Jeff Carter got off to a good start in the NHL with a 42 Point season in 2005-06, and he would show solid play in his first three seasons.  In his fourth season, the Center would put forth his best regular season, where in 2008-09 he would have a career high 84 Point Season and was the leader in Game-Winning Goals.  Carter also was tenth in Hart Trophy voting that year and would have another pair of 60 Point seasons before he was traded to Columbus.

A three-time All-Star with the Philadelphia Flyers, Ed Van Impe would probably tell you himself that he was not blessed with a lot of offensive skill or fancy moves, but what he did have was a plethora of toughness and a determination to keep the puck from reaching the net at all costs.  Van Impe excelled at blocking shots, working the corners, and stifling offensive rushes.  The member of the Broad Street Bullies would win back-to-back Stanley Cups in the 1970s, and he was a top ten finisher twice in Defensive Point Shares.  Philadelphia enshrined Van Impe into its franchise Hall of Fame in 1993.

Rick Tocchet began and ended his playing career with the Philadelphia Flyers.   He spent seasons in Pittsburgh (where he won the Stanley Cup), Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, and Phoenix, but scored 508 of his 952 Points in the National Hockey League with the Flyers.  Tocchet was a bruising power forward who, despite having great individual seasons elsewhere, was synonymous with the ethos of Philadelphia.  Notably, the only season that he would finish in the top ten in Hart Trophy voting was as a Flyer (1990-91).  He was chosen for the Flyers Hall of Fame in 2021.

Philadelphia chose Joe Watson in the Expansion Draft from the Boston Bruins, and the original Flyer would become a stabilizing blueline presence from day one of the organization.  Watson would be named to two All-Star Games, and he was a large part of the team’s Stanley Cup wins in both 1974 and 1975.  Watson was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame in 1996.