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Philadelphia Flyers

American hockey team

Written by Adam Augustyn

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Last Updated: Dec 29, 2024 • Article History

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Awards And Honors:: Stanley Cup (1975); Stanley Cup (1974)

Date:: 1967 - present

Headquarters:: Philadelphia

Areas Of Involvement:: ice hockey

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Noah Cates continues to surge, Matvei Michkov benched as Flyers skate past Ducks • Dec. 28, 2024, 2:38 PM ET (New York Times)

Wild's Kirill Kaprizov scores off Flyers' goalie helmet, banking shot into net • Dec. 14, 2024, 6:16 PM ET (AP)

Philadelphia Flyers, American professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia that plays in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers have won two Stanley Cup championships (1974, 1975). The Flyers were established when the NHL expanded from the so-called “Original Six” in 1967. The team saw some minor success initially, earning three postseason berths in its first five years in the NHL. In the 1972–73 season the Flyers began a streak of 18 consecutive playoff appearances. The Flyers teams of the early ’70s earned the nickname “The Broad Street Bullies,” a reference to the location of ...(100 of 546 words)

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