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Flyers at 50: Building the Streak Against the Defending Champs

This edition of Flyers at 50 looks back to one of the memorable tilts of the late 70s between the Flyers and Montreal Canadiens.

Mike Watson  •  23 Oct 2016
Flyers at 50: 50 Years of Memories

By Mike Watson, Sports Talk Philly staff writer  As the Flyers organization and the thousands of faithful fans celebrate the 50th anniversary season of this great franchise, let’s look back on some of the notable and memorable moments along the way.

Mike Watson  •  16 Oct 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending April 24

April 17, 2004: Flyers finish off Devils In Game 5 of the first round of the 2003-04 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Flyers had the opportunity to exercise the playoff demons of four years prior against Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils. Up three games to one and in front of a sellout crowd down in South […]

Mike Watson  •  24 Apr 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending April 17

April 11, 1989: Hextall Scores on Capitals in Playoffs He had a goal two years prior in the regular season, so why not take a stab at it in the playoffs too? That’s exactly what Ron Hextall did. He hit the back of the empty net in the Cap Centre in the Flyers 8-5 win […]

Mike Watson  •  17 Apr 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending April 10

April 10, 1973: Dornhoefer's OT winner puts Flyers on cusp of 1st playoff series win With the Flyers tied in their first round playoff series with the Minnesota North Stars, they would have the chance to take a 3-2 series lead with a key matchup at the Spectrum. If they could win this game, they would […]

Mike Watson  •  10 Apr 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending April 3

March 29, 2001: Tie Domi fights Flyers fan   It was a late-season spirited contest between the Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs in Philadelphia. Between two combatants, it got a bit out of hand. Those two were Toronto’s Tie Domi and Philadelphia’s Chris Falcone. Chris Falcone? Who? For a few moments during the third period of the Leafs […]

Mike Watson  •  03 Apr 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending March 27

March 27, 2010: A lone appearance for a forgotten Flyers netminder One game, 40 minutes. That was the entire regular season career in the NHL for Swedish goalie Johan Backlund as a Flyer, tagged with the loss in a 4-1 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Mike Watson  •  27 Mar 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending March 20

March 16, 2000: Bob Clarke snaps over questions regarding Eric Lindros' health Bob Clarke, the general manager of the Flyers, went "Bob Clarke" in an interview during the game against the Montreal Canadiens regarding the health of star Eric Lindros. 

Mike Watson  •  20 Mar 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending March 13

March 8, 2000: Rick Tocchet returns to Flyers It was goodbye for the second time for one Flyers fan favorite and hello for the second time for another Flyers fan favorite – in the same trade. On March 8, 2000, the Flyers moved Mikael Renberg to the Phoenix Coyotes and brought back rugged winger Rick Tocchet for […]

Mike Watson  •  13 Mar 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending March 6

March 5, 2004: Flyers-Senators – The Brawl On this day in 2004, just four words are needed to describe the powder keg that exploded late in the third period of this game. Flyers. Senators. Fight Club.

Mike Watson  •  06 Mar 2016