Honouring The Flyers Who Finished Right Behind Gretzky - Pelle Eklund Rare Footage and More
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October 4, 2022 (0:52)
We are officially 9 days away from the Philadelphia Flyers opening night that takes place on October 13th 2022, the Flyers face the New Jersey Devils that night and it will give fans a chance to see what the so-called ''new and improved'' Flyers team will look like. Fans will get the chance to have their first look at newly acquired Flyers Tony DeAngelo, Nic Deslauriers and more.
Let's take a look at his best moments in a Flyers jersey, and also a career summary brought to you by Bleacher Report Philadelphia.
A great play-making center for the Flyers in the 1980s, Pelle Eklund made a career of setting up Flyers greats likes of Tim Kerr and Brian Propp topping the 50 assist mark in three separate seasons.
Eklund was an offensive star for the Flyers in the 1987 playoffs, finishing fourth overall in scoring and recording the second most assists in that postseason behind some guy named Gretzky.
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His best game in the playoffs came in the Wales Conference Finals against the Canadiens when he scored a hat trick in Montreal.
He amassed 452 points for the Flyers in his career and gave everyone a chance to root for a center named "Per-Erik."
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