The Greatest Players and Moments of the Philadelphia Flyers

The Greatest Players and Moments of the Philadelphia Flyers

Author: Stan Fischler

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC

Published: 1998-10

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9781571672346

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Call 'em the Broad Street Bullies, the Ferocious Flyers, or Bobby Clarke's Bashers, Philadelphia's icemen have been among the most exciting athletes in sports. Bursting onto the big-league hockey scene in 1967-68, the Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. Combining guts, goals and glamour in equal proportions, the Flyers captured the imagination of a city as well as the National Hockey League.


The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Philadelphia Flyers

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Philadelphia Flyers

Author: Adam Kimelman

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1600788769

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This monumental book about the Philadelphia Flyers not only documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Flyers highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the era of the “Broad Street Bullies” as well as the playoff drought in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Learn how visionary founding owner Ed Snider created the Flyers and sold the city of Philadelphia on the sport of hockey. Get the inside story of how the franchise built a championship squad, then repeatedly rebuilt it over the next three decades to stay at the top of the NHL—in the process compiling the league’s second-best all-time winning percentage. Enjoy classic tales about the great rivalries (especially with the Rangers, Devils, and Penguins), about the great coaches—including Fred Shero and Pat Quinn—and countless great players: Barber, Clarke, Parent, Poulin, Hextall, Primeau, and many more. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team and its history is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all. This updated edition takes readers through the 2012–13 season and features the Flyers’ trip to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals as well as recent stars Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell, Kimmo Timonen, and more.


Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

Author: Stan Fischler

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-01-02

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 1683580656

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Written by hockey's most authoritative author, this is the definitive collection of Boston Bruins history. In his newly revised edition of Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players, “hockey maven” Stan Fischler examines the storied history of the Boston Bruins from their first game in 1924 to their epic Stanley Cup victory in 2011. Beyond the stats and facts, this veteran sportswriter brings fans off the ice and into the locker room to share a treasure trove of stories and anecdotes from this legendary franchise. Within these pages, Bruins fans will read about all of Boston hockey's most famous names—Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Eddie Shore, Milt Schmidt, John Bucyk, and many more.


If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Flyers

If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Flyers

Author: Lou Nolan

Publisher: Triumph Books

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1633199290

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From the days of Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, and the Broad Street Bullies, and up to the current era with stars like Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere, Lou Nolan has lived and breathed Flyers hockey as the team's longtime public address announcer. In If These Walls Could Talk: Philadelphia Flyers, Nolan provides insight into the Flyers' inner sanctum as only he can. Featuring conversations with players past and present as well as off-the-wall anecdotes only Nolan can tell, this is your rinkside ticket to some of the most memorable moments and characters in Philadelphia hockey history.


The Greatest Game

The Greatest Game

Author: Todd Denault

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Published: 2011-10-04

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0771026358

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This game wasn't about money, points, or trophies. Instead it was played for pride, both personal and national. It was a confrontation twenty years in the making and it marked a turning point in the history of hockey. On December 31, 1975, the Montreal Canadiens, the most successful franchise in the NHL, hosted the touring Central Red Army, the dominant team in the Soviet Union. For three hours millions of people in both Canada and the Soviet Union were glued to their television sets. What transpired that evening was a game that surpassed all the hype and was subsequently referred to as "the greatest game ever played." Held at the height of the Cold War, this remarkable contest transcended sports and took on serious cultural, sociological, and political overtones. And while the final result was a 3-3 tie, no one who saw the game was left disappointed. This exhibition of skill was hockey at its finest, and it set the bar for what was to follow as the sport began its global expansion.


The Greatest Players and Moments of the Philadelphia Flyers

The Greatest Players and Moments of the Philadelphia Flyers

Author: Stan Fischler

Publisher:

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780756770990

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Stan Fischler, widely regarded as the dean of American hockey journalists, also has been a hockey TV broadcaster since 1973 and has covered many of the most meaningful events in Philadelphia Flyers history. In this volume, illustrated with black and white photos, Fischler offers complete profiles of the 56 members of the Flyers team. For each player, there is a box with information on his birth date and place, position, NHL teams, and awards/honors. In addition, the book has sections on The Best, Worst, and Most Unusual in Philadelphia Hockey; A Chronology of Fifty Momentous Events in Flyers History; and Appendices: Greatest Flyers Career Statistics by Player.


The Story of Maple Leaf Gardens

The Story of Maple Leaf Gardens

Author: Lance Hornby

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781582610153

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The oldest and most famous arena in the National Hockey League has a history as rich as th team that has called it home for 67 years. Here are 100 memorable people and events in Gardens lore: the first NBA game, circuses, ice shows and orators. Includes fascinating trivia about the Gardens and a list of every event since 1931.


Jacques Plante

Jacques Plante

Author: Todd Denault

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Published: 2009-10-27

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1551993341

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The first full-scale biography of a legendary and award-winning NHL goalie who transformed the game. “There are a lot of very good goalies, there are even a fair number of great goalies. But there aren’t many important goalies. And Jacques Plante was an important goalie.” Ken Dryden On and off the ice Jacques Plante was a true original; he was extremely talented, boastful, defiant, mysterious, and complex. Throughout his tumultuous career as a goalie, he played for Montreal, New York, St. Louis, Toronto, Boston, and Edmonton. His contributions to and impact on the game were extensive and are reflected in today’s rules, equipment, and style of play. Thoroughly investigated through archival and primary research, and including interviews with figures such as Jean Béliveau, Henri Richard, Dickie Moore, and Scotty Bowman, this biography sheds light on one of the most pivotal figures in the history of hockey.