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University of Vermont. LeClair attended University of Vermont. In the four years he spent there, he recorded 56 goals.
Gene Hart . Gene Hart recently died. The Flyers dedicated this season to him along with fallen team mate Dimitri Tertyshny.
Barry Ashbee Trophy. Captain Eric Desjardins has won this trophy for the past 6 years.
Bernie Parent. Bernie was the first Flyer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Mel Bridgman . This is the longest unbeaten streak in sports to date.
Ron Hextall. In his last season, Hextall surpassed Parent by 3 games.Wh
350. In the 83-83 season, the Flyers scored 350 goals.
| Which player recorded 123 points (which is the highest a Flyer has gotten)in one season? | Philadelphia Flyers
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Mark Recchi . Despite the greats of the past, Mark Recchi holds the record for most points in a season (53 goals, 70 assists)
Tim Kerr. Tim Kerr got 17 hat tricks with the Flyers. 5 more than Rick Macleish.
Bob Kelly. Number 9, the Hound. Very infrequently he was called Hounddog, but in the lockerroom and on broadcasts it was the Hound.
The Rat . The Rat would use his quick feet to slide all over the ice and drive opposing players nuts.
The Count . As in Count Dracula, given for his penchant for wearing a long overcoat over his 6'5" body.
This is Moose. Andre "Moose" Dupont was a huge defenseman with a French Canadian accent, and he introduced an automobile commercial with the, "This is Moose" start.
The Hammer. Dave hammered a lot of opponents, but also scored more than 20 goals one season.
Izzy. Izzy, as is: Larry Is He Goodenough?
| Ed Hospodar joined Flyers, after being a darling of Madison Square Garden fans, while playing for the New York Rangers. His nickname was what? | Philadelphia Flyers Nicknames
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Boxcar. Ed "Boxcar" Hospodar was a hard-hitting defenseman.
Reggie Leach . Leech was one of a small number of players to have won the Conn Smythe Trophy, as most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Finals, while playing for the losing team! He earned that distinction in 1976 when the Flyers lost.
| This defenseman was always talking, both on and off the ice. His name is Joe Watson, and he wore number 14. His nickname was what? | Philadelphia Flyers Nicknames
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Thunder Mouth. Joe's brother Jim played for the Flyers as well.
JR. JR has more than 1,000 games and points under his belt and still skates with fast, fluid strides. He is one of the few players who has led his team in points, and penalty minutes in the same season.
Lou Angotti. Lou Angotti was the Flyers' captain from 1967-68.
1991-92. In the 1993-1994 season, Kevin Dineen was the captain. In 1990-1991 Ron Sutter was the captain, and in 1994-1995 Eric Lindros was their captain.
9 seasons. Clarke was captain of the Flyers from 1972-1973 through 1978-79 and from 1982-83 through 1983-84.
Yes. Eric Desjardins was captain from 1999-2000 to 2001-2002.
Keith Primeau . Keith Primeau became captain in the 2001-2002 season.
Simon Gagne. Gagne finished with 79 points (47 goals 32 assists), just four ahead of Forsberg's 75 (19 and 56). Knuble's total was well behind with just 65 (34 and 31) and Pitkanen had just 46 (13 and 33).
Simon Gagne. Gagne lit the lamp 47 times during the season. Knuble finished second on the team with 34, while Forsberg found the net 19 times. Carter had 23.
Peter Forsberg. Forsberg finished the year with a healthy lead on the rest of the team with 56 assists. His closest competition came from Pitkanen and Handzus, who each had 33, and Gagne with 32.
Mike Knuble. Knuble suited up for every game including the playoffs for the Flyers. Carter missed just one with Richards and Rathje missing three each.
Donald Brashear. With 166 minutes spent in the box, Brashear easily took this title. Hatcher was second on the team with 93 and Knuble was third with 80. Pitkanen, despite playing in just 58 games, racked up 78 minutes.
Simon Gagne. Gagne completed the campaign with a +31. His closest competitor was Knuble with +25. Both Rathje and Pitkanen finished +22.
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