Eric Desjardins – Flyers/D (1995-06) Eric “Rico” Desjardins joined the Flyers on February 9th, 1995 as part of the trade with the Montreal Canadiens that brought John LeClair and Gilbert Dionne in exchange for Mark Recchi and a 1995 3rd round draft pick. He became a mainstay on the Flyers blueline winning the Barry Ashbee Award for the Flyers best defenseman a team-record seven times. Rico was a two-time All Star and a two-time 2nd team All Star. Rico became the 12th captain in team history during the 1999-2000 season replacing Eric Lindros. Desjardins won the Yanick Dupre Award in 1999. Rico is the 2nd leading scoring defenseman in team history behind Mark Howe. Desjardins entered the Flyers Hall of Fame in 2015.
