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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS<br />
MAY 4, 2000: Keith Primeau scores at 12:01 of the fifth<br />
overtime period to the give the <strong>Flyers</strong> a 2-1 win at Pittsburgh<br />
in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. It is the<br />
longest game in modern NHL history (152:01). Only a pair of<br />
six-overtime playoff contests in the 1930s were longer. In<br />
addition, the game’s elapsed time of six hours, 56 minutes<br />
sets an NHL record. The <strong>Flyers</strong>’ 72 shots and the game’s<br />
combined 130 shots both set team records for an overtime<br />
game.<br />
MAY 7, 2000: Andy Delmore becomes the first NHL rookie<br />
defenseman to record a hat trick in a postseason game<br />
as the <strong>Flyers</strong> defeat Pittsburgh, 6-3, in Game Five of the<br />
Eastern Conference Semifinals. Mark Recchi records a goal<br />
and four assists, tying <strong>Flyers</strong> records for assists and points<br />
in a playoff game.<br />
DECEMBER 10, 2000: The <strong>Flyers</strong> named Bill Barber the 14th<br />
head coach in team history, replacing Craig Ramsay. The<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> defeat the New York Islanders, 5-2, at the First Union<br />
Center for Barber’s first win as head coach.<br />
DECEMBER 28, 2000: The <strong>Flyers</strong> lose 4-3 at Tampa Bay.<br />
The loss ends the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ eight-game undefeated streak<br />
(5-0-3-0) under Head Coach Bill Barber. It is the second<br />
best start of an NHL head coaching career and the longest<br />
undefeated streak following an in-season coaching change<br />
in NHL history.<br />
MARCH 13, 2001: Mark Recchi posted a goal and two<br />
assists in 5-2 win vs. St. Louis. His goal vs. St. Louis was his<br />
1,000 career NHL point (60th player in NHL history to reach<br />
this milestone).<br />
APRIL 8, 2001: <strong>Flyers</strong> win 2-1 at Buffalo. With the win, the<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> recorded 100 points for the 14th time in 34 seasons.<br />
This game marked the end of the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ regular use of<br />
orange jerseys on the road. Starting with the 2001-02<br />
season, the <strong>Flyers</strong> began wearing their black jersey for<br />
road contests.<br />
JUNE 14, 2001: The <strong>Flyers</strong> signed left wing John LeClair to a<br />
new five-year contract.<br />
JUNE 14, 2001: Head Coach Bill Barber wins the Jack<br />
Adams Award as “the NHL coach adjudged to have<br />
contributed the most to his team’s success.” Barber is the<br />
first winner to receive this award after taking his position<br />
in-season and the eighth head coach to win in his first NHL<br />
season.<br />
JULY 2, 2001: The <strong>Flyers</strong> signed unrestricted center Jeremy<br />
Roenick to a five-year contract.<br />
AUGUST 20, 2001: The <strong>Flyers</strong> traded the rights to restricted<br />
free agent center Eric Lindros to the New York Rangers in<br />
exchange for right wing Pavel Brendl, left wing Jan Hlavac,<br />
defenseman Kim Johnsson and a third round pick in the<br />
2003 NHL Entry Draft.<br />
SEPTEMBER 20, 2001: The <strong>Flyers</strong> and New York Rangers<br />
skated to a 2-2 tie in a preseason game that was suspended<br />
after two periods so everyone in attendance at the First<br />
Union Center could watch President George W. Bush’s<br />
address to Congress which was televised live in the arena.<br />
Through the generosity of the fans, players and ownership,<br />
the <strong>Flyers</strong> raised $120,000 for the Twin Towers Fund. The<br />
$120,000 donation represented the monies collected after<br />
the <strong>Flyers</strong> matched $2 for every $1 donated by the fans<br />
attending the game and the monies raised through the<br />
auction of game-used jerseys and sticks from the game.<br />
OCTOBER 23, 2001: Keith Primeau is named the 13th captain<br />
in <strong>Flyers</strong> history.<br />
MARCH 15, 2001: Mark Howe, the leading scorer among<br />
defensemen in <strong>Flyers</strong> history, became the 17th member of<br />
the organization to be inducted into the <strong>Flyers</strong> Hall of Fame<br />
in an on-ice ceremony at the First Union Center prior to the<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong>’ game vs. the Minnesota Wild.<br />
MARCH 31, 2001: Goaltender Roman Cechmanek stopped<br />
all 21 shots faced to record a 1-0 win vs. the Detroit Red<br />
Wings. It was his 10th shutout of the season; the second<br />
most by a rookie or first-year goalie since Tony Esposito<br />
posted 15 shutouts during the 1969-70 season. His 10<br />
shutouts are the most by a <strong>Flyers</strong> goaltender since Bernie<br />
Parent registered 12 during the 1974-75 season.<br />
OCTOBER 31, 2001: The <strong>Flyers</strong> “unretired” their orange<br />
road jersey for their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins<br />
at the First Union Center and raised $67,947 through the<br />
on-line jersey auction. Proceeds from the auction increased<br />
the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ contribution to the Twin Towers Fund to over<br />
$187,000. The <strong>Flyers</strong> defeated the Penguins, 3-0. With the<br />
shutout, Brian Boucher became the first goaltender in<br />
<strong>Flyers</strong> history to record a shutout on consecutive days. He<br />
had recorded a 3-0 win at Washington on October 30.<br />
DECEMBER 8, 2001: Jenny Barber, wife of Head Coach Bill<br />
Barber, passes away after a lengthy battle against cancer.<br />
DECEMBER 18, 2001: <strong>Flyers</strong> right wing Mark Recchi scored<br />
a goal in the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ 6-3 win against the St. Louis Blues at<br />
the First Union Center. The goal was his 400th career NHL<br />
goal. He became the 65th player in NHL history to reach<br />
the Milestone.<br />
JANUARY 30, 2002: <strong>Flyers</strong> center Jeremy Roenick scored<br />
a goal in the <strong>Flyers</strong>’ 3-1 loss to the Senators in Ottawa.<br />
With the goal, Roenick reached the NHL Milestone of 1,000<br />
career points. He became the 63rd player in NHL history to<br />
reach the mark.<br />
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