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The Flyers were founded in 1967 as one of six expansion teams, increasing the size of the NHL at that time to 12 teams. [ 2 ] Since the franchise was established, the team has had 20 captains , [ 3 ] including Bobby Clarke , who captained the Flyers to two Stanley Cups in 1973–74 and 1974–75, and is the only player to have scored over 1,000 ...
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On August 3, 1966, the team name was announced. [70] Of the 11,000 ballots received, more than 100 selected Flyers as the team name and were entered into a drawing to select a winner. [70] Alec Stockard, a nine-year-old boy from Narberth, Pennsylvania, who had spelled it "Fliers" on his entry, won the drawing and was declared the winner. [70]
The Flyers also possess an all-time .575 points percentage, the third highest among NHL teams. [2] The Flyers were founded in 1967 and won consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and 1975, the first expansion team to do so. The team has since lost in six return trips to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997 and 2010.
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The Flyers were founded in 1967 as one of six expansion teams, increasing the size of the NHL at that time to twelve teams. [ 2 ] Since the franchise was established, the team has had ten general managers , [ 3 ] including Keith Allen , who built the Flyers teams that won two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975, [ 4 ] and was inducted into the Hockey ...
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference. [1] The Flyers were founded in 1967 as one of six expansion teams, increasing the size of the NHL at that time to 12 teams. [2]
The Flyers have never won the Presidents' Trophy which has been given to the team finishing the regular season with the best overall record based on points since the 1985–86 season. [6] [7] Prior to the creation of the trophy the Flyers led the league in points three times for the 1974–75, 1979–80, and 1984–85 seasons. [8]