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129-517: The Goggin features two ice rinks. The "A Pad," used for main events, is known as Steve Cady Arena , and is home to the RedHawks hockey team and synchronized skating team . The "B Pad" is used for recreational skating. The building also hosts intramural hockey and broomball programs, Jr. RedHawks youth and Talawanda High School varsity hockey clubs, hockey camps, skating lessons, ice shows and other events. From 1976 to 2006, Miami University’s ice home

258-577: A 17-game points streak from January 8, 2011, to March 19, 2011. In July 2011, following the announcement in June 2011 that the Big Ten Conference will begin sponsoring men's ice hockey, the athletic directors of Miami and five other schools, Colorado College , the University of Denver , the University of Minnesota Duluth , the University of Nebraska Omaha , and the University of North Dakota , announced

387-581: A 2.87 GAA in 1983 minutes. Thuss was also honored by the CCHA in 1995 with the Terry Flanagan Memorial Award for demonstrating "perseverance, dedication and courage while overcoming severe adversity". Gwozdecky had left Miami to coach the Denver Pioneers after the 1993-94 season, but successor Mark Mazzoleni took the 1996-97 team to the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament with

516-461: A 27-11-3 record, led by defenseman Dan Boyle (first-team All-American, 54 points) and center Randy Robitaille (first-team All-American, 61 points). Miami lost to Cornell 4-2 in the regional quarterfinals played at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan . Mark Mazzoleni left Miami to coach Harvard after the 1998-99 season. The RedHawks turned to former Miami player Enrico Blasi , who

645-618: A 2–0 series deficit. After dropping Game 1 to New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers won three-straight games to take a 3–1 series lead. However, New Jersey won game 5. In Game 6, Lindros returned to the lineup for the first time since March in another losing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was handed another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflated after being on

774-562: A berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers ultimately lost in six games on Bob Nystrom 's overtime Stanley Cup-winning goal. The result of the series was marred by controversy, as the Islanders were offside on the play that resulted in their second goal, but the call was not made. Linesman Leon Stickle admitted after the game that he had blown the call. After

903-402: A collapsed lung. Up until that point, Lindros was having an MVP-type season with 40 goals and 53 assists in 71 games. Without Lindros, the Flyers had trouble scoring in the playoffs even after having re-acquired Mark Recchi at the trade deadline. Although Vanbiesbrouck allowed 9 goals to Joseph's 11 allowed, the Flyers lost their first-round series with Toronto in six games. The 1999–2000 season

1032-638: A five-game winless streak through October, they finished the regular season with a six-game win streak and, despite a loss in the CCHA semifinals, the RedHawks received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament , seeded second in the East Regional at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut . Miami played the third-seeded UMass Lowell in the opening round in the tournament. The RedHawks rallied in

1161-463: A former Flyer was named the club's head coach. Despite finishing at the .500 mark in 1988–89 , the Flyers made the playoffs for the 17th consecutive season. Facing first-place Washington in the first round, the Flyers pulled off the upset in six games. Ron Hextall managed to score another empty-net goal in the waning moments of Game 5, becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal in the playoffs. The Flyers then defeated Pittsburgh in seven games to make

1290-728: A former Miami goaltender, now CEO of Second Curve Capital in New York City . Steve Cady Arena, the “A Pad” ice rink inside Goggin Ice Center, includes 2,800 general seats , 102 club-level seats, 4 opera suites and 6 private boxes as well as a large dining area. Including standing-room-only seats, the arena can hold up to nearly 4,000. The club seating area and press box has seating for 18, with room for two 4-person radio booths. The arena also includes locker rooms for varsity hockey and synchronized skating, as well as 13 other locker areas for intramural sports and recreational sports. The arena

1419-414: A goal by Colby Cohen to secure the national title. The 2009 team was led by 2nd-Team All-American Carter Camper (42 points) and the goaltending of Connor Knapp (2.09 GAA) and Cody Reichard (2.11 ERA). Tragedy struck the program and school on Friday February 5, 2010, when Miami student hockey manager, Brendan Burke , the son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke , and a friend/passenger died in

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1548-400: A goal by firing the puck into an empty net in a December 8 game against Boston. In their first-round playoff series with Washington, the Flyers blew a 3–1 series lead as Washington forced a Game 7. They then blew a 3–0 lead in Game 7 as Washington won in overtime 5–4. It was because of this playoff collapse that "Iron Mike" was fired. Paul Holmgren was named Keenan's replacement, the first time

1677-557: A hit on Valeri Kharlamov , whom Clarke had slashed on the ankle in the famous Summit Series '72 , by Ed Van Impe. After some delay, the Soviets returned after they were warned that they would lose their salary for the entire series. The Flyers went on to win the game rather easily, 4–1, and were the only team to defeat the Red Army outright in the series. After that win, the Spectrum became known as

1806-492: A matter of some controversy. Ramsay lasted only until December when he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber. Brian Boucher , who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers' playoff run the previous season, could not duplicate his performance and lost the starting goaltending job to Roman Cechmanek , a former star in the Czech Republic . The performance of Cechmanek, worthy of a Vezina nomination, along with Bill Barber winning

1935-442: A month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second concussion of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened. It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman Eric Desjardins the team's captain. With Lindros out indefinitely,

2064-701: A partisan crowd in the regional semi-finals at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts , in the 2006 NCAA Tournament . The RedHawks reached another level in 2006-07 with a 24-14-4 (.619) record, playing in the new Goggin Ice Center, advancing again to the 2007 NCAA Tournament , and winning their first NCAA tournament game, 2–1 over the top-seeded New Hampshire in the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire . Miami then lost to Boston College 4-0 in

2193-404: A playoff berth, again falling four points short of the final playoff spot. Jay Snider stepped down as president, forcing his father Ed Snider to take over day-to-day operations. The elder Snider had decided he had seen enough of Farwell as general manager, and began courting Bobby Clarke to leave his general manager post with Florida to return to Philadelphia. Farwell's last move as general manager

