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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS
APRIL 11, 1996: The Flyers defeated the Montreal
Canadiens, 3-2, in the team’s final regular season home
game at the Spectrum. John LeClair’s second-period goal
was the game-winning goal and the final Flyers goal scored
in a regular season game at the Spectrum.
APRIL 16, 1996: Ron Hextall recorded his 36th playoff win as
a Flyer, setting a new team record for career playoff wins
(passing Bernie Parent - 35) in Game One of the Eastern
Conference Quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay.
MAY 12, 1996: Mike Hough’s goal at 8:05 of the second
overtime period gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over
the Flyers in Game Five and a three-games-to-two lead in
their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. The Panthers
won the series in six games. Game Five was the Flyers’ final
game at the Spectrum.
AUGUST 31, 1996: The CoreStates Center opened with a
contest between USA and Canada in the inaugural World
Cup of Hockey Tournament. USA won the game, 5-3, in front
of a sold-out crowd.
OCTOBER 5, 1996: The Flyers played their first regular
season game at the CoreStates Center. The Florida
Panthers won the game, 3-1, but right wing Dainius Zubrus
became the youngest player in Flyers history at 18 years,
three months and 20 days old on opening night. Zubrus also
recorded his first NHL goal in the game.
OCTOBER 7, 1996: The Flyers recorded the 700th home win
in franchise history with 3-1 win vs. New Jersey.
MAY 23, 1997: Eric Lindros scored the game-winning goal
with 6.8 seconds remaining in regulation as the Flyers
defeated the NY Rangers, 3-2, in Game Four of the Eastern
Conference Finals. It was the latest gamewinning goal in
Flyers Playoff history.
MAY 31, 1997: The Flyers lost to the Detroit Red Wings in
Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals, 4-2, in front of 20,291
fans at the CoreStates Center. It is the largest single-game
home attendance in team history.
NOVEMBER 17, 1997: Gene Hart was enshrined into the
Hockey Hall of Fame after his selection as the recipient of
the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. He became the sixth
member of the Flyers organization to be so honored.
FEBRUARY 8-24, 1998: The NHL suspends operations for 17
days to allow NHL player participation in the 1998 Winter
Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Ten members of the
Flyers organization take part (Canada: Bob Clarke - GM,
Wayne Cashman - Assistant Coach, Rod Brind’Amour, Eric
Desjardins, Eric Lindros; USA: Paul Holmgren - Assistant
Coach, John LeClair, Joel Otto; Czech Republic: Petr
Svoboda; Finland: Janne Niinimaa).
FEBRUARY 28, 1998: Eric Lindros scored the game-winning
goal at NY Rangers, his 500th point in the NHL. He became the
fifth fastest to reach 500 points in NHL history (in 352 games;
Wayne Gretzky - 234 games; Mario Lemieux - 287 games; Peter
Stastny - 322 games and Mike Bossy - 349 games).
DECEMBER 22, 1996: Chicago’s Sergei Krivokrasov scored
at 2:38 of the first period to end the Flyers’ team record
shutout streak at 265 minutes and eight seconds and their
streak of four consecutive shutouts.
JANUARY 29, 1997: Rod Brind’Amour played in his 288th
consecutive game for the Flyers, breaking the team record
for most consecutive games played.
FEBRUARY 2, 1997: The 21st Annual Flyers’ Wives Fight for
Lives Carnival raised $1,024,455. It was the first time that the
Carnival topped the $1 million mark in proceeds.
APRIL 13, 1997: John LeClair recorded his 50th goal of the
season to become only the second player in Flyers history
to reach the 50-goal mark in consecutive seasons.
APRIL 26, 1997: The Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh
Penguins, 6-3, in Game Five of the Eastern Conference
Quarterfinals and win the series, four games to one.
Mario Lemieux scored a goal in his last NHL game before
returning to play in the 2000-01 season. Rod Brind’Amour
recorded two shorthanded goals in the first period, tying the
NHL record for most shorthanded goals in a period and a
game. At 54 seconds apart, Brind’Amour’s two shorthanded
goals were the second fastest scored by one player in NHL
Playoff history.
APRIL 13, 1998: John LeClair records his 50th goal of the
season, at Buffalo. He became the first American-born
player to reach the 50-goal mark three times and the
second Flyer to record three consecutive 50-goal seasons
(Tim Kerr 1983-84 through 1986-87).
JUNE 10, 1998: The Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers’
American Hockey League affiliate, defeated the Saint John
Flames, 6-1, to capture the Calder Cup Championship, four
games to two. The Phantoms became the fourth Flyers
affiliate to capture the Calder Cup; joining the 1988 Hershey
Bears and back-to-back titles by the Maine Mariners in
1978 and 1979.
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