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Flyers Greatest Moments: Firsts and Lasts of the Spectrum
| 2 Comments on Flyers Greatest Moments: Firsts and Lasts of the SpectrumThe Flyers played their first home game in the Spectrum against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 19, 1967 and claimed a 1-0 victory. For the next 29 seasons, the Flyers called the Spectrum home, before the concept of a new state-of-the-art arena came to be and the then-named CoreStates Center was built in time for the 1996-97 season.
Read more »This Week in Flyers History: Week ending April 10
| Leave a CommentApril 10, 1973: Dornhoefer's OT winner puts Flyers on cusp of 1st playoff series win With the Flyers tied in their…
Read more »The ‘Ghosts’ of Flyers Calder Candidates past
| 1 Comment on The ‘Ghosts’ of Flyers Calder Candidates pastNo Philadelphia Flyers rookie has ever won the Calder Trophy. It is not that they have not had their share…
Read more »Flyers answer in goal for playoff push is Mason
| 1 Comment on Flyers answer in goal for playoff push is MasonPhoto by Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol’s goaltending carousel has largely been a case of playing the…
Read more »This Week in Flyers History: Week ending April 12
| Leave a CommentApril 6, 1968 After the NHL expanded its league from six teams to twelve in the 1967-68 season, all six…
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