By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The sports world lost a great man this morning. Ed Snider, the founder of the Philadelphia Flyers and the former owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, died.
He was 83 years old. He died following complications with cancer — which he’s been dealing with for the past two years.
“Mr. Snider was an icon — the father of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey club, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, a risk-taker, and a true visionary in the sports and entertainment industry,” the Flyers aid in a statement. “He was widely respected and admired for his passion, his vision, and his leadership, not only on the ice but in the game of life as well.”
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He was the individual, who brought the Flyers to the NHL in 1967. The Broad Street Bullies won their first Stanley Cup Finals in 1974.
A decade ago, he started the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation. Their goal is to help inner-city children in the Philadelphia area learn to play the sport.
“Unrivaled, however, was his love for the Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club, the team he created 50 years ago and to which he remained fiercely devoted through his final days,” his children said in a statement. “With every game during the push to make the playoffs this spring, we hoped he would survive to see the Flyers win just one more game. He gave the last ounce of his indomitable energy and strength to live through this hockey season, but now the Flyers must win without him.
“He fought his last years, months, and days with courage and grace and recounted his love for many including his Flyers family and fans. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from the community, his friends, and all those who were fortunate to have been touched by him in some way, large or small.”
Snider was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. He was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame in 1989.
Plus, he was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He was named the Philadelphia’s Greatest Mover and Shaker of the Millennium by the Philadelphia Daily News in 1999.
Finally, he was named to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.
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This news came one day after the Flyers concluded their regular season with a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders. The Flyers are slated to play the Washington Capitals with the first game of the series set to begin on April 14th.
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