2322-616: A preeminent star in Philadelphia, the trade proved heavily lopsided in favor of the Nordiques – soon to become the Colorado Avalanche – providing the core of their two Stanley Cup teams and an unprecedented eight-straight division championships, with Forsberg becoming a franchise player. The trio of Lindros, Recchi and Brent Fedyk formed the Crazy Eights line in Lindros' first two years in

2451-489: A result, the Flyers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1972. Bobby Clarke, having been with the Flyers organization since he was drafted in 1969, was fired and replaced as general manager by Russ Farwell . Ron Hextall continued to be hampered by injuries during the 1990–91 season . He only played in 36 games and as a result the Flyers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year, finishing fifth in

2580-416: A single line with 141 (Leach 61, Clarke 30, Barber 50). Clarke, on his way to a third Hart Trophy, set a club record for points in one season with 119. Heading into the playoffs, the Flyers squeaked past Toronto in seven games and defeated Boston in five games, with Game 5 featuring a five-goal outburst by Leach, the " Riverton Rifle ", to head to a third-straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. However,

2709-465: A somewhat controversial move by naming Clarke a playing assistant coach and giving the captaincy to Mel Bridgman . While Clarke was against this initially, he accepted his new role. The Flyers went undefeated for a North American professional sports record 35-straight games (25–0–10), before losing 7–1 to the Minnesota North Stars, a record that still stands to this day. The streak started after

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2838-570: A team in the NHL in the 1930–31 season , when the financially struggling Pittsburgh Pirates relocated in 1930 as the Philadelphia Quakers , playing at The Arena at 46th and Market Streets. The club, garbed in orange and black like today's Flyers, was coached by J. Cooper Smeaton , who was to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame 30 years later, for his far more notable role as an NHL referee. Among

2967-660: A third straight Atlantic Division title, the Flyers blitzed their way through the first three rounds of the playoffs, dominating Pittsburgh, Buffalo and the Rangers all in five games apiece to win the Eastern Conference championship, and clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1986–87 . Despite having home-ice advantage, the Flyers were swept in four-straight games by the Detroit Red Wings . The goaltending tandem of Hextall and Garth Snow fared poorly in

3096-593: A third time and eventually succumbed to the Oilers, 3–1, in Game 7. Hextall was voted playoff MVP, the second time a Flyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the losing team (the other being another Manitoban, Reggie Leach, in 1976). The Flyers stumbled in 1987–88 , finishing third in the Patrick Division (after a first-place finish the previous three years). Hextall became the first NHL goaltender to score

3225-727: A tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques , the team's 1980–81 season came to an end as they lost in the quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games. Soon the last of the Broad Street Bullies guard moved on. Gone were the likes of Leach, MacLeish, Dupont, Kelly, Jimmy Watson and finally Barber and Clarke in 1984, and taking their spots over the next few seasons were young talent such as Brian Propp , Tim Kerr , Dave Poulin , Pelle Lindbergh and Mark Howe , who upon arrival instantly became

3354-568: A traffic accident on icy winter roads in South-Central Indiana . Burke had become an advocate for LGBT awareness with the support of Coach Blasi and the Miami team. The Burke family formed the You Can Play campaign, dedicated to the eradication of homophobia, in sports, to carry on the work of Brendan. The team remained strong in the wake of the accident, using the tragedy as inspiration on

3483-472: A way to defray national tensions at the time of the Vietnam War : Scheinfeld noticed that people regularly left their seats and walked around during the anthem, but showed more respect and often sang along to "God Bless America". As of the close of the 2016–17 season, the Flyers have a record of 100–29–5 when "God Bless America" was sung prior to Flyers home games. In 1970–71 , the Flyers had bounced back from

3612-407: A win or a tie against the second-year Buffalo Sabres to beat out Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot. The score was tied late in the game, but with just four seconds on the clock, former Flyer Gerry Meehan took a shot from just inside the blue line that eluded Flyers goaltender Doug Favell . The Flyers lost the head-to-head tiebreaker to Pittsburgh and missed the playoffs. As it turned out, it

3741-670: Is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Miami University , in Oxford, Ohio . The RedHawks are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), starting play in the conference's 2013–14 inaugural season. Prior to the NCHC, from 1980 to 2013, the RedHawks were a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) until

3870-575: The 1975–76 season had no bearing on the season standings. On January 11 at the Spectrum, the Flyers, as part of the Super Series '76 , played a memorable exhibition game against the Soviet Union's dominant Central Red Army team. As the Bullies had put intimidation to good use the past three years, the Flyers' rugged style of play led the Soviets to leave the ice midway through the first period, protesting

3999-603: The 2023–24 NHL season ) is the fourth-best in the NHL, behind only the Vegas Golden Knights , Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins . Additionally, the Flyers have the most appearances in the conference finals of all 24 expansion teams (16 appearances, winning 8), and they are second behind the St. Louis Blues for the most playoff appearances out of all expansion teams (40 out of 56 seasons). The Flyers have played their home games on Broad Street since their inception, first at

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4128-720: The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Ft. Wayne, Indiana , and then beating Michigan 3–2 in double-overtime, when Alden Hirschfeld scored 1:54 into the second extra period. Miami then lost to post-season nemesis Boston College 7-1 in the Frozen Four semi-finals at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan . The team was led by goaltender Cody Reichard (2nd-Team All-American (1.87 GAA), right-wing Jarod Palmer (45 points), and center Tommy Wingels (42 points). The RedHawks finished

4257-505: The Jack Adams Award as head coach of the year, helped the Flyers stay afloat, but they lost in the first round of the playoffs to Buffalo in six games. In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing Jeremy Roenick and finally trading Eric Lindros to the Rangers for Kim Johnsson , Jan Hlavac , Pavel Brendl and a 2003 third-round draft pick ( Stefan Ruzicka ). Desjardins stepped down as team captain eight games into

