is as apt a 

                            word as any to 

                                                    describe the Flyers' 

                                                                                    scorched-earth 

                                                   style of domination.

                                          While the greatest 

         teams in hockey 

history 

         are remembered 

                           for their speed, 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 attitude and style 

                       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.