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1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers earned the nickname "Broad Street Bullies" en route to their first winning season and first playoff series victory, beating the Minnesota North Stars, before losing in the semifinals to the Montreal Canadiens.

1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd West
1972–73 record37–30–11
Home record27–8–4
Road record10–22–7
Goals for296 (4th)
Goals against256 (11th)
Team information
General managerKeith Allen
CoachFred Shero
CaptainEd Van Impe (Oct.–Jan.)
Bobby Clarke (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsBill Clement
Joe Watson
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance16,063[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Richmond Robins
San Diego Gulls
Jersey Devils
Team leaders
GoalsRick MacLeish (50)
AssistsBobby Clarke (67)
PointsBobby Clarke (104)
Penalty minutesDave Schultz (259)
Plus/minusBobby Clarke (+32)
WinsDoug Favell (20)
Goals against averageDoug Favell (2.83)

Regular season

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During the 1972–73 season, Rick MacLeish scored the first two 4-goal games in team history and became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

It was during the 1972–73 season that the Flyers shed the mediocre expansion team label by recording their first winning season and becoming known as the intimidating "Broad Street Bullies", a nickname coined by Jack Chevalier and Pete Cafone of the Philadelphia Bulletin on January 3, 1973[2] after a 3–1 brawling victory over the Atlanta Flames that led Chevalier to write in his game account, "The image of the fightin' Flyers spreading gradually around the NHL, and people are dreaming up wild nicknames. They're the Mean Machine, the Bullies of Broad Street and Freddy's Philistines." Cafone wrote the accompanying headline, "Broad Street Bullies Muscle Atlanta".[3]

That same month Bobby Clarke was the youngest player (at that time) in NHL history to be named team captain, replacing Ed Van Impe who had stepped aside in favor of Clarke.[4][5] Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season.

After the season, Clarke was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player.

Season standings

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West Division[6]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Chicago Black Hawks 78 42 27 9 284 225 +59 93
2 Philadelphia Flyers 78 37 30 11 296 256 +40 85
3 Minnesota North Stars 78 37 30 11 254 230 +24 85
4 St. Louis Blues 78 32 34 12 233 251 −18 76
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 32 37 9 257 265 −8 73
6 Los Angeles Kings 78 31 36 11 232 245 −13 73
7 Atlanta Flames 78 25 38 15 191 239 −48 65
8 California Golden Seals 78 16 46 16 213 323 −110 48

