I was 10, Gene Hart and Kate Smith, great stuff, good memories growing up across the river in Jersey, Clark, Dupont, Barber, Schultz and Bernie, I know I'm missing half the team but theose guys rocked.
I was there, the greatest sporting event that I had ever seen. Also, the best event at the Spectrum too.I sat in Section 5,row 2,seat 6.I still remember the save that Bernie made on Ken Hodge with 3 minutes left. It was right in front of me. The best save I think that a goaltender ever made!
I read that the Flers Stanley Cup drew 2 million people to the championship parade a few days later saying that this was the biggest event in Philly up to that point. Although winning the Cup was monumental how was it more exciting than the Eagles titles of 1948, 1949 and 1960. Was it that the NFL was not as embraced back then as it has been since the merger in 1970. Your thoughts.
R.I.P Gene Hart, the legendary sports announcer of the 1974, 1975 Flyers Stanley cup winners , he was the best! Thanks to you Gene, for 29 years as the Flyers announcer, good stuff man!
Nice to have 2 of each or more per league. Can't help but have a winner in there. Philly is a one team town per. Do or die, always a Philly fan regardless. True love, true joy, true pain. Wouldn't have it any other way.
Legend has it that several Bruins players were suffering from the Philly flu during that 74' series but management forced them to play regardless. most notably Hodge,Cashman, Schmautz, O'Reilly, Donny Marcotte, Dallas Smith, Gilles Gilbert, Rick Smith..........lol
Flyers won in 1975, beating the Buffalo Sabres in 6. They also reached the final in 1976 but were swept by Montreal in 4 straight. After that they reached finals in 1980, 1985, 1987 & 1997, losing every time. Those 70s Flyers had some talent (Clarke, Barber, Parent) but will always be remembered as 'The Broad Street Bullies' - a squad of thugs.
I tell you what bro im 31 and saw a lot of flyers games in the the spectrum and this is your 1st and a night that you never forget in your life and im sure a lot of people are gonna be thinking of gene hart on that day
That is no way the greatest celebration in the history of sport. I've seen Canada after they've won the gold medal in Salt Lake which made them go nuts and that was more fitting.
back in the seventies, during the Broad Street Bullies era many opposing players were scared shitless to play the Flyers and would mysteriously fall ill. Symptoms usually included shitting your pants the day of the game, trembling at the mere sight of the Spectrum, vomiting in between periods......etc lol
@gcdcjccc As a kid in the 80's when my mom worked at night, my Dad would tell bedtime stories about the Broadstreet Bullies and the suddenly injured toronto Maples Leafs, so much for original 6 royalty. As a Philadelphia sports fan you have to love it.
I'm a Flyers fan and this has always given me chills to watch, but for the life of me, I will never understand why Bobby Orr shot that puck in from center ice when he still had time.
@PirateProf - I clearly remember the Flyers playing the Atlanta Flames back in that day. In fact, the Flames were originally named after the fiery destruction left behind by Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's men as his Yankee troops marched through Georgia during the Civil War.
very true Mega Wolfgang, Montreal were about the only team that were NOT intimidated by the bullies. in fact in that 1976 final the Flyers couldn't match the Habs physically let alone skate with them. in my previous comments was i was really referring to the pre 76 Flyers.
I was five when this happened and it's still the greatest day of my life some 34 years later!! Makes my eyes water hearing Gene call the last 10 seconds.
Damn I remember that day well, on Frankford Ave in the Mayfair section on NE Philly, at the intersection of Cottman and Frankford aves, I was only 10 years old, hand slapping , horse cops controlling the crowd, it was wild, streakers running wild, etc. Than, they beat the Sabers in 1975 for the Stanley Cup, not much fanfare for that one, dunno why?
"...and, in what was the greatest championship celebration in the history of sport, 2 million people jammed the streets of the city to cheer the victors in a glorious parade of heroes" it's been awhile since we've won one here, but expect philly's next championship, especially if it's the eagles or flyers, to top the above statement.
