Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits: Flyers Hall of Fame, Warrior Class, TIFH

Thanks, Bill.

Thank you Bill.

Paul Stewart has a very nice, very personal essay relating to Veteran's Day that I would like to request everyone read.

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...e-Day-Thoughts/196/108281

I will shamelessly change one word in a famous poem talking about the sacrifice of soldiers who face death in foreign lands.

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is forever America.

There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom America bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of America's, breathing American air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by America given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an American heaven.

https://www.poetryfoundat...e/poems/13076/the-soldier

Thank you Bill.

Paul Stewart has a very nice, very personal essay relating to Veteran's Day that I would like to request everyone read.

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...e-Day-Thoughts/196/108281

I will shamelessly change one word in a famous poem talking about the sacrifice of soldiers who face death in foreign lands.

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is forever America.

There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom America bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of America's, breathing American air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by America given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an American heaven.

https://www.poetryfoundat...e/poems/13076/the-soldier
- PT21

no.

no.
- Ftown19125

No to what?

Instead of a mute button, maybe we have a character limit?

Instead of a mute button, maybe we have a character limit?
- mickel25

To eliminate guys like you on moral grounds?

To eliminate guys like you on moral grounds?
- PT21

Nope to eliminate guys like you on morale grounds.

Nope to eliminate guys like you on morale grounds.
- mickel25

Very nicely done, sir.

I will reward you by exiting this thread and getting back to work.

Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits: Flyers Hall of Fame, Warrior Class, TIFH
- bmeltzer

Bill if you had to induct 5 Fighters/Tough guys from the Flyers to their Hall of Fame who would you choose?

Poulins shorty against Quebec! One of the greatest goals in Flyers history.

Very nicely done, sir.

I will reward you by exiting this thread and getting back to work.
- PT21

You will be back in 5 minutes. You can’t resist being the center of attention. This thread will be ruined by you injecting yourself into everybody’s quotes Cliffy.

Not to start a debate or anything else. Just interesting. I believe the US only declare war 4 times. In the books Korea and Vietnam go down as conflicts. But happy the memorials classify them as war. Bc that’s what they were.

Bill if you had to induct 5 Fighters/Tough guys from the Flyers to their Hall of Fame who would you choose?
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Would you throw in a honorable inductee in frank the animal. Don’t think he played in the nhl but those ahl penalty minutes are impressive.

Why do people keep replying to him...

Bill if you had to induct 5 Fighters/Tough guys from the Flyers to their Hall of Fame who would you choose?
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1) Dave Brown
2) Paul Holmgren
3) Berube
4) Rick Tocchet
5) Schultz/Kordic

The animal did get a taste in the nhl I believe. Look up him fighting Tony Twist who was a bad a$$ himself. He made Twist quit.

1) Dave Brown
2) Paul Holmgren
3) Berube
4) Rick Tocchet
5) Schultz/Kordic
- juiced

I miss the days when Barnaby and Rob Ray came into town. The anticipation of the game that night was great. Every team had a villain . Good hockey and just the arena being electric.

1) Dave Brown
2) Paul Holmgren
3) Berube
4) Rick Tocchet
5) Schultz/Kordic
- juiced

Great list. I would add honorable mention to Simmer for frequently fighting above his weight category. And in memoriam- Razor (although, he did not fight that often in Flyers uniform)

ok what are we fighting about today?

Bill if you had to induct 5 Fighters/Tough guys from the Flyers to their Hall of Fame who would you choose?
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Riley Cote

Thank you Bill.

Paul Stewart has a very nice, very personal essay relating to Veteran's Day that I would like to request everyone read.

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...e-Day-Thoughts/196/108281

I will shamelessly change one word in a famous poem talking about the sacrifice of soldiers who face death in foreign lands.

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is forever America.

There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom America bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
A body of America's, breathing American air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by America given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an American heaven.

https://www.poetryfoundat...e/poems/13076/the-soldier
- PT21

no

1) Dave Brown
2) Paul Holmgren
3) Berube
4) Rick Tocchet
5) Schultz/Kordic
- juiced

Good list...I feel like Brashear should be on there somewhere.

no order:
brown
Wilson
Cochrane
Brashear
Kordic

So many really. Lindros was a good fighter.