1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers season

1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	1st Eastern
1999–2000 record	45–25–12–3
Home record	25–9–7–3
Road record	20–16–5–0
Goals for	237
Goals against	179
Team information
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Roger Neilson (Oct-Feb) Craig Ramsay
Captain	Eric Lindros (Oct-Mar) Eric Desjardins (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains	Rod Brind'Amour (Oct-Jan) Eric Desjardins (Oct-Mar) John LeClair (Jan-Apr) Mark Recchi (Mar-Apr)
Arena	First Union Center
Average attendance	19,634
Team leaders
Goals	John LeClair (40)
Assists	Mark Recchi (63)
Points	Mark Recchi (91)
Penalty minutes	Craig Berube (162)
Plus/minus	Eric Desjardins (+20) Mark Recchi (+20)
Wins	John Vanbiesbrouck (25)
Goals against average	Brian Boucher (1.91)

The 1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

One of the most tumultuous seasons in franchise history, 1999–2000, actually started in July three months prior to the start of the regular season. In the span of a few days, longtime broadcaster Gene Hart died due to illness and defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny, coming off his rookie season, was fatally injured in a freak boating accident. The season itself was no better as head coach Roger Neilson was diagnosed with bone cancer, forcing him to step aside in February 2000 to undergo treatment. The team was left in the hands of interim coach Craig Ramsay for the rest of the season.

In January, longtime Flyer and fan favorite Rod Brind'Amour was shipped to Carolina for Keith Primeau, with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Eric Lindros. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management (particularly GM Bob Clarke) and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than a month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second concussion of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened. It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and sew the C on the sweater of defenseman Eric Desjardins. With Lindros out indefinitely, the Flyers rallied to overcome the distractions and a 15-point deficit in the standings to win the Atlantic Division and the No. 1 seed in the East on the last day of the regular season.

They easily defeated their first round opponent, Buffalo, in five games. Primeau's goal in the fifth overtime of Game 4 against the team's second-round opponent, Pittsburgh, turned that series in the Flyers' favor as they won in six games, coming back from a 2–0 series deficit. After dropping Game 1 to New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers peeled off three straight wins to take a 3–1 series lead. But New Jersey refused to give up. After New Jersey won Game 5, Lindros returned to the lineup for the first time since March for Game 6 in another losing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was on the receiving end of a controversial hit by Scott Stevens, giving him another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflated. Without Lindros, the Flyers lost the decisive game by a score of 2–1. It was the 2nd time in franchise history the team lost a series after being up 3 games to 1. To add insult to injury, New Jersey went on to win the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	1233	105
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	1313	103
3	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	1221	88
4	11	New York Rangers	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	916	73
5	13	New York Islanders	82	24	33	19	6	194	275	1376	58

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Game log

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Tie/overtime loss (1 point)

1999–2000 Game Log
October: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 2 Ottawa 3 – 0 Philadelphia Vanbiesbrouck 19,541 0–1–0–0 0
November: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts November 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
December: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts December 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
January: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts January 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
February: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts February 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
March: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts March 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
April: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts April 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0

Playoffs

Game log

      Win       Loss

2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Flyers win 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 13 Buffalo 2 – 3 Philadelphia Boucher 19,607 Flyers lead 1–0 2 April 14 Buffalo 1 – 2 Philadelphia Boucher 19,752 Flyers lead 2–0 3 April 16 Philadelphia 2 – 0 Buffalo Boucher 18,690 Flyers lead 3–0 4 April 18 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Buffalo OT Boucher 18,690 Flyers lead 3–1 5 April 20 Buffalo 2 – 5 Philadelphia Boucher 19,801 Flyers win 4–1 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh - Flyers win 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 27 Pittsburgh 2 – 0 Philadelphia Boucher 19,846 Penguins lead 1–0 2 April 29 Pittsburgh 4 – 1 Philadelphia Boucher 19,810 Penguins lead 2–0 3 May 2 Philadelphia 4 – 3 Pittsburgh OT Boucher 17,148 Penguins lead 2–1 4 May 4 Philadelphia 2 – 1 Pittsburgh 5OT Boucher 17,148 Series tied 2–2 5 May 7 Pittsburgh 3 – 6 Philadelphia Boucher 19,906 Flyers lead 3–2 6 May 9 Philadelphia 2 – 1 Pittsburgh Boucher 17,114 Flyers win 4–2 Eastern Conference Finals vs. New Jersey - Devils win 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 May 14 New Jersey 4 – 1 Philadelphia Boucher 19,779 Devils lead 1–0 2 May 16 New Jersey 3 – 4 Philadelphia Boucher 19,855 Series tied 1–1 3 May 18 Philadelphia 4 – 2 New Jersey Boucher 19,040 Flyers lead 2–1 4 May 20 Philadelphia 3 – 1 New Jersey Boucher 19,040 Flyers lead 3–1 5 May 22 New Jersey 4 – 1 Philadelphia Boucher 19,945 Flyers lead 3–2 6 May 24 Philadelphia 1 – 2 New Jersey Boucher 19,040 Series tied 3–3 7 May 26 New Jersey 2 – 1 Philadelphia Boucher 20,037 Devils win 4–3