4386-516: The Oakland Seals , missing the playoffs for the first time. On December 11, 1969, the Flyers introduced what became one of the team's best-known traditions: playing a recording of Kate Smith singing " God Bless America " instead of " The Star-Spangled Banner " before important games. The perception was that the team was more successful on these occasions, so the tradition grew. The move was initially done by Flyers Promotion Director Lou Scheinfeld as

4515-570: The Philadelphia Eagles , observed a crowd of Boston Bruins fans lining up to purchase tickets to see a last-place ice hockey team. He began making plans for a new arena upon hearing the NHL was looking to expand due to fears of a competing league taking hold on the West Coast and the desire for a new television contract in the United States. Snider made his proposal to the league, which chose

4644-843: The South Philadelphia Sports Complex , an indoor arena they share with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Part of the 1967 NHL expansion , the Flyers are the first of the expansion teams in the post– Original Six era to win the Stanley Cup , victorious in 1973–74 and again in 1974–75 . The Flyers' all-time points percentage of 56.8% (as of

4773-682: The Spectrum from 1967 until 1996, and then at the Wells Fargo Center since 1996. The Flyers have had rivalries with several teams over the years. Historically, their biggest adversaries have been the New York Rangers , with an intense rivalry stretching back to the 1970s. They have also waged lengthy campaigns against the New York Islanders in the 1970s and 1980s, the Boston Bruins in

4902-482: The St. Louis Blues on the road, 2–1. The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7,812, shutting-out their intrastate rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins , 1–0 on October 19. Lou Angotti was named the first captain in Flyers history, while Rochefort was the Flyers' top goal scorer after netting a total of 21 goals. With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win

5031-556: The World Arena in Colorado Springs . The team was led by Derek Edwardson (2nd-Team All-American, 48 points) and Greg Hogeboom (42 points). Miami began a streak of 8-straight NCAA tournament appearances when the 2005-06 team finished 26-9-4 (.718) behind first-team All-American Andy Greene and the stellar goaltending duo of Jeff Zatkoff (2.02 GAA) and Charlie Effinger (1.83 GAA). Miami lost to Boston College 5-0 in front of

5160-536: The "most intimidating building to play in and has the most intimidating fans." Head coach Fred Shero proclaimed, "Yes we are world champions. If they had won, they would have been world champions. We beat the hell out of a machine." The Flyers recorded the best record in team history (points-wise) with a record of 51–13–16 and set the record for most consecutive home wins in regulation (20). The LCB line, featuring Reggie Leach at right-wing, Bobby Clarke at center and Bill Barber at left-wing, set an NHL record for goals by

5289-638: The 1970s and 2010s, the Washington Capitals , since their days in the Patrick Division , as well as the New Jersey Devils , with whom they traded the Atlantic Division title every season between 1994–95 and 2006–07 , and with their cross-state rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins , which is considered by many to be the best rivalry in the league. Prior to 1967, Philadelphia had only iced

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5418-475: The 2010–11 regular season ranked third in the CCHA, 23-10-6 (.667), giving the team a first round bye in the 2011 CCHA Tournament . The RedHawks faced Alaska in the second round and swept Alaska by a combined score of 8–2. The RedHawks then beat Notre Dame 6–2 in semifinal round and dismantled the Western Michigan Broncos 5-2 in the championship to give the university its first Mason Cup . After

5547-607: The 3–1 victory on February 11, 1995, against the New Jersey Devils), the Flyers went 25–9–3 and outscored their opponents 128–98 en route. Lindros tied Jaromir Jagr for the regular season scoring lead (though Jagr won the Art Ross Trophy with more goals), and captured the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP. The playoff drought came to an end as the Flyers won their first division title in eight years and clinched

5676-549: The Boston Bruins, took Game 1 in Boston, but Bobby Clarke scored an overtime goal in Game 2 to even the series. The Flyers then won Games 3 and 4 at home to take a 3–1 series lead, though Boston won Game 5 to stave off elimination. That set the stage for Game 6 at the Spectrum. Kate Smith appeared in person before Game 6 to sing her rendition of "God Bless America", even miming a "knockout punch" after her performance. The Flyers picked up

5805-478: The Boston Bruins. The team began to shift to a more aggressive style of play while also dominating on offense during this time. Bobby Clarke continued to progress as he led the team in scoring in 1971–72 and became the first Flyer to win an NHL award, the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. However, in the season's final game, the Flyers needed

5934-684: The CCHA for the 1980–81 season. The first Miamian to play in the National Hockey League was goaltender Alain Chevrier , who played for Miami from 1980 to 1984, making his NHL debut with the New Jersey Devils in 1985, and left-wing Craig Fisher coming next in 1990 with the Philadelphia Flyers , having turned pro after two seasons in Oxford. Fisher was the first Miamian to be honored as first-team All-CCHA for his 1989-90 campaign. Success

6063-537: The Can-Am League's Philadelphia Arrows as Philadelphia's lone hockey team. The Quakers' dormant NHL franchise was finally canceled by the league in 1936. In 1946, a group led by Montreal and Philadelphia sportsman Len Peto announced plans to put another NHL team in Philadelphia, to build a $ 2.5 million rink to seat 20,000 where the Phillies' former ballpark stood at Broad and Huntingdon Streets, and to acquire

6192-426: The Division and three points short of a playoff spot after a late-season collapse. Prior to the 1991–92 season , the Flyers acquired Rod Brind'Amour from St. Louis. Brind'Amour led the Flyers in goals (33), assists (44) and points (77) in his first season with the club. With Ron Sutter gone to St. Louis in the Brind'Amour trade, Rick Tocchet was named team captain. As the Flyers continued to flounder, Paul Holmgren

