This Week in Flyers History
April 10, 1973: Dornhoefer's OT winner puts Flyers on cusp of 1st playoff series win With the Flyers tied in their first round playoff series with the Minnesota North Stars, they would have the chance to take a 3-2 series lead with a key matchup at the Spectrum. If they could win this game, they would […]
March 29, 2001: Tie Domi fights Flyers fan It was a late-season spirited contest between the Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs in Philadelphia. Between two combatants, it got a bit out of hand. Those two were Toronto’s Tie Domi and Philadelphia’s Chris Falcone. Chris Falcone? Who? For a few moments during the third period of the Leafs […]
March 27, 2010: A lone appearance for a forgotten Flyers netminder One game, 40 minutes. That was the entire regular season career in the NHL for Swedish goalie Johan Backlund as a Flyer, tagged with the loss in a 4-1 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
March 16, 2000: Bob Clarke snaps over questions regarding Eric Lindros' health Bob Clarke, the general manager of the Flyers, went "Bob Clarke" in an interview during the game against the Montreal Canadiens regarding the health of star Eric Lindros.
March 8, 2000: Rick Tocchet returns to Flyers It was goodbye for the second time for one Flyers fan favorite and hello for the second time for another Flyers fan favorite – in the same trade. On March 8, 2000, the Flyers moved Mikael Renberg to the Phoenix Coyotes and brought back rugged winger Rick Tocchet for […]
March 5, 2004: Flyers-Senators – The Brawl On this day in 2004, just four words are needed to describe the powder keg that exploded late in the third period of this game. Flyers. Senators. Fight Club.
February 22, 1980: Old Time Hockey in Vancouver as Flyers rout Canucks The Flyers would take on the Vancouver Canucks in British Columbia on this night, a game which saw the teams combine for 10 goals, a bushel of fights and a bench-clearing brawl late in the third period. Nothing like Old Time Hockey, eh?
February 21, 1994: Flyers outlast Canadiens in wild, high-scoring affair Fifteen goals scored. Patrick Roy pulled from the game. Five power play goals by the Flyers. Lindros pummels Desjardins. Wait. Eric Lindros fought who? It was another epic matchup in the long history between the Canadiens and the Flyers in this afternoon tilt down at the Spectrum […]
January 20, 2004: Flyers trade Justin Williams, acquire Danny Markov It was a trade made out of necessity. The Flyers blue line corps was a mess from injuries to top players Eric Desjardins, out with a fractured forearm, and Dennis Seidenberg, out with a fractured left leg. With other defenseman with expiring contracts at the […]
January 8, 2002 The Flyers had acquired the much talked about "best player not in the NHL" in the summer of 2001. The trade with the Florida Panthers, who held his rights, was for a 2001 second-round pick. His name was Jiri Dopita, a 33-year-old center from the Czech Republic. A star in the Czech […]
