Bobby Clarke
When you trade away a popular player in his prime, who had scored 230 regular season points in the last two full seasons as a Flyer, you are taking a serious gamble on your future. When it pays off, it can change the path of your organization for years to come. On February 9, 1995, […]
February 2, 1978 On this February evening, the Flyers were taking on the lowly Colorado Rockies in a Thursday night game at the Spectrum. In between the pipes for the Flyers, was All-Star goalie Bernie Parent. In this Flyers victory, he would reach another personal milestone in his Hall of Fame Career.
January 17, 1998 He was a former first-overall pick who once was quoted as saying, "I am glad I got drafted first, because no one remembers number two." He had not lived up to the hype in his first 301 NHL games north of the border, averaging just over a half point per game. This […]
January 11, 1976 "They are leaving…They are walking out," Marv Albert said. …"And they’re taking their sticks with them," Gene Hart added. Those words described one of the most bizarre reactions in history during an "exhibition" hockey game between the Soviet Red Army and the Philadelphia Flyers.
The two Flyers most synonymous with the 1990s decade are about to take their place in Flyers lore forever. Eric Lindros was a Flyer from the beginning. Though drafted by the Quebec Nordiques, he was traded to the Flyers and instantly a future leader from his rookie season in John LeClair started his career […]
#450587258 / gettyimages.com Flyers fans had to watch from afar again. The Los Angeles Kings claimed another Stanley Cup Championship on Friday night and three former Flyers hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup once again. It wasn't long ago that Jeff Carter and Mike Richards were on the ice at Wells Fargo Center wearing the Orange […]
Bobby Clarke is one of three news members of the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee. (Photo Courtesy of Flyers.com) The legendary Flyers captain now holds a place in selecting future enshrined players in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Bobby Clarke, the Flyers long-time captain, leading scorer and former general manager will hold a spot […]
Keith Allen, who passed away on Tuesday at age 90, served as the architect of the two-time Stanley Cup champion Flyers teams in the 1970s. (Photo Courtesy of CBSSports.com) At the epicenter of the Philadelphia Flyers franchise was the first head coach and one of the earliest faces of the franchise, synonymous with Ed Snider, […]
