1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After finishing second in the Patrick Division, the Flyers lost in the quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games.

1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	2nd Patrick
Conference	3rd Campbell
1980–81 record	41–24–15
Home record	23–9–8
Road record	18–15–7
Goals for	313 (11th)
Goals against	249 (2nd)
Team information
General manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Mel Bridgman
Alternate captains	None[a]
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,077[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Maine Mariners Toledo Goaldiggers
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Barber (43)
Assists	Behn Wilson (47)
Points	Bill Barber (85)
Penalty minutes	Paul Holmgren (306)
Plus/minus	Terry Murray (+46)
Wins	Pete Peeters (22)
Goals against average	Rick St. Croix (2.50)
← 1979–80 1981–82 →

Regular season

Bobby Clarke wore the number 16 throughout his entire NHL career except for two games during the 1980–81 season.^[2] Prior to a road game on February 27, 1981,^[3] Clarke's jersey was stolen.^[2] Clarke wore the only other jersey available, number 36,^[2] in the next two games.^[3][4] A month later, Clarke hit a personal milestone in memorable fashion. On March 19 during a game against the Boston Bruins, a Reggie Leach slapshot struck Clarke.^[5] After leaving the ice, he re-appeared moments later stitched up and with his jersey covered in blood.^[5] 31 seconds into the third period Clarke beat Bruins goalie Marco Baron for his 19th goal of the season^[6] and his 1,000th career point.^[5]

Season standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Islanders	80	48	18	14	355	260	110
Philadelphia Flyers	80	41	24	15	313	249	97
Calgary Flames	80	39	27	14	329	298	92
New York Rangers	80	30	36	14	312	317	74
Washington Capitals	80	26	36	18	286	317	70

^[7]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.

League standings^[8]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – New York Islanders	PTK	80	48	18	14	355	260	110
2	x – St. Louis Blues	SMY	80	45	18	17	352	281	107
3	y – Montreal Canadiens	NRS	80	45	22	13	332	232	103
4	Los Angeles Kings	NRS	80	43	24	13	337	290	99
5	x – Buffalo Sabres	ADM	80	39	20	21	327	250	99
6	Philadelphia Flyers	PTK	80	41	24	15	313	249	97
7	Calgary Flames	PTK	80	39	27	14	329	298	92
8	Boston Bruins	ADM	80	37	30	13	316	272	87
9	Minnesota North Stars	ADM	80	35	28	17	291	263	87
10	Chicago Black Hawks	SMY	80	31	33	16	304	315	78
11	Quebec Nordiques	ADM	80	30	32	18	314	318	78
12	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	28	32	20	289	301	76
13	New York Rangers	PTK	80	30	36	14	312	317	74
14	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	29	35	16	328	327	74
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	NRS	80	30	37	13	302	345	73
16	Toronto Maple Leafs	ADM	80	28	37	15	322	367	71
17	Washington Capitals	PTK	80	26	36	18	286	317	70
18	Hartford Whalers	NRS	80	21	41	18	292	372	60
19	Colorado Rockies	SMY	80	22	45	13	258	344	57
20	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	19	43	18	252	339	56
21	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	9	57	14	246	400	32

