–5 5–3–1 11 Recap
10 October 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 7–1 6–3–1 13 Recap
11 October 23 Calgary Flames 4–3 7–3–1 15 Recap
12 October 27 New Jersey Devils 0–5 7–4–1 15 Recap
13 October 29 St. Louis Blues 2–3 7–5–1 15 Recap
14 October 31 @ Washington Capitals 2–2 OT 7–5–2 16 Recap
November: 8–3–2, 18 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
15 November 2 Dallas Stars 3–3 OT 7–5–3 17 Recap
16 November 3 @ St. Louis Blues 5–1 8–5–3 19 Recap
17 November 6 Edmonton Oilers 6–2 9–5–3 21 Recap
18 November 8 @ Ottawa Senators 4–3 10–5–3 23 Recap
19 November 11 Ottawa Senators 1–0 11–5–3 25 Recap
20 November 13 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 11–6–3 25 Recap
21 November 14 @ Florida Panthers 5–2 12–6–3 27 Recap
22 November 16 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 13–6–3 29 Recap
23 November 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 13–7–3 29 Recap
24 November 20 San Jose Sharks 0–3 13–8–3 29 Recap
25 November 26 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–1 14–8–3 31 Recap
26 November 28 New York Islanders 4–1 15–8–3 33 Recap
27 November 29 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3 OT 15–8–4 34 Recap
December: 8–2–3, 18 points (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
28 December 1 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 OT 15–8–5 35 Recap
29 December 3 Boston Bruins 0–3 15–9–5 35 Recap
30 December 5 @ New York Rangers 4–4 OT 15–9–6 36 Recap
31 December 11 New York Islanders 4–3 16–9–6 38 Recap
32 December 12 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 17–9–6 40 Recap
33 December 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 18–9–6 42 Recap
34 December 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 19–9–6 44 Recap
35 December 18 Boston Bruins 2–2 OT 19–9–7 45 Recap
36 December 20 Florida Panthers 2–0 20–9–7 47 Recap
37 December 23 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 21–9–7 49 Recap
38 December 27 @ Calgary Flames 2–5 21–10–7 49 Recap
39 December 30 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–1 22–10–7 51 Recap
40 December 31 @ Vancouver Canucks 8–0 23–10–7 53 Recap
January: 5–5–2, 12 points (home: 2–2–1; road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
41 January 3 @ Ottawa Senators 7–2 24–10–7 55 Recap
42 January 8 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–3 OT 24–10–8 56 Recap
43 January 9 @ Washington Capitals 1–4 24–11–8 56 Recap
44 January 11 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 25–11–8 58 Recap
45 January 14 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 OT 25–11–9 59 Recap
46 January 20 Buffalo Sabres 3–0 26–11–9 61 Recap
47 January 22 @ New York Rangers 4–3 27–11–9 63 Recap
48 January 24 @ Detroit Red Wings 0–1 27–12–9 63 Recap
49 January 26 New York Islanders 3–1 28–12–9 65 Recap
50 January 28 @ New York Islanders 1–6 28–13–9 65 Recap
51 January 29 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 28–14–9 65 Recap
52 January 31 Washington Capitals 2–3 OT 28–15–9 65 Recap
February: 2–2–0, 4 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
53 February 4 @ Dallas Stars 0–1 28–16–9 65 Recap
54 February 5 @ Phoenix Coyotes 6–2 29–16–9 67 Recap
55 February 7 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 29–17–9 67 Recap
56 February 28 @ New York Rangers 3–1 30–17–9 69 Recap
March: 8–7–2, 18 points (home: 7–1–2; road: 1–6–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
57 March 2 @ New Jersey Devils 3–4 30–18–9 69 Recap
58 March 3 @ New York Islanders 1–3 30–19–9 69 Recap
59 March 5 Washington Capitals 3–2 31–19–9 71 Recap
60 March 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 31–20–9 71 Recap
61 March 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT 32–20–9 73 Recap
62 March 10 New Jersey Devils 2–2 OT 32–20–10 74 Recap
