Did the Flyers beat the russians?
Did the Flyers beat the russians?
Matt Pavelich who was the linesman at that game approached the Soviet bench and saw Clarence Campbell and Alan Eagleson heading to the Soviet dressing room and did not see Ed Snider going with them. They eventually complied and lost 4–1. The Flyers were the only NHL team that managed to defeat the Red Army that year.
When did the Flyers play the russians?
January 11, 1976
It’s hard to believe that next week will mark the 38th anniversary of the famous Flyers exhibition against the Soviet Red Army. The game was played at the Spectrum on January 11, 1976, and it was one of the proudest moments in Flyers history.
Who was the best player in the 1976 Flyers game?
The game was notable for an incident where, after a body check delivered by the Flyers’ Ed Van Impe, CSKA’s top player, Valeri Kharlamov, was prone on the ice for a minute. Van Impe had skated directly from the penalty box to the CSKA player and the replay suggests he elbowed Kharlamov in the head.
Who was the head coach of the Flyers in 1976?
Flyers head coach Fred Shero jokingly told low-scoring defenseman Joe Watson that he had set the Soviet hockey program back 25 years by scoring a shorthanded goal on the great Vladislav Tretiak. Amidst the Flyers’ pride in their convincing victory against an outstanding team, the seeds of contentiousness had grown even further.
Who was the goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975?
The Flyers would be playing without goalie Bernie Parent, who missed most of the 1975-76 season due to a neck injury that required surgery. Wayne Stephenson was in the net for Philadelphia while the legendary Vladislav Tretiak was between the pipes for the Red Army.
Where did the Philadelphia Flyers pick in 1996?
Philadelphia’s picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996. The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 24th overall, their fourth-round pick, 106th overall, and Martin Spanhel to the San Jose Sharks for Pat Falloon on September 20, 1995.