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.[2] For the second time in three years, the Flyers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	6th Metropolitan
Conference	12th Eastern
2014–15 record	33–31–18
Home record	23–11–7
Road record	10–20–11
Goals for	215
Goals against	234
Team information
President	Paul Holmgren
General manager	Ron Hextall
Coach	Craig Berube
Captain	Claude Giroux
Alternate captains	Wayne Simmonds Mark Streit
Arena	Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance	19,270 (98.6%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Lehigh Valley Phantoms Reading Royals
Team leaders
Goals	Wayne Simmonds (28)
Assists	Jakub Voracek (59)
Points	Jakub Voracek (81)
Penalty minutes	Zac Rinaldo (102)
Plus/minus	Nicklas Grossmann (+8)
Wins	Steve Mason (18)
Goals against average	Steve Mason (2.25)

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.[3]

On May 7, 2014, Paul Holmgren was promoted to President of the Flyers and Ron Hextall was promoted to General Manager.[4]

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.[5] Hextall would later sign free agent defensemen Nick Schultz and Michael Del Zotto to one-year deals.[6][7]

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101
4	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–2 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 0–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 22	Toronto	3–2	Philadelphia	SO	Stolarz		0–0–1	Recap
2	September 22	Washington	4–5	Philadelphia		Zepp	17,679	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 23	Philadelphia	0–4	Toronto		Mason	15,190	1–1–1	Recap
4	September 25	New Jersey	0–4	Philadelphia		Mason	18,850	2–1–1	Recap
5	September 28	Philadelphia	1–3	New Jersey		Zepp	10,404	2–2–1	Recap
6	September 29	Philadelphia	3–6	NY Rangers		Mason	18,006	2–3–1	Recap
7	September 30	NY Rangers	2–4	Philadelphia		Emery	18,865	3–3–1	Recap
8	October 2	Philadelphia	2–3	Washington	SO	Mason	16,765	3–3–2	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 4–4–2 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Philadelphia 1–2 Boston Mason 17,565 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 9 New Jersey 6–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,801 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 11 Montreal 4–3 Philadelphia SO Emery 19,745 0–2–1 1 Recap 4 October 14 Anaheim 4–3 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,589 0–2–2 2 Recap 5 October 18 Philadelphia 6–5 Dallas OT Emery 18,532 1–2–2 4 Recap 6 October 21 Philadelphia 0–4 Chicago Mason 21,162 1–3–2 4 Recap 7 October 22 Philadelphia 5–3 Pittsburgh Emery 18,661 2–3–2 6 Recap 8 October 25 Detroit 2–4 Philadelphia Emery 19,867 3–3–2 8 Recap 9 October 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Philadelphia OT Emery 19,873 4–3–2 10 Recap 10 October 30 Philadelphia 3–4 Tampa Bay Emery 18,642 4–4–2 10 Recap
