1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the Spectrum's final season the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers lost in the conference semifinals to the Florida Panthers in six games.

Division1st Atlantic

Conference1st Eastern

1995–96 record45–24–13

Home record27–9–5

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1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic Division champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	1st Eastern
1995–96 record	45–24–13
Home record	27–9–5
Road record	18–15–8
Goals for	282
Goals against	208
Team information
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Terry Murray
Captain	Eric Lindros
Alternate captains	Rod Brind'Amour Eric Desjardins (Mar.–May) Craig MacTavish (Oct.–Mar.)
Arena	CoreStates Spectrum
Average attendance	17,345^[1]
Minor league affiliates	Hershey Bears Mobile Mysticks
Team leaders
Goals	John LeClair (51)
Assists	Eric Lindros (68)
Points	Eric Lindros (115)
Penalty minutes	Shawn Antoski (204)
Plus/minus	Petr Svoboda (+28)
Wins	Ron Hextall (31)
Goals against average	Ron Hextall (2.17)
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Regular season

Building on the success of the lockout season, the Flyers began the year with a 7–1 rout in Montreal over the Canadiens. An early 5–0–1 stretch was derailed in a 5–4 loss to Chicago on October 22, in which Dominic Roussel turned in a poor performance in net. It would be one of several in the early going which forced head coach Terry Murray to favor Garth Snow as the backup to Ron Hextall.

Lindros was hurt in early November, and the club limped to a 2–4–1 record in his absence. However, after his return they ripped off eight straight wins as part of a 12–2–2 stretch which put them in contention in the Atlantic Division with the Florida Panthers. However, the momentum switched and the club struggled to a 3–6–7 record thereafter.

A 3–2 home overtime win over Montreal on February 1, in which defenseman Petr Svoboda was elbowed in the head by Marc Bureau, finally lit a fire under the team. In addition, the trade-deadline acquisition of Dale Hawerchuk, who was needed in Mikael Renberg's absence, spurred a 13–3–0 charge at the end of the season. Thanks to a 6–5 Bruins win over the Penguins on the final day, the Flyers gained the top spot in the Eastern Conference following a 3–1 win over Tampa.

Lindros hit the 100-point mark in a 3–0 win over Hartford on March 25, while LeClair netted his 50th goal of the season in a 5–1 win in New Jersey on April 10. In an ironic twist, Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux notched the game-winning goal on a fluke shot in a Colorado 5–3 win in Philly on February 11. With the Devils the previous June, Lemieux hit the net from 50 feet out to give his club a 3–2 win in Game 5 of the conference finals.

On April 2, the Flyers scored three short-handed goals in a 6–2 win over the New York Islanders.^[2]

On April 11, the Flyers organization celebrated the final regular-season game in the Spectrum. The home team took care of their end, topping the Canadiens 3–2. After the game, an emotional torch-passing ceremony saw past and present team members skating alongside each other, with a symbolic transference of leadership from Bobby Clarke to Lindros.

Season standings

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Atlantic Division
No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	24	13	282	208	103
2	New York Rangers	82	41	27	14	272	237	96
3	Florida Panthers	82	41	31	10	254	234	92
4	Washington Capitals	82	39	32	11	234	204	89
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	32	12	238	248	88
6	New Jersey Devils	82	37	33	12	215	202	86
7	New York Islanders	82	22	50	10	229	315	54

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Eastern Conference^[3]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	82	45	24	13	282	208	103
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	NE	82	49	29	4	362	284	102
3	New York Rangers	ATL	82	41	27	14	272	237	96
4	Florida Panthers	ATL	82	41	31	10	254	234	92
5	Boston Bruins	NE	82	40	31	11	282	269	91
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	40	32	10	265	248	90
7	Washington Capitals	ATL	82	39	32	11	234	204	89
8	Tampa Bay Lightning	ATL	82	38	32	12	238	248	88

9	New Jersey Devils	ATL	82	37	33	12	215	202	86
10	Hartford Whalers	NE	82	34	39	9	237	259	77
11	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	33	42	7	247	262	73
12	New York Islanders	ATL	82	22	50	10	229	315	54
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	18	59	5	191	291	41

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Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

With the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Flyers drew their division rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning, coached by former Flyer Terry Crisp. After a 7–3 Philly home rout in Game 1, Lightning goalie Daren Puppa was spectacular and Brian Bradley notched the OT winner in a 2–1 Game 2 triumph. Former draft pick Alexander Selivanov ended Game 3 in Tampa with an overtime goal. Hawerchuk and LeClair provided leadership and goals in a 4–1 road win in Game 4, then the Flyers won 4–1 in Game 5 at the Spectrum. The Flyers closed out the series with a 6–1 score in Game 6 at the Thunderdome.

Next up in the conference semifinals were the Florida Panthers, a team which relied on goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck and the neutral zone trap for success. Vanbiesbrouck posted a 2–0 shutout in Game 1, and it took until midway through Game 2 for the Flyers to get rolling offensively in a narrow 3–2 win. Game 3 saw Flyers veterans Dan Quinn, Hawerchuk, Desjardins and Hextall set the tone in a 3–1 victory.

The Flyers were defeated in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5. The Panthers ended the Flyers' season in Game 6.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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1995–96 regular season^[4]

October: 7–1–3, 17 points (home: 4–0–1; road: 3–1–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 7	7–1	@ Montreal Canadiens	Hextall	1–0–0	2	W
2	October 11	2–1	Washington Capitals	Hextall	2–0–0	4	W
3	October 14	3–0	@ New York Islanders	Roussel	3–0–0	6	W
4	October 15	7–1	Edmonton Oilers	Hextall	4–0–0	8	W
5	October 18	1–1 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings	Roussel	4–0–1	9	T
6	October 20	4–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Hextall	5–0–1	11	W
7	October 22	4–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks	Roussel	5–1–1	11	L
8	October 25	3–1	New York Islanders	Roussel	6–1–1	13	W
9	October 28	5–5 OT	@ New York Islanders	Roussel	6–1–2	14	T
10	October 29	5–2	Ottawa Senators	Snow	7–1–2	16	W
11	October 31	2–2 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning	Snow	7–1–3	17	T

November: 9–5–1, 19 points (home: 7–2–0; road: 2–3–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
12	November 2	1–2	Florida Panthers	Roussel	7–2–3	17	L
13	November 4	4–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	Snow	7–3–3	17	L
14	November 5	6–1	Hartford Whalers	Snow	8–3–3	19	W
15	November 7	2–4	@ Florida Panthers	Snow	8–4–3	19	L
16	November 9	3–1	Calgary Flames	Hextall	9–4–3	21	W
17	November 11	2–4	@ New Jersey Devils	Roussel	9–5–3	21	L
18	November 12	2–3	New Jersey Devils	Hextall	9–6–3	21	L
19	November 14	2–2 OT	@ Washington Capitals	Hextall	9–6–4	22	T
20	November 16	5–3	Ottawa Senators	Hextall	10–6–4	24	W
21	November 18	4–2	@ Hartford Whalers	Snow	11–6–4	26	W
22	November 19	3–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks	Hextall	12–6–4	28	W
23	November 21	5–2	Los Angeles Kings	Snow	13–6–4	30	W
24	November 24	4–1	Detroit Red Wings	Snow	14–6–4	32	W
25	November 29	2–1 OT	@ Florida Panthers	Hextall	15–6–4	34	W
26	November 30	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	Snow	16–6–4	36	W

December: 6–5–2, 14 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–3–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
27	December 3	6–1	Boston Bruins	Hextall	17–6–4	38	W
28	December 5	3–5	@ Detroit Red Wings	Snow	17–7–4	38	L
29	December 7	7–3	Buffalo Sabres	Hextall	18–7–4	40	W
30	December 10	2–6	New York Islanders	Hextall	18–8–4	40	L
31	December 14	4–0	Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	19–8–4	42	W
32	December 16	4–2	@ Montreal Canadiens	Hextall	20–8–4	44	W
33	December 17	6–5	Pittsburgh Penguins	Snow	21–8–4	46	W
34	December 19	4–5 OT	@ New Jersey Devils	Hextall	21–9–4	46	L
35	December 21	1–2	New York Rangers	Hextall	21–10–4	46	L
36	December 23	3–3 OT	@ Hartford Whalers	Snow	21–10–5	47	T
37	December 27	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers	Hextall	21–11–5	47	L
38	December 29	3–2	@ Calgary Flames	Hextall	22–11–5	49	W
39	December 31	5–5 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks	Hextall	22–11–6	50	T