@ToBaCa12 -The Flyers were in the Campbell Conference (which held the Patrick & Smythe divisions) while the Bruins were in the Wales Conference (Adams division,the other division in this conf. was the Norris). That's how they were able to face off against each other for the Cup. The NHL went to East/West format in the late 90's.
There weren't 12 original teams - there were just 6: Bruins, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Canadiens, Rangers and Maple Leafs. The expansion to 12 teams happened in 1967 and added the Kings, the Minnesota North Stars (now the Dallas Stars), the Oakland Seals (now defunct), the Flyers, the Penguins and the Blues.
@ToBaCa12 At the time, the NHL put the top 16 teams in the league in the playoffs, no matter what conference they were in (Now it's the top 8 from each conference), so two teams from the same conference could make it to the stanley cup. I'm pretty sure that the Flyers at this point, as well as every other expansion team were considered the Western Conference.
Ladies and gentlemen the flyers are gonna win the Stanley cup the flyers win the Stanley cup the flyers win the Stanley cup the flyers win the Stanley cup
Why do there have to be so many haters if the Original Six continued their dominance the NHL as it is today may not exist the Flyers winning in 74 is hockeys version of the Jets winning Super Bowl III
FROM JAY IN BOSTON................after we knocked the Flyers out in 4 straight 1977, we sent them on summer vacation in 1978 . After game 5 1978 in Boston, Jimmy Watson said "WE'RE NOT THE TEAM WE USED TO BE" In the NHL Playoffs one mantra remains: YOU WILL GO AS FAR AS YOUR GOALTENDER TAKES YOU! Bernie Parent won those two Cups for his team. But when Gerry Cheeves returned from the WHA in 1977, it was bye bye BERNIE....................
@BostonGarden you are prob 1/2 correct, Im 30 so I wasnt alive then, but from the "nursery tales" my brothers and I were told as a kid by my dad, when my mom was working as a nurse at night.......
THE "PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS (1930-1931)" HISTORY IS GONE!!!!! SESAME STREET is a production of THE CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP. RIP 1931. c1970 CTW & PBS.
clearly you don't understand the concept of fans being loyal to one team instead of being a frontrunner and cheering for whatever team is winning that year. This is why Flyers fans are some of the best fans in hockey.
I agree - I am done with the hate - hate comes back to you anyway so I dont want to put that negative energy out there anymore - I love my teams, some people are going to hate them - thats OK with me now - have a good one.
@OldsVistaCruiser - Yes, I barely remember the Flames... a much better (and more successful team)when they moved them to Calagary...I mean, they had Bouchard, Quinn & Leiter in Atlanta, and I love watchiing the tapes of those guys.... LA and Oakland had teams as well. my full statement should have been..." to be a "REAL" hockey team..." I was just being a jerk : )
I agree with you, the Rangers have nothing to brag about, the Devils do however and we should give respect to them becasue they have earned it, Brodeur is to the devils what Parent was with the Flyers , maybe more, and thats part of making a team great, so as a Flyer fan I can respect the devils (not like) but the rangers?....HA!
@vidlivs I thought the exact same thing tonight.... good old fashion hockey. Heard Barry Melrose say that Scott Hartnell played like Jesus Christ tonight... Funny I remember someone saying that night in 74 that said "Only Jesus Saves More Than Bernie Parent"
Speaking of Devils & Rangers, Crawford1987, didn't the Rangers just eliminate the Devils in five games in the first round of the 2008 playoffs - WITH Brodeur? Lets go Flyers! Finish off the Caps - who's next??
@Shanor909 How do you know Parent sucked as a Bruin? The B's had him as a kid and he represented their future goalie along with Cheesie if he wasn't drafted. And please don't mention Recchi, the B's got him as an old man. They are playing better this year without him!
@BostonGarden the flyers were undoubtedly the diriest players in the game (bobby clarke in particular). That being said, 3rd man in or not, those were the "rules" of the day. If the other team were too afraid to jump in, then shame on them............all that being said, were you upset in Jan. 1976 when the Flyers DOMINATED the USSR with their style of play?
