Q 01/05

Which team joined the NHL alongside the Flyers in 1967?

A) Vancouver Canucks

B) Pittsburgh Penguins

C) Washington Capitals

D) New York Islanders

Answer · why

B) Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins: all six newcomers were placed in a West Division of their own, so an expansion team reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of the ...

Q 02/05

Which earlier NHL team, playing only the 1930-31 season, was Philadelphia's first?

A) Arrows

B) Quakers

C) Ramblers

D) Rockets

Answer · why

B) Quakers

The Quakers, the relocated Pittsburgh Pirates, went 4-36-4 in 1930-31 and suspended operations after that single season.

Q 03/05

Who suggested the name "Flyers" to Ed Snider for his new Philadelphia team?

A) Bill Putnam

B) Jerry Wolman

C) His sister Phyllis

D) His wife Myrna

Answer · why

C) His sister Phyllis

His sister Phyllis suggested it at a Howard Johnson's on the New Jersey Turnpike, where the family had stopped on the drive home from a Broadway show.

Q 04/05

What was Ed Snider's job when he got the idea for a Philadelphia hockey team?

A) Owner of the 76ers

B) A Boston Bruins executive

C) The Spectrum's architect

D) Vice-president of the Eagles

Answer · why

D) Vice-president of the Eagles

Vice-president of the Eagles, he was leaving a basketball game in Boston when he saw fans lining up for tickets to watch the last-place Bruins.

Q 05/05

Why did the 1967-68 Flyers end their home schedule on the road?

A) A storm blew part of the Spectrum roof off

B) The Spectrum's ice plant failed

C) A league-wide players' strike

D) The 76ers had scheduling priority

Answer · why

A) A storm blew part of the Spectrum roof off

A storm blew part of the Spectrum roof off, so the Flyers played seven 'home' games in New York, Toronto and Quebec City, and still won the West Divis...