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Patrick Division 1980–81 NHL records[9] Team CGY NYI NYR PHI WSH Total Calgary — 1−1−2 2−1−1 2−2 3−1 8−5−3 N.Y. Islanders 1−1−2 — 2−2 1−2−1 4−0 8−5−3 N.Y. Rangers 1−2−1 2−2 — 1−1−2 2−2 6−7−3 Philadelphia 2−2 2−1−1 1−1−2 — 2−2 7−6−3 Washington 1−3 0−4 2−2 2−2 — 5−11−0 Vs. Smythe Division 1980–81 NHL records Team CHI COL EDM STL VAN WIN Total Calgary 0−1−3 1−3 2−1−1 2−2 3−1 3−0−1 11−8−5 N.Y. Islanders 4−0 3−1 2−0−2 2−0−2 3−1 3−0−1 17−2−5 N.Y. Rangers 2−1−1 1−3 2−1−1 0−4 2−1−1 3−1 10−11−3 Philadelphia 1−1−2 4−0 2−2 3−0−1 1−2−1 3−1 14−6−4 Washington 1−1−2 3−0−1 2−1−1 0−2−2 1−1−2 3−0−1 10−5−9 Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1980–81 NHL records Team BOS BUF MIN QUE TOR Total Calgary 3−1 1−2−1 2−2 1−1−2 2−2 9−8−3 N.Y. Islanders 2−2 2−2 2−0−2 3−1 3−1 12−6−2 N.Y. Rangers 2−2 1−2−1 1−1−2 1−1−2 2−2 7−8−5 Philadelphia 2−2 0−2−2 2−1−1 1−2−1 0−2−2 5−9−6 Washington 1−2−1 0−2−2 0−3−1 0−4 3−1 4−12−4 Vs. Norris Division 1980–81 NHL records Team DET HFD LAK MTL PIT Total Calgary 2−1−1 3−1 3−1 1−2−1 2−1−1 11−6−3 N.Y. Islanders 4−0 2−0−2 2−2 2−1−1 1−2−1 11−5−4 N.Y. Rangers 1−2−1 3−1 1−3 1−2−1 1−2−1 7−10−3 Philadelphia 3−1 3−0−1 4−0 1−2−1 4−0 15−3−2 Washington 2−1−1 3−1 1−2−1 0−2−2 1−2−1 7−8−5