I'm from Philadelphia and i even know that my hockey and football teams suck mainly because of their championship drought even if they won it look how long ago that was 74-75 oh God C'mon thats to damn long of a time!! I'm 28 years old and born in 81 in philly and i just seen the phillies win it all last year and that took forever!! lol c'mon its to long of a drought and i'm done waiting for the flyers fuck em i like their my team but thank God 4 Pittsburgh lol
@Georgiadawgsboy whether you like it or not learn to love it. A helluva alot more people came out to celebrate a Stanley Cup championship then would ever come out for a GA Bulldogs BCS championship......factz
When I see this it brings ANGER!!...Then I think how bad the Flyers have sucked in the last 30 years, and that they as long as the Penguins have Crosby, Malkin et al will NEVER EVER beat us here in Pittsburgh!! The city (Philadelphia) is a cesspool and the people are a bunch of New York wannabees.. get an identity!!! !!...I know you'll come back and call me a ridge runner even though I don't live near West VA!! and I will challenge all you clowns in Philthadelphia to war in front of Wachovia!
do you hear that? the bigest parade in the history of sport!!!!! 2 million people ..all sports.of all time.yes we boo if you suck and we celebrate if you win
@MegaWolfgang the top players on the top teams were never effected by the hype but I would to know if the Canadians would have won if the Flyers had Bernie McLeish and a Healthy Bobby Clarke
damn, I am a boston fan , but you have to credit the flyers. they were the best in mid 70's. they are usually pretty compettetive too, so just b/c they have not won does not mean they ' suck',. what are you 12 y.o.
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These old wins are precious when the fans ran out on to the ice and hugged players. You could really see how much it meant to the players and a city.
Philadelphia is the greatest city on earth. I love Philadelphia. It's Awesome!!!
I was 10, Gene Hart and Kate Smith, great stuff, good memories growing up across the river in Jersey, Clark, Dupont, Barber, Schultz and Bernie, I know I'm missing half the team but theose guys rocked.
I was there, the greatest sporting event that I had ever seen. Also, the best event at the Spectrum too.I sat in Section 5,row 2,seat 6.I still remember the save that Bernie made on Ken Hodge with 3 minutes left. It was right in front of me. The best save I think that a goaltender ever made!
I read that the Flers Stanley Cup drew 2 million people to the championship parade a few days later saying that this was the biggest event in Philly up to that point. Although winning the Cup was monumental how was it more exciting than the Eagles titles of 1948, 1949 and 1960. Was it that the NFL was not as embraced back then as it has been since the merger in 1970. Your thoughts.
I was there at the game. I was 15--first time I had champagne! What a memory.
i was at both parades ... watched them on my dinosaur 😆
sunday , may 19th, 2024 , 50 years to the day... sad
and here we are 30 somne years later waiting for another...
I will die loving the Philadelphia Flyers. What a great city and what a great time it was for all of Philadelphia. GOD BLESS THE FLYERS!
R.I.P Gene Hart, the legendary sports announcer of the 1974, 1975 Flyers Stanley cup winners , he was the best! Thanks to you Gene, for 29 years as the Flyers announcer, good stuff man!
Classic. We need more clips from this game.
Nice to have 2 of each or more per league. Can't help but have a winner in there.
Philly is a one team town per. Do or die, always a Philly fan regardless. True love, true joy, true pain. Wouldn't have it any other way.
Legend has it that several Bruins players were suffering from the Philly flu during that 74' series but management forced them to play regardless. most notably Hodge,Cashman, Schmautz, O'Reilly, Donny Marcotte, Dallas Smith, Gilles Gilbert, Rick Smith..........lol
Gene Hart sounded so excited I thought he was eating a TastyCake
I get chills every time i see this
Still get chills…
I was there a young kid with my dad and my uncle - totally awesome!
Flyers won in 1975, beating the Buffalo Sabres in 6. They also reached the final in 1976 but were swept by Montreal in 4 straight. After that they reached finals in 1980, 1985, 1987 & 1997, losing every time. Those 70s Flyers had some talent (Clarke, Barber, Parent) but will always be remembered as 'The Broad Street Bullies' - a squad of thugs.
