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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS<br />
APRIL 11, 1996: The <strong>Flyers</strong> defeated the Montreal<br />
Canadiens, 3-2, in the team’s final regular season home<br />
game at the Spectrum. John LeClair’s second-period goal<br />
was the game-winning goal and the final <strong>Flyers</strong> goal scored<br />
in a regular season game at the Spectrum.<br />
APRIL 16, 1996: Ron Hextall recorded his 36th playoff win as<br />
a Flyer, setting a new team record for career playoff wins<br />
(passing Bernie Parent - 35) in Game One of the Eastern<br />
Conference Quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay.<br />
MAY 12, 1996: Mike Hough’s goal at 8:05 of the second<br />
overtime period gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over<br />
the <strong>Flyers</strong> in Game Five and a three-games-to-two lead in<br />
their Eastern Conference Semifinal series. The Panthers<br />
won the series in six games. Game Five was the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ final<br />
game at the Spectrum.<br />
AUGUST 31, 1996: The CoreStates Center opened with a<br />
contest between USA and Canada in the inaugural World<br />
Cup of Hockey Tournament. USA won the game, 5-3, in front<br />
of a sold-out crowd.<br />
OCTOBER 5, 1996: The <strong>Flyers</strong> played their first regular<br />
season game at the CoreStates Center. The Florida<br />
Panthers won the game, 3-1, but right wing Dainius Zubrus<br />
became the youngest player in <strong>Flyers</strong> history at 18 years,<br />
three months and 20 days old on opening night. Zubrus also<br />
recorded his first NHL goal in the game.<br />
OCTOBER 7, 1996: The <strong>Flyers</strong> recorded the 700th home win<br />
in franchise history with 3-1 win vs. New Jersey.<br />
MAY 23, 1997: Eric Lindros scored the game-winning goal<br />
with 6.8 seconds remaining in regulation as the <strong>Flyers</strong><br />
defeated the NY Rangers, 3-2, in Game Four of the Eastern<br />
Conference Finals. It was the latest gamewinning goal in<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> Playoff history.<br />
MAY 31, 1997: The <strong>Flyers</strong> lost to the Detroit Red Wings in<br />
Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals, 4-2, in front of 20,291<br />
fans at the CoreStates Center. It is the largest single-game<br />
home attendance in team history.<br />
NOVEMBER 17, 1997: Gene Hart was enshrined into the<br />
Hockey Hall of Fame after his selection as the recipient of<br />
the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. He became the sixth<br />
member of the <strong>Flyers</strong> organization to be so honored.<br />
FEBRUARY 8-24, 1998: The NHL suspends operations for 17<br />
days to allow NHL player participation in the 1998 Winter<br />
Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Ten members of the<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> organization take part (Canada: Bob Clarke - GM,<br />
Wayne Cashman - Assistant Coach, Rod Brind’Amour, Eric<br />
Desjardins, Eric Lindros; USA: Paul Holmgren - Assistant<br />
Coach, John LeClair, Joel Otto; Czech Republic: Petr<br />
Svoboda; Finland: Janne Niinimaa).<br />
FEBRUARY 28, 1998: Eric Lindros scored the game-winning<br />
goal at NY Rangers, his 500th point in the NHL. He became the<br />
fifth fastest to reach 500 points in NHL history (in 352 games;<br />
Wayne Gretzky - 234 games; Mario Lemieux - 287 games; Peter<br />
Stastny - 322 games and Mike Bossy - 349 games).<br />
DECEMBER 22, 1996: Chicago’s Sergei Krivokrasov scored<br />
at 2:38 of the first period to end the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ team record<br />
shutout streak at 265 minutes and eight seconds and their<br />
streak of four consecutive shutouts.<br />
JANUARY 29, 1997: Rod Brind’Amour played in his 288th<br />
consecutive game for the <strong>Flyers</strong>, breaking the team record<br />
for most consecutive games played.<br />
FEBRUARY 2, 1997: The 21st Annual <strong>Flyers</strong>’ Wives Fight for<br />
Lives Carnival raised $1,024,455. It was the first time that the<br />
Carnival topped the $1 million mark in proceeds.<br />
APRIL 13, 1997: John LeClair recorded his 50th goal of the<br />
season to become only the second player in <strong>Flyers</strong> history<br />
to reach the 50-goal mark in consecutive seasons.<br />
APRIL 26, 1997: The <strong>Flyers</strong> defeated the Pittsburgh<br />
Penguins, 6-3, in Game Five of the Eastern Conference<br />
Quarterfinals and win the series, four games to one.<br />
Mario Lemieux scored a goal in his last NHL game before<br />
returning to play in the 2000-01 season. Rod Brind’Amour<br />
recorded two shorthanded goals in the first period, tying the<br />
NHL record for most shorthanded goals in a period and a<br />
game. At 54 seconds apart, Brind’Amour’s two shorthanded<br />
goals were the second fastest scored by one player in NHL<br />
Playoff history.<br />
APRIL 13, 1998: John LeClair records his 50th goal of the<br />
season, at Buffalo. He became the first American-born<br />
player to reach the 50-goal mark three times and the<br />
second Flyer to record three consecutive 50-goal seasons<br />
(Tim Kerr 1983-84 through 1986-87).<br />
JUNE 10, 1998: The <strong>Philadelphia</strong> Phantoms, the <strong>Flyers</strong>’<br />
American Hockey League affiliate, defeated the Saint John<br />
Flames, 6-1, to capture the Calder Cup Championship, four<br />
games to two. The Phantoms became the fourth <strong>Flyers</strong><br />
affiliate to capture the Calder Cup; joining the 1988 Hershey<br />
Bears and back-to-back titles by the Maine Mariners in<br />
1978 and 1979.<br />
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