Record vs. opponents

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Playoffs

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An overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers' favor, as the Flyers got their first playoff series win in six games. The goal was later immortalized as a bronze statue on the south side of the Spectrum. They were outmatched in the semi-finals by the Montreal Canadiens, however, losing in five games.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1972–73 regular season[8]
October: 4–4–2, 10 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–3–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 7 @ St. Louis Blues 4–4 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 12 Vancouver Canucks 7–3 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 0–5 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 15 California Golden Seals 1–4 1–2–1 3 Recap
5 October 18 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–3 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 20 @ California Golden Seals 3–3 2–2–2 6 Recap
7 October 25 @ New York Rangers 1–6 2–3–2 6 Recap
8 October 26 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 3–3–2 8 Recap
9 October 28 @ Minnesota North Stars 1–2 3–4–2 8 Recap
10 October 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 4–4–2 10 Recap
November: 6–7–1, 13 points (home: 6–1–1; road: 0–6–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
11 November 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 5–4–2 12 Recap
12 November 4 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 6–4–2 14 Recap
13 November 5 New York Rangers 2–3 6–5–2 14 Recap
14 November 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 6–6–2 14 Recap
15 November 9 Chicago Black Hawks 5–3 7–6–2 16 Recap
16 November 11 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 8–6–2 18 Recap
17 November 12 California Golden Seals 8–3 9–6–2 20 Recap
18 November 15 @ New York Rangers 3–7 9–7–2 20 Recap
19 November 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–6 9–8–2 20 Recap
20 November 19 @ Atlanta Flames 2–3 9–9–2 20 Recap
21 November 22 New York Islanders 5–3 10–9–2 22 Recap
22 November 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–6 10–10–2 22 Recap
23 November 26 @ Boston Bruins 4–6 10–11–2 22 Recap
24 November 30 Atlanta Flames 5–5 10–11–3 23 Recap
December: 6–6–3, 15 points (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–4–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
25 December 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 10–11–4 24 Recap
26 December 3 Montreal Canadiens 5–2 11–11–4 26 Recap
27 December 7 Minnesota North Stars 6–2 12–11–4 28 Recap
28 December 9 Boston Bruins 3–4 12–12–4 28 Recap
29 December 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 13–12–4 30 Recap
30 December 13 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–7 13–13–4 30 Recap
31 December 14 St. Louis Blues 5–3 14–13–4 32 Recap
32 December 16 @ New York Islanders 2–1 15–13–4 34 Recap
33 December 17 Boston Bruins 3–5 15–14–4 34 Recap
34 December 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 15–15–4 34 Recap
35 December 21 Los Angeles Kings 6–3 16–15–4 36 Recap
36 December 23 @ St. Louis Blues 1–6 16–16–4 36 Recap
37 December 27 @ California Golden Seals 2–2 16–16–5 37 Recap
38 December 29 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–4 16–16–6 38 Recap
39 December 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–5 16–17–6 38 Recap
January: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
40 January 3 @ Atlanta Flames 3–1 17–17–6 40 Recap
41 January 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–2 17–18–6 40 Recap
42 January 11 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 17–19–6 40 Recap
43 January 13 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–2 18–19–6 42 Recap
44 January 14 New York Rangers 2–5 18–20–6 42 Recap
45 January 18 Minnesota North Stars 6–1 19–20–6 44 Recap
46 January 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–6 19–21–6 44 Recap
47 January 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–3 20–21–6 46 Recap
48 January 23 Detroit Red Wings 4–4 20–21–7 47 Recap
49 January 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 21–21–7 49 Recap
50 January 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 22–21–7 51 Recap
51 January 28 California Golden Seals 4–3 23–21–7 53 Recap
February: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
52 February 1 Vancouver Canucks 5–4 24–21–7 55 Recap
53 February 3 Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 24–21–8 56 Recap
54 February 4 @ Boston Bruins 2–2 24–21–9 57 Recap
55 February 7 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–2 24–22–9 57 Recap
56 February 9 @ Vancouver Canucks 10–5 25–22–9 59 Recap
57 February 11 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–7 25–23–9 59 Recap
58 February 13 New York Islanders 8–2 26–23–9 61 Recap
59 February 15 Boston Bruins 1–3 26–24–9 61 Recap
60 February 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 7–6 27–24–9 63 Recap
61 February 18 Minnesota North Stars 5–1 28–24–9 65 Recap
62 February 20 @ St. Louis Blues 5–3 29–24–9 67 Recap
63 February 25 @ California Golden Seals 7–0 30–24–9 69 Recap
64 February 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 5–6 30–25–9 69 Recap
March: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 7–1–1; road: 0–3–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
65 March 1 Los Angeles Kings 0–2 30–26–9 69 Recap
66 March 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 10–0 31–26–9 71 Recap
67 March 7 @ New York Rangers 2–2 31–26–10 72 Recap
68 March 10 Atlanta Flames 2–1 32–26–10 74 Recap
69 March 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 33–26–10 76 Recap
70 March 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–5 33–27–10 76 Recap
71 March 18 Montreal Canadiens 4–4 33–27–11 77 Recap
72 March 22 Vancouver Canucks 9–0 34–27–11 79 Recap
73 March 24 @ New York Islanders 2–3 34–28–11 79 Recap
74 March 25 St. Louis Blues 5–2 35–28–11 81 Recap
75 March 28 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–6 35–29–11 81 Recap
76 March 29 Atlanta Flames 4–2 36–29–11 83 Recap
77 March 31 New York Islanders 10–2 37–29–11 85 Recap
April: 0–1–0, 0 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
78 April 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 37–30–11 85 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1973 Stanley Cup playoffs[8]
Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota North Stars – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 4 Minnesota North Stars 0–3 North Stars lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 5 Minnesota North Stars 4–1 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 7 @ Minnesota North Stars 0–5 North Stars lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 8 @ Minnesota North Stars 3–0 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 10 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 OT Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 12 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–1 Flyers win 4–2 Recap
Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 16 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–4 OT Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 19 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 22 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Canadiens lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–5 Canadiens win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16 Bobby Clarke C 78 37 67 104 32 80 11 2 6 8 −1 6
19 Rick MacLeish C 78 50 50 100 15 69 10 3 4 7 −2 2
12[a] Gary Dornhoefer RW 77 30 49 79 17 168 11 3 3 6 0 16
21 Bill Flett RW 69 43 31 74 31 53 11 3 4 7 −2 0
7 Bill Barber LW 69 30 34 64 10 46 11 3 2 5 −2 22
18 Ross Lonsberry LW 77 21 29 50 6 59 11 4 3 7 −1 9
23 Tom Bladon D 78 11 31 42 9 26 11 0 4 4 −3 2
17[b] Simon Nolet RW 70 16 20 36 −3 6 11 3 1 4 1 4
10 Bill Clement C 73 14 14 28 −11 51 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 Joe Watson D 63 2 24 26 30 46 11 0 2 2 2 12
28 Andre Dupont† D 46 3 20 23 8 164 11 1 2 3 −4 29
11 Don Saleski RW 78 12 9 21 −20 205 11 1 2 3 1 4
9 Bob Kelly LW 77 10 11 21 1 238 11 0 1 1 0 8
8 Dave Schultz LW 76 9 12 21 4 259 11 1 0 1 −2 51
4 Barry Ashbee D 64 1 17 18 −2 106 11 0 4 4 3 20
5 Brent Hughes‡ D 29 2 11 13 −8 32 — — — — — —
25 Jean Potvin‡ D 35 3 9 12 −1 10 — — — — — —
2 Ed Van Impe D 72 1 11 12 22 76 11 0 0 0 −3 16
6 Wayne Hillman D 74 0 10 10 16 33 8 0 0 0 1 0
29 Terry Crisp† C 12 1 5 6 4 2 11 3 2 5 −1 2
20 Pierre Plante‡ RW 2 0 3 3 3 0 — — — — — —
1 Doug Favell G 44 0 2 2 4 11 0 0 0 2
35[c] Michel Belhumeur G 23 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
30 Bobby Taylor G 23 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
15[d] Larry Wright C 9 0 1 1 −3 4 — — — — — —
3 Willie Brossart D 4 0 1 1 −5 0 — — — — — —
26 Orest Kindrachuk C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
20 Jimmy Watson D 4 0 1 1 −1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Doug Favell 44 39 20 15 4 1365 114 2.83 .916 3 2,413 11 11 5 6 359 29 2.61 .919 1 666
35[c] Michel Belhumeur 23 19 9 7 3 617 60 3.23 .903 0 1,115 1 0 0 0 9 1 5.94 .889 0 10
30 Bobby Taylor 23 20 8 8 4 697 78 4.10 .888 0 1,141 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Hart Memorial Trophy Bobby Clarke [9]
NHL second All-Star team Bobby Clarke (Center) [10]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Bobby Clarke [11]
Gary Dornhoefer

