ɹˈɑːʃɪfˌɔːɹt wʌz klˈeɪmd baɪ ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə flˈaɪɚz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl ɛkspˈænʃən dɹˈæft, ænd ɪn fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə wʌz fˈaɪnəli ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐ fˈʊltˈaɪm ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl plˈeɪɚ.
Rochefort was claimed by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, and in Philadelphia was finally able to establish himself as a full-time NHL player.