Tag: Pelle Eklund

The series of greatest moments continues with a moment that is not a great moment, but a tribute to one of the greatest players the Flyers franchise has ever known, Pelle Lindbergh.

When the Flyers and Oilers met in the Stanley Cup Final in 1987, what ensued was a battle of wills that featured two epic comebacks and nearly saw the Flyers top a legendary team in a seven-game war, quite possibly the best Stanley Cup Final ever to take place. Even the greatest player in the league called Flyers netminder Ron Hextall the toughest he ever faced. 

Over the course of the last few years, the Philadelphia Flyers' farm system has gone from virtually barren — the…

May 28, 1987 It’s Game 6 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals between the Flyers and the Edmonton Oilers at…