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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Stanley Cup 1970s
| To celebrate the city's first world championship since the 1966-67 76ers, a multitude of fans turned out to cheer their hero's in a parade down Broad Street. What was the estimated size of the crowd that showed up to cheer the Flyers? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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2 million. An estimated 2 million fans jammed Broad Street from City Hall to the Sports Complex. This was the celebration of celebrations. This type of reaction repeated itself after the Flyers repeated as champs the following season.
| The Conn Smythe trophy goes to the MVP of the entire playoffs. Who won the Conn Smythe for the 1974 NHL Playoffs? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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Bernie Parent. Goaltender Bernie Parent won the Conn Smythe in back to back years in 1974 and 1975 as he lead the Flyers to back to back Stanley Cup championships. Parent also won the Vezina Trophy as the outstanding goaltender for the seasons of '74 & '75. Sadly, his career was cut short by a freak eye injury against the NY Rangers in 1979.
| To Flyers fans, as time ticked off the clock at the end of game 6, there is no greater call than, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Flyers are going to win the Stanley Cup! The Flyers win the Stanley Cup! The Flyers win the Stanley Cup!" Who said those now immortal words? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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Gene Hart . "The Voice of the Flyers" and Hall of Fame broadcaster Gene Hart was a member of the Flyers family until his death in 1999. His love for the sport of hockey was heard in his broadcast of the games. The term beloved doesn't begin to describe how Flyers fans felt about Mr. Hart. His daughter, Lauren is herself a recording artist and sings the National Anthem at most Flyers games and has sung for the Eagles and 76ers as well.
| In game 6, the Flyers scored first in the 1st period when Andre Dupont took a shot from the point which was deflected in front of Gilles Gilbert for the goal. Who made the deflection and was credited for the goal? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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Rick MacLeish. That goal was all the Flyers needed as Bernie Parent shut down the Bruins high scorers Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk and company. The win gave the Flyers the first of 2 concsecutive Stanley Cup championships.
| Coming back to The Spectrum for game 6, the Flyers didn't want to take any chances and decided to roll out their good luck charm and decided to play "God Bless America" instead of the "Star Spangled Banner". In a surprise move, the singer most famous for singing this song wanted to sing it live. Who was this famous singer? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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Kate Smith . When the Flyers played "God Bless America", more often than not they would win the game. Kate Smith performed the song live for the Flyers faithful 4 times with the Flyers winning 3 of those games. To honor Ms. Smith after her death in 1986, the Flyers erected a statue of her outside of the Spectrum.
| After winning games 3 and 4 in Philadelphia, the Flyers took a commanding 3 games to 1 lead into Boston for game 5 needing just one more win to secure The Cup. The Bruins had other plans. Boston kept their hopes alive winning game 5 in resounding fashion. The Bruins won this game by what score? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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5-1. The Bruins, in what seemed to be a last hurrah for the season, didn't want to go gently into that good night and pounded the Flyers 5-1 closing the gap to 3 games to 2. All they had to do is win in Philly to force a game 7 at the Garden where the Flyers had won 1 game in 7 years.
| During the 1973-74 regular season, the Flyers established themselves as one of the elite teams in the NHL through intimidation. Never was this intimidation factor more prevalent than at the fabled Philadelphia Spectrum, the venue for games 3, 4, and 6(if necessary) of this series. What nickname was given to the Flyers because of their rough style of play? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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Broad Street Bullies. The name Broad Street Bullies had been synonymous with the Flyers since this era of hockey. It was because of this rough style of play that intimidated teams throughout their history of playing at the Spectrum. The once dominant Soviet Red Army hockey team, once considered the best in the world, were so intimidated by the Flyers, that they left the ice during their historic confrontation in 1976. While 2 of the names I made up, Schultz's Army was the name of a group of fans who would wear German Army helmets with the Flyers logo painted on them, in support of Dave "The Hammer" Schultz.
| After losing game 1, the Flyers played well in a defensive game 2, but they appeared to be heading for another Boston Garden defeat as the Bruins led 2-1 with a minute to play. Then with less than a minute to go, an unlikely hero stepped up for the Flyers and scored the tying goal sending the game into overtime. Who was this unlikely hero? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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Andre Dupont. Although Dupont was one of the better defensemen in the NHL, scoring goals wasn't his forte. He only scored 3 goals during the regular season in 1973-74. But during the playoffs, "Moose" scored 4 goals, but none was bigger than this game tying goal with time running out. This set up Bobby Clarke's dramatic overtime goal giving the Flyers a 3-2 victory, breaking a 7-year losing streak in Boston, and more importantly tying the series at a game each heading home to the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
| Up to this 1974 Finals series, the Bruins had an incredible unbeaten streak against the Flyers at the Boston Garden. The streak was extended when Boston won game 1 by a 3-2 score. With that win, how many games was the unbeaten streak extended to? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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20. This unbeaten streak was extended to 18-0-2, and was the reason why the Bruins were heavy favorites to win the Cup considering they had home ice advantage.
