Connections:

* Flyers Senior Vice President Bobby Clarke was the Panthers first General Manager.

* Flyers defenceman Andreas Lilja played with the Panthers for 135 games, recording 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points.

* Panther forward Scottie Upshall played three seasons for the Flyers, playing in 134 games. He had 27 goals and 37 assists.

* Kris Versteeg played a partial season for Philadelphia, appearing in 27 games. Versteeg had seven goals and 4 assists.

* Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen played for five seasons with the Flyers, was their 10th captain in team history. He had 88 goals, 88 assists, and 575 penalty minutes.

* Panthers assistant coach Gord Murphy was the 189th pick by the Flyers in 1985 and played for four seasons with the Flyers.

* Florida assistant coach Craig Ramsey was an assistant coach for the Flyers from 1998-2000, and head coach during the 2000-2001 season.