[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO EDWARD SNIDER

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2016

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance 
of Ed Snider. Mr. Snider, the founder and owner of the National Hockey 
League's Philadelphia Flyers and chairman of Comcast-Spectacor, passed 
away this Monday following a two-year battle with cancer.
  Although he was born in Washington, Ed Snider was a true Philadelphia 
icon. When, in 1964, the NHL announced that they would be adding six 
new teams, Ed was quick to see the potential for hockey in 
Philadelphia. His Flyers took the ice in 1967, at first to little 
fanfare. However, it did not take long for Philadelphians to latch onto 
their new team. By the time the Flyers won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 
1974 and 1975, the city's love for the game of hockey had been 
permanently cemented.
  Ed has been the face of the Flyers for nearly 50 years, and his 
passion for the game is reflected in the Flyers teams that took the ice 
for him. From the Broad Street Bullies to the Legion of Doom line, Ed's 
squads always represented the tough, blue-collar nature of 
Philadelphia. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 1988, Mr. 
Snider has also been inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of 
Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Philadelphia Jewish 
Sports Hall of Fame.
  Ed's contributions to the city of Philadelphia extend far beyond the 
doors of the Wells Fargo Center. His Ed Snider Youth Foundation 
provides after-school, recreational, and supplemental educational 
activities for children and families in Philadelphia. Thanks to his 
foundation, countless underprivileged children in Philadelphia and 
Camden have been afforded the opportunity to learn and play hockey at 
no cost.
  Although he won't be here to see it, Ed's legacy will be on display 
tonight when the Flyers come to Washington for game one of their 
Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Capitals.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my other distinguished colleagues 
join me in honoring the life and memory of Ed Snider.

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