Probably the most notoriously violent team was the "Broad Street Bullies" (Philadelphia Flyers)

[CreekDog]

You know what this says about Philadelphians?

I'm not sure, because the Broad Street Bullies were almost all Canadian. :D

[TZ]

1. LOL.

This ought to be entertaining. Why do you hate Canadiens Creekdog? :P :rofl: :popcorn:

[CreekDog]

2. I would've rooted for the Canadiens

given the chance. :rofl:

[CreekDog]

3. Some of my relatives were regulars at the Spectrum

ask them about the game and they'd tell you about the fights. :D

[Beer Snob-50]

4. even their old ahl affiliates were pretty violent

i remember watching them play the springfield indians at the time and sitting by the penalty box and harass the hell out of their players as they paraded in and out. (who that affiliate was i do not remember just remember the uniforms.)

[Blue_Tires]

5. I dunno...The Oakland Raiders of that era were pretty bad, too...

[Patiod]

6. Hey Chicago: Our Canadians are going to beat yr Candians 2nite!!

Loved how "The Simpsons" put the 1974 Philadelphia Flyers on Homer's hell-picked jury in the "Devil and Homer Simpson" episode.

[LanternWaste]

7. It's says a lot about...

It's says a lot about Philadanians and Canadelphians...

[one_voice]

8. HBO...

just did a documentary about the "Broad Street Bullies".


The HBO Sports documentary Broad Street Bullies, a look at one of pro sports’ most polarizing teams, the legendary Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup championship squads of the 1970s, debuts on Tuesday, May 4 at 10 p.m. This exclusive presentation will tell the backstories of these engaging and colorful athletes, who won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975 with a bold, aggressive style that sparked controversy and criticism.

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=523442

[old mark]

9. That Flyers team played the Soviet Army team in exhibition...The Soviets

protested the Flyers "excessive brutality".....:)

mark

[mikeytherat]

10. The Jury of the Damned (from "The Simpsons"):

Benedict Arnold
John Wilkes Booth
Lizzy Borden
Blackbeard The Pirate
Richard Nixon
The starting lineup of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers

mikey_the_rat

[geardaddy]

11. When I was a kid, I wanted to be like Bobby Clarke.

My parents were horrified.

[geardaddy]

12. Bobby Clarke

From Flim Flom, MB

[Kat45]

13. Back then, you also had the "Big Bad Bruins."

Major fighting in hockey back in the day.

[Swede]

14. "Piss on old time hockey" Joe McGrath.