Honouring a Fallen Flyers Legend, Ilkka Sinisalo
We are officially 23 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..
Honouring a fallen legend, IIkka Sinsialo.
Ilkka Sinisalo joined the Flyers on February 14, 1981.
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He started his first season with the Flyers by making history, scoring his first NHL goal on a penalty shot against Pittsburgh Penguins. He thus became the first Flyer to record his first goal on a penalty shot.
During the 1984-85 season, Sinisalo became one of coach Mike Keenan's most trusted players, totalling 73 points in 70 games and recording an outstanding plus-32 rating.
Twice Sinisalo scored over 30 goals for the Flyers. His 1986-87 season was interrupted by a bad knee injury which limited the Finn to just 42 games during which he tallied 10 goals and 21 assists. He returned for the 86-87 playoffs, recording five goals and one assist.
Sinisalo finished his Flyers career as one of the franchise's best European players, recording 408 points in 526 games and recording a career plus-135.
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