Unbelievable story thank you for sharing!

From a montrealer :who was the worst enemy of Philly from 68 to 80 St.louis / cross state Pittsburgh/ big bad bruins / Broadway blueshirts ( n.y.r ) / flying Frenchman ( Habs) / honorable mention to Atlanta.

Question marks and capital letters are your friends. Without them in your post, the receivers become the enemies of understanding your message.

​@@robertsprouse9282shut up

That's a great story about Bernie Parent and your young daughter many years ago👍

How many Probert fights did you catch? I'm a Devils but 24 is my favorite fighter and a real underrated player

Dave Schultz would have been destroyed by Bob Probert and Joey Kocur!!!

What was it like for you in ‘97 when they faced the Flyers, of all teams, to end their drought?

We could beat the hell out of the other teams bloody batter pound and annihilate them but they the talent Winning a lot games with skill

@CB-dc9qj I totally agree it would have been interesting if Bernie wasn't injured in 76. Even without him Wayne Stephenson was pretty good. It was basically a seven game series that just happened to go in four

for the first time ever ...a post 1967 team... have become the Champions on a great effort by the entire club... Bernie Parent is being literally mobbed... Bobby Clark was thrown to his back by his teammates i had the Championship album as a kid. i listened to it so much , i just read your post and wrote what he said next.

@scentless apprentice ~ Reggie Leach helped assure the Flyers 2nd consecutive cup 1975 in a big way. Very cool you got to play for him. He also scored 61 goals in the 75-76 season then became Conn Mythe Trophy winner on a losing team in 76 finals to Montreal. The Rifle scored 19 playoff goals that year for a grand total of 80 including regular season

@@charleschiselcarfagnochise6483 we lost because we had to use our back up goalie. If Parent played we would have won

@@joeclayton2121 missing MacLeish didn't help either.

That’s incredible When I played for my high school team my father was able to arrange for us to play at the spectrum for 4 straight years and it was great and we won every time we played there

Я русский, и хотя в Суперсерии-1972, Кларк сломал лодыжку Харламову, его Очень уважаю - Великий Игрок! Для меня он Идеал центрфорварда, одинаково кормил передачами и Билла Барбера и Реджи Лича! А ведь был болен Диабетом! Долгих ему лет!

Flyers were prettty consistent through 2012. Even in 2012 we had a legit shot at the finals. However, for the past 10 seasons they've been the worst organization in professional sports

@@gary6754 I hope the Flyers will win their third overall Stanley Cup sooner than later.

now they are a bunch of chokers and got the coach and gm to feed into that

@@LennysComet why blame torts for the flyers , he inherited a shit show, and they played hard and respectable for him,

that was real hockey back then

Different bread of men. More testosterone. Females hadn’t forced their way in to every male dominated space yet and got offended at men being men.

Well...DUH!!!!! 🙄😖🤦

Definitely. I was raised 30 miles south in Wilmington. But all the Philly teams were who 90% of the locals routed for.

Don't forget about Bill Campbell and By Saam.

Harry n " whitey" Ashburn. Great.

Gonna be a dark dark day in Philly when Merrill passes, “and the game is over, The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions” will be burned into my brain permanently. The new wave of announcers have been great too, Scott Franzke has been great, the bedlam at the bank call with Larry A screaming in the backround will live forever in Philly broadcasting history

WC Announcers!!! I feel very blessed to have had these gentlemen announce my favorite players and teams!

They're actually pretty good friends now.

@@Rockhound6165 As of when? Keith Magnuson died in 2003 in an automobile crash. He was the passenger in the car driven by Rob Ramage, he was only 56 years old at the time. I do not know if he and Shultz buried the hatchet or not.

@@yankee_tango they ended up burying the hatchet some years ago.

@@Rockhound6165 That may be possible, I do know that at one time they would not piss on the other if they were on fire. They absolutely hated each other. Also like I said Magnuson was killed in a car wreck in 2003. So if it what before then I hadn't heard about it. I know the Son has said they reconciled but I really haven't seen anything anywhere that says they did.

I too have been a flyer fan since 72 and you are right back then it was different the players had more closeness with the fans and I was able participate in those softball games and what thrill it was and played a lot of street hockey as well I have been to a parade for everyone our sports teams and they were just incredible and loved every minute of it

Sadly, the franchise is a mere shell of itself because it's now owned by a corporation (Comcast) than a singular person or small group of people. Though, with the hire of Jonesy and Danny as president and GM that might change. I recall the past 2 years going to games where my one nephew was part of the Mites On Ice during intermission and the music they would play after a goal or during TV timeouts was like something at a teen rave and this isn't what Flyer fans are about. Being a Flyer fan is almost like being in a cult as it doesn't have the popularity of being an Eagles or Phillies fan, but it's possibly more dedicated and intense. Philly is a football town first and foremost, but the underlying fan base of Flyers fans has been consistent since the early 70s. Thankfully they've now returned to more of a true Flyers atmosphere at home. Think the corporation did some BS analytics and test marketing trying to grow the fan base and realized they were wrong. Also, hockey players are probably the most down to Earth of the 4 major sports. Back in the day the now defunct Main Street Pub in Voorhees and Kaminsky's in Cherry Hill would get Flyers players and I've ran into some of them and they were all cool humble guys. I also ran into (then) present and former players at my job and again they were all nice and pretty much normal guys. It has been a while since I've come across a player and it would be hard to imagine that they have changed that much.

i'm from Levittown, i was 13 when they the won the 1st cup, and they bullied all the teams that bullied them. so the name fits

@@joeclayton2121 You can't bully a bully, but you can stand up for yourself and fight back.

