Pelle Lindbergh
Over the course of the last few years, the Philadelphia Flyers' farm system has gone from virtually barren — the after-effects of being strip-mined of high-end draft picks in "win now" drives — to one of the main reasons for long-term optimism. In particular, the pool of defense prospects has received considerable attention and hype […]
Twenty-nine years ago, one of the brightest young stars was gone from the NHL sky. Today marks the anniversary of the day we lost our Vezina Trophy-winning netminder, Pelle Lindbergh. As hard as he played on the ice was also as hard as he played off of it.
On February 22, 1980, the Flyers were on the second game of a five game road trip and were in Vancouver to take on the Canucks. The Flyers trailed 3-2 after a wild first period which saw Paul Holmgren and Dave ”Tiger” Williams go toe-to-toe with 17 seconds left. However, the Flyers stormed back with […]
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, […]
