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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS
JUNE 5, 1967: The National Hockey League announced that
the league awarded expansion franchises to California, Los
Angeles, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
JUNE 6, 1967: The Flyers selected 20 players in the National
Hockey League Expansion Draft.
OCTOBER 11, 1967: Flyers meet the California Seals at
Oakland in their first game ever, dropping a 5-1 decision.
FEBRUARY 8, 1972: Goaltender Bruce Gamble suffers what
later was diagnosed as a heart attack in the first period of
the Flyers game at Vancouver. He continued to play and
recorded a 3-1 win.
APRIL 1, 1972: Flyers honor retiring goaltender Bruce
Gamble at the Spectrum.
OCTOBER 18, 1967: Flyers win their first game ever, 2-1, at
St. Louis.
OCTOBER 19, 1967: Flyers play their first game ever at the
Spectrum, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1-0, on a
goal by Bill Sutherland. Goaltender Doug Favell recorded
the shutout.
NOVEMBER 4, 1967: Leon Rochefort records the Flyers’ first
ever hat trick, leading Philadelphia to a 4-1 win at Montreal.
JANUARY 16, 1968: Leon Rochefort becomes the first Flyer
to participate in a mid-season NHL All-Star Game.
MARCH 1, 1968: Roof of the Spectrum blows off, forcing the
Flyers to play the final month of the season “on the road.”
MARCH 30, 1968: Flyers win West Division Championship
with a record of 31-32-11 in their first year of existence.
APRIL 4, 1968: Flyers play their first ever playoff game,
dropping a 1-0 decision to the St. Louis Blues at the
Spectrum.
NOVEMBER 7, 1968: Red Berenson scores six goals as
the visiting St. Louis Blues defeat the Flyers, 8-0, at the
Spectrum.
JANUARY 30, 1969: Flyers suffer worst defeat ever, a 12-0
loss to the Chicago Blackhawks at the Spectrum.
JUNE 12, 1969: Flyers draft Bobby Clarke from the Flin Flon
Bombers in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1969 NHL
Amateur Draft.
OCTOBER 11, 1969: Bobby Clarke plays in his first NHL game.
APRIL 4, 1970: Needing a win or a tie in any of their final six
games of the season to make the playoffs, the Flyers lost
their 6th consecutive game, 1-0, on a goal by Minnesota’s
Barry Gibbs on a dump-in play from his own blue line at
7:48 of the third period. Flyers goaltender Bernie Parent lost
sight of the puck in the afternoon sun shining through one
of the Spectrum’s exits.
JANUARY 31, 1971: Flyers trade goaltender Bernie Parent
to Toronto along with their 2nd choice in the 1971 NHL Draft
for Bruce Gamble, Mike Walton and Toronto’s 1st choice
(Pierre Plante) in 1971 draft. In addition, the Flyers trade
Mike Walton to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Rick
MacLeish and Danny Schock.
APRIL 2, 1972: At Buffalo, the Sabres’ Gerry Meehan scores
the game-winning goal with four seconds to play in the
final game of the regular season to eliminate the Flyers
from the playoffs. The Flyers needed a win or a tie to earn
a playoff berth.
JUNE 7, 1972: Bobby Clarke receives the Bill Masterton
Memorial Trophy for perseverance, dedication and
sportsmanship, becoming the first Flyer to receive an
individual NHL award.
JANUARY 17, 1973: Bobby Clarke is named the team’s third
captain, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history (at
age 23).
MARCH 29, 1973: Bobby Clarke becomes the first Flyer, and
9th player in NHL history, to record 100 points in a season
with a third-period goal in the Flyers’ 4-2 win over the
Atlanta Flames at the Spectrum.
APRIL 1, 1973: Rick MacLeish becomes the first Flyer, and
8th player in NHL history, to record 50 goals in one season
in a 5-4 loss at Pittsburgh. The goal also was MacLeish’s
100th point of the season.
APRIL 10, 1973: Gary Dornhoefer scores the game-winning
goal at 8:35 of the first overtime period to give the Flyers a
3-2 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars, and a 3-2
edge in their best of seven Quarterfinal series. Flyers go
on to win series in six games-their first ever playoff series
victory.
MAY 15, 1973: Flyers acquire Bernie Parent’s NHL rights
and Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2nd round draft choice (Larry
Goodenough) in 1973 in exchange for Doug Favell and
Flyers’ first round draft choice (Bob Neely) in 1973.
OCTOBER 28, 1971: Flyers record their 100th regular season
win, 3-2, over the Vancouver Canucks at the Spectrum.
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