| 2013–14Philadelphia Flyers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rdMetropolitan |
| Conference | 6thEastern |
| 2013–14 record | 42–30–10 |
| Home record | 24–14–3 |
| Road record | 18–16–7 |
| Goals for | 236 |
| Goals against | 235 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Paul Holmgren |
| Coach | Peter Laviolette(Oct.) Craig Berube(Oct.–Apr.) |
| Captain | Claude Giroux |
| Alternate captains | Scott Hartnell Kimmo Timonen |
| Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
| Average attendance | 19,839 (101.5%)[1] |
| Minor league affiliates | Adirondack Phantoms Greenville Road Warriors[a] |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Wayne Simmonds (29) |
| Assists | Claude Giroux (58) |
| Points | Claude Giroux (86) |
| Penalty minutes | Zac Rinaldo (153) |
| Plus/minus | Scott Hartnell (+11) Jakub Voracek (+11) |
| Wins | Steve Mason (33) |
| Goals against average | Steve Mason (2.50) |
The2013–14Philadelphia Flyersseason was the47th season for theNational Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]
The Flyers first major move of the off-season was trading for the negotiating rights toNew York IslandersdefensemanMark Streit, an impending unrestricted free agent, for a fourth-round pick in the2014 NHL entry draft and minor leagueforwardShane Harper.[3] Streit signed a four-year, $21 million contract with the Flyers.[4]
Following the2012–13 NHL lockout each team was granted twocompliance buyouts to be exercised after the2012–13 season and/or after the2013–14 season that would not count against the salary cap in any further year, regardless of the player's age.[5] The Flyers used their two compliance buyouts on June 27, 2013, buying outcentermanDanny Briere[6] andgoaltenderIlya Bryzgalov.[7] Briere had two years and $5 million left on the eight-year, $52 million contract he signed with the Flyers on July 1, 2007. Bryzgalov had seven years and $34.5 million left on the nine-year, $51 million contract he signed with the Flyers on June 23, 2011.
The Flyers made two major signings in free agency. FormerTampa Bay Lightning centermanVincent Lecavalier, who had been bought out by the team he spent his first 14 NHL seasons with, signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract on July 2, 2013.[8] Former Flyers goaltenderRay Emery, who had spent the previous season with theChicago Blackhawks, returned to Flyers by signing a one-year, $1.65 million contract on July 5.[9] On the same day, the Flyers signed star centerClaude Giroux to an eight-year contract extension worth $66.2 million.[10]
After a second consecutive 0–3 start to the regular season, head coachPeter Laviolette and assistant coachKevin McCarthy were fired on October 7. Assistant coachCraig Berube, who previously played for the Flyers and served two stints as head coach of the Flyers' AHL affiliate, thePhiladelphia Phantoms, was named the new head coach whileJohn Paddock andIan Laperriere were announced as Berube's assistant coaches. Assistant coachJoe Mullen and goaltending coachJeff Reese were also retained.[11]
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | y –Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 44 | 249 | 207 | +42 | 109 |
| 2 | x –New York Rangers | 82 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 41 | 218 | 193 | +25 | 96 |
| 3 | x –Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 39 | 236 | 235 | +1 | 94 |
| 4 | x –Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
| 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
| 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the Metropolitan Division's third seed. They faced theNew York Rangers in the first round and lost the series 4 games to 3.
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Preseason: 1–5–1 (home: 0–3–1; road: 1–2–0)
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October: 3–8–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 1–3–0)
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November: 9–4–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–2–2)
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December: 8–4–2 (home: 4–0–0; road: 4–4–2)
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January: 6–7–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–4–1)
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February: 4–1–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–0–0)
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March: 9–3–2 (home: 7–2–1; road: 2–1–1)
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April: 3–3–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 2–2–1)
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (M2)New York Rangers: New York won 4–3
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| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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| GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
| 28 | Claude Giroux | C | 82 | 28 | 58 | 86 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 93 | Jakub Voracek | RW | 82 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 17 | Wayne Simmonds | RW | 82 | 29 | 31 | 60 | −4 | 106 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −2 | 20 |
| 19 | Scott Hartnell | LW | 78 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 11 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | Mark Streit | D | 82 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Brayden Schenn | C | 82 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 8 |
| 24 | Matt Read | RW | 75 | 22 | 18 | 40 | −4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 4 |
| 14 | Sean Couturier | C | 82 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 |
| 40 | Vincent Lecavalier | C | 69 | 20 | 17 | 37 | −16 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 2 |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 77 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| 12 | Michael Raffl | LW | 68 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 5 | Braydon Coburn | D | 82 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −6 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 4 |
| 41 | Andrej Meszaros‡ | D | 38 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Steve Downie† | RW | 51 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Nicklas Grossmann | D | 78 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −6 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Luke Schenn | D | 79 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Erik Gustafsson | D | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Adam Hall | RW | 80 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −15 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Tye McGinn | LW | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Zac Rinaldo | C | 67 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −13 | 153 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 47 | Andrew MacDonald† | D | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 8 |