| The Boston Bruins are a member of the "Original 6" Club. The Flyers however, had only been around for a short time. How many seasons had the Flyers been in the NHL in 1974, the first year they made it to the finals? | 1974 Stanley Cup Finals
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7. The Flyers came to be during the expansion season of 1967-68. They along with the Oakland Seals, L.A. Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, and St. Louis Blues, were added to the league. While the Blues were the first of the expansion teams to reach the finals, the Flyers were the first to win the Stanley Cup.
Fred Shero . Freddie "The Fog" coached the Flyers from 1971-78. The Flyers made the playoffs in all but Shero's first season. After leaving the Flyers, Shero went to the Rangers where he led the Blue Shirts to the finals. Shero passed away November 20, 1990, and is still beloved in the city of Philadelphia.
Bernie Parent. Parent repeated as the Conn Smythe trophy winner with 4 shutouts and a 1.89 goals against average during the playoffs.
| Game 6 was in Buffalo with the Flyers needing a win to secure their second straight Stanley Cup. The Sabres needed a win to force a game 7 back in Philadelphia. The game was scoreless through the first 2 periods, but 11 seconds into the 3rd, the Flyers scored the eventual game-winner. Who scored to break the scoreless tie? | 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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Bob Kelly. Bob Kelly, once known as a fighter, turned into a decent scorer during the 1974-75 season and was known for his tremendous hustle. He scored the eventual cup-winner 11 seconds into the 3rd period. Bill Clement iced the game late in the game by giving the Flyers a 2-0 win and their 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup Championship, and the first expansion team to win back-to-back cups. Also, both cup clinching games for the Flyers were shutouts.
| With the series tied at 2 games each, the series switched back to the Spectrum where the Flyers dominated the Sabres by the score of 5-1. The Flyers' leading goalscorer for the game was not generally known as a goalscorer. Who led the Flyers with 2 goals in this game? | 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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Dave Schultz. Although he was known more as an enforcer than a scorer, Schultz put through 2 goals helping the Flyers to take a 3 games to 2 lead back to Buffalo. He would eventually finish his career with the Sabres in 1979-80.
| The Flyers were known as the Broad Street Bullies, but the Sabres had a colorful nickname of their own, although it only pertained to Rick Martin, Rene Robert, and Gilbert Perreault. What nickname was given to the trio? | 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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French Connection . The trio combined for over 2000 points in their respective careers and were dubbed the French Connection for their French-Canadian roots.
| This was the 2nd straight season that the Spectrum in Philadelphia hosted a championship series. This was the first for the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. By what name was this arena best known? | 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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The Aud . The Aud was the home of the Sabres from 1970 until 1996.
| The Flyers had home ice advantage in the 1975 finals and they made the most of it winning games 1 and 2, and took a 2 games to none lead into Buffalo. Game 3 was marred by 2 unusual occurrences during the game. One was Sabres center Jim Lorentz's killing of a bat. The other was what this game came to be known as. What was that unusual occurrence? | 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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Fog. Known as The Fog Game, the Sabres won in overtime 5-4. The bat incident also happened during the game. The zamboni falling through the ice happened before the debut game of the World Hockey Association's Philadelphia Blazers.
| On their road to a second straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance, the Flyers nearly blew a 3 games to 0 lead in the semi-finals. Who nearly made history by almost overcoming these impossible odds? | 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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New York Islanders. The Islanders, in only their 3rd season, made the playoffs and pulled off the impossible by defeating the Penguins 4-3, overcoming a 3-0 deficit. They nearly repeated this feat by falling behind the Flyers 3-0 before fighting back to tie, but eventually lost game seven 4-1. The Islanders would eventually pay back the Flyers during the 1980 Finals winning the first of 4 consecutive Stanley Cups.
| 1975 was the first time an Original 6 team failed to make the finals as both the Flyers and Sabres were the product of expansion. While the Flyers were back to defend their title, the Sabres were making their first trip to the finals. Who did the Sabres beat in the semi-finals to advance for a chance to play for the cup? | 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
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Montreal Canadiens. The Sabres defeated the Canadiens 4 games to 2 to win the Prince of Whales Conference. They beat the Blackhawks in the quarterfinals. The Canucks lost to Montreal in the quarterfinals, and the Bruins lost to the Blackhawks in the preliminary round.
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