On the 50th anniversary of the Flyers’ second Cup triumph, “The Riverton Rifle” remembers achieving a lifelong dream.

The three-time All-Star was one of the league's most physical defensemen during his career and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Flyers in 1974 and 1975.

Travis Sanheim — Barry Ashbee Trophy (Most outstanding defenseman — selected by sportswriters and sportscasters) This marked the third time Sanheim captured the most outstanding defenseman award.

Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim is coming off his second Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's top blueliner. In 2023-24, he put a down year from the previous campaign behind him to have arguably the ...

André Dupont, Ed Van Impe, Jimmy and Joe Watson, and Barry Ashbee (up until he couldn't play anymore) made sure of that. Then, of course, there was the Vezina and Conn Smythe-winning Bernie ...

The win was costly for the Flyers, however. All-Star defenseman Barry Ashbee suffered a career-ending eye injury in Game 4. Hard-checking energy-line winger Bob Kelly sustained a season-ending ...

Begun in 1974 by Norm Treinish, it was renamed in 1977 after the late Barry Ashbee, who had helped start the program in the area. The program (ashbeelacrosse.com) is open to all Lower Merion ...

Travis Sanheim took home the Barry Ashbee Trophy for best defenseman. Cam York received the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy for most improved player. Nick Seeler was winner of the Yanick Dupre ...

In March 1991, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame alongside former teammate and coach Barry Ashbee. A statue depicting his overtime goal against the North Stars in the ...

And we had some tremendous leaders on the back end, in Barry Ashbee, Joe Watson, Eddie Van Impe. We had good guys back there. It was just fun playing with all those guys and getting the opportunity.

But No. 4 is Barry Ashbee's retired number in Flyers history. York will be the 20th Flyer to don No. 8. Flyers Hall of Famer Dave Schultz wore the number, as did Mark Recchi and Brad Marsh.