Greatest moment in sports history. I love this. I was 9 when all this happened. Great memories.
Trevor listen to me never forget man!!!!! Joey South Philly
I tell you what bro im 31 and saw a lot of flyers games in the the spectrum and this is your 1st and a night that you never forget in your life and im sure a lot of people are gonna be thinking of gene hart on that day
Oh that would be nice. One can only hope...
LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!!
This was the 1st Stanley Cup final I remember. I was 8 yrs old. It waspretty exciting.
My favorite history of First Flyers won when I was 3 years old. And I want again to hear same best roars , Flyers!!!!! Again in 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!
The year I was born! The Flyers broke the Montreal Canadians Championship winning streak...
Mike Camaro That's bitchin' Camaro
The announcer was John Facenda, a longtime voice for NFL Films, and who earned the nickname of "The Voice of God".
That is no way the greatest celebration in the history of sport. I've seen Canada after they've won the gold medal in Salt Lake which made them go nuts and that was more fitting.
back in the seventies, during the Broad Street Bullies era many opposing players were scared shitless to play the Flyers and would mysteriously fall ill. Symptoms usually included shitting your pants the day of the game, trembling at the mere sight of the Spectrum, vomiting in between periods......etc lol
Gene Hart was the man at the beginning who kept repeating "The Flyers win the Stanley Cup". John Facenda's voiceover part begins at 0:18
Great celebrations. Just like us in Djurgårdens IF (Sweden) everytime we win.
D.I.F.
@gcdcjccc As a kid in the 80's when my mom worked at night, my Dad would tell bedtime stories about the Broadstreet Bullies and the suddenly injured toronto Maples Leafs, so much for original 6 royalty. As a Philadelphia sports fan you have to love it.
I'm a Flyers fan and this has always given me chills to watch, but for the life of me, I will never understand why Bobby Orr shot that puck in from center ice when he still had time.
DAMN A GREAT HOCKEY -TEAM AND COACH AND CITY
@PirateProf - I clearly remember the Flyers playing the Atlanta Flames back in that day. In fact, the Flames were originally named after the fiery destruction left behind by Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's men as his Yankee troops marched through Georgia during the Civil War.
I can empathize, Philly! Now I hear "1994" after years of "1940."
very true Mega Wolfgang, Montreal were about the only team that were NOT intimidated by the bullies. in fact in that 1976 final the Flyers couldn't match the Habs physically let alone skate with them. in my previous comments was i was really referring to the pre 76 Flyers.
@OldsVistaCruiser - Let me clarify - the Flyers didn't play the Flames for the Cup, but the Flames were in Atlanta at the time.
I was five when this happened and it's still the greatest day of my life some 34 years later!! Makes my eyes water hearing Gene call the last 10 seconds.
Like you remember
Yo js me to its like yesterday man for me I'm 59 years old and I still choke up tears of fn great success!!!Ed synder what a great genius
Thanks for that vclortho, didn't know that.
i want that day to come again.
Damn I remember that day well, on Frankford Ave in the Mayfair section on NE Philly, at the intersection of Cottman and Frankford aves, I was only 10 years old, hand slapping , horse cops controlling the crowd, it was wild, streakers running wild, etc. Than, they beat the Sabers in 1975 for the Stanley Cup, not much fanfare for that one, dunno why?
"...and, in what was the greatest championship celebration in the history of sport, 2 million people jammed the streets of the city to cheer the victors in a glorious parade of heroes"
it's been awhile since we've won one here, but expect philly's next championship, especially if it's the eagles or flyers, to top the above statement.
@ToBaCa12 -The Flyers were in the Campbell Conference (which held the Patrick & Smythe divisions) while the Bruins were in the Wales Conference (Adams division,the other division in this conf. was the Norris). That's how they were able to face off against each other for the Cup.
The NHL went to East/West format in the late 90's.
That was the last year of the East and West Divisions, but with cross-overs in the playoffs, any two teams could meet in the Cup finals.
This is the dude who narrated Voltron.
There weren't 12 original teams - there were just 6:
Bruins, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Canadiens, Rangers and Maple Leafs.
