Philadelphia Flyers

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Philadelphia Phantoms
(AHL)

Wheeling Nailers
(ECHL)

Affiliates

The two affiliate organizations of the Philadelphia Flyers are the Philadelphia Phantoms and Wheeling Nailers. The Phantoms play in the AHL, while the Nailers are members of teh ECHL.

The Flyers try to use their affiliates to maximum potential. Throughout the season they promote/downgrade deserving players through each level.

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Philadelphia Flyers

Conference	Eastern
Division	Atlantic
Founded	1967
Home Arena	Wachovia Center
City	Philadelphia
Colors	Black, Orange, White
Media Outlets	CSN Philadelphia CN8 Mid-Atlantic WPSG-TV (CW Philly 57) WIP (610 AM) WPHT (1210 AM)
Owner(s)	Comcast-Spectacor
General Manager	Paul Holmgren
Head Coach	John Stevens
Captain	Jason Smith
Minor League Affiliates	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Stanley Cups	1973–74, 1974–75
Conference Championships	1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97
Division Championships	1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04

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The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional hockey team of the National Hockey League. Established in 1967 in Philadelphia, the team has been one of the more notable teams through the league's history. With two Stanley Cup Titles, the orange and black play for the pride of a city that hasn't seen a major sports championship since 1983.

[edit] Retired Numbers

#1 Bernie Parent October 11, 1979	#4 Barry Ashbee April 3, 1975
#7 Bill Barber October 11, 1990	#16 Bobby Clark November 15, 1984

[edit] NHL Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Players who once were Flyers	1981 Allan Stanley On Flyers: One Season
1984 Bernie Parent On Flyers: Ten Seasons	1987 Bobby Clarke On Flyers: Fifteen Seasons
1989 Darryl Sittler On Flyers: Three Seasons	1990 Bill Barber On Flyers: Twelve Seasons
2001 Dale Hawerchuk On Flyers: Two Seasons	2004 Paul Coffey On Flyers: Two Seasons

[edit] Team History

[edit] 1967–1972

[edit] 1972–1976

[edit] 1976–1984

[edit] 1984–1992

[edit] 1992–2000

[edit] 2000–2006

[edit] 2006–present

[edit] Captains

Lou Angotti 1967–68	Ed Van Impe 1968–73	Bobby Clarke 1973–79	Mel Bridgman 1979–81	Bill Barber 1981–82	Bobby Clarke 1982–84	Dave Poulin 1984–89	Ron Sutter 1989–91
Rick Tocchet 1991–92	Kevin Dineen 1993–94	Eric Lindros 1994–2000	Eric Desjardins 2000-2001	Keith Primeau 2001–06	Derian Hatcher 2006	Peter Forsberg 2006–07	Jason Smith 2007–08

[edit] Head Coaches

Keith Allen 1967–69	Vic Stasiuk 1969–71	Fred Shero 1971–78	Bob McCammon 1978 1982–84	Pat Quinn 1978–82	Mike Keenan 1984–88	Paul Holmgren 1988–92	Bill Dineen 1992–93
Terry Simpson 1993–94	Terry Murray 1994–97	Wayne Cashman 1997–98	Roger Neilson 1998–2000	Craig Ramsay 2000	Bill Barber 2000–02	Ken Hitchcock 2002–2006	John Stevens 2006–2008

[edit] General Managers

Bud Poile 1967–69	Keith Allen 1969–83	Bob McCammon 1983–84	Bobby Clarke 1984–90,1994-2006	Russ Farwell 1990–94	Paul Holmgren 2006-2008