1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 22nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Wales Conference Finals to the Montreal Canadiens in six games.

1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	4th Patrick
Conference	7th Wales
1988–89 record	36–36–8
Home record	22–15–3
Road record	14–21–5
Goals for	307 (8th)
Goals against	285 (7th)
Team information
President	Jay Snider
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Paul Holmgren
Captain	Dave Poulin
Alternate captains	Mark Howe Rick Tocchet
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,405^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears
Team leaders
Goals	Tim Kerr (48)
Assists	Pelle Eklund (51)
Points	Tim Kerr (88)
Penalty minutes	Jeff Chychrun (245)
Plus/minus	Ron Sutter (+25)
Wins	Ron Hextall (30)
Goals against average	Ron Hextall (3.23)
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Regular season

With Mike Keenan's firing, the reins were handed off to Paul Holmgren,^[2] who presided over a club in flux with young players promoted to larger roles. The defense underwent a major overhaul, as Brad Marsh was claimed in the waiver draft by Toronto, and Doug Crossman was dealt to Los Angeles for Jay Wells. Gord Murphy and Jeff Chychrun cracked the lineup on the back line as well.

Tim Kerr was fully healed from his shoulder surgeries and subsequent infections, while Rick 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 for Mike Bullard after 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 Laforest was replaced in March as backup by Maple Leafs castoff Ken Wregget with the team reeling.

On the last day of the season, they fell 6–5 in overtime to the Penguins and into fourth place, as Mario Lemieux scored into an empty net. If the Flyers had scored using the extra attacker, they would have leapt over the Rangers into third place in the Patrick 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

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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Patrick Division 1988–89 NHL records^[5] Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total New Jersey — 1–4–2 4–3 2–5 1–4–2 4–3 12–19–4 N.Y. Islanders 4–1–2 — 2–5 1–5–1 2–4–1 3–4 12–19–4 N.Y. Rangers 3–4 5–2 — 3–3–1 3–3–1 3–2–2 17–14–4 Philadelphia 5–2 5–1–1 3–3–1 — 3–4 3–4 19–14–2 Pittsburgh 4–1–2 4–2–1 3–3–1 4–3 — 4–3 19–12–4 Washington 3–4 4–3 2–3–2 4–3 3–4 — 16–17–2 Vs. Adams Division 1988–89 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total New Jersey 0–2–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–11–1 N.Y. Islanders 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 6–9–0 N.Y. Rangers 0–1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–10–2 Philadelphia 1–2 2–1 1–1–1 0–1–2 2–1 6–6–3 Pittsburgh 1–1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 5–9–1 Washington 1–1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1–1 2–0–1 10–2–3 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1988–89 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total New Jersey 2–1 2–0–1 1–1–1 2–1 2–1 9–4–2 N.Y. Islanders 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 4–11–0 N.Y. Rangers 2–0–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–1–1 8–5–2 Philadelphia 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 8–7–0 Pittsburgh 3–0 2–0–1 1–2 1–1–1 2–1 9–4–2 Washington 2–1 1–1–1 1–1–1 2–0–1 2–1 8–4–3 Vs. Smythe Division 1988–89 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total New Jersey 0–3 2–1 0–1–2 1–1–1 0–1–2 3–7–5 N.Y. Islanders 0–2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 6–8–1 N.Y. Rangers 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 9–6–0 Philadelphia 0–3 0–1–2 1–2 0–3 2–0–1 3–9–3 Pittsburgh 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 7–8–0 Washington 0–2–1 2–1 1–1–1 2–1 2–1 7–6–2

Playoffs

Facing the first-place Washington Capitals in the first round, the Flyers pulled off the upset in six games. Ron Hextall managed 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 the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games to make the Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to the Montreal Canadiens in six games. This would be the Flyers last playoff appearance until 1995.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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 4–3 OT 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 4–5 OT 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 2–3 OT 8–9–0 16 Recap 18 November 12 Detroit Red Wings 4–5 8–10–0 16 Recap 19 November 15 New York Rangers 3–3 OT 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 1–2 OT 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 2–2 OT 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 1–1 OT 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 4–4 OT 31–30–4 66 Recap 66 March 4 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–6 31–31–4 66 Recap 67 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 4–4 OT 31–31–5 67 Recap 68 March 9 @ New York Islanders 4–4 OT 31–31–6 68 Recap 69 March 11 Chicago Blackhawks 7–2 32–31–6 70 Recap 70 March 12 @ Hartford Whalers 3–3 OT 32–31–7 71 Recap 71 March 16 St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT 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 2–2 OT 36–35–8 80 Recap 80 April 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 OT 36–36–8 80 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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 2–3 OT Capitals lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 6 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 8 Washington Capitals 3–4 OT 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 3–4 OT 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 2–1 OT Canadiens lead 3–2 Recap 6 May 11 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Canadiens win 4–2 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	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	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Dave Brown‡	RW	53	1	1	2	−8	199	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Craig Berube	LW	53	1	1	2	−15	199	16	0	0	0	0	56
10	Magnus Roupe‡	LW	7	1	1	2	1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Al Secord†	RW	20	1	0	1	−7	38	14	0	4	4	2	31
42	Don Nachbaur	C	15	1	0	1	−1	37	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Brian Dobbin	RW	14	0	1	1	−6	8	2	0	0	0	0	17
37	Mark Freer	C	5	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	Glen Seabrooke	C	3	0	1	1	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	David Fenyves	D	1	0	1	1	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
49	Marc D'Amour	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.

