1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Washington Capitals in seven games.

1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	3rd Patrick
Conference	4th Wales
1987–88 record	38–33–9
Home record	20–14–6
Road record	18–19–3
Goals for	292 (12th)
Goals against	292 (9th)
Team information
President	Jay Snider
General manager	Bobby Clarke
Coach	Mike Keenan
Captain	Dave Poulin
Alternate captains	Mark Howe Brad Marsh
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,405^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears Flint Spirits
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Tocchet (31)
Assists	Brian Propp (49)
Points	Murray Craven and Brian Propp (70)
Penalty minutes	Rick Tocchet (299)
Plus/minus	Kjell Samuelsson (+28)
Wins	Ron Hextall (30)
Goals against average	Ron Hextall (3.51)
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

Regular season

The season was one of many ups and downs. With Ron Hextall lost to an eight-game suspension to start the year after slashing Kent Nilsson in the Stanley Cup Finals, Tim Kerr lost indefinitely with a shoulder problem, and Brad McCrimmon traded to Calgary over a salary dispute, the club limped to a 3–6–2 record in October. Additionally, Dave Brown served a 15-game suspension for cross-checking New York Ranger Tomas Sandstrom in the face on October 26.

The free-fall continued until late November. After blowing a 4–1 lead into a 6–4 loss to the Islanders at home on November 21, the Flyers were at 6–13–3 and last in the division. However, just as quickly, the club rebounded with a 14-game unbeaten streak (12–0–2) from November 25 to December 26 – despite losing out to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Paul Coffey sweepstakes. The run was highlighted by Hextall becoming the first goaltender to shoot the puck into the opposing team's net on December 8, a game-winning two-man short tally by Murray Craven in Winnipeg on December 13, and a post-Christmas comeback win against the Capitals.

A 6–0–1 run through late February and early March saw Rick Tocchet post three hat tricks in a span of four games (Detroit, at Los Angeles, at Vancouver). On February 23, the club set a still-standing franchise road record with 11 goals in an amazing 11–6 win in Detroit, including a team-record 7 third-period tallies.

After a 7–3 win over the Canucks March 1, the Flyers finished the year in free-fall due to almost daily injuries, going 4–11–2, ending up the lower seed in a second-place tie with Washington. Kerr returned to the lineup finally on March 10, but was unable to find his range before the playoffs began.

Season standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Islanders	80	39	31	10	308	267	88
Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	33	9	292	292	85
Washington Capitals	80	38	33	9	281	249	85
New Jersey Devils	80	38	36	6	295	296	82
New York Rangers	80	36	34	10	300	283	82
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36	35	9	319	316	81

^[2]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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Patrick Division 1987–88 NHL records^[3] Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total New Jersey — 3–4 3–4 5–0–2 6–1 2–5 19–14–2 N.Y. Islanders 4–3 — 2–2–3 3–3–1 2–4–1 4–2–1 15–14–6 N.Y. Rangers 4–3 2–2–3 — 3–3–1 2–3–2 2–5 13–16–6 Philadelphia 0–5–2 3–3–1 3–3–1 — 5–2 2–4–1 13–17–5 Pittsburgh 1–6 4–2–1 3–2–2 2–5 — 5–1–1 15–16–4 Washington 5–2 2–4–1 5–2 4–2–1 1–5–1 — 17–15–3 Vs. Adams Division 1987–88 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total New Jersey 1–2 0–2–1 1–1–1 2–1 0–3 4–9–2 N.Y. Islanders 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 8–7–0 N.Y. Rangers 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–1–1 2–1 7–7–1 Philadelphia 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1–2 2–0–1 9–3–3 Pittsburgh 0–2–1 2–0–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 9–4–2 Washington 2–1 0–2–1 2–1 1–1–1 2–1 7–6–2 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1987–88 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total New Jersey 3–0 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 11–4–0 N.Y. Islanders 0–1–2 1–2 1–1–1 2–0–1 0–3 4–7–4 N.Y. Rangers 2–0–1 1–1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 10–3–2 Philadelphia 0–3 2–0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 7–7–1 Pittsburgh 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 7–8–0 Washington 2–1 0–2–1 2–0–1 0–2–1 1–1–1 5–6–4 Vs. Smythe Division 1987–88 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total New Jersey 1–2 2–1 1–1–1 0–3 0–2–1 4–9–2 N.Y. Islanders 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 12–3–0 N.Y. Rangers 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0–1 6–8–1 Philadelphia 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 9–6–0 Pittsburgh 2–0–1 0–3 1–0–2 1–2 1–2 5–7–3 Washington 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 9–6–0

Playoffs

In their first round playoff series with the Washington Capitals, the Flyers blew a 3–1 series lead as Washington forced a Game 7. They then blew a 3–0 lead in Game 7 as Washington won 5-4, in overtime.

