The Flyers' alumni team will begin a three-game goodwill tour through Russia on Thursday, and the former players will also headline hockey clinics during their stay.
"It's been a neat thing watching it come together and all the guys are excited about it," said former Flyer Brad Marsh, president of the team's alumni association, before the team left on Monday.
Marsh said that Joe Watson, a defenseman who played on the Flyers' 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup champions, did most of the work arranging the tour.
"I was there in 1979 for the World Championships, and a lot of things have changed since then," Marsh said.