The Flyers are bringing two familiar names into their Hall of Fame at the same time.
Bob “The Hound” Kelly and Simon Gagné will be inducted together, the team announced on October 14, 2026. That makes them the 29th and 30th members of the Flyers Hall of Fame, and the first additions since Mark Recchi was honored during the 2023-24 season.
The ceremony is set for a special pregame event before the Hall of Fame Game presented by Ticketmaster on Saturday, February 27, 2027, when the Flyers host the San Jose Sharks at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Kelly’s place in franchise history was built in the Broad Street Bullies era, when he played 10 seasons from 1970 to 1980. In 741 games, he posted 296 points with 128 goals and 168 assists, along with 1,285 penalty minutes.
He was part of the Flyers’ back-to-back Stanley Cup teams in 1974 and 1975, and he scored the Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 of the 1975 Final. He ranks seventh in franchise penalty minutes and is tied for eighth in games played.
Gagné’s Flyers résumé spans parts of 11 seasons over two different stints, from 1999 to 2010 and again in 2012-13. He finished with 535 points, scoring 264 goals and adding 271 assists in 691 games.
That goal total is good for 10th in franchise history, and he also sits high on the club’s list for game-winning goals. Gagné was a two-time All-Star and a two-time Bobby Clarke Trophy winner, and he delivered one of the signature goals in recent Flyers history when he scored the series-clinching goal in Game 7 of the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals against Boston during the comeback from a 3-0 deficit.
The Flyers said both players were praised by team leadership in statements released with the announcement, and both also expressed gratitude. It’s a neat bridge between eras: Kelly representing the grit and trophy years, Gagné carrying the torch for a different generation of Flyers fans.
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