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Philadelphia Flyers
File:Philadelphia Flyers.gif
ConferenceEastern
DivisionAtlantic
Founded1967
HistoryPhiladelphia Flyers
1967-present
Home arenaWachovia Center
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Team colorsBlack, Orange, White
MediaComcast SportsNet
The CW Philly 57
WIP (610 AM)
Owner(s)Comcast-Spectacor
General managerBob Clarke
Head coachKen Hitchcock
CaptainPeter Forsberg
Minor league affiliatesPhiladelphia Phantoms (AHL)
Trenton Titans (ECHL}
Stanley Cups1973-74, 1974-75
Conference championships1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1996-97
Division championships1967-68, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Franchise history

Main article: History of the Philadelphia Flyers

The city of Philadelphia had been home to an NHL team before for one season; the Philadelphia Quakers during the 1930-31 NHL season. They suspended operations for the next and subsequent seasons until they finally cancelled the franchise in 1936. Philadelphia would have to wait another 30 years for the NHL to return when in 1966, the league awarded an expansion franchise to the city. Flyers was the name chosen for the new franchise as it conveyed the motion and excitement that was to be consistent with both hockey in general, as well as the new Philadelphia club. With this idea in mind the now familiar stylized P containing an orange hockey puck with four wings coming off the back was chosen to be the team's logo.

Broad Street Bullies

The Flyers first two seasons came to an end with first round playoff losses to the St. Louis Blues in 1967-68 and 1968-69. After the team had been manhandled by the Blues in a four-game sweep the second time around, owner Ed Snider instructed General Manager Bud Poile to acquire bigger, tougher players.[1] While head coach Keith Allen soon after replaced Poile as GM, this mandate would eventually lead to one of the most feared teams to ever take the ice in the NHL. The keystone of those teams was acquired when the Flyers took a chance on a diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba named Bobby Clarke with their 2nd-round draft pick in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. By the time training camp came around it was clear that Clarke was the best player on the team; however, the Flyers continued to struggle the next few years.

It was only during the 1972-73 season that the Flyers shed the mediocre expansion team label and became the intimidating Broad Street Bullies, a nickname coined by Jack Chevalier and Pete Cafone of the Philadelphia Bulletin on January 3, 1973.[2] After a season in which the Flyers recorded their first winning season and Bobby Clarke won the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP, an overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers' favor, as the Flyers won their first playoff series in six games. They were outmatched in the semifinals by the Montreal Canadiens, losing in five games.

Goaltender Bernie Parent returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that the expansion teams could challenge the Original Six in 1973-74. The Bullies would continue their rough-and-tumble ways, led by Dave Schultz's 348 penalty minutes, and they would reach the top of the Western Division. The return of Parent proved to be of great benefit as he established himself as one of, if not the best, goaltender in the league, winning a record 47 games sharing the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's Tony Esposito. Come playoff time, the Flyers easily swept the Atlanta Flames in the first round. In the semifinals, the Flyers defeated the New York Rangers as they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals by winning in seven games.

Their opponent in the finals, the Boston Bruins, took Game 1 in Boston, but Bobby Clarke scored an overtime goal in Game 2 to even the series. The Flyers won Games 3 and 4 at home to take a 3-1 series lead, but the Bruins won Game 5 in Boston to stave off elimination. That set the stage for Game 6 at the Spectrum. The Flyers picked up the lead early when Rick MacLeish scored a first period goal. Late in the game, Clarke lured Bobby Orr into hauling him down while the Flyers held a slim 1-0 lead; the penalty assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia for the first time. Parent, having shutout the Bruins in Game 6, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

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Bernie Parent on the cover of TIME Magazine, the first time an athlete appeared on the cover.[3]

In 1974-75, Dave Schultz topped his mark from the previous season by setting an NHL record for penalty minutes (472 in all). Bobby Clarke's efforts earned him his second Hart Trophy and Bernie Parent was the lone recipient of the Vezina Trophy. The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51-18-11, the best record in the league. After a first round bye, the Flyers easily swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and presented with another New York-area team in the semifinals, the Flyers shut the door on the New York Islanders, winning the series in seven games.

Facing the Buffalo Sabres in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers won the first two games at home. Game 3, played in Buffalo, would go down in hockey lore as The Fog Game due to an unusual May heat wave in Buffalo which forced parts of the game to be played in heavy fog, as Buffalo's arena lacked air conditioning. The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5-1. On the road for Game 6, Bob Kelly scored the decisive goal and Parent pitched another shutout (a playoff record fifth shutout) as the Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. Parent also repeated as the playoff MVP, winning his second consecutive Conn Smythe Trophy.

