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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS<br />
NOVEMBER 15, 1984: <strong>Flyers</strong> honor retiring center Bobby<br />
Clarke at the Spectrum. Clarke finished his 15-year NHL<br />
career as the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ all-time leading scorer with 358 goals<br />
and 852 assists for 1210 points in 1144 games. Jersey No.<br />
16 retired. Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America”<br />
is played prior to the game as the <strong>Flyers</strong> defeat the Hartford<br />
Whalers, improving their record to 55-9-2 in games which<br />
her version of “God Bless America” has been played.<br />
FEBRUARY 24, 1985: <strong>Flyers</strong> record 700th all-time regular<br />
season win, a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames at the<br />
Spectrum.<br />
MARCH 5, 1985: Dave Poulin’s overtime goal gives the <strong>Flyers</strong> a<br />
5-4 win over the NY Islanders and starts an 11-game winning<br />
streak as part of the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ 16-1-0 stretch run.<br />
MARCH 16, 1985: Ron Sutter records the 5,000th all-time<br />
goal in <strong>Flyers</strong> history in the first period of the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ 6-1<br />
victory over the Maple Leafs at Toronto.<br />
APRIL 4, 1985: Goaltender Pelle Lindbergh is named the first<br />
recipient of the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ MVP.<br />
APRIL 13, 1985: Tim Kerr sets NHL playoff marks of most<br />
goals in one period (4) and fastest four goals by one player<br />
(8:16) in second period of <strong>Flyers</strong>’ 6-5 Division Semifinal<br />
victory over the Rangers in New York.<br />
MAY 16, 1985: Dave Poulin scores while <strong>Flyers</strong> are two men<br />
short to boost <strong>Philadelphia</strong> to a 3-0 victory over Quebec,<br />
clinching Wales Conference Championship series in six<br />
games. It is the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ fifth conference title in the eleven<br />
years the NHL has been structured by conferences.<br />
APRIL 6, 1986: <strong>Flyers</strong> defeat Washington Capitals, 5-3, to win<br />
division title for third time in four seasons and ninth time in<br />
the club’s 19-year history. The win also enables the <strong>Flyers</strong> to<br />
tie the club record of 53 wins in a season, set in 1984-85.<br />
MAY 21, 1986: Bob Froese and Darren Jensen share<br />
Jennings Trophy as the goaltenders for the team with the<br />
lowest goals- against average during the regular season,<br />
and Mark Howe receives the Emery Edge Award as the<br />
player with the top plus/minus rating in the NHL.<br />
OCTOBER 9, 1986: Rookie goaltender Ron Hextall makes his<br />
NHL debut vs. the Edmonton Oilers, winning 2-1.<br />
JANUARY 15, 1987: The <strong>Flyers</strong> defeat the Montreal<br />
Canadiens, 6-3, at the Spectrum to record the 800th victory<br />
in franchise history.<br />
JANUARY 21, 1987: Mark Howe records his 1000th point as<br />
a professional hockey player.<br />
MARCH 16, 1987: The <strong>Flyers</strong> clinch their third consecutive<br />
Patrick Division Championship. It is the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ eighth<br />
division title in the 13 years since the four division alignment<br />
was established.<br />
MARCH 17, 1987: Tim Kerr records a <strong>Flyers</strong>-record fourth<br />
consecutive 50-goal season.<br />
MAY 14, 1987: The <strong>Flyers</strong> defeat the Montreal Canadiens,<br />
4-3, at the Forum to capture their second Prince of Wales<br />
Conference Championship in three years.<br />
MAY 30, 1985: Edmonton Oilers defeat <strong>Flyers</strong>, 8-3, in Game<br />
5 of the Final series to capture their second consecutive<br />
Stanley Cup Championship.<br />
JUNE 12, 1985: Pelle Lindbergh wins Vezina Trophy as top<br />
goaltender in NHL and Mike Keenan garners Jack Adams<br />
Award as NHL Coach of the Year.<br />
AUGUST 22, 1985: Bill Barber announces his retirement<br />
after 12 NHL seasons, all as a Flyer.<br />
NOVEMBER 14, 1985: <strong>Flyers</strong> honor the memory of Pelle<br />
Lindbergh who was fatally injured in an automobile<br />
accident on November 10, 1985.<br />
NOVEMBER 17, 1985: <strong>Flyers</strong> win club record 13th<br />
consecutive game, 5-4, over the Islanders at the Spectrum<br />
on an overtime goal by Murray Craven. The 13 consecutive<br />
wins match the fourth-longest streak in NHL history.<br />
MARCH 6, 1986: <strong>Flyers</strong> honor retiring left wing Bill Barber at<br />
the Spectrum. Barber retires as the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ all-time leading<br />
goal scorer, and second-leading point scorer with 420 goals<br />
and 463 assists for 883 points in 903 games.<br />
APRIL 6, 1986: Tim Kerr sets a new NHL record with his<br />
34th power play goal of the season, as the <strong>Flyers</strong> beat the<br />
Capitals, 5-3.<br />
MAY 28, 1987: J.J Daigneault scores at 14:28 of the third<br />
period to give the <strong>Flyers</strong> a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton<br />
Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. All three of the<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> victories in the round have come after the Oilers<br />
have taken a 2-0 lead in each game. Brian Propp’s crucial<br />
third-period power play goal gives him 28 points for the<br />
playoff year, a new <strong>Flyers</strong> record.<br />
MAY 31, 1987: The Edmonton Oilers defeat the <strong>Flyers</strong>, 3-1,<br />
in Game 7 of the Finals to win the Stanley Cup. It is the<br />
first Final-series seventh game since 1971. Ron Hextall is<br />
awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Hextall<br />
also establishes a new NHL record for minutes played in a<br />
playoff year with 1540. Pelle Eklund’s first period assist gave<br />
him 20 on the playoff year, a new <strong>Flyers</strong> record.<br />
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