1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers season
| 1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 6th Patrick |
| Conference | 8th Wales |
| 1991–92 record | 32–37–11 |
| Home record | 22–11–7 |
| Road record | 10–26–4 |
| Goals for | 252 (17th) |
| Goals against | 273 (9th) |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Russ Farwell |
| Coach |
Paul Holmgren (fired) Bill Dineen |
| Captain | (traded) |
| Alternate captains |
Terry Carkner Kevin Dineen |
| Arena | Spectrum |
| Average attendance | 17,140 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Rod Brind'Amour (33) |
| Assists | Rod Brind'Amour (44) |
| Points | Rod Brind'Amour (77) |
| Penalties in minutes | Terry Carkner (195) |
| Plus/minus | Mark Howe (+18) |
| Wins | Ron Hextall (16) |
| Goals against average | Dominic Roussel (2.60) |
The 1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers hosted the 43rd NHL All-Star Game. They missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Prior to the 1991–92 season, the Flyers acquired Rod Brind'Amour and Dan Quinn from the St. Louis Blues for Murray Baron and team captain Ron Sutter. Brind'Amour led the Flyers in goals (33), assists (44), and points (77) in his first season with the club. was named team captain to replace Sutter. As the Flyers continued to flounder, Paul Holmgren was fired in December and replaced by Bill Dineen, father of Flyer Kevin Dineen. On February 19, the Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins made a major five-player deal which featured Tocchet — who never grew comfortably into the role of captain — heading to Pittsburgh and Mark Recchi coming to Philadelphia. Recchi recorded 27 points in his first 22 games as a Flyer, but the team missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year, due in large part to an awful road record (10–26–4).
With Brind'Amour and Quinn in the fold to create more offense, plus a healthy Hextall in net, the Flyers still got off to an 0–3–1 start. After a 4–2 win over New Jersey, the club awakened, trading roughly two wins for every loss and climbing to 8–8–1 following back-to-back 3–1 wins over Edmonton and in Montreal in mid-November.
From there, injuries and poor play from regulars began to doom Paul Holmgren's tenure behind the bench. An eight-game winless streak (0–7–1) effectively put an end to his tenure. Murray Craven was traded to Hartford for the younger Dineen during the run, which included horrible home losses to the Whalers (7–3 on November 27) and the Penguins (9–3 on November 29). In both home games, the Spectrum crowd loudly chanted "Paul Must Go" during multiple stoppages in play. They got their wish on December 4, with the Flyers at 8–14–2, as Bill Dineen took the helm.
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