Philadelphia Flyers 50 Greatest Moments in History
By Regina Ham
48. Flyers 1974 Stanley Cup Victory
The Philadelphia Flyers first Stanley Cup game came less decade after the team’s creation. It was a quick ride up the tower of success and many couldn’t believe the success of such a young team. It was a good matchup, pitting the East Division champions Boston Bruins against the West Division champions Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins were heavily favored yet the Flyers brought tenacity to the series. That tenacity, which some called aggression, gave the team the nickname the Broad Street Bullies. It would be a matchup that would be remembered by Flyers fans for years.
The Flyers managed to beat the New York Rangers in the semi-finals before facing the Bruins. They had a dangerous goalie named Bernie Parent in the goal. Parent was coming off of a 47 game regular season win streak. Boston would win Game 1 while the Flyers would come back and win Games 2,3 and 4. It would take Game 5 for the Bruins to send the series back to Philadelphia and the Spectrum. Game 6 would see Rick MacLeish score the game’s only goal on a powerplay. It would be the 30 shots blocked by Parent that helped to seal the Stanley Cup for the Flyers. They would be the first expansion team to win a Stanley Cup trophy.
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