Philadelphia Flyers Fan Club Volume 24, Issue 5 THE PUCK March 2015 In this issue of THE PUCK... A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT… President’s Column 1 From the Editor 2 Hi Everyone, Washington Road Trip 3 As I write this, the Flyers will be hosting the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night and it will be the first time Flyers fans will be able to Desjardins Hall of Fame 4 welcome Kimmo Timonen back to hockey. While we wish he was still a Flyers Wives Carnival 5 Flyer, the Fan Club would like to wish him luck as he finishes his career. PFFC News 6 I would like to thank Jake Voracek for being our guest at the last meeting. Jake answered questions, signed autographs and took pictures with the Advertising 7 members in attendance. I would also like to give a big thank you to Zack Hill for coordinating all the guests this season. 2015 NHLBC News 8 At the April meeting we will be voting for officers for the 2015-2016 season. Please check the website for the final list of nominees and for information Raffle Tickets regarding an absentee ballot. I would like to thank MaryAnn Corner for her years of work with the website. MaryAnn has ‘retired’ from this position and on Sale Now!! Josh Ash has volunteered to take over the duties. Alan Ellis has been Win an autographed appointed Sergeant of Arms. Jakub Voracek While the regular season is coming to an end, the Fan Club has several more Jersey!! activities planned. We are raffling an autographed Jake Voracek jersey. The winner will be drawn at the last home game on April 11th. Lou Milano will be Tickets are $5.00 each hosting the annual Beef and Bowl in late April. Lou is also looking for bowlers or 3 for $10.00 and will for the Summer League. Please see inside this issue for more details. be available at Flyers home games, Joe Fisher, President PFFC meetings and other events. Drawing will be held PFFC MEETING REMINDER on April 11, 2015 Next Meeting Date & Venue to be Determined Proceeds will benefit the favorite charity of Please visit our website at www.flyersfanclub.org or this season’s Gene Hart Memorial Award winner check our Facebook page for the latest PFFC news. Page 2 The Puck - March 2015 2014-2015 PFFC OFFICERS FROM THE EDITOR… Voracek visits the Fan Club by Lois Witulski PRESIDENT Joe Fisher On Wednesday, February 18th PFFC members at our monthly meeting VICE PRESIDENT were surprised with yet another great guest, Flyers forward Jakub Voracek. Theresa Carney-Kestenholz This was the fourth Flyers player that we’ve been lucky to have visit with TREASURER us this season! We have been truly fortunate this year, but also every year Tricia Walter to have such amazing guests come to our meetings. I know I speak for everyone who attends our meetings that a special thank you goes to PFFC RECORDING SECRETARY President Joe Fisher along with Zack Hill for making it all happen. Stacey Squilla CORRESPONDING Both Voracek and teammate Claude Giroux represented the Flyers at the SECRETARY NHL All Star Game in February and it was fun to hear about his adventures during All Star Weekend. As you know, this year’s game was held in Randee Rubin Columbus where Jake began his NHL career, so he was thrilled to have the ONE YEAR TRUSTEE chance to visit with some old friends and also very happy with the warm Lisa Bustard welcome back he received from Blue Jacket fans. This season has been Voracek’s best season ever. Jake has been a contender for the Art Ross TWO YEAR TRUSTEE trophy all year with his consistent hard work and effort. As I write this Josh Ash there are only 8 games remaining with Voracek well within reach of this MEMBERS AT LARGE year’s NHL scoring title. Good luck, Jake!! Cathy Boone Joe Bustard Our meeting was on a cold winter night, sandwiched between two home Alan Ellis games so it was a special treat that Jake was able to spend some time with our club. After a quick question and answer session, everyone had the SERGEANT AT ARMS opportunity to meet Jake while getting an autograph and a quick picture. Alan Ellis It was a pleasure to meet with such a talented player. PAST PRESIDENT Palma Maglio Thank you to Jakub Voracek for taking the time to visit with the PFFC!! WEBSITE COORDINATOR PUCK ADVERTISING AVAILABLE Josh Ash If you would like your business to reach potential new customers, try advertising here in TRIPS COORDINATOR the official Flyers Fan Club newsletter, The Puck. The Puck is mailed to all Flyers Fan Club Lou Milano