Records

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1972–73 season was a road losing streak of eight games from October 25 to November 26, which was later matched during the 1987–88 season.[12] On February 13, Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score four goals in a game, a team record that has been tied but not surpassed in regular season play several times since.[13] MacLeish's three goals in the second period of that game also tied the team record and the 19 minutes and 47 seconds it took him to score all four goals is the fastest four-goal game in team history.[14][15] A few weeks later on March 4, MacLeish scored four goals in a game again, this time also tying the team record for points in a single period (4).[16] On March 31, the Flyers scored a team record eight goals during the second period of a game against the New York Islanders.[17] During a 4–1 win over the Minnesota North Stars on April 5, Barry Ashbee became the first Flyer to record three assists in a period during a playoff game.[18] The victory was the Flyers first playoff win since game six of their 1968 series against the St. Louis Blues, snapping a franchise record ten game playoff losing streak.[19]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Tom Bladon October 7, 1972 [20]
Bill Barber October 29, 1972
Orest Kindrachuk November 9, 1972
Michel Belhumeur November 15, 1972
Jimmy Watson February 20, 1973

Franchise firsts

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Milestone Player Date Ref
4-goal game Rick MacLeish February 13, 1973 [21]
40-goal season Rick MacLeish March 4, 1973 [22]
100-point season Bobby Clarke March 29, 1973 [21]
50-goal season Rick MacLeish April 1, 1973 [22]
Shutout, playoffs Doug Favell April 8, 1973 [21]

