Bill Meltzer: Flyers All-Province, All-Nations Teams, Bernie Turns 75, Payette and More

That team USA looks pretty strong.

PQ looks like the favorite on paper.

My darkhorse would be Team Czech.

Not even going to try!

Final 4

Team Ontario vs Team Quebec

Team USA vs Team Sweden


*Team Czech is the darkhorse*

Thanks for that Parent video, Bill. I hadn't seen that before today.

Early in the video the Bruins announcers using various pronunciations for his name was funny.

The Orr spin move at about the 10:15 mark was pretty. For the youngsters among us, nobody was doing that back then.

I wonder what Esposito said to Parent at about the 13:50 mark. lol

Not even going to try!
- MJL

lol same!

My money is on team Ontario. Teams Quebec, team USA and team Sweden are my picks to join them in the final 4

I’m not too familiar with the Russian team but it doesn’t seem that the Flyers have the strongest Russian ties

Final 4

Team Ontario vs Team Quebec

Team USA vs Team Sweden


*Team Czech is the darkhorse*
- KINGKENZO

Good one!

Team Slovakia

RW - Branko Radivojevic 2003-2006
C - Michal Handzus 2002-2006
LW - Radovan Somik 2002-2004
D - Andrej Meszaros 2010-2014
RW - Stefan Ruzicka 2005-2008

G - Matej Tomek (never made it :-(

Zeus as Captain :-)

Team Slovakia

RW - Branko Radivojevic 2003-2006
C - Michal Handzus 2002-2006
LW - Radovan Somik 2002-2004
D - Andrej Meszaros 2010-2014
RW - Stefan Ruzicka 2005-2008

G - Matej Tomek (never made it :-(

Zeus as Captain :-)
- Keith25

We can add

Bill, your knowledge of the Flyers is nothing short of encyclopedic. The Ray Didinger of Flyers hockey.

I'm going with Team Ontario with Team USA as the dark horse.

Team Italy


D Luca Sbisa



It's a one man team. Not very good but they're proud.

If I remember correctly, Sbisa is from Switzerland.

If I remember correctly, Sbisa is from Switzerland.
- Letterkenney

Born in Ozieri, Italy

Played for Switzerland in the World Juniors.

We can add
- bmeltzer

Thanks Bill :-)

I forgot the coach - Vladimir Orszagh (assistant to Craig Ramsey, as national coach of Slovakia)

Born in Ozieri, Italy

Played for Switzerland in the World Juniors.
- MJL

I thought he was raised in Switzerland as a kid.

Did the Flyers have anyone else from Switzerland? I can;t recall any off the top of my head.

I thought he was raised in Switzerland as a kid.

Did the Flyers have anyone else from Switzerland? I can;t recall any off the top of my head.
- Letterkenney

Streit I believe

Streit I believe
- ClaudeFather

Yes. So we have 2 d for Team Switzerland. Maybe since Switzerland is neutral, we could put the players left that are unaffiliated with the other Teams onto that one. Like Latvians and Ukrainians (Rusty Fedotanko)

I thought he was raised in Switzerland as a kid.

Did the Flyers have anyone else from Switzerland? I can;t recall any off the top of my head.
- Letterkenney

Yes, Sbisa was raised in Switzerland. The Flyers have drafted another Swiss player (Kevin Romy) and briefly had Tim Ramholt with the Phantoms.

Yes. So we have 2 d for Team Switzerland. Maybe since Switzerland is neutral, we could put the players left that are unaffiliated with the other Teams onto that one. Like Latvians and Ukrainians (Rusty Fedotanko)
- Letterkenney

We could make a Team Europe-- get Raffl there, Bellemare, etc

We could make a Team Europe-- get Raffl there, Bellemare, etc
- bmeltzer

I like the idea. Couple of Germans in there, as well. I don't have the data or the time to dig it up during the day, but a Team Europe could be interesting.

We could make a Team Europe-- get Raffl there, Bellemare, etc
- bmeltzer

Like they do for the World Cup

Like they do for the World Cup
- KINGKENZO

Team Youngsters!