However, elsewhere on the tour, the elder Watson brother played for the Hollywood All-Stars side.Ģ012 Winter Classic: Flyers Alumni vs. Joe Watson, naturally, played for the Flyers Alumni side in this game, as did his brother and fellow Flyers Hall of Fame Joe Watson. Hollywood All-Stars(Note: caricature is to the right of the letter "y" in "Celebrity"). Well-known figures ranging from Alan Thicke, Matthew Perry, Richard Dean Anderson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alex Trebek, Kelsey Grammer and Mike Meyers toured major rinks around the United States, supplemented by a handful of NHL Alumni. After the Team USA team got the next goal, the Flyers Alumni scored two straight to seal a 10-6 final score.ġ996: Flyers Alumni vs. Shortly thereafter, Schultz scored on a breakaway to restore a three-goal lead. Ray Allison completed a hat trick for a 7-5 lead. The Alumni scaled down their attack and the Team USA veterans chipped away at the deficit until they got back within 6-5 early in the third period.Īt that point, the Flyers Alumni side got serious again. The Flyers Alumni, intent on proving a point that no one was going to beat them at the Spectrum, jumped out to a 6-1 lead by the first intermission. Notable participating Team USA players included goalie Jim Craig and team captain Mike Eruzione. The famous LCB line of Reggie Leach, Clarke and Bill Barber,along with a host of other notables from the 1970s and 1980s including Joe Watson, Rick MacLeish, Brian Propp, Dave "the Hammer" Schultz, Bob Kelly, Terry Murray and many more suited up against a team comprised of multiple players who were part of Team USA's "Miracle on Ice" gold medal run at the 1980 Olympics. Team USA 1980 Lake Placid Alumni (Spectrum)
The biggest highlight of the All-Star event, however, was Flyers legend Bob Clarke (then the general manager of the Minnesota North Stars) being welcomed back with a lengthy standing ovation.ġ995: Flyers Alumni vs. Heroes of Hockey (Spectrum)Īs part of the NHL All-Star Game festivities at the Spectrum, the Flyers Alumni Team played against the Heroes of Hockey squad. Some of the most memorable and successful Flyers Alumni Games of the past include the following:ġ992: Flyers Alumni vs. The team has also traveled internationally, representing the Flyers famous crest in Switzerland, Norway, Finland and Russia, among other countries. Marsh organized the large-scale events on the Alumni Team calendar while Watson continued to be in charge of the ad hoc fundraising games in local rinks. In more recent years, Flyers community development director Brad Marsh became the Flyers Alumni Association president. For most of the Flyers Alumni Team's history, co-founder Joe Watson served as the team manager as well as a player.
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