Ever Hugo Almeida | ... bertadores, were blossoming in their second golden era with players such as | , Gabriel González, Adriano Samaniego, and star Raul Vicente Amarilla, all ... |
Angela Ruggiero | ... uding goaltenders Kelly Dyer, Erin Whitten, Manon Rhéaume, and defencewoman | |
Martin Brodeur | Boucher and the Flyers consistently outplayed | and New Jersey and pulled off the upset in five games. However, the victor ... |
Jeremy Roenick | In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing | and finally trading Lindros to the Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, P ... |
Pelle Lindbergh | ... r Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000, and number 31, last worn by goaltender | (1981–85), was removed from circulation after his death in November 1985 |
Andreas Lilja | ... lorida, signed former all-star Jaromir Jagr to a 1-year contract, Anaheim's | to a 2-year contract and Pittsburgh's Maxime Talbot to a 5-year, $9 millio ... |
Lasse Kukkonen | ... er was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman | . The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres ... |
Ron Hillyard | Goalkeeper | holds the record for Gillingham appearances, having played 657 matches in ... |
Gillian Apps | ... the United States' 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey team. Cherie Piper, | , and Katie Weatherston were among Canada's ice hockey gold medalists in 2 ... |
Peter Forsberg | ... o Avalanche, utilized the parts of the trade on their way to two cups, with | becoming a franchise player |
James van Riemsdyk | ... 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers stayed put and selected New Jersey native | |
Wayne Gretzky | In addition, number 99 was retired league-wide for | on February 6, 2000, and number 31, last worn by goaltender Pelle Lindberg ... |
Mario Lemieux | ... rdiopulmonary resuscitation pioneer Peter Safar. Pittsburgh Penguins legend | used to reside in Mt. Lebanon as well, though he now resides in Sewickley, ... |
Júlio César | ... orno in 2005, at that time Romania was not a member of EU. Other case likes | , Victor Obinna and Maxwell who joined Internazionale from Chievo (first t ... |
John Vanbiesbrouck | ... e-overtime in Game 5. An upstart Florida club with stellar goaltending from | ended the Flyers' season in Game 6. The Flyers said goodbye to the Spectru ... |
Alex Stepney | ... Chelsea keeper Peter Bonetti, Everton's Gordon West and Manchester United's | , but when the big games came along, it was only Banks. During this time, ... |
Manon Rhéaume | ... en's competition are required to wear protective full-face masks.One woman, | , appeared as a goaltender for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning in preseason ... |
Mike Knuble | ... lead in the Atlantic Division. The Deuces Wild line of Forsberg, Gagne and | recorded 75, 79 and 65 points respectively while Gagne, with Forsberg feed ... |
Wayne Gretzky | ... lar-season success continued into the playoffs, as the Flyers swept a young | and his Edmonton Oilers in the first round, then went on to get revenge ag ... |
Les Sealey | ... cher, Terry Gibson, Mark Hateley, Ian Wallace, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, | , Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, Steve Ogrizovic, Colin Stein and Terry Yo ... |
Bernie Parent | ... or-leaguers before expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were | , Doug Favell, Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti, Leon ... |
Taffarel | ... richello, Fernando Alonso and many others faced the likes of Dunga, Careca, | and several of the team that won the World Cup in the United States ten ye ... |
Mark Recchi | ... never grew comfortably into the role of captain — heading to Pittsburgh and | coming to Philadelphia. Recchi recorded 27 points in his first 22 games as ... |
Joni Pitkanen | ... an 8-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, | and Geoff Sanderson were traded to Edmonton for Oilers captain Jason Smith ... |
David Seaman | ... gton made a joint transfer to Tottenham Hotspur. Former England goalkeeper, | , also first began to make a name for himself while at the club. Motorcycl ... |
Paul Holmgren | ... me 5–4. It was because of this playoff collapse that "Iron Mike" was fired. | was named Keenan's replacement, the first time a former Flyer was named th ... |
Alexei Zhamnov | ... d Primeau (concussion) in February forced the Flyers to trade for Chicago's | , who filled in well and kept the Flyers afloat. On March 5, 2004, the Fly ... |
Cherie Piper | ... re members of the United States' 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey team. | , Gillian Apps, and Katie Weatherston were among Canada's ice hockey gold ... |
Yuri Gagarin | After the flight of | in 1961, Sergey Korolyov, the chief Soviet rocket engineer, came up with t ... |
