Articles by Mike Watson (112)
December 18, 1999 The Flyers 4-0 blanking on home ice of the Tampa Bay Lightning may not conjure up any vivid memories to many Flyers fans. However, for goaltender Brian Boucher, it was a memorable night. This would be his first shutout of his young NHL career.
The Flyers were looking to do two things with a trade on this day. One was to ‘get the old gang back together’ and secondly, rectify a mistake. The first was to possibly reunite winger Mikael Renberg with his “Legion of Doom” linemates Eric Lindros and John LeClair. This trio had a magical run through […]
On December 2, 1963, 51 years ago, twin boys were born in Viking, Alberta Canada. This would normally not strike anyone as a big deal or very newsworthy. However, with a hockey lineage attributed to the last name of Sutter, it was the arrival of two more boys to add into the pipeline headed to […]
With the Flyers coming off a disappointing defeat in the first round of the playoffs that summer, the Flyers were looking to get back to their winning ways. The bar was set pretty high in the 1988-89 season as they looked to get back to their pursuit of Lord Stanley’s’ Cup once again. Out was […]
To be a goalie in the NHL, you have to be a different breed of person. A job where you are asked to stop ninety mile an hour shots streaming at you from every angle. Some nights, you can have razor sharp focus and can seemingly stop a golf ball. However on those bad nights, […]
It was one of the most emotional games in Flyers history, regular season or playoffs. Just days after the tragic loss of their All-Star goalie, Pelle Lindbergh in a car accident, the Flyers had to somehow summon their strength and push forward. They had to go on, emotionally numb as they were and find their […]
This November day marks the 46th birthday of a Flyers fan favorite. Keith Jones or “Jonesy” was a gritty two-way player for the Flyers for parts of three seasons. His hockey career in Philadelphia lasted just 155 games -regular season and playoffs – however his style of play and personality fit right in with the […]
November 2, 1975 The Kansas City Scouts were in their second year of existence following the 1974 NHL Expansion from 16 to 18 teams – the other being the Washington Capitals. Short on talent and led by former Flyer Simon Nolet, who was chosen by the Scouts in the Expansion Draft, the Scouts had been […]
On this day in 1979, Tim Kerr was signed by the Flyers as an undrafted free agent out of the Ontario Junior Hockey League as a member of the Kingston Canadians. This 6'3" forward was not the greatest skater, but the Flyers scouts liked his size and his knack for scoring goals around the net. […]
October 14, 1979 With a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third game of the season, the Flyers were back over the .500 mark at 2-1-0. They hung on for the victory and were thrilled to get the bad taste out of their mouths from a 9-2 drubbing the night before […]