The Flyers recorded the best record in team history (points wise) with a record of 51-13-16 in 1975-76. The LCB line, featuring Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke, and Bill Barber, set an NHL record for goals by a single line with 141 (Leach 61, Clarke 30, Barber 50). Clarke, on his way to a third Hart Trophy, set a team record for points in one season with 119. Heading into the playoffs, the Flyers squeaked past Toronto in seven games and defeated Boston in five games to head to a third straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Bullies didn't come close to a third straight championship as they ran into an up-and-coming dynasty in Montreal, and were swept in four straight games. Despite the lopsided loss, Leach was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring 19 goals in 16 playoff games.

The highlight of the season had no bearing on the season standings. On January 11 at the Spectrum, the Flyers, as part of the Super Series '76, played a memorable exhibition game against the Soviet Union's dominant Central Red Army team. As the Bullies had put intimidation to good use the past three years, the Flyers rugged style of play led the Soviets to leave the ice midway through the first period, protesting a hit on Valeri Kharlamov. After some delay, the Soviets returned after they were warned that they would lose their salary for the entire series. The Flyers went on to win the game rather easily, 4-1, and were the only team to defeat the Red Army outright in the series. Head coach Fred Shero would proclaim, "Yes we are world champions. If they had won, they would have been world champions. We beat the hell out of a machine."[4]

The Broad Street Bullies remain one of the most popular teams in Philadelphia sports history. In the comedy Slap Shot the opposing team playing the Charlestown Chiefs for the championship are wearing the Flyers 1970s orange jerseys, sans the logo. A reference to the team is made in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror IV episode in which the Devil Flanders names "the starting line of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers" to the Jury of the Damned. In 2006, AskMen.com listed the top-10 most intimidating teams in sports history, and the 1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers earned the #1 ranking. [5]

Post-Broad Street Bullies

Since the Broad Street Bullies' success, the Flyers have not won a Stanley Cup. There have been more than a few close calls in which ultimate victory has been averted. In some cases there have been highly touted teams which have failed to live up to expectations and in one case a major trade which failed to reap the promise of its benefits. In recent years the Flyers' lack of playoff success as well as the lack of success of other major Philadelphia teams has been attributed to the Curse of Billy Penn. The proponents of the curse suggest that the breaking of the gentleman's agreement saying no building's height may surpass the height of the statue of city-founder William Penn in the spring of 1987 is the cause of the futility. Whatever the merits of the curse, the Flyers haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1975.

Close calls

  • 1980 - The Flyers would go undefeated for a North American professional sports record 35 straight games (25-0-10) in 1979-80, a record that still stands to this day. In doing so, the Flyers wrapped up the Patrick Division title with 14 games to spare and the No.1 overall seed in the playoffs. Their regular-season success continued into the playoffs, as they made it to the Stanley Cup Finals. Facing the New York Islanders, the Flyers would ultimately lose in six games on Bob Nystrom's overtime Cup-winning goal. The end result of the series was marred by controversy, as the Islanders' fourth goal in that game was clearly offside, but no whistle was forthcoming. Linesman Leon Stickle admitted after the game he had blown the call.
  • 1985 - Behind the goaltending of Pelle Lindbergh (who led the league with 40 wins and won the Vezina Trophy), the Flyers posted the best record in the NHL. The Flyers would roll through the playoffs to return to the Stanley Cup Finals. Though they defeated the defending Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 by a score of 4-1 at home, the Oilers won the next four games and the series. Tragically, Lindbergh was fatally injured in a car accident a month into the 1985-86 season, and soon died.
  • 1987 - The Flyers found themselves with another Vezina Trophy goaltender between the pipes, rookie Ron Hextall, in 1986-87. On the road back to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers had been decimated by injuries. Despite this, the Flyers went the distance with Edmonton, losing in heartbreaking fashion in seven games. Hextall was voted playoff MVP, the second such time a Flyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the losing team, the other being fellow Manitoban Reggie Leach in 1976.
  • 1989 - Despite finishing at the .500 mark in 1988-89, the Flyers made the playoffs for the 17th consecutive season. An unexpected run through the playoffs lasted until they bowed out in the Wales Conference Finals to the Montreal Canadiens in six games. It would be the Flyers last playoff appearance until 1995.
  • 1995 - In order to shore up the defense in 1994-95, Ron Hextall was re-acquired from the Islanders and high-scoring winger Mark Recchi was traded to Montreal for John LeClair, Eric Desjardins, and Gilbert Dionne early in the abbreviated season. Eric Lindros and LeClair teamed with Mikael Renberg to form the Legion of Doom line, a mix of scoring talent and physical intimidation, as the Flyers won their first division title in eight years. After a march to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers lost to the New Jersey Devils in six games.
  • 1997 - Though Eric Lindros missed 30 games in 1996-97, The Big E and the Flyers blitzed their way through the Eastern Conference playoffs, returning to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in ten years. Their opponent, the Detroit Red Wings, proved to be too much as they swept the Flyers in four straight games.
  • 2000 - Despite a number of distractions which included the health of head coach Roger Neilson and the on-going controversy between Flyers management and Eric Lindros, the Flyers rallied to overcome the distractions and make a prolonged playoff run in 1999-2000. Following Keith Primeau's goal in the 5th overtime of Game 4 against the team's second-round opponent, Pittsburgh, which turned that series in the Flyers favor, Philadelphia built a 3-1 series lead against New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Finals. After the Devils won Game 5, Lindros returned to the lineup after a lengthy absence for Game 6 in another losing effort. In Game 7, Lindros' career as a Flyer came to an end when a controversial hit by Scott Stevens gave him another concussion. Without Lindros, the Flyers lost the decisive game, 2-1.
  • 2004 - The final season before the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, the Flyers made another lengthy playoff run in 2003-04. Led by the play of team captain Keith Primeau, they defeated New Jersey and Toronto on their way to the Eastern Conference Finals. Against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Flyers forced a Game 7 on the late-game heroics of Primeau and winger Simon Gagne in Game 6. However, they came up short in Game 7 losing 2-1.