Transactions

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The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 12, 1972, the day after the deciding game of the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 10, 1973, the day of the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals.[23]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 8, 1972 (1972-06-08) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • cash
 To Minnesota North Stars
  • 10th-round pick in 1972
August 10, 1972 (1972-08-10) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Boston Bruins
  • cash
 [24]
December 14, 1972 (1972-12-14) To Philadelphia Flyers
To St. Louis Blues
[25]
March 5, 1973 (1973-03-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To New York Islanders
[27]
May 1973 (1973-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Portland Buckaroos (WHL)
  • cash
 [28]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Via Ref
September 1972 (1972-09) Jack McIlhargey Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) Free agency [29]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via Ref
May 25, 1972 (1972-05-25) Dick Sarrazin New England Whalers (WHA) Free agency [30]
May 30, 1972 (1972-05-30) Earl Heiskala Los Angeles Sharks (WHA) Free agency [31]
June 6, 1972 (1972-06-06) Larry Hale Atlanta Flames Expansion draft [32][33][34]
Eddie Joyal Alberta Oilers (WHA) Free agency [35]
Jim Mair New York Islanders Expansion draft [32][33][34]
Lew Morrison Atlanta Flames Expansion draft [32][33][34]
June 8, 1972 (1972-06-08) Andre Gaudette Richmond Robins (AHL) Reverse draft [36]
Hank Nowak Hershey Bears (AHL) Reverse draft [36][37]
June 28, 1972 (1972-06-28) Michel Parizeau Quebec Nordiques (WHA) Free agency[f] [38]
July 19, 1972 (1972-07-19) Ralph MacSweyn Los Angeles Sharks (WHA) Free agency [39]
August 8, 1972 (1972-08-08) Don McLeod Houston Aeros (WHA) Free agency [40]
August 29, 1972 (1972-08-29) Jean-Guy Gendron Quebec Nordiques (WHA) Free agency [41]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
May 21, 1972 (1972-05-21) Dave Schultz 2-year [42]
May 22, 1972 (1972-05-22) Rick Foley 3-year [43]
Bob Kelly 2-year [43]
Simon Nolet multi-year [43]
May 24, 1972 (1972-05-24) Rick MacLeish 3-year [44]
May 26, 1972 (1972-05-26) Bill Clement 2-year [45]
Joe Watson 2-year [45]
May 31, 1972 (1972-05-31) Don Saleski 2-year [46]
June 2, 1972 (1972-06-02) Michel Belhumeur 3-year [47]
Gary Dornhoefer 3-year [47]
Ross Lonsberry multi-year [47]
Lew Morrison 2-year [47]
Jean Potvin multi-year [47]
Ed Van Impe multi-year [47]
June 5, 1972 (1972-06-05) Doug Favell 3-year [48]
June 19, 1972 (1972-06-19) Bill Flett 3-year [49]
June 20, 1972 (1972-06-20) Bill Barber 3-year [50]
Tom Bladon 3-year [50]
Al MacAdam 2-year [50]
Jimmy Watson 2-year [50]
August 15, 1972 (1972-08-15) Barry Ashbee 3-year [51]
Yvon Bilodeau [51]
Willie Brossart [51]
Bob Currier 2-year [51]
Rene Drolet [51]
Andre Gaudette [51]
Wayne Hillman [51]
Orest Kindrachuk [51]
Roger Kosar [51]
Danny Schock [51]
Tom Trevelyan [51]
September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12) Brent Hughes [52]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1972 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, on June 8, 1972.[53] The Flyers traded their tenth round pick, 148th overall, to the Minnesota North Stars for cash during the draft.[54]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 7 Bill Barber Left wing   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
2 23 Tom Bladon Defense   Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
3 39 Jimmy Watson Defense   Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4 55 Al MacAdam Right wing   Canada Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
5 71 Daryl Fedorak Goaltender   Canada Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
6 87 Dave Hasting Goaltender   Canada Charlottetown Islanders (MJHL)
7 103 Serge Beaudoin Defense   Canada Trois-Rivières Ducs (QMJHL)
8 119 Pat Russell Right wing   Canada Vancouver Nats (WCHL)
9 135 Ray Boutin Goaltender   Canada Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

Farm teams

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The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL,[55][56] the San Diego Gulls of the WHL,[57] and the Jersey Devils of the EHL.[57]

Notes

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  1. ^ Dornhoefer also wore number 24 in a number of road games.
  2. ^ Nolet also wore number 7 in one game and number 22 in a number of road games.
  3. ^ a b Belhumeur wore number 30 in his first four games.
  4. ^ Wright wore number 20 in his sixth game.
  5. ^ The Flyers sent Glen Irwin to New York on May 18, 1973, to complete trade.[26]
  6. ^ Flyers retained NHL rights

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