6321-555: The Falcons to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in his final season at BG. Bergeron has had a rough go of it at Miami with a 28-90-13 record and a 17-71-9 conference record. Blasi was hired in 2021 as the coach of the St. Thomas Tommies , their first NCAA Division I coach as they move up from Division III . St. Thomas plays in a newly re-formed CCHA conference. On March 19, 2024, reports came out that head coach Chris Bergeron would be relieved of his duties. The RedHawks failed to win more than eight games in any of

6450-411: The Finals, as both conceded soft goals, and Murray's strategy of alternating starters in goal was criticized. After Game 3 which was a 6–1 loss, Murray blasted his team in a closed-door meeting and then described to the media that the Flyers were in a "choking situation", a remark which angered his players and likely cost Murray his job, as his contract was not renewed. In July, Mikael Renberg was traded to

6579-419: The Flyers acquired Sami Kapanen and Tony Amonte prior to the trade deadline; however, they fell one point short of a second straight Atlantic Division title. Consequently, the Flyers endured a long, brutal seven-game first-round match-up with Toronto that featured three multiple overtime games, all in Toronto. After winning Game 7, 6–1, the Flyers fought Ottawa in the second round with equal vigor as they split

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6708-424: The Flyers could not muster much offense, scoring only two goals in their five-game, first-round playoff loss to the Ottawa Senators . It turned out there was much discontent in the locker room as Bill Barber was fired. The Flyers hired a proven winner when they turned to former Dallas Stars and Stanley Cup-winning head coach Ken Hitchcock . In 2002–03 , Roman Cechmanek had a 1.83 goals against average (GAA) and

6837-434: The Flyers did not come close to a third straight championship without an injured Bernie Parent, as they ran into an up-and-coming dynasty in Montreal, and were swept in four-straight games. Despite the loss, Leach was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring a record 19 goals in 16 playoff games. Dethroned, the heyday of the Broad Street Bullies began to come to an end, as prior to the 1976–77 season , tough-guy Dave Schultz

6966-441: The Flyers rallied to overcome the distractions and a 15-point deficit in the standings to win the Atlantic Division and the top seed in the East on the last day of the regular season. They easily defeated their first-round opponent, Buffalo, in five games. Primeau's goal in the fifth overtime of Game 4 against the team's second-round opponent, Pittsburgh, turned that series in the Flyers' favor as they won in six games, coming back from

7095-406: The Flyers set an NHL record in a game against Ottawa where they set a combined record of 419 penalty minutes in a single game . Esche entrenched himself as starter and remained in that position even after the Flyers re-acquired Sean Burke from the Phoenix Coyotes as the Flyers clinched the Atlantic Division title over New Jersey on the last day of the season. Though solid in net, Esche's performance

7224-519: The Flyers struggled during their sophomore season by finishing 15 games under .500. Despite their poor regular season showing in 1968–69 , they made the playoffs . They again lost to St. Louis, this time being dispatched in a four-game sweep. Not wanting his team to be physically outmatched again, majority owner Ed Snider instructed general manager Bud Poile to acquire bigger, tougher players. While head coach Keith Allen soon after replaced Poile as general manager, this mandate eventually led to one of

7353-475: The Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games in the first round. In the Semi-finals, the Flyers faced the New York Rangers . The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. Fortunately for the Flyers, they had home-ice advantage as they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals by winning Game 7 and in the process made history by becoming the first expansion team to win a playoff series over an Original Six team. Their opponent, Bobby Orr and

7482-437: The Flyers' season in Game 6. The Flyers said goodbye to the Spectrum and prepared to open a new arena – the CoreStates Center – for the next season. The 1996–97 season started off slowly, as Lindros missed 30 games, but LeClair still managed to score 50 goals for the second consecutive year, while the mid-season acquisition of defenseman Paul Coffey gave the Flyers a veteran presence. Despite finishing just one point shy of

7611-400: The Flyers' top defenseman for the next decade. Over the next three seasons the team would suffer early playoff exits and manage to win only one playoff game during that span. They were eliminated two years in a row in 1981–82 and 1982–83 by the New York Rangers and then were swept by the Washington Capitals in 1983–84 . Following the loss to Washington, Bobby Clarke retired from play and

7740-421: The Frozen Four at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The RedHawks beat Bemidji State 4-1 in the national semifinal game, advancing to the championship game against Boston University . Trailing 3-1 with just 3:23 to go in the third period, Boston University pulled their goaltender and forced overtime with a goal by Terrier Zach Cohen with just 17 seconds remaining. BU then scored 11:47 into overtime with

7869-402: The Mariners. Adding to the problems, Bernie Parent suffered a career-ending eye injury. The Flyers rallied under Quinn and finished in second place. Matched up against the Vancouver Canucks in the preliminary round, the Flyers won the series in three games. The Flyers' season came to an end against Fred Shero's Rangers in a five-game quarterfinal loss. The Flyers began the 1979–80 season with

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7998-472: The Miami school records. Statistics are accurate as of the 2009–10 season. Note: Italics indicate a player is still an active RedHawk. Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia . The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference . The team plays its home games in Wells Fargo Center in

8127-447: The NHL, the eights being the player's jersey numbers (88, 8 and 18 respectively). In 1992–93 , Recchi set the franchise record for points in a season with 123 (53 goals and 70 assists) and Lindros scored 41 goals in 61 games. After struggling early, the Flyers made a run at the playoffs, but came four points short of the last spot. Head coach Bill Dineen was fired at the season's end, while Clarke left town again to become general manager of

8256-443: The New York Rangers. As compensation for Shero, the Flyers received the Rangers' first-round draft pick in 1978 . Bob McCammon , who had just coached the Flyers' first year American Hockey League (AHL) Maine Mariners farm club to a Calder Cup title, replaced Fred Shero behind the bench. After a slow start in 1978–79 , the Flyers switched McCammon with Pat Quinn , Shero's previous assistant coach, who had replaced McCammon with

8385-426: The Patrick Division in 1977–78 and settled for second place. After sweeping the Colorado Rockies in two games in the preliminary round, the Flyers moved on to beat Buffalo in five games. They then faced Boston in the semi-finals for the second consecutive season, and lost again, this time in five games. Following the season, the Flyers were stunned when head coach Shero left to become general manager and head coach of

