Editing Philadelphia Flyers (section)

====1973–74 Stanley Cup champions====
Goaltender Bernie Parent returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that the expansion teams could challenge the Original Six in [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]. The Bullies continued their rough-and-tumble ways, led by Dave Schultz's 348 penalty minutes, and reached the top of the [[West Division (NHL)|West Division]] with a record of 50–16–12. The return of Parent proved to be of great benefit, as he established himself as one of if not the best goaltender in the league after winning 47 games, a record which stood for 33 years.<ref name="WhatAboutBob">{{cite magazine |last=Farber |first=Michael |date=February 14, 2011 |title=What About Bob?: The Flyers are stacked for a run at the Cup. The only question mark is in goal—where else? But unflappable Russian rookie Sergei Bobrovsky looks up to the task |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1181771/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213534/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1181771/index.htm |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=February 11, 2011 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |quote=In the beginning there was Bernie.}}</ref> Since the Flyers, along with Chicago, allowed the fewest goals in the league, Parent also shared the [[Vezina Trophy]] with Chicago's [[Tony Esposito]].

Come playoff time, the Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games in the first round. In the semifinals, the Flyers faced the [[New York Rangers]]. The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. Fortunately for the Flyers, they had [[Home advantage|home-ice advantage]] as they advanced to the [[1974 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]] by winning game seven and in the process made history by becoming the first expansion team to win a playoff series over an Original Six team.

[[File:Bob Clarke 2012.jpg|thumb|263x263px|[[Bobby Clarke]] played for the Flyers from 1969 to 1984.]]
Their opponent, [[Bobby Orr]] and the Boston Bruins, took game one in Boston, but Bobby Clarke scored an overtime goal in game two to even the series. The Flyers then won games 3 and 4 at home to take a 3–1 series lead, though Boston won game five to stave off elimination. That set the stage for game six at the Spectrum. Kate Smith appeared in person before game six to sing her rendition of "God Bless America", even miming a "knockout punch" after her performance. The Flyers picked up the lead early when Rick MacLeish scored a first-period goal. Late in the game, Orr hauled down Clarke on a breakaway, a penalty which assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the [[Stanley Cup]] to Philadelphia for the first time. Parent, having shutout Boston in game six, won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as the MVP of the playoffs.