During the Flyers' inaugural NHL season, they were trying to win the West Division championship when a stunning development drastically altered their schedule.
Part of the Spectrum roof blew off.
As fans were getting ready to watch the Ice Capades, winds gusting at nearly 50 m.p.h. ripped off a portion of the roof on Feb. 17, 1968. That caused the Flyers to play seven "home" games in Quebec City, Toronto, and Madison Square Garden in New York.
"We were vagabonds," said Joe Watson, one of the team's original defensemen. "It wasn't that big of a hole, but I think it was a political thing [to get it fixed], more than anything else.