Brief History Of The Pittsburgh Penguins And Philadelphia Month
The history of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are intertwined from the very beginning of their entrance into the league.
Both the Penguins and the Flyers became part of the next wave of teams to enter the NHL in 1967, and both teams are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year. On February 8th, 1966, the Penguins paid today’s equivalent of $18.7 million to become part of the NHL, and on April 4th, 1966 the Flyers held a contest to determine a team name after a complicated history to bring hockey back to Philadelphia in 1967. The first home game the Philadelphia Flyers ever played was against the Penguins on October 19th, 1967. The Flyers won that game 1-0 on the back of a third period goal scored by Bill Sutherland.
Since that night, the two teams have played a total of 278 games against one another, and are respected in the Metropolitan division by passionate fans in each city on opposite sides of Pennsylvania in what has become known colloquially as The Battle of Pennsylvania. The Flyers are leading the all-time wins column 151 to 89, but this years’ league standings – the Penguins have 82 points, and are 3rd place in the NHL while the Flyers have 63 points and are 19th in the NHL along …show more content…
Heading into this game, the Penguins won six out of 11 games or 54% in January, and six out of 11 or 54%. By comparison, the Flyers only won five out of 13 games in January or 38%, and have won a 1/3rd or 33% of their games this month. The Penguins are defending their current championship sitting in the three seed, and the Flyers are trying to climb out of January into February and raise the stock of their 19th seed, so the stakes are clearly higher for the Flyers. This game would calm down a Flyers fan base whose team has experienced rough sledding for a month and a half with a lot of questions as to who should be held responsible with little
Both the Penguins and the Flyers became part of the next wave of teams to enter the NHL in 1967, and both teams are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year. On February 8th, 1966, the Penguins paid today’s equivalent of $18.7 million to become part of the NHL, and on April 4th, 1966 the Flyers held a contest to determine a team name after a complicated history to bring hockey back to Philadelphia in 1967. The first home game the Philadelphia Flyers ever played was against the Penguins on October 19th, 1967. The Flyers won that game 1-0 on the back of a third period goal scored by Bill Sutherland.
Since that night, the two teams have played a total of 278 games against one another, and are respected in the Metropolitan division by passionate fans in each city on opposite sides of Pennsylvania in what has become known colloquially as The Battle of Pennsylvania. The Flyers are leading the all-time wins column 151 to 89, but this years’ league standings – the Penguins have 82 points, and are 3rd place in the NHL while the Flyers have 63 points and are 19th in the NHL along …show more content…
Heading into this game, the Penguins won six out of 11 games or 54% in January, and six out of 11 or 54%. By comparison, the Flyers only won five out of 13 games in January or 38%, and have won a 1/3rd or 33% of their games this month. The Penguins are defending their current championship sitting in the three seed, and the Flyers are trying to climb out of January into February and raise the stock of their 19th seed, so the stakes are clearly higher for the Flyers. This game would calm down a Flyers fan base whose team has experienced rough sledding for a month and a half with a lot of questions as to who should be held responsible with little