November: 4–8–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Philadelphia 1–2 Florida Mason 9,774 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 November 4 Edmonton 1–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,566 5–5–2 12 Recap 13 November 6 Florida 1–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,777 6–5–2 14 Recap 14 November 8 Colorado 3–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,792 7–5–2 16 Recap 15 November 14 Columbus 4–3 Philadelphia Mason 19,789 7–6–2 16 Recap 16 November 15 Philadelphia 3–6 Montreal Emery 21,287 7–7–2 16 Recap 17 November 19 Philadelphia 0–2 NY Rangers Mason 18,006 7–8–2 16 Recap 18 November 20 Minnesota 3–2 Philadelphia Emery 19,919 7–9–2 16 Recap 19 November 22 Columbus 2–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,846 8–9–2 18 Recap 20 November 24 Philadelphia 0–1 NY Islanders SO Mason 12,409 8–9–3 19 Recap 21 November 26 Philadelphia 2–5 Detroit Mason 20,027 8–10–3 19 Recap 22 November 28 NY Rangers 3–0 Philadelphia Mason 19,969 8–11–3 19 Recap 23 November 29 Philadelphia 2–5 NY Rangers Emery 18,006 8–12–3 19 Recap
December: 6–4–4 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 4–3–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Philadelphia 1–2 San Jose Mason 17,159 8–13–3 19 Recap 25 December 3 Philadelphia 4–5 Anaheim SO Mason 15,691 8–13–4 20 Recap 26 December 6 Philadelphia 2–1 Los Angeles Mason 18,230 9–13–4 22 Recap 27 December 9 Philadelphia 2–3 Columbus OT Mason 14,196 9–13–5 23 Recap 28 December 11 New Jersey 1–4 Philadelphia Emery 19,572 10–13–5 25 Recap 29 December 13 Carolina 1–5 Philadelphia Mason 19,609 11–13–5 27 Recap 30 December 16 Tampa Bay 3–1 Philadelphia Mason 19,576 11–14–5 27 Recap 31 December 18 Florida 2–1 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,582 11–14–6 28 Recap 32 December 20 Philadelphia 7–4 Toronto Emery 19,343 12–14–6 30 Recap 33 December 21 Philadelphia 4–3 Winnipeg OT Zepp 15,016 13–14–6 32 Recap 34 December 23 Philadelphia 5–2 Minnesota Emery 19,020 14–14–6 34 Recap 35 December 27 Philadelphia 1–4 Nashville Emery 17,315 14–15–6 34 Recap 36 December 29 Philadelphia 2–4 Arizona Mason 16,521 14–16–6 34 Recap 37 December 31 Philadelphia 3–4 Colorado OT Mason 18,007 14–16–7 35 Recap
January: 8–6–0 (Home: 7–2–0 ; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Philadelphia 1–2 Carolina Mason 12,682 14–17–7 35 Recap 39 January 3 Philadelphia 2–5 New Jersey Emery 15,066 14–18–7 35 Recap 40 January 6 Ottawa 1–2 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,571 15–18–7 37 Recap 41 January 8 Washington 2–3 Philadelphia OT Mason 19,703 16–18–7 39 Recap 42 January 10 Boston 3–1 Philadelphia Emery 19,907 16–19–7 39 Recap 43 January 12 Tampa Bay 3–7 Philadelphia Zepp 19,598 17–19–7 41 Recap 44 January 14 Philadelphia 0–1 Washington Zepp 18,506 17–20–7 41 Recap 45 January 15 Vancouver 4–0 Philadelphia Emery 19,571 17–21–7 41 Recap 46 January 17 Philadelphia 4–3 Buffalo Zepp 19,070 18–21–7 43 Recap 47 January 19 Philadelphia 4–7 NY Islanders Emery 16,170 18–22–7 43 Recap 48 January 20 Pittsburgh 2–3 Philadelphia OT Emery 19,982 19–22–7 45 Recap 49 January 27 Arizona 3–4 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,581 20–22–7 47 Recap 50 January 29 Winnipeg 2–5 Philadelphia Mason 19,673 21–22–7 49 Recap 51 January 31 Toronto 0–1 Philadelphia Mason 19,872 22–22–7 51 Recap