The expansion to 12 teams happened in 1967 and added the Kings, the Minnesota North Stars (now the Dallas Stars), the Oakland Seals (now defunct), the Flyers, the Penguins and the Blues.
i wish i was alive to see that
The Legendary Broad Street Bullies, fucking eh, no one can compare to them till this very day, 13 Nov 2018!
Farewell to the Spectrum 1967 - 2009
I thought it was the late Gene Hart who used to do play-by-play for Flyers games.
@ToBaCa12 At the time, the NHL put the top 16 teams in the league in the playoffs, no matter what conference they were in (Now it's the top 8 from each conference), so two teams from the same conference could make it to the stanley cup. I'm pretty sure that the Flyers at this point, as well as every other expansion team were considered the Western Conference.
Ladies and gentlemen the flyers are gonna win the Stanley cup the flyers win the Stanley cup the flyers win the Stanley cup the flyers win the Stanley cup
im a rangers fan but i respect the flyers. and im a new york fan. 18-1 that is all............ and 26 titles that is all.
And may I point out that the Eagles won the 1948 and 1960 NFL titles before they had the Super Bowl.
Born and raised in South Philly my first parade I was 11 years old Joey South Philly 4 fn life st Thomas Aquinas parish
Also raised in So. Philly. St. Edmonds Parrish! 2000 blk Norwood St.
Gordon
Also So. Philly here. St. Edmonds Parrish. Lived 2000 blk So. Norwood St.
Gordon
Atleast our fans show up to the games, their are more flyers fans at devils home game then their are devils fans
Why do there have to be so many haters if the Original Six continued their dominance the NHL as it is today may not exist the Flyers winning in 74 is hockeys version of the Jets winning Super Bowl III
WE ARE THE ORANGE AND BLACK!
I hope for my family that the Flyers win a stanley cup again and soon. (Just being optimistic here)
Spagetti33 i sure hope so buddy in a big fan and from that town
FROM JAY IN BOSTON................after we knocked the Flyers out in 4 straight 1977, we sent them on summer vacation in 1978 . After game 5 1978 in Boston, Jimmy Watson said
"WE'RE NOT THE TEAM WE USED TO BE"
In the NHL Playoffs one mantra remains:
YOU WILL GO AS FAR AS YOUR GOALTENDER TAKES YOU! Bernie Parent won those two Cups for his team. But when Gerry Cheeves returned from the WHA in 1977, it was bye bye BERNIE....................
I love this!!! This was awesome!!!
We like our resort area. Come on over so we can show you some Philly love, pencilneck.
@BostonGarden you are prob 1/2 correct, Im 30 so I wasnt alive then, but from the "nursery tales" my brothers and I were told as a kid by my dad, when my mom was working as a nurse at night.......
THE "PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS (1930-1931)" HISTORY IS GONE!!!!! SESAME STREET is a production of THE CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP. RIP 1931. c1970 CTW & PBS.
Rite on g. money, they did play the BIG BAD BRUINS, who weren't exactly saints themselves.
I'd like to see the clip of Dave Schultz brawling with a fan as they paraded the cup around the ice with the fans all around, lol...
2 actually, back to back
clearly you don't understand the concept of fans being loyal to one team instead of being a frontrunner and cheering for whatever team is winning that year. This is why Flyers fans are some of the best fans in hockey.
I was 5! GO FLYERS!
The Spectrum 1967 - 2009.
So that's the "Philly Flu",eh?Everywhere the Flyers go back in the day,NHL teams had those same symptoms,as well.
Go Flyers!!!!!
I agree - I am done with the hate - hate comes back to you anyway so I dont want to put that negative energy out there anymore - I love my teams, some people are going to hate them - thats OK with me now - have a good one.
ImOnTheTeam prob. never even picked up a hockey stick!
THE FLYERS WIN THE STANLEY CUP THE FLYERS WIN THE STANLEY CUP THE FLYERS WIN THE STANLEY CUP
@OldsVistaCruiser - Yes, I barely remember the Flames... a much better (and more successful team)when they moved them to Calagary...I mean, they had Bouchard, Quinn & Leiter in Atlanta, and I love watchiing the tapes of those guys.... LA and Oakland had teams as well. my full statement should have been..." to be a "REAL" hockey team..."
