Philadelphia Flyers 50 Greatest Moments in History

48. Bobby Clarke Scores 100 Points

Written by Brendan Canney

Bobby Clarke is the Philadelphia Flyers. If the team were to ever change their name to the Philadelphia Bobby Clarke’s I’d imagine you wouldn’t find too many detractors. The 5’10” Canadian won three NHL MVP awards, captained the Flyers at the age of 23, and most importantly, won two Stanely Cups. He did all of that, mind you, while having type-1 diabetes. An ailment that was scared many NHL teams away from the dynamic forward when he draft eligible. The Flyers finally took a chance on the kid, drafting him in the 2nd round.

Clarke spent his entire 15-year career with the Philadelphia Flyers, scoring over 100 points three times.

His first time eclipsing the 100 point mark was in the 1972/73 season. Clarke totaled 104 points by scoring 37 goals and assisting on 67 of his teammates in 78 games. He became the first player from an expansion team to score over 100 points in a season.

Clarke’s play on both ends of the ice propelled the Flyers into the playoffs where they won their first playoff series against the Minnesota North Stars. In that series he was struck in his eye by an errant stick causing his contact to break. After having the contact removed from his eye he was diagnosed with a scratched cornea but still played in the next game.

The Flyers were defeated in the following round by the Montreal Canadiens. Clarke was awarded the first of his three Hart Memorial Trophies at the conclusion of the season as the NHL’s most valuable player in the regular season.

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