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==Honored members== {{see also|List of Philadelphia Flyers players|List of Philadelphia Flyers award winners}} ===Hall of Fame=== The Philadelphia Flyers recognize an affiliation with a number of inductees to the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]], including 14 former players and seven builders of the sport. The seven individuals recognized as builders by the Hall of Fame includes former general managers, head coaches, and owners.<ref name=medgu>{{cite book|url=http://flyers.nhl.com/v2/ext/01%20-%20Publications/2015-16_FLYERS_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf|chapter=Flyers Honor Roll|title=2015β16 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide|pages=279β280|publisher=Philadelphia Flyers|year=2015|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044314/http://flyers.nhl.com/v2/ext/01%20-%20Publications/2015-16_FLYERS_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf|archive-date=October 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Inducted in 1984, Bernie Parent was the first Flyers-affiliated player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.<ref name=medgu/> In addition to players and builders, members of Philadelphia's sports media have also been recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1997, [[Gene Hart]], a [[sports announcer]] for the Flyers, received the [[Foster Hewitt Memorial Award]] from the Hockey Hall of Fame for his contributions to hockey [[sports broadcasting|broadcasting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/html/leg_broadcasters.shtml|title=Foster Hewitt Memorial Award Winners|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2018|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142146/https://www.hhof.com/html/leg_broadcasters.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, Jay Greenberg of the ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'' was awarded the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]] for his work in hockey [[sports journalism|journalism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/html/leg_writers.shtml|title=Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2018|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208004534/http://www.hhof.com/html/leg_writers.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> '''Players''' {{Columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Bill Barber]] * [[Bobby Clarke]] * [[Paul Coffey]] * [[Peter Forsberg]] * [[Dale Hawerchuk]] * [[Mark Howe]] * [[Eric Lindros]] * [[Adam Oates]] * [[Bernie Parent]] * [[Chris Pronger]] * [[Mark Recchi]] * [[Jeremy Roenick]] * [[Darryl Sittler]] * [[Allan Stanley]] }} '''Builders''' {{Columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Keith Allen (ice hockey)|Keith Allen]] * [[Ken Hitchcock]] * [[Roger Neilson]] * [[Bud Poile]] * [[Pat Quinn (ice hockey)|Pat Quinn]] * [[Fred Shero]] * [[Ed Snider]] }} ===Retired numbers=== {{see also|List of NHL retired numbers}} [[File:Flyers Eric Lindros Ceremony.jpg|thumb|right|Raising of the no. 88 banner in honor of [[Eric Lindros]]]] The Flyers have [[List of National Hockey League retired numbers|retired]] six of their jersey numbers and taken others out of circulation. [[Barry Ashbee]]'s number 4 was retired a few months after his death from leukemia.<ref name="Ashbee">{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnFkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=330NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3511,1755286 | title = Flyers pay tribute to Barry Ashbee | agency=Associated Press| work = [[The Calgary Herald]] | date =October 13, 1977 | access-date =October 30, 2013}}</ref> [[Bernie Parent]]'s number 1{{notetag|Parent wore number 30 during his first stint with the Flyers<ref name=Numbers>{{cite web | url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHI/numbers.html | title = Philadelphia Flyers Sweater Numbers | work = Hockey-Reference| publisher = Sports Reference LLC | access-date =April 3, 2013}}</ref>}} and [[Bobby Clarke]]'s number 16 were retired less than a year the players' retirement, while [[Bill Barber]]'s number 7 and [[Mark Howe]]'s number 2 were retired shortly after their inductions into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]. The number 31, last worn by goaltender [[Pelle Lindbergh]], was removed from circulation after Lindbergh's death on November 11, 1985, but it is not officially retired.