1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.

1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers
Wales Conference champions
Patrick Division champions
Division	1st Patrick
Conference	1st Wales
1986–87 record	46–26–8
Home record	29–9–2
Road record	17–17–6
Goals for	310 (4th)
Goals against	245 (2nd)
Team information
President	Jay Snider
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Dave Poulin
Alternate captains	Mark Howe Brad Marsh
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,212^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears Kalamazoo Wings
Team leaders
Goals	Tim Kerr (58)
Assists	Dave Poulin (45)
Points	Tim Kerr (95)
Penalty minutes	Rick Tocchet (288)
Plus/minus	Mark Howe (+57)
Wins	Ron Hextall (37)
Goals against average	Bob Froese (2.67)
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Regular season

With the previous Spring's upset loss to the Rangers fresh on their minds, the Flyers got off to a 6–0–0 start to the season, and only lost road games to the Islanders and Penguins in an 8–2–0 October.

Goaltender Ron Hextall made his professional debut on opening night, October 9, and held Edmonton to one goal in a 2–1 victory, and only improved from there, being named NHL Rookie of the Month for October and November.

Things began to click for the club as a whole in November as Brad McCrimmon returned from his suspension over a contract dispute and the emergence of Hextall forced Bob Froese into a back-up role. In the first two months of the season, only the Penguins challenged the Flyers' grip on the top spot in the division, actually starting the year 7–0–0 and topping Philly on October 25 but fading by the end of November.

Brian Propp scored four goals in a 7–1 win over St. Louis on December 2, but three games later he was lost for two months after suffering a serious knee injury against the Oilers. Froese was dealt to the New York Rangers for Kjell Samuelsson on December 18 and later that same night routing the Islanders 9–4 which saw Poulin and Kerr record three-goal games. The record reached 25–7–2 on December 21 after a 7–6 comeback win over the Blues, but during the next game in Buffalo, Ilkka Sinisalo went down with a knee injury and the team lost four in a row on a holiday road trip (Sabres, Canucks, Oilers, Kings).

A seven-game unbeaten streak in January put the Flyers at 31–11–3, three points ahead of the Oilers for best record in the NHL, but injuries began to put a strain on the ranks. With Propp, Sinisalo, Mark Howe, and Ron Sutter all suffering through long-term problems, plus minor injuries cropping up, the team sputtered late, going 15–15–5 over the remainder of the schedule.

February 1 saw the Flyers routed 8–4 in Toronto, part of another four-game losing string before the break for Rendez-vous '87. Home defeats to the Rangers (6–1 on March 12), Kings (5–2 on March 19) and Detroit (5–1 on March 28) followed. A 9–5 home loss on the season's final day to the New York Islanders was no indication of the memorable playoff run to come.

Twice within a span of one week in late January, the Flyers engaged in bench-clearing brawls. The first came in a 3–1 loss to the Islanders at home on January 18 which cost head coach Keenan a one-game suspension. Oddly enough, the second occurred during the game Keenan was suspended for, a 4–3 setback to the Devils at the Meadowlands January 24. That fracas, which came after the final buzzer, saw Hextall pummel Devils goaltender Alain Chevrier among several other battles.

The Flyers captured a third-straight Patrick Division title and Hextall became the third Flyers goaltender to win the Vezina, joining Bernie Parent and Pelle Lindbergh.

Season standings

Patrick Division^[2]

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Philadelphia Flyers	80	46	26	8	310	245	100
Washington Capitals	80	38	32	10	285	278	86
New York Islanders	80	35	33	12	279	281	82
New York Rangers	80	34	38	8	307	323	76
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	38	12	297	290	72
New Jersey Devils	80	29	45	6	293	368	64

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.