8514-407: The Philadelphia group – including Snider, Bill Putnam, Jerome Schiff and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jerry Wolman – over the Baltimore group. On April 4, 1966, Putnam announced that there was going to be a name-the-team contest. Details of the contest were released on July 12. Snider's sister, Phyllis, thought that a name that fits well with Philadelphia was "Flyers." Instead of going through with

8643-402: The Rangers by beating them in six games in the division semifinals, as well as surviving a tough seven-game test from a gritty Islanders club, in the division finals. The Flyers then defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Canadiens in a fiery six-game series (notable for a famous bench-clearing brawl during the Game 6 warmup) to win the Wales Conference and return to the Stanley Cup Finals. As

8772-446: The Rangers. It was determined that Quebec had made a deal with the Flyers before making a deal with the Rangers. In order to acquire Lindros' rights, the Flyers parted with six players, trading Steve Duchesne , Peter Forsberg , Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman , Mike Ricci , Chris Simon , a 1993 first-round draft pick ( Jocelyn Thibault ), a 1994 first-round draft pick ( Nolan Baumgartner ) and $ 15 million to Quebec. While Lindros became

8901-402: The Tampa Bay Lightning, in exchange for Chris Gratton , thus splitting up the famed Legion of Doom line. The trio of Lindros, LeClair and Renberg scored a combined total of 666 points in 547 regular season games. The man picked to replace Murray as coach, Wayne Cashman , was deemed ill-suited for the job as the Flyers played inconsistently throughout the 1997–98 season . With 21 games to go in

9030-461: The USA Broomball National Championships. Over 20 teams competed in 7 Divisions. The host team Miami University won the collegiate division. The A men's division was won by Furious (Minneapolis, MN) over Barrie's Tavern (Syracuse, NY) 3-2 in double overtime. 39°30′13″N 84°44′13″W  /  39.50361°N 84.73696°W  / 39.50361; -84.73696 Miami RedHawks men%27s ice hockey The Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey team

9159-497: The Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to Montreal in six games. The 1989–90 season got off to a bad start for the Flyers, and continued to get worse. Hextall missed all but eight games due to suspension for attacking Chris Chelios at the end of the Montreal playoff series the previous spring, contract holdout issues, and injury. Holmgren replaced Dave Poulin as captain in December with Ron Sutter , which led to Poulin's (and later that season, Brian Propp's) trade to Boston. As

9288-642: The best record in the Wales Conference and matching their win total (53) from the previous year. Tim Kerr scored 58 goals and the defense pairing of Howe and Brad McCrimmon led the League in plus-minus, a +85 and a +83, respectively. Bob Froese filled in admirably in net for Lindbergh, being named a second Team All-Star and sharing the William M. Jennings Trophy with teammate Darren Jensen . Despite their regular season success, an emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in

9417-420: The depth of the new conference, and Enrico Blasi was dismissed by his alma mater at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, their 4th losing season in a row. Miami then tapped former RedHawk Chris Bergeron, who played with Blasi and then served as his assistant coach before becoming the head coach at Bowling Green in 2010. Bergeron helped to restore that program, which was on the verge of being shut down, taking

9546-440: The division with a sub-.500 record despite being forced to play their last seven home games on the road due to a storm blowing parts of the Spectrum 's roof off. However, playoff success did not come so quickly, as the Flyers were upset by St. Louis in a first-round, seven-game series. Angotti left the team in the off-season, being replaced by Van Impe as team captain. Led by Van Impe and the team-leading 24 goals of Andre Lacroix,

9675-528: The end of the 2023–24 season. As of August 15, 2024. The following players have been named First or Second Team All-Americans by the American Hockey Coaches Association : Note: Italics indicate a player is still an active RedHawk. The following RedHawk players won a major conference award: This is a list of Miami alumni were a part of an Olympic team . As of July 1, 2024. Source: The following are

9804-407: The expansion Florida Panthers . For 1993–94 , Terry Simpson was hired as the new head coach in hopes of returning the Flyers to the playoffs after four consecutive off-years. Mark Recchi recorded 107 points (40 goals and 67 assists) and Lindros 97 (44 goals and 53 assists), while Mikael Renberg set a Flyers rookie record with 82 points. Offense was generated yet the Flyers still failed to clinch

9933-462: The fightin' Flyers spreading gradually around the NHL, and people are dreaming up wild nicknames. They're the Mean Machine, the Bullies of Broad Street and Freddy's Philistines." Cafone wrote the accompanying headline: "Broad Street Bullies Muscle Atlanta." That same month, Clarke was the youngest player (at that time) in NHL history to be named team captain, replacing Ed Van Impe. Rick MacLeish became

10062-537: The first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season and the Flyers recorded their first winning season. An overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first-round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers' favor, as the Flyers got their first playoff series win in six games. However, they were outmatched in the semi-finals by the Montreal Canadiens, losing in five games. After

10191-425: The first four games of the series, with Cechmanek earning shutouts in both wins. His inconsistency showed through, however, as he allowed ten goals in the final two games, and Ottawa advanced in six games. He was later traded to Los Angeles for a 2004 second-round draft pick during the off-season despite having the second-best GAA in the League over his three years in Philadelphia. Free-agent goaltender Jeff Hackett

10320-505: The first round of the playoffs to the Rangers in five games. During the 1986–87 season, the Flyers were rejuvenated by the ascension of 22-year-old goaltender Ron Hextall . In his rookie season, he became the third Flyers goaltender to win the Vezina Trophy, joining Parent and Lindbergh. With Hextall providing the critical stops at crucial times, the Flyers captured a third-straight Patrick Division title, and were able to gain revenge on

