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ALL-TIME FLYERS HISTORIC MOMENTS
DECEMBER 13, 2003: The New Jersey Devils defeated
the Flyers at the Wachovia Center, 2-0, ending the team’s
14-game undefeated streak at home (12-0-2). The 14-
game undefeated streak at home is the second longest
undefeated streak at home to start a season in franchise
history. The Flyers went 26 games undefeated at home (19-
0-7) to start the 1979-80 season.
JANUARY 16, 2004: The Flyers defeated the Toronto Maple
Leafs, 4-1. Each of the 18 skaters in the game for the Flyers
posted at least a +1 rating, the first time that the feat had
occurred since the Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins,
11-4, on March 10, 1985.
FEBRUARY 4, 2004: The Flyers defeated the Washington
Capitals, 5-1. Goaltender Antero Niittymaki stopped 19 of
20 shots faced to record the win in his first career NHL
game. He was the first Flyers goaltender to win his NHL
debut since Dominic Roussel, who defeated the Quebec
Nordiques on October 17, 1991, 5-3.
FEBRUARY 21, 2004: The Flyers defeated the Atlanta
Thrashers, 5-4. Simon Gagne scored a goal on a penalty
shot with 1:01 left to play in the third period to give the
Flyers a 5-4 lead. The Flyers scored three of their goals on
the same penalty as Ronald Petrovicky was serving a five
minute major for charging. It was the third time in team
history that the Flyers scored three goals on the same
penalty.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2004: The National Hockey League’s Board
of Governors unanimously reconfirmed that NHL teams,
upon the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
at midnight, would not play again until there is a new
economic system.
FEBRUARY 16, 2005: The National Hockey League
announced that, because a new collective bargaining
agreement has not been realized, it no longer is practical to
conduct an abbreviated 2004-05 season.
JUNE 10, 2005: The Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers’
American Hockey League affiliate, defeated the Chicago
Wolves, 5-2, to capture the Calder Cup Championship, four
games to none. It is the second championship in franchise
history (also won the Calder Cup in 1998).
JULY 22, 2005: The National Hockey League’s Board of
Governors ratified the terms of the Collective Bargaining
Agreement negotiated with the NHL Players’ Association,
ending a 310-day work stoppage.
NOVEMBER 5, 2005: The Flyers defeated the Atlanta
Thrashers at the Wachovia Center, 4-3. The team welcomed
the 25-millionth fan in team history prior to the game.
DECEMBER 3, 2005: The Flyers lost at Nashville, 4-3 in a
shootout. It was the first shootout in team history.
MARCH 3, 2004: Prior to the Flyers’ 5-2 win against the
Nashville Predators, Dave Poulin became the 18th member
of the organization to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of
Fame.
MARCH 5, 2004: The Flyers defeated the Ottawa Senators,
5-3. Defenseman Danny Markov’s goal at 16:10 of the
first period was the 10,000th goal in franchise history
(seventh team in NHL history and first expansion team to
reach mark). Tony Amonte reached the NHL Milestone
of 1,000 games played with his appearance in the game.
The Senators and Flyers combined to record 419 penalty
minutes in the game, including 409 in the third period, to
set NHL records for most penalty minutes, both teams, one
game and most penalty minutes, both teams, one period.
The Flyers also set NHL records for most penalty minutes,
one team, one game (213) and most penalty minutes, one
team, one period (209).
MARCH 25, 2004: Right wing Mark Recchi posted an assist
on both Flyers goal in the Flyers’ 4-2 loss against the New
York Islanders. His second assist was his 1,200th career
NHL point (40th player in NHL history to reach mark).
MAY 4: 2004: Jeremy Roenick’s second goal of the game at
7:39 of overtime gave the Flyers a 3-2 win over the Maple
Leafs in Toronto in Game Six of their Eastern Conference
Semifinal series and a four-games-to-two series victory.
MAY 15, 2004: Flyers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning
at the Wachovia Center, 3-2, in Game Four of the Eastern
Conference Finals. Every fan in attendance received an
“Orange Crush” T-shirt as they entered the building.
JANUARY 12, 2006: The Flyers lost at Detroit, 6-3, in the last
game of their 11-game road trip. The Flyers’ 11-game road
trip from December 23 through January 12 was the longest
road trip in team history. Their eight wins in the 11 games
was just the ninth time in NHL history that a team recorded
six-or-more wins in a single road trip and their 17 points in
the 11 games (8-2-1 record) were the most points by one
team in a single road trip in NHL history.
JANUARY 14, 2006: 19,953 fans attended the Flyers’ 4-3
overtime loss vs. Colorado to set a new team record for
attendance at a regular season game.
MARCH 21, 2006: Flyers Head Coach Ken Hitchcock became
the fifth fastest coach to reach 400 career NHL wins with
the Flyers’ 2-1 win vs. New Jersey on March 21.
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