Pelle Lindbergh – Flyers/G (1982-86) Pelle Lindbergh is among the top three goalies in Flyers team history. A tragic fatal car accident in November of 1985, just months after leading the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals, ended what many believe could have been a Hall of Fame career.  Lindbergh was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1983. In 1984-85 Lindbergh led the league with 40 wins, led the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals,  and became the first European goaltender to win the NHL’s Vezina Trophy for best goalie. Lindbergh was the first-ever recipient of the Bobby Clarke Trophy in 1985.  Lindbergh was selected to three All Star games, the third in 1986 was posthumously.  Beginning with the 1993-94 season the Flyers have annually awarded the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy to the team’s most improved player.

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Tommy Greene – Phillies/P (1990-95) Tommy Greene was a hard-throwing pitcher that came to the Phillies in the Dale Murphy trade. On May 23^rd, 1991, Greene threw the 8^th no-hitter in Phillies history, a 2-0 win over the Montreal Expos.  It was just his 15^th MLB start. Greene finished 1993 tied with teammate Curt Schilling for team-leading 16 wins. Greene finished 6^th in Cy Young voting that season.  Greene started game 4 of the 1993 World Series vs. Toronto Blue Jays. He left the game with a 6-5 lead in a no-decision as the Phillies lost 15-14. Greene’s career was cut short by chronic shoulder issues.

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Rick MacLeish – Flyers/C (1970-81, 1983-84)  Slick skating Rick MacLeish was the first true “sniper” of the Flyers with his wicked wrister, and effortless skating. MacLeish was the Flyers first 50-goal scorer and second 100-point scorer, notching his 100^th point (his 50^th goal) just two days after Bobby Clarke hit the century mark at the end of the 1972-73 season.  MacLeish scored 30 or more goals seven times for the Flyers. His biggest goal came on May 19^th, 1974 in game six of the 1973-74 Stanley Cup Finals. MacLeish deflected a Moose Dupont shot past Boston Bruins goaltender Gilles Gilbert in the first period. It was the game’s only goal as the Flyers won game 6,  1-0 and captured their first Stanley Cup.   MacLeish, a three-time NHL All Star entered the Flyers Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Bernie Parent – Flyers/Goalie (1967-71, 1973-79) Widely regarded as one of the all-time best goaltenders in NHL history, Bernie Parent put together back-to-back seasons in 1973-74 and 1974-75 that earned him two Vezina Trophies (best goaltender) and two Conn Smythe Trophies (playoff MVP), and was instrumental in the Flyers winning their only two Stanley Cups to date. Parent had two stints with the black and orange 1967-68 to 1970-71 and 1973-74 to 1978-79.  An accidental high stick struck Parent’s right eye through the mask opening and ended his career. Parent was a five-time NHL All Star and was inducted into the Hockey HOF in 1984. The Flyers retired Parent’s #1 on October 11^th, 1979 and inducted him into the team’s HOF in 1988.  

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Jayson Werth – Phillies/OF (2007-10)   Jayson Werth was a member of the Phillies 2008 World Series Champions. Werth hit 95 HRs and 300 RBIs in his four seasons with the Phils.   He also swiped 60 bases while being caught just 8 times. In 2008, Werth led all MLB in HRs vs. lefties with 16. He led the NL in doubles in 2010, and was a 2009 NL All Star.      

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Bob Clarke – Flyers/C (player 1969-84) (GM 1984-90, 1994-06), (executive 2007-present) Robert Earle Clarke was one of the greatest team captains in the history of the game. Clarkie played his entire 15-year career in the orange and black and captained the team to two Stanley Cup Championships. Clarke served as captain from 1973-79 and 1982-84. Clarke has served as team captain, assistant coach, General Manager, and Senior Vice President. He has been to four Stanley Cup finals as a player, three finals as a GM, and one finals as Sr.VP. 

As a player, Clarkie was fierce and courageous.  On March 19^th, 1981, Clarke was hit in the face with a shot off the stick of linemate Reg Leach. Clarkie got stitched up and returned to score his 19^th goal of the season. It was his 1,000^th NHL point.

Clarkie was a three-time Hart Trophy winner, an eight-time NHL All Star, a Frank J Selke Trophy winner (1983), and a Bill Masterton Trophy winner (1972). He had three 100+ point seasons, and is the Flyers all-time leader in games played (1,144), assists (852), points (1,210), and shorthanded goals (32).  The Bobby Clarke Trophy is awarded annually to the Flyers team MVP.  In junior hockey, the WHL gives the Bobby Clarke Trophy to the league’s leading scorer.

In 1998, the Hockey News ranked Clarke 24^th on their Top NHL Players of All-Time list. Clarke’s #16 has been retired by the team and he is a member of the Flyers Hall of Fame. Clarke was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.

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Brian Propp – Flyers/LW (1980-90) Brian Propp was a dominant winger for the Flyers’ teams that went to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1980, 1985, and 1987, and had the NHL record 35-game unbeaten streak.  Propp, known for his trademark “guffaw,” scored the game-winning goal vs. New York Islanders (Billy Smith) in his NHL debut. Propper, a five-time All Star is 2^nd all-time in Flyers goal scoring with 369 (Bill Barber), and assists with 480 (Bob Clarke), and 3^rd in games played (790) and points (849) behind Clarke and Barber. Propp’s 356 goals in the 1980s were second most by a left winger. His 75 points in 1979-80 were an NHL record for a rookie LW (since broken). Propp holds the Flyers team season record for Game-winning goals (12), and short-handed goals (7 tied). He holds the NHL record for most career playoff assists by a LW (84), most career playoff points by a LW (148), and most career playoff power play goals by a LW (27).  Propp was linemates with Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky for Gold Medal-winning Team Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup. Propp entered the Flyers Hall of Fame in 1999.  

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Barry Ashbee – Flyers/D (1971-74) Barry Ashbee won a Stanley Cup with the Flyers as a player (1973-74) and as an assistant coach (1974-75). In 1973-74 Ashbee was named a 2^nd team NHL All Star, was 4^th in Norris Trophy voting, and was a team high +52 for the season way ahead of runner-up Bobby Clarke (+35). Ashbee’s playing career ended that year during the playoffs when he took a puck to the eye off the stick of Dale Rolfe of the New York Rangers. Ashbee spent the next three years as a Flyers assistant coach. Near the end of the 1976-77 season, Ashbee was diagnosed with Leukemia. He died a month later on May 12, 1977.  The Flyers retired Ashbee’s #4 and annually award the Barry Ashbee Trophy to the Flyers best defenseman as voted by a panel of local sportswriters.

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Andrew Toney – Sixers/G (1980-88) Andrew Toney played his entire career for the Sixers and was a member of their 1983 NBA Championship team. Toney was dubbed “the Boston Strangler” by Boston media during the Sixers/Celtics rivalry of the 1980s for his ability to dominate games. The two-time NBA All Star finished with 7,458 career points. Toney ranks 9^th all-time on Sixers 2pt FG% percentage list. Chronic foot injuries cut short a possible Hall of Fame career.  

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Tra Thomas – Eagles/T (1998-08 player, 2013-14 coach) Tra Thomas was the 11^th overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. Thomas was 2^nd Team All Pro in 2002, and a Pro Bowler in 2001, 2002, and 2004.  Thomas was the starting left tackle for the Eagles Super Bowl XXXIX team. For the 2006 and 2007 season Thomas requested he be referred to by his given name “William Thomas.” In 2008 he went back to “Tra.”  Thomas played 166 games for the Eagles, 6^th-most in franchise history. Thomas was named to the Eagles 75^th Anniversary Team.

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