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Mikael Renberg

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

Today in Hockey History: Aug. 20

Matthew Zator | August 20, 2025

Yesterday in Hockey History: Aug. 19 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Aug. 21 Despite there being no games ever played on Aug. 20, before 2020, that is, this has been a…

Categories Archives, Bruins History, Column, Devils History, Flyers History, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, Rangers History

Flyers’ Mikael Renberg Trade Tree Still Helping NHL Teams Today

Justin Giampietro | July 12, 2025

On Aug. 4, 1997, the Philadelphia Flyers made a move that seemed innocent at the time but is still seeing its impacts in the league today. It evolved into a…

Categories Archives, Flyers History, Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis, Philadelphia Flyers

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

Flyers’ 5 Best 2nd-Round Draft Picks of All-Time

Johnny Berman | June 6, 2020

The Philadelphia Flyers have an impressive history of first-round draft picks. The list includes Flyer legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and Claude Giroux. Though much less discussed, the Flyers…

Categories Flyers History, NHL Entry Draft

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

SVT: Renberg Never Asked For Day Off For Alumni Game

Justin Johnson | October 29, 2011

Will the Legion of Doom reunion at the Winter Classic Alumni Game be squashed by a work conflict? After all of the speculation and drama, it looks like that might…

Categories Elsewhere on the Web, NHL Rumors, Philadelphia Flyers, Winter Classic

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