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Who are the top Philadelphia Flyers of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
10. Brian Propp: a consistently outstanding player for more than a decade with the team, Propp scored no fewer than 66 points in any of his 10 full seasons as a Flyer, including three straight years with 90+ points in the mid-1980s.
9. Tim Kerr: perhaps the best power play goal-scorer in team history, Kerr scored 50+ goals in four consecutive seasons during his prime in the 1980s (including back-to-back career-high 58-goal campaigns), racking up all but seven of his 370 career goals in a Flyers uniform.
8. Ron Hextall: the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal, Hextall won both the Vezina Trophy and the Conn Smythe Award during his rookie season in 1986-1987 (in a losing Finals effort, no less), ultimately spending 11 years in a Flyers uniform and retiring with both the most wins and losses in team history.
7. John LeClair: a quintessential power forward who starred on the team’s famed “Legion of Doom” line during his decade with the Flyers, LeClair had five straight seasons in his prime with 40+ goals, including three straight 50-goal campaigns in the mid to late-1990s.
6. Claude Giroux: drafted by the Flyers in 2006, Giroux played exactly 1,000 regular season games over 15 years with Philadelphia, placing top-five for the Hart Trophy 3x and scoring 900 points while also serving as the longtime team captain.
5. Mark Howe: the son of Mr. Hockey himself (Gordie Howe), Howe was an outstanding player in his own right as a defenseman; during a decade with Philadelphia, he established himself as one of the league’s top blueliners with six straight top-10 Norris showings (including runner-up 3x) and led the league with a career-best +87 +/- rating in 1985-1986.
4. Bill Barber: the franchise leader with 420 career goals, Barber played a dozen seasons in Philadelphia (i.e. his entire career) and posted nine 30-goal seasons, including a career-best 50 goals and 112 points in 1975-1976, en route to the Hall of Fame.
3. Eric Lindros: a dominant center before injuries and concussions took their toll, Lindros possessed a rare combination of skill and physicality, winning both the Hart Trophy and Pearson Award during the lockout-shortened 1994-1995 season and becoming one of the fastest players in league history to 300, 400, 500, and 600 career points.
2. Bernie Parent: with back-to-back 40-win seasons, Vezina Trophies, and Conn Smythe Awards, Parent was instrumental in the Flyers winning the Stanley Cup in 1973-1974 and 1974-1975; overall, he spent a decade in Philadelphia and racked up 231 wins, including three consecutive years leading the league in that category.
1. Bobby Clarke: the heart and soul of the “Broad Street Bullies” of the 1970s, Clarke played all 15 of his NHL seasons with the Flyers and is the franchise leader in games played, assists, and points; moreover, he won three Hart Trophies, a Pearson Award, a Selke Trophy, and a Masterton Trophy while guiding the team to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.
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Note: All statistics as of time of publication.
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