Top 50 Philadelphia Flyers
Doesn’t it seem like Philadelphia always had a hockey team, or at the very least always should have?
They actually did for a time, as they had the Philadelphia Quakers for one season in the 1930-31 Season, but in 1967, they were part of the first wave of planned expansion 1967 with five other teams. Each team had varying levels of success, but it was the Flyers who became the first to establish a real identity (The Broad Street Bullies) and win a Stanley Cup, achieving both in back-to-back years in 1974 & 1975.
The Flyers have not won since, but they have been in the Finals five times since (1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997 & 2010) and have one of the most desiccated fanbases in Hockey.
This list is up to the end of the 2024/25 season.
Note: Hockey lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and postseason accolades.
As of this writing, Sean Couturier is in his fourteenth season in the National Hockey League, all of which have been with the Philadelphia Flyers. Couturier was the eighth overall Draft Pick in 2011, and it did not take long for the Center to prove his worth to the team. …
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…
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…
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.
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…
Travis Konecny was a late First Rounder (24th Overall) by Philadelphia in 2015, and as of this writing, he is entering his tenth season with the Flyers. Relatively small in stature (5'10”), Konecny is a surprisingly physical player, unafraid to give or take hits from other opponents, while still lighting the…
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…
A member of the Philadelphia Flyers for their two Stanley Cup wins in the 1970s, 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…
Kimmo Timonen began his career with the Nashville Predators, where he was a two-time All-Star. In 2007, Timonen and Scott Hartnell were traded to Philadelphia for a first-round pick, who would never make it to the NHL. It is easy to see who won this trade. Timonen went to his third All-Star…
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…
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. His fun-loving personality endeared him even more to the city. Recording…
A former captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, Mike Richards, was a late 1st 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…
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.
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…
From Sweden, Mikael Renberg was a rookie sensation in 1993/94, scoring 82 Points and being 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…
Dave Poulin got off to a really slow start in hockey, which makes sense since he began his athletic career as a figure skater and saw hockey as a way to earn a scholarship to Notre Dame. After college, he played a season in Sweden. The Flyers signed him, and…
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 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…
From Finland, Iikka Sinisalo went undrafted, though that was not that uncommon during the late 70’s. The Flyers signed him in 1981, and he became 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…
A strong and imposing force, Behn Wilson was the 7th 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…