10449-531: The first round to Wisconsin 3–1 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan . Miami hockey reached another milestone in the 1994-95 season when goaltender Chuck Thuss became the first first-team All American. Thuss took an unusual path to the honor having been a back-up goaltender for 3 seasons, not playing a single minute for the Red and White until his outstanding senior season in which he posted 16 wins and

10578-625: The five seasons while he was at the helm, and they ended the 2023-2024 campaign on a 16-game winless streak, their second-longest drought in team history. His .257 winning percentage (35-116-16) is the worst among any Miami hockey coach, and his teams were 0-7 in the NCHC Tournament. As of the completion of 2023–24 season GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage ; GAA = Goals against average Minimum 1,500 minutes Statistics current through

10707-518: The formation of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference . Miami would remain in the CCHA until the NCHC began play in the 2013–14 season. The 2011–12 season marked another return to the CCHA Semifinals at Joe Louis Arena and seventh straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The RedHawks finished the season with a record of 24–15–2 (.610). Despite a slow start to the season that included

10836-639: The franchise of the old Montreal Maroons . The latter was held by the Canadian Arena Company, owner of the Montreal Canadiens . However, Peto's group was unable to raise funding for the new arena project by the league-imposed deadline, and the NHL cancelled the Maroons franchise. While attending a basketball game on November 29, 1964, at the Boston Garden , Ed Snider , the then-vice-president of

10965-497: The game to be played in heavy fog, as Buffalo's arena lacked air conditioning. The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5–1. On the road for Game 6, Bob Kelly scored the decisive goal and Parent pitched another shutout (a playoff record fifth shutout) as the Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions. Parent also repeated as the playoff MVP, winning a second consecutive Conn Smythe Trophy. The highlight of

11094-520: The ice. The team scored 10 goals the following night against Lake Superior State University . And on February 12, 2010, after a victory over Bowling Green State University , the RedHawks claimed their third CCHA regular-season title in program history. The 2009-10 Miami squad would again advance to the Frozen Four , defeating Alabama-Huntsville 2-1 in the opening round of the Midwest Regional at

11223-522: The lead early when Rick MacLeish scored a first-period goal. Late in the game, Orr hauled down Clarke on a breakaway, a penalty which assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia for the first time. Parent, having shutout Boston in Game 6, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. Under the 1974–75 season , Dave Schultz topped his mark from

11352-539: The minor-league Quebec Aces , the team had a distinctly francophone flavor in its early years, with Parent, Rochefort, Andre Lacroix , Serge Bernier , Jean-Guy Gendron , Simon Nolet and Rosaire Paiement among others. Beginning play in 1967–68 , the Philadelphia Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5–1 on the road to the California Seals . They won their first game a week later, defeating

11481-459: The most feared teams to ever take the ice in the NHL. The keystone of those teams was acquired when the Flyers took a chance on a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba , Bobby Clarke , with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL amateur draft . Keeping to Snider's mandate, the team also drafted future enforcer Dave Schultz 52nd overall. By the time training camp came around, it

11610-542: The naming contest, Ed Snider took his sister's advice. The team name was announced on August 3. The new teams were hampered by restrictive rules that kept all major talent with the " Original Six " teams. In the 1967 NHL expansion draft , most of the players available were either aging veterans or career minor-leaguers before expansion occurred. Among the Flyers' 20 selections were Bernie Parent , Doug Favell , Bill Sutherland , Ed Van Impe , Joe Watson , Lou Angotti , Leon Rochefort and Gary Dornhoefer . Having purchased

11739-534: The newly formed NCHC in 2013 and returned to their winning ways in the second NCHC season, finishing the season 25–14–1 (.638) and taking the NCHC post-season tournament title. The Red and White entered the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament as a top-seed but drew the unfavorable position of playing a host team, Providence , on their home ice at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island , dropping

11868-481: The off-season, the Flyers went looking for a new goaltender. Burke was let go and Hextall was about to enter his final season as a backup. They chose to sign former Panther John Vanbiesbrouck as the starting goaltender. The 1998–99 season was marred by a life-threatening injury sustained by Eric Lindros on April Fools' Day during a game against the Nashville Predators , a season-ending injury later diagnosed as

11997-504: The opener 7–5 to the Friars, who would make an improbable run to the national title. Miami pulled their goalie for much of the third period after trailing 6–2, but a furious third period rally came up short. Austin Czarnik (2nd-Team All-American, 36 assists, 45 points), Riley Barber (20 goals, 40 points), and Blake Coleman (37 points) led the Red and White. The Brotherhood began to fracture in

12126-570: The original CCHA disbanded in 2013. They play in Steve "Coach" Cady Arena at the Goggin Ice Center . Miami University added hockey to the roster of varsity sports in 1978, with the leadership of the program's first coach, Steve Cady, playing at the Goggin Ice Arena . Miami played as an independent Division I team for the first two seasons, collecting an overall record of 45–27–3. The team joined

12255-442: The playoffs by sweeping the Rangers in three games, defeating the Islanders in five and beating Quebec in six to return to the Stanley Cup Finals. Though they defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Oilers in Game 1 by a score of 4–1 at home, Edmonton won the next four games in a row and the series. A month into the 1985–86 season , Pelle Lindbergh was killed in a car accident. The team rallied and showed perseverance by garnering

12384-525: The previous season and returned to the playoffs, but were swept by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round. Even though the team had improved their record in his second season behind the bench, head coach Vic Stasiuk was replaced by Fred Shero in the off-season. The team was involved in a three-way trade that sent Bernie Parent to the Toronto Maple Leafs while receiving Rick MacLeish from

12513-475: The previous season by setting an NHL record for penalty minutes with 472. Clarke's efforts earned him his second Hart Trophy and Parent was the lone recipient of the Vezina Trophy. The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51–18–11, the best record in the NHL. After a first-round bye, the Flyers easily swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and were presented with another New York-area team in

12642-412: The receiving end of a controversial hit by Scott Stevens . Without him, the Flyers lost the decisive game 2–1. It was the second time in franchise history the team lost a series after being up 3–1. Lindros never again wore a Flyers uniform, as he sat out the following season awaiting a trade. Craig Ramsay was named the permanent head coach as Neilson was not asked to return for the 2000–01 , which became

