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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS
NOVEMBER 15, 1984: Flyers honor retiring center Bobby
Clarke at the Spectrum. Clarke finished his 15-year NHL
career as the Flyers’ all-time leading scorer with 358 goals
and 852 assists for 1210 points in 1144 games. Jersey No.
16 retired. Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America”
is played prior to the game as the Flyers defeat the Hartford
Whalers, improving their record to 55-9-2 in games which
her version of “God Bless America” has been played.
FEBRUARY 24, 1985: Flyers record 700th all-time regular
season win, a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames at the
Spectrum.
MARCH 5, 1985: Dave Poulin’s overtime goal gives the Flyers a
5-4 win over the NY Islanders and starts an 11-game winning
streak as part of the Flyers’ 16-1-0 stretch run.
MARCH 16, 1985: Ron Sutter records the 5,000th all-time
goal in Flyers history in the first period of the Flyers’ 6-1
victory over the Maple Leafs at Toronto.
APRIL 4, 1985: Goaltender Pelle Lindbergh is named the first
recipient of the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the Flyers’ MVP.
APRIL 13, 1985: Tim Kerr sets NHL playoff marks of most
goals in one period (4) and fastest four goals by one player
(8:16) in second period of Flyers’ 6-5 Division Semifinal
victory over the Rangers in New York.
MAY 16, 1985: Dave Poulin scores while Flyers are two men
short to boost Philadelphia to a 3-0 victory over Quebec,
clinching Wales Conference Championship series in six
games. It is the Flyers’ fifth conference title in the eleven
years the NHL has been structured by conferences.
APRIL 6, 1986: Flyers defeat Washington Capitals, 5-3, to win
division title for third time in four seasons and ninth time in
the club’s 19-year history. The win also enables the Flyers to
tie the club record of 53 wins in a season, set in 1984-85.
MAY 21, 1986: Bob Froese and Darren Jensen share
Jennings Trophy as the goaltenders for the team with the
lowest goals- against average during the regular season,
and Mark Howe receives the Emery Edge Award as the
player with the top plus/minus rating in the NHL.
OCTOBER 9, 1986: Rookie goaltender Ron Hextall makes his
NHL debut vs. the Edmonton Oilers, winning 2-1.
JANUARY 15, 1987: The Flyers defeat the Montreal
Canadiens, 6-3, at the Spectrum to record the 800th victory
in franchise history.
JANUARY 21, 1987: Mark Howe records his 1000th point as
a professional hockey player.
MARCH 16, 1987: The Flyers clinch their third consecutive
Patrick Division Championship. It is the Flyers’ eighth
division title in the 13 years since the four division alignment
was established.
MARCH 17, 1987: Tim Kerr records a Flyers-record fourth
consecutive 50-goal season.
MAY 14, 1987: The Flyers defeat the Montreal Canadiens,
4-3, at the Forum to capture their second Prince of Wales
Conference Championship in three years.
MAY 30, 1985: Edmonton Oilers defeat Flyers, 8-3, in Game
5 of the Final series to capture their second consecutive
Stanley Cup Championship.
JUNE 12, 1985: Pelle Lindbergh wins Vezina Trophy as top
goaltender in NHL and Mike Keenan garners Jack Adams
Award as NHL Coach of the Year.
AUGUST 22, 1985: Bill Barber announces his retirement
after 12 NHL seasons, all as a Flyer.
NOVEMBER 14, 1985: Flyers honor the memory of Pelle
Lindbergh who was fatally injured in an automobile
accident on November 10, 1985.
NOVEMBER 17, 1985: Flyers win club record 13th
consecutive game, 5-4, over the Islanders at the Spectrum
on an overtime goal by Murray Craven. The 13 consecutive
wins match the fourth-longest streak in NHL history.
MARCH 6, 1986: Flyers honor retiring left wing Bill Barber at
the Spectrum. Barber retires as the Flyers’ all-time leading
goal scorer, and second-leading point scorer with 420 goals
and 463 assists for 883 points in 903 games.
APRIL 6, 1986: Tim Kerr sets a new NHL record with his
34th power play goal of the season, as the Flyers beat the
Capitals, 5-3.
MAY 28, 1987: J.J Daigneault scores at 14:28 of the third
period to give the Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton
Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. All three of the
Flyers victories in the round have come after the Oilers
have taken a 2-0 lead in each game. Brian Propp’s crucial
third-period power play goal gives him 28 points for the
playoff year, a new Flyers record.
MAY 31, 1987: The Edmonton Oilers defeat the Flyers, 3-1,
in Game 7 of the Finals to win the Stanley Cup. It is the
first Final-series seventh game since 1971. Ron Hextall is
awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Hextall
also establishes a new NHL record for minutes played in a
playoff year with 1540. Pelle Eklund’s first period assist gave
him 20 on the playoff year, a new Flyers record.
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