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RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:03 am
by 93henfan
Man, this one hurts. I'm glad they clinched a playoff berth for him in his final weekend on earth. RIP to the man who brought us the Philadelphia Flyers.
When a parade was held to celebrate the Flyers' arrival in Philadelphia, about 25 people showed up.
Seven years later, two million hockey-crazed fans attended a parade after the Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/fly ... at_83.html
Another great Bill Lyon column:
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/fly ... hilly.html
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:42 am
by GannonFan
Great man, led a pretty good life.
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:44 am
by CAA Flagship
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:04 am
by 93henfan
Pravda ran this cartoon the day after the Flyers beat the Red Army team in 1976:
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:40 am
by bluehenbillk
93henfan wrote:Pravda ran this cartoon the day after the Flyers beat the Red Army team in 1976:
That's awesome - never saw that before.
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:20 am
by 93henfan
bluehenbillk wrote:93henfan wrote:Pravda ran this cartoon the day after the Flyers beat the Red Army team in 1976:
That's awesome - never saw that before.
I think the Russians intended it to be an insult rather than the compliment it obviously was.
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:21 am
by GannonFan
93henfan wrote:bluehenbillk wrote:
That's awesome - never saw that before.
I think the Russians intended it to be an insult rather than the compliment it obviously was.
No wonder they lost the Cold War. Big babies.
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:31 am
by 93henfan
If anyone is unfamiliar with the NHL vs Red Army series in 1976, and the Flyers victory in particular, it's worth reading about.
Cliffs Notes: Red Army rolled through the NHL teams until they got to Philly. Flyers knew they couldn't match up with the Russian finesse and pure skill, so intimidation would be necessary. After one check of a Russian winger, the Russian coach called his team off the ice and into the locker room during the live TV broadcast. Ed Snider negotiated with the Russian coaches to get them to come back out. Finally, he said if you don't get back out there we're not paying you. They came back out and got curb stomped.
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:38 am
by 93henfan
Re: RIP Ed Snider, Flyers Founder
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:44 am
by 89Hen
