2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers season


The 2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. For the second time in three years, the Flyers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season

On April 15, 2014, the Flyers re-signed 27-year-old impending unrestricted free agent Andrew MacDonald to a six-year extension for $30 million to keep the defenseman under contract through the 2019–20 NHL season.
On May 7, 2014, Paul Holmgren was promoted to President of the Flyers and Ron Hextall was promoted to General Manager.
On June 23, 2014, Hextall's first major move as General Manager was to trade Scott Hartnell to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for R. J. Umberger and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 draft. Hextall would later sign free agent defensemen Nick Schultz and Michael Del Zotto to one-year deals.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Player statistics

;Skaters
Player
82225981178
81254873−336
8194352−836
75282250−566
82182947−534
82152237428
64102232−534
8082230−414
6721728634
5781220−736
729615−628
679615−919
8021315247
685914832
5831114−218
346612430
5821012−541
816612−318
‡39189−116
33268010
31246−117
58156−9102
51033N/A2
1103337
302210
30000N/A4
13000−18
10000N/A0
1100012
4000−42
2000−20
1000−10
1000−110

;Goaltenders
Player
514828851818111082.251490.9283
3125157010117803.06758.8940
109519520252.89223.8880

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

‡Traded mid-season

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Team

Milestones

PlayerMilestoneReached
1st Career NHL GameOctober 8, 2014
100th Career AssistOctober 11, 2014
100th Career GameOctober 14, 2014
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		October 22, 2014
300th Career PointOctober 22, 2014
1st Career NHL GameOctober 25, 2014
200th Career GameOctober 25, 2014
200th Career AssistOctober 28, 2014
100th Career PointNovember 4, 2014
100th Career PointNovember 15, 2014
400th Career PointNovember 22, 2014
900th Career GameNovember 26, 2014
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		December 2, 2014
600th Career GameDecember 9, 2014
700th Career GameDecember 9, 2014
200th Career AssistDecember 13, 2014
1st Career NHL GoalDecember 13, 2014
1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win		December 21, 2014
100th Career PointDecember 23, 2014
100th Career PointDecember 29, 2014
600th Career GameDecember 31, 2014
500th Career GameDecember 31, 2014
100th Career GameJanuary 6, 2015
200th Career GameJanuary 19, 2015
1st Career NHL GameJanuary 27, 2015
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		January 29, 2015
500th Career GameJanuary 31, 2015
500th Career GameJanuary 31, 2015
25th Career ShutoutJanuary 31, 2015
300th Career AssistMarch 3, 2015
100th Career GameMarch 3, 2015
1st Career NHL GameMarch 17, 2015
1st Career NHL GameMarch 28, 2015
300th Career AssistApril 9, 2015

Suspensions and fines

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2014, the day after the deciding game of the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 15, 2015, the day of the deciding game of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk.
DatePlayerPrevious team TermRef
July 1, 2014Rob ZeppEisbären Berlin 1-year*
July 1, 2014Blair JonesCalgary Flames1-year*
July 2, 2014Nick SchultzColumbus Blue Jackets1-year
July 2, 2014Andrew GordonWinnipeg Jets1-year*
July 2, 2014Zack StortiniAnaheim Ducks1-year*
August 5, 2014Michael Del ZottoNashville Predators1-year
August 7, 2014Ryan WhiteMontreal Canadiens1-year*
October 30, 2014Carlo ColaiacovoSt. Louis Blues1-year*
March 10, 2015Danick Martel Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3-year*
March 12, 2015Cole Bardreau Cornell University 2-year*
May 1, 2015Christian Marti Genève-Servette HC 2-year*
May 20, 2015Evgeny MedvedevAk Bars Kazan 1-year
May 21, 2015Aaron PalushajAvtomobilist Yekaterinburg 1-year*

Internal

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk.
DatePlayerTermRef
June 23, 2014Brayden Schenn2-year
July 1, 2014Ray Emery1-year
July 2, 2014Jason Akeson1-year*
July 4, 2014Chris VandeVelde1-year*
July 14, 2014Jesper Pettersson 3-year*
August 27, 2014Brandon Manning1-year*
September 2, 2014Zac Rinaldo2-year extension
September 25, 2014Travis Sanheim 3-year*
October 2, 2014Nicolas Aube-Kubel 3-year*
February 18, 2015Nick Schultz2-year extension
March 2, 2015Pierre-Edouard Bellemare2-year extension
March 3, 2015Tyrell Goulbourne 3-year*
April 10, 2015Brandon Manning1-year extension
May 28, 2015Radel Fazleyev 3-year*

Departures

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk.
DatePlayerNew team ViaRef
July 1, 2014Bruno GervaisColorado AvalancheFree agency
July 2, 2014Steve DowniePittsburgh PenguinsFree agency
July 3, 2014Ben HolmstromCarolina HurricanesFree agency
July 4, 2014Kris NewburyWashington CapitalsFree agency
August 1, 2014Kyle FlanaganModo Hockey Free agency
August 2, 2014Adam HallHC Ambrì-Piotta Free agency
August 7, 2014Cullen EddySheffield Steelers Free agency
September 5, 2014Tyler BrownGreenville Road Warriors Free agency
N/ATyler Hostetter—Retirement
October 8, 2014Cal HeeterEvansville IceMen Free agency
October 11, 2014Marcel Noebels*Eisbären Berlin Release
November 10, 2014Yann DanisNorfolk Admirals Free agency
November 29, 2014Marc-Andre Bourdon—Retirement
April 23, 2015Hal Gill—Retirement
June 3, 2015Andrew Gordon*Linkoping HC Free agency

Draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team finished the previous season ranked 13th in the league, but secured the 17th overall pick, ahead of the New Jersey Devils who were relegated to the 30th spot for attempting to circumvent the salary cap in 2010. The Flyers original third and fourth-round picks were traded to New York Islanders in two separate trades.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeam Notes
117Travis SanheimDefenseCanadaCalgary Hitmen
248Nicolas Aube-KubelRight WingCanadaVal-d'Or Foreurs
386Mark FriedmanDefenseCanadaWaterloo Black Hawks
5138Oskar LindblomLeft WingSwedenBrynäs IF
6168Radel FazleyevCenterRussiaCalgary Hitmen
7198Jesper PetterssonDefenseSwedenLinköpings HC

Farm teams

;American Hockey League – Lehigh Valley Phantoms
;ECHL – Reading Royals