Playoffs

The Flyers gained revenge on the New York Rangers by beating them in six games, as well as surviving a tough seven-game test from a gritty New York Islanders club. By the time the Flyers defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in six to win the Wales Conference and return to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers had again been decimated by injuries, including losing Tim Kerr for the remainder of the playoffs. As a result, the Flyers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Edmonton Oilers in seven tough, hard-fought games. Hextall was voted playoff MVP, the second such time a Flyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the losing team, the other being Reggie Leach in 1976.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1986–87 regular season^[3]
October: 8–2–0, 16 Points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 2–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 1 October 9 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 @ Washington Capitals 6–1 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 16 Vancouver Canucks 6–2 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 18 @ Hartford Whalers 6–3 4–0–0 8 Recap 5 October 19 Winnipeg Jets 3–1 5–0–0 10 Recap 6 October 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 6–0–0 12 Recap 7 October 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 26 Minnesota North Stars 4–1 7–1–0 14 Recap 9 October 28 @ New York Islanders 1–2 7–2–0 14 Recap 10 October 30 Quebec Nordiques 6–3 8–2–0 16 Recap
November: 9–2–2, 20 Points (Home: 7–1–0; Road: 2–1–2) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 11 November 1 Boston Bruins 4–2 9–2–0 18 Recap 12 November 4 New Jersey Devils 7–1 10–2–0 20 Recap 13 November 6 @ New Jersey Devils 5–5 OT 10–2–1 21 Recap 14 November 8 New York Rangers 2–3 10–3–1 21 Recap 15 November 13 Detroit Red Wings 7–5 11–3–1 23 Recap 16 November 14 @ New York Rangers 1–2 11–4–1 23 Recap 17 November 16 Washington Capitals 6–2 12–4–1 25 Recap 18 November 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 OT 12–4–2 26 Recap 19 November 20 Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 13–4–2 28 Recap 20 November 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 14–4–2 30 Recap 21 November 26 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 15–4–2 32 Recap 22 November 28 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 16–4–2 34 Recap 23 November 29 @ New York Islanders 6–5 17–4–2 36 Recap
December: 8–7–0, 16 Points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 2–6–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 24 December 2 St. Louis Blues 7–1 18–4–2 38 Recap 25 December 4 Hartford Whalers 1–2 18–5–2 38 Recap 26 December 6 @ Boston Bruins 0–5 18–6–2 38 Recap 27 December 7 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 19–6–2 40 Recap 28 December 9 Vancouver Canucks 6–3 20–6–2 42 Recap 29 December 11 Calgary Flames 5–3 21–6–2 44 Recap 30 December 13 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–5 21–7–2 44 Recap 31 December 14 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–1 22–7–2 46 Recap 32 December 18 New York Islanders 9–4 23–7–2 48 Recap 33 December 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 24–7–2 50 Recap 34 December 21 St. Louis Blues 7–6 25–7–2 52 Recap 35 December 23 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–2 25–8–2 52 Recap 36 December 27 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–4 25–9–2 52 Recap 37 December 28 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–6 25–10–2 52 Recap 38 December 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–4 25–11–2 52 Recap
January: 9–3–2, 20 Points (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 5–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 39 January 3 @ Washington Capitals 4–1 26–11–2 54 Recap 40 January 6 New Jersey Devils 4–0 27–11–2 56 Recap 41 January 7 @ New York Rangers 6–3 28–11–2 58 Recap 42 January 10 @ Boston Bruins 5–4 29–11–2 60 Recap 43 January 11 Washington Capitals 2–2 OT 29–11–3 61 Recap 44 January 15 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 30–11–3 63 Recap 45 January 17 @ New York Islanders 4–2 31–11–3 65 Recap 46 January 18 New York Islanders 1–3 31–12–3 65 Recap 47 January 21 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–5 OT 31–12–4 66 Recap 48 January 23 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 32–12–4 68 Recap 49 January 24 @ New Jersey Devils 3–4 32–13–4 68 Recap 50 January 28 @ Buffalo Sabres 7–4 33–13–4 70 Recap 51 January 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 34–13–4 72 Recap 52 January 31 New York Rangers 1–3 34–14–4 72 Recap