Eric Desjardins | ... n decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman | the team's captain |
Sean Burke | ... ar (netting 51), the first time for an American-born player, and goaltender | was acquired at the trade deadline. Burke proved ineffective in net, as th ... |
Tim Flowers | ... Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals | and David Batty to his squad. At the start of the 1994–95 season Dalglish ... |
Herb Brooks | Notable residents of Dellwood include the late | , coach of the Miracle on Ice hockey team; the late F. Scott Fitzgerald; J ... |
Lev Yashin | ... he IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after | (1st) and ahead of Dino Zoff (3rd) |
Pavel Datsyuk | ... dy and/or stick to fool a defender or the goalie. Many new players, such as | , Mike Legg and Patrick Kane, have picked up the skill of "dangling," whic ... |
Peter Laviolette | ... n to unravel with mediocre play that cost John Stevens his job in December. | was hired as head coach in order to reinstitute accountability and restore ... |
Frank Brimsek | ... ournament appearances (12: 1945–56) despite the district's tiny population. | was born here in 1913. He was an NHL Hall of Fame goalie. Also born here w ... |
Steve Ogrizovic | ... football fans during the 1980s and 1990s in appreciation to then goalkeeper | who had been nicknamed 'Oggy' |
Olli Jokinen | ... contest being hosted at the Wachovia Center. Boucher stopped final shooter | to clinch the 7th seed in the East and a 1st-round matchup with New Jersey |
Curtis Joseph | ... kup. They chose to sign former Panther John Vanbiesbrouck over former Oiler | , who ended up signing with Toronto. The 1998–99 season was marred by a li ... |
John LeClair | ... inger Recchi was traded to Montreal for Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and | early in the abbreviated season. The Flyers initially struggled out of the ... |
Dino Zoff | ... d best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin (1st) and ahead of | (3rd) |
Lou Angotti | ... were Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, | , Leon Rochefort and Gary Dornhoefer. Having purchased the minor-league Qu ... |
Mike Legg | ... to fool a defender or the goalie. Many new players, such as Pavel Datsyuk, | and Patrick Kane, have picked up the skill of "dangling," which is fancier ... |
Scott Stevens | ... osing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was on the receiving end of a hit by | , giving him another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflate ... |
Jaromir Jagr | ... July 1, the Flyers traded Kris Versteeg to Florida, signed former all-star | to a 1-year contract, Anaheim's Andreas Lilja to a 2-year contract and Pit ... |
Mark Howe | ... , forward Bobby Clarke in 1987, forward Bill Barber in 1990, and defenseman | in 2011. Of the other Flyers also inducted as players – Paul Coffey, Dale ... |
Tony Esposito | ... st goals in the league, Parent also shared the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's | |
Patrick Kane | ... ender or the goalie. Many new players, such as Pavel Datsyuk, Mike Legg and | , have picked up the skill of "dangling," which is fancier deking and requ ... |
Kevin Dineen | ... ired midway through the season and replaced by Bill Dineen, father of Flyer | . On February 19, the Flyers and Pittsburgh made a major five-player deal ... |
Sarah Parsons | ... in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. Kristin King and | were members of the United States' 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey te ... |
Manon Rhéaume | ... rth American minor leagues, including goaltenders Kelly Dyer, Erin Whitten, | , and defencewoman Angela Ruggiero |
Robert Esche | ... ff Hackett was signed from Boston to replace Cechmanek and challenge backup | for the No.1 spot in 2003–04, but Hackett was forced to retire in February ... |
Eric Desjardins | ... rom the Islanders and high-scoring winger Recchi was traded to Montreal for | , Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair early in the abbreviated season. The Fly ... |
Reg Matthews | Notable former players include | (the first Coventry-born footballer to be capped by England), Clarrie Bour ... |
Peter Bonetti | ... prints but something was not right and Ramsey decided he couldn't risk him. | was summoned to take his place. The overheard remark by Ramsey after Banks ... |
Hayley Wickenheiser | ... season games against the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins, and in 2003 | played with the Kirkkonummi Salamat in the Finnish men's Suomi-sarja leagu ... |
Randy Phillips | ... repared to lift restrictions on service by openly gay people, Senior Airman | conducted a social media campaign to garner support for coming out. The vi ... |
Brian Boucher | ... sted until December when he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber. | , who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers' playoff run the previous season, ... |
Ron Hextall | ... the Flyers parted with six players, trading Steve Duchesne, Peter Forsberg, | , Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 first round draft pick (J ... |
Andoni Zubizarreta | ... World Cup, English top scorer Gary Lineker was signed along with goalkeeper | , but the team could not achieve success as Schuster was excluded from the ... |
Ron Springett | At the time, | was the goalkeeper for England, but after the 1962 World Cup in Chile, a n ... |
Bob Froese | ... Brad McCrimmon led the league in plus/minus, a +85 and a +83 respectively. | filled in admirably in net for Lindbergh, being named a second Team All-St ... |
Freddie Fox | ... caps during their time at Priestfield, although other sources indicate that | had in fact left the club by the time he made his only appearance for Engl ... |
John Vanbiesbrouck | ... ut to enter his final season as a backup. They chose to sign former Panther | over former Oiler Curtis Joseph, who ended up signing with Toronto. The 19 ... |
Cindy Klassen | ... ter Olympics for Speed Skating, and was present to see her former teammates | and Clara Hughes win their personal and national record achievements |
Jonathan Toews | ... scoring race with 30 points, one point ahead of Conn Smythe Trophy winner, | |
Luca Sbisa | ... surprises were the emergence of rookie center Claude Giroux and defenseman | who was drafted by the Flyers in June with the 19th overall pick acquired ... |
Jarome Iginla | ... tion has fans of the Calgary Flames shout "Iggy, Iggy, Iggy, Oi Oi Oi" when | fought or scored in a game. This was especially popular during his 50 goal ... |
John Mariucci | ... s born here in 1913. He was an NHL Hall of Fame goalie. Also born here were | (in 1916) and John Mayasich (in 1933). More recently, Eveleth produced Mar ... |
Martin Biron | ... exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen. The Flyers also acquired goaltender | from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 second-round pick. Given wide praise fo ... |
Rod Brind'Amour | Prior to the 1991–92 season, the Flyers acquired | from St. Louis. Brind'Amour led the Flyers in goals (33), assists (44) and ... |
Adam Oates | ... antic Division title. The power play was one of the NHL's worst however, so | , the third leading point-producer in the league at the time, was acquired ... |
Kristin King | ... th his gold medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. | and Sarah Parsons were members of the United States' 2006 bronze medal-win ... |
Keith Primeau | ... longtime Flyer and fan favorite Rod Brind'Amour was shipped to Carolina for | , with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Lindros. Mean ... |
Peter Forsberg | ... indros' rights, the Flyers parted with six players, trading Steve Duchesne, | , Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 first round ... |
Garth Snow | ... aight games by the Detroit Red Wings. The goaltending tandem of Hextall and | fared poorly in the Finals as both conceded soft goals, and Murry's strate ... |
Marty Reasoner | | – Professional Hockey Playe |
Craig Janney | # | , Olympian and professional ice hockey center (former resident) |
Danielle Goyette | ... While with the Dinos, Wickenheiser will be playing for her former teammate, | , who is the team's head coach. Wickenheiser will be working to complete a ... |
Briana Scurry | ... y Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, | , Kate (Markgraf) Sobrero, Tisha Venturini, Saskia Webber and Sara Whalen |
John Mayasich | ... an NHL Hall of Fame goalie. Also born here were John Mariucci (in 1916) and | (in 1933). More recently, Eveleth produced Mark Pavelich, who played on th ... |
Karen Koch | ... ofessional hockey player in 1969–70, when the Marquette Iron Rangers signed | .Women's ice hockey was added as a medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics ... |
Paul Holmgren | ... sistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager | took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis |
Marc-André Fleury | ... school and college fraternity Scouts Royale Brotherhood of the Philippines. | , a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, has a fleur-de-lis logo on his mask |
Lars Eller | Michael Stützer of Thrash Metal band Artillery | of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team |
Kelly Dyer | ... women have competed in North American minor leagues, including goaltenders | , Erin Whitten, Manon Rhéaume, and defencewoman Angela Ruggiero |
Ville Leino | ... me to eliminate the Flyers and give Chicago their first Stanley Cup since . | , acquired in a midseason trade from Detroit, set the Flyers rookie playof ... |
Mike Keenan | | , a relative unknown at the time, was hired in 1984 to coach the team, and ... |
Ron Hextall | ... 1986 the Flyers were rejuvenated by the ascension of 22-year-old goaltender | . In his rookie season, he became the third Flyers goaltender to win the V ... |
Reg Matthews | ... m Farndon; Davis Cup tennis player Tony Mottram; footballers Kenneth Hegan, | , Bobby Gould, Graham Alexander and Gary McSheffrey; cricketers Tom Cartwr ... |
Lester B. Pearson | ... ary of State for External Affairs and representative at the United Nations, | , at the party's leadership convention in 1958 |
Chris Pronger | ... Brian Boucher, and significantly upgrading the defense with the addition of | from Anaheim. Pronger came at a price, costing the Flyers Joffrey Lupul, L ... |
Sergei Bobrovsky | ... fensive corps. The Flyers started the 2010-11 season with rookie goaltender | from the KHL in Russia, who recorded an opening-night win in his NHL debut ... |
Chris Simon | ... ing Steve Duchesne, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, | , a 1993 first round draft pick (Jocelyn Thibault), a 1994 first round dra ... |
Mike Dunham | A few big names in sports have lived, or were born here. | (longtime NHL goalie, now Goalie coach for the NY Islanders), Isaiah Kacyv ... |
Wayne Simmonds | ... aft. Shortly thereafter, the Flyers traded Mike Richards to Los Angeles for | , prospect Brayden Schenn (5th overall in the 2009 Draft) and a 2nd round ... |
Simon Gagne | ... Bay. Despite winning Game 6 on the late-game heroics of Primeau and winger | , the Flyers came up short once again losing Game 7 in Tampa, 2–1 |
Terry Simpson | For 1993–94, | was hired as the new head coach in hopes that the Flyers would finally ret ... |
Lester B. Pearson | Prime Minister | in 1964 said one song would have to be chosen as the country's national an ... |
Derian Hatcher | ... e, LeClair and Roenick were superstar Peter Forsberg, along with defensemen | and Mike Rathje, as well as several players from the Calder Cup-winning Ph ... |
Nathan Gerbe | Professional hockey player | was born in Oxford and currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the Natio ... |
Mark Pavelich | ... ucci (in 1916) and John Mayasich (in 1933). More recently, Eveleth produced | , who played on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that memorably defeated the Sov ... |
Matt Carle | ... had acquired in a trade with Washington prior to the season for defenseman | . Two pleasant surprises were the emergence of rookie center Claude Giroux ... |
Ramallets | ... and 1950s. In 1945, with Josep Samitier as managers and players like César, | , and Velasco, they won La Liga for the first time since 1929. They added ... |
Jocelyn Thibault | ... ll, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 first round draft pick ( | ), a 1994 first round draft pick (Nolan Baumgartner), and $15 million to Q ... |
Rachel Dawson | ... sensus collegiate national athletes of the year from North Carolina include | in field hockey; Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter ... |
Valeri Kharlamov | ... viets to leave the ice midway through the first period, protesting a hit on | , whom Clarke had slashed on the ankle in the famous Summit Series '72, by ... |
Jeff Hackett | Free-agent goaltender | was signed from Boston to replace Cechmanek and challenge backup Robert Es ... |
Pelle Lindbergh | ... on won the next four games and the series. A month into the 1985–86 season, | was fatally injured in a car accident. The team rallied and showed perseve ... |
Peter Budaj | ... al known most intimately to nonevangelicals". Montreal Canadiens goaltender | has an image of Ned Flanders painted on the back of his helmet |
Michael Leighton | ... ffered a hand injury shortly thereafter which allowed journeyman goaltender | to step in and make an immediate impact. Leighton went 8–0–1 in his first ... |
Dida | ... and Jorginho Paulista of Udinese, Fábio Júnior and Gustavo Bartelt of Roma, | of Milan, Álvaro Recoba of Inter, Thomas Job, Francis Zé, Jean Ondoa of Sa ... |
Peter Shilton | ... ing through the ranks at Leicester City was a young local goalkeeper called | , who was given his debut as a 17-year-old in 1966. It was clear that Shil ... |
Steve Ogrizovic | ... ce, Tommy Hutchison, Martin Jol, Les Sealey, Robbie Keane, Gary McAllister, | , Colin Stein and Terry Yorath |
Doug Favell | ... ore expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent, | , Bill Sutherland, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Lou Angotti, Leon Rochefort an ... |
Jaromir Jagr | ... yers went 25–9–3 and outscored their opponents 128–98 enroute. Lindros tied | for the regular season scoring lead (though Jagr won the Art Ross Trophy w ... |
Shane Doan | ... eo cowboy and icemaker at the Olympic Oval, and cousin of NHL hockey player | . In 2002 she published an autobiography, Going for Gold |
Ilya Bryzgalov | ... NHL Entry Draft. To finish the day, the Flyers signed former Phoenix goalie | to a 9-year, $51.5 million deal, after trading for his rights on June 7. O ... |
Mikael Renberg | ... 7 points (40 goals, 67 assists) and Lindros 97 (44 goals, 53 assists) while | set a Flyers rookie record with 82 points. Offense was generated yet the F ... |
Katie Weatherston | ... 2006 bronze medal-winning ice hockey team. Cherie Piper, Gillian Apps, and | were among Canada's ice hockey gold medalists in 2006 |
Peter Bonetti | ... y) and began to make his name. Ramsey gave the odd chance to Chelsea keeper | , Everton's Gordon West and Manchester United's Alex Stepney, but when the ... |
Kim Johnsson | ... up by signing Jeremy Roenick and finally trading Lindros to the Rangers for | , Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl, and a 2003 third-round draft pick (Stefan Ruzi ... |
Neville Southall | ... Neil Warnock and Roy McFarland. Notable former players include Lee Sharpe, | , Garry Nelson and Eddie Kelly. The club won a Wembley final in 1991, defe ... |
Pelle Lindbergh | ... t few seasons were young talent such as Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, | and Mark Howe, who upon arrival instantly became the Flyers' top defensema ... |
Jakub Voracek | On June 23, the Flyers traded Jeff Carter to Columbus in exchange for | , the 8th overall pick (Sean Couturier) and the 68th overall pick (Nick Co ... |
Ray Emery | ... maki to depart via free agency, replacing them with former Ottawa netminder | and former Flyer Brian Boucher, and significantly upgrading the defense wi ... |
Tony Amonte | ... 03, Roman Cechmanek had a 1.83 GAA and the Flyers acquired Sami Kapanen and | prior to the trade deadline; however, they fell one point short of a secon ... |
Peter Forsberg | ... lacing the high-profile names of Amonte, LeClair and Roenick were superstar | , along with defensemen Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje, as well as several ... |
Eric Lindros | ... Jay Snider won the hard fought arbitration battle for 1991 #1 overall pick | against the Rangers. It was determined that Quebec had made a deal with th ... |
Pavel Brendl | ... ck and finally trading Lindros to the Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, | , and a 2003 third-round draft pick (Stefan Ruzicka). Desjardins stepped d ... |
Kimmo Timonen | ... shville for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents | and Scott Hartnell. Both were signed to six-year contracts. After much spe ... |
Bernie Parent | Goaltender | returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that th ... |
Patrick Kane | ... away from elimination. A late Hartnell goal in Game 6 forced overtime, but | scored just over 4 minutes into overtime to eliminate the Flyers and give ... |
Alexander Ovechkin | ... ter ended the season with 46 goals, second in the league after Washington's | . Richards just missed out on the Selke Trophy in the closest vote in the ... |
Bernie Parent | ... ho spent a significant part of their career with the Flyers were goaltender | in 1984, forward Bobby Clarke in 1987, forward Bill Barber in 1990, and de ... |
Teddy Davison | ... his return he was offered a full-time contract by the Chesterfield manager, | |
Ray Clemence | ... he winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging | . A year later Dalglish scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper a ... |
Yuri Gagarin | ... o, and to some her importance in Russian space history is only surpassed by | and Alexey Leonov. Since her retirement from politics, she appears infrequ ... |
Cammy Bell | ... represented Scotland and were joined in having done so in season 2010/11 by | and Grant Hanley. Matteo gained 6 full caps for Scotland after having repr ... |
Sami Kapanen | In 2002–03, Roman Cechmanek had a 1.83 GAA and the Flyers acquired | and Tony Amonte prior to the trade deadline; however, they fell one point ... |
Manuel Neuer | ... in over Zaire. It is also the birthplace of football players Mesut Özil and | , who both currently play for the Germany national football team |
Bob Nystrom | ... acing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers ultimately lost in six games on | 's overtime Cup-winning goal. The end result of the series was marred by c ... |
Mark Howe | ... oung talent such as Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, Pelle Lindbergh and | , who upon arrival instantly became the Flyers' top defenseman for the nex ... |
Lou Yue | ... Jurchen to wish their ruler well for the New Year. A scholar-official named | , secretary to the delegation, recorded the journey, much of which was mad ... |
Chris Chelios | ... ion, contract holdout issues and injury, the suspension given for attacking | at the end of the Montreal playoff series the previous spring. Holmgren re ... |
Alexei Zhitnik | ... 2007 first and third-round draft picks at the deadline. Veteran defenseman | was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn ... |