Quick Hits: December 4, 2020
1) Collegiate Prospect Updates
* Flyers 2019 first round pick Cam York scored his second goal of the season and was plus-two on the evening by his Michigan Wolverines team dropped a wild 9-5 decision to Penn State on Thursday. The loss was Michigan's third in their last four games and marked Penn State's first win of the season.
* Western Michigan was on the wrong end of a 10-2 thumping (six goals in the third period) and hands of University of Nebraska-Omaha on Thursday. Flyers defense prospect Ronnie Attard was minus-three for the game but generated three shots on goal.
* Bobby Brink and the rest of the Pioneers returns to action on Friday as Denver takes on Gavin Hain and the University of North Dakota at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska.
* Sophomore forward Bryce Brodzinski did not get on the scoresheet but Minnesota skated off with a 3-1 win over Michigan State on Thursday. The teams rematch tonight.
2) SHL: Two goals by Linus Sandin (3rd and 4th of the season) and a third-period assist by Emil Andrae (15:43 TOI) lifted HV71 to a 5-2 victory over Djurgà¥rdens IF on Thursday.
3) Today in Flyers History: December 4
1970: Deadlocked 0-0 through two periods, the visiting Flyers break loose for third period goals by Serge Bernier, Gary Dornhoefer, Bill Lesuk and Bob Kelly to down the California Seals by a 4-0 count. Bernie Parent earned a 22-save shutout. In the lopsided third period, Philly outshot the Seals by a 12-3 margin.
1979: In the 22nd game of their North American professional sports record 35-game unbeaten streak, the host Flyers erased a 2-0 deficit in the second period against the Boston Bruins with closely spaced goals by Reggie Leach (shorthanded) and Paul Holmgren just 68 seconds apart. There was no further scoring in the 2-2 tie game in which the Flyers outshot the Bruins by a 38-14 margin over the course of the night. 1982: Flyers goaltender Pelle Lindbergh (24 saves) and Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Denis Herron (30 saves) duel to a scoreless tie at the Igloo in Pittsburgh. The shutout was the second of Lindbergh's NHL career. His busiest period was the opening frame, which saw the Flyers get outshot 11-9. Over the remainder of the game, the majority of the territorial edge belonged to Philadelphia.
1988: Trailing the New Jersey Devils 2-1 at the first intermission, the Flyers strike back for five unanswered goals -- including three on the power play -- spearheaded by a four-goal outburst in the second period. Pelle Eklund, Brian Propp, Rick Tocchet, Scott Mellanby, Mike Bullard and defenseman Gord Murphy all notched goals for Philly.
2001: A goal and assist by second-year forward Simon Gagne lead the way in a 3-2 road win over the New York Islanders. Jeremy Roenick and Keith Primeau (game-winning goal in the third period) also scored.
2009: Peter Laviolette was hired as the 17th head coach in Philadelphia Flyers' history. He replaced John Stevens behind the bench. Laviolette coached the Flyers for the final 57 games of the 2009-10 season, recording a 28-24-5 record.
After the team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs by virtue of a shootout win over the New York Rangers, the team knocked off the New Jersey Devils in five games in the second round of the playoffs. In the second round, the Flyers became just the third team in NHL history to recover from a three games to zero deficit and win a playoff series. The Flyers then won the Eastern Conference championship and earned the eighth trip to the Stanley Cup Final in franchise history by defeating the Montreal Canadiens in five games.
The Flyers fell two wins short of winning the Stanley Cup. Philly lost the Chicago Blackhawks in a heartbreaking overtime finish in Game Six.
2015: The Flyers were unable to nail down a 3-2 regulation road win over the Devils as Mike Cammalleri scored in the final minute of the third period. However, Matt Read rescued a 4-3 victory when he scored with 1:36 left in overtime. Wayne Simmonds, Claude Giroux and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored in regulation for Philadelphia. Michal Neuvirth stopped 15 of 18 shots.
2016: An excellent 30-save performance by Steve Mason backstopped the Flyers to a 4-2 road win over the Nashville Predators. Two goals by Wayne Simmonds and one apiece by Michael Raffl and Chris VandeVelde (empty net) led the way offensively.
2017: A three-goal outburst in the second period lifted the Flyers to an eventual 5-2 road victory over the Calgary Flames. Scott Laughton tallied two goals while Valtteri Filppula, Michael Raffl and Wayne Simmonds each scored once. Former Flames goalie Brian Elliott took first-star honors as he turned back 43 of 45 shots.
4) December 4 Flyers Alumni birthdays: Myron Stankiewicz (1935), Phil Varone (1990).