dominating style earned him the nickname The Hammer. He really hammered his opponents when necessary as well as when it was not so needed. During the 1974-75 season, David established an all-time record for the most penalty minutes (472 minutes). Andre Dupont was second in terms of having most penalty minutes in that season. During the 1974-75 season, the dominant stars of this team were involved in as much as 77 fights with different opponents. This clearly shows how aggressive and violent these players were. The Philadelphia Flyers' stars were not only involved in fights on the ice hockey court but they were also known for their engagement in brawls outside the field. The Broad Street Bullies were charged for using obscene language and common
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Experts and critics argue over the effects of this era and the Philadelphia Flyers in particulars. Some of the experts suggest that this change was inevitable. They present a logical point of view. At the beginning of the Expansion era, the teams of the Original Six retained and acquired the toughest and expert players. Teams like Philadelphia Flyers was a new edition to the scenario. They came to the NHL with a positive mindset and a lot of hope. But, those hopes immediately turned into ashes as they were overpowered and overshadowed by the skills and muscle-power that they original teams already had. For the first few years, no expansion team succeeded to achieve anything noteworthy. The players were becoming frustrated, the owners were becoming disappointed time and time again. Therefore, it was destined that a change would happen. Philadelphia Flyers showed the way. They drafted and picked up some of the toughest, meanest but skillful players. These players could win every heart on a day with their skills. But when they could not perform well with the stick, they did not hesitate to use their aggression and violence to dominate the opponent. The toughest like David Schultz, Bobby Taylor were engaged to protect ones like Reggie Leach, Bill Barber who usually concentrated more on skills and talent. It was a practically successful
Experts and critics argue over the effects of this era and the Philadelphia Flyers in particulars. Some of the experts suggest that this change was inevitable. They present a logical point of view. At the beginning of the Expansion era, the teams of the Original Six retained and acquired the toughest and expert players. Teams like Philadelphia Flyers was a new edition to the scenario. They came to the NHL with a positive mindset and a lot of hope. But, those hopes immediately turned into ashes as they were overpowered and overshadowed by the skills and muscle-power that they original teams already had. For the first few years, no expansion team succeeded to achieve anything noteworthy. The players were becoming frustrated, the owners were becoming disappointed time and time again. Therefore, it was destined that a change would happen. Philadelphia Flyers showed the way. They drafted and picked up some of the toughest, meanest but skillful players. These players could win every heart on a day with their skills. But when they could not perform well with the stick, they did not hesitate to use their aggression and violence to dominate the opponent. The toughest like David Schultz, Bobby Taylor were engaged to protect ones like Reggie Leach, Bill Barber who usually concentrated more on skills and talent. It was a practically successful