Joseph Eudore Jean-Guy "Smitty" Gendron was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 863 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. Gendron scored his first NHL goal on November 9, 1955, for the New York Rangers in their 1–1 home tie versus the Montreal Canadiens. He also played 127 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, a team for which he was the head coach for two seasons.
Jean-Guy Gendron
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells Fargo Center in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, an indoor arena they share with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Part of the 1967 NHL expansion, the Flyers are the first of the expansion teams in the post–Original Six era to win the Stanley Cup, victorious in 1973–74 and again in 1974–75.
The Philadelphia Quakers, who played during the 1930–31 season, was Philadelphia's first NHL franchise.
The Spectrum was the home arena for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1967 to 1996.
Ed Snider, the team's initial co-owner
Jersey of Flyers' goaltender Bernie Parent, who played for the Flyers from 1967–68 to 1970–71 and again from 1973–74 to 1978–79
