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Ron Hextall’s First Goal Began With a Shot He Didn’t Take
The first time Ron Hextall had a chance to shoot at Boston’s empty net, he cleared the puck instead.
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Before the Cups, Bernie Parent’s Philadelphia Home Was the Civic Center
The most revealing stop on Bernie Parent’s path to a Stanley Cup was not far from the Spectrum. It was across Philadelphia, at the Civic Center, where a second professional hockey team played before modest crowds on a rink Parent came to dislike.
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The Hit That Ended Brian Propp’s Night—and the Grudge That Outlasted It
Brian Propp was not on the ice when the Philadelphia Flyers finished winning Game 1 of the 1989 Wales Conference final. He was at Montreal General Hospital, having left the Montreal Forum on a stretcher with a concussion and a cut lip.
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The Flyers Beat the Red Army by Holding Their Ground
Against the Soviet Red Army, Philadelphia’s 1976 Flyers held their shape as well as their nerve.