2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season

2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	5th Eastern
2011–12 record	47–26–9
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	25–13–3
Goals for	264
Goals against	232
Team information
General Manager	Paul Holmgren
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Chris Pronger
Alternate captains	Daniel Briere Kimmo Timonen Claude Giroux
Arena	Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance	20,433 (107.4%)
Minor league affiliations	Adirondack Phantoms (AHL) Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Scott Hartnell (37)
Assists	Claude Giroux (65)
Points	Claude Giroux (93)
Penalties in minutes	Zac Rinaldo (232)
Plus/minus	Scott Hartnell (+19)
Wins	Ilya Bryzgalov (33)
Goals against average	Ilya Bryzgalov (2.48)
<2010–11	2012–13>

The 2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the second round of the playoffs to the New Jersey Devils in five games.

Off-season

Following his penchant for making big moves, Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren pulled off perhaps the most stunning move of his tenure, trading captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings for Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a 2012 second-round draft pick, as well as Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for their 2011 first-round pick (Sean Couturier) and Jakub Voracek, all within the span of an hour on June 23. Later that same day, Holmgren addressed the Flyers' long-standing goaltending issues by signing the Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov to a nine-year, $51 million contract. On July 1, the Flyers signed Jaromir Jagr to a one-year contract, Maxime Talbot to a five-year contract and Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract.

Regular season

Chris Pronger was named the Flyers' captain; however, 13 games into the season, he was lost for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs with severe post-concussion syndrome.

Bryzgalov's play ranged from spectacular to subpar, including being benched in favor of Sergei Bobrovsky for the Flyers' 3–2 loss to the New York Rangers in the 2012 Winter Classic. Twelve rookies suited up for the Flyers during the season, with the play of Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn and Matt Read standing out impressively.

The Flyers concluded the regular season with the most powerplay opportunities of all teams (335), the most powerplay goals scored (66) and the most powerplay opportunities against (319).

Season standings

Atlantic Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	109
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	108
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	103
4	New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	102
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	79

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – New York Rangers	AT	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	109
2	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	102
3	y – Florida Panthers	SE	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	94
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	108
5	Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	103
6	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	102
7	Washington Capitals	SE	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	92
8	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	92
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9	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	89
10	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	84
11	Winnipeg Jets	SE	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	84
12	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	82
13	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	80
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	79
15	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	78

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – Clinched division, z – Clinched conference (and division)

