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Twelve Potential Flyers Hall of Famers: Part One

By Jacob Modugno

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 24: Hall of Fame banners hang at Wells Fargo Center in a game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers on February 24, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 24: Hall of Fame banners hang at Wells Fargo Center in a game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers on February 24, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) /
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RICK TOCCHET

Tocchet currently stands at 15th in Flyers all-time scoring, sitting at 508 points along with 1,815 penalty minutes across 621 games during two separate stints with Philadelphia. That amount of time spent in the box ranks first in franchise history.

In his first stint with the Flyers, Tocchet scored 215 goals and registered 249 assists in 531 games. He was then shipped off to Pittsburgh along with Kjell Samuelsson, Ken Wregget, and a 1993 3rd-round pick for Mark Recchi, Brian Benning, and a 1992 1st-round pick.

In that time, Tocchet recorded five consecutive 20+ goal seasons from 1986-87 to 1990-91, highlighted by a 45-goal triumph in 1988-89 that ranked second that season only behind the great Tim Kerr’s 48 tallies. Tocchet had another 40-goal season in 1990-91 in his last full season with Philadelphia before his trade to the Penguins.

Tocchet also reached the point-per-game mark on three occasions with Philadelphia, with his best season coming in 1989-90 with 37 goals and 59 assists for a sum of 96 points in just 75 games. That point total also stood as a personal best for the feisty winger until 1992-93 when he scored 109 points in 80 games in his first full season with Pittsburgh.

Tocchet was also no stranger to dropping the gloves as he recorded triple digits in penalty minutes every single year in his first 7.5 seasons with the Flyers. From 1985-86 to 1987-88, Tocchet consecutively accrued PIM totals of 284, 288, and 299, three of the top ten most penalized seasons in franchise history.

Tocchet finished his NHL career back in Philadelphia after stops in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, and Phoenix. The Coyotes traded Tocchet to the Flyers during the 1999-00 season for Mikael Renberg, and Tocchet would play his final 90 games with the Flyers before retiring in 2002.

Tocchet was a player who embodied what it meant to be a Flyer. He scored plenty of goals, he played with an edge and would beat down on anyone who dared to challenge him. He was a fan favorite in his time with Philadelphia and still is a figure that is admired by the fanbase.

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