Articles by Mike Watson (112)
This edition of Flyers at 50 looks back to one of the memorable tilts of the late 70s between the Flyers and Montreal Canadiens.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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.