ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 6: Former President George W. Bush on the sidelines during a game between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on October 6, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. The Packers defeated the Cowboys 34-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
The Flyers played the New York Rangers in an NHL preseason game on the night of September 20, 2001, just nine days after the tragic terrorist attacks of 9/11. Exhibition hockey pales in the grand scheme of professional sports. However, this night was very different.
It was a time of confusion, turmoil, and tremendous uncertainty in America.