		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	64	63	30	28	6	1855	202	3.23	.891	0	3,755:46	15	15	8	7	445	49	3.32	.890	0	886:22
33	Mark Laforest	17	15	5	7	2	497	64	4.12	.871	0	932:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Ken Wregget†	3	2	1	1	0	73	13	6.01	.822	0	129:43	5	4	2	2	138	10	2.23	.928	0	268:28
49	Marc D'Amour	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.00	1.000	0	19:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Tim Kerr	^[7]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	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

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1988–89 season was a trio of powerplay goal records on October 13. Brian Propp tied 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 Tocchet scored a goal in a team record nine consecutive games.^[14] On March 7, Tim Kerr scored eight seconds into the start of a game, the fastest in team history.^[15] Ron Hextall set 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 the Pittsburgh 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 Eklund tied 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 the Montreal 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) while Mark 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]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 27, 1988, the day after the deciding game of the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1989, the day of the deciding game of the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals.^[32]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 21, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Stothers	To Toronto Maple Leafs Bill Root	^[33]
July 25, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Terry Carkner	To Quebec Nordiques Greg Smyth 3rd-round pick in 1989	^[34]
September 1, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 1990	To Pittsburgh Penguins Wendell Young 7th-round pick in 1990	^[35]
September 28, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Chris Jensen	To New York Rangers Michael Boyce	^[36]
September 29, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Jay Wells	To Los Angeles Kings Doug Crossman	^[37]
November 7, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Scott Sandelin	To Montreal Canadiens J. J. Daigneault	^[38]
November 29, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Bullard	To St. Louis Blues Peter Zezel	^[39]
December 8, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Moe Mantha	To Minnesota North Stars Toronto's 5th-round pick in 1989	^[40]
December 10, 1988	To Philadelphia Flyers Steven Fletcher	To Winnipeg Jets Future considerations	^[41]
February 7, 1989	To Philadelphia Flyers Al Secord	To Toronto Maple Leafs 5th-round pick in 1989	^[42]
February 7, 1989	To Philadelphia Flyers Keith Acton 6th-round pick in 1991	To Edmonton Oilers Dave Brown	^[42]
March 6, 1989	To Philadelphia Flyers Ken Wregget	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 1989 Calgary's 1st-round pick in 1989	^[43]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
June 21, 1988 (1988-06-21)	Jocelyn Perreault	Sherbrooke Canadiens (AHL)	Free agency	^[33]
September 30, 1988 (1988-09-30)	Marc D'Amour	Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL)	Free agency	^[44]
October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03)	Doug Sulliman	New Jersey Devils	Waiver draft	^[45]^[46]
May 16, 1989 (1989-05-16)	Bill Armstrong	Western Michigan University (CCHA)	Free agency	^[47]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
June 21, 1988 (1988-06-21)	Kevin McCarthy		Retirement	^[33]
July 1988 (1988-07)	Steve Smith	Calgary Flames	Free agency	^[48]
October 3, 1988 (1988-10-03)	Brad Marsh	Toronto Maple Leafs	Waiver draft	^[45]^[46]
October 10, 1988 (1988-10-10)	Nick Fotiu	Edmonton Oilers	Free agency	^[49]
1989 (1989)	Magnus Roupe	Färjestad BK (Elitserien)	Release	^[50]
N/A	Willie Huber		Retirement^[c]	^[51]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 25, 1988 (1988-07-25)	Terry Carkner	3-year	^[34]
September 1, 1988 (1988-09-01)	Jeff Harding		^[35]
	Bruce Rendall		^[35]
September 12, 1988 (1988-09-12)	Scott Mellanby	3-year	^[52]
	Rick Tocchet	4-year	^[52]
September 27, 1988 (1988-09-27)	Claude Boivin		^[53]
October 24, 1988 (1988-10-24)	Tim Kerr	4-year	^[54]
March 7, 1989 (1989-03-07)	Murray Baron		^[55]
May 19, 1989 (1989-05-19)	Ilkka Sinisalo	2-year	^[56]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 11, 1988.^[57]

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

Philadelphia's picks at the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft.^[59][60]

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

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.^[61][62]

Notes

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 traded Brad McCrimmon to the Calgary Flames for the Flames' third-round pick, 63rd overall, and the Flames' 1989 first-round pick on August 26, 1987.^[58]

References

General

• "Philadelphia Flyers 1988–89 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
• "1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
• "Flyers History - Season Overview : 1988–89". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

Specific

1. "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
2. "SPORTS PEOPLE; 2 N.H.L. Coaches Hired". The New York Times. June 2, 1988. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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