Former Flyers’ goalie Roman Cechmanek, a franchise leader in several key categories, died on Sunday at age 52, according to Czech sports site DenikSport. The cause of death has not been reported.
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Cechmanek, born in Gottwaldov, Czech Republic, played just three seasons for the Flyers, but is first in save percentage (.923) and GAA (1.96) in 163 games, posting a record of 94-43-22. He had 20 shutouts for the Flyers. A gold medal winner as backup goalie (behind Dominik Hasek) with the 1998 Czech Republic Olympic team at the Nagano Games, the Flyers drafted Cechmanek in the 6th-round in 2000 and the 29-year-old started his NHL career as rookie in the 2000-01 season.