Philadelphia Flyers
Name Appointment Departure
Lou Angotti October 11 , 1967 June 11 , 1968
Ed Van Impe November 6 , 1968 January 17 , 1973
Bobby Clarke January 17 , 1973 January 6 , 1983 August 10 , 1979 May 15 , 1984
Mel Bridgman October 11 , 1979 October 9 , 1981
Bill Barber October 9 , 1981 January 6 , 1983
Dave Poulin October 11 , 1984 December 15 , 1989
Ron Sutter December 15 , 1989 September 22 , 1991
Rick Tocchet October 2 , 1991 February 19 , 1992
Kevin Dineen October 5 , 1993 September 6 , 1994
Eric Lindros September 6 , 1994 March 27 , 2000
Éric Desjardins March 27 , 2000 October 23 , 2001
Keith Primeau October 23 , 2001 September 14 , 2006
Derian Hatcher January 29 , 2006 September 14 , 2006
Peter Forsberg September 14 , 2006 February 15 , 2007
Jason Smith October 1 , 2007 July 8 , 2008
Mike Richards September 17 , 2008 June 23 , 2011
Chris Pronger September 16 , 2011 January 15 , 2013
Claude Giroux January 15 , 2013 -
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. Part of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Flyers were the first expansion team in the post-Original Six era to win the Stanley Cup, victorious in 1973-74 and again in 1974-75. The Flyers' all-time points percentage of 57.5% (as of the 2018-19 NHL season[update]) is the third-best in the NHL, behind only the Vegas Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens. Additionally, the Flyers have the most appearances in the conference finals of all 24 expansion teams (16 appearances, winning 8), and they are second behind the St. Louis Blues for the most playoff appearances out of all expansion teams (39 out of 51 seasons). The Flyers have played their home games on Broad Street since their inception, first at the Spectrum from 1967 until 1996, and then at the Wells Fargo Center since 1996. The Flyers have had rivalries with several teams over the years. Historically, their biggest adversaries have been the New York Rangers, with an intense rivalry stretching back to the 1970s. They have also waged lengthy campaigns against the New York Islanders in the 70s and 80s, the Boston Bruins, a bruising battle especially in the 1970s, the Washington Capitals, which has always been intense since their days in the Patrick Division, as well as the New Jersey Devils, with whom they traded the Atlantic Division title every season between 1994-95 and 2006-07, and finally they enjoy a spirited rivalry with their cross-state and expansion brethren, the Pittsburgh Penguins, which is considered by some to be the best rivalry in the league.