1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers season
| 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th Patrick |
| Conference | 8th Wales |
| 1990–91 record | 33–37–10 |
| Home record | 18–16–6 |
| Road record | 15–21–4 |
| Goals for | 252 (16th) |
| Goals against | 267 (11th) |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Russ Farwell |
| Coach | Paul Holmgren |
| Captain | Ron Sutter |
| Alternate captains |
Mark Howe |
| Arena | Spectrum |
| Average attendance | 17,342 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | (40) |
| Assists | Pelle Eklund (50) |
| Points | Rick Tocchet (71) |
| Penalties in minutes | Craig Berube (293) |
| Plus/minus | Mark Howe (+9) |
| Wins | Ron Hextall (13) |
| Goals against average | Pete Peeters (2.88) |
The 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 24th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
After firing general manager Bob 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.
scored 40 goals and Pelle Eklund recorded 50 assists. However, 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 (2) and allowing the most short-handed goals (16), the Flyers finished 7th out of 21 teams in power-play percentage, with 20.12% (68 for 338).
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs
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.
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.
The following players were re-signed by the Flyers.
The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.
The 1990 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 1, 1990. Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select. First-year professional players were exempt. The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.
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