Playoffs

The Flyers drew the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, a series in which the two teams combined for an NHL-record 45 goals in the first four games and a total of 309 penalty minutes in an intense, fight-filled series. The Flyers pulled off the upset in six games against a Pittsburgh team that was heavily favored to win the Stanley Cup. But in the second round against the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers' run-and-gun style of play was stymied by the Devils' forechecking and defense, and the Flyers were eliminated in five games.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 pre-season
Pre-season: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 2–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record 1 September 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 0 Air Canada Centre (18,480) 1–0–0 2 September 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 4 Wells Fargo Center (19,452) 1–1–0 3 September 22 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 4 (SO) John Labatt Centre (n/a) 1–1–1 4 September 23 @ Detroit Red Wings 3 – 1 Joe Louis Arena (14,310) 2–1–1 5 September 26 New York Rangers 5 – 3 Wells Fargo Center (19,657) 3–1–1 6 September 29 New Jersey Devils 2 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,722) 4–1–1 7 October 1 @ New Jersey Devils 1 – 2 Prudential Center (12,729) 4–2–1
Legend:       Win       Loss       Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2011–12 regular season
October: 6–4–1, 13 Points (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–1–0) Game October Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 1 6 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 1 TD Garden (17,565) 1–0–0 2 2 8 @ New Jersey Devils 3 – 0 Prudential Center (17,625) 2–0–0 4 3 12 Vancouver Canucks 5 – 4 Wells Fargo Center (19,632) 3–0–0 6 4 15 Los Angeles Kings 2 – 3 (OT) Wells Fargo Center (19,644) 3–0–1 7 5 18 @ Ottawa Senators 7 – 2 Scotiabank Place (18,059) 4–0–1 9 6 20 Washington Capitals 2 – 5 Wells Fargo Center (19,658) 4–1–1 9 7 22 St. Louis Blues 2 – 4 Wells Fargo Center (19,593) 4–2–1 9 8 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 2 Wells Fargo Center (19,569) 5–2–1 11 9 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 1 – 5 Bell Centre (21,273) 5–3–1 11 10 27 Winnipeg Jets 8 – 9 Wells Fargo Center (19,588) 5–4–1 11 11 29 Carolina Hurricanes 5 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,683) 6–4–1 13
November: 7–3–2, 16 Points (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 4–2–1) Game November Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 12 2 @ Buffalo Sabres 3 – 2 First Niagara Center (18,299) 7–4–1 15 13 3 New Jersey Devils 3 – 4 (SO) Wells Fargo Center (19,667) 7–4–2 16 14 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 9 – 2 Wells Fargo Center (19,784) 8–4–2 18 15 9 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – 2 (OT) St. Pete Times Forum (19,204) 8–4–3 19 16 13 @ Florida Panthers 3 – 2 BankAtlantic Center (15,215) 9–4–3 21 17 14 @ Carolina Hurricanes 5 – 3 RBC Center (14,491) 10–4–3 23 18 17 Phoenix Coyotes 2 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,610) 11–4–3 25 19 19 @ Winnipeg Jets 4 – 6 MTS Centre (15,004) 11–5–3 25 20 21 Carolina Hurricanes 2 – 4 Wells Fargo Center (19,632) 11–6–3 25 21 23 @ New York Islanders 4 – 3 (OT) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,086) 12–6–3 27 22 25 Montreal Canadiens 3 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,991) 13–6–3 29 23 26 @ New York Rangers 0 – 2 Madison Square Garden (18,200) 13–7–3 29
December: 9–3–1, 19 Points (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 7–2–1) Game December Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 24 2 @ Anaheim Ducks 4 – 3 (OT) Honda Center (15,975) 14–7–3 31 25 3 @ Phoenix Coyotes 4 – 2 Jobing.com Arena (14,913) 15–7–3 33 26 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 5 – 4 (OT) First Niagara Center (18,690) 16–7–3 35 27 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 2 Wells Fargo Center (19,936) 17–7–3 37 28 10 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 – 2 Wells Fargo Center (19,772) 18–7–3 39 29 13 @ Washington Capitals 5 – 1 Verizon Center (18,506) 19–7–3 41 30 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 4 – 3 Bell Centre (21,273) 20–7–3 43 31 17 Boston Bruins 0 – 6 Wells Fargo Center (19,948) 20–8–3 43 32 19 @ Colorado Avalanche 2 – 3 (SO) Pepsi Center (14,889) 20–8–4 44 33 21 @ Dallas Stars 4 – 1 American Airlines Center (15,061) 21–8–4 46 34 23 @ New York Rangers 2 – 4 Madison Square Garden (18,200) 21–9–4 46 35 27 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – 5 St. Pete Times Forum (19,204) 21–10–4 46 36 29 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 2 Consol Energy Center (18,602) 22–10–4 48
January: 7–4–2, 16 Points (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 4–2–0) Game January Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 37 2 New York Rangers 2 – 3 Citizens Bank Park (46,967) 2012 NHL Winter Classic 22–11–4 48 38 5 Chicago Blackhawks 5 – 4 Wells Fargo Center (19,877) 23–11–4 50 39 7 Ottawa Senators 3 – 2 (OT) Wells Fargo Center (19,792) 24–11–4 52 40 8 @ Ottawa Senators 4 – 6 Scotiabank Place (20,028) 24–12–4 52 41 10 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2 – 1 RBC Center (14,511) 25–12–4 54 42 12 @ New York Islanders 3 – 2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,751) 26–12–4 56 43 14 @ Nashville Predators 2 – 4 Bridgestone Arena (17,113) 26–13–4 56 44 17 Minnesota Wild 5 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,787) 27–13–4 58 45 19 New York Islanders 1 – 4 Wells Fargo Center (19,796) 27–14–4 58 46 21 @ New Jersey Devils 4 – 1 Prudential Center (16,251) 28–14–4 60 47 22 Boston Bruins 5 – 6 (SO) Wells Fargo Center (19,851) 28–14–5 61 48 24 @ Florida Panthers 3 – 2 (SO) BankAtlantic Center (17,737) 29–14–5 63 49 31 Winnipeg Jets 1 – 2 (SO) Wells Fargo Center (19,874) 29–14–6 64
February: 5–7–1, 11 Points (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 2–4–0) Game February Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 50 2 Nashville Predators 4 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,823) 30–14–6 66 51 4 New Jersey Devils 4 – 6 Wells Fargo Center (19,862) 30–15–6 66 52 5 @ New York Rangers 2 – 5 Madison Square Garden (18,200) 30–16–6 66 53 7 New York Islanders 0 – 1 (SO) Wells Fargo Center (19,614) 30–16–7 67 54 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 3 Wells Fargo Center (19,684) 31–16–7 69 55 11 New York Rangers 2 – 5 Wells Fargo Center (19,915) 31–17–7 69 56 12 @ Detroit Red Wings 3 – 4 Joe Louis Arena (20,066) 31–18–7 69 57 16 Buffalo Sabres 7 – 2 Wells Fargo Center (19,725) 32–18–7 71 58 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 6 Wells Fargo Center (19,958) 32–19–7 71 59 21 @ Winnipeg Jets 5 – 4 (OT) MTS Centre (15,004) 33–19–7 73 60 23 @ Edmonton Oilers 0 – 2 Rexall Place (16,839) 33–20–7 73 61 25 @ Calgary Flames 5 – 4 (SO) Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) 34–20–7 75 62 28 @ San Jose Sharks 0 – 1 HP Pavilion at San Jose (17,562) 34–21–7 75
March: 11–3–2, 24 Points (Home: 7–2–1; Road: 4–1–1) Game March Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 63 1 New York Islanders 6 – 3 Wells Fargo Center (19,674) 35–21–7 77 64 4 @ Washington Capitals 1 – 0 Verizon Center (18,506) 36–21–7 79 65 6 Detroit Red Wings 3 – 2 Wells Fargo Center (19,892) 37–21–7 81 66 8 Florida Panthers 5 – 0 Wells Fargo Center (19,675) 38–21–7 83 67 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – 0 (SO) Air Canada Centre (19,559) 39–21–7 85 68 11 @ New Jersey Devils 1 – 4 Prudential Center (15,107) 39–22–7 85 69 13 New Jersey Devils 3 – 0 Wells Fargo Center (19,724) 40–22–7 87 70 15 @ New York Islanders 3 – 2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,827) 41–22–7 89 71 17 @ Boston Bruins 2 – 3 (SO) TD Garden (17,565) 41–22–8 90 72 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 2 (OT) Wells Fargo Center (19,927) 42–22–8 92 73 20 Florida Panthers 1 – 2 Wells Fargo Center (19,568) 42–23–8 92 74 22 Washington Capitals 2 – 1 (SO) Wells Fargo Center (19,948) 43–23–8 94 75 24 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,931) 44–23–8 96 76 26 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 5 Wells Fargo Center (19,590) 44–24–8 96 77 29 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7 – 1 Air Canada Centre (19,415) 45–24–8 98 78 31 Ottawa Senators 3 – 4 (SO) Wells Fargo Center (19,822) 45–24–9 99
April: 2–2–0, 4 Points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–0) Game April Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 79 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6 – 4 Consol Energy Center (18,601) 46–24–9 101 80 3 New York Rangers 3 – 5 Wells Fargo Center (19,898) 46–25–9 101 81 5 Buffalo Sabres 2 – 1 Wells Fargo Center (19,873) 47–25–9 103 82 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 4 Consol Energy Center (18,616) 47–26–9 103
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season

# Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 28 Claude Giroux 77 28 65 93 +6 29 19 Scott Hartnell 82 37 30 67 +19 136 68 Jaromir Jagr 73 19 35 54 +5 30 17 Wayne Simmonds 82 28 21 49 -1 114 93 Jakub Voracek 78 18 31 49 +11 32 48 Daniel Briere 70 16 33 49 +5 69 24 Matt Read 79 24 23 47 +13 12 44 Kimmo Timonen 76 4 39 43 +8 46 25 Matt Carle 82 4 34 38 +4 36 27 Maxime Talbot 81 19 15 33 +5 59 14 Sean Couturier 77 13 14 27 +18 14 41 Andrej Meszaros 62 7 18 25 +6 38 21 James van Riemsdyk 43 11 13 24 −1 24 5 Braydon Coburn 80 4 19 23 +10 56 10 Brayden Schenn 54 12 6 18 −7 34 20 Chris Pronger 13 1 11 12 +1 10 47 Eric Wellwood 24 5 4 9 +12 2 36 Zac Rinaldo 66 2 7 9 −1 232 43 Marc-Andre Bourdon 45 4 3 7 +4 52 29 Harry Zolnierczyk 37 3 3 6 −11 35 8 Nicklas Grossmann † 22 0 6 6 +5 10 6 Andreas Lilja 46 0 6 6 +9 34 26 Eric Gustafsson 30 1 4 5 +12 2 13 Pavel Kubina † 17 0 4 4 −3 15 30 Ilya Bryzgalov (G) 59 0 2 2 N/A 4 15 Andreas Nodl ‡ 12 0 1 1 −1 2 32 Tom Sestito 14 0 1 1 −3 83 45 Jody Shelley 30 0 1 1 −6 64 35 Sergei Bobrovsky (G) 29 0 0 0 N/A 0 46 Kevin Marshall ‡ 10 0 0 0 −1 8 22 Ben Holmstrom 5 0 0 0 0 2 23 Brandon Manning 4 0 0 0 +1 0 8 Matt Walker 4 0 0 0 −2 16

