Q 01/05

In which NHL expansion year did the Flyers join the league?

A) 1967

B) 1970

C) 1972

D) 1979

Answer · why

A) 1967

They were the first post-Original Six expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.

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 went 4-36-4, still the fewest wins in an NHL season, and folded after one year.

Q 03/05

Who suggested the name "Flyers", persuading Ed Snider to skip a planned name-the-team contest?

A) Bill Putnam

B) Jerry Wolman

C) His sister Phyllis

D) His wife Myrna

Answer · why

C) His sister Phyllis

The name was announced on August 3, 1966.

Q 04/05

What was Ed Snider's job when he got the idea for a Philadelphia hockey team in November 1964?

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

He was watching Bruins fans queue for tickets to see a last-place team at the Boston Garden.

Q 05/05

Why did the Flyers play their last seven home games of the 1967-68 season on the road?

A) A storm blew part of the Spectrum roof off

B) The Spectrum's ice plant failed

C) A players' strike hit the league

D) The 76ers had scheduling priority

Answer · why

A) A storm blew part of the Spectrum roof off

They still won the all-expansion West Division with a sub-.500 record.