63 March 12 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 33–20–10 76 Recap
64 March 14 Detroit Red Wings 6–1 34–20–10 78 Recap
65 March 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 35–20–10 80 Recap
66 March 19 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3–3 OT 35–20–11 81 Recap
67 March 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 35–21–11 81 Recap
68 March 22 New York Rangers 5–4 OT 36–21–11 83 Recap
69 March 24 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 36–22–11 83 Recap
70 March 26 @ Boston Bruins 2–4 36–23–11 83 Recap
71 March 28 Carolina Hurricanes 2–4 36–24–11 83 Recap
72 March 29 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 37–24–11 85 Recap
73 March 31 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 38–24–11 87 Recap
April: 4–5–0, 8 points (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
74 April 2 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 39–24–11 89 Recap
75 April 4 Florida Panthers 1–4 39–25–11 89 Recap
76 April 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 6–1 40–25–11 91 Recap
77 April 9 @ Florida Panthers 2–3 40–26–11 91 Recap
78 April 11 Washington Capitals 4–3 41–26–11 93 Recap
79 April 13 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–2 41–27–11 93 Recap
80 April 16 @ Florida Panthers 7–3 42–27–11 95 Recap
81 April 18 New York Rangers 1–2 42–28–11 95 Recap
82 April 19 @ Boston Bruins 1–2 42–29–11 95 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs[14]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres - Sabres win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 22 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Sabres lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 24 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 27 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–6 Sabres lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 29 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–4 Sabres lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 1 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 OT Sabres win 4–1 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10 John LeClair LW 82 51 36 87 30 32 5 1 1 2 −4 8
17 Rod Brind'Amour LW 82 36 38 74 −2 54 5 2 2 4 2 7
88 Eric Lindros C 63 30 41 71 14 134 5 1 2 3 −3 17
55 Chris Gratton C 82 22 40 62 11 159 5 2 0 2 −1 10
20 Trent Klatt RW 82 14 28 42 2 16 5 0 0 0 −6 0
44 Janne Niinimaa‡ D 66 3 31 34 6 56 — — — — — —
9 Dainius Zubrus RW 69 8 25 33 29 42 5 0 1 1 2 4
37 Eric Desjardins D 77 6 27 33 11 36 5 0 1 1 −3 0
77 Paul Coffey D 57 2 27 29 3 30 — — — — — —
19 Alexandre Daigle† RW 37 9 17 26 −1 6 5 0 2 2 0 0
25 Shjon Podein RW 82 11 13 24 8 53 5 0 0 0 −1 10
11 Mike Sillinger† C 27 11 11 22 3 16 3 1 0 1 1 0
12 Colin Forbes LW 63 12 7 19 2 59 5 0 0 0 2 2
6 Chris Therien D 78 3 16 19 5 80 5 0 1 1 −1 4
45 Vaclav Prospal‡ C 41 5 13 18 −10 17 — — — — — —
23 Petr Svoboda D 56 3 15 18 19 83 3 0 1 1 −1 4
15 Pat Falloon‡ RW 30 5 7 12 3 8 — — — — — —
29 Joel Otto C 68 3 4 7 −2 78 5 0 0 0 −1 0
3 Dan McGillis† D 13 1 5 6 −4 35 5 1 2 3 0 10
22 Luke Richardson D 81 2 3 5 7 139 5 0 0 0 −3 0
32 Daniel Lacroix C 56 1 4 5 0 135 4 0 0 0 0 4
26 John Druce RW 23 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 −1 2
28 Kjell Samuelsson D 49 0 3 3 9 28 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 Dan Kordic LW 61 1 1 2 −4 210 — — — — — —
14 Craig Darby C 3 1 0 1 0 0 — — — — — —
24 Chris Joseph D 15 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
44 Dave Babych† D 6 0 0 0 2 12 5 1 0 1 2 4
33 Sean Burke† G 11 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
38 Paul Healey RW 4 0 0 0 0 12 — — — — — —
27 Ron Hextall G 46 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0
18 Brantt Myhres†‡ RW 23 0 0 0 −1 169 — — — — — —
30 Garth Snow‡ G 29 0 0 0 18 — — — — — —