I was just being a jerk : )
Philly baby!
i think you got Bobby Clarke confused with Scott Stevens.
I agree with you, the Rangers have nothing to brag about, the Devils do however and we should give respect to them becasue they have earned it, Brodeur is to the devils what Parent was with the Flyers , maybe more, and thats part of making a team great, so as a Flyer fan I can respect the devils (not like) but the rangers?....HA!
50th anniversary coming on Sunday 5/19/24. Broad Street Bullies forever!
GO FLYERS!
@ToBaCa12
It was when hockey was real... no helmets & you had to have a team in a place where ice naturally occurred
thanks to bernie parent and bobby clarke!!!! number 16
Oops - somehow TH-cam double-posted my post! My apologies!
Go Flyers!
@PirateProf .... AKA - the phrase was "Only the LORD Saves More Than Bernie Parent"
Why didnt the city of Philadelphia have a championship parade for the Eagles in 1960 or the 76ers in 1967.
Ladies and gentleman THE BRUINS HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP! 2011! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! no more Flyers!
@vidlivs I thought the exact same thing tonight.... good old fashion hockey. Heard Barry Melrose say that Scott Hartnell played like Jesus Christ tonight...
Funny I remember someone saying that night in 74 that said "Only Jesus Saves More Than Bernie Parent"
Now let's talk about the 1976 Canadiens who laminated the Flyers 4-0....Hello???Anybody here???
Speaking of Devils & Rangers, Crawford1987, didn't the Rangers just eliminate the Devils in five games in the first round of the 2008 playoffs - WITH Brodeur?
Lets go Flyers! Finish off the Caps - who's next??
@Shanor909 How do you know Parent sucked as a Bruin? The B's had him as a kid and he represented their future goalie along with Cheesie if he wasn't drafted. And please don't mention Recchi, the B's got him as an old man. They are playing better this year without him!
@BostonGarden the flyers were undoubtedly the diriest players in the game (bobby clarke in particular). That being said, 3rd man in or not, those were the "rules" of the day. If the other team were too afraid to jump in, then shame on them............all that being said, were you upset in Jan. 1976 when the Flyers DOMINATED the USSR with their style of play?
Heres to another one in 2008!!!
I'm from Philadelphia and i even know that my hockey and football teams suck mainly because of their championship drought even if they won it look how long ago that was 74-75 oh God C'mon thats to damn long of a time!! I'm 28 years old and born in 81 in philly and i just seen the phillies win it all last year and that took forever!! lol c'mon its to long of a drought and i'm done waiting for the flyers fuck em i like their my team but thank God 4 Pittsburgh lol
@Georgiadawgsboy whether you like it or not learn to love it. A helluva alot more people came out to celebrate a Stanley Cup championship then would ever come out for a GA Bulldogs BCS championship......factz
When I see this it brings ANGER!!...Then I think how bad the Flyers have sucked in the last 30 years, and that they as long as the Penguins have Crosby, Malkin et al will NEVER EVER beat us here in Pittsburgh!! The city (Philadelphia) is a cesspool and the people are a bunch of New York wannabees.. get an identity!!! !!...I know you'll come back and call me a ridge runner even though I don't live near West VA!! and I will challenge all you clowns in Philthadelphia to war in front of Wachovia!
do you hear that? the bigest parade in the history of sport!!!!! 2 million people ..all sports.of all time.yes we boo if you suck and we celebrate if you win
Just like it never happened for the Phillies...oh wait...
@MegaWolfgang the top players on the top teams were never effected by the hype but I would to know if the Canadians would have won if the Flyers had Bernie McLeish and a Healthy Bobby Clarke
damn, I am a boston fan , but you have to credit the flyers. they were the best in mid 70's. they are usually pretty compettetive too, so just b/c they have not won does not mean they ' suck',. what are you 12 y.o.
the broadstreet bullies are back.
LOL at the nun
we will do it again this year