12771-419: The regional final. The 2006-07 team was led by 2nd-Team All-American Nathan Davis (21 goals, 50 points). Miami followed up with a stellar campaign in 2007-08, 33-8-1 (.798), advancing to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament , defeating Air Force , 3–2 in overtime, but then losing to eventual champions Boston College for the third year straight, 4–3 in overtime in the regional final. The team

12900-589: The regular season title and advancing yet again to the NCAA Tournament , placed in the Midwest Regional at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio . Miami dominated Minnesota State 4-0 in the first round, but lost the regional final to St. Cloud State 4-1. Austin Czarnik (14 goals), Blake Coleman (19 points) and the goaltending duo of Ryan McKay and Jay Williams led a balanced RedHawks squad. Miami moved to

13029-466: The rest of the season; Neilson later recovered but was informed that he would not return. In January, longtime Flyer and fan-favorite Rod Brind'Amour was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Keith Primeau , with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Lindros. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management (particularly Clarke) and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than

13158-452: The season and was replaced by Primeau. The Flyers began 2001–02 with high expectations and with Roenick leading the team in scoring, the Flyers finished with an Atlantic Division title. The power play was one of the NHL's worst however, so Adam Oates , the third leading point-producer in the League at the time, was acquired from Washington at the NHL trade deadline . However, it was of no benefit as

13287-405: The season, Roger Neilson took over as coach while Cashman was retained as an assistant. John LeClair was able to score at least 50 goals for the third consecutive year (netting 51), the first time for an American-born player, and goaltender Sean Burke was acquired at the trade deadline. Burke proved ineffective in net, as the Flyers were eliminated in the first round by Buffalo in five games. In

13416-524: The season, Clarke became the first expansion team player to be awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player . Goaltender Bernie Parent returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that the expansion teams could challenge the Original Six in 1973–74 . The Bullies continued their rough-and-tumble ways, led by Dave Schultz's 348 penalty minutes, and reached

13545-445: The second seed in the Eastern Conference. After dispatching Buffalo in five and sweeping the defending Stanley Cup champion Rangers, the Flyers were upset in the Eastern Conference Finals to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils in six games. Lindros eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time in 1995–96 , gathering 115 points, and LeClair scored 51 goals, as the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched

13674-653: The semi-finals, the New York Islanders . The Flyers looked to be headed toward another sweep after winning the first three games. However, the Islanders fought back by winning the next three games, setting up a deciding seventh game. The Flyers were finally able to shut the door on the Islanders, winning Game 7, 4–1. Facing Buffalo in the Stanley Cup Finals , the Flyers won the first two games at home. Game 3, played in Buffalo, went down in hockey lore as "The Fog Game" due to an unusual May heatwave in Buffalo that forced parts of

13803-491: The strong finish in the regular season the team was ranked as a #1 seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament . The RedHawks were placed into the Northeast Regional at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire . In the opening round of the tournament the team faced the 4th-seeded New Hampshire Wildcats and lost 3–1 in front of a pro-New Hampshire crowd. Miami senior forward Andy Miele (first-team All-American)

13932-485: The team was 1–1 on October 14, and ended on January 7, 1980. In doing so, the Flyers wrapped up the Patrick Division title with 14 games to spare and the first overall seed in the playoffs. Their regular season success continued into the playoffs, as the Flyers swept a young Wayne Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers in the first round, then went on to get revenge against Fred "The Fog" Shero and his Rangers by beating them in five before disposing of Minnesota in five to lock up

14061-499: The third consecutive year, due in large part to an awful road record (10–26–4). With Tocchet traded, the Flyers remained without a captain until Kevin Dineen was named to the post in 1993–94 , and instead went with three alternate captains. In June 1992, the Flyers persuaded Bobby Clarke to return to the team as senior vice president after Jay Snider won the hard-fought arbitration battle for 1991 first overall pick Eric Lindros against

14190-431: The third period to overcome a three-goal deficit and tie the game to force overtime. The RedHawks season was ended just over two minutes into overtime when UMass Lowell forward Riley Wetmore capitalized on a rebound to give UMass Lowell a 4–3 win. Miami was led on the season by Reilly Smith (first-team All-American, 30 goals, 48 points). Miami would play one last season in the old CCHA in 2012-13, 25-12-5 (.655), winning

14319-526: The top of the West Division with a record of 50–16–12. The return of Parent proved to be of great benefit, as he established himself as one of if not the best goaltender in the league after winning 47 games, a record which stood for 33 years. Since the Flyers, along with Chicago, allowed the fewest goals in the league, Parent also shared the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's Tony Esposito . Come playoff time,

14448-544: The top seed in the East. Facing the eighth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning , the Flyers dropped two of the first three games. They rallied by winning three straight games to win the series. After taking two of the first three games against the Florida Panthers in the second round, the Flyers were defeated in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5. An upstart Florida club with stellar goaltending from John Vanbiesbrouck ended

14577-422: The young Quakers' skaters in 1930–31 was another future Hall of Famer in 19-year-old rookie center Syd Howe . The Quakers' only "claim to fame" was to establish a single season NHL record for futility which has stood ever since, by compiling a dismal record of 4–36–4, still the fewest games ever won in a season by an NHL club. The Quakers quietly suspended operations after that single dreadful campaign to again leave

14706-467: Was clear that Clarke was the team's best player, and he quickly became a fan favorite. His 15 goals and 31 assists in his rookie season earned him a trip to the NHL All-Star Game . Despite his arrival, the team struggled in 1969–70 , recording only 17 wins – the fewest in franchise history and set the NHL team record for most ties in a season (24). They lost the tiebreaker for the final playoff spot to