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

			Regular season						Playoffs
Player	#		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mark Recchi	8		82	28	63	91	50		18	6	12	18	6
John LeClair	10		82	40	37	77	36		18	6	7	13	6
Eric Lindros	88		55	27	32	59	83		2	1	0	1	0
Eric Desjardins	37		81	14	41	55	32		18	2	10	12	2
Daymond Langkow	18		82	18	32	50	56		16	5	5	10	23
Simon Gagne	12		80	20	28	48	22		17	5	5	10	2
Valeri Zelepukin	26		77	11	21	32	55		18	1	2	3	12
Mikael Renberg‡	19		62	8	21	29	30		-	-	-	-	-
Keith Jones	20		57	9	16	25	82		18	3	3	6	14
Dan McGillis	3		68	4	14	18	55		18	2	6	8	12
Keith Primeau	25		23	7	10	17	31		18	2	11	13	13
Jody Hull	11		67	10	3	13	4		18	0	1	1	0
Chris Therien	6		80	4	9	13	66		18	0	1	1	12
Craig Berube	32		77	4	8	12	162		18	1	0	1	23
Sandy McCarthy‡	21		58	6	5	11	111		-	-	-	-	-
Rod Brind'Amour‡	17		12	5	3	8	4		-	-	-	-	-
Andy Delmore	43		27	2	5	7	8		18	5	2	7	14
Luke Richardson	22		74	2	5	7	140		18	0	1	1	41
Adam Burt	2		67	1	6	7	45		11	0	1	1	4
Rick Tocchet†	92		16	3	3	6	23		18	5	6	11	49
Peter White	15		21	1	5	6	6		16	0	2	2	0
Mark Greig	9		11	3	2	5	6		3	0	0	0	0
Mikael Andersson‡	14		36	2	3	5	0		-	-	-	-	-
Gino Odjick†	29		13	3	1	4	10		-	-	-	-	-
Marc Bureau‡	28		54	2	2	4	10		-	-	-	-	-
Ulf Samuelsson	55		49	1	2	3	58		-	-	-	-	-
Kent Manderville†	28		13	0	3	3	4		18	0	1	1	22
Mark Eaton	44		27	1	1	2	8		7	0	0	0	0
Zarley Zalapski	24		12	0	2	2	6		-	-	-	-	-
Todd White†	23		4	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
John Vanbiesbrouck (G)	34		50	0	1	1	6		-	-	-	-	-
Brian Boucher (G)	33		35	0	1	1	4		18	0	0	0	0
Karl Dykhuis‡	24		5	0	1	1	6		-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Lank	39		2	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
Mike Maneluk	14		1	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
Steve Washburn	38		1	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
Bench	X						8						2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

			Regular season										Playoffs
Player	#		GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
John Vanbiesbrouck	34		50	2950	25	15	9	108	3	.906	2.20		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Boucher	33		35	2038	20	10	3	65	4	.918	1.91		18	1183	11	7	40	1	.918	2.03

Awards and records

Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Eric Desjardins John LeClair Eric Lindros Roger Neilson (Assistant Coach) Mark Recchi
NHL All-Rookie Team	Brian Boucher (G) Simon Gagne (LW)
NHL Player of the Week	John Vanbiesbrouck (October 25)
NHL Second All-Star Team	Eric Desjardins (D)
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Eric Desjardins
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Mark Recchi
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial	Luke Richardson
Yanick Dupre Memorial	Keith Jones

Records

NHL player
Player	Record	Mark
Andy Delmore	Goals by a defenseman, one playoff game	3

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1999–2000 season.

