2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season
| 2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Atlantic |
| Conference | 10th Eastern |
| 2012–13 record | 23–22–3 |
| Home record | 15–7–2 |
| Road record | 8–15–1 |
| Goals for | 133 |
| Goals against | 141 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Paul Holmgren |
| Coach | Peter Laviolette |
| Captain |
Chris Pronger (Oct-Jan) Claude Giroux (Jan-Jun) |
| Alternate captains |
Daniel Briere Claude Giroux (Oct-Jan) Scott Hartnell Kimmo Timonen |
| Arena | Wells Fargo Center |
| Average attendance | 19,786 (101.3%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jakub Voracek (22) |
| Assists | Claude Giroux (35) |
| Points | Claude Giroux (48) |
| Penalties in minutes | Zac Rinaldo (85) |
| Plus/minus | Ruslan Fedotenko (8) |
| Wins | Ilya Bryzgalov (19) |
| Goals against average | Steve Mason (1.90) |
The 2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 46th season in the National Hockey League. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
The Flyers first roster move of the off-season was trading backup goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets for three draft picks the afternoon prior to the NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers re-signed Michael Leighton, who had spent most of the previous two seasons playing for the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, to a one-year contract on July 1 to replace him. Shortly after day two of the Draft, the Flyers traded James van Riemsdyk to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Luke Schenn, Brayden Schenn's older brother. The trade gave the Flyers their first pair of brothers since Ron and Rich Sutter back in the mid-1980s.
When the free agency period opened on July 1 the Flyers heavily pursued the two most coveted unrestricted free agents on the market, forward Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils and defenseman Ryan Suter of the Nashville Predators. The Flyers lost out on both as Parise and Suter signed identical 13-year contracts worth $98 million with the Minnesota Wild on July 4. The Flyers had reportedly offered Parise a contract worth a total of $110 million. As the pursuit of Parise and Suter was occurring, the Flyers lost their two biggest unrestricted free agents, Jaromir Jagr and Matt Carle. Jagr signed a one-year contract worth $4.5 million with the Dallas Stars on July 3. He later said the Flyers requested that he wait while they pursued Parise and Suter, but Jagr did not want to wait and signed with the Stars after Dallas promised him a spot on the top line. Carle signed a six-year contract worth $33 million with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 4. The Flyers most notable unrestricted free agent signings were former Flyer Ruslan Fedotenko to a one-year, $1.75 million contract and defenseman Bruno Gervais to a two-year, $1.65 million contract.
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