We move on now to Russia, a nation which has had plenty of representation over the years for the Flyers, though their history with the Flyers doesn’t stretch very far back in history when it comes to appearing with the club. As many of you are aware, the Flyers and what was then the Soviet Union were near enemies. Flyers’ management were wary of signing Russian players when given the chance, even after the fall of the iron curtain, and more well known is the famous skirmish between the Flyers and the Soviet Red Army team in 1976, where the Soviet club nearly forfeited the game after complaining about the physical play.
The Flyers’ World Cup of Hockey: Russia