<ref name="Pelle">{{cite news | url = http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20101111_Pelle_Lindbergh_s_spirit_lives_on__25_years_after_fatal_crash.html | title = Pelle Lindbergh's spirit lives on, 25 years after fatal crash | last = Seravalli | first = Frank | work = Philadelphia Daily News | date =November 11, 2010 | access-date =October 2, 2014}}</ref> The NHL retired [[Wayne Gretzky]]'s No. 99 for all its member teams at the [[50th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2000 NHL All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game |publisher=CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press |date=February 6, 2000 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |access-date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112022319/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2000/nhl_allstar/news/2000/02/06/gretsky_99/ |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> In 2018, the Flyers retired [[Eric Lindros]]' number 88.<ref name="foxsports_lindros">{{cite news|title=Flyers retire Hall of Fame center Eric Lindros' No. 88|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/story/flyers-retire-hall-of-fame-center-eric-lindros-no-88-011818|work=Fox Sports|agency=Associated Press|date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#D24303 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid;"|Philadelphia Flyers retired numbers |- ! No. ! Player ! Position ! Career ! Date of retirement |- | 1 || {{sortname|Bernie|Parent}} || [[Goaltender]] || 1967β1971, 1973β1979 || {{dts|1979|10|11}} |- | 2 || {{sortname|Mark|Howe}} || [[Defenceman|Defense]] || 1982β1992 || {{dts|2012|03|06}} |- | 4 || {{sortname|Barry|Ashbee}} || [[Defenceman|Defense]] || 1970β1974 || {{dts|1977|10|13}}<ref name="Ashbee"/><ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FY5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6842,2565713 | title = Saleski Scores 2 Goals As Flyers Top Hawks | newspaper = [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|Milwaukee Sentinel]] | date = October 14, 1977 | access-date = October 30, 2013 | archive-date = May 13, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160513005811/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FY5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6842,2565713 | url-status = dead}}</ref> |- | 7 || {{sortname|Bill|Barber}} || [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left wing]] || 1972β1984 || {{dts|1990|10|11}} |- | 16 || {{sortname|Bobby|Clarke}} || [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]] || 1969β1984 || {{dts|1984|11|15}} |- | 88 || {{sortname|Eric|Lindros}} || [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]] || 1992β2000 || {{dts|2018|01|18}}<ref name="foxsports_lindros" /> |} ===Flyers Hall of Fame=== {{further|List of Philadelphia Flyers award winners#Flyers Hall of Fame}} Established in 1988, the Flyers [[Hall of Fame]] was designed to "permanently honor those individuals who have contributed to the franchise's success."<ref name="schultz">{{cite web |date=October 13, 2009 |title=Schultz to Join Flyers Hall of Fame |url=http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=502004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016050557/http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=502004 |archive-date=October 16, 2009 |access-date=August 3, 2014 |publisher=Philadelphia Flyers}}</ref> Candidates for the hall are nominated and voted upon by a panel of media members and team officials.<ref name="schultz"/> To date, 28 former players and executives have been inducted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spiegel |first1=Jackie |title=Mark Recchi thanks 'passionate' fans as he is inducted as 28th member of Flyers Hall of Fame |url=https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/mark-recch-flyers-hall-of-fame-alumni-boston-20240127.html |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128020836/https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/mark-recch-flyers-hall-of-fame-alumni-boston-20240127.html |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |date=January 27, 2024}}</ref> {{div col}} * [[Bobby Clarke]] and [[Bernie Parent]], 1988 * [[Keith Allen (ice hockey)|Keith Allen]], [[Bill Barber]] and [[Ed Snider]], 1989 * [[Rick MacLeish]] and [[Fred Shero]], 1990 * [[Barry Ashbee]] and [[Gary Dornhoefer]], 1991 * [[Gene Hart]] and [[Reggie Leach]], 1992 * [[Joe Scott (businessman)|Joe Scott]] and [[Ed Van Impe]], 1993 * [[Tim Kerr]], 1994 * [[Joe Watson (ice hockey)|Joe Watson]], 1996 * [[Brian Propp]], 1999 * [[Mark Howe]], 2001 * [[Dave Poulin]], 2004 * [[Ron Hextall]], 2008 * [[Dave Schultz (ice hockey)|Dave Schultz]], 2009 * [[John LeClair]] and [[Eric Lindros]], 2014 * [[Γric Desjardins|Eric Desjardins]] and [[Rod Brind'Amour]], 2015 * [[Jimmy Watson (ice hockey)|Jimmy Watson]], 2016 * [[Rick Tocchet]] and [[Paul Holmgren]], 2021 * [[Mark Recchi]], 2024 {{div col end}}
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