10. Gary Dornhoefer Overtime Game Winning Goal
There are a lot of great Flyers moments that took place in the 1970s. But before the team went on to win their two Stanley Cups in a row, there was a lot of footage of Flyers right wing Gary Dornhoefer. He joined the Flyers in the wake of the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. Dornhoefer would be with the team until his retirement. During his hey days, he was a hard hitting and gritty winger. His first season saw him rack up 13 goals and 43 points, which came alongside his accumulated 134 penalty minutes. He was quick to throw the gloves down and was a reliable member of the aptly named “Broad Street Bullies”.
His most famous moment with the team came in 1973. The Flyers were in the first round of the playoffs against the Minnesota North Stars. It was the Flyers’ first trip to the postseason and it was about to become the first of many. Dornhoefer took the puck up the ice and managed to get past the North Star’s goaltender and push it right into the net. The goal gave the the Flyers a 3-1 lead and is as memorable as he fell right after scoring the goal. It was such a memorable act that a statue was erected in memory of the goal. The Flyers would go on to lose the Stanley Cup but it was the beginning of a strong era of Flyers hockey.
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