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Legion of Doom

Line of the Times: The Legion of Doom

THW Archives | September 28, 2025

Hide your women, children, and favorite hockey team. Call up Batman, Superman, and the rest of the Justice League because when the Legion of Doom rolls through town, there is little…

Categories Archives, Flyers History, Hockey History, Philadelphia Flyers

Top 10 NHL Lines

Jeff Seide | May 25, 2025

The Three Musketeers. David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. The Marx Brothers. History is filled with trios that are simply great together. And that’s definitely true in the NHL.…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Top 10 Lists

Maple Leafs’ Forgotten Ones: Mikael Renberg

Andrew Forbes | April 26, 2021

In this new series of articles, we’ll look at some former Toronto Maple Leafs that either weren’t with the team for very long or others that are rarely talked about…

Categories Maple Leafs History

Flyers: Remembering Renberg on the Legion of Doom

Nathan Moser | November 9, 2020

The Legion of Doom is one of the best lines in the history of the Philadelphia Flyers organization. They provided a lethal offensive punch, and victimized many defenders and goalies…

Categories Flyers History

John LeClair Hall Of Fame Worthy

Michael Gwizdala | November 13, 2016

They were “The Legion of Doom.” Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael Renberg. From 1995-2000, the three constituted one of the most fearsome scoring lines in the league with the…

Categories Archives, Canadiens History, Flyers History, Hockey History

Eric Lindros: The Most Influential Philadelphia Athlete

THW Archives | September 18, 2013

There are two schools of thought when the name Eric Lindros is brought up.  The first is the praise of such an extraordinary hockey player with the skills of Gretzky,…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

Legion of Doom Redux? Kings Acquire Richards, Gagne

Walter McLaughlin | July 9, 2011

Even NHL General Managers are susceptible to the occasional man-crush. Dean Lombardi, who served as a Philadelphia Flyers scout for four years, continues to build what some have coined “Philadelphia…

Categories Free Agents, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Trades Contracts and Transactions

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