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50 years of Flyers hockey for these fans

There is loyalty, and then there is loyalty.

When it comes to the Flyers, Ed Weinrott and Joe Sahina fall in the latter category.

No, they aren't behind-the-scenes men who were part of the ownership group that spent $2 million to bring the team to Philadelphia 50 years ago.

But they took a chance on the Flyers in another way.

Both are among a small group of fans who have had season tickets since the Flyers played their first game at the venerable Spectrum in 1967. Both were on the Wells Fargo Center ice Tuesday before the game against Anaheim - standing next to Hall of Famers Bernie Parent, Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber and Mark Howe - as the Flyers held ceremonies celebrating the 50th anniversary of the franchise being awarded.