January: 2–3–5, 9 points (home: 1–1–3; road: 1–2–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
40	January 3	3–1	@ San Jose Sharks	Hextall	23–11–6	52	W
41	January 4	2–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche	Snow	23–11–7	53	T
42	January 9	2–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Snow	23–11–8	54	T
43	January 11	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues	Hextall	23–12–9	55	T
44	January 13	0–4	New York Rangers	Hextall	23–13–9	55	L
45	January 15	6–1	Dallas Stars	Hextall	24–13–9	57	W
46	January 22	1–1 OT	Florida Panthers	Hextall	24–12–10	58	T
47	January 24	4–4 OT	@ New York Rangers	Hextall	24–12–11	59	T
48	January 27	4–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	Snow	24–13–11	59	L
49	January 28	2–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals	Hextall	24–14–11	59	L

February: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
50	February 1	3–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens	Hextall	25–14–11	61	W
51	February 3	7–3	@ St. Louis Blues	Hextall	26–14–11	63	W
52	February 8	1–2	Buffalo Sabres	Hextall	26–15–11	63	L
53	February 10	6–2	@ Boston Bruins	Snow	27–15–11	65	W
54	February 11	3–5	Colorado Avalanche	Hextall	27–16–11	65	L
55	February 14	4–2	@ Florida Panthers	Hextall	28–16–11	67	W
56	February 17	2–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	Snow	28–17–11	67	L
57	February 19	4–1	New Jersey Devils	Hextall	29–17–11	69	W
58	February 22	5–3	Washington Capitals	Hextall	30–17–11	71	W
59	February 23	2–7	@ Buffalo Sabres	Snow	30–18–11	71	L
60	February 25	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks	Hextall	31–18–11	73	W
61	February 28	4–4 OT	@ Dallas Stars	Hextall	31–18–12	74	T

March: 9–4–1, 19 points (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
62	March 1	3–2	@ Ottawa Senators	Hextall	32–18–12	76	W
63	March 3	0–3	@ Washington Capitals	Hextall	32–19–12	76	L
64	March 9	2–3	@ Boston Bruins	Snow	32–20–12	76	L
65	March 10	2–3 OT	New Jersey Devils	Snow	32–21–12	76	L
66	March 13	1–1 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	32–21–13	77	T
67	March 16	3–0	Winnipeg Jets	Hextall	33–21–13	79	W
68	March 17	8–2	San Jose Sharks	Snow	34–21–13	81	W
69	March 19	4–1	New York Islanders	Hextall	35–21–13	83	W
70	March 22	1–4	@ Winnipeg Jets	Hextall	35–22–13	83	L
71	March 23	4–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	Hextall	36–22–13	85	W
72	March 25	3–0	Hartford Whalers	Hextall	37–22–13	87	W
73	March 27	4–2	@ Ottawa Senators	Hextall	38–22–13	89	W
74	March 29	6–5 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres	Snow	39–22–13	91	W
75	March 31	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hextall	40–22–13	93	W

April: 5–2–0, 10 points (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Points	Recap
76	April 2	6–2	@ New York Islanders	Snow	41–22–13	95	W
77	April 4	4–1	New York Rangers	Hextall	42–22–13	97	W
78	April 5	1–3	@ New York Rangers	Hextall	42–23–13	97	L
79	April 7	2–4	Boston Bruins	Hextall	42–24–13	97	L
80	April 10	5–1	@ New Jersey Devils	Hextall	43–24–13	99	W
81	April 11	3–2	Montreal Canadiens	Hextall	44–24–13	101	W
82	April 14	3–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	Snow	45–24–13	103	W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

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1996 Stanley Cup playoffs^[4]

Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Flyers win 4–2

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 16	7–3	Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	17,380	Flyers lead 1–0	W
2	April 18	1–2 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	17,380	Series tied 1–1	L
3	April 21	4–5 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	25,945	Lightning lead 2–1	L
4	April 23	4–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	28,183	Series tied 2–2	W
5	April 25	4–1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	17,380	Flyers lead 3–2	W
6	April 27	6–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	Hextall	27,189	Flyers win 4–2	W

Eastern Conference semifinals vs. Florida Panthers – Panthers win 4–2

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 2	0–2	Florida Panthers	Hextall	17,380	Panthers lead 1–0	L
2	May 4	3–2	Florida Panthers	Hextall	17,380	Series tied 1–1	W
3	May 7	3–1	@ Florida Panthers	Hextall	14,703	Flyers lead 2–1	W
4	May 9	3–4 OT	@ Florida Panthers	Hextall	14,703	Series tied 2–2	L
5	May 12	1–2 2OT	Florida Panthers	Hextall	17,380	Panthers lead 3–2	L
6	May 14	1–4	@ Florida Panthers	Hextall	14,703	Panthers win 4–2	L

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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.

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No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
88	Eric Lindros	C	73	47	68	115	26	163	12	6	6	12	−1	43
10	John LeClair	LW	82	51	46	97	21	64	11	6	5	11	3	6
17	Rod Brind'Amour	C	82	26	61	87	20	110	12	2	5	7	−2	6
15	Pat Falloon†	RW	62	22	26	48	15	6	12	3	2	5	−2	2
37	Eric Desjardins	D	80	7	40	47	19	45	12	0	6	6	−5	2
19	Mikael Renberg	RW	51	23	20	43	8	45	11	3	6	9	1	14
29	Joel Otto	C	67	12	29	41	11	115	12	3	4	7	4	11
23	Petr Svoboda	D	73	1	28	29	28	105	12	0	6	6	6	22
25	Shjon Podein	LW	79	15	10	25	25	89	12	1	2	3	2	50
6	Chris Therien	D	82	6	17	23	16	89	12	0	0	0	−5	18
11	Dan Quinn†	C	35	7	14	21	2	22	12	1	4	5	−3	6
9	Rob DiMaio	RW	59	6	15	21	0	58	3	0	0	0	−1	0
24	Karl Dykhuis	D	82	5	15	20	12	101	12	2	2	4	6	22
18	Dale Hawerchuk†	RW	16	4	16	20	10	4	12	3	6	9	0	12
44	Anatoli Semenov‡	C	44	3	13	16	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Brent Fedyk‡	LW	24	10	5	15	1	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Kevin Haller	D	69	5	9	14	18	92	6	0	1	1	0	8
28	Kjell Samuelsson	D	75	3	11	14	20	81	12	1	0	1	0	24
14	Craig MacTavish‡	C	55	5	8	13	−3	62	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Trent Klatt†	RW	49	3	8	11	2	21	12	4	1	5	1	0
26	John Druce†	RW	13	4	4	8	6	13	2	0	2	2	1	2
22	Bob Corkum†	C	28	4	3	7	3	8	12	1	2	3	−1	6
12	Patrik Juhlin	RW	14	3	3	6	4	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Shawn Antoski	LW	64	1	3	4	−4	204	7	1	1	2	3	28
42	Russ Romaniuk	LW	17	3	0	3	−2	17	1	0	0	0	−1	0
32^[a]	Jim Montgomery	C	5	1	2	3	1	9	1	0	0	0	−1	0
18	Yanick Dupre	LW	12	2	0	2	0	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
26^[b]	Phil Crowe	LW	16	1	1	2	0	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Kerry Huffman†	D	4	1	1	2	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	2
40	Aris Brimanis	D	17	0	2	2	−1	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	Kevin Dineen‡	RW	26	0	2	2	−8	50	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Dan Kordic	LW	9	1	0	1	1	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Gilbert Dionne‡	LW	2	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Ron Hextall	G	53	0	1	1		28	12	0	0	0		6
53	Jason Bowen	D	2	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Dominic Roussel‡	G	9	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Darren Rumble	D	5	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Garth Snow	G	26	0	0	0		18	1	0	0	0		0

