Bernie Parent , whose goaltending keyed the Philadelphia Flyers’ back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in the mid-1970s and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, died Sunday. He was 80.

On a team nicknamed the “Broad Street Bullies,” Parent’s superb play was the key to the only two championships in Flyers history.

"When Parent is out there, we know we can win games we have no business winning," Fred Shero, his coach, said in summarizing the faith the Flyers had in their goaltender.

Parent earned that level of trust with two of the greatest seasons ever by an NHL goaltender. From 1973-75 he won 91 games, 24 by shutout, and earned the Vezina Trophy each time. The Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup in 1974 and repeated in 1975, with Parent winning the Conn Smyth

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