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Like Dave Poulin, Tim Kerr also went undrafted, and got his start with the Philadelphia Flyers by way of the Maine Mariners. Kerr, however, was a bit more prolific than Poulin, and retired as a Flyers record holder in several different categories. If Kerr would have stayed healthy and was able to prolong his career, there would be little doubts of him being the second-best offensive player in Flyers history.

Tim Kerr owns a laundry list of NHL and Philadelphia Flyers records. Some NHL records include: most power play goals in a season (34), most power play goals in a period of a playoff game (4), and fastest four goals in a playoff game (8:16). Some of Kerr’s Flyers records include: most 50-goal seasons (4); most career hat-tricks in the regular season and playoffs (17, 3), most goals scored in a period (3), and the most hat-tricks in a season (5). As great of a player as Bobby Clarke was, Tim Kerr owns some impressive feats. During his time with the Philadelphia Flyers, Kerr was three times named an NHL All-Star, and won the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1989; awarded to the player who best demonstrates perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.

Tim Kerr scored all but 24 of his 674 points as a Philadelphia Flyer. With Philadelphia, Kerr is third all-time in goals (363) and seventh all-time in points (650). Of course, he also retired as the Flyers’ all-time leader in power play goals (144) and hat-tricks (17). With 650 points in 601 games as a Flyer, Kerr’s 1.08 points-per-game is second only to Eric Lindros’ 1.36. Not bad for a player the Philadelphia Flyers got for free.