14835-744: Was designed through collaborative efforts by 360 Architecture and GBBN Architecture. After 104 weeks of work and over 41,000 man-hours, the project was completed. It was the most labor-intensive project in university history. The project also called for a 500-car parking garage, adjacent to the university. The Goggin Ice Center is also home to the university's intramural hockey and broomball programs. The Goggin offers “Beginner”, “Intermediate”, “Advanced”, and “Elite” leagues in intramural ice hockey for fall, winter, and spring seasons, as well as men’s, women’s, and co-ed broomball leagues for each season. More than 500 teams, consisting of more than 8,000 students sign up each season. In March 2013 Goggin Ice Center hosted

14964-410: Was fired midway through the season and replaced by Bill Dineen , father of Flyer Kevin Dineen . On February 19, the Flyers and Pittsburgh made a major five-player deal which featured Tocchet – who never grew comfortably into the role of captain – heading to Pittsburgh and Mark Recchi coming to Philadelphia. Recchi recorded 27 points in his first 22 games as a Flyer, but the team missed the playoffs for

15093-431: Was firing Simpson after a lackluster performance. Clarke returned to the general manager position prior to the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season and immediately began putting his stamp on the team. New head coach Terry Murray replaced Kevin Dineen as team captain with Lindros prior to the start of training camp. In order to shore up the defense, Ron Hextall was re-acquired from the Islanders and high-scoring winger Recchi

15222-578: Was fleeting until the 1992–93 season with a stellar 22-3-5 (.750) record and CCHA regular season title. Miami then capped a historic year for the program when, led by the third head coach in program history, George Gwozdecky , the team received its first bid to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . Miami was led by Chris Bergeron (61 points), Brian Savage (2nd-Team All-American, 37 goals), defenseman Bobby Marshall (2nd-Team All American, 45 points) and goalie Richard Shulmistra (2.71 GAA). The team lost in

15351-458: Was named as the 2011 Hobey Baker Award winner, becoming the university's first Hobey Baker winner. Miele lead the nation in scoring with 71 points (24 goals and 47 assists). It was the most in Division I since the 2002–03 season and 11 more than the second highest scorer in the 2010–11 season. In addition, he had at least one point in 33 games and multiple points in 22 and tied a school record with

15480-499: Was named vice-president and general manager of the team. Mike Keenan , a relative unknown at the time, was hired in 1984 to coach the team, and named second-year player Dave Poulin team captain. Behind the goaltending of Pelle Lindbergh (who led the NHL with 40 wins and was the first European to win the Vezina Trophy), the Flyers won a franchise-record 53 games – best in the NHL – during the 1984–85 season . The Flyers rolled through

15609-632: Was one of the most tumultuous seasons in franchise history and the tumult actually started three months prior to the start of the regular season. In the span of a few days in July, longtime broadcaster Gene Hart died due to illness and defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny , coming off his rookie season, was fatally injured in a freak boating accident. Head coach Roger Neilson was diagnosed with bone cancer, forcing him to step aside in February 2000 to undergo treatment, so assistant coach Craig Ramsay took over as interim coach for

15738-554: Was paced by first-team All American Ryan Jones (31 goals, 49 points) and defenseman Alec Martinez (2nd-Team All-American). in In 2009, the Red and White made their first appearance in the Frozen Four . The team finished the regular season with a 23-13-5 (.622) record, entering the post-season as a 4-seed in the 4-team regional in Minneapolis . Miami beat top-seed Denver 4-2 in the opening round and then Minnesota-Duluth 2-1 to advance to

15867-423: Was signed from Boston to replace Cechmanek and challenge backup Robert Esche for the starter's spot in 2003–04 , but he was forced to retire in February due to vertigo . During the course of the season, serious injuries suffered by both Roenick (broken jaw) and Primeau (concussion) in February forced the Flyers to trade for Chicago's Alexei Zhamnov , who filled in well and kept the Flyers afloat. On March 5, 2004,

15996-466: Was the Goggin Ice Arena. In 2002, university president James Garland made the executive decision that the new arena would be located across campus from the old “Goggin”. Steve Cady, the founding coach of the hockey program and by then a senior athletic director, was put in charge of the new ice arena project. The new building could not have been completed without the generous donations from Tom Brown,

16125-406: Was the case two seasons prior, the Flyers became decimated by injuries, the most significant of which was losing Kerr for the remainder of the playoffs. After falling behind three games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers rallied from a two-goal deficit on the road in Game 5 to extend the series, then won Game 6 at home with another late-game comeback. However, they could not overcome the odds

16254-544: Was the last time the Flyers missed the playoffs for 18 years. In the 1972–73 season the Flyers got rid of the mediocre expansion team label and instead became the intimidating "Broad Street Bullies", a nickname coined by Jack Chevalier and Pete Cafone of the Philadelphia Bulletin on January 3, 1973, after a 3–1 brawling victory over the Atlanta Flames that led Chevalier to write in his game account, "The image of

16383-447: Was traded to Montreal for Eric Desjardins , Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair early in the abbreviated season. The Flyers initially struggled out of the gate, going only 3–7–1 through their first 11 games while being outscored 34–22. Lindros and LeClair then teamed with Renberg to form the Legion of Doom line, a mix of scoring talent and physical intimidation. In their 37 games (including

16512-590: Was traded to the Los Angeles Kings . Despite a slight drop-off in performance, the Flyers dominated the Patrick Division with what proved to be their fourth-straight division title. After disposing of Toronto in six games, the Flyers found themselves in the Semi-finals for the fifth consecutive season. Pitted against Boston, the Flyers lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime and did not return home as they were swept in four straight games. The Flyers lost their hold on

16641-492: Was working as an assistant coach at Denver under former Miami coach George Gwozdecky. Blasi, at the time, became the youngest head coach in Division I college hockey at 27 years old. Blasi established his program, calling it the Brotherhood, and brought the 23-14-4 (.610) 2003-04 RedHawks team to the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament , losing 3–2 in the regional semi-final to eventual national champions Denver at

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