| 37 | Jay Rosehill | LW | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −8 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Maxime Talbot‡ | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Jason Akeson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| 35 | Steve Mason | G | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Kris Newbury | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | Chris VandeVelde | C | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Ray Emery | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Hal Gill | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 33 | Cal Heeter | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
| 35 | Steve Mason | 61 | 60 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 1751 | 145 | 2.50 | .917 | 4 | 3,486 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 8 | 1.97 | .939 | 0 | 244 |
| 29 | Ray Emery | 28 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 711 | 69 | 2.96 | .903 | 2 | 1,398 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 10 | 3.49 | .888 | 0 | 172 |
| 33 | Cal Heeter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 4.69 | .868 | 0 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| League (annual) | Lester Patrick Trophy | Paul Holmgren | [14] |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Month | Claude Giroux(March) | [15] |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Kimmo Timonen | [16] |
| Bobby Clarke Trophy | Claude Giroux | [16] | |
| Gene Hart Memorial Award | Steve Mason | [16] | |
| Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Michael Raffl | [16] | |
| Toyota Cup | Claude Giroux | [16] | |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Jakub Voracek | [16] |
Among the team records set during the 2013–14 season wasClaude Giroux scoring four points during the third period on December 19, tying the team record.[17]

| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| First game | Michael Raffl | October 12, 2013 | [18] |
| Cal Heeter | April 13, 2014 |
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 25, 2013, the day after the deciding game of the2013 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2014, the day of the deciding game of the2014 Stanley Cup Finals.[19]
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01) | ToNew York Rangers | To Philadelphia Flyers | [20] |
| October 31, 2013 (2013-10-31) | ToColorado Avalanche | To Philadelphia Flyers | [21] |
| March 4, 2014 (2014-03-04) | ToNew York Islanders
| To Philadelphia Flyers | [22] |
| March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05) | ToBoston Bruins | To Philadelphia Flyers
| [26] |
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02) | Vincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-year | Free agency | [27] |
| July 5, 2013 (2013-07-05) | Yann Danis | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Free agency | [28] |
| Ray Emery | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [9] | |
| October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01) | Hal Gill | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [29] |
| December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12) | Chris VandeVelde | Adirondack Phantoms (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
| June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11) | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | Skelleftea AIK (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [31] |
| Date | Player | New team | Via[d] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27) | Danny Briere | Montreal Canadiens[e] | Compliance buyout | [34] |
| Ilya Bryzgalov | Edmonton Oilers[f] | Compliance buyout | [34] | |
| July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02) | Ruslan Fedotenko | HC Donbass (KHL) | Free agency (III) | [36] |
| July 5, 2013 (2013-07-05) | Simon Gagne[g] | Contract expiration (III) | [32] | |
| Mike Knuble[h] | Contract expiration (III) | [32] | ||
| Matt Walker[i] | Contract expiration (III) | [32] | ||
| July 13, 2013 (2013-07-13) | Brian Boucher | EV Zug (NLA) | Free agency (III) | [39] |
| July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30) | Kurtis Foster | Medvescak Zagreb (KHL) | Free agency (III) | [40] |
| August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05) | Mitch Wahl | EC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
| August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09) | Jody Shelley | Retirement (III) | [42] | |
| October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22) | Blake Kessel | Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [43] |
| November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04) | Kent Huskins | Utica Comets (AHL) | Free agency (III) | [44] |
| May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16) | Erik Gustafsson | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | Free agency[j] | [45] |
| May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29) | Eric Wellwood | Retirement[k] | [46] |
| Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28) | Mark Streit | 4-year | Re-signing | [47] |
| July 4, 2013 (2013-07-04) | Adam Hall | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
| July 5, 2013 (2013-07-05) | Claude Giroux | 8-year | Extension | [10] |
| July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09) | Erik Gustafsson | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] |
| July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10) | Oliver Lauridsen | 2-year | Re-signing | [50] |
| July 20, 2013 (2013-07-20) | Sean Couturier | 2-year | Extension | [51] |
| August 29, 2013 (2013-08-29) | Brandon Manning | 1-year | Re-signing | [52] |
| September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09) | Taylor Leier | 3-year | Entry-level | [53] |
| September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17) | Samuel Morin | 3-year | Entry-level | [54] |
| September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20) | Matt Read | 4-year | Extension | [55] |
| January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18) | Steve Mason | 3-year | Extension | [56] |
| March 21, 2014 (2014-03-21) | Robert Hagg | 3-year | Entry-level | [57] |
| March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22) | Michael Raffl | 2-year | Extension | [58] |
| April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15) | Shayne Gostisbehere | 3-year | Entry-level | [59] |
| Andrew MacDonald | 6-year | Extension | [60] | |
| June 13, 2014 (2014-06-13) | Kimmo Timonen | 1-year | Extension | [61] |
Philadelphia Flyers' picks at the2013 NHL entry draft, which was held at thePrudential Center inNewark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.[62][63] The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick to theTampa Bay Lightning along withJon Kalinski and a 2012 second-round pick forPavel Kubina on February 18, 2012.[64]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Samuel Morin | Defense | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) | |
| 2 | 41 | Robert Hagg | Defense | MODO (SEL) | |
| 3 | 72 | Tyrell Goulbourne | Left wing | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | |
| 5 | 132 | Terrance Amorosa | Defense | Holderness Bulls (USHS-NH) | |
| 6 | 162 | Merrick Madsen | Goaltender | Proctor Academy (USHS-NH) | |
| 7 | 192 | David Drake | Defense | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |