NHL Hall of Fame goaltender Bernie Parent played professionally for two Philadelphia hockey franchises, the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers (two stints) and the WHA’s Philadelphia Blazers (1972-73). Ironically, Parent played his junior hockey with the Niagara Falls Flyers (1963-64, 1964-65) and started his pro career in the minors with the Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-66, 1966-67).
