Rick MacLeish
Embed from Getty Images On Friday night, four decades of Flyers past will gather at Santander Arena in Reading for a celebration of Flyers hockey and some friendly competition. Tickets for the event were almost an instant sell-out and rosters were announced for the event on Tuesday. Here is a detailed look at the […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers announced a special alumni game would be held in early February just a few months ago in December. Given the success of the alumni game during the Winter Classic festivities in 2012, the game was almost an instant sell-out. That game will take place on Friday night at […]
May 5, 1974 When a playoff series goes the full seven games, it is a win or go home situation. In the case of the Philadelphia Flyers, that one win would mean the berth into the first Stanley Cup Finals in team history against the Boston Bruins. They needed to play their best 60 minutes […]
January 11, 1976 "They are leaving…They are walking out," Marv Albert said. …"And they’re taking their sticks with them," Gene Hart added. Those words described one of the most bizarre reactions in history during an "exhibition" hockey game between the Soviet Red Army and the Philadelphia Flyers.
