Terror is as apt a descriptor as any to describe the Flyers' scorched-earth style of domination. While the legendary teams in hockey history are remembered for their blazing speed, tactful skill and grace in victory, the Flyers brutalized their opponents to such a degree that they became known as the Broad Street Bullies; named after the street on which their home rink, the Spectrum, stood. The opponents left not only with battered bodies, but also battered egos. The attitude and variety of hockey popularized these men within the city of Philadelphia. The city adopted the blue-collar Flyers teams as their own representatives to the nation.