3 Broad Street Bullies In The Hockey Hall Of Fame

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Tom_Samworth]Tom Samworth
In only their seventh and eighth years of existence, the Philadelphia Flyers established themselves as repeat Stanley Cup champions. The Flyers were the first of the post "Original Six" teams to win the holy grail of the National Hockey League.
While they were winning Stanley Cups, the Flyers were well known as the "Broad Street Bullies" due to their somewhat shamefully rough style of hockey. Through all the fighting and brawling, there was some great hockey to be played, as well.
Unlike the Montreal Canadiens dynasty that would sandwich Philadelphia's two Stanley Cup wins in 1973-74 and 1974-75, only three Flyers would go on to become members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. By contrast, there are several members of those Montreal teams in the Hall.
Bobby Clarke was the leader of the Flyers during their Stanley Cup years. Clarke was the seventeenth overall pick in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his entire NHL career with Philadelphia from 1969-70 to 1983-84. During his career, Clarke had three 100+ point seasons, capped off at 119 in 1975-76. He won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player on three occasions and is one of only eight hockey players to win the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top male athlete.
Bobby remains the Philadelphia Flyers all-time leader in games played, assists, points, +/- and shorthanded points. His career +/- is still good for fifth all-time in the National Hockey League. Clarke was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.
  rel=nofollow [http://www.vintagehockeycardsreport.com/bernie-parent-rookie-card/]Bernie Parent made a homecoming to the Flyers in 1973-74 after nearly three years away. He didn't disappoint, backstopping the team to their first Stanley Cup. In both of Philadelphia's Stanley Cup victories, Parent was selected the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy. Bernie remained in the Flyers nets until an eye injury ended his career during the 1978-79 season. Bernie Parent entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.
Bill Barber was taken by the Flyers seventh overall in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft after a stellar major junior career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey Association. In 1972-73, Barber was in the running for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie but lost out to Steve Vickers of the New York Rangers.
Barber played his entire NHL career with the Flyers, retiring with Bobby Clarke at the end of the 1983-84 season. Bill's highest producing season came in 1975-76 when he scored fifty goals and totalled 112 points.
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