1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-30-11 - 85 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 5-6
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Minnesota North Stars 4-2
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Fred Shero (37-30-11)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers Statistics
1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers Results

The Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 37 wins and 30 losses and 11 ties for 85 points, finishing second in the NHL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.

The Flyers netted 296 goals and yielded 256. Rick MacLeish scored 50 goals for Philadelphia, while Gary Dornhoefer, Bill Flett, Bill Barber and Bobby Clarke each tallied 30 or more also. Bobby Clarke contributed 67 assists. Doug Favell topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.83 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Fred Shero coached the team. The 1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Barry AshbeeDJuly 28, 19395'10"180RWeston, ON Canada
Bill BarberLJuly 11, 19526'0"195LCallander, ON Canada
Michel BelhumeurGSeptember 2, 19495'10"160LSorel, QC Canada
Tom BladonDDecember 29, 19526'1"195REdmonton, AB Canada
Willie BrossartDMay 29, 19496'0"190LAllan, SK Canada
Bobby ClarkeCAugust 13, 19495'10"185LFlin Flon, MB Canada
Bill ClementCDecember 20, 19506'1"194LBuckingham, QC Canada
Terry CrispCMay 28, 19435'10"180LParry Sound, ON Canada
Gary DornhoeferRFebruary 2, 19436'1"190RKitchener, ON Canada
Andre DupontDJuly 27, 19496'0"200LTrois-Rivieres, QC Canada
Doug FavellGApril 5, 19455'10"172LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Bill FlettRJuly 21, 19436'1"205RVermillion, AB Canada
Wayne HillmanDNovember 13, 19386'1"205LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Brent HughesDJune 17, 19436'0"205LBowmanville, ON Canada
Bob KellyLNovember 25, 19505'10"200LOakville, ON Canada
Orest KindrachukCSeptember 14, 19505'10"175LNanton, AB Canada
Ross LonsberryLFebruary 7, 19475'11"195LWatson, SK Canada
Rick MacLeishLJanuary 3, 19505'11"185LCannington, ON Canada
Simon NoletRNovember 23, 19415'9"185RSt. Odilon, QC Canada
Pierre PlanteRMay 14, 19516'1"190RValleyfield, QC Canada
Jean PotvinDMarch 25, 19495'11"188ROttawa, ON Canada
Don SaleskiRNovember 10, 19496'3"205RMoose Jaw, SK Canada
Dave SchultzLOctober 14, 19496'1"190LWaldheim, SK Canada
Bobby TaylorGJanuary 24, 19456'1"180LCalgary, AB Canada
Ed Van ImpeDMay 27, 19405'10"205LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Jimmy WatsonDAugust 19, 19526'0"195LSmithers, BC Canada
Joe WatsonDJuly 6, 19435'10"185LSmithers, BC Canada
Larry WrightCOctober 8, 19516'2"180LRegina, SK Canada



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