2) Today in the final on-ice day of the Flyers' 2016 Development Camp at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ. The camp will conclude with a 3-on-3 tournament starting at 3 p.m. The day's schedule is as follows:
10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Flyers Rink -- Group 1
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM Phantoms Rink -- Group 2
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM -- Phantoms Rink -- 3x3 Tournament
3) Happy 64th birthday to Hockey Hall of Fame left winger Bill Barber. Born in Callander, Ontario on July 11, 1952, Barber went on to become the top goal-scorer in Flyers franchise history.
A model of consistency during his NHL career, Barber was a player who could be penciled in for 30 to 40 goals every season while modeling a commitment to two-way play and a willingness to play through pain. Knee problems ended his career at age 32, but Barber still stands at the franchise's all-time leading goal scorer with 420 regular-season tallies. He also had 53 goals in 129 playoff games.
As the Flyers' head coach in 2000-01, Barber won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year. Except for a few years spent as a pro scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Barber has spent 40-plus years in the employ of the Flyers' organization.
4) Sharing a birthday with Barber is Todd Bergen (1963). was one of the NHL's most intriguing flash-in-the-pan players. Bergen had one of the oddest careers in the annals of hockey history. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound forward had speed to burn and great hands. Two years after being drafted by the Flyers with the 98th overall pick of the 1982 Draft, Bergen made quite the splash in his first pro season.
After posting 20 goals and 39 points in the AHL during the first half of the 1984-season, he was called up to the big club. In 14 games with the Flyers, he scored 11 goals and added 5 helpers for 16 points. In the playoffs, he dressed in 17 games and added 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists).
Bergen did not get along with hard-nosed Flyers coach Mike Keenan, who wanted him to be more of a two-way player and get more involved in physical play. Bergen, who was also a talented golfer, he announced in the summer of 1985 that he would rather quit hockey and pursue a golf career instead of playing one more day for Keenan.
In the late fall of 1985, the Flyers finally worked out a trade, sending Bergen to the Minnesota North Stars. He agreed to play for the North Stars but suffered a serious abdominal muscle tear that forced him out of action before he ever played an NHL game. He was sent to the AHL for conditioning, but re-injured himself after just 27 games. Bergen then retired from hockey for good.
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2016 FLYERS ALUMNI GOLF INVITATIONAL
The 2016 Flyers Alumni Golf Invitational will be held on July 18 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. The event will raise money for the Flyers Alumni Association, Flyers Charities and BLOCS.
The Golf Invitational will offer a round of golf, lunch, cocktail reception and dinner program.
Subject to changes and additions, the following Flyers Alumni -- widely representing every decade of team history -- will be attending: Ray Allison, Bill Barber, Frank Bathe, Craig Berube, Brian Boucher, Jesse Boulerice, Danny Briere, Terry Carkner, Lindsay Carson, Jeff Chychrun, Bob Clarke, Bill Clement, Steve Coates, Riley Cote, Doug Crossman, Barry Dean, Eric Desjardins, Andre "Moose" Dupont, Doug Favell, Todd Fedoruk, Ross Fitzpatrick, Mark Freer, Larry Goodenough, TJ Gorence, Paul Holmgren, Ed Hospodar, Mark Howe, Kerry Huffman, Bob "the Hound" Kelly, Tim Kerr, Orest Kindrachuk, Mike Knuble, Ian Laperriere, Mitch Lamoureaux, Neil Little, Brad Marsh, Phil Myre, Bernie Parent, Dave Poulin, Brian Propp, Chris Pronger, Luke Richardson, Don Saleski, Dave "the Hammer" Schultz (attending but not golfing), Ilkka Sinisalo, Derrick Smith, and Joe Watson.
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