Dave Schultz spent four seasons playing for the Flyers from 1971-76. He is fifth all-time in franchise history with 1386 penalty minutes, and had 51 goals and 64 assists for 115 points in 297 games. He was a member of both Stanley Cup winning teams in 1973-74 and 1974-75.
Whenever a popular player gets traded and returns to play against his old team for the first time, the player has a little extra motivation to perform well. Usually, the home fans give their former hero a polite ovation as he steps on the ice for warm-ups and then focus on the game itself.
But when Dave “The Hammer” Schultz returned to Philadelphia for the first time after the Flyers traded him to the Los Angeles Kings, the enforcer’s presence was more than a footnote to the game. In many ways, Schultz was the player who most shaped the Broad Street Bullies’ the over-the-top brawling image that made the team the scourge of the NHL during their two successful runs to the Stanley Cup. The Flyers were the league’s top road draw and sold out the Spectrum every game.
http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=415615&page=NewsPage&service=pageIt is going to be sad to see that place go. So many memories there and at the Vet.