Afterwards, general manager Bobby Clarke fired head coach Mike Keenan citing a lack of enthusiasm from the club to continue playing for him.^[4]

Schedule and results

Regular season

1987–88 regular season^[5]
October: 3–6–2, 8 points (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 1 October 8 Montreal Canadiens 2–2 OT 0–0–1 1 Recap 2 October 10 @ Minnesota North Stars 5–4 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 11 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5 1–1–1 3 Recap 4 October 15 New York Islanders 0–6 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 17 @ New York Islanders 4–3 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 22 Washington Capitals 1–4 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 24 New York Rangers 3–5 3–4–1 7 Recap 9 October 26 @ New York Rangers 2–2 OT 3–4–2 8 Recap 10 October 27 @ New Jersey Devils 0–4 3–5–2 8 Recap 11 October 31 @ Hartford Whalers 4–7 3–6–2 8 Recap
November: 5–7–1, 11 points (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 12 November 1 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 4–6–2 10 Recap 13 November 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 4–7–2 10 Recap 14 November 5 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 4–8–2 10 Recap 15 November 7 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–5 4–9–2 10 Recap 16 November 8 New Jersey Devils 3–3 OT 4–9–3 11 Recap 17 November 10 @ St. Louis Blues 2–5 4–10–3 11 Recap 18 November 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 5–10–3 13 Recap 19 November 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–6 5–11–3 13 Recap 20 November 18 @ New Jersey Devils 3–4 5–12–3 13 Recap 21 November 19 Los Angeles Kings 7–5 6–12–3 15 Recap 22 November 21 New York Islanders 4–6 6–13–3 15 Recap 23 November 25 Buffalo Sabres 5–2 7–13–3 17 Recap 24 November 28 @ Quebec Nordiques 6–3 8–13–3 19 Recap
December: 10–2–2, 22 points (home: 5–0–1; road: 5–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 25 December 3 Hartford Whalers 5–2 9–13–3 21 Recap 26 December 6 New Jersey Devils 1–1 OT 9–13–4 22 Recap 27 December 8 Boston Bruins 5–2 10–13–4 24 Recap 28 December 10 New York Rangers 5–3 11–13–4 26 Recap 29 December 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–3 OT 11–13–5 27 Recap 30 December 13 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–3 12–13–5 29 Recap 31 December 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 13–13–5 31 Recap 32 December 17 New York Islanders 4–3 14–13–5 33 Recap 33 December 19 @ New York Islanders 5–4 15–13–5 35 Recap 34 December 22 @ New York Rangers 6–4 16–13–5 37 Recap 35 December 23 Minnesota North Stars 5–3 17–13–5 39 Recap 36 December 26 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 18–13–5 41 Recap 37 December 30 @ Edmonton Oilers 0–6 18–14–5 41 Recap 38 December 31 @ Calgary Flames 4–5 18–15–5 41 Recap
January: 8–5–1, 17 points (home: 4–4–0; road: 4–1–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 39 January 2 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–1 19–15–5 43 Recap 40 January 5 Washington Capitals 1–3 19–16–5 43 Recap 41 January 7 St. Louis Blues 6–4 20–16–5 45 Recap 42 January 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–3 OT 20–16–6 46 Recap 43 January 10 New Jersey Devils 5–7 20–17–6 46 Recap 44 January 14 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 21–17–6 48 Recap 45 January 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 22–17–6 50 Recap 46 January 17 @ New York Rangers 2–1 23–17–6 52 Recap 47 January 21 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 24–17–6 54 Recap 48 January 23 @ Boston Bruins 6–4 25–17–6 56 Recap 49 January 24 Minnesota North Stars 3–5 25–18–6 56 Recap 50 January 28 New York Rangers 2–5 25–19–6 56 Recap 51 January 30 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 26–19–6 58 Recap 52 January 31 @ Washington Capitals 0–1 OT 26–20–6 58 Recap
February: 7–2–1, 15 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 53 February 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 27–20–6 60 Recap 54 February 6 @ St. Louis Blues 4–2 28–20–6 62 Recap 55 February 12 Calgary Flames 2–3 28–21–6 62 Recap 56 February 13 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–7 28–22–6 62 Recap 57 February 15 Hartford Whalers 5–4 OT 29–22–6 64 Recap 58 February 18 New York Islanders 3–3 OT 29–22–7 65 Recap 59 February 19 @ Buffalo Sabres 5–4 30–22–7 67 Recap 60 February 21 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 31–22–7 69 Recap 61 February 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 11–6 32–22–7 71 Recap 62 February 27 @ Los Angeles Kings 8–6 33–22–7 73 Recap