February: 5–3–4 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 2–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 5 NY Islanders 3–2 Philadelphia SO Mason 19,042 22–22–8 52 Recap 53 February 8 Philadelphia 3–1 Washington Emery 18,506 23–22–8 54 Recap 54 February 10 Philadelphia 1–2 Montreal OT Emery 21,287 23–22–9 55 Recap 55 February 13 Philadelphia 3–4 Columbus OT Emery 16,403 23–22–10 56 Recap 56 February 15 Philadelphia 2–1 Buffalo Emery 18,759 24–22–10 58 Recap 57 February 17 Columbus 5–2 Philadelphia Emery 19,082 24–23–10 58 Recap 58 February 19 Buffalo 3–2 Philadelphia SO Emery 19,472 24–23–11 59 Recap 59 February 21 Nashville 2–3 Philadelphia SO Zepp 19,680 25–23–11 61 Recap 60 February 22 Washington 2–3 Philadelphia Zepp 19,703 26–23–11 63 Recap 61 February 24 Philadelphia 1–4 Carolina Zepp 11,024 26–24–11 63 Recap 62 February 26 Philadelphia 2–3 Toronto Mason 18,892 26–25–11 63 Recap 63 February 28 NY Rangers 2–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,979 27–25–11 65 Recap
March: 3–4–6 (Home: 3–1–2 ; Road: 0–3–4) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 3 Calgary 3–2 Philadelphia OT Mason 19,513 27–25–12 66 Recap 65 March 5 St. Louis 1–3 Philadelphia Mason 12,531 28–25–12 68 Recap 66 March 7 Philadelphia 2–3 Boston OT Mason 17,565 28–25–13 69 Recap 67 March 8 Philadelphia 2–5 New Jersey Mason 16,592 28–26–13 69 Recap 68 March 10 Dallas 2–1 Philadelphia Mason 18,723 28–27–13 69 Recap 69 March 12 Philadelphia 0–1 St. Louis SO Mason 19,600 28–27–14 70 Recap 70 March 14 Detroit 2–7 Philadelphia Mason 19,701 29–27–14 72 Recap 71 March 15 Philadelphia 1–2 Ottawa SO Emery 17,730 29–27–15 73 Recap 72 March 17 Philadelphia 1–4 Vancouver Mason 18,870 29–28–15 73 Recap 73 March 19 Philadelphia 1–4 Calgary Mason 19,289 29–29–15 73 Recap 74 March 21 Philadelphia 4–5 Edmonton OT Emery 16,839 29–29–16 74 Recap 75 March 25 Chicago 1–4 Philadelphia Mason 19,831 30–29–16 76 Recap 76 March 28 San Jose 3–2 Philadelphia SO Mason 18,783 30–29–17 77 Recap
April: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Philadelphia 4–1 Pittsburgh Mason 18,664 31–29–17 79 Recap 78 April 4 Philadelphia 2–3 Carolina SO Emery 12,852 31–29–18 80 Recap 79 April 5 Pittsburgh 1–4 Philadelphia Mason 18,435 32–29–18 82 Recap 80 April 7 NY Islanders 4–5 Philadelphia Mason 17,927 33–29–18 84 Recap 81 April 9 Carolina 3–1 Philadelphia Emery 17,348 33–30–18 84 Recap 82 April 11 Ottawa 3–1 Philadelphia Mason 17,027 33–31–18 84 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[8]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Jakub Voracek	82	22	59	81	1	78
Claude Giroux	81	25	48	73	−3	36
Mark Streit	81	9	43	52	−8	36
Wayne Simmonds	75	28	22	50	−5	66
Brayden Schenn	82	18	29	47	−5	34
Sean Couturier	82	15	22	37	4	28
Michael Del Zotto	64	10	22	32	−5	34
Matt Read	80	8	22	30	−4	14
Michael Raffl	67	21	7	28	6	34
Vincent Lecavalier	57	8	12	20	−7	36
Chris VandeVelde	72	9	6	15	−6	28
R. J. Umberger	67	9	6	15	−9	19
Nick Schultz	80	2	13	15	2	47
Nicklas Grossmann	68	5	9	14	8	32
Luke Schenn	58	3	11	14	−2	18
Ryan White	34	6	6	12	4	30
Andrew MacDonald	58	2	10	12	−5	41
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	81	6	6	12	−3	18
Braydon Coburn^‡	39	1	8	9	−1	16
Carlo Colaiacovo	33	2	6	8	0	10
Scott Laughton	31	2	4	6	−1	17
Zac Rinaldo	58	1	5	6	−9	102
Steve Mason (G)	51	0	3	3	N/A	2
Brandon Manning	11	0	3	3	3	7
Petr Straka	3	0	2	2	1	0
Ray Emery (G)	30	0	0	0	N/A	4
Jason Akeson	13	0	0	0	−1	8
Rob Zepp (G)	10	0	0	0	N/A	0
Nick Cousins	11	0	0	0	1	2
Blair Jones	4	0	0	0	−4	2
Shayne Gostisbehere	2	0	0	0	−2	0
Mark Alt	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Oliver Lauridsen	1	0	0	0	−1	10