Disappointments

  • 1983 - A 106-point season and a Patrick Division title proved meaningless as the Flyers were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the bottom-seeded New York Rangers.
  • 1986 - After Pelle Lindbergh's tragic death, the team rallied and showed perseverance by garnering the best record in the Wales Conference in 1985-86. An emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to a "Cinderella" Rangers team in five games.
  • 1988 - Though the Flyers stumbled in 1987-88, finishing third in the Patrick Division (after a first-place finish the previous three years), they managed to take a 3-1 series lead on their first round opponents, the Washington Capitals. The Flyers blew the series lead as the Capitals forced a Game 7. They then blew a 3-0 lead in Game 7 as the Capitals won in overtime 5-4. Head coach "Iron" Mike Keenan was fired as a result.
  • 1992 - In June of 1992, the Flyers acquired the rights to Eric Lindros, the #1 overall pick in 1991 that was labeled as The Next One, from the Quebec Nordiques in a package which included six players, two draft picks, and $15 million. While Lindros' statistics were impressive during his time as a Flyer, the Flyers failed to win a Stanley Cup that nearly seemed guaranteed with his acquisition. Instead, controversy over his injuries (most prominently concussions) and his feud with Flyers GM Bob Clarke led to his being traded to the New York Rangers in August 2001. Meanwhile, the Nordiques moved to Denver, Colorado and became the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Forsberg, one of the six players the Flyers sent to Quebec, has often been recognized as one of if not the best hockey player in the world and was a key player on the Avalanche's two Stanley Cup Champion teams in 1996 and 2001. Forsberg returned to the Flyers prior to the 2005-06 season.
  • 1996 - In 1995-96, Lindros eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time gathering 115 points and LeClair scored 51 goals, as the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched the No.1 seed in the East. However, after surviving a tough six-game, first round match-up with the Tampa Bay Lightning, a second round match-up with an underdog Florida Panthers club ended their season in six games.
  • 1998 to 2002 - A string of four first round exits in five years was the fate of some highly rated Flyers teams. In 1997-98, they were dominated by Buffalo in five games. In 1998-99, they lost a close series with the Toronto Maple Leafs with Eric Lindros sidelined due to a collapsed lung sustained on April Fools Day. In 2000-01 with Lindros holding out awaiting a trade, the Flyers lost to Buffalo in six games. In 2001-02, the Flyers only managed to score a meager two goals in a five game loss to the Ottawa Senators. This performance led to the firing of head coach Bill Barber.
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This alternate logo, unveiled in 2002-03, is used with their 3rd jerseys.
  • 2006 - Coming off the NHL Lockout, the Flyers were picked by many to win the Stanley Cup after they signed superstar Peter Forsberg to a two-year contract. However, they were hampered by injuries prior to and during the 2005-06 season and ended up leading the NHL in man-games lost to injury (388 total) among playoff teams. Though they were first in the NHL in January, the Flyers fell to 5th place in the Eastern Conference by season's end. Facing the Buffalo Sabres, the injury-riddled Flyers lost the series in six games.

