David Puddy said:What is it that Fred Shero used to say, "If you can't win in the alley, you can't in on the ice?"
whether people want to admit it or not they changed the face of the NHLBig Phil said:Yeap Philly was the toast of the NHL back then. This was just before Montreal won four Cups in a row. The Flyers won by some skill and a lot of brut intimidation.
jb said:whether people want to admit it or not they changed the face of the NHL
John Flyers Fan said:That was Conn Smythe.
One of Shero's favorites was "Arrive at the puck in ill humor."
The night they truly became the "Broad Street Bullies" was December 29, 1972 in Vancouver. http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/boxscore.cgi?19720290
Four Flyers went into the stands after someone reached over and grabbed Don Saleski by the hair as he was fighting with Barry Wilcox.
On the return trip to Vancouver 4 Flyers had to appear in court, most assumed it would be a quiet night ... that wasn't to be the base and their reputation was cemented.
Dupont bloodied Bobby Schmautz with a high stick and Clarke and Macliesh scored shorthanded during thr Canucks 5 minute pp. Flyers went on to win 10-5 http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/boxscore.cgi?19720437 .. and Andre "the Moose" Dupont had an all-time quote after the game (spoken in a heavy French accent):
"That was a lot of fun. We don't go to jail, we beat up their chicken forwards, we score ten goals, and we win. And now the Moose drinks beer."
John Flyers Fan said:
monkey_00 said:John Flyers Fan....................
Thanks very much for that wonderful clip.....brings back alot of great memories and THAT'S exactly the way you have to play against them in order to be successful........on paper those Russians had the better roster but when it's style VS style it's a whole nother story altogether........this is a classic case of what I like to call; "CULTURE SHOCK" for those talented Russians.
DJmastamind said:Thanks for the clip. I guess that is one of the only ways to play against the Soviets, however, i'm not a huge fan of the rough stuff. Hockey should be fast paced, with lots of creativity, and speed. Blow by someone. ya know