Playoffs

After a tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques, the Flyers moved on to face the Calgary Flames in the quarterfinals. After falling behind 3 games to 1, they managed to force a Game 7 by winning the next two games. The Flyers lost Game 7, 4–1, at the Spectrum.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1980–81 regular season[10]
October: 7–3–1, 15 points (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 1 October 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 @ St. Louis Blues 5–1 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 16 Vancouver Canucks 2–5 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–6 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 19 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 23 New York Islanders 4–2 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 25 @ New York Islanders 3–1 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 26 Hartford Whalers 6–1 6–3–0 12 Recap 10 October 28 Calgary Flames 8–0 7–3–0 14 Recap 11 October 30 New York Rangers 3–3 7–3–1 15 Recap
November: 10–2–3, 23 points (home: 6–0–1; road: 4–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 12 November 1 @ Quebec Nordiques 3–3 7–3–2 16 Recap 13 November 2 Boston Bruins 4–2 8–3–2 18 Recap 14 November 6 Los Angeles Kings 8–2 9–3–2 20 Recap 15 November 8 @ Hartford Whalers 5–4 10–3–2 22 Recap 16 November 9 Quebec Nordiques 3–1 11–3–2 24 Recap 17 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 8–1 12–3–2 26 Recap 18 November 15 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 13–3–2 28 Recap 19 November 16 @ Boston Bruins 0–1 13–4–2 28 Recap 20 November 19 @ New York Rangers 5–1 14–4–2 30 Recap 21 November 20 Minnesota North Stars 1–1 14–4–3 31 Recap 22 November 22 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–7 14–5–3 31 Recap 23 November 23 Winnipeg Jets 3–1 15–5–3 33 Recap 24 November 26 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–2 16–5–3 35 Recap 25 November 28 @ Colorado Rockies 7–4 17–5–3 37 Recap 26 November 29 @ Vancouver Canucks 3–3 17–5–4 38 Recap
December: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 27 December 4 Chicago Black Hawks 7–5 18–5–4 40 Recap 28 December 6 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–4 18–6–4 40 Recap 29 December 7 Colorado Rockies 4–2 19–6–4 42 Recap 30 December 10 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 19–6–5 43 Recap 31 December 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 20–6–5 45 Recap 32 December 14 St. Louis Blues 5–4 21–6–5 47 Recap 33 December 18 Colorado Rockies 2–0 22–6–5 49 Recap 34 December 20 @ Washington Capitals 5–2 23–6–5 51 Recap 35 December 21 Washington Capitals 0–6 23–7–5 51 Recap 36 December 27 @ Calgary Flames 1–2 23–8–5 51 Recap 37 December 28 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–1 24–8–5 53 Recap 38 December 30 @ Minnesota North Stars 5–6 24–9–5 53 Recap
January: 6–5–3, 15 points (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–3–2) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 39 January 2 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–4 24–10–5 53 Recap 40 January 4 @ Washington Capitals 8–1 25–10–5 55 Recap 41 January 8 St. Louis Blues 5–5 25–10–6 56 Recap 42 January 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 25–10–7 57 Recap 43 January 11 New York Islanders 2–4 25–11–7 57 Recap 44 January 15 Quebec Nordiques 1–4 25–12–7 57 Recap 45 January 17 @ Boston Bruins 4–6 25–13–7 57 Recap 46 January 18 Los Angeles Kings 7–2 26–13–7 59 Recap 47 January 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 27–13–7 61 Recap 48 January 22 Minnesota North Stars 5–4 28–13–7 63 Recap 49 January 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–6 28–14–7 63 Recap 50 January 28 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–4 28–14–8 64 Recap 51 January 30 @ Colorado Rockies 7–4 29–14–8 66 Recap 52 January 31 @ St. Louis Blues 3–2 30–14–8 68 Recap
February: 6–5–2, 14 points (home: 2–1–2; road: 4–4–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 53 February 5 Buffalo Sabres 0–4 30–15–8 68 Recap 54 February 7 @ Quebec Nordiques 3–5 30–16–8 68 Recap 55 February 8 Hartford Whalers 6–6 30–16–9 69 Recap 56 February 12 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 31–16–9 71 Recap 57 February 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 3–1 32–16–9 73 Recap 58 February 15 Montreal Canadiens 5–5 32–16–10 74 Recap 59 February 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 33–16–10 76 Recap 60 February 19 @ Calgary Flames 4–5 33–17–10 76 Recap 61 February 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–1 34–17–10 78 Recap 62 February 24 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–6 34–18–10 78 Recap 63 February 25 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–6 34–19–10 78 Recap 64 February 27 @ Winnipeg Jets 6–3 35–19–10 80 Recap 65 February 28 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–2 36–19–10 82 Recap