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Goaltending

‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

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No.	Player	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	53	51	31	13	7	1292	112	2.17	.913	4	3,102	12	12	6	6	319	27	2.13	.915	0	760
30	Garth Snow	26	23	12	8	4	648	69	2.88	.894	0	1,437	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	–	0	1
33	Dominic Roussel‡	9	8	2	3	2	178	22	2.89	.876	1	456	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL second All-Star team	John LeClair (Left wing)	^[5]
League (annual)	NHL second All-Star team	Eric Lindros (Center)	^[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Eric Desjardins	^[6]
		John LeClair
		Eric Lindros
		Craig MacTavish^[c]
	NHL Player of the Month	Eric Lindros (October)	^[8]
	NHL Player of the Week	John LeClair (November 11)
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Eric Desjardins	^[9]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Eric Lindros	^[9]
	Class Guy Award	Ron Hextall	^[9]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Shjon Podein	^[9]
Miscellaneous	Best NHL Player ESPY Award	Eric Lindros	^[10]

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Records

Among the team records set during the 1995–96 season was Eric Lindros setting the franchise single game record with 14 shots on goal on March 19.^[11] The Flyers tied the team record for most shorthanded goals in a single game (3) on April 2.^[12] Lindros’ 1.58 points per game average during the regular season is a franchise high.^[13] The team's four overtime losses during the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs is tied for the NHL record.^[14]

Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
1000th game played	Craig MacTavish	December 19, 1995	^[15]

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Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 25, 1995, the day after the deciding game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Final, through June 11, 1996, the day of the deciding game of the 1996 Stanley Cup Final.^[16]

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 1995 (1995-06-27)	To Philadelphia Flyers Russ Romaniuk	To Winnipeg Jets Rights to Jeff Finley	^[17]
July 8, 1995 (1995-07-08)	To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 1996	To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Zettler	^[18]
July 12, 1995 (1995-07-12)	To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Garth Snow	To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick in 1996 6th-round pick in 1996	^[19]
August 30, 1995 (1995-08-30)	To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 1996 2nd-round pick in 1997 Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996	To Toronto Maple Leafs Dmitri Yushkevich 2nd-round pick in 1996	^[20]
September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1997	To Winnipeg Jets Andre Faust	^[21]
November 16, 1995 (1995-11-16)	To Philadelphia Flyers Pat Falloon	To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 1996^[d] 4th-round pick in 1996 Rights to Martin Spanhel	^[22]
December 13, 1995 (1995-12-13)	To Philadelphia Flyers Trent Klatt	To Dallas Stars Brent Fedyk	^[23]
December 28, 1995 (1995-12-28)	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations^[e]	To Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen	^[24]
January 23, 1996 (1996-01-23)	To Philadelphia Flyers Dan Quinn	To Ottawa Senators Future considerations	^[26]
February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06)	To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Corkum	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Chris Herperger Winnipeg's 7th-round pick in 1997	^[27]
February 27, 1996 (1996-02-27)	To Philadelphia Flyers Tim Cheveldae 3rd-round pick in 1996	To Winnipeg Jets Dominic Roussel	^[28]
March 15, 1996 (1996-03-15)	To Philadelphia Flyers Dale Hawerchuk	To St. Louis Blues Craig MacTavish	^[29]
March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19)	To Philadelphia Flyers Kerry Huffman	To Ottawa Senators 9th-round pick in 1996	^[30]
	To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Brian Wesenberg	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Anatoli Semenov Rights to Mike Crowley	^[30]
	To Philadelphia Flyers John Druce 7th-round pick in 1997	To Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996	^[30]

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Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07)	Kjell Samuelsson	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year^[f]	Free agency	^[31]^[32]
July 20, 1995 (1995-07-20)	Joel Otto	Calgary Flames	3-year	Free agency	^[33]
August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02)	Tony Horacek	Chicago Blackhawks		Free agency	^[34]
	Shawn McCosh	New York Rangers		Free agency	^[34]
	Scott Morrow	Calgary Flames		Free agency	^[34]
	Todd Nelson	Washington Capitals		Free agency	^[34]
	Darren Rumble	Ottawa Senators		Free agency	^[34]
June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04)	Craig Darby	New York Islanders		Waivers	^[35]