Goaltenders

Regular Season[8]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Steve Mason	51	48	2885	18	18	11	108	2.25	1490	.928	3
Ray Emery	31	25	1570	10	11	7	80	3.06	758	.894	0
Rob Zepp	10	9	519	5	2	0	25	2.89	223	.888	0

^†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

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL First All-Star Team	Jakub Voracek (Right Wing)	[9]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Claude Giroux	[10][11]
		Jakub Voracek
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Jakub Voracek (December 22)	[12]
		Brayden Schenn (April 6)	[13]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Mark Streit	[14]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Jakub Voracek	[14]
	Gene Hart Memorial Award	Jakub Voracek	[14]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Chris VandeVelde	[14]
	Toyota Cup	Claude Giroux	[14]
	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Mark Streit	[14]
Miscellaneous	Golden Hockey Stick	Jakub Voracek	[15]

Team

Franchise team records set during the 2014–15 season

Record	Type	Total	Date(s)	Refs
Games lost on road	Streak	9[lower-alpha 1]	10/30/2014 – 12/3/2014	[16]
			2/24/2015 – 3/21/2015
Most overtime losses	Season	18	—	[17]
Most shootouts	Season	14	—	[18]
Most shootout losses	Season	11	—	[18]

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2014 Michael Del Zotto 100th Career Assist October 11, 2014 Matt Read 100th Career Game October 14, 2014 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point October 22, 2014 Jakub Voracek 300th Career Point October 22, 2014 Shayne Gostisbehere 1st Career NHL Game October 25, 2014 Brayden Schenn 200th Career Game October 25, 2014 Jakub Voracek 200th Career Assist October 28, 2014 Luke Schenn 100th Career Point November 4, 2014 Brayden Schenn 100th Career Point November 15, 2014 Claude Giroux 400th Career Point November 22, 2014 Nick Schultz 900th Career Game November 26, 2014 Scott Laughton 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point December 2, 2014 Mark Streit 600th Career Game December 9, 2014 R. J. Umberger 700th Career Game December 9, 2014 R. J. Umberger 200th Career Assist December 13, 2014 Scott Laughton 1st Career NHL Goal December 13, 2014 Rob Zepp 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win December 21, 2014 Andrew MacDonald 100th Career Point December 23, 2014 Sean Couturier 100th Career Point December 29, 2014 Braydon Coburn 600th Career Game December 31, 2014 Nicklas Grossmann 500th Career Game December 31, 2014 Michael Raffl 100th Career Game January 6, 2015 Zac Rinaldo 200th Career Game January 19, 2015 Petr Straka 1st Career NHL Game January 27, 2015 Petr Straka 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point January 29, 2015 Jakub Voracek 500th Career Game January 31, 2015 Wayne Simmonds 500th Career Game January 31, 2015 Steve Mason 25th Career Shutout January 31, 2015 Claude Giroux 300th Career Assist March 3, 2015 Chris VandeVelde 100th Career Game March 3, 2015 Nick Cousins 1st Career NHL Game March 17, 2015 Mark Alt 1st Career NHL Game March 28, 2015 Mark Streit 300th Career Assist April 9, 2015

Suspensions and fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Team	Violating the terms of the CBA (travelling during a restricted period for team activity).	—	Undisclosed	January 4, 2015[19]
Zac Rinaldo	Boarding and charging against Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang during NHL Game No. 684 in Philadelphia on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 15:36 of the first period.	8 games	$73,170.72	January 26, 2015[20]

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.[21]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2014	To Columbus Blue Jackets Scott Hartnell	To Philadelphia Flyers R. J. Umberger 4th-round pick in 2015	[22]
July 2, 2014	To San Jose Sharks rights to Tye McGinn	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2015	[23]
February 27, 2015	To Chicago Blackhawks Kimmo Timonen	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2015 conditional 4th-round pick in 2016[lower-alpha 2]	[27]
March 2, 2015	To Tampa Bay Lightning Braydon Coburn	To Philadelphia Flyers Radko Gudas conditional 1st-round pick in 2015[lower-alpha 3] 3rd-round pick in 2015	[28]

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Term	Ref
July 1, 2014	Rob Zepp	Eisbären Berlin (DEL)	1-year*	[30]
July 1, 2014	Blair Jones	Calgary Flames	1-year*	[31]
July 2, 2014	Nick Schultz	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year	[32]
July 2, 2014	Andrew Gordon	Winnipeg Jets	1-year*	[33]
July 2, 2014	Zack Stortini	Anaheim Ducks	1-year*	[34]
August 5, 2014	Michael Del Zotto	Nashville Predators	1-year	[35]
August 7, 2014	Ryan White	Montreal Canadiens	1-year*	[36]
October 30, 2014	Carlo Colaiacovo	St. Louis Blues	1-year*	[37]
March 10, 2015	Danick Martel (ELC)	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)	3-year*	[38]
March 12, 2015	Cole Bardreau (ELC)	Cornell University (ECAC)	2-year*	[39]
May 1, 2015	Christian Marti (ELC)	Genève-Servette HC (NLA)	2-year*	[40]
May 20, 2015	Evgeny Medvedev	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	1-year	[41]
May 21, 2015	Aaron Palushaj	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)	1-year*	[42]

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 (*).