February: 3–5–1, 7 Points (Home: 0–1–1; Road: 3–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 53 February 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–8 34–15–4 72 Recap 54 February 4 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–5 34–16–4 72 Recap 55 February 7 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 34–17–4 72 Recap 56 February 14 @ St. Louis Blues 4–2 35–17–4 74 Recap 57 February 16 Calgary Flames 0–5 35–18–4 74 Recap 58 February 17 @ New York Islanders 3–2 36–18–4 76 Recap 59 February 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT 36–18–5 77 Recap 60 February 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–2 37–18–5 79 Recap 61 February 26 @ Calgary Flames 3–4 37–19–5 79 Recap
March: 8–5–3, 19 Points (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 2–2–3) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 62 March 1 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–5 37–20–5 79 Recap 63 March 3 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 38–20–5 81 Recap 64 March 5 Washington Capitals 4–2 39–20–5 83 Recap 65 March 7 @ Hartford Whalers 3–5 39–21–5 83 Recap 66 March 8 New Jersey Devils 7–3 40–21–5 85 Recap 67 March 11 @ New Jersey Devils 6–4 41–21–5 87 Recap 68 March 12 New York Rangers 1–6 41–22–5 87 Recap 69 March 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–3 OT 41–22–6 88 Recap 70 March 15 @ New York Rangers 5–2 42–22–6 90 Recap 71 March 17 New York Rangers 4–1 43–22–6 92 Recap 72 March 19 Los Angeles Kings 2–5 43–23–6 92 Recap 73 March 21 @ Quebec Nordiques 2–2 OT 43–23–7 93 Recap 74 March 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 44–23–7 95 Recap 75 March 24 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT 44–23–8 96 Recap 76 March 26 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 OT 45–23–8 98 Recap 77 March 28 Detroit Red Wings 1–5 45–24–8 98 Recap
April: 1–2–0, 2 Points (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 78 April 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 46–24–8 100 Recap 79 April 4 @ Washington Capitals 2–3 OT 46–25–8 100 Recap 80 April 5 New York Islanders 5–9 46–26–8 100 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1987 Stanley Cup playoffs^[3]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Flyers win 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap 1 April 8 New York Rangers 0–3 Rangers lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 9 New York Rangers 8–3 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 11 @ New York Rangers 3–0 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 12 @ New York Rangers 3–6 Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 April 14 New York Rangers 3–1 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 16 @ New York Rangers 5–0 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Patrick Division Finals vs. New York Islanders - Flyers win 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap 1 April 20 New York Islanders 4–2 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 22 New York Islanders 1–2 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 24 @ New York Islanders 4–1 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 26 @ New York Islanders 6–4 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 28 New York Islanders 1–2 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 30 @ New York Islanders 2–4 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 May 2 New York Islanders 5–1 Flyers win 4–3 Recap
Wales Conference Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens - Flyers win 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap 1 May 4 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 OT Flyers lead 1–0 Recap 2 May 6 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 May 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap 4 May 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap 5 May 12 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap 6 May 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Edmonton Oilers - Oilers win 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap 1 May 17 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Oilers lead 1–0 Recap 2 May 20 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–3 OT Oilers lead 2–0 Recap 3 May 22 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Oilers lead 2–1 Recap 4 May 24 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Oilers lead 3–1 Recap 5 May 26 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Oilers lead 3–2 Recap 6 May 28 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 May 31 @ Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Oilers win 4–3 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