members and available at all the Flyers home games. The following prices include advertising in 8 issues of the Puck: Full Page Ad $200.00, Half Page Ad $105.00, Quarter Page Ad $55.00 PUCK EDITOR and Business Card Ad $35.00. If interested, please contact Lois Witulski at (215) 551-7998 or email [email protected]. Disclaimer: Ads published in the Puck do not indicate Lois Witulski endorsement of items advertised. LIFETIME MEMBER We’d like to hear from you! Evelyn Gross The PFFC welcomes all ideas and comments. You can submit your articles to: Lois Witulski, Lou Milano c/o PFFC, 3601 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148 or email to: [email protected]. FAN CLUB LOGO DESIGN Please note: All materials sent for publication are subject to approval. We reserve the right to edit any portion of any article to better suit the needs of this publication. Articles printed strictly represent the opinion of the author Bert Fox and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Philadelphia Flyers, its Fan Club or the editor of this newsletter. Volume 24, Issue 5 Page 3 Washington Road Trip by Cathie Leahy On Sunday February 8th, the PFFC had nine people carpool to D.C. for the Flyers-Caps game. Fortunately, we had a really nice day since it wasn’t bitter cold and there was no snow or rain. I went with Al, Beth, and Joe and the others went with Lou. It only took two hours to get to the parking lot for the Metro (with free parking on the weekends). We got there first so we waited for the others then walked up to the train station. It was a little confusing how much the tickets were and how to get them but a kind security person helped us out. The ride was smooth and the train was really nice and clean. It let us off right at the Verizon Center. And for you baseball fans, the train also has a stop within walking distance for the Nationals. Al wanted to eat at the Green Turtle which is right next to the Center but it was really packed so he stayed and the rest of us went to the Center. We took the elevator up to the 400 level and waited only ten minutes until doors opened. We got a free really nice red t-shirt which they gave out on the level we were sitting. The game was good except for losing Mason to injury. Finally I saw a road win! They had pee-wee skaters between first and second period and one of the teams was sitting scattered in our section. There were a lot of Flyer fans all over the place and we were cheering “Let’s go Flyers” and when we stopped one of the boys in front of me told me they were the Warriors and when we were cheering he thought we were saying “Let’s go Warriors”. I thought that was cute. We took our time getting out since no one was in a hurry. We stopped and looked around the store and Al got the Caps “40 Years” patch and some of the others made purchases as well. Then it was back to the train. The directions were really good. We had a nice ride back to the Holiday Inn. I would like to thank Al for driving and Lou for getting the tickets. It was a great day! I sure recommend if you want a fun day to try out a Flyers road trip sometime. Thank You!! Congratulations to Jennie DeLuca, winner of our raffle drawing for the Suite for 12 Flyers vs. Red Wings on March 14, 2015 Proceeds from our raffles this season have benefited a deserving family during the holiday and will also be used towards the donation to the favorite charity of this season’s Gene Hart Memorial Award winner, to be announced at the game on April 11, 2015. The PFFC wishes to thank everyone for their support in these worthwhile causes!!! Page 4 The Puck - March 2015 ERIC DESJARDINS HALL OF FAME NIGHT by Maureen Fisher Eric Desjardins’s journey to the Flyers Hall of Fame began on February 9, 1995 when he was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Flyers. I was a fan of Eric Desjardins when he was with the Montreal Canadiens, so I was very happy that he was now a Flyer. During Eric’s 11 seasons with the Flyers, he was clearly the leader on defense. He was Assistant Captain for most of his time with the Flyers and even Captain over three seasons. Eric won the Flyers Barry Ashbee Trophy, given annually to the best defenseman, a record seven times. When Eric retired officially in August of 2006, it was only a matter of time before his name was added to the other Flyer Greats, like Bob Clarke, Bernie Parent and Mark Howe on the banners of the Flyers Hall of Fame hanging above the ice at the Wells Fargo Center.