Former Flyers center Rod Brind'Amour spoke the way he played - from the heart.
Inducted into the Flyers' Hall of Fame before Monday's game against visiting Carolina, Brind'Amour thanked former teammates, management, and fans during an emotional 15-minute acceptance speech at the Wells Fargo Center.
"It's been almost 16 years since I put on a Flyers jersey and I didn't know if you would remember me," he said after being greeted with a long standing ovation. ". . . But I shouldn't be surprised because this is Philadelphia, and Flyers fans never forget."
Brind'Amour called Ed Snider "one of the greatest owners in sports" and thanked his first coach, Paul Holmgren, "for instilling in me what was expected as a Flyer.