1) Flyers 2020 first round pick Tyson Foerster dressed as a 13th forward for Team Red in Hockey Canada's Red vs. White scrimmage on Wednesday in preparation for selection of the final Team Canada roster for the World Junior Championships. Team White prevailed, 6-4.
2) Flyers Warriors: The Flyers Warriors are holding a holiday toy drive in conjunction with the Salvation Army. The Flyers Alumni Association will be helping out as part of the Alumni's second annual 12 Days of Christmas Season Giving program.
The Flyers Warriors will be collecting toys at the New Balance store in Cherry Hill, NJ (1990 Rte. 70 E) on Dec. 15, 16 and 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Flyers Alum Bob "the Hound" Kelly will be on hand on the 16th and 17th from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. Donate a new, unwrapped toy for the less fortunate and become eligible to win Flyers swag and memorabilia.
Note: This is a socially distanced event.
Today in Flyers History: December 10
1972: Gary Dornhoefer recorded the third hat trick of his Flyers' career as the Flyers downed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-2, at the Spectrum. All three goals came against the legendary but aging Jacques Plante. Don Saleski and Bob Kelly also score for the Flyers.
1978: Bernie Parent notched the 55th of his 56 career regular season and playoff shutouts as a Flyer, blanking the New York Rangers on 28 shots. Two goals apiece from Bill Barber (shorthanded and even strength) and Blake Dunlop (power play and even strength) provided the goal support. 1983: The visiting Flyers whipped the woeful New Jersey Devils by an 8-2 count. Philly received multi-point games by Bobby Clarke (two goals), Len Hachborn (two goals), Mark Howe (one goal, one assist) and Brian Propp (one goal, one assist). Tim Kerr also tallies for Philly.
1985: One of Marke Howe's best performances of the 1985-86 season took place on December 10, 1985 at the Spectrum against the Boston Bruins. Howe dominated a 7-4 Flyers win as the eventual Norris Trophy runner-up defenseman notched two power play goals and a power play assist while compiling a plus-three rating at even strength and playing nearly 32 of the game's 60 minutes. Howe's defense partner Brad McCrimmon, whom the Flyers acquired from Boston, opened the scoring. Brian Propp scored shorthanded and even strength goals for Philly while adding an assist. Dave Poulin and Pelle Eklund notch a power play goal and an assist apiece. Both Propp and Poulin later played for the Bruins. 1988: Veteran checking forward Derrick Smith, who recorded 80 goals for his 494-game Flyers career and never scored more than 16 goals in a season, recorded the first and only hat trick of his NHL career. The host Flyers downed the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-4. 1996: The Flyers built a 4-1 lead then barely hung on to escape with a 5-4 home victory against the Florida Panthers club that stunned them in the playoffs the previous season. Every member of the Legion of Doom recorded a point as John LeClair and Eric Lindros scored goals and Mikael Renberg picked up assists. The Flyers also got secondary scoring help from third-line center Joel Otto and fourth-line winger Scott Daniels.
2005: The Flyers top line of Peter Forsberg, Simon Gagne and Mike Knuble were too much for the Minnesota Wild to handle in a 3-2 Philadelphia win. Goals by Forsberg, Kim Johnsson (power play) and Branko Radivojevic (assisted by Knuble after a partial line change) supplied enough offense to win. 2011: Shrugging off a 1-0 deficit at the first intermission, the Flyers went on to earn a 5-2 home win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Goals by Danny Briere, Jaromir Jagr and Wayne Simmonds give the Flyers a 3-1 lead after two periods. Matt Carle (power play) and Scott Hartnell (empty net) add some extra insurance in the third period after Tampa's Vincent Lecavalier brings the Bolts back within a goal in the opening minute of the third period.
2015: A three-goal outburst by the Flyers and a 35-save gem by Michal Neuvirth led the team to a 4-2 road win over the St. Louis Blues. Michael Raffl, Matt Read, Claude Giroux and Ryan White (empty net) score for the Flyers.
2016: Brayden Schenn's first career hat trick, including a pair of goals in the third period that lifted the Flyers from a 2-1 deficit to a 3-2 lead, spurred the host team to an eventual 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars. The Flyers were outplayed early in the game but goaltender Steve Mason kept the game within reach before Philly took control over the latter portion of the game. All three of Schenn's goals were scored on the power play. Jakub Voracek added a late empty netter to seal a two-goal final margin of victory.
December 10 Flyers Alumni birthday: Depth defenseman Nate Guenin was born Dec. 10, 1985, in Sewickley, PA.
Dec 10 in memoriam: Zarley Zalapski (April 22, 1968 - Dec. 10, 2017.
Nasty Knuckles: Former Flyers equipment manager Derek Settlemyre and Flyers Alum Riley Cote have started a podcast called "Nasty Knuckles". Here, Scott Hartnell and Cote share a laugh with "Nasty" as Hartnell recounts the story of the day Arron Asham challenged Hartnell to a race at practice in Voorhees.