philadelphia flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

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FightingFighting The Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers

have been a hard-hitting, have been a hard-hitting, brawling, and enforcing brawling, and enforcing team for 40 years. The team for 40 years. The Flyers lead the all-time NHL Flyers lead the all-time NHL suspension list with almost suspension list with almost 100. Reasons range from 100. Reasons range from attacking opponents in the attacking opponents in the hallway before a game, to hallway before a game, to getting in bench-clearing getting in bench-clearing brawls, to punching brawls, to punching referees. In a game with referees. In a game with the Ottawa Senators in the Ottawa Senators in 2004, the Flyers got the 2004, the Flyers got the most penalty minutes in a most penalty minutes in a game with well over 200.game with well over 200.

ChampionshipsChampionships

The Flyers won the The Flyers won the Stanley Cup Stanley Cup (hockey (hockey championship) championship) twice in the 1970’s twice in the 1970’s and came close this and came close this past year as they past year as they were only a few were only a few games away from games away from reaching this reaching this coveted trophy.coveted trophy.

Where it all startedWhere it all started

• The Flyers began as The Flyers began as one of 3 new teams one of 3 new teams in 1968, part of the in 1968, part of the NHL expansion. NHL expansion. Since then, they Since then, they have had many have had many famous players such famous players such as Jeremy Roenick,, as Jeremy Roenick,, Ron Hextall, and Ron Hextall, and Bobby Clarke.Bobby Clarke.

RecordsRecords

The Flyers have many The Flyers have many records including records including having the most having the most penalty minutes in one penalty minutes in one period (209), winning period (209), winning the most consecutive the most consecutive games, getting the games, getting the most power play goals most power play goals in one season, and the in one season, and the fastest goal from the fastest goal from the start of the game (6 start of the game (6 seconds).seconds).

NHL AwardsNHL Awards

The Flyers have won

many awards. Shown are the Stanley Cup (NHL Champions), the Campbell Bowl (West Champions) the Wales Trophy (East Champions), and the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP). These are only a few of the awards given to the Flyers.

PlayoffsPlayoffs

• The Flyers have had success in the playoffs, having beaten every team in the NHL at least once. This past year they were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Before that though, they eliminated the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens.

BibliographyBibliography

All information was gotten from All information was gotten from www.flyershistory.comwww.flyershistory.com