Today, the Flyers announced the incredibly sad news that team founder, owner and chairman Ed Snider has passed away at 83 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Snider's health struggles had been in the news for much of this season, and concerns about his health had been picking up in recent weeks, with him not making it to the team picture for the first time in Flyers history. With the Flyers clinching a playoff spot last Saturday, there was much talk from the players of dedicating this playoff run to Snider, and in her performance of God Bless America on Saturday, Lauren Hart FaceTimed Snider in to the arena so he could see it.