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.
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 46 44 21 17 7 1089 97 2.17 .911 4 2,688 1 0 0 0 8 1 3.00 .875 0 20
30 Garth Snow‡ 29 27 14 9 4 682 67 2.44 .902 1 1,651 — — — — — — — — — —
33 Sean Burke† 11 11 7 3 0 311 27 2.56 .913 1 632 5 5 1 4 121 17 3.60 .860 0 283

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL first All-Star team John LeClair (Left wing) [15]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection John LeClair[a] [17]
Eric Lindros[a]
NHL Player of the Week John LeClair (November 10) [18]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Eric Desjardins [19]
Bobby Clarke Trophy John LeClair [19]
Class Guy Award Trent Klatt [19]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Colin Forbes [19]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1997–98 season was John LeClair tying the team record for most points in a single period (4) on October 11.[20]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 1997, the day after the deciding game of the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 16, 1998, the day of the deciding game of the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals.[21]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 18, 1997 (1997-06-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Rights to Martin Cerven
 To Edmonton Oilers
  • 7th-round pick in 1997
 [22]
June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 2nd-round pick in 1998
 To Dallas Stars
  • 3rd-round pick in 1997
 [23]
August 20, 1997 (1997-08-20) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 1998
  • Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 1999
  • Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 2000
  • Philadelphia's 1st-round pick in 2001
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
[7]
October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Edmonton Oilers
[24]
October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Ottawa Senators
  • Future considerations
 [25]
January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Ottawa Senators
[26]
February 5, 1998 (1998-02-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
  • Conditional 6th-round pick in 1998[b]
 [28]
March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
[29]
March 9, 1998 (1998-03-09)[c] To Philadelphia Flyers
To St. Louis Blues
  • Conditional 6th-round pick in 1999
 [30]
March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
  • 3rd-round pick in 1998
 [27]
To Philadelphia Flyers
To Edmonton Oilers
[31]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 12, 1997 (1997-06-12) Jim Montgomery Kolner Haie (DEL) 3-year Free agency [32]
July 10, 1997 (1997-07-10) Jamie Heward Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [33]
July 14, 1997 (1997-07-14) Luke Richardson Edmonton Oilers 5-year Free agency [5]
July 16, 1997 (1997-07-16) Travis Van Tighem Michigan Tech University (WCHA) 1-year Free agency [34]
August 12, 1997 (1997-08-12) Chris Gratton Tampa Bay Lightning 5-year Free agency [6][7]
September 4, 1997 (1997-09-04) Chris Joseph Vancouver Canucks 1-year[d] Free agency [35]
May 18, 1998 (1998-05-18) Ryan Bast Saint John Flames (AHL) 2-year Free agency [36][37]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[e] Ref
August 25, 1997 (1997-08-25) Dale Hawerchuk Retirement [8]
N/A Patrik Juhlin Jokerit (Liiga) Free agency (II) [39]
Frantisek Kucera HC Sparta Praha (ELH) Free agency [40]
Darren Rumble Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28) Scott Daniels New Jersey Devils Waiver draft [42]
October 1997 (1997-10) Ryan Sittler South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) Free agency [43]
October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29) Michel Petit Detroit Vipers (IHL) Free agency (III) [44]
April 14, 1998 (1998-04-14) Brantt Myhres Release [45]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 18, 1997 (1997-06-18) Kjell Samuelsson 1-year Re-signing [46]
July 9, 1997 (1997-07-09) Jean-Marc Pelletier Entry-level [47]
July 10, 1997 (1997-07-10) Martin Cerven 3-year Entry-level [33]
July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15) Craig Darby 2-year Re-signing [48]
Neil Little 1-year Re-signing [48]
July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18) Brett Bruininks 1-year Re-signing [49]
August 18, 1997 (1997-08-18) Garth Snow 1-year Arbitration award [50]
September 3, 1997 (1997-09-03) Dan Kordic 2-year Re-signing [51]
September 12, 1997 (1997-09-12) Chris Therien 3-year Re-signing [52]
October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16) Brantt Myhres 1-year Re-signing
October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) John LeClair 3-year[f] Re-signing [53]
December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17) Eric Lindros 1-year Re-signing [54]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 21, 1997.[55] The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 77th overall, to the Dallas Stars for the Stars' 1998 second-round pick on June 21, 1997.[56] They also traded their fifth-round pick, 130th overall, and Bob Wilkie to the Chicago Blackhawks for Karl Dykhuis on February 16, 1995, and their seventh-round pick, 187th overall, to the Edmonton Oilers for Martin Cerven on June 18, 1997.[56]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
2 30 Jean-Marc Pelletier Goaltender  United States Cornell University (ECAC) [g]
2 50 Pat Kavanagh Right wing  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 62 Kris Mallette Defense  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) [h]
4 103 Mikhail Chernov Defense  Russia Torpedo Yaroslavl (RUS)
6 158 Jordon Flodell Defense  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
7 164 Todd Fedoruk Left wing  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) [i]
8 214 Marko Kauppinen Defense  Finland JYP Jr. (FIN)
9 240 Par Styf Defense  Sweden Modo Hockey Jrs. (SWE)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.[57][58]

Notes

  1. ^ a b LeClair and Lindros were voted to the starting lineup.[16]
  2. ^ The conditional draft pick was traded back to the Flyers on March 24.[27]
  3. ^ The Blues received the draft pick as compensation for the Flyers hiring Neilson as head coach. Neilson was serving as an assistant coach for the Blues.
  4. ^ Option for second year
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[38]
  6. ^ Replaced remaining 3 years on previous contract
  7. ^ The Flyers acquired the Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick, 30th overall, the Los Angeles Kings' 1996 first-round pick, and the Kings' 1996 fourth-round pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Dmitri Yushkevich and the Flyers' 1996 second-round pick on August 30, 1995.[56]
  8. ^ The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 23rd overall, the Hartford Whalers' seventh-round pick, 169th overall, and Kevin Haller to the Hartford Whalers for Paul Coffey and the Whalers' third-round pick, 62nd overall, on December 15, 1996.[56]
  9. ^ The Flyers traded their 1996 fourth-round pick to the Los Angeles Kings for John Druce and the Kings' seventh-round pick, 164th overall, on March 19, 1996.[56]

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