12	Tim Kerr	RW	75	58	37	95	38	57	12	8	5	13	3	2
25	Peter Zezel	C	71	33	39	72	21	71	25	3	10	13	6	10
20	Dave Poulin	C	75	25	45	70	47	53	15	3	3	6	1	14
26	Brian Propp	LW	53	31	36	67	39	45	26	12	16	28	11	10
2	Mark Howe	D	69	15	43	58	57	37	26	2	10	12	14	4
9	Pelle Eklund	C	72	14	41	55	−2	2	26	7	20	27	11	2
22	Rick Tocchet	RW	69	21	28	49	16	288	26	11	10	21	7	72
32	Murray Craven	LW	77	19	30	49	1	38	12	3	1	4	−4	9
3	Doug Crossman	D	78	9	31	40	18	29	26	4	14	18	0	31
10	Brad McCrimmon	D	71	10	29	39	45	52	26	3	5	8	9	30
24	Derrick Smith	LW	71	11	21	32	−4	34	26	6	4	10	3	26
19	Scott Mellanby	RW	71	11	21	32	8	94	24	5	5	10	7	46
23	Ilkka Sinisalo	LW	42	10	21	31	14	8	18	5	1	6	−6	4
14	Ron Sutter	C	39	10	17	27	10	69	16	1	7	8	−3	12
18	Lindsay Carson	LW	71	11	15	26	−2	141	24	3	5	8	3	22
15	J. J. Daigneault	D	77	6	16	22	12	56	9	1	0	1	−1	0
8	Brad Marsh	D	77	2	9	11	9	124	26	3	4	7	2	16
21	Dave Brown	RW	62	7	3	10	−7	274	26	1	2	3	1	59
28	Kjell Samuelsson	D	46	1	6	7	−9	86	26	0	4	4	4	25
27	Ron Hextall	G	66	0	6	6		104	26	0	1	1		43
11	Glen Seabrooke	C	10	1	4	5	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Ed Hospodar	D	45	2	2	4	−8	136	5	0	0	0	0	2
7	Brian Dobbin	RW	12	2	1	3	2	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Daryl Stanley	D	33	1	2	3	6	76	13	0	0	0	−3	9
42	Don Nachbaur	C	23	0	2	2	1	87	7	1	1	2	2	15
36^[a]	Al Hill	LW	7	0	2	2	1	4	9	2	1	3	2	0
41	John Stevens	D	6	0	2	2	0	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Mark Freer	C	1	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Glenn Resch	G	17	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	0		0
5	Kerry Huffman	D	9	0	0	0	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Craig Berube	LW	7	0	0	0	2	57	5	0	0	0	0	17
35	Bob Froese	G	3	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Tim Tookey	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	3	4	1	2
36	Kevin McCarthy	D	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Steve Smith	D	2	0	0	0	−2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Mike Stothers	D	2	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	7
36	Ray Allison	RW	2	0	0	0	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Jeff Chychrun	D	1	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Greg Smyth	D	1	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
34	Jere Gillis	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	66	66	37	21	6	1929	190	3.01	.902	1	3,791:36	26	26	15	11	769	71	2.76	.908	2	1,542:22
33	Glenn Resch	17	11	6	5	2	435	42	2.92	.903	0	864:13	2	0	0	0	11	1	1.96	.909	0	30:39
35	Bob Froese	3	3	3	0	0	88	8	2.67	.909	0	179:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Conn Smythe Trophy	Ron Hextall	^[4]
	Frank J. Selke Trophy	Dave Poulin	^[5]
	NHL All-Rookie Team	Ron Hextall (Goaltender)	^[6]
	NHL first All-Star team	Ron Hextall (Goaltender)	^[7]
		Mark Howe (Defense)
	NHL second All-Star team	Tim Kerr (Right Wing)	^[7]
	Vezina Trophy	Ron Hextall	^[8]
League (in-season)	NHL Player of the Month	Ron Hextall (October)	^[9]
	NHL Player of the Week	Peter Zezel (January 12)	^[10]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Ron Hextall (October)	^[11]
		Ron Hextall (November)	^[12]
	Rendez-vous '87 selection	Ron Hextall^[b]	^[13]^[14]
		Mark Howe^[c]
		Tim Kerr^[b]
		Dave Poulin
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Mark Howe	^[15]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Ron Hextall	^[15]
	Class Guy Award	Glenn Resch	^[15]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1986–87 season was the 26 seconds it took to score the fastest two shorthanded goals in team history on November 6.^[16] On November 13, Murray Craven tied the team record for most goals in a single period (3).^[17] On November 20, Tim Kerr tied team records for most goals (4) and powerplay goals (3) in a single game.^[18][19] About two weeks later Brian Propp also tied the single game goals record on December 2.^[18] Kerr’s .77 goals per game average is a franchise single season high while the team’s 22 shorthanded goals on the season is a team record.^[20][21]

