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.

Rod Brind'Amour played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League, nine of which were as a Philadelphia Flyer.  Brind'Amour would actually play longer with Carolina and arguably had more success there, but he had better individual statistics with Philly.

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.

Watson played in the National Hockey League for ten seasons, all with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Scott Hartnell was a very popular, tenacious player during his National Hockey League career, earning All-Star honors in 2012 while a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.  It was when he was with Philly that his job was at its apex, as he had a pair of 30 Goal seasons there and was a significant part of their deep playoff run in 2010.  He would also play for the Nashville Predators and the Columbus Blue Jackets in his career.

Tim Kerr went undrafted, yet his tenacious play and the way he overcame injury after injury would earn him a permanent spot in the Philadelphia Flyers lineup.  Maybe spot isn’t the right word, as "slot" might be more accurate, as that is where he would find himself in front of the opponents’ net.

Mark Recchi had an interesting career with the Philadelphia Flyers and the other teams he played for.  The Right Wing would post his best individual seasons as a Flyer, but he was a three-time Stanley Cup Champion with three different teams (Pittsburgh in 1991, Carolina in 2006, and Boston in 2011). 

Ron Hextall made history in many ways.  First off, he was the first grandson of a former NHLer to lace up in the league.  He was the first Goalie to score a Goal and not because he was credited with one but because his shot went into the net.  He was the first Goalie to accrue 100 Penalty Minutes in a season.  All of that is impressive enough, but we haven’t even discussed that rookie season.

Simon Gagne would spend the majority of his National Hockey League career with the Philadelphia Flyers, and he would score 535 of his career 601 Points with the team. 

Rick MacLeish spent the 1970s with the Philadelphia Flyers, where he parlayed his slick wrist shot and two-way play to complement the Broad Street Bullies.  Early in his career, he had a 50 Goal and 50 Assist season for an even 100 Point campaign, all of which were career highs.  While he was a little unique in having his best offensive season early in his career, he still maintained high production over his Flyers career with three more 90 Point seasons.

Third all-time in franchise history in Points (849) and Points per Game (1.07) was the offensive star for the Philadelphia Flyers throughout the 1980s.  The Left Winger would have four seasons of 90 or more Points, but was also adept at checking and the defensive aspect of the game.  He would go to four All-Star Games, had a tenth-place finish in Hart Trophy balloting in 1986, and was second overall in Playoff Scoring in 1987 when he took Philadelphia to the Stanley Cup and pushed the Edmonton Oilers to a seven-game series.

Like John LeClair, Eric Desjardins arrived in Philadelphia after winning a Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens, and he would anchor their defensive corps for years.

The Philadelphia Flyers are a celebrated franchise in the NHL, and if we are to state (and we are) that Claude Giroux is the best player they have had in a decade (which is the 2010s), that means an awful lot.

John LeClair had already won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens before he arrived on Broad Street, but when he was traded early in the 1994-95 season, the Habs probably had no idea what they really gave up, as LeClair would emerge as one of the elite power forwards of his time.

The First Nations star from Manitoba played for the California Golden Seals for a few seasons before he arrived in Philadelphia, but arguably nobody foresaw what he would accomplish in the City of Brotherly Love.

When you are the son of Gordie Howe, it can be expected that you are just “Gordie’s son”, but this was not the case for Mark Howe, a Hockey Hall of Famer in his own right and one hell of a blueliner.

This rank may be controversial based on a few factors.

Eric Lindros did not play more than 500 Games with the Flyers.

A member of the Philadelphia Flyers for all twelve seasons of his NHL career, Bill Barber provided scoring punch for the Broad Street Bullies and the years beyond.  Barber is the all-time leading Goal Scorer (420) for the Flyers, and the six-time All Star was also a three-time postseason All-Star (one First Team and two Second Teams).  The Left Winger never had fewer than 20 Goals in a season, and he was a 40 Goal scorer four times and had a 50 Goal campaign in the 1975-76 Season. 

There were basically two careers for Bernie Parent and the Philadelphia Flyers.