We are back with part five of our series, getting to some more of the forgettable numbers in Flyers history. Although there are great players that are following, there are many that are rather more forgettable. Without further ado lets jump into part five of the Flyers jersey number series!
Best Flyers Jersey by the Number: 41-50
41. Andrej Meszaros
Meszaros bounced around the NHL during his career, but his longest stint with a team was in Philadelphia. He spent four seasons with the club from 2010-2014. Despite no major success in his career, Mezaros was an above-average defenceman in Philly. In his first season with the club, he was awarded the Barry Ashbee award by the club, an award given to the team’s top defenceman. Besides that, he appeared in 192 games while only totaling 76 points (20 goals, 56 assists).
42. Robert Esche
Esche and Cechmanek protected the goal together winning the Jennings award in the ’02-03 season. The Jennings Award goes to the best goalie tandem in the NHL, and Esche was a contributor to that. Other than the Jennings award, Esche was solid for the Flyers in goal while in Philly. He nearly led the Flyers to the Stanley Cup in the 2004 season. However, the club fell short in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals to the eventual champions, Tampa Bay.
43. Martin Biron
The next Flyers jersey number is another goalie. Biron is another veteran goalie Flyers fans saw during the 2000’s. Biron spent two and a half seasons with the Flyers, posting an impressive .909 save percentage and a 2.53 GAA. Biron was a winner as well while in Philly. Although they didn’t achieve the ultimate goal of winning a Stanley Cup, Biron fared well in the postseason. In his short time in Philadelphia, he racked up 11 postseason wins, as well as 134 regular season wins as well.
44. Kimmo Timonen
This next Flyers jersey number is a legend for the iconic franchise. Timonen is a Franchise legend, to say the least, and was the leader of the Flyers defence for a while. To start, he was a five-time Barry Ashbee trophy winner while with the club. Along with this, he was a key piece of the core that made the Cup run in 2010. Timonen spent seven years with the club, appearing in 519 games. During his Flyers career Timonen was a plus 44 and racked up 301 points (79 goals, 222 assists).
45. Arron Asham
Asham was a fourth-line enforcer and a very good one at that. He was known for his rough play, big hits, and of course, his fighting. His highest point with the Flyers was during the 2010 cup run when he was a linemate to eventual captain, Claude Giroux.
46. Al Conroy
Before his eventual move to the Japanese Hockey league, Conroy spent three seasons with the Flyers. He only wore 45 for the first two seasons before switching to 15. Conroy only played 114 games in that span and only accumulated 23 points (9 goals, 14 assists).
47. Andrew MacDonald
Although MacDonald was not a fan favourite during his time in Philadelphia, he was the best choice for this spot. MacDonald was criminally overpaid by the Flyers front office, causing a lot of negativity to be thrown his way by fans. MacDonald was a bottom-pair defenceman who served his role just fine, but did not live up to his contract.
48. Daniel Briere
The Flyers’ new general manager, and one of their best playoff performers of all time. Briere had so many iconic moments with the Flyers, both post-season and regular season. He was a clutch performer in the playoffs and was a huge fan favourite while wearing the orange and black. He was a big contributor in the historic comeback against the Bruins, and the cup run in 2010.
49. Michael Leighton
Although being most remembered for letting up the Cup-clinching goal, he was a big reason they even made it that far. He had a tremendous series against Montreal in the Eastern Conference Finals, which gave them the cup bid. However, after the 2010 season, Leighton spent most of his career with the Flyers AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley.
50. Ruslan Fedotenko
The final Flyers jersey number is a key veteran presence. Fedotenko is more remembered for wearing 26 while with Philadelphia, but wore 50 in his first NHL game. His competition for this spot was incredibly weak, giving him the nod since he was never going to win the spot at 26.
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