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The Flyers announced the new inductees into the Flyers Hall of Fame this season in a pre-game ceremony on November 16, 2021. What an honor to be enshrined into the rich history that the Flyers organization stands by today. Without further delay, let’s dive into who will be inducted in the Flyers Hall of Fame.
Rick Tocchet
Rick Tocchet played 11 seasons with the Flyers, including one season as Captain in 1991-92. He is the Flyers all-time leader in penalty minutes with 1,815. Tocchet played the game with a lot of grit and snarl. He would stick up for his teammates, and take some necessary penalties. Of course, he provided offense to pair along with his grit and snarl, as his 27 goals and 60 points in the Stanley Cup Playoffs both rank 10th in franchise history.
Tocchet was one heck a player before my time, but he was a physical beast and beloved by many in Philadelphia. He is still beloved today, as he is given a loud applause by many in the stands when he was the Head Coach of the Arizona Coyotes.
Paul Holmgren
Holmgren has served the Flyers organization for over 40 years. He is the only individual in Flyers history to serve the organization as a player (1975-1984), assistant coach (1985-88), head coach (1988-92), general manager (2006-14) and president (2014-19). One thing Holmgren had was guts, as he traded Mike Richards and Jeff Carter when he was a general manager of the organization.
As a player, he was a member of the Flyers during their historic 35-game unbeaten streak, and he even scored a career-high 30 goals at one point. For his efforts, Holmgren was a slam dunk on being inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame. No one has done more with every avenue of the organization lives by between a player, front office staff, to top brass.
These fine gentlemen are more than worthy of an induction into the Flyers Hall of Fame as David Scott said months ago, “We’re even more excited to honor a new member or members of the Flyers Hall of Fame at a game this season.” Grab your tickets now Flyers fans for the November 16, 2021 game to see these two fine gentlemen get enshrined into the Flyers Hall of Fame.
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Flyers Lines and pairings from today’s practice:
Giroux-Couturier-Konecny
Farabee-Brassard-Atkinson
Lindblom-Laughton-JvR
Wilson/Cates-Thompson-NAK
Provorov-Ellis
Sanheim-Ristolainen
Yandle-Braun
Seeler-York
Hart did not practice today