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 23, 2014	Brayden Schenn	2-year	[43]
July 1, 2014	Ray Emery	1-year	[30]
July 2, 2014	Jason Akeson	1-year*	[44]
July 4, 2014	Chris VandeVelde	1-year*	[45]
July 14, 2014	Jesper Pettersson (ELC)	3-year*	[46]
August 27, 2014	Brandon Manning	1-year*	[47]
September 2, 2014	Zac Rinaldo	2-year extension	[48]
September 25, 2014	Travis Sanheim (ELC)	3-year*	[49]
October 2, 2014	Nicolas Aube-Kubel (ELC)	3-year*	[50]
February 18, 2015	Nick Schultz	2-year extension	[51]
March 2, 2015	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	2-year extension	[52]
March 3, 2015	Tyrell Goulbourne (ELC)	3-year*	[53]
April 10, 2015	Brandon Manning	1-year extension	[54]
May 28, 2015	Radel Fazleyev (ELC)	3-year*	[55]

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 (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Ref
July 1, 2014	Bruno Gervais	Colorado Avalanche	Free agency	[56]
July 2, 2014	Steve Downie	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency	[57]
July 3, 2014	Ben Holmstrom	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency	[58]
July 4, 2014	Kris Newbury	Washington Capitals	Free agency	[59]
August 1, 2014	Kyle Flanagan	Modo Hockey (SHL)	Free agency	[60]
August 2, 2014	Adam Hall	HC Ambrì-Piotta (NLA)	Free agency	[61]
August 7, 2014	Cullen Eddy	Sheffield Steelers (EIHL)	Free agency	[62]
September 5, 2014	Tyler Brown	Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL)	Free agency	[63]
N/A	Tyler Hostetter	—	Retirement	[64]
October 8, 2014	Cal Heeter	Evansville IceMen (ECHL)	Free agency	[65]
October 11, 2014	Marcel Noebels*	Eisbären Berlin (DEL)[lower-alpha 4]	Release	[67]
November 10, 2014	Yann Danis	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)	Free agency	[68]
November 29, 2014	Marc-Andre Bourdon	—	Retirement	[69]
April 23, 2015	Hal Gill	—	Retirement	[70]
June 3, 2015	Andrew Gordon*	Linkoping HC (SHL)	Free agency	[71]

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.[72][73][74] 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.[75] The Flyers original third and fourth-round picks were traded to New York Islanders in two separate trades.[76]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	17	Travis Sanheim	Defense	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2	48	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	Right Wing	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
3	86	Mark Friedman	Defense	Canada	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	[lower-alpha 5]
5	138	Oskar Lindblom	Left Wing	Sweden	Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit)
6	168	Radel Fazleyev	Center	Russia	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7	198	Jesper Pettersson	Defense	Sweden	Linköpings HC (SHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League – Lehigh Valley Phantoms[78]

ECHL – Reading Royals[79][80]

Notes

1. Tied during the 2016–17 season.
2. The 4th-round pick would be upgraded to a 3rd-round pick if the Blackhawks win two playoff rounds or a 2nd-round pick if the Blackhawks win three playoff rounds provided Timonen plays in at least half of Chicago's playoff games.[24] The pick was upgraded to a 3rd-round pick after the Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild in their second round series on May 7.[25] It was upgraded to a 2nd-round pick after the Blackhawks defeated the Anaheim Ducks in their third round series on May 30.[26]
3. If Tampa Bay missed the playoffs and ended up with the first overall selection the Flyers would instead receive the New York Rangers' first-round pick, which Tampa Bay had previously acquired.[28] Tampa Bay made the playoffs.[29]
4. Noebels signed with Eisbaren Berlin on October 13, 2014.[66]
5. The Flyers acquired the Boston Bruins' third-round pick as the result of a March 5, 2014 trade that sent Andrej Meszaros to the Bruins for this pick.[77][76]

References

General

• hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
• hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
• Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results

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