Summer Series #5: Timonen, Pronger and Coburn

Hope you all had a great weekend. During the doldrums of summer when the most exciting news is the Flyers possibly signing a fragile, body-throwing cast-off d-man, we'll try to entertain you with a little hyperbole and a some YouTube searches (at least my day is interesting).

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A Bully's Impact

The 1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers more than earned the nickname The Broad Street Bullies. Just the season before the Flyers had finished 6th among the 14 teams in the league with 45 fighting majors. When the last punch was thrown in ’73 the Flyers had tallied 95 fights while the second place Bruins had only 47.

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Clarkie cards a hole-in-one!

In one of the greatest hockey rumors of the summer, the Courier-Post has confirmed from three different sources that, yes, Flyers vice president Bob Clarke sank a hole-in-one last week on a 258-yard par 4  at Clear Lake Golf Course in Manitoba. Clarke is a member at Tavistiock Country Club and Greate Bay Country Club, but often golfs at Clear Lake during his annual visits to his home province. Congrats, Clarkie!

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Flyers New Website Leaked

Its nothing new to see NHL teams revamp their website layouts during the offseason in an effort to renew their fans’ online experience.  But the general population doesn’t often get a sneak peek at the new digs until the official rollout. But in this case, the Flyers’ new site has been leaked.  It’s nothing earth-shattering, but

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John Stevens to run for cancer in Sea Isle

John Stevens will be participating in the 2009 Captain Bill Gallagher 10-mile run in Sea Isle City, NJ on Saturday, August 8.   The run will raise funds for “Crossing the Finish Line,” an organization which helps adult cancer patients, their families and caregivers and their families cope with the demands of the fight against cancer, by providing a one-week expense paid respite excursion in a peaceful environment. For more information about this organization and the 10-mile run, please log onto www.crossingthefinishline.org.

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