Top Players in Flyers’ History: No. 3 Bill Barber

April 8th, 2010 by Alan Bass Leave a reply »

Originally posted at Resurfacing the Ice

At this point in this top 10 series, you have to expect there to be some Hockey Hall of Famers, so I will guarantee you that these last three players are all in both the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Flyers’ Hall of Fame.

Bill Barber was another piece of homegrown talent that the Flyers were able to turn into a superstar. He was drafted seventh overall in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft, and was sent to the AHL. He spent 11 games there, and then was called up to the NHL by coach Fred Shero.

He never scored less than 20 goals in any NHL season. His best season came in the 1975-1976 season when he scored 50 goals and 62 assists for 112 points.

Bill Barber was the captain of the Flyers for a short time in the 1981- ...

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