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Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^[g]	Ref
August 8, 1995 (1995-08-08)	Stewart Malgunas	Winnipeg Jets	Free agency (II)	^[37]
August 10, 1995 (1995-08-10)	Dave Brown	San Jose Sharks	Free agency	^[38]
August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23)	Al Conroy	Houston Aeros (IHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[39]
N/A	Shawn Anderson	Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[40]
N/A	Norm Foster		Retirement	^[41]
November 1995 (1995-11)	Gilbert Dionne	Carolina Monarchs (AHL)^[h]	Buyout	^[43]

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Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 29, 1995 (1995-06-29)	Brent Fedyk	2-year	Re-signing	^[44]
June 30, 1995 (1995-06-30)	Rob DiMaio		Re-signing	^[45]
June 30, 1995 (1995-06-30)	Yanick Dupre		Re-signing	^[45]
July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07)	Les Kuntar		Re-signing	^[46]
July 10, 1995 (1995-07-10)	Kevin Dineen	1-year	Re-signing	^[24]^[32]
August 1, 1995 (1995-08-01)	Dominic Roussel		Re-signing	^[47]
August 3, 1995 (1995-08-03)	Shjon Podein		Re-signing	^[48]
August 7, 1995 (1995-08-07)	Shawn Antoski		Re-signing	^[49]
August 10, 1995 (1995-08-10)	Gilbert Dionne	1-year	Re-signing	^[50]^[51]
August 14, 1995 (1995-08-14)	Rod Brind'Amour	3-year	Re-signing	^[52]
September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)	John LeClair	5-year	Re-signing	^[53]
October 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)	Eric Desjardins	4-year	Re-signing	^[54]
October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06)	Kevin Haller	multi-year	Re-signing	^[55]
October 15, 1995 (1995-10-15)	Mikael Renberg	4-year	Re-signing	^[56]
May 28, 1996 (1996-05-28)	Andre Payette		Entry-level	^[57]
June 5, 1996 (1996-06-05)	Jason Bowen		Re-signing	^[58]

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Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft, which was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 8, 1995.^[59] The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 74th overall, and Mark Recchi to the Montreal Canadiens for Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair on February 9, 1995.^[60] They also traded their fifth-round pick, 126th overall, to the Detroit Red Wings for Stewart Malgunas on September 9, 1993.^[60]

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	22	Brian Boucher	Goaltender	United States	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2	48	Shane Kenny	Defense	Canada	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
4	100	Radovan Somik	Left wing	Slovakia	Martimex ZTS Martin (Slovakia)
6	132	Dmitri Tertyshny	Defense	Russia	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)	^[i]
	135	Jamie Sokolsky	Defense	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	^[j]
	152	Martin Spanhel	Left wing	Czech Republic	ZPS Zlin Jrs. (CZE)
7	178	Martin Streit	Forward	Czech Republic	HC Olomouc (CZE)
8	204	Ruslan Shafikov	Forward	Russia	Salavat Yulaev (Russia)
9	230	Jeff Lank	Defense	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

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Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL^[61]^[62] and the Mobile Mysticks of the ECHL.^[63]

Notes

[a]
Montgomery wore number 22 during the regular season.
[b]
Crowe wore number 53 in his first ten games.
[c]
Selected by the Commissioner^[7]
[d]
The Flyers choice of their own first-round pick or the first-round pick acquired from Toronto in the Yushkevich trade. The Flyers ultimately sent their own first-round pick, 24th overall.
[e]
The Flyers would receive a draft pick if the Whalers re-signed Dineen for the 1996–97 season.^[24] The Flyers ended up receiving the Whalers' 1997 7th-round pick.^[25]
[f]
Club option for third year
[g]
In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 5 if applicable.^[36]
[h]
Dionne signed with Carolina on November 17, 1995.^[42]
[i]
The Flyers traded Tommy Soderstrom to the New York Islanders for Ron Hextall and the Islanders' sixth-round pick, 132nd overall, on September 22, 1994.^[60]
[j]
The Flyers traded Ryan McGill to the Edmonton Oilers for Brad Zavisha and the Oilers' sixth-round pick, 135th overall, on March 13, 1995.^[60]

1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Farm teams

Notes

References

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