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[philliesfan]

I bled black and orange in the 70's and 80's. Anyone remember the "Streak"?

[mortimer brewster]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

I bled black and orange in the 70's and 80's. Anyone remember the "Streak"?

Yes, I remember it well. My favorite Ray Stevens song. Hit #1 in the Billboard top 100 hits in the spring of 1974 a few weeks before the Flyers won their first Stanley Cup.

[philliesfan]

Sorry but not that streak. I am talking about the 35 games in a row without a loss. Almost a half year of playing without a loss. Just unreal. One coach, I think was Don Cherry at the time said.........Barnes, Busniak, Bathe? Who are they? Norm Barnes would dive face first if he had to to block shots.

[mortimer brewster]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

Sorry but not that streak. I am talking about the 35 games in a row without a loss. Almost a half year of playing without a loss. Just unreal. One coach, I think was Don Cherry at the time said.........Barnes, Busniak, Bathe? Who are they? Norm Barnes would dive face first if he had to to block shots.

Flyers also streaked for a 20 game stretch between 11/16/1976 and 1/1/77. They lost on a Monday night 1/3/1977 in a nationally televised game (on the Hughes network) at the Forum against the Canadiens. Poor Bernie Parent faced 55 shots.

Those Flyers sure liked to streak back then.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

I bled black and orange in the 70's and 80's. Anyone remember the "Streak"?

"Streaking" was quite popular in the 70s, if I'm not mistaken.