Ed Snider
There are times now where it seems Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol has given up on trying to find the positive spin on games, sounding more like a coach defeated than a coach with an overabundance of positivity. Maybe that’s because there is nowhere to hide anymore. Is it time for a change?
Ed Snider’s grandson Garrett wrote an opinion piece for Philly.com and criticized the new Flyers mascot.
Embed from Getty Images A collective cheer was heard through the Philadelphia region as the Philadelphia Flyers clinched a playoff spot on April 9 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flyers are in the race for the Stanley Cup. In the first round of the playoffs, they are to face the top team in the conference, the […]
Embed from Getty Images Monday, April 11, 2016 has been a day dedicated to the memory of Ed Snider and a celebration of his life and contributions to the Philadelphia Flyers, the NHL and hockey as a whole. To close out our coverage of this day, we provide a wrap up of everything you […]
Embed from Getty Images When you’re gone, it’s what you leave behind that can define a legacy. Ed Snider has certainly left behind quite a legacy. A franchise turning 50 years old next season. Two Stanley Cups and six other trips to the Stanley Cup Final. A host of players that are legends in […]
Embed from Getty Images This morning, Philadelphia Flyers founder and chairman Ed Snider passed away after battling cancer. Prior to this afternoon's Philadelphia Phillies home-opener against the San Diego Padres, the Phillies honored the memory of Snider by holding a moment of silence. John Clark of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia provided an excellent video of […]
Embed from Getty Images Ed Snider was as much a Flyers fan as the thousands that pack Wells Fargo Center every game, passionate right up until the end. Snider, who battled cancer for nearly two years, passed away on Monday morning at age 83. Ron Hextall grew particularly close to Snider in his two seasons […]
Embed from Getty Images As the news came in this morning, the current group of Philadelphia Flyers, who are preparing for a playoff series, learned of the passing of the man who made hockey in Philadelphia possible. Ed Snider passed away on Monday at the age of 83. Many current Flyers, former Flyers and […]
April 11, 2016 will always be remembered as a sad day in Philadelphia sports history; the day that the Flyers, the city, the NHL and the entire hockey world lost Ed Snider to cancer at age 83. He was more than just an owner. He was an icon of self-made success, toughness balanced by compassion […]
Embed from Getty Images He was always the outspoken, eccentric man behind the Orange and Black. Truth is he bled those colors the same way the fans that enter Wells Fargo Center do night in and night out. The man behind the Flyers, chairman and founder Ed Snider, passed away on Monday at the […]