Current season

After a disappointing 2005-06 season a staggering number of players (14 in all) underwent surgery for a variety of injuries. It was originally suspected Peter Forsberg would miss the first half of 2006-07 due to surgery on both of his ankles, but the recovery time was cut in half when a second surgery on his other ankle was deemed unnecessary. Among the players the Flyers added were two 25-goal scorers in Kyle Calder and Geoff Sanderson and among the players leaving the team were Eric Desjardins (retired), Michal Handzus (traded to Chicago for Calder), and Kim Johnsson (signed with Minnesota). Keith Primeau announced his retirement on the eve of training camp, September 14th, due to still lingering effects from post-concussion syndrome. On that same day the Flyers named Peter Forsberg the new captain.

The Flyers are celebrating their 40th season in 2006-07 despite having not played in 2004-05 during the lockout.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of October 5, 2006. [6]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1967-68 74 31 32 11 — 73 173 179 987 1st, West Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Blues)
1968-69 76 20 35 21 — 61 174 225 964 3rd, West Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Blues)
1969-70 76 17 35 24 — 58 197 225 1123 5th, West Did not qualify
1970-71 78 28 33 17 — 73 207 225 1060 3rd, West Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Black Hawks)
1971-72 78 26 38 14 — 66 200 236 1233 5th, West Did not qualify
1972-73 78 37 30 11 — 85 296 256 1756 2nd, West Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1973-74 78 50 16 12 — 112 273 164 1750 1st, West Stanley Cup Champions, 4-2 (Bruins)
1974-75 80 51 18 11 — 113 293 181 1969 1st, Patrick Stanley Cup Champions, 4-2 (Sabres)
1975-76 80 51 13 16 — 118 348 209 1980 1st, Patrick Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Canadiens)
1976-77 80 48 16 16 — 112 323 213 1547 1st, Patrick Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Bruins)
1977-78 80 45 20 15 — 105 296 200 1668 2nd, Patrick Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Bruins)
1978-79 80 40 25 15 — 95 281 248 1548 2nd, Patrick Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Rangers)
1979-80 80 48 12 20 — 116 327 254 1844 1st, Patrick Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Islanders)
1980-81 80 41 24 15 — 97 313 249 2621 2nd, Patrick Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Flames)
1981-82 80 38 31 11 — 87 325 313 2493 3rd, Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-3 (Rangers)
1982-83 80 49 23 8 — 106 326 240 1337 1st, Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Rangers)
1983-84 80 44 26 10 — 98 350 290 1488 3rd, Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Capitals)
1984-85 80 53 20 7 — 113 348 241 1540 1st, Patrick Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Oilers)
1985-86 80 53 23 4 — 110 335 241 2025 1st, Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-3 (Rangers)
1986-87 80 46 26 8 — 100 310 245 2082 1st, Patrick Lost in Finals, 3-4 (Oilers)
1987-88 80 38 33 9 — 85 292 292 2194 2nd, Patrick Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Capitals)
1988-89 80 36 36 8 — 80 307 285 2317 4th, Patrick Lost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (Canadiens)
1989-90 80 30 39 11 — 71 290 297 2067 6th, Patrick Did not qualify
1990-91 80 33 37 10 — 76 252 267 1945 5th, Patrick Did not qualify
1991-92 80 32 37 11 — 75 252 273 1838 6th, Patrick Did not qualify
1992-93 84 36 37 11 — 83 319 319 1887 5th, Patrick Did not qualify
1993-94 84 35 39 10 — 80 294 314 1697 6th, Atlantic Did not qualify
1994-951 48 28 16 4 — 60 150 132 741 1st, Atlantic Lost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (Devils)
1995-96 82 45 24 13 — 107 282 208 1785 1st, Atlantic Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Panthers)
1996-97 82 45 24 13 — 103 274 217 1699 2nd, Atlantic Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Red Wings)
1997-98 82 42 29 11 — 95 242 193 1766 2nd, Atlantic Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Sabres)
1998-99 82 37 26 19 — 93 231 196 1075 2nd, Atlantic Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Maple Leafs)
1999-00 82 45 22 12 3 105 237 179 1233 1st, Atlantic Lost in Conference Finals, 3-4 (Devils)
2000-01 82 43 25 11 3 100 240 207 1183 2nd, Atlantic Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Sabres)
2001-02 82 42 27 10 3 97 234 192 1242 1st, Atlantic Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Senators)
2002-03 82 45 20 13 4 107 211 166 1003 2nd, Atlantic Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Senators)
2003-04 82 40 21 15 6 101 229 186 1357 1st, Atlantic Lost in Conference Finals, 3-4 (Lightning)
2004-052 — — — — — — — — — — —
2005-063 82 45 26 — 11 101 267 258 1187 2nd, Atlantic Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Sabres)
2006-07 2 0 1 — 1 1 4 9 37 — —
Total 3016 1513 1015 457 31 3514 10302 8825 60081 — —
1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.
3 As of the 2005-06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).