Playoffs

# Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 28 Claude Giroux 10 8 9 17 +2 13 48 Daniel Briere 11 8 5 13 -6 4 93 Jakub Voracek 11 2 8 10 0 8 10 Brayden Schenn 11 3 6 9 -3 8 19 Scott Hartnell 11 3 5 8 -7 15 68 Jaromir Jagr 11 1 7 8 -5 2 27 Maxime Talbot 11 4 2 6 +5 10 25 Matt Carle 11 2 4 6 -3 6 17 Wayne Simmonds 11 1 5 6 -6 38 24 Matt Read 11 3 2 5 0 4 14 Sean Couturier 11 3 1 4 +2 2 44 Kimmo Timonen 11 1 3 4 +1 23 5 Braydon Coburn 11 0 4 4 0 8 26 Eric Gustafsson 7 1 1 2 +4 2 21 James van Riemsdyk 7 1 1 2 -2 4 13 Pavel Kubina 5 0 1 1 -3 12 8 Nicklas Grossmann 9 0 1 1 0 8 30 Ilya Bryzgalov (G) 11 0 0 0 N/A 0 47 Eric Wellwood 11 0 0 0 -1 2 6 Andreas Lilja 10 0 0 0 -5 6 36 Zac Rinaldo 5 0 0 0 -2 48 35 Sergei Bobrovsky (G) 1 0 0 0 N/A 0 43 Marc-Andre Bourdon 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 Andrej Meszaros 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
# Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO 30 Ilya Bryzgalov 59 3415 33 16 7 141 2.48 1554 1413 .909 6 35 Sergei Bobrovsky 29 1550 14 10 2 78 3.02 769 691 .899 0

Playoffs
# Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO 30 Ilya Bryzgalov 11 642 5 6 37 3.46 326 289 .887 0 35 Sergei Bobrovsky 1 37 0 0 5 8.11 18 13 .722 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
^‡Denotes player finished season with another team. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors

Award or honor	Recipient	Notes	Ref
NHL First Star of the Month	Ilya Bryzgalov (March)
NHL First Star of the Week	Ilya Bryzgalov (March 12)
	Ilya Bryzgalov (March 19)
	Wayne Simmonds (April 2)
NHL Second Star of the Week	Scott Hartnell (January 23)
NHL Third Star of the Week	Jaromir Jagr (October 31)
	Matt Read (November 21)
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Claude Giroux	Played for Team Alfredsson
	Scott Hartnell	Played for Team Alfredsson
	Kimmo Timonen	Played for Team Chara

Team awards

Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Kimmo Timonen
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Claude Giroux
Gene Hart Memorial Award	Wayne Simmonds
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Scott Hartnell
Toyota Cup	Claude Giroux
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Jaromir Jagr

Records

Team single season records

Record	Total
Wins on road	25 (tied in 2010–11)
Shootout wins	4 (tied in 2005–06, 2008–09, and 2009–10)

Individual post season single game records

Record	Player	Total	Date and opponent
Points	Claude Giroux	6	April 13, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Team post season single game records

Record	Total	Date and opponent
Goals against	10	April 18, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (tied April 25, 1989 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)

Individual regular season streaks records

Record	Player	Total	Dates
Longest shutout streak	Ilya Bryzgalov	249 minutes and 43 seconds	March 8, 2012 through March 15, 2012

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Sean Couturier	1st Career NHL Game	October 6, 2011
Matt Read	1st Career NHL Game	October 6, 2011
Jaromir Jagr	1,600th Career Point	October 6, 2011
Matt Read	1st Career Goal 1st Career Point	October 8, 2011
Sean Couturier	1st Career Assist 1st Career Point	October 12, 2011
Matt Read	1st Career Assist	October 12, 2011
Sean Couturier	1st Career Goal	October 18, 2011
Zac Rinaldo	1st Career Assist 1st Career Point	October 18, 2011
Harry Zolnierczyk	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career Goal 1st Career Point	October 18, 2011
Daniel Briere	600th Career Point	October 24, 2011
Zac Rinaldo	1st Career Goal	November 3, 2011
Harry Zolnierczyk	1st Career Assist	November 5, 2011
Eric Gustafsson	1st Career Assist 1st Career Point	November 5, 2011
Marc-Andre Bourdon	1st Career NHL Game	November 21, 2011
Kevin Marshall	1st Career NHL Game	November 21, 2011
Scott Hartnell	200th Career Goal	December 13, 2011
Marc-Andre Bourdon	1st Career Goal 1st Career Point	December 13, 2011
Brayden Schenn	1st Career Goal	January 2, 2012
Marc-Andre Bourdon	1st Career Assist	January 5, 2012
Scott Hartnell	800th Career NHL Game	January 7, 2012
Claude Giroux	200th Career Point	January 17, 2012
Ilya Bryzgalov	25th Career NHL Shutout	February 7, 2012
Erik Gustafsson	1st Career Goal	February 16, 2012
Eric Wellwood	1st Career Goal	February 18, 2012
Kimmo Timonen	500th Career Point	March 1, 2012
Daniel Briere	800th Career NHL Game	March 8, 2012
Brandon Manning	1st Career NHL Game	March 8, 2012
Kimmo Timonen	400th Career Assist	March 29, 2012

Suspensions and fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Jody Shelley	Hit from behind on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Darryl Boyce during a preseason game on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 12:34 of the second period	5 games	$67,073.15	September 22, 2011
Tom Sestito	Illegal hit from behind on New York Rangers forward Andre Deveaux during a preseason game on Monday, September 26, 2011, at 7:52 of the first period.	2 games	$5,945.94	September 28, 2011
Zac Rinaldo	Late hit on New Jersey Devils forward Jacob Josefson at 12:51 of the second period and trip of forward Zach Parise at 11:38 of the third period during NHL Game No. 768 in Philadelphia on Saturday, February 4, 2012.	—	$5,000	February 4, 2012
Zac Rinaldo	Charging Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson during NHL Game No. 829 in Detroit on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 13:25 of the first period.	2 games	$5,885.88	February 13, 2012
Peter Laviolette	Bench incident during April 1, 2012 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 18:57 of the third period.	—	$10,000	April 2, 2012
Claude Giroux	Hit to the head on New Jersey Devils forward Dainius Zubrus during game four of the Flyers–Devils Eastern Conference Semifinals series on May 6, 2012.	1 game	—	May 7, 2012

Suspensions and fines notes

• ^a Both players were also suspended for the remainder of the preseason.

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 16, 2011, the day after the deciding game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 2012, the day of the deciding game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2011	To Los Angeles Kings Rob Bordson Mike Richards	To Philadelphia Flyers Brayden Schenn Wayne Simmonds 2nd-round pick in 2012
June 23, 2011	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter	To Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek 1st-round pick in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2011
June 27, 2011	To Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2013
July 1, 2011	To Florida Panthers Kris Versteeg	To Philadelphia Flyers San Jose's 3rd-round pick in 2012 2nd-round pick in 2012 or 2013
October 12, 2011	To Los Angeles Kings Stefan Legein 6th-round pick in 2012	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations
February 2, 2012	To Washington Capitals Kevin Marshall	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Ford
February 16, 2012	To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 2012 3rd-round pick in 2013	To Philadelphia Flyers Nicklas Grossmann
February 18, 2012	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Kalinski 2nd-round pick in 2012 4th-round pick in 2013	To Philadelphia Flyers Pavel Kubina

Trade notes

• ^a Florida later chose to give up the 2012 pick.

Signings

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)	Contract details	Ref
July 1, 2011	Jaromir Jagr	Avangard Omsk (KHL)	1 year, $3.3 million
July 1, 2011	Andreas Lilja	Anaheim Ducks	2 years, $1.475 million
July 1, 2011	Maxime Talbot	Pittsburgh Penguins	5 years, $9 million
July 19, 2011	Jason Bacashihua	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $525,000*

Re-signed

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

Date	Player	Contract details	Notes	Ref
June 23, 2011	Ilya Bryzgalov	9 years, $51 million	Acquired in June 7 trade
June 27, 2011	Andreas Nodl	2 years, $1.69 million
June 27, 2011	Tom Sestito	1 year, $550,000*
July 1, 2011	Jakub Voracek	1 year, $2.25 million	Acquired in June 23 trade
July 7, 2011	Wayne Simmonds	2 years, $3.5 million	Acquired in June 23 trade
July 19, 2011	Jon Kalinski	1 year, $605,000*
August 30, 2011	James van Riemsdyk	6 years, $25.5 million extension
November 9, 2011	Braydon Coburn	4 years, $18 million extension
April 4, 2012	Matt Ford	1 year, $600,000 extension*
April 6, 2012	Nicklas Grossmann	4 years, $14 million extension

Entry level contracts

The following players — Flyers draft picks, undrafted free agents, and the unsigned draft picks of other teams — were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
July 14, 2011	Tye McGinn	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)	2010 4th-round pick	3 years, $2.325 million
July 19, 2011	Marcel Noebels	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	2011 4th-round pick	3 years, $2.105 million
September 14, 2011	Blake Kessel	New Hampshire Wildcats (Hockey East)	Undrafted free agent	2 years, $1.85 million
September 21, 2011	Sean Couturier	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)	2011 1st-round pick	3 years, $2.775 million
March 6, 2012	Cal Heeter	Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA)	Undrafted free agent	2 years, $1.567 million
March 27, 2012	Nick Cousins	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	2011 3rd-round pick	3 years, $2.775 million
April 2, 2012	Matt Konan	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	Undrafted free agent	3 years, $2.15 million
April 2, 2012	Matt Mangene	Maine Black Bears (Hockey East)	Undrafted free agent	2 years, $1.535 million
May 21, 2012	Andrew Johnston	Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)	Undrafted free agent	3 years, $2.378 million
May 21, 2012	Derek Mathers	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	2011 7th-round pick	3 years, $1.77 million

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Date	Player	Claimed by	Claimed from	Ref
October 5, 2011	Blair Betts	Montreal Canadiens	Philadelphia Flyers
November 29, 2011	Andreas Nodl	Carolina Hurricanes	Philadelphia Flyers

Waiver notes

• ^a The waiver claim was reversed on October 9 after Betts failed his physical.

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	Notes	Ref
July 1, 2011	Sean O'Donnell	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency
July 1, 2011	Brian Boucher	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency
July 1, 2011	Ville Leino	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency
July 1, 2011	Daniel Carcillo	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency
August 3, 2011	Nikolay Zherdev	Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)	Free agency
August 3, 2011	Garrett Klotz	Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)	Free agency
August 8, 2011	Danny Syvret	St. Louis Blues	Free agency
August 9, 2011	Michael Ryan	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency
September 14, 2011	Joonas Lehtivuori	Modo Hockey (Elitserien)	Release	Signed with Modo on August 18
September 16, 2011	Brian Stewart	Binghamton Senators (AHL)	Free agency
N/A	Nick Boynton	—	Retirement	No official announcement

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 24–25, 2011.

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2011 and their NHL career regular season statistics (complete through the end of the 2015–16 season)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	OT	GAA	Notes
1	8	Sean Couturier	Center	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)	350	56	101	157	127	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	68	Nick Cousins	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	47	6	4	10	6	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	116	Colin Suellentrop	Defense	United States	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	118	Marcel Noebels	Left Wing	Germany	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	176	Petr Placek	Right Wing	Czech Republic	Hotchkiss School (High-CT)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	206	Derek Mathers	Right Wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes

• ^a The Flyers traded Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Blue Jackets' first-round pick, eighth overall, the Blue Jackets' third-round pick, 68th overall, and Jakub Voracek on June 23, 2011.
• The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 25th overall, and their third-round pick, 85th overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Kris Versteeg on February 14, 2011.
• The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 56th overall, and Scottie Upshall to the Phoenix Coyotes for Daniel Carcillo on March 4, 2009.
• ^b The Flyers traded Simon Gagne to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's fourth-round pick, 118th overall, and Matt Walker on July 19, 2010.
• The Flyers traded their fifth-round pick, 146th overall, and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to the Detroit Red Wings for Ville Leino on February 6, 2010.

Farm teams

American Hockey League – Adirondack Phantoms (Standings)

ECHL – Trenton Titans

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 · Playoff Results

Specific

External links

• Philadelphia Flyers Historical Salaries from CapGeek.com