30 Facts About Bobby Clarke

Bobby Clarke was captain of the Flyers from 1973 to 1979, winning the Stanley Cup with them in both 1974 and 1975.

Bobby Clarke was again captain of the Flyers from 1982 to 1984 before retiring.

In 2017 Bobby Clarke was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

Bobby Clarke had three 100-point seasons, twice leading the league in assists, and was selected to play in nine NHL All-Star Games.

Bobby Clarke won the Frank J Selke Trophy in 1983, as the league's best defensive forward.

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Bobby Clarke spent 19 of the following 23 seasons as a general manager of the Flyers, briefly serving as general manager of the Minnesota North Stars and Florida Panthers, and reached the Stanley Cup Finals three times with the Flyers and once with Minnesota.

Bobby Clarke played the entire 76-game schedule his rookie season and recorded 46 points while earning a trip to the NHL All-Star Game.

Bobby Clarke was named NHL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News, and finished fourth in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy.

Bobby Clarke's efforts helped the Flyers make the playoffs, but Clarke was held scoreless in his first playoff action and the Flyers lost in four games to the Chicago Black Hawks.

Bobby Clarke rebounded over the final 47 games, scoring 30 goals and 35 assists and bringing his totals to 35 goals and 46 assists.

The Flyers lost to the Montreal Canadiens during the next round, but Clarke was later awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP and the Lester B Pearson Award as the league's most outstanding player as voted by the league's players.

Bobby Clarke finished second in the league in plus-minus rating with a plus 79, which illustrates his strong two-way play.

Bobby Clarke tied his mark of the previous season with 89 assists and set a personal best and franchise record for most points in a single season with 119 .

Bobby Clarke wore the only other jersey available, number 36, in the next two games.

Bobby Clarke won the Frank J Selke Trophy, given annually to the league's best defensive forward.

Bobby Clarke played for Team Canada three times during his career.

Bobby Clarke played a major role in defeating the Soviet Union during the Summit Series in 1972, captained the Canadian team to gold at the 1976 Canada Cup, and won a bronze medal at the 1982 World Championships.

Bobby Clarke's line played against the line of the Soviets' top player, Valeri Kharlamov, during the entire series.

Bobby Clarke moved on to the Minnesota North Stars and spent two seasons as the North Stars general manager, one of which saw a surprise run to the Final in 1991.

Bobby Clarke failed to win the Stanley Cup over the 22 seasons he was a general manager with Philadelphia, Minnesota, and Florida.

Bobby Clarke received his harshest criticism after first-round playoff exits, including a string of four in five years from 1998 to 2002, and several coaching changes.

Some suggested Bobby Clarke's handling of Neilson, who took a medical leave in February 2000 to undergo cancer treatment and was replaced by Craig Ramsay, was disrespectful.

Lindros' parents criticized team trainer John Worley and claimed Bobby Clarke tried to kill their son by trying to put him on a plane back to Philadelphia, which would have been fatal given his condition.

In recent years, Bobby Clarke has stated multiple times that he believes Lindros belongs in the Hall of Fame, and Lindros has acknowledged his many disagreements with Bobby Clarke and expressed a desire to move on.

When first playing with the Flyers, Bobby Clarke lived in Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, later moving to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, then to Moorestown and in Haddonfield when he returned to the area after working in Minnesota and Florida.

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Bobby Clarke remained close friends with NHLPA head Alan Eagleson even after Eagleson was indicted for fraud and embezzlement.

Three years later Bobby Clarke was a first ballot inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bobby Clarke played in the 2012 Winter Classic Alumni Game at Citizens Bank Park against the New York Rangers alumni.

Bobby Clarke was inducted into three more halls of fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 as a charter member, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bobby Clarke finished his career 4th all-time in assists and 11th all-time in points, but he has since fallen to 25th all-time in assists and 46th all-time in points .