A Grand Start to Our Next 40 Years
In 2024, the Flyers Alumni Association celebrated our 40th Anniversary. We started off our “next 40” by rolling out some new programs and expanding upon existing ones geared toward increasing our community impact in the Delaware Valley as well as staying connected to Flyers Alumni from every generation, regardless of where they currently reside.
This past year, the Alumni set a new record for fundraising and charitable giving.We anticipate breaking that mark and raising the bar even higher in 2025.
I want to call special attention to several upcoming events in 2025. Our Alumni Charity Classic weekend in June will feature three events over three successive days in separate locales: pickleball in Malvern, PA on June 21, a 5K walk/run and bicycling event in Conshohocken on the 22nd, and the annual Alumni Golf event at Dupont Country Club in Wilmington on the 23rd. Come August 1 to 7, the Alumni are taking a week-long golfing trip to Dublin, Ireland, in conjunction with Executive Global Tours.
Additionally, a wide array of our signature fundraising events will continue to grow and evolve in 2025: Friday Night Fights, Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp (our 11th annual edition), and more. We also look forward to a record-setting year for our Every Child Deserves a Bike and 12 Days of Christmas giving programs.
Recently, we welcomed several recently retired NHL players as members of our organization. Flyers Alumni membership is automatic — no applications, dues, etc. — for anyone who played in at least one regular season or playoff game for the Flyers during his pro hockey career.
Brad Marsh
President, Flyers Alumni Association
2024 FLYERS ALUMNI PICKLEBALL
On June 18, 2024, the Flyers Alumni held our first official Alumni pickleball event at Bounce Pickleball in Malvern, PA. The event proceeds supported the Flyers Alumni Association and was a precursor to what’s ahead for our 2025 Alumni Classic weekend.
More than 60 Flyers Alumni, whose NHL playing careers spanned every generation of team history, attended the 2024 edition of our annual Alumni Golf fundraising event at Dupont Country Club in Wilmington on June 24, 2024. Shortly prior to teeing off, the Alumni made an adaptive bike presentation to Josie as part of our Every Child Deserves a Bike signature program in conjunction with Help Hope Live.
As part of our 2024 Alumni weekend, the Alumni Golf participants braved the elements to get together at Wells Fargo Center for a private Alumni-only dinner event one night before the golf outing. For a complete rundown of 2024 Alumni weekend, click here: :https://flyersalumni.net/2024-flyers-alumni-weekend-recap/
2024 Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp: 10-Year Edition
A record 72 players from 21 different U.S. states and Canadian provinces flocked to Philadelphia for the 10th edition of annual Flyers Alumni Fantasy Camp on August 16-19, 2024. There were 12 Flyers Alumni participating as the coaches of the four teams:
Team Results Guaranteed (white jerseys): Danny Briere, Brad Marsh, Dave Poulin
Team Toyota (green jerseys): Andre Dupont, John LeClair, Patrick Sharp
Team Neumann (black jerseys): Ian Laperriere, Keith Jones, Joe Watson
Team River Rock (orange jerseys): Mark Howe, Mark Recchi, Paul Holmgren
For a full rundown of the daily camp activities, click here https://flyersalumni.net/2024-flyers-alumni-fantasy-camp-journal/
Every Child Deserves a Bike: Update
Dating back to our first edition of the 12 Days of Christmas, it has been a tradition to present an adaptive bicycle to a child in the Delaware Valley as part of our Every Child Deserves a Bike program. This year, we went one better with two separate adaptive bike presentations during 12 Days. In total, the Flyers Alumni have funded and presented nearly four dozen fully customized adaptive bikes throughout the program’s history.To learn more, click here: https://flyersalumni.net/deserves-a-bike/
12 Days of Christmas: 2024 edition
The fifth annual edition of our winter holiday season giving program broke last year’s record for total money and volunteer hours donated to local charities and Delaware families in need of a helping hand. For an in depth, day-by-day journal of our 2024 edition of 12 Days of Christmas, click here: https://flyersalumni.net/the-flyer-alumnis-12-days-of-christmas-2024-upcoming/.
St Francis Inn
Busansky School
The ARC of Haywood County
Hope for Hallie
Sunshine Foundation (Hunter)
Penn Stroke Centers
People for People
Agawam Youth Hockey
Consequences of Habit
private family assistance (two families)
Gift of Life Transplant Foundation
Every Child Deserves a Bike (two adaptive bikes funded and presented)
Alumni House Calls
This past year, the Flyers Alumni Association introduced a new program called “Alumni House Calls”. The premise is simple: Flyers Alumni pay an in-person visit to a fellow Alum who is no longer able to travel on his own to attend Alumni events or social gatherings. The first house call was paid to our senior Alum, Forbes Kennedy. Fellow Flyers alum and Prince Edward Island native Al MacAdam met with Joe Watson and, together, they paid Forbie a visit in Prince Edward Island. Unexpectedly, the get-together drew media coverage from the CBC affiliate in PEI, who reported on it in their television news broadcast. For more, click here: https://flyersalumni.net/alumni-housecalls-a-visit-with-forbes-kennedy/.
Flyers Alumni Honor Roll
Congratulations go out to the following Flyers Alumni, who received major awards since our last newletter.
- Jeremy Roenick: Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2024.
- Rod Brind’Amour: Inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
- Bob Kelly: Special Achievement Award, Philadelphia Sports Writers’ Association
WHAT’S AHEAD IN 2025
Our 2025 events calendar is jam-packed. Look for more information in the Main Events section of FlyersAlumni.net.
Friday Night Fights (March 28, 2025): https://flyersalumni.net/friday-night-fights/
Charity Classic Weekend (June 21-23, 2025): https://flyersalumni.net/charity-classic-weekend/
- *Pickleball Tournament (June 21, 2025)
- Walk/Run/Ride (June 22, 2025)
- Alumni Golf (June 23, 2025)
Flyers Alumni Golf Trip to Ireland (August 1-7, 2025):https://flyersalumni.net/ireland-golf-page/
11th annual Flyers Fantasy Camp (August 15-18, 2025: https://flyersalumni.net/main-events/