March: 4–11–1, 9 points (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–8–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 63 March 1 @ Vancouver Canucks 7–3 34–22–7 75 Recap 64 March 3 @ Calgary Flames 3–6 34–23–7 75 Recap 65 March 4 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–7 34–24–7 75 Recap 66 March 6 @ New Jersey Devils 2–4 34–25–7 75 Recap 67 March 10 Washington Capitals 5–2 35–25–7 77 Recap 68 March 12 New Jersey Devils 5–6 35–26–7 77 Recap 69 March 13 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–5 OT 35–27–7 77 Recap 70 March 15 @ New York Rangers 1–3 35–28–7 77 Recap 71 March 17 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 OT 35–29–7 77 Recap 72 March 19 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0–7 35–30–7 77 Recap 73 March 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 36–30–7 79 Recap 74 March 22 Boston Bruins 0–3 36–31–7 79 Recap 75 March 25 @ Washington Capitals 3–5 36–32–7 79 Recap 76 March 26 Winnipeg Jets 6–0 37–32–7 81 Recap 77 March 29 @ New York Islanders 3–5 37–33–7 81 Recap 78 March 31 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 OT 37–33–8 82 Recap
April: 1–0–1, 3 points (home: 0–0–1; road: 1–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 79 April 2 @ Quebec Nordiques 7–4 38–33–8 84 Recap 80 April 3 Washington Capitals 2–2 OT 38–33–9 85 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1988 Stanley Cup playoffs^[5]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals - Capitals win 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap 1 April 6 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 7 @ Washington Capitals 4–5 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 9 Washington Capitals 4–3 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 10 Washington Capitals 5–4 OT Flyers lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 12 @ Washington Capitals 2–5 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 14 Washington Capitals 2–7 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 April 16 @ Washington Capitals 4–5 OT Capitals 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
32	Murray Craven	LW	72	30	46	76	25	58	7	2	5	7	1	4
26	Brian Propp	LW	74	27	49	76	8	76	7	4	2	6	2	8
22	Rick Tocchet	RW	65	31	33	64	3	299	5	1	4	5	−1	55
2	Mark Howe	D	75	19	43	62	23	62	7	3	6	9	7	4
25	Peter Zezel	C	69	22	35	57	7	42	7	3	2	5	0	7
19	Scott Mellanby	RW	75	25	26	51	−7	185	7	0	1	1	−6	16
20	Dave Poulin	C	68	19	32	51	17	32	7	2	6	8	5	4
23	Ilkka Sinisalo	RW	68	25	17	42	2	30	7	4	2	6	4	0
9	Pelle Eklund	C	71	10	32	42	−6	12	7	0	3	3	4	0
3	Doug Crossman	D	76	9	29	38	−1	43	7	1	1	2	−9	8
14	Ron Sutter	C	69	8	25	33	−9	146	7	0	1	1	−7	26
28	Kjell Samuelsson	D	74	6	24	30	28	184	7	2	5	7	8	23
24	Derrick Smith	LW	76	16	8	24	−20	104	7	0	0	0	−7	6
5	Kerry Huffman	D	52	6	17	23	−11	34	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	Dave Brown	RW	47	12	5	17	10	114	7	1	0	1	−4	27
44^[a]	Willie Huber†	D	10	4	9	13	−2	16	5	0	0	0	−3	2
8	Brad Marsh	D	70	3	9	12	−13	57	7	1	0	1	−8	8
18	Lindsay Carson‡	C	36	2	7	9	−4	37	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Brian Dobbin	RW	21	3	5	8	−1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Ron Hextall	G	62	1	6	7		104	7	0	2	2		30
6^[b]	Greg Smyth	D	48	1	6	7	−2	192	5	0	0	0	1	38
10	Magnus Roupe	LW	33	2	4	6	−6	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
17^[c]	Craig Berube	LW	27	3	2	5	1	108	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Tim Kerr	RW	8	3	2	5	0	12	6	1	3	4	−2	4
18	Paul Lawless†‡	LW	8	0	5	5	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	J. J. Daigneault	D	28	2	2	4	−8	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Don Nachbaur	C	20	0	4	4	2	61	2	0	0	0	−1	2
34^[d]	Bill Root†	D	24	1	2	3	3	16	2	0	0	0	0	2
36	Gordie Roberts†‡	D	11	1	2	3	7	15	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Al Hill	LW	12	1	0	1	0	10	1	0	1	1	1	4
11	Glen Seabrooke	LW	6	0	1	1	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Nick Fotiu	LW	23	0	0	0	−9	40	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Mark Laforest	G	21	0	0	0		8	2	0	0	0		10
30	Wendell Young	G	6	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	David Fenyves	D	5	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Mitch Lamoureux	C	3	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
40^[e]	Jeff Chychrun	D	3	0	0	0	−1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	John Stevens	D	3	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Mike Stothers‡	D	3	0	0	0	−1	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Mark Freer	C	1	0	0	0	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Mike Murray	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