March: 5–4–4, 14 points (home: 4–2–2; road: 1–2–2) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 66 March 5 Winnipeg Jets 10–1 37–19–10 84 Recap 67 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 37–20–10 84 Recap 68 March 8 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–8 37–21–10 84 Recap 69 March 12 Detroit Red Wings 9–4 38–21–10 86 Recap 70 March 14 @ New York Islanders 3–3 38–21–11 87 Recap 71 March 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–4 38–21–12 88 Recap 72 March 18 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–5 38–22–12 88 Recap 73 March 19 Boston Bruins 5–3 39–22–12 90 Recap 74 March 21 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 39–22–13 91 Recap 75 March 22 Calgary Flames 6–2 40–22–13 93 Recap 76 March 24 Washington Capitals 2–5 40–23–13 93 Recap 77 March 29 @ Hartford Whalers 4–1 41–23–13 95 Recap 78 March 30 @ New York Rangers 0–0 41–23–14 96 Recap
April: 0–1–1, 1 points (home: 0–1–1; road: 0–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap 79 April 2 Buffalo Sabres 2–2 41–23–15 97 Recap 80 April 5 New York Rangers 0–2 41–24–15 97 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1981 Stanley Cup playoffs[10]
Preliminary Round vs. Quebec Nordiques - Flyers win 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap 1 April 8 Quebec Nordiques 6–4 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 9 Quebec Nordiques 8–5 Flyers lead 2–0 Recap 3 April 11 @ Quebec Nordiques 0–2 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 12 @ Quebec Nordiques 3–4 OT Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 April 14 Quebec Nordiques 5–2 Flyers win 3–2 Recap
Quarterfinals vs. Calgary Flames – Flames win 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap 1 April 16 Calgary Flames 4–0 Flyers lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 17 Calgary Flames 4–5 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 @ Calgary Flames 1–2 Flames lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 20 @ Calgary Flames 4–5 Flames lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 22 Calgary Flames 9–4 Flames lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 24 @ Calgary Flames 3–2 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 April 26 Calgary Flames 1–4 Flames 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.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
7	Bill Barber	LW	80	43	42	85	6	69	12	11	5	16	7	0
19	Rick MacLeish	LW	78	38	36	74	22	25	12	5	5	10	−1	0
27	Reggie Leach	RW	79	34	36	70	21	59	9	0	0	0	1	2
26	Brian Propp	LW	79	26	40	66	27	110	12	6	6	12	6	32
16[b]	Bobby Clarke	C	80	19	46	65	17	140	12	3	3	6	3	6
3	Behn Wilson	D	77	16	47	63	39	237	12	2	10	12	7	36
17	Paul Holmgren	RW	77	22	37	59	12	306	12	5	9	14	6	49
10	Mel Bridgman	C	77	14	37	51	28	195	12	2	4	6	−1	39
14	Ken Linseman	C	51	17	30	47	9	150	12	4	16	20	10	67
12	Tim Kerr	C/RW	68	22	23	45	3	84	10	1	3	4	2	2
22	Tom Gorence	RW	79	24	18	42	17	46	12	3	2	5	2	29
2	Bob Dailey	D	53	7	27	34	8	141	7	0	1	1	0	18
15	Al Hill	LW	57	10	15	25	11	45	12	2	4	6	−1	18
24	Terry Murray	D	71	1	17	18	46	53	12	2	1	3	4	10
21	Gary Morrison	RW	33	1	13	14	10	68	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Thomas Eriksson	D	24	1	10	11	4	14	7	0	2	2	1	6
11	Ron Flockhart	C	14	3	7	10	6	11	3	1	0	1	0	2
6	Blake Wesley	D	50	3	7	10	13	107	—	—	—	—	—	—
29[c]	Glen Cochrane	D	31	1	8	9	3	219	6	1	1	2	6	18
18	Yves Preston	LW	19	4	2	6	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Mike Busniuk	D	72	1	5	6	27	204	6	0	1	1	5	11
20	Jimmy Watson	D	18	2	2	4	14	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
9[d]	Reid Bailey	D	17	1	3	4	8	55	12	0	2	2	0	23
25[e]	Greg Adams	LW	6	3	0	3	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Norm Barnes‡	D	22	0	3	3	−3	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Frank Bathe	D	44	0	3	3	−3	175	12	0	3	3	−2	16
33	Pete Peeters	G	40	0	1	1		8	3	0	0	0		19
30	Rick St. Croix	G	27	0	1	1		0	9	0	0	0		2
23	Paul Evans	C	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Jack McIlhargey‡	D	3	0	0	0	2	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Phil Myre‡	G	16	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.

