July 14th, Bastille Day, is celebrated as the French Fourth of July. It is a day of being patriotic and celebrating freedom with fireworks and gatherings. Looking back in Philadelphia Flyers history, there has been just one player who hails from France: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
When we think of hockey players, we sometimes think of players with French accents. Those are mostly French Canadians from Quebec and NHL history is full of them, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere being among them. However, if you are talking about NHLers from France itself, only a dozen have suited up.