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Philadelphia Flyers Will be Wearing Brand New Jerseys Tonight in Warmups to Honor Ed Snider


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January 8, 2023  (5:03 PM)
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For those who may be new Flyers fans, and aren't aware of who Ed Snider is, you can read his Wikipedia page below:

Edward Malcolm Snider[1] (January 6, 1933 � April 11, 2016) was an American business executive. He was the chairman of Comcast Spectacor, a Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company that owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League; the Wells Fargo Center; the regional sports network Comcast SportsNet; and Global Spectrum, an international facilities management company. He formerly owned the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, and ran the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League for a few years in the 1960s.

Snider sadly passed away, and he would've turned 90 years of age two days ago on Friday January 6th, tonight, the Flyers will honor Snider by wearing jerseys dedicated to him during warmups.
The @NHLFlyers
will wear @SniderHockey
hockey sweaters in warm ups tonight to honor founder, Ed Snider's legacy - Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education. Snider would have turned 90 on Friday. #flyers #nhl #HockeyIsForEveryone

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