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Flyers Fans doing what they do best.... Think you have a great photo to submit, please send it to us. Make sure you include a nice letter or caption for your photo. I look forward to seeing your best Flyers Fun shots. See you on the web...Rachel (webmaster@flyersfanclub.org) Amanda Cousins sent pictures of her father's Flyers shrine. Along with the photos she sent a great letter. I just had to post it---Thank you Amanda for sharing!! Hi my name is Amanda Cousins, and my daddy is a Philadelphia
flyers freak! I think the photos featured on your site should be pictures of how
much the people love the flyers, like say people at a flyers game, or even a
shrine that someone has made.
My name is Kasper "Dog" and I'm the number one four legged Flyer fan. Me and
my master never miss cheering for a Flyer goal. I plan to become a
service dog and help the disabled to attend hockey games. Together with my
master Kamil we wanted to wish the Flyers continual success in the future as
they make their push for the biggest water bowl on earth.
Lets go Flyers,
Kasper and Kamil
Our future is looking bright...I can't wait for the 2024 Flyers draft. You can look back and say I remember when Kristopher was just starting out. Thanks to William Martin for submitting our future draft pick!
Thank you to Joyce English for submitting these GREAT pictures of Mike Richards.
Pictured are all those who "survived" Saturday night [those
that stayed up from Saturday night until 7:00 AM Sunday morning].
Thanks to Christopher Eschert, who took the picture.
Flyers Mini Camp Nicole Thomas submitted pics and links to her videos. Enjoy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neat1325/sets/72157600720204954/ Great photos of fan club members having fun and great shots of our members having fun. The pictures below were taken at a dinner given in honor of Jim Burke. Jim is a long time member of our Flyers Fan Club. He will be moving to Utah at the end of this Flyers season. We will miss having him around. We hope to connect up with Jim on a few trips, the road won't be the same without him!
Congratulations to Jim Burke, who was named lifetime member of the Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club at the last meeting on March 19, 2007. The fan club presented Jim with a customized Flyers jersey signed by most of the Flyers team. Palma Maglio gave Jim a special "Bombay Sapphire" lei which she created and Denise Cimino and Barb Concilio put together a lovely scrapbook of memories and photos submitted by many club members. Jim is moving to Utah to be with his family but will always remain here in our hearts. Good luck to Jim and we will look to see you on future West Coast trips. We will miss you!! The pictures below are from the Flyers Dinner Dance from January of 2007. it was a great time and a reminder of how much fun it is to mingle and socialize with the organization. Under the photo album, some PFFC members share their stories.
The Benefits of Helping at the Flyers' Wives Carnival Thanks to Joe Fisher for submitting
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PFFC Members Share Their “Evening with the Team” Stories Nicole Thomas Mike Knuble was MIA. We were all anxiously looking around and couldn’t find him anywhere. Theresa and Caroline went to Ben Eager's table since his table was kinda light, while Bunny and I waited to see if Mike would come. I spotted Mike and went to retrieve the others. They moved back but, still no Mike. We went to get food and Mike got in line behind us. We all introduced ourselves as his table and what great timing. After dinner, we all got up and went to get autographs. Mike was well entertained with his own autograph seekers. Then all of us from the table seemed to be in one spot at the same time. Mike told us to stay while he went back to the table to get the tickets to pick the winner. Then he came back, stuck the tickets in his pocket and drew out the winners for the table centerpieces. We then got our pictures taken with him and said our good byes. Mike signed each of our pucks as “Thanks for Dinner”. It was probably one of the coolest experiences I’ve ever had. Evelyn Gross First of all, I'd like to say that our evening with the Flyers was a huge success. I was leery of having players sign autographs but almost everyone was well behaved and waited until after they had eaten. I have long since stopped collecting autographs but I decided to have the player at my table, Robert Esche, sign my rubber puck. When I got home, I thought “what should I do with this”. So I put it in the mail to my great nephew, Matthew (12 years old) who is a very big sports fan and loves the Flyers. Well, several days later I got a phone call from Matthew and nothing could match the excitement (almost tears) in his voice. He said he couldn't figure it out at first but saw the 42 and knew it was Robert Esche, one of his favorites. It was such a good feeling to know how much this small act was appreciated. Sorta makes me sorry I didn't make an effort to get that program signed by the others. Helena Haig (submitted pics below the story) Warren was having a conversation with Simon Gagne and I came over to say hello. Simon congratulated me on our engagement. Simon took me so off guard I got so tongue tied I couldn't say a word. Yeah that is right I could not say a word. Once I realized what he was talking about in his Canadian accent I showed him my ring and thanked him for coming to the dinner to spend some time with us. Warren's 7-year old grandson Brandon drew a picture of Peter Forsberg for me. We took it with us to the dinner to see if Peter Forsberg would autograph it for Brandon. When Peter got a look at it he asked Warren if he drew it for him. Warren told Peter it took him four months to draw it until he finally got it right. We now have the autographed picture in a frame to give to Brandon when he gets older.
Lois Witulski Sami Kapanen counted our autographs and told us that we didn’t have enough - we had to go get more. Funny, he actually put his name on a ticket for the centerpiece. He said if he was the winner, he’d get to pick whoever he wanted to win. We signed a blank program with our autographs” and gave it to him to take home, along with one of the rubber pucks for his son. Maureen Fisher Joe and I had the pleasure of having dinner with the Captain Peter Forsberg. He walked around the table and greeted everyone personally. He was very down to earth, funny and answered all our questions. Peter told us he likes living in Philly. The most exciting stories for me was Peter describing the welcoming home that team Sweden received after winning the Olympic gold medal and his life in Sweden. I was especially honored to be able to have my picture taken just with him. Peter was very touched by the standing ovation the team received at the party. We wished him well the rest of the season and told him we hoped to see him in a Flyer uniform next year. It was truly a wonderful night. 10;John Sereda An entire night dedicated to the members of the Flyers Fan Club with all the Flyers players in attendance was something that I have dreamed of my entire life. Never in my wildest dreams, would I ever expect that I’d be in the same room with each player from the Flyers at one time. From superstar Peter “The Great” Forsberg to NHL sophomore phenom Jeff Carter, my dream came to reality on January 15, 2007 when my Dad and I were invited as guests to the Flyers Fan Club Night with the Flyers. The dream became a reality when we arrived at the Flyers Skatezone practice facility in Voorhees on that night. Prior to arriving and without knowing what to expect, I was not aware of the breadth of our night until the ride to the event. My Dad, who is also a new Fan Club member brought to my attention that each table would have 8 people and include one or two of the players seated with us. I responded in utter excitement and shock as I could not believe this to be true. However, upon arriving to the event, I noticed that each table had a cardboard cutout Flyers jersey along with the name of the respective player on the back of it, corresponding to their assigned table. At this point, I had realized that what my Dad had told me was entirely true. The night that had started out as a dream turned reality, became a dream once again when Flyers Head Coach John Stevens and General Manager Paul Holmgren came over to sit down right next to us. The night seemed surreal. We ate alongside two highly respected former players turned personnel and conversed for the next couple of hours with them as if they were regular people that we’d just met at a backyard barbecue party. In addition, we had the privilege to visit the other tables to talk, get autographs and take pictures with all of the players. Each player was very personable to say the least and accommodating. One of the most excellent verbal exchanges came when I got Simon Gagne to chuckle a bit when I told him that I might get Mike Knuble’s signature after his and Forsberg’s. Of course, I did get Knuble’s signature as it was my intention the whole time. The food was great and the opportunity was unforgettable. That night with the Flyers was one of the most memorable experiences that I have ever had in my entire life. More importantly, I was able to share it with my Dad.
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