Bernie Parent and Jay Snyder join Neil and Vic to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Flyers' back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships in 1974 and 1975. From Ed Snyder's vision after being brutalized by the Blues to Fred Shero's revolutionary coaching, this is the story of how the Broad Street Bullies became the first expansion team to win the Cup. Hear Bernie describe learning from Jacques Plante, the Terror Squad's impact, Bobby Clarke's leadership, and beating Bobby Orr's Bruins 1-0 in the ultimate Game 6. Jay shares his father's passion, Kate Smith singing live, and why Bernie's 1976 injury cost them a three-peat. This is Flyers hockey at its finest.
IN THIS EPISODE:
[00:00] - Welcome: Special Edition reliving Cup on Broad Street 50 years later
[01:00] - Jay Snyder (Ed Snyder's son, former Flyers president) and Bernie Parent join
[02:00] - Bernie: "50 years ago we won, I'm only 55" - where does time go?
[03:00] - 1967 expansion: Flyers finished first but Blues pushed them around in playoffs
[04:00] - Ed Snyder's decision: "I'm not letting one of my teams get pushed around again"
[05:00] - Noel Picard coldcocking Claude Laforge: seminal moment requiring change
[06:00] - Ed Snyder building winning culture with right people: Keith Allen, Fred Shero
[07:00] - Bobby Clarke drafted 1969: smallish player, diabetic, questions about holding up
[08:00] - Fred Shero hired 1971-72, growing pains but building towards something
[09:00] - Gary Dornhoefer goal 1973 quarterfinals: immortalized in bronze
[10:00] - Bernie traded to Toronto: learning from Jacques Plante about reading plays
[11:00] - WHA stint with Blazers: "if it doesn't work, I'll come back to NHL"
[12:00] - Returning to Philly 1973-74: whole team ready, whole city ready
[13:00] - Goaltender living in moment philosophy: goal goes in, move on immediately
[14:00] - Reading defensemen: left-hand shooter vs right-hand, studying positioning
[15:00] - Team construction: Terror Squad (Schultz, Kelly, Dupont, Van Impe) with skill
[16:00] - Broad Street Bullies coined 1972-73 by Jack Chevalier, Philadelphia Bulletin
[17:00] - Jay on Bernie returning: "this is the piece we're missing, a lot of excitement"
[18:00] - Ed Snyder philosophy: build team from goal out, back end first
[19:00] - 50 wins, 112 points regular season: longest losing streak only three games
[20:00] - Nationally televised Montreal game February: Dave Schultz one-punch knockout John Van Boxmeer
[21:00] - Bench-clearing brawl: team vilified but best draw in league
[22:00] - Bernie on Ed Snyder: "great ownership, great individual, loved him dearly"
[23:00] - Successful people surround themselves with right people: Keith Allen, Fred Shero, players
[24:00] - Jay witnessing Bernie's physical strength: arms black and blue from 70+ games
[25:00] - Bernie: old days more about studying game than protecting yourself
[26:00] - Playoffs: sweep Atlanta Flames, then Rangers seven games - adversity
[27:00] - First expansion team knocking out Original Six team
[28:00] - Dave Schultz-Dale Rolfe Game 7 fight: Rangers didn't jump in, heart taken out
[29:00] - Third man rule in effect: Rolfe told teammates not to jump in
[30:00] - Neil's Ranger friend: "disgraceful to Rangers, not Flyers" - lived on 20 years
[31:00] - Barry Ashby career-ending eye injury Game 4 OT from Dale Rolfe shot
[32:00] - Team getting closer: "somebody has to pay price" - team rules
[33:00] - Fred Shero bulletin board material: saying Rangers tougher than Bruins
[34:00] - Bernie: Freddy was my driver to airport, Columbus joke after California trip
[35:00] - Strategy against Bobby Orr: cover him without puck, dump puck his side
[36:00] - Bernie searching for weakness 12 hours: "couldn't find one, just kidding"
[37:00] - System was the team itself: beating Orr, Esposito, Cashman, Hodge 1-0
[38:00] - Jay on Fred Shero: upside-down sticks practice, Clarky saying "wasting time"
[39:00] - Revolutionary thinking: dump puck Orr's side to wear him down, not avoid him
[40:00] - Red Army game strategy: standing at red line making Russians come to us
[41:00] - Hadn't won in Boston in 19 trips: Bobby Orr winning Game 1 with 22 seconds left
[42:00] - Moose Dupont tying Game 2 with 52 seconds left, Clarke OT winner
[43:00] - Jay: Clarke jumping in air, trophy made of that scene - most consequential moment
[44:00] - Hold serve at home Games 3-4, lose Game 5 in Boston
[45:00] - Fred Shero chalkboard: "Win today, we walk together forever"
[46:00] - Kate Smith appearing live: 36-3-1 with her singing, taking flowers to assistant
[47:00] - Bernie standing next to her: "Good job buddy" - beautiful times
[48:00] - Neil on expansion team winning: surreal, slaying dragon like Rangers 1994
[49:00] - Jay at 17: caught up in moment, certain confidence from Ed Snyder
[50:00] - Tom Brookshire story: Bobby Clarke seeing pool - "there'll be no swimming"
[51:00] - Boston Garden: fans throwing coins at Jay and brother, Bobby Kelly watching
[52:00] - Mike Keenan on 1987 Canada Cup: Messier stood up, took charge of room
[53:00] - Bobby Orr glove at Clarke, Clarke breakaway, Orr penalty box frustration
[54:00] - Game plan executed to perfection: dumping puck, wearing down, frustrating Orr
[55:00] - Bernie's concentration: world doesn't exist, crowd just sound you hear
[56:00] - Kenny Hodge save with two minutes left: classic split save
[57:00] - Buzzer sounds: Bernie shoveling crease first thing with stick
[58:00] - Fans all over ice: Bill Clement pushing them away, angry they took moment
[59:00] - Moose Dupont: "I think I'm gonna jump over bridge" in French
[01:00:00] - Bernie: togetherness, having fun, dinner together on road
[01:01:00] - 1975 second Cup: Buffalo in six, beating Roger Crozier
[01:02:00] - Bernie: Boston was better team, but Buffalo French Connection special too
[01:03:00] - Jay: opened door for all expansion teams, NHL no longer Original Six
[01:04:00] - 1976 Finals: Bernie neck injury, Wayne Stephenson in goal, swept by Montreal
[01:05:00] - 2019: Bernie finally got day with Cup after 45 years - seeing name on it
[01:06:00] - Jay: Bernie injury cost three-peat, confidence of team in front of him
[01:07:00] - Montreal expansion rules: first two French Canadians every year - unfair advantage
[01:08:00] - Neil on Ed Snyder: trying to win every single year, didn't care about money
[01:09:00] - Jay: "team was him, he was the team" - his passion through and through
[01:10:00] - Bernie: "mystique when we get together, beautiful life, thank you Lord"
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