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Barry Ashbee wore this jersey during the 1972-73 NHL season.
Barry Ashbee had played 14 games with the Bruins in 1965-66 but was soon returned to the Hershey Bears were he played for 7 seasons. The Flyers acquired him from the Bears and he became not only one of the more reliable defencemen in the league but among the most popular athletes in the city. He was as tough as any "Broad Street Bully" of that generation.
Ashbee played on the 1973-74 team that won the Stanley Cup, but he missed playing in the Stanley Cup Finals because of a career-ending eye injury he suffered in a semi-final game against the Rangers, just days after being named to the NHL's second all-star team.
In April 1977, doctors gave him the devastating news that he had leukemia. One month later he died. On April 3, 1975 his number 4 was retired by the Flyers. To this day, the Barry Ashbee trophy is awarded annually to the best defenceman on the Flyers, and he is also a member of the Flyers Hall of Fame.
Barry Ashbee had played 14 games with the Bruins in 1965-66 but was soon returned to the Hershey Bears were he played for 7 seasons. The Flyers acquired him from the Bears and he became not only one of the more reliable defencemen in the league but among the most popular athletes in the city. He was as tough as any "Broad Street Bully" of that generation.
Ashbee played on the 1973-74 team that won the Stanley Cup, but he missed playing in the Stanley Cup Finals because of a career-ending eye injury he suffered in a semi-final game against the Rangers, just days after being named to the NHL's second all-star team.
In April 1977, doctors gave him the devastating news that he had leukemia. One month later he died. On April 3, 1975 his number 4 was retired by the Flyers. To this day, the Barry Ashbee trophy is awarded annually to the best defenceman on the Flyers, and he is also a member of the Flyers Hall of Fame.
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