Trades

May 25, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Francis Lessard	To Carolina Hurricanes 8th round pick in 1999
June 1, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th round pick in 1999	To Vancouver Canucks Pat Kavanagh
September 27, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Henderson	To Nashville Predators Paul Healey
October 15, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Jody Hull	To Atlanta Thrashers cash
October 20, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers futures	To Montreal Canadiens Karl Dykhuis
November 16, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Washburn	To Nashville Predators Conditional draft pick in 2001
November 30, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Rastislav Pavlikovsky	To Ottawa Senators on loan
December 9, 1999	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Bertrand	To Atlanta Thrashers Brian Wesenberg
January 23, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Keith Primeau 5th round pick in 2000	To Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'Amour Jean-Marc Pelletier 2nd round pick in 2000
January 26, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Todd White	To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional draft pick in 2001
February 14, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers futures	To Nashville Predators Eric Bertrand
February 15, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Gino Odjick	To New York Islanders Mikael Andersson Carolina's 5th round pick in 2000
March 6, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Travis Brigley 6th round pick in 2001	To Calgary Flames Marc Bureau
March 8, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Rick Tocchet	To Phoenix Coyotes Mikael Renberg
March 14, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Kent Manderville	To Carolina Hurricanes Sandy McCarthy
March 14, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Kirby Law	To Atlanta Thrashers Vancouver's 6th round pick in 2000 6th round pick in 2001
May 31, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Paul Ranheim	To Carolina Hurricanes 8th round pick in 2002

Other transactions

Date	Player	Team (League)	Notes
Signed via free agency
July 22, 1999	Dean Melanson	Buffalo (NHL)	2 years
August 2, 1999	Mike Maneluk	NY Rangers (NHL)	1 year
October 19, 1999	Ulf Samuelsson	Detroit (NHL)	2 years
February 15, 2000	Zarley Zalapski	Utah (IHL)	1 year
Lost via free agency
August 18, 1999	Chris Joseph	Ottawa (NHL)
September 3, 1999	Steve Duchesne	Detroit (NHL)
September 22, 1999	Richard Park	Utah (IHL)
December 19, 1999	Roman Vopat	Essen (DEL)	released
Lost in 1999 NHL Expansion Draft
June 25, 1999	Jody Hull	Atlanta (NHL)
Retirement
July 23, 1999	Dmitri Tertyshny	—	died in boating accident
September 6, 1999	Ron Hextall	—
n/a	Dan Kordic	—
Re-signed
June 30, 1999	Eric Lindros	—	1 year
July 18, 1999	Keith Jones	—	3 years
July 29, 1999	Sandy McCarthy	—	1 year
July 29, 1999	Mikael Renberg	—	1 year
August 5, 1999	Dan McGillis	—	2 years
August 18, 1999	Karl Dykhuis	—	3 years
September 3, 1999	Daymond Langkow	—	2 years
September 6, 1999	Craig Berube	—	1 year
September 6, 1999	Valeri Zelepukin	—	1 year
January 23, 2000	Keith Primeau	—	3 years, $22.7 million
Signed to Entry Level contracts
August 3, 1999	Ruslan Fedotenko	Sioux City (USHL)	Undrafted free agent
August 20, 1999	Simon Gagne	Quebec (QMJHL)	Drafted 22nd overall, 1998

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts.

Rnd	#	Player	Position	Nationality	Drafted from
1	22	Maxime Ouellet	Goaltender	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4	119	Jeff Feniak	Defenseman	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6	160	Konstantin Rudenko	Forward	Russia	Severstal Cherepovets (RUS)
7	200	Pavel Kasparik	Center	Czech Republic	IHC Pisek (CZE)
7	208	Vaclav Pletka	Left Wing	Czech Republic	HC Oceláři Třinec (CZE)
8	224	David Nystrom	Right Wing	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Elitserien)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season

References

• General: 1999–2000 Flyers season on FlyersHistory.net
• Regular season game log: Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log on FlyersHistory.net
• Playoffs game log: Philadelphia Flyers playoffs game log on FlyersHistory.net

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