Philadelphia Flyers Logo — Philadelphia Flyers is a team of ice hockey in the National Hockey League (NHL), founded in 1967 and characterized by having large staffs throughout its history. The Flyers won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975. They also reached the finals in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997 and 2010. They won the President’s Trophy to the champion of the regular season in 1975, 1980 and 1985.
The team of the seventies was led by Bobby Clarke, who won the Hart Trophy in 1973, 1975 and 1976. Bernie Parent was also an important part of this group won the mention the best goalkeeper in 1974 and 1975, along with the Conn Smythe Trophy at the MVP of the playoffs for the title. Reggie Leach was the top scorer in the NHL in 1976 and also won the Conn Smythe Trophy that year. Bob Dailey, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber were also other prominent members of those Flyers.
In 1979-80, the Flyers set a new record for consecutive wins in the NHL: 35. No American team of hockey, baseball, football or basketball has reached that mark. The goalkeeper Pete Peeters was one of the vital factors in achieving this record. In the eighties, the team was led by Mark Howe (son of the legendary Gordie Howe), a defense coming to the fore. Pelle Lindbergh (1985) and Ron Hextall (1987) won both the Vezina Trophy for the best goalkeeper in the league. Hextall also won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1987. Tim Kerr was the high scorer in this squad.
Eric Lindros won the Hart Trophy in 1995. John Leclair, Mark Recchi and Eric Desjardins were other figures of the Flyers 90. The Flyers continued to be a tough opponent early in the century, coming very close to the finals for the Stanley Cup twice. Keith Primeau, Peter Forsberg and Simon Gagne are your best players today. The Philadelphia Flyers play in the Wells Fargo Center and its colors are orange, black and white.