Posts About "Bernie Parent"
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Parent Leads Flyers to Cup
May 15th, 2015 (Author's note - this is not the last time in hockey history we would see this headline.) The 1965 Memorial Cup final came to a merciful end last night as the Niagara Falls Flyers. led by goalie Bernie Parent, ran roughshod over the Edmonton Oil Kings by a lopsided 8-1 score. The win was sweet revenge for Niagara Falls, who lost to...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Flyers Win 'Picnic'
May 13th, 2015 The Niagara Falls Flyers and Edmonton Oil Kings stuck to hockey last night in a game four that was so gentlemanly it was described as a Sunday School Picnic by one scribe. The Flyer dominated the play en route to an 8-2 drubbing of the host team. The Flyers are now one victory away from claiming the Memorial Cup. Brian Bradley was...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Hawks Make Hay Against Bruins
January 29th, 2015 Bill Hay, the big Western Canadian who used to centre for Bobby Hull, was the big star last night for the Chicago Black Hawks as they decimated the Boston Bruins 6-2 in Boston. The game was the only one scheduled in the National Hockey League. Four-point night for Hay Hay, up until the Hawks got off to a slow start this season, was...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - New Rules Garner Attention
October 24th, 2014 With no games scheduled in the NHL last night, there are a couple of matches on tap both tonight and tomorrow. There was some AHL and OHA action action, as well as some off-ice news. Games in the NHL tonight will see Detroit visit Montreal while the New York Rangers are at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. New rules a headache for...
Coming Home to Philadelphia: Top 6 Returns to the Flyers
August 15th, 2014 Despite a 39-year Stanley Cup drought, the Philadelphia Flyers have showcased a collection of players considered to be fan favorites. Bobby Clarke, Pelle Lindbergh, and Eric Lindros are a few of many. But what about those who left the organization only to announce that they were coming home to Philadelphia? Here are the top six Flyers...
Book Review: Between The Pipes by Randi Druzin
December 13th, 2013 Between the Pipes: A Revealing Look at Hockey's Legendary Goalies, by Randi Druzin (2013, Canada: Greystone Books. Paperback. Pp. 256. $19.95. ISBN 978-1-77100-014-7) As writers, or even just as fans of professional sports, we often don’t realize the extent to which we idolize the players we watch. Whether it’s because we see them...
Philadelphia Flyers: Broad Street Bullies No More
October 13th, 2013 That’s our culture! - Ed Snider, Chairman Is there a more maligned team in the NHL than the Philadelphia Flyers? Is there a team year-after-year that has disappointed its fans, its owner, its city and the league more than the Philadelphia Flyers? I don’t think so. What is it about the Philadelphia Flyers...
Late Flyers Coach Fred Shero Finally a Hall-of-Famer
July 10th, 2013 "Win today and we walk together forever." If Fred Shero were still with us today, he probably would say that the walk truly never ended. In speaking to his Philadelphia Flyers prior to Game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals against Boston, this was his message, scribbled in chalk in the Philadelphia locker room. One Rick Macleish...
The Philadelphia Flyers Shouldn’t Have Bought Out Ilya Bryzgalov
June 26th, 2013 For the Philadelphia Flyers, the position of goaltender has always been an entertaining one. With the likes of Bernie Parent, Pelle Lindbergh and Ron Hextall, the Flyers have had their fair share of talent in between the pipes during their 46-season history. But the last 15 years have been entertaining in a different way,...
Lindros, Flyers Alumni Adored by Packed House at Practice
December 31st, 2011 A large crowd of people turned out at practice today to watch a very special Winter Classic Alumni Team practice. The crowd was estimated to be over 1,000 people to see the likes of Eric Lindros, John LeClair, Jeremy Roenick, and many more hit the ice. The atmosphere at practice was very fun and very loose. One reader said to me, “I...
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft IV 1973
July 7th, 2011 In the spring of 1973, the Maple Leafs missed the playoffs again after exiting in the first round the previous 2 seasons. In the off-season, Jim Gregory and his staff would make personnel choices that would have impact in building the Leaf team that peaked with a Semifinals appearance in 1978, and would unfortunately be dismantled...