Notable players

Current roster

As of October 7, 2006. [7]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
30 Finland Antero Niittymaki L 1998 Turku, Finland
42 United States Robert Esche L 2002 Whitesboro, New York
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 United States Derian Hatcher - A L 2005 Sterling Heights, Michigan
3 Canada Mike Rathje (IR) L 2005 Mannville, Alberta
5 Canada Nolan Baumgartner R 2006 Calgary, Alberta
6 Canada Randy Jones L 2003 Quispamsis, New Brunswick
23 Canada Denis Gauthier L 2006 Montreal, Quebec
34 United States Freddy Meyer L 2003 Sanbornville, New Hampshire
43 Sweden Lars Jonsson L 2006 Borlange, Sweden
44 Finland Joni Pitkänen L 2002 Oulu, Finland
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
8 Canada Geoff Sanderson LW L 2006 Hay River, Northwest Territories
12 Canada Simon Gagne - A LW L 1998 Ste-Foy, Quebec
15 United States Niko Dimitrakos RW R 2006 Somerville, Massachusetts
17 Canada Jeff Carter C R 2003 London, Ontario
18 Canada Mike Richards C L 2003 Kenora, Ontario
19 Canada Kyle Calder LW L 2006 Mannville, Alberta
20 United States R.J. Umberger C L 2004 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
21 Sweden Peter Forsberg - C C L 2005 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
22 United States Mike Knuble RW R 2004 Toronto, Ontario
24 Finland Sami Kapanen RW L 2003 Vantaa, Finland
27 Canada Randy Robitaille LW L 2006 Ottawa, Ontario
28 Canada Boyd Kane LW L 2006 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
33 Canada Riley Cote LW L 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba
93 Czech Republic Petr Nedved C L 2006 Liberec, Czechoslovakia

Team Captains



Hall of Famers

Players


Builders
  • Ed Snider, Owner, 1967-96; Chairman, 1996-present, inducted 1988
  • Bud Poile, General Manager, 1967-70, inducted 1990
  • Keith Allen, Head coach, 1967-69; General Manager, 1969-80; Vice-President, 1980- present, inducted 1992


Broadcasters

Retired numbers

  • The #31 jersey of Pelle Lindbergh, G (1981-86), has not been officially retired, but that number has not been issued since his death in November 1985.

First-round draft picks


Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Flyers player

Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Bobby Clarke C 1144 358 852 1210 1.06
Bill Barber RW 903 420 463 883 .98
Brian Propp LW 790 369 480 849 1.07
Rick MacLeish C 741 328 369 697 .94
Eric Lindros C 486 290 369 659 1.36
Tim Kerr RW 601 363 287 650 1.08
John LeClair LW 649 333 310 643 .99
Mark Recchi RW 602 232 395 627 1.04
Rod Brind'Amour C 633 235 366 601 .95
Gary Dornhoefer RW 725 202 316 518 .71

NHL awards and trophies


Franchise individual records

Team awards

Every season, the Flyers give out awards to certain players for achievement in the following categories:

References

  1. ^ PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, Ed Snider's Flyers Hall of Fame bio.
  2. ^ Jim Jackson, Walking Together Forever: The Broad Street Bullies, Then and Now, Sports Publishing L.L.C., pp. 1-3
  3. ^ TIME Magazine, TIME.com: Courage and Fear in a Vortex of Violence - Feb. 24, 1975
  4. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Flyers vs. Red Army.
  5. ^ AskMen.com, AskMen lists the top-10 most intimidating sports teams ever.
  6. ^ Hockeydb.com, Philadelphia Flyers season statistics and records.
  7. ^ PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, Philadelphia Flyers team roster list.

See also
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