		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	62	61	30	22	7	1816	208	3.51	.885	0	3,557:07	7	7	2	4	196	30	4.75	.847	0	379:02
33	Mark Laforest	21	14	5	9	2	476	60	3.72	.874	1	968:35	2	0	1	0	12	1	1.25	.917	0	48:04
30	Wendell Young	6	5	3	2	0	148	20	3.76	.865	0	319:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Lester Patrick Trophy	Keith Allen	^[6]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Ron Hextall^[f]	^[8]
		Mark Howe
		Mike Keenan (Coach)
		Dave Poulin
		Kjell Samuelsson
	NHL Player of the Week	Ron Hextall (December 14)	^[9]
		Mark Howe (December 28)	^[10]
		Ron Hextall (January 18)	^[11]
		Rick Tocchet (February 28)	^[12]
		Rick Tocchet (March 10)	^[13]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Mark Howe	^[14]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Ron Hextall	^[14]
	Class Guy Award	Rick Tocchet	^[14]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1987–88 season was the nine consecutive wins by goaltender Ron Hextall from December 8 to December 26, tying a team record.^[15] On February 23, the Flyers scored the fastest five goals in team history, taking five minutes and twenty-nine seconds to do so.^[16] On February 27, Rick Tocchet scored four goals to tie the team record.^[17] The eight-game road losing streak from March 3 to March 29 is tied for the longest in team history.^[18] On March 19, Don Nachbaur took a team record eight penalties.^[19] Mark Howe set a single season high for powerplay goals scored by a defenseman (8, later tied).^[20] The 208 goals allowed by Hextall is a single season high for a Flyers goaltender.^[21] The team’s three road ties is tied for the fewest in franchise history.^[22] The 31 goals allowed during their division semifinal series against the Washington Capitals is the most allowed during any playoff series the Flyers have played.^[23]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 1, 1987, the day after the deciding game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 26, 1988, the day of the deciding game of the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals.^[24]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 13, 1987	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Laforest	To Detroit Red Wings 2nd-round pick in 1987	^[25]
June 13, 1987	To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 1989	To Vancouver Canucks Vancouver's 5th-round pick in 1987	^[26]
July 21, 1987	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	To New York Rangers Jeff Brubaker	^[27]
August 26, 1987	To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 1989 3rd-round pick in 1988	To Calgary Flames Brad McCrimmon	^[28]
August 31, 1987	To Philadelphia Flyers Wendell Young 3rd-round pick in 1990	To Vancouver Canucks Darren Jensen Daryl Stanley	^[29]
December 4, 1987	To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 1989	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Stothers	^[30]^[31]
January 22, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Paul Lawless	To Hartford Whalers Lindsay Carson	^[32]
February 9, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Gordie Roberts	To Minnesota North Stars 4th-round pick in 1988 or 1989^[g]	^[33]
March 1, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Willie Huber	To Vancouver Canucks Paul Lawless Vancouver's 5th-round pick in 1989	^[34]
March 8, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers 4th or 5th-round pick in 1989^[h]	To St. Louis Blues Gordie Roberts	^[35]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 21, 1987 (1987-07-21)	Don Biggs	Edmonton Oilers		Free agency	^[27]
August 19, 1987 (1987-08-19)	Mark Lofthouse	Los Angeles Kings		Free agency	^[37]
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)	David Fenyves	Buffalo Sabres		Waiver draft	^[38]^[39]
October 30, 1987 (1987-10-30)	Nick Fotiu	Calgary Flames	1-year	Free agency	^[40]
November 26, 1987 (1987-11-26)	Bill Root	St. Louis Blues		Waivers	^[41]
April 20, 1988 (1988-04-20)	Michael Boyce	Merrimack College (NCAA)		Free agency	^[42]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
June 1987 (1987-06)	Glenn Resch		Retirement	^[25]^[43]
October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03)	Steve Martinson	Detroit Red Wings	Free agency	^[44]
October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)	Ed Hospodar	Buffalo Sabres	Waiver draft	^[38]^[39]
	Tim Tookey	Los Angeles Kings	Waiver draft	^[38]^[39]
N/A	Jere Gillis	Brunico SG (Serie A)	Free agency	^[45]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12)	Shaun Sabol		^[46]
November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17)	Ron Hextall	multi-year	^[47]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on June 13, 1987.^[48] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 41st overall, to the Detroit Red Wings for Mark Laforest on June 13, 1987.^[49]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	20	Darren Rumble	Defense	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2	30	Jeff Harding	Right wing	Canada	St. Michael's Buzzers (Toronto)	^[i]
3	62	Martin Hostak	Right wing	Czechoslovakia	Sparta Praha (Czech)
4	83	Tomaz Eriksson	Left wing	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
5	104	Bill Gall	Defense	United States	New Hampton School (N.H.)
6	125	Tony Link	Defense	United States	Dimond High School (Alaska)
7	146	Marc Strapon	Defense	United States	Hayward High School (Wisconsin)
8	167	Darryl Ingham	Right wing	Canada	University of Manitoba (CIAU)
9	188	Bruce MacDonald	Right wing	United States	Loomis Chaffee School (Conn.)
10	209	Steve Morrow	Defense	United States	Westminster School (Conn.)
11	230	Darius Rusnak	Center	Czechoslovakia	Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
12	251	Dale Roehl	Goaltender	United States	Minnetonka High School (Minn.)

