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Originally posted at Resurfacing the Ice “Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent.” This quote is known throughout Philadelphia and perhaps the hockey world—at least to anyone that followed hockey in the 1970s.  Bernie Parent was the greatest goalie that ever played for the Flyers, and one of the best of his time in the NHL. Parent started his NHL career with the Boston Bruins, but was taken by the Flyers in ...

Originally posted at Resurfacing the Ice At this point in this top 10 series, you have to expect there to be some Hockey Hall of Famers, so I will guarantee you that these last three players are all in both the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Flyers’ Hall of Fame. Bill Barber was another piece of homegrown talent that the Flyers were able to turn into a superstar. He was drafted ...

Every year, there are at least 20 games that could easily be classified as a "classic" NHL game. Because of that, it is almost impossible to truly pick the top 15 games of the last two decades. Nonetheless, what follows is a slideshow of what I believe to be the top 15 games since 1990, both playoffs and regular season. They are in chronological order, as there is no way to ...

Originally posted at Resurfacing the Ice. Brian Propp is another one of those rare instances where the Flyers took home-grown talent and made it into a star player. Propp was the 14th overall pick in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft after scoring 168 points in 57 games in Juniors. He was put on a line next to Reggie Leach and Bobby Clarke, and he immediately showed results. He also played next to ...

Check out my blog here! Rick MacLeish was drafted fourth overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1970 NHL Entry Draft.  He did not play one game for the Bruins in his NHL career, but was immediately moved to the Philadelphia Flyers, where his career took off. Rick MacLeish was not a very talkative guy.  Many players liked him for his leader-type role, yet he led by example.  When he was ...

  Ron Hextall may have very well been the best goalie in Flyers’ history if he had won the Stanley Cup.  I know that is a stretch, but he was unbelievable, and easily the most unique goalie that ever played for the Flyers, maybe the most unique one in NHL history. He was a late draft pick, 119th overall in 1982 by the Philadelphia Flyers, and immediately started to make an impact for ...

  The Flyers have never drafted a future star defenseman. Mark Howe did not change that. But that is only because he was not drafted by the team.  He was drafted 25th overall by the Boston Bruins in 1974, and after spending time in the WHA, he finally joined the NHL after the WHA folded in 1980.  He never did play a game for the Boston Bruins. Being the son of the great Mr. ...

This article is going to feature many YouTube videos because Eric Lindros’ career is filled with amazing highlights. Unfortunately, they are not all good highlights. This one is a compilation of how much of an all-around player Lindros was when he came into the NHL. Lindros was the most touted played since Mario Lemieux when the 1991 NHL Entry Draft was coming. The problems with Lindros’ teams started well before he was in ...

Check out my blog here! If you score two overtime goals in the Stanley Cup Finals, and your team wins the Stanley Cup, you aren’t going to want to leave, right? Well, John Leclair really didn’t have a choice. Traded to the Flyers in 1995 along with Eric Desjardins and Gilbert Dionne for Mark Recchi and a third round pick, Leclair’s life was on the rise. However, let’s start by taking a look at ...

Check out my blog here! Can you name me a top player in the league right now who was not drafted when he was eligible? How about Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning? Can you now name me a similar player from the past? How about Tim Kerr? The Philadelphia Flyers signed Kerr at the beginning of the 1980-1981 season as an undrafted forward.  The team immediately saw results, as Kerr scored 45 ...