During game two of their division semifinal series against the New York Rangers, the Flyers tied tied the team record for most goals in a single period (5).^[22] During game seven of their division final series against the New York Islanders, the Flyers tied a team record for shorthanded goals in a game (2) and set a team record for shorthanded goals during a single period (2, later tied).^[23][24] During game five of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers, Propp tied a team record for most assists (4) during a playoff game.^[25]

A number of single playoff season team records were set during the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flyers set playoff highs for games played (26), wins (15), road wins (8), losses (11), home losses (6), goals scored (85), and goals against (73).^[26] Among the skaters setting single season marks were Pelle Eklund for assists (20), Doug Crossman for points by a defenseman (18, later tied), and Propp for shots on goal (104).^[27][28][29] Rookie Ron Hextall set the goaltending marks for games played (26, tied for the NHL record), wins (15), losses (11), minutes played (1,542), and goals against (71).^{[30][31][32][33][34]} Hextall’s 43 penalty minutes is a single playoff season NHL record for goaltenders.^[35]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1986, the day after the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 31, 1987, the day of the deciding game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals.^[36]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 6, 1986	To Philadelphia Flyers J.J. Daigneault 2nd-round pick in 1986 5th-round pick in 1987	To Vancouver Canucks Dave Richter Rich Sutter Vancouver's 3rd-round pick in 1986	^[37]
June 21, 1986	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1987	To Quebec Nordiques 2nd-round pick in 1986	^[38]
June 21, 1986	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Murray	To New York Islanders 5th-round pick in 1986	^[38]
October 30, 1986	To Philadelphia Flyers Dominic Campedelli	To Montreal Canadiens Andre Villeneuve	^[39]
December 18, 1986	To Philadelphia Flyers Kjell Samuelsson 2nd-round pick in 1989	To New York Rangers Bob Froese	^[40]
March 9, 1987	To Philadelphia Flyers Jeff Brubaker	To Edmonton Oilers Dominic Campedelli	^[41]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12)	Ed Hospodar	Minnesota North Stars	1 year^[d]	Free agency	^[42]
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30)	Mitch Lamoureux	Pittsburgh Penguins		Free agency	^[43]
October 1986 (1986-10)	Jere Gillis	Vancouver Canucks		Free agency	^[44]
October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07)	Mark Freer	Peterborough Petes (OHL)		Free agency	^[45]
	Mike MacWilliam	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)		Free agency	^[46]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
June 12, 1986 (1986-06-12)	Thomas Eriksson	Djurgardens IF (SHL)	Free agency^[e]	^[42]
July 23, 1986 (1986-07-23)	Carl Mokosak	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency	^[47]
N/A	Bo Berglund	AIK IF (Division 1)	Free agency	^[48]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 1, 1986 (1986-06-01)	Glenn Resch	1-year	^[49]
August 18, 1986 (1986-08-18)	Steve Smith		^[50]
October 8, 1986 (1986-10-08)	Kerry Huffman	multi-year	^[51]
October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21)	Ron Hextall	multi-year extension	^[52]
October 29, 1986 (1986-10-29)	Brad McCrimmon	1-year	^[53]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 21, 1986.^[54] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 41st overall, to the Quebec Nordiques for the Nordiques' 1987 second-round pick on June 21, 1986.^[55] They also traded their third-round pick, 62nd overall, to the New Jersey Devils for Chico Resch on March 11, 1986, and their fifth-round pick, 104th overall, to the New York Islanders for Mike Murray on June 21, 1986.^[55] The Flyers declined to make a selection in the inaugural NHL Supplemental Draft, which was held September 17, 1986.^[56]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	20	Kerry Huffman	Defense	Canada	Guelph Platers (OHL)
2	23	Jukka-Pekka Seppo	Center	Finland	Vasa Sport (Mestis)	^[f]
2	28	Kent Hawley	Center	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)	^[g]
4	83	Mark Bar	Defense	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	^[h]
6	125	Steve Scheifele	Right Wing	United States	Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL)
7	146	Sami Wahlsten	Forward	Finland	TPS Turku (SM-liiga)
8	167	Murray Baron	Defense	Canada	Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
9	184	Blaine Rude	Forward	United States	Fergus Falls High School (N. Dakota)
10	209	Shaun Sabol	Defense	United States	St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
11	230	Brett Lawrence	Right Wing	United States	Rochester Junior Americans
12	251	Dan Stephano	Goaltender	United States	Northwood School (N.Y.)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL^[57][58] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.^[59]

Notes

1. Hill wore number 28 in his first two games.
2. Did not play
3. Voted starting Defenseman but did not play
4. Option for second year
5. Eriksson retired from the NHL.
6. The Flyers traded Paul Guay and their fourth-round pick, 83rd overall, to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Seguin and the Kings' second-round pick, 23rd overall, on October 11, 1985.^[55]
7. The Flyers traded Rich Sutter, Dave Richter, and Vancouver's third-round pick, 49th overall, to the Vancouver Canucks for J. J. Daigneault, the Canucks' second-round pick, 28th overall, and the Canucks' 1987 fifth-round pick on June 6, 1986.^[55]
8. The Flyers reacquired their fourth-round pick, 83rd overall, from the Los Angeles Kings for Joe Paterson on December 18, 1985.^[55]

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General

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