Quick Hits: July 16, 2023
1) The 9th annual Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp is just over a month away, running from August 18 to 21 at Class of 1923 Arena on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. This year's Alumni coaches: Mark Howe, Keith Jones, Bob Kelly, Ian Laperriere, John LeClair, Brad Marsh, Dave Poulin, Mark Recchi, Glenn "Chico" Resch (a first-time participant) and Joe Watson.
The Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp provide adult hockey players from across North America with the opportunity to interact with Flyers legends both on and off the ice. Proceeds from Fantasy Camp benefit the Flyers Alumni Association.
All games at the Class of 1923 Arena are open to the public. For a look back at last year's camp, click here.
2) The 2023 edition of the Flyers annual off-season Community Caravan tour of Delaware Valley locales kicks off on Tuesday with a visit to North Wildwood, NJ, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The 2023 The Community Caravan feature appearances by Flyers Alumni, in-arena host Everett Jackson, the Flyers Ice Team and Gritty. The tour features inflatables and assorted Flyers-themed giveaways including Gritty beach blankets, Flyers chip clips, and more.
3) Condolences go out to the family and friends of Flyers alum winger Lew Morrison, who passed away yesterday at age 75. Drafted by the Flyers with the 8th overall pick in the first round of the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft, Morrison spent the first three seasons of his 564-game NHL career with the Flyers.
Morrison played his junior hockey for the Flin Flon Bombers; the same team that would soon graduate the likes of Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach to the NHL.
While working his way up to the NHL, Morrison was a member of the Quebec Aces team that went to AHL's Calder Cup Finals in 1969. The next season, Morrison and Clarke would break into the NHL together as rookies with the Flyers. Morrison was a hard-working player who had above-average size and skating ability for his era. He won the Flyers' Unsung Hero Award for the 1971-72 season before he was lost to the Atlanta Flames in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft.
4) July 16 Flyers Alumni birthday: Jay Rosehill (1985).
5) In memoriam: Ray Emery (Sept. 28, 1982 - July 16, 2017)