Tag: Eric Desjardins

Mark Recchi’s storied career, which now adds Flyers Hall-of-Famer to Hockey Hall-of-Famer, was heavily rooted in his leadership qualities, which many discussed ahead of the induction.

On Thursday, the Flyers announced that Mark Recchi will become the 28th member of the Flyers Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony held on Saturday, Jan. 27, prior to the team’s game against the Boston Bruins. 

The Flyers announced on Thursday that they have hired John LeClair as a Special Advisor to Hockey Operations.

The finalists for the Flyers Hall of Fame were named on Tuesday morning, with six members of the Flyers long and storied franchise being up for possible induction later this season. Here’s a closer look at the six and their case to join the names in the rafters.

After the Eric Lindros-led went through Mario Lemieux and the Penguins, another passing of the torch took place when the Flyers faced the Rangers in the conference final. Here is a closer look at the 1997 Eastern Conference Final between the Flyers and Rangers.

In the 2000 Eastern Conference semi-finals against Pittsburgh, the Flyers fell into a hole and were one mistake away from facing the near-impossible 3-0 deficit. An unlikely hero emerged and gave the Flyers some life. When the Flyers evened the series up in an all-time classic game, all momentum had shifted for good. The Flyers rolled back at home and finished off the series in six games.

In the end, the Flyers 2000 Eastern Conference Final appearance against the Devils marked the turning of a page and end of an era and another crushing defeat in the Flyers pursuit to end a Stanley Cup drought that has spanned another 20 years since this series.

February 21, 1994: Flyers outlast Canadiens in wild, high-scoring affair Fifteen goals scored. Patrick Roy pulled from the game. Five power…

Photo courtesy of Flyers/ Zack Hill By the time the 2015-16 season is over, Shayne Gostisbehere has a good chance…

January 20, 2004: Flyers trade Justin Williams, acquire Danny Markov  It was a trade made out of necessity. The Flyers…

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  For eight years, Flyers fans were treated to the consistent defensive talent of Kimmo Timonen. He was a mainstay…

Over the course of the Philadelphia Flyers' franchise history, most of the best defensemen the team has ever had have…

  May 12, 1977 We celebrate the life of a Flyers legend, Barry Ashbee, who passed this week in 1977….

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography It was a deal that worked in favor of both parties. The Flyers needed to…

Every week, you can catch up on all of our stories on Flyerdelphia in our weekly round-up. Here is this…

Photos by Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia For over a decade, Eric Desjardins was the central figure on the Flyers blue line. Now…

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography Thursday night will start with a celebration of one of the Flyers most storied defensemen….

  View image | gettyimages.com In the 70s, for the two Stanley Cup celebrations, it was Barry Ashbee. In the…

When you trade away a popular player in his prime, who had scored 230 regular season points in the last…

  #53131410 / gettyimages.com During the 90s, a group of players gave the Flyers new life. They built a championship…