2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 46th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The Flyers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2007, and only the second time since 1994.

2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference10th Eastern
2012–13 record23–22–3
Home record15–7–2
Road record8–15–1
Goals for133
Goals against141
Team information
PresidentPeter Luukko
General managerPaul Holmgren
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainChris Pronger (Oct.–Jan.)[a]
Claude Giroux (Jan.–Apr.)[a]
Alternate captainsDanny Briere
Claude Giroux (Oct.–Jan.)
Scott Hartnell
Kimmo Timonen
ArenaWells Fargo Center
Average attendance19,786 (101.3%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Adirondack Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsJakub Voracek (22)
AssistsClaude Giroux (35)
PointsClaude Giroux (48)
Penalty minutesZac Rinaldo (85)
Plus/minusRuslan Fedotenko (8)
WinsIlya Bryzgalov (19)
Goals against averageSteve Mason (1.90)

Off-season

The Flyers first roster move of the off-season was trading backup goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets for three draft picks the afternoon prior to the NHL Entry Draft.[2] The Flyers re-signed Michael Leighton, who had spent most of the previous two seasons playing for the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, to a one-year contract on July 1 to replace him.[3] Shortly after day two of the Draft, the Flyers traded James van Riemsdyk to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Luke Schenn, Brayden Schenn's older brother.[4] The trade gave the Flyers their first pair of brothers since Ron and Rich Sutter back in the mid-1980s.

When the free agency period opened on July 1 the Flyers heavily pursued the two most coveted unrestricted free agents on the market, forward Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils and defenseman Ryan Suter of the Nashville Predators. The Flyers lost out on both as Parise and Suter signed identical 13-year contracts worth $98 million with the Minnesota Wild on July 4.[5] The Flyers had reportedly offered Parise a contract worth a total of $110 million.[5] As the pursuit of Parise and Suter was occurring, the Flyers lost their two biggest unrestricted free agents, Jaromir Jagr and Matt Carle. Jagr signed a one-year contract worth $4.5 million with the Dallas Stars on July 3.[6] He later said the Flyers requested that he wait while they pursued Parise and Suter, but Jagr did not want to wait and signed with the Stars after Dallas promised him a spot on the top line.[7] Carle signed a six-year contract worth $33 million with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 4.[8] The Flyers most notable unrestricted free agent signings were former Flyer Ruslan Fedotenko to a one-year, $1.75 million contract and defenseman Bruno Gervais to a two-year, $1.65 million contract.[9]

The Flyers signed Shea Weber to the richest offer sheet in NHL history.

After failing to land Suter or re-sign Carle, the Flyers signed restricted free agent defenseman Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators to a 14-year offer sheet worth $110 million, $68 million of which was a signing bonus, on July 19.[10] The offer sheet was the richest in NHL history in terms of total money, money per season, and length, surpassing the previous offer sheet record set by Thomas Vanek. The Predators, already having lost Weber's defensive partner Suter to Minnesota, matched the offer sheet five days later.[11] Had the Predators declined to match, they would have received the Flyers' next four first-round draft picks as compensation.[10]

In the weeks leading up to the 2012–13 lockout, the Flyers re-signed wingers Wayne Simmonds and Scott Hartnell to six-year contract extensions. Simmonds extension was worth $23.85 million and Hartnell's $28.5 million.

With team captain Chris Pronger unlikely to return as a result of continuing post-concussion syndrome which has placed his playing career in jeopardy, the Flyers named Claude Giroux team captain on January 15 shortly after the lockout ended.[12]

Regular season

The Flyers started the season 0–3–0, the franchise's worst season start in 17 years.[13]

The Flyers did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season and only the ninth time in team history.