No.	Player	Regular season											Playoffs
		GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
33	Pete Peeters	40	39	22	15	5	1115	115	2.97	.897	2	2,324	3	3	2	1	65	12	4.03	.815	0	179
30	Rick St. Croix	27	26	13	7	6	746	65	2.50	.913	2	1,563	9	9	4	5	250	27	3.01	.892	1	537
31	Phil Myre‡	16	15	6	5	4	450	61	4.08	.864	0	898	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Bob Dailey participated in the All Star Game and won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the Flyers top defenseman during the 1980–81 season.

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL second All-Star team	Bill Barber (Left wing)	[11]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bill Barber	[12]
		Bob Dailey
		Paul Holmgren
		Pete Peeters
		Pat Quinn (Coach)
		Behn Wilson
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Bob Dailey	[13]
	Class Guy Award	Bill Barber	[13]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1980–81 season was Bobby Clarke tying the team record for goals in a single period (3) on December 13.^[14] The team's 2,621 penalty minutes during the regular season is a franchise record.^[15] During their preliminary round series against the Quebec Nordiques, the two shorthanded goals scored during game two tied a team record.^[16] Seven seconds into game four Terry Murray scored the fastest goal from the start of a playoff game in team history.^[17]

A number of team records were set or tied during game four of their quarterfinal series against the Calgary Flames, most notably setting a team record for most goals during a playoff game (9).^[18] Their five goals during the first period (5) is also tied for the team record.^[19] Ken Linseman tied team records for most assists in a playoff game (4) and period (3).^[20][21] Their 9–4 victory in the game ended a team record seven game playoff road losing streak dating back to May 17, 1980.^[22]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Tim Kerr	October 9, 1980	[23]
	Ron Flockhart	November 2, 1980
	Greg Adams	January 17, 1981
	Thomas Eriksson	February 12, 1981
	Reid Bailey	February 27, 1981
1000th point	Bobby Clarke	March 19, 1981	[24]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1980, the day after the deciding game of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 21, 1981, the day of the deciding game of the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals.^[25]

Trades

Phil Myre was traded to Colorado on February 26, 1981.

Date	Details		Ref
June 11, 1980 (1980-06-11)	To Philadelphia Flyers Ron Areshenkoff 10th-round pick in 1980	To Edmonton Oilers Barry Dean	[26]
August 11, 1980 (1980-08-11)	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Quebec Nordiques John Paddock	[27]
August 21, 1980 (1980-08-21)	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 1982	To Washington Capitals Bob Kelly	[28]
September 15, 1980 (1980-09-15)	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1981 cash	To Quebec Nordiques Andre Dupont	[29]
November 21, 1980 (1980-11-21)	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 1982	To Hartford Whalers Norm Barnes Jack McIlhargey	[30]
January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06)	To Philadelphia Flyers	To Wichita Wind (CHL) Loan of Yves Preston	[31]
February 26, 1981 (1981-02-26)	To Philadelphia Flyers cash	To Colorado Rockies Phil Myre	[32]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
July 2, 1980 (1980-07-02)	Ron Flockhart	Regina Pats (WCHL)	Free agency	[33]
February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17)	Ilkka Sinisalo	HIFK (Liiga)	Free agency[f]	[34]
March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06)	Dave Logan	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency	[35]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
N/A	Dave Gardner	HC Ambri-Piotta (NLB)	Free agency	[36]
October 6, 1980 (1980-10-06)	Dennis Ververgaert	Washington Capitals	Free agency	[37]
October 1980 (1980-10)	Danny Lucas	Colorado Rockies[g]	Buyout	[38]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
May 28, 1980 (1980-05-28)	Thomas Eriksson	3-year	[39]
	Pelle Lindbergh	3-year	[39]
June 6, 1980 (1980-06-06)	Mark Taylor		[40]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1980 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 11, 1980.^[41]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	21	Mike Stothers	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
2	42	Jay Fraser	Left wing	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
3	63	Paul Mercier	Defense	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
4	84	Taras Zytynsky	Defense	Canada	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)
5	105	Dan Held	Forward	Canada	Seattle Breakers (WHL)
6	126	Brian Tutt	Defense	Canada	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
7	147	Ross Fitzpatrick	Forward	Canada	Western Michigan University (CCHA)
8	168	Mark Botell	Defense	Canada	Brantford Alexanders (OHA)
9	189	Peter Dineen	Defense	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHA)
10	195	Bob O'Brien	Right wing	Canada	Dixie Beehives (OPJHL)	[h]
10	210	Andy Brickley	Left wing	United States	University of New Hampshire (HE)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL^[43][44] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.^[45]

Notes

1. The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
2. Clarke was forced to wear number 36 in two road games in late February due to his jersey being stolen.
3. Cochrane wore number 9 in his first game and number 35 in his following eight games.
4. Bailey wore number 35 in three of his first five games and number 36 in the other two games.
5. Adams wore number 36 in his first five games.
6. Contract begins with 1981–82 season
7. Lucas signed with Colorado later in October 1980.
8. The Flyers traded Barry Dean to the Edmonton Oilers for Ron Areshenkoff and the Oilers' tenth-round pick, 195th overall, on June 11, 1980.^[42]