NHL Supplemental Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft.^[50][51]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)
2	21	David Whyte	Left wing	United States	Boston College (HE)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL^[52] and the Flint Spirits of the IHL.^[53] Led by the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award winner as coach of the year (John Paddock), the Eddie Shore Award winner as top defenseman (Dave Fenyves), and the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as top goaltender (Wendell Young), Hershey finished first in their division and swept their way through the playoffs with a 12–0 record to a Calder Cup championship. Young was given the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP.^[54] In their only season as a Flyers affiliate, Flint finished fourth in the playoffs and lost in the finals to the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in six games.

Notes

1. Huber wore number 47 in his first three games after being acquired.
2. Smyth wore number 40 through March 6.
3. Berube wore number 34 in his first three games.
4. Root wore number 48 in his first game after being acquired.
5. Chychrun wore number 6 in his first two games.
6. Hextall was voted to the starting lineup.^[7]
7. The Flyers had the choice of which year to send to Minnesota.^[33] The Flyers chose the 1989 draft pick.
8. The Flyers would receive St. Louis' 4th-round pick if the Blues advanced past the first round of the playoffs,^[35] which they did.^[36]
9. The Flyers acquired a second-round pick, 30th overall, from the Quebec Nordiques for a 1986 second-round pick on June 21, 1986.^[49]

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