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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS<br />
MARCH 13, 1993: The <strong>Flyers</strong> vs. Los Angeles Kings game<br />
held at the Spectrum is postponed, following the first<br />
period, due to severe weather and blizzard conditions<br />
which caused a pane of glass on the Spectrum concourse<br />
to break. The game was replayed, in its entirety, on April<br />
1, 1993.<br />
MARCH 14, 1993: The <strong>Flyers</strong> at Whalers game in Hartford is<br />
postponed due to severe weather. The game was played, in<br />
its entirety, on April 16, 1993 at the Hartford Civic Center.<br />
agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and<br />
that a 48-game season would begin on January 20.<br />
MAY 7, 1995: <strong>Flyers</strong> defeat Buffalo, 4-3, in overtime in Game<br />
One of Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The win was<br />
the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ first playoff victory since a 2-1 overtime victory<br />
at Montreal in Game Five of Wales Conference Finals on<br />
May 9, 1989.<br />
MARCH 24, 1993: Center Eric Lindros scores his 35th goal of<br />
the season at the New York Rangers, passing Brian Propp<br />
(34), to break the team record for most goals in a season by<br />
a rookie. Lindros finished the season with 41 goals.<br />
APRIL 1, 1993: Right wing Mark Recchi scores his 50th<br />
goal of the season vs. the Los Angeles Kings, becoming<br />
the fifth player in <strong>Flyers</strong> history to score 50 or more goals<br />
in a season.<br />
APRIL 8, 1993: Joe Scott and Ed Van Impe are inducted into<br />
the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ Hall of Fame.<br />
APRIL 12, 1993: Mark Recchi collects an assist vs. the New<br />
York Rangers, breaking Bobby Clarke’s team record for<br />
most points (119 in 1975-76). Recchi finished the season<br />
with 123 points.<br />
OCTOBER 21, 1993: The scheduled <strong>Flyers</strong> vs. NY Islanders<br />
game is moved to October 22 to avoid a conflict with Game<br />
Five of the 1993 World Series.<br />
MARCH 1, 1994: Jay Snider resigns as president of the <strong>Flyers</strong>.<br />
MARCH 8, 1994: Tim Kerr is inducted into the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ Hall<br />
of Fame.<br />
MARCH 31, 1994: Mikael Renberg scores a goal vs. Calgary,<br />
breaking Dave Poulin’s team record for points in a season<br />
by a rookie (76 in 1983-84). Renberg finishes the season<br />
with 82 points.<br />
APRIL 12, 1994: Mikael Renberg is named the first recipient<br />
of the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ most<br />
improved player, as voted by his teammates.<br />
JUNE 15, 1994: Bob Clarke is named team president and<br />
general manager.<br />
SEPTEMBER 6, 1994: Eric Lindros is named the eleventh<br />
team captain in club history. At 21 years old, Lindros<br />
becomes the youngest captain in <strong>Flyers</strong> history.<br />
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman<br />
announced the postponement of the start of the 1994-95<br />
regular season due to a failure to come to terms on a new<br />
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the League and<br />
the NHL Players’ Association.<br />
JANUARY 13, 1995: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman<br />
and NHL Players’ Association Executive Director Bob<br />
Goodenow announced that they have reached an<br />
JULY 6, 1995: Eric Lindros is named the winner of the<br />
1994-95 Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s MVP. Lindros<br />
becomes the second Flyer to capture the award (Bob<br />
Clarke in 1972-73, 1974-75 and 1975-76). Lindros and John<br />
LeClair were named to the NHL First All-Star Team.<br />
DECEMBER 18, 1995: The <strong>Flyers</strong> acquire an expansion<br />
franchise in the American Hockey League to commence<br />
operations with the start of the 1996-97 season. The<br />
<strong>Philadelphia</strong> Phantoms replaced the Hershey Bears as the<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong>’ top minor league affiliate.<br />
FEBRUARY 22, 1996: Joe Watson was inducted into the<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong>’ Hall of Fame.<br />
MARCH 19, 1996: Ed Snider, Pat Croce and Comcast<br />
Corporation announced the formation of the Comcast-<br />
Spectacor Venture that will create a super-regional sports<br />
partnership for the Delaware Valley. The venture will own<br />
and operate the <strong>Philadelphia</strong> 76ers basketball team, the<br />
<strong>Philadelphia</strong> <strong>Flyers</strong> hockey team, the CoreStates Spectrum<br />
and the new CoreStates Center. The transaction was<br />
finalized on July 17, 1996.<br />
MARCH 25, 1996: Ron Hextall stopped all 21 Hartford shots<br />
to record his second consecutive shutout. He was the first<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> goaltender to record shutouts in consecutive regular<br />
season games since Bernie Parent on October 11 and 13,<br />
1973. Eric Lindros registers a goal and two assists in the<br />
game to break the 100-point plateau for the first time in<br />
his career. Lindros is the fifth Flyer to eclipse the 100-point<br />
barrier.<br />
APRIL 10, 1996: John LeClair recorded his 50th goal of the<br />
season at New Jersey, becoming the sixth player in the<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> history to score 50 or more goals in a season.<br />
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