TOGETHER TO THE HALL

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It took the Hockey Hall of Fame Committee 33 years after Fred Shero coached his last NHL game in 1980 to elect someone who won two Stanley Cups, reached two more finals and three more semifinals in nine-plus seasons.

If that seems like far t…

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FREDDIE SAYS…

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The Wit and Wisdom of Fred Shero

Upon his hiring by the Flyers, June 1, 1971:

“Hockey is like pool. It’s not what you make, but what you leave.”

“I’ve hardly ever fined a player. Nowadays, you fine a player and he laughs at you. You…

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WRITING ONTO THE WALL

By Kenny Ayres
Special to Philadelphia Flyers.com

Jay Greenberg sat in the second row of the Flyers press box, his thin, green legal pad tucked underneath his folded arms as he chatted leisurely with Mark Howe during the second intermission o…

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Shero’s wisdom, innovation made Flyers into winners

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Fred Shero is best remembered for nine words he scrawled on a blackboard in a locker room of the Spectrum in Philadelphia on a May day in 1974.

“Win together today and we will walk together forever,” was the message, and his Philadelphia Flyers…

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Clarke: Shero was ahead of his time

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Bob Clarke captained the Philadelphia Flyers for six seasons while playing for Fred Shero. In that span, he won the Stanley Cup twice and three Hart Trophies.

When Fred Shero got to the Flyers in 1971, I was 22 years old and going into my secon…

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O POSITIVE

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PHILADELPHIA – Things could have gone in one of two directions for Claude Giroux.
He had just missed on a pair of golden opportunities to score a goal. The first, Edmonton goalie Devan Dubnyk waffled aside. The second, caught the crossbar.
Girou…

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FIVE THINGS: Flyers vs Edmonton Oilers

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Philadelphia Flyers (4-10-1–9pts)
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Edmonton Oilers (4-11-2–10pts)
TV: CSN RADIO: 97.5 The Fanatic

1. RARE VISIT TO PHILLY
Today is just the fifth time in the last 10 years that the Edmonton Oilers visit Philadelphia… The Flyers are 1-3-…

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NO TALKING

PHILADELPHIA – The time for talking a good game publicly is over.
No longer can the Flyers use words as the crutch that promises better days ahead. No longer can they just be a team that speaks positively in order to convince themselves that good…

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DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’

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VOORHEES, N.J. – Claude Giroux hasn’t scored a goal in 20 games, dating back to last season. He’s also the guy who lost coverage on Jordan Staal with 52 seconds to play in Tuesday’s game, costing the Flyers at doing something that had never been d…

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FIVE THINGS: Flyers vs New Jersey Devils

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Philadelphia Flyers (4-9-1–9pts)
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New Jersey Devils (3-7-4–10pts)
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1. DEVIL DOWN IN PHILLY
This is the second meeting between the two clubs in less than a week – the Flyers took the first meeting, at NJ,…

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