Man from 77 to 83 every team in Philly. Eagles,Flyers,Phillies,Sixers All made the championship game at least once. With the sixers making 4 finals and winning it in 83 and the Phillies making 2 world series winning in 80. If you count 74 and 75 Flyers? You cant find a better 10 year span for any sports town.

I didn't grow up in the 70's, but everyone where I was born and grew up in mostly likes the Flyers, some have have switched to the Jets now. The main reason being, Bobby Clarke was born here, and played Juniors and Reggie Leach played Juniors here as well, both on the Flin Flon Bombers, both at the same time. But Clarke was actually born here in Flin Flon, Manitoba.

Except when Larry Robinson and Clark Gillies handed his ass to him on a silver platter. That was beautiful.

ya - almost as enjoyable as watching the countless number of guys who Schultz hit in the fist with his face.....

John LeClair is from Vermont

@@NeumsFor9 when did he name LeClair, he is good though. Lindros is just a bandage.

Different times, different mentality

​@@kenglass7833Different men

Do you have any idea of what it is? Have you had it? Probably no on both.

I've never seen anyone call football soft

@@creeper2054 Yeah, it's a metatarsophalangeal joint sprain, in the big toe. Heals completely in 2-3 weeks, but can be played through with no detriment to healing. Not a sprained ankle, or knee, or shoulder, a big toe. Let me guess, you were definitely born after 2000, or you haven't played competitive sports since you were in grade school? edit: nm, I just watched some of your vids. The only way you would have ever developed turf toe would be tripping over the all you can eat surf and turf bar at the local discount eatery

With all due respect, Maybe someday HBO will do a show about your heroes. Until then, recognize the title and show a little respect for a pack of Hall of Famers nerd. And I said with all due respect so I can say what I want. That’s what that means 😊

Hey even Schultz had some well publicized losses like Kelly and the other bullies but none of them got the ass kicking that would hurt their confidence and we still won two Stanley Cups and look what they did to the Russians so we won a majority of the fights

Tut tut... It's called hyperbole... might want to look that up... ~ Yours sincerely, Bob Kelly

Kelley didn’t lose to Dudley chump

Untalented Canadian players as has always been the case. Bobby Clarke is a disgrace to the game and is hated by every true hockey fan outside of Philadelphia and an asshole on and off the ice

Tower Theater in Upper Darby was the best venue.

Back then every player was Canadian Every player and they loved Philly and Philly loved them Simple as that

Intimidation?

@@berryscott3590 ok tool

@@richardzink6026 Hmmmm... thin-skinned??? Have a Nice Day...

Buahahaha

Often forget what skilled players MacLeish,Barber.and Kindrachuk were

That musta been some ride

You said it

Well since you are being silly I hope the leafs win one soon, it's been even longer for them of the original 6

Jou mean "I" had to fight every game??? Grade 5 English level is HARD for you isn't it?

@@mr.blackhawk142 with a retort like that I can tell you never made it to grade 5...

@@craigbruce152 And what's "Jou"? You'd think an academic like him would know the "J" should be a "Y".

She always praised the people of Philadelphia and the Flyers hockey team for giving her singing career a reboot which was unheard of for a woman of her age at that time. I mean she was in her late 60’s when she would sing god bless America at the spectrum so her prime was back in the 1920’s and 30’s. Which makes it even more infuriating with the way the city officials have treated her legacy by removing her statue because she was in some movie where they had actors in black face , back in the 1930’s . Enough to make it me sick .

No, that’s not true. If you see Game 4, it says they’ve lost 3 times. This is 1974. Same with Game 4 in 1976.

Renberg not Coffey

@@charleschiselcarfagnochise6483 i thought Coffey was on those teams that used to battle New Jersey

@@MRHEEL-ys2rq Hey bud ~ Coffey was there during Lindros years but Legion of Doom Line was LeClair Lindros Renberg. All 6-5 240, 6-3 230, 6-2 225... big fast athletic n physical as well as all great hockey players. Coffey was defenseman and one of hockey's all time greats for sure. Your recollection of Coffey during the Lindros Era is correct.

@@charleschiselcarfagnochise6483 I thought so cause they used to hit the hell out of guys.. Especially when they would play New York and Detroit with Federov

I was pissed when the Canadiens traded John Leclair...

Too bad we didn't have a Kate Smith. Drake just wouldn't cut it

yeah he did

AS a Blackhawks fan I wouldn't root for the Canadiens either. If the team was on fire I wouldn't p!$$ on them to help put out the fire. They broke my heart in the early 70's when the defeated my beloved Blackhawks. So that is where I stand as a 12 year old I rooted for the "Bullies" to take out the Canadiens.

B’s crazy younger brother is exactly what the Flyers were . Lots of talent and toughness. To this day Bobby Orr is my favorite out of town player.

'Orr highlights was always against weaker teams'... Yeah sorry, gotta call BS there.... This is Bobby Friggen Orr we're talking about... Only the greatest talent to ever lace them up... Show some respect, seriously.... How many times has a D-man led the league in scoring?... TWICE... Bobby and, of course... ORR!!!! ...Greatest career +/- ever , by far... More than a goal a game better than the opposition... even playing in pain and on one leg half the time... I saw him play even as a junior... and , unlike you, I know of whence I speak... But NICE TRY...

Liev Schreiber has also narrated "Longshots:The History of the American Basketball Association" and was co-narrator of "Rebels With A Cause:The History of the American Football League" with Curt Gowdy and veteran television announcer Hal Douglas.

It’s sad 😢

The entire NHL does.

uh thats whats wrong with the flyers, they didnt keep up with the changing game.

Not for that but because earlier in the series Rolf took a run at Kindrachuck and it was a cheap shot.

Interesting