Two of the most storied lines in Flyers history will reunite among dozens of other notable players from every era of the team's 50 years when the Flyers alumni take on the Pittsburgh Penguins alumni in the 2017 Alumni Game presented by AAA, which takes place this Saturday, January 14 at the Wells Fargo Center. Puck drop is at 7 PM.
The Flyers' on-ice roster includes the top seven members of the franchise's all-time scoring list, the two top-scoring defensemen in franchise history, and other key contributors to each and every one of the team's eight appearances in the Stanley Cup Final and 16 appearances in the NHL's semifinal/conference final rounds. Representation ranges from original Flyer Joe Watson to dynamic forwards Danny Briere and Simon Gagne, key members of the 2010 Stanley Cup finalists who most recently played for the team in 2013.
The "LCB Line" of Reggie Leach, Bobby Clarke and Bill Barber, which was the Flyers' top line on the Stanley Cup championship teams of 1974 and 1975, will join the 1990s-era "Legion of Doom" line of Mikael Renberg, Eric Lindros and John LeClair in its return to the Wells Fargo Center, which it helped open in 1996.
Several key players from the Flyers' two Stanley Cup finalists in 1985 and 1987 will also be on hand, including Hall of Fame defenseman Mark Howe, the Flyers' franchise-record holder for points by a defenseman; Brian Propp, who ranks second in Flyers history in both goals and assists and third in overall points; and Dave Poulin, the captain of both teams whose 5-on-3 shorthanded goal vs. Quebec in 1987 helped propel the Flyers to that year's Stanley Cup Final. Right wing Tim Kerr, the franchise's all-time leader in power play goals and hat tricks, is returning to the ice for the first time since his 1993 retirement from the NHL. Also taking the ice from those teams will be legendary enforcer Dave Brown; forward Murray Craven, who posted 424 points in 523 games over seven seasons; and ever-reliable defensemen Brad Marsh and Kjell Samuelsson.