A solid scorer, Murray Craven provided solid offensive support for the two Philadelphia Flyer teams that made the Stanley Cup Finals twice in the 1980’s.

A strong and imposing force, Behn Wilson was the 7^th overall pick of the 1978 Draft and his combination of skill and size made him perfect for a Philadelphia fanbase.  Wilson racked up a lot of penalty minutes often acting as the team’s enforcer but he could playmake too as he never had less than 20 Assists in a season peaking with 47 in his All Star 1980/81 Season.  He would also finish 5^th in Defensive Point Shares that year.

From Finland, Iikka Sinisalo went undrafted though that was not that uncommon during the late 70’s.  The Flyers would sign him in 1981 and he was a full time player immediately.  Sinisalo would score back-to-back 70 Point seasons (73 & 76 in 1984/85 & 1985/86 respectively) and his scoring acumen certainly helped the Flyers go to two Stanley Cup Finals in 1985 & 1987.  He would score 409 Points over 526 Games as a Philadelphia Flyer.

A member of the Philadelphia Flyers for their two Stanley Cup wins in the 1970’s, Tom Bladon was known for his devastating slapshot and for becoming the first Defenseman to score eight points in a game, which he did in 1977 against the Cleveland Barons.  He would also set a record of +10 in that game, which has yet to be equaled.  As a Flyer, Bladon had 270 Points over his career with a very strong Plus/Minus of 186 and two All Star Game appearances.

Wayne Simmonds became a Philadelphia Flyer after playing his first three years in Los Angeles.  

Proving to be more than a solid player,, Simmonds has had two 60 Point seasons for Philadelphia and he had back-to-back 30 Goal seasons in 2015-16 & 2016-17.  In that latter campaign, he would be named an NHL All-Star.  Despite his skill, the struggling Flyers traded Simmonds to Nashville during the 2018/19 Season, and he won the Mark Messier Leadership Award that year.  

With the Flyers, Simmonds had 378 Points.

The season before Daniel Briere arrived in Philadelphia, he came off a 95 Point Season with the Buffalo Sabres.  Briere did not hit that mark again but the Centre did have two seasons for Philadelphia of 68 or more Points and a solid .78 Points per Game Average with the Flyers.  Briere was at his best in the post season for Philadelphia where his PPG increased to 1.06 and in the 2010 Playoffs Briere would help the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals and he was the post season leader in Assists.  He would be named to the All Star team the following year.

Traded midway through the 1976/77 season from the Vancouver Canucks, Bob Dailey may have missed the Stanley Cup days but he was still a contributor on some very good Flyers teams.  The one time tallest player in hockey (6’ 5”) would have two straight 30 Assist seasons, the first of which saw the blueliner put the puck in the net for a career high 21, which along with his 57 Points would set (since broken) records for a Flyers Defenseman.  Dailey would be named an All Star that year and later in 1981. 

Dave Poulin got off to a really slow start in hockey, which makes sense as he began his athletics as a figure skater and saw hockey as a way to get a scholarship, which he did to Notre Dame.  After college he played a season in Sweden, the Flyers signed him and he would quickly prove to be valuable scoring 76, 74, 69 and 70 Points in his first four full seasons with Philadelphia.  Exceptional on the penalty kill, Poulin was skilled on his own side of the ice where he would win the Frank J. Selke Award in 1987.  That accolade was bookended by two All Star Games.  Poulin would score 394 Points for the Flyers over his 467 Games while playing for them.

From Sweden, Mikael Renberg was a rookie sensation in 1993/94 where he would score 82 Points and was put on a line with John LeClair and Eric Lindros to form the very popular “Legion of Doom”.  Renberg would never have a season like his rookie season but he would have another two 50 Point seasons with Philly.  Renberg would be traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1997 but the fan favorite would return again for two and a half seasons when Tampa traded him back to the Flyers.

Scott Hartnell arrived via trade from the Nashville Predators and it was a match made in heaven.  The Flyers fans always love gritty power forwards (does the new mascot Gritty kind of resemble Hartnell?) and Hartnell was no different and his fun loving personality endeared him even more to the city.  Recording most of his goals by crowding the net, Hartnell was a two time 30 goal scorer and an All Star in 2012.

A former captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, Mike Richards was a late 1^st Round Pick in the 2003 Draft who would impress everyone with his two-way skills.  The former Centre would have four straight 60 Point seasons (including an 80 Point one) from 2007-08 to 2010-11 where he also received Frank J. Selke Award votes each season.  This included a runner-up campaign, which coincided with the 80 Point season mentioned earlier.

Brad McCrimmon may never have been an All Star when he was with the Philadelphia Flyers but he was certainly worthy of consideration.  With the Flyers, he would finish in the top five three times in Plus/Minus and the top ten three times in Defensive Point Shares (including a first place finish in the 1985/86 campaign) and he would have a career high 56 Points in 1985/86.  His overall numbers with Philadelphia would see him score 187 Points with a Plus/Minus of 225.

An imposing figure on the ice at 6’6”, Kjell Samuelsson was a physical blueliner who had his best seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers. 

Spending all but 11 of his 764 NHL Games with the Philadelphia Flyers, Chris Therien had a very good career utilizing his imposing 6’ 5” 235 lb frame to push opposing attackers around and stifle offensive rushes.  He was not a scorer but he was usually on the first line of defensive corps for Philly to provide a balance on the ice, which he did brilliantly.

Like so many good hockey players in the Mid-60’s Gary Dornhoefer struggled to find a permanent spot in the National Hockey League.  The Right Wing played 62 Games for the Boston Bruins from the 1963-64 to 1965-66 season but he was never called up in the season before the 1967 Expansion.

After three years with Columbus, Jakub Voracek was traded in a transaction that proved to be very beneficial to Eastern Pennsylvania.  The product of the Czech Republic has had two 80 Points seasons as a Flyers the first of which (2014-15) would see him be a First Team All NHL Right Wing where he was second in Assists and fifth in Points.

Andre Dupont was traded midway through the 1972/73 Season from St. Louis and he would prove to be a perfect fit for Philadelphia.  The Flyers were putting together the “Broad Street Bullies” and Dupont would be in the top seven in Penalty Minutes five times with Philadelphia.

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 Centre would put his 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.

Rick Tocchet began and ended his playing career with the Philadelphia Flyers which sandwiched seasons in Pittsburgh (where he would win a Stanley Cup), Los Angeles, Boston, Washington and Phoenix but he would score 508 of his 952 Points in the National Hockey League with the Flyers.  Tocchet was a bruising power forward who while he would have great individual seasons elsewhere was a player who 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.

Joe Watson was chosen by Philadelphia 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 win in both 1974 and 1975.  Watson was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame in 1996.