The Flyers were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 184 power-play opportunities against.[14]

Standings

Atlantic Division
PosTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1Pittsburgh Penguins483612033165119+4672
2New York Rangers482618422130112+1856
3New York Islanders482417720139139055
4Philadelphia Flyers482322322133141−849
5New Jersey Devils4819191017112129−1748
Eastern Conference
PosDivTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1ATz – Pittsburgh Penguins483612033165119+4672
2NEy – Montreal Canadiens482914526149126+2363
3SEy – Washington Capitals482718324149130+1957
4NEx – Boston Bruins482814624131109+2262
5NEx – Toronto Maple Leafs482617526145133+1257
6ATx – New York Rangers482618422130112+1856
7NEx – Ottawa Senators482517621116104+1256
8ATx – New York Islanders482417720139139055
9SEWinnipeg Jets482421322128144−1651
10ATPhiladelphia Flyers482322322133141−849
11ATNew Jersey Devils4819191017112129−1748
12NEBuffalo Sabres482121614115143−2848
13SECarolina Hurricanes481925418128160−3242
14SETampa Bay Lightning481826417148150−240
15SEFlorida Panthers481527612112171−5936
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Regular season

2012–13 regular season[15]
January: 2–5–0, 4 points (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1January 19Pittsburgh Penguins1–30–1–00Recap
2January 20@ Buffalo Sabres2–50–2–00Recap
3January 22@ New Jersey Devils0–30–3–00Recap
4January 24New York Rangers2–11–3–02Recap
5January 26@ Florida Panthers7–12–3–04Recap
6January 27@ Tampa Bay Lightning1–52–4–04Recap
7January 29@ New York Rangers1–22–5–04Recap
February: 8–6–1, 17 points (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
8February 1@ Washington Capitals2–32–6–04Recap
9February 2Carolina Hurricanes3–53–6–06Recap
10February 5Tampa Bay Lightning2–14–6–08Recap
11February 7Florida Panthers2–3 SO4–6–19Recap
12February 9Carolina Hurricanes4–3 OT5–6–111Recap
13February 11@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–55–7–111Recap
14February 12@ Winnipeg Jets3–26–7–113Recap
15February 15@ New Jersey Devils3–56–8–113Recap
16February 16@ Montreal Canadiens1–46–9–113Recap
17February 18@ New York Islanders7–07–9–115Recap
18February 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–58–9–117Recap
19February 21Florida Panthers2–58–10–117Recap
20February 23Winnipeg Jets5–39–10–119Recap
21February 25Toronto Maple Leafs2–49–11–119Recap
22February 27Washington Capitals4–110–11–121Recap
March: 4–6–2, 10 points (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
23March 2Ottawa Senators2–111–11–123Recap
24March 5@ New York Rangers2–411–12–123Recap
25March 7Pittsburgh Penguins4–511–13–123Recap
26March 9@ Boston Bruins0–311–14–123Recap
27March 10Buffalo Sabres3–212–14–125Recap
28March 13@ New Jersey Devils2–512–15–125Recap
29March 15New Jersey Devils2–1 SO13–15–127Recap
30March 18@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–413–16–127Recap
31March 24@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–1 OT13–16–228Recap
32March 26New York Rangers2–513–17–228Recap
33March 28New York Islanders3–4 SO13–17–329Recap
34March 30Boston Bruins3–114–17–331Recap
35March 31Washington Capitals5–4 OT15–17–333Recap
April: 8–5–0, 16 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
36April 3Montreal Canadiens3–516–17–335Recap
37April 4@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–317–17–337Recap
38April 6@ Winnipeg Jets1–417–18–337Recap
39April 9@ New York Islanders1–417–19–337Recap
40April 11Ottawa Senators3–117–20–337Recap
41April 13@ Buffalo Sabres0–117–21–337Recap
42April 15@ Montreal Canadiens7–318–21–339Recap
43April 16New York Rangers2–419–21–341Recap
44April 18New Jersey Devils3–019–22–341Recap
45April 20@ Carolina Hurricanes5–320–22–343Recap
46April 23Boston Bruins2–521–22–345Recap
47April 25New York Islanders1–222–22–347Recap
48April 27@ Ottawa Senators2–123–22–349Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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
No.PlayerPosGPGAPts+/-PIM
28Claude GirouxC48133548−722
93Jakub VoracekRW48222446−735
17Wayne SimmondsRW45151732−782
44Kimmo TimonenD4552429336
10Brayden SchennC4781826−824
24Matt ReadRW4211132412
48Danny BriereC3461016−1310
14Sean CouturierC4641114−810
26Ruslan FedotenkoLW474913812
19Scott HartnellLW328311−570
12Simon GagneLW275611−36
22Luke SchennD473811334
25Maxime TalbotC355510223
9Mike KnubleRW28448−420
29Erik GustafssonD27358−12
27Bruno GervaisD37156−1710
36Zac RinaldoC32325−785
15Tye McGinnLW18325019
5Braydon CoburnD33145−1041
3Kurtis FosterD23145025
8Nicklas GrossmannD30134−121
38Oliver LauridsenD15213034
30Ilya BryzgalovG400330
32Tom SestitoLW7202112
41Andrej MeszarosD11022−92
32Brandon ManningD602240
37Jay RosehillLW11101−464
42Jason AkesonRW110112
23Kent HuskinsD801100
37Harry ZolnierczykLW7011036
35Steve MasonG70110
18Adam HallRW11000−10
21Scott LaughtonC500000
11Eric WellwoodLW400000
6Andreas LiljaD4000−10
33Brian BoucherG40000
34Matt KonanD200000
45Jody ShelleyLW100000
49Michael LeightonG10000

