1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers season


The 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers season was the team's 24th season in the National Hockey League. The Flyers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Off-season

After firing general manager Bobby Clarke on April 16, 1990, Russ Farwell was hired to replace him on June 6. Farwell had spent the previous two seasons as the general manager of the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds.

Regular season

scored 40 goals and Pelle Eklund recorded 50 assists. However, goaltender Ron Hextall continued to be hampered by injuries during the 1990–91 season. He only played in 36 games and as a result the Flyers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year, finishing fifth in the division and three points short of a playoff spot after a late-season collapse.
Despite scoring the fewest short-handed goals and allowing the most short-handed goals, the Flyers finished 7th out of 21 teams in power play percentage with 20.12%.

Season standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Player statistics

Scoring

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Team

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1990, the day after the deciding game of the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 25, 1991, the day of the deciding game of the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.
DatePlayerPrevious team TermRef
August 1, 1990Rod DallmanNew York Islanders
August 1, 1990Dale KushnerNew York Islanders
September 5, 1990Lance PitlickUniversity of Minnesota

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 contracts.
DatePlayerTermRef
August 1, 1990Brian Dobbin
August 1, 1990Mark Freer
August 1, 1990Tony Horacek
August 28, 1990Martin Hostak 2-year
September 4, 1990Mike Ricci
September 5, 1990Pat Murray
September 14, 1990Ron Hextall5-year
September 14, 1990Rick Tocchet4-year
November 29, 1990Ken Wregget1-year
May 2, 1991Pelle Eklund3-year
May 14, 1991Jiri Latalmulti-year

Waivers

The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1990 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 1, 1990. The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.

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 3, 1990Ilkka SinisaloMinnesota North StarsFree agency
July 16, 1990John StevensHartford WhalersFree agency
August 29, 1990Doug Sulliman—Retirement
September 4, 1990Ken LinsemanEdmonton OilersFree agency

Draft picks

NHL Entry Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 16, 1990. The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick, 67th overall, to the Edmonton Oilers for Normand Lacombe on January 5, 1990.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeam Notes
14Mike RicciCenterCanadaPeterborough Petes
225Chris SimonLeft wingCanadaOttawa 67's
240Mikael RenbergRight wingSwedenLuleå HF
242Terran SandwithDefenseCanadaTri-City Americans
344Kimbi DanielsCenterCanadaSwift Current Broncos
346Bill ArmstrongDefenseCanadaOshawa Generals
347Chris TherienDefenseCanadaOttawa 67's
352Al KiniskyDefenseUnited StatesSeattle Thunderbirds
588Dan KordicDefenseCanadaMedicine Hat Tigers
6109Vyacheslav ButsayevCenterSoviet UnionCSKA Moscow
8151Patric EnglundLeft wingSwedenAIK
9172Toni PorkkaDefenseFinlandLukko Rauma
10193Greg HansonDefenseUnited StatesBloomington Kennedy High School
11214Tommy SoderstromGoaltenderSwedenDjurgårdens IF
12235Billy LundCenterUnited StatesRoseau High School

NHL Supplemental Draft

Philadelphia's picks at the 1990 NHL Supplemental Draft on June 15, 1990.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
14Steve BeadleDefenseUnited StatesMichigan State University
29Ray LetourneauGoaltenderUnited StatesYale University

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL.