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The Flyers' best defensemen

Mark Howe has the most points of the 228 defensemen who played with the Flyers, 480 in 594 games. Eric Desjardins is 2nd with 396. Travis Sanheim is 4th, with 257; 14 more passes Kimmo Timonen for 3rd.

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The Flyers' defensemen this season

  • Jamie Drysdale17 games, 0.4 a game64 with the Flyers.7points
  • Travis Sanheim17 games, 0.4 a game257 with the Flyers, the 4th-most in Flyers history.7points
  • Oliver Bonk11 games, 0.5 a game8 with the Flyers.6points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1968–69

Compare with in · side by side

The Flyers' best defensemen
PlacePlayerpointsgoalsassists
1Mark Howe1982 – 1992 · 594 games480138342
2Eric Desjardins1994 – 2006 · 738 games39693303
3Kimmo Timonen2007 – 2014 · 519 games27038232
4Travis Sanheim2017 – 2027 · still playing25766191
+7 this season · passes Kimmo Timonen for 3rd in 34 games at his pace
5Tom Bladon1972 – 1978 · 463 games23067163
6Shayne Gostisbehere2014 – 2021 · 381 games21960159
7Ivan Provorov2016 – 2023 · 532 games21765152
8Behn Wilson1978 – 1983 · 339 games21459155
9Joe Watson1967 – 1978 · 746 games19836162
10Bob Dailey1976 – 1982 · 304 games19456138
11Doug Crossman1983 – 1988 · 392 games19335158
12Brad McCrimmon1982 – 1987 · 367 games18735152
13Jimmy Watson1972 – 1982 · 613 games18638148
14Andre Dupont1972 – 1980 · 549 games17742135
15Garry Galley1991 – 1995 · 236 games17228144
16Braydon Coburn2006 – 2015 · 576 games16137124
17Chris Therien1994 – 2006 · 753 games15929130
18Kim Johnsson2001 – 2006 · 291 games14740107
19Kjell Samuelsson1986 – 1998 · 545 games14135106
T20Dan McGillis1997 – 2003 · 340 games14032108
T20Mark Streit2013 – 2017 · 274 games14030110
22Matt Carle2008 – 2012 · 308 games13715122
23Terry Carkner1988 – 1993 · 376 games13229103
24Gord Murphy1988 – 1992 · 261 games1283197
25Ed Van Impe1967 – 1976 · 620 games12619107

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Travis Sanheim2019 – 2027 · 546 games212
  2. Ivan Provorov2019 – 2023 · 286 games120
  3. › Cam York2020 – 2027 · 318 games104
  4. › Rasmus Ristolainen2021 – 2027 · 282 games74
  5. › Nick Seeler2021 – 2027 · 365 games64

2010s

  1. Shayne Gostisbehere2014 – 2019 · 298 games187
  2. Kimmo Timonen2009 – 2014 · 362 games183
  3. Mark Streit2013 – 2017 · 274 games140
  4. Matt Carle2009 – 2012 · 244 games113
  5. Ivan Provorov2016 – 2019 · 246 games97

2000s

  1. Eric Desjardins1999 – 2006 · 397 games196
  2. Kim Johnsson2001 – 2006 · 291 games147
  3. Joni Pitkanen2003 – 2007 · 206 games116
  4. Dan McGillis1999 – 2003 · 249 games89
  5. Kimmo Timonen2007 – 2009 · 157 games87

1990s

  1. Eric Desjardins1994 – 1999 · 341 games200
  2. Garry Galley1991 – 1995 · 236 games172
  3. Chris Therien1994 – 1999 · 353 games97
  4. Gord Murphy1989 – 1992 · 186 games93
  5. Terry Carkner1989 – 1993 · 298 games89

1980s

  1. Mark Howe1982 – 1989 · 493 games417
  2. Doug Crossman1983 – 1988 · 392 games193
  3. Brad McCrimmon1982 – 1987 · 367 games187
  4. Behn Wilson1979 – 1983 · 259 games165
  5. Brad Marsh1981 – 1988 · 514 games110

1970s

  1. Tom Bladon1972 – 1978 · 463 games230
  2. Joe Watson1969 – 1978 · 613 games169
  3. Andre Dupont1972 – 1979 · 491 games169
  4. Jimmy Watson1972 – 1979 · 448 games147
  5. Bob Dailey1976 – 1979 · 178 games115

1968–69

  1. Ed Van Impe1967 – 1969 · 138 games36
  2. John Miszuk1967 – 1969 · 140 games36
  3. Joe Watson1967 – 1969 · 133 games29
  4. Larry Hale1968-69 · 67 games19
  5. Allan Stanley1968-69 · 64 games17

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Method

  • Every defenseman who played with the Flyers, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A decade counts his points with the Flyers in its seasons.