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
No.PlayerGPGSWLOTSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
30Ilya Bryzgalov40401917310661072.79.90012,297:45
35Steve Mason76420215121.90.9440378:04
33Brian Boucher410205562.50.8910144:01
49Michael Leighton111002655.07.808059:08

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(in-season)
NHL First Star of the WeekJakub Voracek (February 25)[16]
TeamBarry Ashbee TrophyKimmo Timonen[17]
Bobby Clarke TrophyJakub Voracek[17]
Gene Hart Memorial AwardZac Rinaldo[17]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial TrophyJakub Voracek[17]
Toyota CupClaude Giroux[17]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy AwardScott Hartnell[17]

Milestones

Suspensions and fines

PlayerExplanationLengthSalaryDate issued
Brayden SchennCharging New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov during NHL Game No. 30 in New Jersey on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 12:37 of the second period1 game$4,702.70January 23, 2013[18]
Harry ZolnierczykCharging Ottawa Senators defenseman Mike Lundin during NHL Game No. 302 in Philadelphia on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 9:13 of the first period4 games$12,972.96March 3, 2013[19]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 12, 2012, the day after the deciding game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 24, 2013, the day of the deciding game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.[20]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 22, 2012To Columbus Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2012
4th-round pick in 2012
4th-round pick in 2013
[2]
June 23, 2012To Toronto Maple Leafs
James van Riemsdyk
To Philadelphia Flyers
Luke Schenn
[4]
January 13, 2013To Carolina Hurricanes
Luke Pither
To Philadelphia Flyers
Brian Boucher
Rights to Mark Alt
[21]
February 25, 2013To Calgary Flames
Mike Testwuide
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mitch Wahl
[22]
February 26, 2013To Los Angeles Kings
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013[b]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Simon Gagne
[23]
March 12, 2013To Columbus Blue Jackets
Matt Ford
To Philadelphia Flyers
Future considerations
[24]
March 30, 2013To Detroit Red Wings
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014[c]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Kent Huskins
[26]
April 1, 2013To Anaheim Ducks
Harry Zolnierczyk
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jay Rosehill
[27]
April 3, 2013To Columbus Blue Jackets
Michael Leighton
3rd-round pick in 2015
To Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Mason
[28]
June 12, 2013To New York Islanders
Shane Harper
4th-round pick in 2014
To Philadelphia Flyers
Mark Streit
[29]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)Cullen EddyAdirondack Phantoms (AHL)2-yearFree agency[30]
Danny SyvretSt. Louis Blues2-yearFree agency[30]
July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)Ruslan FedotenkoNew York Rangers1-yearFree agency[9]
Bruno GervaisTampa Bay Lightning2-yearFree agency[9]
January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)Kurtis FosterMinnesota Wild1-yearFree agency[31]
January 24, 2013 (2013-01-24)Mike KnubleWashington Capitals1-yearFree agency[32]
March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)Brandon AldersonSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)3-yearFree agency[33]
March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21)Kyle FlanaganSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)1-yearFree agency[34]
April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03)Adam HallTampa Bay LightningWaivers[35]
April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11)Petr StrakaBaie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)3-yearFree agency[36]
May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)Maxim LamarcheBaie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)3-yearFree agency[37]
Michael RafflLeksands IF (Allsvenskan)1-yearFree agency[37]


Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[d]Ref
June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)Ian LaperriereRetirement (III)[e][39]
July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)Oskars BartulisHC Donbass (KHL)[f]Buyout[40]
Blair Betts[g]Contract expiration (III)[38]
Dan Jancevski[h]Contract expiration (III)[38]
July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)Jaromir JagrDallas StarsFree agency (III)[6]
July 4, 2012 (2012-07-04)Matt CarleTampa Bay LightningFree agency (III)[8]
July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22)Jason BacashihuaStraubing Tigers (DEL)Free agency (III)[43]
Johan BacklundKarpat (Liiga)Free agency (III)[44]
September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)Pavel KubinaHC Vítkovice Steel (ELH)Free agency (III)[45]
September 29, 2012 (2012-09-29)Andrew RoweElmira Jackals (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[46]
January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)Niko HovinenEdmonton OilersWaivers[47]
March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)Tom SestitoVancouver CanucksWaivers[48]
April 6, 2013 (2013-04-06)Andreas LiljaRögle BK (Allsvenskan)Free agency[i][49]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)Michael Leighton1-yearRe-signing[3]
July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)Mike Testwuide1-yearRe-signing[30]
July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)Tom Sestito1-yearRe-signing[50]
July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12)Ben Holmstrom1-yearRe-signing[51]
July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)Harry Zolnierczyk1-yearRe-signing[52]
July 26, 2012 (2012-07-26)Jakub Voracek4-yearRe-signing[53]
August 8, 2012 (2012-08-08)Marc-Andre Bourdon2-yearRe-signing[54]
Scott Laughton3-yearEntry-level[54]
August 15, 2012 (2012-08-15)Wayne Simmonds6-yearExtension[55]
August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)Scott Hartnell6-yearExtension[56]
February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07)Kimmo Timonen1-yearExtension[57]
March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)Anthony Stolarz3-yearEntry-level[33]
March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)Ben Holmstrom1-yearExtension[58]
April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)Mark Alt3-yearEntry-level[59]
April 8, 2013 (2013-04-08)Steve Mason1-yearExtension[60]
April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)Zac Rinaldo2-yearExtension[61]
Jay Rosehill2-yearExtension[61]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22–23, 2012.[62][63] The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and sixth-round picks in three different trades.[64]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeam (league)Notes
120Scott LaughtonCenter  CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
245Anthony StolarzGoaltender  United StatesCorpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)[j]
378Shayne GostisbehereDefense  United StatesUnion College (ECAC)[k]
4111Fredric LarssonDefense  SwedenBrynas IF Jr (J20 SuperElit)
4117Taylor LeierLeft wing  CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WHL)[j]
5141Reece WillcoxDefense  CanadaMerritt Centennials (BCHL)
7201Valeri VasilyevDefense  RussiaМHC Spartak (MHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey LeagueAdirondack Phantoms[65]
ECHLTrenton Titans[66]

Notes

References

General
  • "Philadelphia Flyers 2012–13 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  • "2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  • "Flyers History - Season Overview : 2012–13". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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